The Bikini Bottom Of It: Recent Episodes

Daniel Lusk & Jose Ovalle

The Bikini Bottom of It serves as a platform for the discussion and elucidation of the simple truths available to us through the symbology and cryptology of the 12 season long television masterpiece Spongebob Squarepants.

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In this episode, Jose and Daniel are a bit blue as they reflect on the darker themes of Spongebob Squarepant's third episode, Jellyfishing. Jose draws from the famous Franz Kafka to speak on the value of complexity, and Daniel tries to keep up. 

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In this episode, Daniel vents some feelings about an essay he definitely deserved a better grade on, Jose presents an insidious strategy to undermine Daniel's prep, and the two dive deep on Hillenburg's commentaries on the complexities of modernity. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram to give us feedback and see new episodes, subscribe on your podcast platform of choice (please!), and share us with your friends!! 

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Some Dude who invented kindergarten: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discourse_on_Inequality

John Locke: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Treatises_of_Government

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In this episode, Jose brings (arguably) too many sources, the BBOI team battles over the ideal form of artistry, and Jose argues that Stephen Hillenburg offers lessons on the nature of creativity through the use of Spongebob as a parallel to the high artistry and mind of Michelangelo. Fight us/send us feedback on twitter and instagram, text us to a spongebob loving friend (please), and subscribe for more episodes! 

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Michelangelo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo

Nils Parker: https://us.macmillan.com/author/nilsparker

Kinky Friedman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinky_Friedman

Charles Burkowski: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bukowski

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In this episode, Daniel sees how many times he can say 'sort of' and 'you know' in a 27 min period, the duo gets weirdly earnest, and Daniel argues that SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg wrote "Help Wanted" as a parallel to and expansion on Friedrich Nietzsche's "Parable of the Madman"  through "The Birth of Tragedy" (and let's just say Jose is DEEPLY impressed).  Fight us/send us feedback on twitter at BIkiniBottomOIt, share us with your closest family and friends, and stay tuned for future episodes!

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Parable of the Madman: http://www.historyguide.org/Europe/madman.html

Birth of Tragedy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birth_of_Tragedy