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PEL Presents PMP#187: Taking Down Santa Claus
For our annual holiday episode, Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn and Al talk about Santa qua mythical and cultural figure, getting into the history of the c…
1 year, 9 months ago
Philosophy vs. Improv #87: Mystic Toaster with Simon Critchley
Simon is a professor at New York's New School for Social Research and moderates the New York Times' philosophy offering, The Stone. He joins Mark and…
1 year, 9 months ago
Ep. 357: Feuerbach on the Evolution of Philosophy (Part One)
Mark, Wes, and Dylan continue to look at Ludwig Feuerbach's "Principles of the Philosophy of the Future" (1843), recounting his story about how incre…
1 year, 9 months ago
Subtext: The Sublime Mundane in Conrad Aiken's "Morning Song of Senlin" (Part 1)
Where the repetitions of ordinary life threaten to overwhelm any sense of the sublime, the poet Conrad Aiken seems to suggest that they can be transf…
1 year, 10 months ago
Pretty Much Pop #186: From Oz Books to Wicked Film
We're coming up on the 125th anniversary of L. Frank Baum's children's book, The Wizard of Oz, and the film version of (the first half of) the musica…
1 year, 10 months ago
Ep. 356: Feuerbach Against Theology (Part Two)
We dig in and start our detailed treatment of Ludwig Feuerbach's essay "Principles of the Philosophy of the Future" (1843).
Feuerbach claims that peo…
1 year, 10 months ago
NEM#225: Loudon Wainwright III, the Reporter-Songwriter
Loudon has released 30 albums since 1970. He's the quintessential singer-songwriter, relying on crafty, personal lyrics delivered dynamically and typ…
1 year, 10 months ago
PEL Presents PvI#86: Friends with App-Platter Benefits w/ Sarah Shockey and Tommy Maranges
It's a TEAM PLAY episode just in time for the holiday season! Returning guests improviser and podcaster Sarah and recovering Philosophy Bro Tommy jo…
1 year, 10 months ago
Ep. 356: Feuerbach Against Theology (Part One)
On Ludwig Feuerbach's "Principles of the Philosophy of the Future" (1843) and the introduction to The Essence of Christianity (1841).
What was the or…
1 year, 10 months ago
Pretty Much Pop #185: Steve Martin: X-Tuple Threat
Steve Martin was the biggest comic celebrity in the late '70s, became a huge movie star, and now delivers gentle comedy and fast banjo licks accordin…
1 year, 10 months ago