The Beneath The Lamp Podcast: Recent Episodes
Beneath The Lamp
The Beneath The Lamp Podcast is a place for exploration. Chris, Eric, and Justin discuss a wide range of topics using their unique combination of experience, knowledge, and snark.
Justin and Eric are joined by Matthew Tanous from Disinthrallment.com to discuss James Clavell’s King Rat. This will be the first podcast in a series where we will be reading books as a group and discussing them on the podcast. For more of our podcasts, please go to www.beneaththelamp.com.
Chris, Eric, and Justin--well mostly Chris and Eric--discuss their lifelong affinity for Classical Music. They begin with their introduction to it as children and how it shaped their musical tastes to this day. If you've been a long-time listener to the show, you will know that they have each branched out significantly from their origins. Take a listen to the podcast and then sample some of their favorite movements in the show notes. For more podcasts, please go to www.beneaththelamp.com.
SHOW NOTES
From Eric:
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Maurice Ravel: Bolero
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Smetana - Moldau
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Beethoven - Symphony No. 9
From Chris:
- Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 3
2. Antonio Vivaldi - Four Seasons: Winter
- Bach - Violin Partita no. 3
Justin discusses some of the lessons he's learning in his new role as an educator and the crucial role that failure plays in our path to success.
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Justin takes the reins solo and discusses his thoughts on the election and how he tries to minimize the role that elections play in his life. Spend time enjoying the quiet hours of life and the noise that tries to drown them out will fade away. For more of our podcasts, please check out www.beneaththelamp.com/podcast.
Eric and Justin discuss those things in our lives that make each of us irrationally excited, joyful, and happy. Are they really irrational or are they what make life worth living? For more of our podcasts, please visit: www.beneaththelamp.com/podcast
Justin and Eric discuss the only topic in 2020 that everyone is talking about and hasn't yet been covered on the Beneath The Lamp Podcast. Their discussion is centered on the perspective of the individual and how each person best knows how to minimize their unique risk. In terms of the collective, if there is a role, it should be to default to baseline action until it's clearly proven that a new course will result in benefit. For more podcasts, please visit: www.beneaththelamp.com.
Chris and Justin discuss their thoughts on the process of learning and how it has changed over their lives. It seems that in the battle of specialized knowledge versus generalized knowledge, we begin as generalists and progress to specialists. But is that always the case or is that always preferred? Is there a downside to remaining a generalist? They end the discussion with some of the things that they are studying currently and what may be next.
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Chris, Eric, and Justin discuss the effects of violence in the media. As violence can be represented in an ever-more realistic way on TV and in video games, does it have an effect on people that consume that violence? And if it does, what might that effect be?
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Chris, Eric, and Justin discuss their experiences associated with owning their own homes. What have been the benefits, is a home an asset, and what are some of the drawbacks. The episode wraps up with advice for anyone looking to purchase their first home.
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Justin and Eric discuss their views on social media and how they use it in their lives. Is it a positive or a negative? The answer may not be as clear cut as you think.
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Chris, Justin, and Eric travel across parts of the science fiction universe in this episode. Beginning with a gripe about the 'convenient coincidence' used too frequently, they continue into the pros and cons of Star Trek, Star Wars, Stargate, and other science fiction series that don't include 'star' in their titles. For more of our podcasts, please check out: www.beneaththelamp.com/podcast
In this meandering episode, Chris and Justin discuss travel. For work, for pleasure, and how travel has changed for them over the years. For more episodes: www.beneaththelamp.com/podcast
Chris, Eric, and Justin discuss nostalgia, the role it has played in their lives as middle-aged professionals, and what it looks like to be born on at the end of a "generation". Find more podcasts at: www.beneaththelamp.com/podcast
Justin and Eric delve into the realm of politics and discuss their worldview and how they came to find peace and consistency in a seemingly unpopular place. Find the full details at www.beneaththelamp.com/podcast/confession
Chris, Eric, and Justin discuss the ins and outs of falling in love with cars, what it takes to stay true to a specific culture associated with a car, and how different people tend to gravitate so similar autos.
Justin and Eric talk about their favorite sports, sport franchises, the future of sports in the age of COVID, and how cheering for the Vikings requires immense amounts of cynicism. Find the rest of our podcasts at: www.beneaththelamp.com/podcast
Chris, Eric, and Justin finish their discussion on satire by covering how it's used in television, stand up comedy, and memes. You can find the other episodes on satire at www.beneaththelamp.com/podcast.
Chris, Eric, and Justin discuss what it is about 90's music that differentiates it from music in other decades. Can bands from the 90's re-invent themselves in later years? Should Dave Matthews have a year-round Sirius channel? Can Eric be trusted to rationally address any of this?
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Eric, Chris, and Justin discuss examples of satire in movies and contrast with how satire is used in books. There are several examples of classic satire in film discussed with can be found on the show notes page at: www.beneaththelamp.com/podcast/movies
Chris, Eric, and Justin discuss their favorite outdoor activities for the summer season. They cover mountain biking, falling off of mountain bikes, how to best kill an unwanted lawnmower, frolf, and more! Check out the rest of our podcasts at www.beneaththelamp.com.
Justin, Chris, and Eric continue their discussion of satire by delving into how it has been used in books.
Chris, Eric, and Justin embark on a discussion of satire in books, movies, TV, and pop-culture in this multi-podcast series. But first, what is satire and why would they want to talk about it so much?! It's these questions that are covered in this introductory episode. Enjoy!
Eric, Chris, and Justin retrace their days leading up to college and then journey through college with an eye on how well it prepared them for what would come to be their careers. They finish up with a discussion on the education system more generally and offer some advice to their 20yo selves.
Does passion for hobbies define us? Is it something we need to be fulfilled? Chris, Eric, and Justin talk about the role passion plays in their lives and if it's universally shared by humanity. Check out our site at www.beneaththelamp.com for more of our content!
Listen as Chris, Eric and Justin work out a suitable definition for what we know as common sense and try to determine if it's declining in modern society or if society is simply changing as it tends to do.
Chris, Eric, and Justin discuss their love of movies and how they seem to have changed over the years. Or did they change and become crotchety, middle-aged men?