Episode 37: Is It Okay to Be Fat?
Do we owe it to anyone (even ourselves) to be thin? Is being thin always healthier, sexier, better looking, or somehow more praiseworthy? Is it easier to be a great philosopher or to get into heaven i...
31 Des 202357min
Episode 36: Can You Succeed in the Music Business Without Selling Out?
Does the lure of fame and fortune necessarily get in the way of making great music? Or is it okay to make some fun ear candy as a way of putting food on the table? This week Taylor and Eric chat about...
18 Des 20231h 2min
Episode 35: Can a Sound Look Like Something?
Synesthesia! A weird thing experienced only by unusual people, or by ordinary people on unusual drugs, or – is it something everybody has all the time? Are very low musical notes literally “dark”? Can...
26 Nov 202332min
Episode 34: Is Revenge Inevitable?
Is revenge a dish best served cold, hot, or not at all? Should we all go on a revenge diet, or is it just too tasty? Could hitting back be so much fun that we can’t give it up? Or is the best revenge ...
20 Nov 202338min
Episode 33: Do Things Happen for a Reason?
Things happen. Sometimes you find a $10 bill. Sometimes a bird craps on your head. Are these events just the meaningless result of previous events or is there a hidden purpose behind everything? Does ...
7 Nov 202354min
Episode 32: Is Almost Everyone a Failure?
This week Taylor and Eric are joined by philosopher Kieran Setiya, author of Life Is Hard, which they agree it is. It’s especially hard if you think you’re doomed to failure. Are you? Not necessarily....
23 Okt 202355min
Episode 31: Are We Always Just Acting?
Is everything we do a kind of performance? Are we always reading from a script? And what makes bad acting bad? Do psychopaths make good actors? Do politicians make good psychopaths? And why do preside...
16 Okt 202355min
Episode 30: Was the Woke Mind Virus Created by French Philosophers?
Were poststructuralist, postmodern, postrespectable French philosophers like Michel Foucault the real masterminds behind identity politics, critical race theory, cultural appropriation, and pumpkin sp...
8 Okt 202359min
