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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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01:44:06

Luckpilled Chapter One: Philosophy of Luck

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2024/10/12

Episode two of my luckpilling series, where I'm once again joined by Sarah Tulien, executive director of the Creator Accountability Network. We discuss chapter one of my dissertation, which covers the philosophy of luck, particularly why the (lack of) control account of luck is the best account and why it follows that everything is luck.Sarah's Bio: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/about/leadership/Music by GW RodriguezEditing by Adam WikSibling Pod:Philosophers in Space:

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01:23:46

Luckpilled: A New Pedagogy of Luck Introduction

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2024/09/20

Hi friends! As promised, I'm back from "sabbathical" with a (five?) part series on my dissertation. Accompanying me in this journey is Sarah Tulien, executive director of the Creator Accountability Network. She's here to save me from the horrors of monologuing and keep me on track and accountable, as well as to discuss the links between luckpilling and the restorative justice principles that CAN is based on. This first episode covers introductions all around. Enjoy!Sarah's Bio:

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01:01:05

Understanding and Countering Fascist Movements with...

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2024/08/03

My guest this week is Joan Braune, a Lecturer in Philosophy at Gonzaga University. We discuss her recently published book Understanding and Countering Fascist Movements: From Void to Hope, which seems increasingly relevant by the day, so enjoy!Understanding and Countering Fascism: https://www.routledge.com/Understanding-and-Countering-Fascist-Movements-From-Void-to-Hope/Braune/p/book/9780367696986Music by GW RodriguezEditing by Adam WikSibling Pod:Philosophers in Space:

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00:55:40

Round We Dance with Mark Green

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2024/07/15

My guest this week is Mark Green, a professional environmental activist and a member of the atheopagan society council. He’s the author of three books, most recently Round We Dance: Creating Meaning through Seasonal Rituals. We discuss the challenges and benefits with his approach to secular paganism.Round We Dance:

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01:08:05

Moral Antirealism with Lance Bush

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2024/06/17

My guest this week is Lance Bush, host of the Lance Independent YouTube channel. Lance has a PhD in psychology and an MA in philosophy, with a particular interest in metaethics and experimental philosophy, so you can guess what we're talking about. Enjoy!Lance Independent: https://www.lanceindependent.com/Music by GW RodriguezEditing by Adam WikSibling Pod:Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us

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01:09:00

Universal Salvationism with RJ

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2024/06/01

My guest this week is RJ, host of the youtube channel Absolute Optimist. We chatted a year ago about God in a never to be released recording and he reached out recently to let me know his views have changed on the subject. So I invited him on to talk about how and why his views have changed.Enjoy!Absolute Optimist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUnBXHg3M6AZ6z-PLLyAmAQ/featuredMusic by GW RodriguezEditing by Adam WikSibling Pod:Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at

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01:07:50

Man Bear Discourse with Callie Wright

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2024/05/07

My guest this week is Callie Wright, cohost of the Philosophers in Space podcast and the only person I want to be parsing bear discourse with. We discuss the recent dust up around the hypothetical "would you prefer to encounter a man or a bear in the woods". We discuss why people are having such different responses on the hypothetical and whether this is a particularly cursed discourse, or just normal level cursed discourse. Enjoy!Man or Bear Know Your Meme:

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01:48:46

Street Epistemology with Anthony Magnabosco

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2024/03/27

My guest this week is Anthony Magnabosco, co-founder of Street Epistemology International. Street Epistemology is an approach to difficult dialogue aimed at helping individuals better understand why they believe what they believe. Anthony and co recently released a website called Navigating Beliefs, an easy way to learn how to do Street Epistemology. We discuss the evidence for the effectiveness of Street Epistemology, ongoing research on its effects, and concerns with the approach.Street

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What's Left of Meritocracy with Gil Morejón

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2024/03/16

My guest this week is Gil Morejón, a historian of ideas currently teaching at Grenell college, one of the 4 amazing hosts of the What’s Left of Philosophy? Podcast. We discuss leftist takes on meritocracy, possible alternatives, and the differences between doing politics and ethics. Enjoy!What's Left of Philosophy: https://www.leftofphilosophy.com/Gil's Website: https://gilmorejon.wordpress.com/about/Music by GW RodriguezSibling Pods:Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us

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01:17:11

Debating Moral Realism with Chris Kavanagh

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2024/02/29

My guest this week is Chris Kavanagh, cohost of Decoding the Gurus and a cognitive anthropologist working at the psychology department at Rikkyo university in Japan. I have him on to discuss a recent episode of theirs about metaethics and debate the case for moral realism. Plus we talk about their recent free will episode in the VIP segment. Enjoy!Decoding the Gurus: https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/Music by GW RodriguezSibling Pods:Philosophers in Space:

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01:05:58

Camp Omni with Megan Pike

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2024/02/21

My guest this week is Megan Pike, director of Camp Omni, formerly Camp West. Megan is a lifetime educator and camp participant. We discuss Camp Omni's developing focus and how the camping world in general is adapting, as well as some pedagogical nerdery. Enjoy!Camp Omni: https://www.campomni.org/Music by GW RodriguezThe Paradox of Secularism: https://nyupress.org/9781479809523/the-secular-paradox/Sibling Pods:Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at

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01:03:44

The Secular Paradox with Joseph Blankholm

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2024/01/25

My guest this week is Joseph Blankholm, a religious studies scholar and associate professor at UC Santa Barbara. We discuss his recent book The Secular Paradox, where he unpacks several internal conflicts facing secular community organizers. We get into the nature of religion, the secular mindset, and how movement secularism might be able to grow past this seeming paradox.Music by GW RodriguezThe Paradox of Secularism: https://nyupress.org/9781479809523/the-secular-paradox/Sibling Pods:Philosophers

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01:41:03

Warhammer 40k and Gamergate with Danny Fortuna

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2023/12/30

My guest this week is Danny Fortuna, a Warhammer 40k lore master and founder of the Facebook group Warhammer Heresyposting. Danny founded the group as a space for anti-woke 40k fans after he was banned from several other groups over debates around female space marines and other identity politics issues. We discuss whether 40k is satire, whether female space marines are compatible with 40k lore, whether the lore should change if they're not, and the argument around "go woke, go broke". Enjoy!Music by

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Conspiratorial Thinking and Just World Belief with...

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2023/12/20

My returning guest is M.R.X Dentith, a philosophy professor at BNUZH’s Center for international philosophy, with a focus on conspiracy theories, secrecy, and fake news. They’re also cohost of the podcaster’s guide to the conspiracy and recently published a spicy article called “I know it when I see it”- Motivating examples in the social psychology of conspiracy theory theory. They frequently provide nuanced criticism of the research on these issues in ways I find very compelling, so I’m excited to

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01:03:51

AI in Medicine with Bryce Eakin

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2023/11/10

My guest this week is Bryce Eakin, an AI engineer currently working in the area medical ethics. We discuss the potential risks and benefits of AI in various parts of the medical process and where this technology is likely headed in the next few years.Music by GW RodriguezSibling Pods:Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Filmed Live Musicals Pod: https://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/thepodcast.htmlSupport us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us

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00:46:51

Embracing the Manosphere with Debbie Ging

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2023/10/20

My guest this week is Dr. Debbie Ging, Professor of Digital Media and Gender in the School of Communications at Dublin City University. Dr. Ging teaches and researches on gender, sexuality and digital media, with a focus on digital hate, online anti-feminist men's rights politics, incel subculture and the radicalisation of boys and men into male supremacist ideologies. We cover all of ETV's greatest hits in front of our first ever live audience!Debbie's website:

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01:03:44

Professional Surrogacy with Barbie Dangond

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2023/09/28

My guest this week is Barbie , co-founder of Lift Life Travel and a professional gestational surrogate. We discuss her motivation for helping women experience travel and many parts of the ethics surrounding surrogacy.Convocation: NietzscheLift Life Travel: https://www.liftlifetravel.com/?fbclid=IwAR3SjFa7P0x1V-sLMNiVSmjapGMNQFWyrQh-V7WqZU3WR73xps3hsgrfH4AMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pods:Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Filmed Live Musicals Pod:

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01:11:29

Triangle Freethought Society with Matthew Krevat

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2023/09/08

My guest this week is Matthew Krevat, a secular and skeptical organizer with Triangle Freethought Society. We discuss his experiences with local organizing and trying to balance the interests of skeptics and atheists within a single group.Convocation: SchomburgTriangle Freethought Website: https://www.trianglefreethought.org/Matt's podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingAboutTheBigStuffMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pods:Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Filmed Live Musicals

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Possible Worlds and Other Stories with Rachel Handley

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2023/08/09

My guest this week is Rachel Handley, a teaching fellow in philosophy at Trinity college Dublin, and author of a recent collection of sci-fi short stories entitled Possible Worlds and Other Stories. The book is a fun exercise in multiverse building that scratches that meta-itch a lot of us have, but it also has some lovely touching human moments. We discuss why possible worlds are having a moment, the gendered history of possible worlds, and a few of Rachel's possible worlds that I enjoyed so

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01:09:09

Heavy Metal Philosophy with David Burke

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2023/07/27

My guest this week is David Burke, a PhD student at Bathe’s Spa University, with a focus on studying the philosophy of heavy metal. He has written on the Neitzchien elements of heavy metal and argues that metal should be taken seriously as a philosophical art form.Convocation: NoneMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pods:Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Filmed Live Musicals Pod: https://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/thepodcast.htmlSupport us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the

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