Mysterium Tremendum

Blaise Pascal was a scientist, philosopher, and mystic. He was one of the most profound thinkers to have ever lived. One cannot read Pascal and come away unchanged. In this episode we hope to prove th...

10 Sep 202123min

Summer's almost gone. Throughout the Summer we have talked life, logic, and love. This week we sum it all up with a laugh. "They" say life imitates art; or is that art imitates life? Either way, this ...

27 Aug 202122min

Ideally our hearts and minds align. But, unfortunately, on this side of the veil these two faculties of perception are often divided. One of the spirits of our age seems to be the spirit of feelings...

13 Aug 202117min

Some politicians, professors and activists talk about the "right side of history". This idea is loaded with assumptions about the nature of history. Does history have meaning? Does it have a meaning b...

30 Jul 202123min

We continue our discussion of the spirits of the age. In this episode we discuss the notion of "lived experience." Is the idea of "lived experience" coherent? Is there only "my truth" and never the tr...

16 Jul 202124min

We've ditched the usual format for the Summer. in this, the inaugural episode of our "backstage" shows, your intractable hosts, Soz and Mot, ring in the Summer by discussing life, logic, and the spiri...

2 Jul 202123min

What do the American Revolution, Patrick Henry, and Harry Potter have in common? Does the spirit of Patrick Henry endure or have we, like Harry Potter and the mirror of Erised, fallen into a dreamy an...

2 Jul 20218min

Marcus Aurelius may have been the only philosopher-king in history. In today's episode we contemplate the fatherly advise of the philosopher-king. What does it mean to be a father? What does it mean t...

18 Jun 20217min