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From Nowhere to Nothing

In this podcast, we look at philosophers, abstract ideas, concrete cultural issues, and everything in between with a down-to-earth demeanor and willingness to explore.

society & culture philosophy

All Episodes

60:35

Fear!

From Nowhere to Nothing ·

2025/11/01

In this episode, we contrast the ideas of Fear and anxiety, looking at philosophical as well as physiological and psychological facets in determining their constitution.

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67:39

Society

From Nowhere to Nothing ·

2025/10/25

In this episode, we parse apart Society, including pithy discussions of culture, language versus communication, and the role of individuals.

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65:56

John Searle

From Nowhere to Nothing ·

2025/10/19

In this episode, we discuss the life and work of John Searle, visiting his philosophies of mind, language, and society from a critical context.

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58:30

Brute Facts

From Nowhere to Nothing ·

2025/10/11

In this episode, we discuss Brute Facts: concepts that defy explanation in causal terms.

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51:47

Bruce Schneier: Rewiring Democracy

From Nowhere to Nothing ·

2025/10/05

In this episode, we discuss Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sander's upcoming book, Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship.

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71:25

Antinomy

From Nowhere to Nothing ·

2025/09/27

In this episode, we ask some difficult questions about Antinomy: when a concept has multiple logical explanatory theories that are contradictory.

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56:50

Substantivalism

From Nowhere to Nothing ·

2025/09/21

In this episode, we present the cases for Substantivalism and Relationalism as we discuss space and time.

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61:24

Ableism

From Nowhere to Nothing ·

2025/09/13

In this episode, we wrestle with the discriminatory notion of Ableism.

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62:48

Friluftsliv

From Nowhere to Nothing ·

2025/09/06

In this episode, we discuss the phenomenological, ontological, and ethical aspects of the Norwegian concept Friluftsliv.

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61:12

Tarab

From Nowhere to Nothing ·

2025/09/01

In this episode, we explore the idea of Tarab from the Arabic world: an enchantment with music and its ability to provide deep meaning.

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55:44

Yugen

From Nowhere to Nothing ·

2025/08/23

In this episode, we discuss the Japanese notion of Yugen, drawing on metaphorical and personal examples to demonstrate the concept.

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55:22

Ubuntu

From Nowhere to Nothing ·

2025/08/16

In this episode, we explore Ubuntu: a concept from southern Africa regarding the relationality and communal nature of humanity.

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43:20

A Treatise on Challenges from Nature to...

From Nowhere to Nothing ·

2025/08/09

In this episode, the duo switches seats, as Norm interviews Joel about his newly released book, "A Treatise on Challenges from Nature to Anthropocentric Ontology."

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56:59

Ontological Closure

From Nowhere to Nothing ·

2025/07/26

In this episode, we delve headlong into the end of being, interweaving established philosophical positions with anecdotal experiences.

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56:03

Alasdair MacIntyre

From Nowhere to Nothing ·

2025/07/19

In this episode, we discuss the nuance of Alasdair MacIntyre's philosophical musings, particularly on virtue ethics.

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01:01:28

Space Exploration

From Nowhere to Nothing ·

2025/07/05

In this episode, we discuss the history, impetus, and consequences of Space Exploration.

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01:12:21

Pets!

From Nowhere to Nothing ·

2025/06/22

In this episode, we discuss our reasoning for, and relationship with, our lovable Pets.

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01:24:20

Identity

From Nowhere to Nothing ·

2025/06/14

In this episode, we explore the multifaceted notions of Identity.

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59:45

Hypnocracy

From Nowhere to Nothing ·

2025/06/07

In this episode, we discuss the philosophical performance experiment of Andrea Colamedici's AI-written book, "Hypnocracy."

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58:16

Surprise Round #5

From Nowhere to Nothing ·

2025/05/24

In this episode, we surprise each other with philosophical thought experiments:Norm's: The Finely Wrought Object Joel's: Zeno's Dichotomy/Arrow

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