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Embrace The Void

Embrace The Void

Welcome friends, to a podcast for a darker timeline. Maybe the darkest of all timelines. Definitely not one of the good timelines. Maybe it’s always been a dark timeline, maybe the Hadron collider screwed us over. Science may never know. What we do know is that we live in the void. The void, a place where a chittering mass of void crabs can infest a person suit and win the presidency. The void, a place where we"re just clever enough to know that climate change is happening, but not quite clever

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01:04:38

EV - 138 Naked Shame with Krista Thomason

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2020/04/16

My guest this week is Krista Thomason (@kkthomason), an associate professor at Swarthmore college who studies negative emotions and their role in ethics. We discuss her challenges to the traditional views of shame and how people can integrate a healthy relationship with shame into their lives.Naked: https://www.amazon.com/Naked-Dark-Side-Shame-Moral/dp/0190843276Invocation: Bhagavad GitaEditing by Brian Ziegenhagen, check out his pod:

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01:10:58

EV - 137 Strong Emergence with Emerson Green

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2020/04/09

My guest this week is Emerson Green (@waldenpod), host of the Counterapologetics Podcast and Walden Pod. We continue our discussion on Panpsychism and focus in particular on the argument agains strong emergence, a concept that may be present in common conceptions of how consciousness arises in the world.The Right to Reason Discussion with Emerson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/panpsychism-debate/id1233300936?i=1000465105440Follow up on Walden Pod:

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01:08:36

EV - 136 Dialetheism with Michael Bench-Capon

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2020/04/02

My guest this week is Michael Bench-Capon (@MikeBenchCapon), a philosopher turned librarian with an interest in Dialetheism, the view that some things both are and are not P. We discuss this counterintuitive theory and how it applies to paradoxes, aesthetics, and ethics.Michael's Blogpost on Dialetheism: http://michaelbenchcapon.blogspot.com/2019/11/dialetheism-duchamp-and-deloreans.htmlPriest interview: https://historyofphilosophy.net/logic-buddhism-priestPriest and Young article on Dialetheism and

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01:06:47

EV - 135 Sentientism with Jamie Woodhouse

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2020/03/26

My guest this week is Jamie Woodhouse (@JamieWoodhouse), a community organizer for Sentientism, the view that all sentient life matters morally. We do a deep dive into the strengths and weakness of Sentientism.Jamie's Homepage: https://jamiewoodhouse.com/Jamie's FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sentientismEditing by Brian Ziegenhagen, check out his pod: http://youarehere.libsyn.com/s02e02-rex-manning-day?fbclid=IwAR2L2_YIJvQpcw0nx6nTSfz0GmyJ1DtWsF--vvdI9W1ug3XW7IAtU6dQ36sMusic by GW

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01:09:28

EV - 134 Existential Risk with Phil Torres

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2020/03/20

My guest this week is the well timed Phil Torres (@@xriskology), an expert on existential risk. We discuss the field of existential risk and several top contenders for what might kill us all.Phil's website: https://www.xriskology.com/Editing by Brian Ziegenhagen, check out his pod: http://youarehere.libsyn.com/s02e02-rex-manning-day?fbclid=IwAR2L2_YIJvQpcw0nx6nTSfz0GmyJ1DtWsF--vvdI9W1ug3XW7IAtU6dQ36sMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at

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01:16:33

EV - 133 Open Minded Centrism with Andrea Lewis

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2020/03/12

My guest this week is Andrea Lewis (@AndreaLynnLewis), host of Andrea with the Bangs on Youtube and the She Wonders Why podcast. We discuss the culture wars from her centrist vantage and what distinguishes her position from progressivism.Andrea with the Bangs: https://t.co/Ijqo7IoaM5?amp=1She Wonders Why: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/she-wonders-why-by-andrea-with-the-bangs/id1456695004Editing by Brian Ziegenhagen, check out his pod:

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01:12:25

EV - 132 American Atheism with Nick Fish

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2020/03/06

My guest this week is Nick Fish (@AmericanAtheist), president of American Atheists and longtime organizer within the atheist community. We discuss our weirdly similar paths to community organizing and the hopeful direction of movement atheism.Invocation: Douglas Adams, Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyAmerican Atheist Convention: https://convention.atheists.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAhojzBRC3ARIsAGtNtHX45vvm24uWoadFrIAmt-NQqe4CSYVdFGDXh9oRExs2fhuOo_Qj0eUaAjktEALw_wcBEditing by Brian Ziegenhagen, check out

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01:14:56

EV - 131 Politics sans Free Will with Iona Italia

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2020/02/28

My guest this week is Iona Italia (@IonaItalia), cohost of the Two for Tea podcast and a frequent contributor at sites like letterwiki. We discuss her book on Argentinian Tango, our shared belief that free will is an illusion, and our divergent views on intersectionality.Invocation: David Foster Wallace, Infinite JestIona's book: https://www.amazon.com/Our-Tango-World-vol-1-Community/dp/1999755189Tango videos:Carlitos & Noelia: https://t.co/myrq97WjyD?amp=1And me & Manish:

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01:13:26

EV - 130 The Soul of Libertarianism with Jason Lee Byas

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2020/02/20

My guest this week is Jason Lee Byas, a PhD student in political philosophy at University of Michigan. We discuss Libertarianism as a form of radical liberalism, how it has lost its way in the Trump era, and what can be done to turn it around.Invocation: Jindrich Styrsky, Emilie přichází ke mně ve snuRadical liberalism: The Soul of Libertarianism: https://c4ss.org/content/49939Editing by Brian Ziegenhagen, check out his pod:

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01:07:51

EV - 129 Philosophy of Disability with Elizabeth Barnes

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2020/02/13

My guest this week is Elizabeth Barnes, a professor of philosophy at the glorious University of Virginia. We discuss her book The Minority Body and the challenges she has encountered when engaging with other philosophers on the lives of disabled individuals. We also break new ground in the emerging sub-discipline of doggo metaphysics.Elizabeth's homepage: https://elizabethbarnesphilosophy.weebly.com/Invocation: Nitya PrakashEditing by Brian Ziegenhagen, check out his pod:

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01:13:59

EV - 128 Substantial Selves with Donnchadh O'Conaill

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2020/02/06

My guest is Donnchadh O'Conaill, a post-doc researcher at the University of Frizbourg. We discuss a new project he's working on called "The Subject of Experience: The significance of its Metaphysical Nature in the Philosophy of Mind". We discuss how the project aims to give an account of the self as a substance, which means this episode joins our controversial views library alongside logical positivism, expressivism, HBD, Hamilton being bad, and coming soon, Libertarianism.Project description:

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01:01:52

EV - 127 Black Metal Environmentalism with Jesse...

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2020/01/30

My guest this week is Jesse McWilliams, who reached out to discuss his work on Black Metal philosophy and environmental harm assessment. We look at the day to day work of environmental preservation and why Scandanavians love Black Metal so much.Jesse's Black Metal work:http://amoeba.blue/research/voyd_mms_2_2_2016.pdfJesse's Environmental work: http://amoeba.blue/research/ascfk_wrstsd_13_4_2017.pdf http://amoeba.blue/research/gcmsapdfc_wasp_227_153_2016.pdfJournal of Metal Music studies:

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01:04:09

EV - 126 McMindfulness with Ron Purser

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2020/01/23

My guest this week is Ron Purser (@ronpurser), author of McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality. We discuss the commodifying of mindfulness and theInvocation: A life in Vain by Ono no komachi (translation by Peter MacMillon) http://www.thehypertexts.com/Ono%20no%20Komachi%20English%20Translations.htmEditing by Brian Ziegenhagen, check out his pod:

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01:10:42

EV - 125 Why Are We Yelling? with Buster Benson

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2020/01/16

My guest this week is Buster Benson (@buster), author of Why Are We Yelling?: The Art of Productive Disagreement. We discuss discussions and Buster's preferred methods for untangling confusions.Invocation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CassandraEditing by Brian Ziegenhagen, check out his pod: http://youarehere.libsyn.com/s02e02-rex-manning-day?fbclid=IwAR2L2_YIJvQpcw0nx6nTSfz0GmyJ1DtWsF--vvdI9W1ug3XW7IAtU6dQ36sMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space:

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00:52:03

EV - 124 Death Doulas with Brenda Goodman pt2

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2020/01/09

My guest this week is Brenda Goodman, a mediator with a Masters in Gerontology and a lifelong interest in aging and death. We work through some of the practical and personal questions Brenda would use in her services as a death doula.Invocation: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47652/because-i-could-not-stop-for-death-479Death Doula

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EV - 123 Death Doulas with Brenda Goodman pt1

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2020/01/02

My guest this week is Brenda Goodman, a mediator with a Masters in Gerontology and a lifelong interest in aging and death. We discuss how she became interested in these culturally taboo issues and what she learned from her Death Doula training course. Part two will involve her asking me some of the preparation questions about death.Invocation: Death from SandmanDeath Doula

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01:10:35

EV - 122 Better know Confucius with Bryan Van Norden

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2019/12/27

My guest this week is Bryan Van Norden (@BryanVanNorden), a prolific author and advocate for developing Western philosophy departments beyond their Eurocentric habits. We talk about the value of non-western philosophy generally and dive into Confucianism in particular.Invocation: ConfuciusEditing by Brian Ziegenhagen, check out his pod: http://youarehere.libsyn.com/s02e02-rex-manning-day?fbclid=IwAR2L2_YIJvQpcw0nx6nTSfz0GmyJ1DtWsF--vvdI9W1ug3XW7IAtU6dQ36sMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers

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01:14:00

EV - 121 Better Know an Aristotle with Aristotle

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2019/12/19

My guest this week is Aristotle (from the @AristotlesStgra account on twitter). He preferred to answer questions in the voice of Aristotle himself, which gives us a fun opportunity to get to know more about this hugely important philosopher in a classic dialogue sort of fashion. Hope you enjoy!Invocation: Aaron's voidEditing by Brian Ziegenhagen, check out his pod: http://youarehere.libsyn.com/s02e02-rex-manning-day?fbclid=IwAR2L2_YIJvQpcw0nx6nTSfz0GmyJ1DtWsF--vvdI9W1ug3XW7IAtU6dQ36sMusic by GW

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01:05:35

EV - 120 Debating Scientific Racism with Dr. Mansa Keita

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2019/12/13

My guest this week is Dr. Mansa Keita (@rasmansa), a computer science PHD who spends a substantial amount of time engaging on academic twitter on issues like race that we've covered on the show before. We discuss his experiences with these conversations and why race is such a pervasive topic right now.Invocation: Michael Novak, Experience of NothingnessEditing by Brian Ziegenhagen, check out his pod:

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01:02:39

EV - 119 Discordianism with Brian Henriksen

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2019/12/05

My guest this week is my longtime friend Brian Henriksen, who joins me to discuss our shared love of Discordianism, the most important of all parody religions. The convo is a bit chaotic as befits the material.Principia Discordia: https://www.principiadiscordia.com/book/1.phpInvocation: Apocrypha Discordia pg.9Editing by Brian Ziegenhagen, check out his pod: http://youarehere.libsyn.com/s02e02-rex-manning-day?fbclid=IwAR2L2_YIJvQpcw0nx6nTSfz0GmyJ1DtWsF--vvdI9W1ug3XW7IAtU6dQ36sMusic by GW

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