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Semi-Intellectual Musings

Diskurs Productions

Podcast focusing on the social sciences, humanities and arts.

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01:13:09

Surviving Arrest & The Criminal Justice System

Semi-Intellectual Musings ·

2018/10/28

In the United States 1 out 3 young people are arrested at least once by age 23 - this could be as high as 41% research reveals. “Getting arrested is much more complicated than just showing up” Julio Briones tell us in Surviving Arrest: The Complete Guide. Julio hosts An Ounce of Prevention podcast, he is also a Personal Crisis Manager, Coach, and is the founder and CEO of AnswerMan Speciality Services. Julio has an inspirational story; he embodies the advice and life lessons he offers. On this

01:33:11

Soviet Sports Pt. 2 - Dominance and Disintegration

Semi-Intellectual Musings ·

2018/08/20

On this episode Matt continues a chat with Kristaps Andrejsons from the Eastern Border Podcast about the Soviet Union’s mass athletics program. We also hear from Chris Osborne, our fearless comrade over at Play Comics Podcast. History, politics, performance enhancing drugs for curlers. This episode goes far and wide.Our ears are graced once more with a few tunes - Bāliņš jāja kara taku and Vēja vārdi - from the Latvian symphonic, melodic, gothic, folk, metal, rock band Oceanpath. Find Oceanpath

01:09:23

Soviet Sports Part 1: Manufacturing Homo Sovieticus

Semi-Intellectual Musings ·

2018/06/27

This week Matt chats with Kristaps Andrejsons, from the Eastern Border Podcast, about the Soviet Union’s mass athletics program. Sport is always political, by examining the intentions behind the program we learn about the socio-political and moralistic ideologies of the Soviet Union. Or, Matt just wanted to resurrect another undergrad paper! We start off by getting to know Kristaps, why he started his podcast and find out what brand of imperialism he hates more! He also introduces us to a surprise

56:38

Sharing a Slice of Cultures

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2018/06/05

On this episode, Phil sits down with Sean McGuire, the creator and host of the Share A Slice Podcast. In the first part, Sean tell us about his podcast, atheism and what it’s like talking with people from all walks of life. We get to hear a few of Sean’s stories about talking with the head of an UFO religion, sex workers, drag queens, and someone who prefers to pee and poop in her tent. Who are we to judge?! In the second part of our chat we dig into the notions of countercultures and subcultures

01:44:20

Jahmeelah Gamble just Slay’d the Mic

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2018/05/21

Matt sat down with disability advocate, educator, public speaker and podcaster Jahmeelah Gamble. If you like going down rabbit holes, this is the episode for you. We chatted about balancing conflicting cultural expectations in an educational context, accidently landing a TV show for 6 seasons and the ways Jahmeelah has endeavored to be a humanist rather than a knight in shining armor. Matt shares a little confession, while Jahm talks about her brand. Spoiler: it’s intersectional-reflexive applied

01:28:40

For The Love Of All Species

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2018/04/23

At times, our furry friends bring us joy, pleasure and happiness. Their company is valued, and they too are valued members of our homes. Other times, they bring us closer to understanding why not sweating the small stuff is an important life lesson. As humans we think we have the benefit of being intelligent and rational. But are we alone in that regard? From the social sciences, humanities and art comes an episode full of love for all species. We are joined by the creator of The Species Podcast,

01:23:49

Chronicity - Episode 1 - The Unraveling

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2018/04/18

There comes a moment in time when the things that we could once do, the things that we did easily and without much effort, become more difficult. Maybe even impossible. It is in those moments that the reality of what chronic pain and illness can do to the body and mind becomes apparent. The experience of the first episode or attack is now interwoven into a web that has transformed our lives. This episode tells the stories of first encounters with what would become a chronic pain or illness. The act

27:43

Chronicity - Episode 0 - Welcome to Chronicity

Semi-Intellectual Musings ·

2018/04/02

This is a podcast mini-series on chronic pain and Illness. Over the course of this mini-series, you will hear the real stories of folks living with chronic pain and chronic illness. We have over 20 hours of audio for this series, and our goal is to bring you a conversation that spans the personal, the political, the medical, and the emotional sides of pain and illness. But before we start, we wanted to give you a little background on why we decided to put this series together, and a little taste of

01:39:10

Placing Bets

Semi-Intellectual Musings ·

2018/03/25

Games of chance have long been a part of societies. From dice, spinning tops, or playing cards, we have always wanted to win big on luck. The modern casino, however, offers an interesting perspective to take seriously what happens when we place bets. Matt read some quotes from The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Project Gutenberg Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program Review British Columbia - Centre for the Advancement of Best Practices BC Lottery Corporation's self-exclusion program not keeping

01:29:35

Social Media in the Classroom

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2018/03/11

On this episode we talk about teaching practices and the idea that social media has a place in the classroom. We discuss our views of pedagogy (the art, science, and even craft of teaching), classroom power and dynamics between educators and students, and the politics of education. Why aren’t educators turning to social media in the classroom? Can social media result in more classroom engagement, exposure to our social world, and, even, democratize the learning process? It’s ambitious. But is it

01:18:23

Turntables & Microphones: Art in a Digital Age

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2018/03/03

Guest co-host Anthony Von Dessauer, creator of the popular podcast The Curse of Silverlake, joins Phil to discuss music preservation, art, the potential impacts of technology, and the stratified character of our society. How art gets commercially made and distributed is a contested domain. Luckily for us avid music lovers, an Archive.org project seeks to digitize and democratize some of the greatest music ever made. Join us as we explore the fuzzy boundaries of who produces, who consumes, and who

01:35:40

Resilience: Rebounds & Blocks

Semi-Intellectual Musings ·

2018/02/20

This week we deep dive into the world of resilience. From Francis Bacon’s musings of how sound bounces off walls, to the proposal that colouring can help block the nasty world around us: we explore the etymology, the history, and some implications of the resilience turn. Even our game of ‘What Do You Hate More’ was (unintentionally) inspired by the notions of risk, vulnerability, and recovery. So do what you do, ‘cuz we’re all just trying to cope. The book Phil mentioned is titled ‘The Resilience

34:37

Who Is: Rob Kristoffersen?

Semi-Intellectual Musings ·

2018/02/16

Who is Rob Kristoffersen? Do we really know? Can we say with any certainty? Is he a Canadia-phile (someone who loves Canada)? Does he actually live in the woods (probably, but maybe not)? Many, many questions. We do know some things, so lets connect the dots. Make sure to check out Rob's podcast Our Strange Skies: https://audioboom.com/channels/4938828 Join the conversation on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ourstrangeskies/ And probe Twitter for

01:14:29

Cynicism in the Art Gallery

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2018/01/30

We get all up in the art on this episode. Matt visited the National Art Gallery in beautiful Ottawa, ON. We get a walkthrough, you get one of our most cynical takes yet. From First Nations, Métis & Cree artwork, to the paintings of the iconic group of seven, we just can’t wrap our heads around the colonial couplings found in the gallery. Luckily, Emily Carr saved us from total despair. That is, until we try to make sense of postmodern art. It’s like finding lost money in your jacket pocket:

01:34:36

Resolutions, Confessions & Predictions

Semi-Intellectual Musings ·

2018/01/12

In this episode we offer up our resolutions and predictions for 2018. Matt is determined to make this year his most focused ever and Phil doesn’t think the world will end, yet. With a heartfelt round of confessions, we agree that being warm is worse than cold. Typical. We decided to end things with a long overdue round of thank-you’s to all those who have graced us with iTunes and Facebook reviews. Kicking off the year sayin’, Thanks! We thank David Wagner for kindly allowing us to play a few songs

01:41:07

Year in Review

Semi-Intellectual Musings ·

2018/01/03

On this episode we review 2017, a year punctuated with the bad, the ugly & the awkward. From Trump and #MeToo to the Phoenix pay system catastrophe and no more Sears holiday catalogues, we talk about key moments in politics and science, showing how 2017 was another year with far reaching impacts for all of us. 2017 was also Canada’s 150th birthday. As Canadians, we think back on what that meant to us and provide some advice for those of you looking to build a $4.3M outdoor hockey rink. 2017 also

01:35:08

Holiday Traditions

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2017/12/23

We all celebrate the holiday season differently. That’s a good thing. On this episode Matt & Phil share their holiday traditions. From savory meat pies, to sugary cookies, to cups filled with rum and eggnog, they show how good food and good people make the holidays a special time of the year. During the second half of the show, Phil connects with friends of the podcast to talk about their holiday traditions. We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season. We thank Alex Diskin for kindly allowing

01:16:20

Adventures in Space & Time

Semi-Intellectual Musings ·

2017/12/19

Matt & Phil chat on a cross-country check-up this week. Phil opens up about his life as an aspiring PhD, Matt tells us how to travel with a young one, and we debate the merits and demerits of compression socks and tourists. Yup, it got a little silly. Go figure. We do settle down and put on our serious faces to discuss how we, individually and collectively, experience space and time. Seen as social aspects of our world, how we experience space and time is highly dependant on the structures that

01:07:19

Absurdities of Lit Class

Semi-Intellectual Musings ·

2017/12/10

Matt & Phil have been physically disconnected lately. That means their neural nets are out of alignment. Rough times. Luckily they had the chance to talk with Megan, co-host of Oh No! Lit Class. The discussion meandered around podcasting, life, politics, teaching, paper clips, literature and, finally, Franz Kafka. There was a point to all this, it’s just not obvious. How Kafkaesk. Make sure to subscribe and follow Oh No! Lit Class at: Website http://ohnolitclass.com/blog/|Twitter

01:44:38

This is Life with Hello Life WTF

Semi-Intellectual Musings ·

2017/11/20

While Matt & Phil yearn for longer summers their special guests would like some of the soft, fluffy, sticky, cold, frozen, lifeless substance we sometimes call snow. To be honest, most of the time we call it (insert expletive of choice). Enough about weather. Lindsay & Perry Johnson, co-hosts of the Hello Life WTF podcast, join us to talk about empathy and communication in relationships, disney movies, video games, baseball, squeaky chairs, and what drives them as a couple to podcast. Lindsay &

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