Broader Banter: Recent Episodes
Lauren Adamo & Mark Ortega
Hosted by Lauren Adamo and Mark Ortega, this podcast is a conversation attempting to contend with complex issues and ideas. From contemporary politics, physics, or ancient philosophy, by the time we are done, there will be no intellectual stone left unturned.
In this episode, Lauren and Mark discuss the implications of Christianity on Western social contracts, different perspectives on the afterlife, and much more.
In this episode the hosts discuss the proceedings of the first presidential debate. They also explore the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett and much more. Enjoy!
In this episode Lauren and Mark record from a local park on a beautiful day. They meet a new friend named Miranda who sits in on their recording session. The two discuss the status of Elon Musk's company Neuralink. They also go over their thoughts on the beginning of the school year and Mark's story of how he was recently blocked by Harvard scientist Steven Pinker. They also discuss how philosophy is bridging sectors of society that would be otherwise ignorant of each other and much more.
In this episode Lauren and Mark tell the story of their adventure with the bioluminescent waves. They then discuss the topic of Utilitarianism and whether or not a binary of comfortability can be derived from a spectrum of pleasure to pain. They additionally touch on political polarization, identity politics, and more.
In the second episode of Broader Banter we open with discussing Eric Weinstein's new theory of everything "Geometric Unity." We also talk about what a theory of everything should and should not be able to answer. From there we segue into the physics community's response and the overall state of academia.
This is our first podcast. We apologize for the audio quality, we hope it will get better as time goes on. In this episode we discuss the intellectual dark web, blindsight, consciousness, and monkeys. We hope you enjoy!