The Neutral Ground Podcast with Dr. Joe Meyer

Incel (#incel) is a word that is thrown around a lot today, and, like many of the words we throw at each other today, what is behind the language is much more complex than we give it credit for. In th...

8 Nov 20221h 8min

Hello, everyone and welcome back to neutral ground. In this notes from the Neutral Ground, I have some research updates, a thank you for two special listeners of the show, a call for people who want t...

4 Nov 20229min

I am continuing to receive some good feedback about my research on awe and Neomodern despair. Recently, I heard from someone connected with a good peer-reviewed journal who suggested that I should sub...

2 Aug 20221min

Do video games cause people to become more violent? This is a question that continues to come up whenever we deal with tragedies involving young people (especially young men) with a history of playing...

26 Jul 202254min

Our society is growing more polarized, despite our efforts to bring down the tension--and avoiding difficult discussions is simply not the answer. So, what can we do? Our guest, Chloé Valdary, has an ...

19 Jul 202256min

Plato talked about how society will be in a better position when kings become philosophers or philosophers become kings. However, what exactly is it about philosophy that would make for great leadersh...

12 Jul 202249min

I can't believe this is episode 50 already. Time goes very quickly. As many of you know, I have been working on my book about Neomodernism. In this episode of the Neutral Ground Podcast, I read a conf...

5 Jul 202225min

This is a brief Notes from the Neutral Ground. We won't have a traditional episode this week because I will be delivering a paper entitled "Breaking through the Neomodern Despair: How the Marvel Cinem...

28 Jun 20228min