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Pill Pod 106 - Introduction to The Situationist International (preview)
Episode 140
We are starting a series on the theorists and artists of the Situationist International and their most well-known export: The Society of the Spectacl…
3 years, 9 months ago
BURNOUT SOCIETY by Byung-Chul Han // 27
Episode 139
It's been a while since we released an exclusive episode, but I thought this that this episode is as pertinent as it ever was, so enjoy this release …
3 years, 10 months ago
AI, Transhumanism & Silicon Valley Singularity Cults // 105
Episode 138
After our episode claiming that ChatGPT would destroy university education as it currently exists, we had to de-mythologize the dumb philosophy statu…
3 years, 10 months ago
AI & the New Crisis of Humanities Education // 104
Episode 137
Not with a whimper, but with a bang: it's time for another crisis of the Humanities. Students, then teachers, then administrators will realize that …
3 years, 10 months ago
Pill Pod 103 - Feminist Fight Night: Nussbaum vs. Butler (preview)
Episode 136
What was a niche, inter-feminist fight in the 90s proves to be prophetically relevant this week. Pills and Victor narrate Martha Nussbaum coming at J…
3 years, 10 months ago
Pill Pod 101 - Democracy 101(preview)
Episode 135
We glance at Ranciere's Hatred of Democracy which suggests that hatred, not equality, is the animus of so-called democracies, and then debate whether…
3 years, 10 months ago
PILL POD 100
Episode 134
It's a "party" for our 100th episode! Thanks for everyone who helped us reach this milestone by listening, guesting, supporting us on patreon, or wha…
4 years ago
Pill Pod 99 - Edward Bernays (preview)
Episode 133
Today we read Freud's nephew, the "Father of PR," Edward Bernays' book "Propaganda" and compare his theory and practice to other opinions on the purp…
4 years ago
Derrida vs. Habermas FIGHT NIGHT // 98
Episode 132
This resembles one of our FIGHT NIGHT episodes, except the whole of it is mediated by another philosopher, Richard Rorty. We give a bit of background…
4 years ago
Materialist Theogany ft. Diego Ruzzarin // 95
Episode 131
We covered this from every perspective we could get to, featuring some Spinoza, Marx, Benjamin, and corn among other references. Please enjoy us bump…
4 years, 1 month ago