Is This Thing On? Or A Philosophical Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

In this first episode of Season Ten we take a philosophical look at recent developments in standup comedy.

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“Attack of the Mole Men” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Plucky Comedy https://www.purple-planet.com

The Last Part of This Title Was Written by ChatGPT: Beyond Human—Exploring the Intersection of AI and Animal Intelligence

In this final episode of Season Nine we discuss sentience, technology, and environmental ethics. We also put enough food for thought on the table to stave off the singularity for at least an additional three weeks.

Music in this episode:
“Attack of the Mole Men” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Fat Cartoon Jazz https://www.purple-planet.com
Electro Zombies https://www.purple-planet.com

What’s It All About, Burt?

In this episode we tackle that most famous of all philosophical questions: What is the meaning of life?

Music in this episode: “Attack of the Mole Men” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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Sense of Loss https://www.purple-planet.com

Wednesday’s Child has Nowhere to Hyde!

In this episode we discuss some of the fun metaphysical topics that arise from the Addams Family offshoot, Wednesday.

Music in this episode: “Attack of the Mole Men” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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Fat Cartoon Jazz https://www.purple-planet.com

Gothic Horror https://www.purple-planet.com

A Hero Ain’t Nothing but a Sandwich (or Possibly a Four-Dimensional Space-Time Worm)!

In this episode we discuss some of the fun metaphysical and ethical topics that arise in superhero stories. We may also fight a little crime, save the planet, and keep our (personal) identities hidden from an unsuspecting public.

“Attack of the Mole Men” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Fat Cartoon Jazz https://www.purple-planet.com

Relaxing Ambient Scene https://www.purple-planet.com

“This Story is Gonna Be Sensational(ized)!”

In this episode we discuss ethical and aesthetic topics related to the ways in which True Crime programming presents stories about serial killers.

“Attack of the Mole Men” and “Exhilarate” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Fat Cartoon Jazz https://www.purple-planet.com

In Pursuit https://www.purple-planet.com

Hey Ho, Let’s Phi

In this episode we host a round table discussion with Patrick Anderson, Gwen Grewal, George Dunn, Timothy Kwiatek, Tiffany Montoya, Bailie Peterson, Jesse Prinz, and Marty Sulek as they discuss their chapters in Richard’s latest book, Punk Rock and Philosophy. Richard’s co-editor, Josh Heter, joins us as co-host for this episode.

“Attack of the Mole Men” and “Exhilarate” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Fat Cartoon Jazz https://www.purple-planet.com

Once (or Twice) Upon a Time in Russia!

In this episode we take a look at the clever temporal happenings in the Netflix series Russian Doll.

“Attack of the Mole Men” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Sabre Dance https://www.purple-planet.com

Moon Knight, Feels Right!

In this first episode of season 9 we take a look at the variety of philosophical themes in Marvel’s Moon Knight, get people caught up on what we’ve been viewing since our last episode, and enjoy some funky music.

Music in this episode:
“Attack of the Mole Men” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Fat Cartoon Jazz https://www.purple-planet.com
Funk City https://www.purple-planet.com

The End is (Not) Near!

In this final episode of season 8 we take a philosophical look at immortality as it appears in pop culture.

Music in this episode:
“Attack of the Mole Men” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Fat Cartoon Jazz https://www.purple-planet.com
Infinite Ocean https://www.purple-planet.com