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Philosophy vs. Improv

Mark Linsenmayer

society & culture philosophy

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41:51

PvI#19: Broken Atomic Dogs

Philosophy vs. Improv ·

2021/11/24

Let's all lose our jobs and talk instead about fundamental ontology and social dynamics. Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com. Hear more Philosophy vs. Improv. Support the podcast to get all our post-game discussions and other bonus stuff. Sponsors: Visit betterhelp.com/improv to be matched with a licensed, professional therapist. Learn about St. John's College at sjc.edu/improv.

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50:07

PvI#18: Utopias w/ Jill Bernard and Michelle Gilliam

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2021/11/18

Featuring TWO guest improvisers, Jill, co-founder of HUGE Theater and her friend Michelle, owner of Improv MKE. Bill and our guests each start a scene to explore something of what utopia might amount to, and of course how it will inevitably go bad. Could there be some single utopia for everyone? Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com. Hear more Philosophy vs. Improv. Support the podcast to get all our post-game discussions and other

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46:49

PvI#17: The Imitation Game (with Toaster)

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2021/11/04

Riffing on resemblance. Eventually invoking the spirit of a toaster. Mark is wrong: the God Emperor of Dune can't drink water at all, just dried food. Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com. Hear more Philosophy vs. Improv. Support the podcast to get all our post-game discussions and other bonus stuff. Sponsors: Visit betterhelp.com/improv to be matched with a licensed, professional therapist. Learn about St. John's College at

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49:32

PvI#16: The Legend of Kermit’s Gold w/ Tim Sniffen

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2021/10/21

Do you believe in miracles? If doctors believed in miracles, would they just let surgeries finish themselves? Do assumptions of a logical universe make it not just unjustified by psychologically impossible for us to really believe in miracles? Read about our VERY FIRST guest, Tim Sniffen at timsniffen.com. Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com. Hear more Philosophy vs. Improv. Support the podcast to get all our post-game discussions

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47:13

PvI#15: There is no “I” in “Dahyulectecs”

Philosophy vs. Improv ·

2021/10/14

Who stole Carmine's lunch? I think you know. Are there only a certain number of "logical" directions from one idea to another? Are there no mistakes, or are there mistakes that know? Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com. Hear more Philosophy vs. Improv. Support the podcast to get all our post-game discussions and other bonus stuff.

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43:10

PvI#14: Action Idealism!

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2021/10/07

Are so-called "material objects" really just a scam? These two cut-ups (Bill and Mark) cut up the world in various ways, showing you how to teach, how to act, and how to haggle. Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com. Hear more PvI. Support the podcast to get our post-game discussion and other bonus stuff.

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40:32

PvI#13: F*** Your Grapes

Philosophy vs. Improv ·

2021/09/30

Beauty is cool, but is art always aiming at beauty? Generations disagree about their music. Snakes disagree about how much they should worry. Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com. Hear more PvI. Support the podcast to get our post-game discussion and other bonus stuff.

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34:25

PvI#12: Stand by Me II

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2021/09/23

Bill gets really real, with his unlogical emotions. When we feel things, do we know why? Is there a why? Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com. Hear more PvI. Support the podcast to get our post-game discussion and other bonus stuff.

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35:37

PvI#11: The Trolley Opportunity

Philosophy vs. Improv ·

2021/09/16

Bill gets to have the power of live and death, with a bit of moral luck. Is he enthused? Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com. Hear more PvI. Support the podcast to get our post-game discussion and other bonus stuff. Sponsor: Learn about St. John's college at sjc.edu/improv.

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30:59

PvI#10: Reasonable Beasts

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2021/09/09

Turkeys speculate in a game scene. Are they reasonable and/or jive turkeys? Then, geometry is subject to ad hominem attack in an instructive relationship scene. Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com. Hear more PvI. Support the podcast to get our post-game discussion and other bonus stuff.

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37:36

PvI#9: Keepin’ It Super Real

Philosophy vs. Improv ·

2021/09/02

Why is lying wrong? Scene conceptions clash. It is hard to lie in a pretend scene, because the pretending is already a lie. You can lie inside-out or outside-in. Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com. Hear more PvI. Support the podcast to our post-game discussion and other bonus stuff.

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40:30

PvI#8: Here Ought to Be Dragons

Philosophy vs. Improv ·

2021/08/26

Mark and Bill do impressions of people you don't know. The is-ought distinction is bravely explored. Does pretending to be cavemen help? Magic business is afoot. Childhood speaks. Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com. Hear more PvI. Support the podcast to get bonus stuff (including the "post-game" portion of this discussion.

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37:55

PvI#7: Meritocracy Now!

Philosophy vs. Improv ·

2021/08/19

Does it make sense to try to have everyone get what they "deserve"? We act out the desert machine but yet get no predictable cake. Judgebot 5000 enters our lives. Is this our first really good episode? Maybe. Hear more PvI. Support the podcast to get bonus stuff and good karma!

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51:37

PvI#6: Let’s Have Made a Deal!

Philosophy vs. Improv ·

2021/08/12

We try to be boring. Bill tries to make a discovery amidst the canards. Mark tries to be a good meta-dupe. With our first celebrity guest, the final judge is unveiled! Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com. Hear more PvI. Support the podcast to get bonus stuff and good karma!

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44:58

PvI#5: What Is Bread? Are You Bread?

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2021/08/05

Two scenes reveal our underlying definitions. How will we overcome the lag between our words? How many beats in an heirloom beet if an heirloom hair-looms beets? Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com. Hear more PvI. Support the podcast to get bonus stuff and good karma!

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47:48

PvI#4: Death at Not a Doctor’s Office

Philosophy vs. Improv ·

2021/07/29

Is death something to be feared? What's next? What are the DETAILS? Do not adjust your listening device; that sound you hear is improvisation. Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com.Hear more PvI. Support the podcast to get bonus stuff and good karma!

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48:37

PvI#3: Equality of Ignorance

Philosophy vs. Improv ·

2021/07/19

Our first improvised scene! We get real high on self-esteem. Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com.Hear more PvI. Support the podcast to get bonus stuff and good karma!

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39:24

PvI#2: Real Lava Accommodation

Philosophy vs. Improv ·

2021/07/18

Mark Linsenmayer asks what is real? Bill Arnett accommodates and highlights as appropriate. A flawless performance by all, despite the judges' feedback. Mark philosophizes at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Bill improvises (and teaches) at chicagoimprovstudio.com. Support the podcast to get bonus stuff and good karma!Hear more PvI. Support the podcast to get bonus stuff and good karma!

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39:54

PvI#1: We Have Always Already Been Improvising

Philosophy vs. Improv ·

2021/07/17

An epic journey begins. Which path will produce the most profound profundity? The wisest wisdom? Bill Arnett eases us into first gear, but Mark Linsenmayer pulls the wheel toward murder. For more about Mark and Bill, respectfully see partiallyexaminedlife.com and chicagoimprovstudio.com respectively. Hear more PvI. Support the podcast to get bonus stuff and good karma!

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1:53

Philosophy vs. Improv: An Introductory Trailer

Philosophy vs. Improv ·

2021/07/13

What is Philosophy vs. Improv? Hear about the new podcast by Mark Linsenmayer (The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast) and Bill Arnett (Chicago Improv Studio, The Complete Improviser author). Thanks to our announcer, Erica Spyres. Get more episodes than are now publicly available plus supporter-only content at patreon.com/philosophyimprov. This new project needs your support to get off the ground!

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