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The Bad Philosophers
Stephen Torrence, Kevin Saunders, and Matt Legler haven't been together for years. With a global pandemic on and humanity facing immanent extinction, the Bad Philosophers made time to reunite, share COVID stories, and encourage each other. No frills. Just friendship.
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Is ALL culture appropriation? Shawn Brackett joins Kevin and Stephen to unpack this and other juicy questions... from Canada!
The post Episode 167: United Statesians first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
A year on from his deconversion from Christianity, we interview Jon Fortenbury to ask how he's getting along without God.
The post Weekly Why 014: Deconversion 2 first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Photographer Simon Ponder joins Kevin and Stephen to settle the Film v. Digital debate once and for ALL, and you'll never guess who wins...
The post Episode 166: Transparent Vomit first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Why give flowers on Valentine's Day when you could be getting naked and splattering blood on people in public? The Bad Philosophers discuss...
The post Episode 165: A Dozen Zombies first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Kevin hosts Stephen and new guest Ana Huertas, reflecting on their 2015 experiences, the pending apocalypse, and beards
The post Episode 163-164: Destroy the Past! first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Local poet Marc Powell joins Stephen for some high-frequency riffing on world systems, philosophy ...and each other
The post Weekly Why 016: Fuck Marshall McLuhan! first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
After WAY too long, Stephen finally gets around to posting this incredibly important announcement episode.
The post Rule Set Update E first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Fan Fiction, cultural appropriation, and deep geekery with guest expert Katherine
The post Episode 162: Plain Old Smut first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Special guest Dania Toth joins us to talk startups, success, and beer.
The post Episode 161: Zero to WHAT? first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Tackling Judith Butler, gender conceptions, and the complex contemporary web of thought around these subjects with Stephen and Kevin
The post Episode 160: Sum-Prime Philosophy first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Kevin and Stephen reflect on episodes 157, 158, and 159, then refresh the rule framework of BF
The post Rule Set Update D first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Our annual New Years show! How did we do in 2014? And what do we expect for 2015? Listen to find out! Special guest Matt Legler.
The post Episode 159: Same As It Ever Was first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Geeking out on everything Star Wars, with special guest Robert Bapst of the Bald Solo Podcast
The post Episode 158: Bald Philosophy first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Kevin and Stephen riff on absurdism, Too Many Cooks, and the fuzzy lines between postmodernism and poststructuralism (if they exist at all)
The post Episode 157: Too Many Philosophers first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Kevin and Stephen reflect on episodes 154, 155, and 156, and refresh the rule framework of BF with a change, removal, and addition.
The post Rule Set Update C first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Kevin and Stephen discuss privilege, prompted by a recent controversy over Stephen's ASL music videos.
The post Episode 156: Privelosophy first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Does the "Right to be Forgotten" entail censorship? What is public or private anymore? Can PHP save us? Kevin and Stephen dive into all this and more.
The post Episode 155: The Right to [REDACTED] first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Kevin and Stephen reminisce on nostalgia, avoid personal pronouns for 10 minutes, and contemplate Linklater's "Boyhood"
The post Episode 154: Coffee of the Breakfast Variety first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Kevin and Stephen reflect on episodes 151 - 153, examine how (poorly) we adhered to Rule Set B, and refresh the rule framework of BF.
The post Rule Set Update B first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Where do moral values come from? Kevin and Stephen tackle this question personally and theoretically.
The post Episode 153: Moral Prodcasting first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Is the Star Wars franchise at risk of inbreeding under Disney's command? This Star Wars Day, Kevin and I share our latest musings on the beloved cultural force.
The post Episode 152: Help Me, Internet first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Is consumer capitalism played-out? Why is Roberto Unger so angry? And could cats save us all? Kevin and I ponder these questions and more.
The post Episode 151: You’re Welcome, Google first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
WOW! 150 episodes. To celebrate, Kevin and I have some mildly crazy ideas to share with you about the future of the show.
The post Episode 150: Into The Future first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Kevin, Brian, and Stephen burrow deep inside Shane Carruth's mind-bending film Upstream Color
The post Episode 149: Downstream Monochrome first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Dr. Mark Webb and Sebastian Bentkowski join Stephen to discuss their varying paths into Buddhism, comparing theory / practice and all the MU! in between.
The post Episode 148: Perfect Tommy Pickleseed first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Matt Legler joins Stephen and Kevin to look back at our prediction Wins and Fails for 2013, then look ahead at what's in store for 2014
The post Episode 147: Diving Into Little Black Mirrors first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Shawn takes a break from running marathons to join Stephen and Kevin as they wrap up an in-depth discussion of paternalism in American Higher Education.
The post Episode 146: Ternalism Part 2: Academic’d first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
How did you feel about the staff at your university when they enforced policy? When they told you that something wasn't in your best interest? When they offered to help you through tough times? It's been a while since we've visited the subject of Higher Education, and we've perhaps never approached it from quite the same vector as this episode. Student Affairs veteran and resident synesthete Shawn Brackett joins me and Kevin for an insider's look at institutionalized paternalist / maternalist practices in public universities, historical precedents for them, and some questions around the ethics of their implementation. So settle in for some free pizza, free condoms, and free thought in this week's BF.
The post Episode 145: Ternalism (Part 1) first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Kevin and Stephen scream their way through the spectacular new film Gravity, and miraculously return to earth to discuss it.
The post Episode 144: Ahhhhhhhhhh! first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Kevin and Stephen fight a Story War and discuss Honest Trailers, PoMo theatre, the Monomyth, and much more on this week's free-flowing F-isode.
The post Episode 143: Are We Recording? first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Peter Buffett recently accused charities of philanthropic paternalism. What does this mean and why does it matter?
The post Episode 142: One-Two-Three-Fourlosophy first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Gaming journalists Britton Peele and Tim Poon join us to discuss Gone Home, gaming industry philosophy, and expanding spheres.
The post Episode 141: Sloppy Sci-Fi first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Artisanal mayonnaise, punks and hippies, and one very persistent puppy. Kevin and Stephen have fun discussing it all.
The post Episode 140: Let’s Make Mayonnaise first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Local writer Jon Fortenbury joins us to reflect on his personal journey among Christianity, atheism, and agnosticism.
The post Episode 139: Deconversion first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
We could be wrong, but we think you'll love this episode on fallibilism, featuring Kevin, Stephen, and our least favorite philosopher Dr. Mark Webb.
The post Episode 138: No Longer a Thing first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
What do trees, brains, and pants have in common? Kevin, Stephen, John Elliott, and Matt Epperson explore our complex world through the works of Manuel Lima.
The post Episode 137: Keep Your Pants On, Monkey Brain first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Bitcoins are back! Or are they? Simon Ponder joins Kevin and Stephen to find out whether they're worth Beliebing in.
The post Episode 136: Please Don’t Send Us Cocaine first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Old friend Greg Briley joins Kevin and Stephen to discuss ancient Soviet gamification and the core concepts of Marxism. Also, puppies full of candy.
The post Episode 135: Think Pushers first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
First off, let’s acknowledge a tragedy. We lost Episode 133, folks. It joins the likes of Episodes 7, 21, 42, 49, 87, and 127 in the oblivion of BF content that has never seen the light of day due to unfortunate technical glitches. If you’re curious, we had our good friend Nicholas Bergfeld on to […]
The post Episode 134: Hats Off first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
It’s a nice day to start again, folks. The end of January marked the beginning of the first Coursera MOOC purely focused on the venerable phield of philosophy. In this first application of the first week of material (what I meant but forgot to call “Coursera Diaries Part I”), Kevin and I test out Dave Ward’s […]
The post Episode 132: Of Television first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Kevin challenges RadioLab's aversion to exploring the issue of truth itself in a rare installment of the Weekly Why.
The post Weekly Why 012: Radiolab is Scared of Poststructuralism first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Matt, Kevin, and Stephen don their student hats once again to talk Dan Ariely, education, and soft colonialism... on the way to Mars!
The post Episode 131: Cheating Our Way to Mars first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
WOW! Another year is upon us. The world didn't end in 2012, even though it gave us an extra day to contemplate our doom. So once again we're back for our annual retrospective / prediction-fest. Kevin joined me to welcome newcomer and fellow philosopher Oso Perez to the show. This episode may not shock you, but it might move you to reflect, resolve, and predict a bit for yourself. Leave your own New Years thoughts in the comments! Hope y'all enjoy our first episode of 2013...
The post Episode 130: High Framerate Train Wreck first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Is Doctor Who a religion? Kevin and Stephen respond to Idea Channel and ruminate on Facebook, memory and identity
The post Episode 129: Poddly-Woddly first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
When James Bond isn't busy fighting himself nowadays, he's busy being the blandest (or the boldest) he's ever been in the franchise. But how much "Bond" is too much for Bond? If the last 50 years have shown us anything, it's that the perfect mix of Bond-i-ness may be more complex than shaking a martini. After seeing the unfortunately-named Skyfall, Kevin and I had some thoughts to share on this beloved series. So put on your best suit and hop in an Aston Martin, it's time for some Philosophy. Bad Philosophy.
The post Episode 128: Shoefoot first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Kevin and Stephen expected something very different out of Looper, but liked what they got... kind of. Hooray time travel stories!
The post Episode 126: Mosquitos Suck! first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Newcomer Adam Easterling joins Britton, Kevin, and Stephen on a leap of faith into the philosophy of Braid and many other video games.
The post Episode 125: The Princess’s Curfew first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
New guest Bryson Rushing joins Kevin, Stephen, and John Elliott to debate the nature of science, the Higgs Boson, and avian progressive rock bands.
The post Episode 124: Finches on a Guitar first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Stephen and Kevin tackle a fan's Formspring suggestion, the frickin' Moderny film "The Sunset Limited," starring two stereotypes having a conversation about suicide. Hooray!
The post Episode 123: Gray first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
The future is a funny thing. We’ve talked on the show before about the many theories that abound about how we’ll evolve as a species and a society. Especially since the introduction of Google Glasses the future (or a future) feels closer than ever. This episode Kevin and I discuss the many ways that a continuous, […]
The post Episode 122: Disruption! first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Newcomer and musician John Elliott joins Kevin and Stephen to dive into postmodern music, tubas, and Skrillex.
The post Episode 121: Contrabass French Horn first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Kevin and Stephen attempt to construct a solid introduction to post-structuralism and deconstruction... in STEREO.
The post Episode 120: Intellectual Simulation first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Kevin and Stephen deconstruct the hot horror genre gem Cabin in the Woods after their trip to the theater.
The post Episode 119: Giant Monster Whiteboard first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
The Bad Philosophers make a Cohen Brothers-esque story through the distinctive game "Fiasco." Blood, betrayal, burgers... we've got it all!
The post Episode 118: Fire Sale first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Stephen, Kevin, Kiki, and new guest Matt Epperson examine whether chaos-inducing "jokers" are a fundamental reason why society works. Science thinks so. Do you?
The post Episode 117: Mintyvan first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
New guests Brian Morgan and Ryan Usher join the Bad Philosophers to talk Santorum, politics, and QUILTBAGs.
The post Episode 116: Santorific first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Canadian dramedy Slings and Arrows has made quite an impression on Stephen. In this episode he breaks it down with the help of theatre guru Kevin Saunders.
The post Episode 115: Scorns and Flattery first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
The Bad Philosophers tackle education once again. Can Ken Robinson, Montessori schools, and John Dortmunder save the day?
The post Episode 114: Wikissori first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Have you ever noticed how fast food that you buy never looks like the pictures? Oh, or gotten super frustrated when you plug in a USB port backwards? Have you ever just wished that everyone followed a simple set of rules for living? Now… have you ever thought about writing hyper-rational, detailed rants on these issues […]
The post Episode 113: Max Headroom first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Synecdoche: New York punches Stephen and Kevin in the brain, sending them into passionate elucidations on this strange and wonderful world
The post Episode 112: Titles Don’t Really Matter first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
The Bad Philosophers share their (non-apocalyptic) predictions for 2012 and beyond over some delicious beer.
The post Episode 111: Gingercide first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
One of BF's largest panels ever dives into the moral choices in contemporary video games like The Old Republic and Skyrim.
The post Episode 110: Good Enough first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Community has gone on hiatus! This episode Stephen gushes on its brilliance and Kevin schools him about the TV industry.
The post Episode 109: A Heifer Wheezin first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Kevin, Stephen, and Jacie discuss Stephen's new YouTube direction and the video community in general.
The post Episode 108: The Ultimate Egotist first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Stephen returns to Texas Tech to analyze hipsters and counter-culture with Shawn, Matt, and Bryan.
The post Episode 107: Killer Hipstinct first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Kevin and Stephen critique the nature of work from first principles and rip capitalism a new one.
The post Episode 106: Accident Alley first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Protesting is one of those most righteous and time-honored of human activities. Something about the simple act of getting angry, going somewhere, and shouting pithy phrases repeatedly with a group of people all holding signs appeals to our deep inner psyche. Is it the adrenaline rush of potentially getting busted by the authorities? Is it […]
The post Episode 105: Down With the WORMHELPs! first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
The human race lost one of its finest this past Wednesday, as Steve Jobs passed away at the age of 56. All of us here at BF had opinions to share on the man in the black turtleneck, so Kevin, Jed, Simon, Kiki and I gathered together for our first live-streamed episode in quite some time. […]
The post Episode 104: Thinking Different first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Backwards thinking is the name of the game this week as Kevin, Kiki and Stephen dive into the religious symbology of Hollywood.
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For the last century or so, we have had a healthy little obsession with replicating the human ability to reason using machines. We here at BF are happy to announce that these efforts have finally brought us the holy grail of artificial intelligence: robot radio DJs! That’s right, now you can enjoy all your favorite […]
The post Episode 102: A.I. Troopers first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
This episode Kiki turns 30 and we're there to celebrate with friends Katey and Bess, talking "sea plankton," hurricane preparation, and hardcore anglophilia.
The post Episode 101: Senile Felines 101 first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
The original BF cast returns to celebrate 100 episodes and three years of Bad Philosophy, talking free speech and a whole lot of nostalgia.
The post Episode 100: Three. Hundred! first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Kevin, Kiki, and Stephen go totally random, rabbit-trailing off wacky phrases in the final double-digit BF.
The post Episode 099: Snarktacular first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Is etiquette due for a scientific overhaul? Kevin, Eric, and Stephen downed some cookies, beer, and pizza this episode to find out. You're welcome.
The post Episode 098: Eticat first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Take a moment to picture something that truly, deeply disgusts you; that photo in the lobby of your doctor’s office, rubbing felt the wrong direction, your own face in the mirror every morning… y’know, that sorta stuff. As it turns out, people get disgusted by relatively similar things, at least according to a couple of […]
The post Episode 097: Ewww! first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Ever get the urge to just go out with a few friends and completely wreck your entire neighborhood, steal some crap, and set it all on fire when you’re done? No? Congratulations! You may not be among the 11,000 feral, uneducated, illiterate, uncultured under-citizens of the U.K. who took part in the country’s worst riots […]
The post Episode 096: Bestial Anarchy first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Conventions! In the geek world the idea of them is synonymous with sleepless nights, smelly hallways, and unforgettable times with friends and strangers. Recently a few of us got to experience such an adventure, Kevin Saunders at San Diego Comic Con and me, Britton Peele (of the Dallas Morning News), and Tim Poon (of Platform […]
The post Episode 095: Con Artists first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
To quote a tired but relevant saying, we like to believe that “our courts are the great levelers.” They exist to ensure that criminals be punished, that the innocent are heard, that justice be done for one and all. But every once in a while someone goes through our courts and gets away with murder. […]
The post Episode 094: Justice on Trial first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Picture this. You’re at a swingin’ house party, it’s 1 AM, and you are royally plastered. A witty, well-styled person ambles up and you two have a fantastic conversation. As the person walks away, you realize you have no clue as to the person’s gender or name. In a drunken haze that miraculously still leaves […]
The post Episode 093: Ironically Undignified first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Since the dawn of computer networks, there have been those who push past the permissions, the boundaries, and the firewalls to penetrate deep within the forbidden corners of cyberspace. Recently, a group of these hackers calling themselves LulzSec has taken it upon themselves to bring some highly public meme-infused humor back into this practice. They’ve […]
The post Episode 092: LulzSec Flamebait first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Theatre Alert! Trey Parker and Matt Stone (of South Park infamy) recently launched a Broadway musical that’s getting the exact opposite flavor of attention their work usually garners. Praise is sweeping across the play from all directions. However, we love our dirt here at BF, so in this episode we explored the ‘dark’ side of […]
The post Episode 091: The Book of Wire first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
So in case you hadn’t heard, a few weeks ago we shot some guy in the eye and dumped him in the ocean, then cheered exuberantly about it for a few days. With this hefty moral conundrum we began our first ever all-Formsqueeze episode, answering a slew of YOUR questions from our Formspring account.We covered […]
The post Episode 090: Squeezetravaganza first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
At any given moment thousands of people around the world are praying (and since it’s Easter today you can probably tack a few more zeroes onto that estimate). Whether it’s praying for the destruction of sinful local businesses or just a little tsunami from God to show the world He’s still awake at the control […]
The post Episode 089: You Asked For It first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Do you like money? Sure! Have you ever asked yourself why money is valuable? Maybe. Perhaps you’ve even asked yourself how you could make money better. Well, a few years ago a guy named Satoshi Nakamoto did that and more. He invented Bitcoin, the peer-to-peer digital currency that’s taking the Interwebs by storm. Here to […]
The post Episode 088: Some People Talking About Bitcoin first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
In case you haven’t heard, Charlie Sheen has been #WINNING lately. Or so he claims, at least. For some people, “winning” is banging 7-gram rocks with porn stars in a hotel room. For others, it’s resurrecting an ancient brand with crazy new products through the power of pop music. For us on BF, it’s getting […]
The post Episode 086: Reeks of Humanity first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Imagine yourself stuck in a mine. It’s just you and two other people, and the food runs out. One of the others pulls you aside and suggests the unthinkable. You’re mortified… but that third survivor’s thighs look as tasty as a 50-piece Nugget Meal from McDonald’s. What do you do? The prospect of cannibalism continues […]
The post Episode 085: Three Long Pigs first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Ever get the feeling that society is holding you back? Like a ball and chain are just wrapped around your ankles, and if you could only break free and be your own person, the world would miraculously become your sandbox? Well according to Ayn Rand, that ball and chain are nothing more than your own […]
The post Episode 084: Safe for Work first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
President Obama’s State of the Union address? Meh. Practicing all your life one of two classical instruments because your mother says so? Snore. Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes? F***ING AWESOME. Okay, so we couldn’t exactly hit the mediocrity hat trick. BUT on a week when Internets were down in Egypt and Chicago, sickness spread […]
The post Episode 083: An Unexceptional Episode first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Imagine if falling in love was as easy as taking a pill. Scary? Exciting? Kind of rad? Well, to make up for the distinct lack of anything resembling actual philosophy last week, we decided to delve straight into this and other hardcore questions, courtesy of George Saunders and his recent short story in The New […]
The post Episode 082: Saunders on Saunders first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
2011 is here, everybody! That’s right, Twenty Eleven. Five syllables. The perfect length for pronouncing a year. Incidentally, it’s also the first of our many predictions for the upcoming year and observations regarding the last. This New Year’s Day we got a smashing smattering of smart and smarmy panelists together… plus Kiki! We had a […]
The post Episode 081: Totally Cuffless first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
It’s that time of year, everyone! Considering we’re probably already in Santa’s “Don’t bother checking this year, I already know the answer” filter for the Naughty/Nice List, we decided to kick the raunch into overdrive this fine Christmas morning. Elves taking dumps? We’ve got ’em! Dominatrix Claus? Him too! The most delicious cumshot cookie you’ve […]
The post Episode 080: Bullet-Ridden Candy first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Always one news cycle behind, we here at BF have decided to tackle the TSA groping/scanning debacle with our own flavor of punditry. This week Kevin, Simon, and Kiki joined me to figure out how the system is broken, how to make it better, and how droids might become involved in the process. Oh, and […]
The post Episode 079: Twelve Inch Razor Blades first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
As I hope many of you are already aware thanks to various sources around the Internet, FOX recently announced that the best sci-fi series currently on television, Fringe, will be moving to the “Friday Night Death Slot” when American Idol returns. Obviously, we here at BF are upset about this, so we assembled a panel […]
The post Episode 078: Big Bad TV Daddy first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Imagine having an army of workers ready to do your bidding, no matter how menial and trivial, as long as you pay them some semblance of a decent wage. That’s Amazon Mechanical Turk in a nutshell, with which people are doing strange and wonderful things. To discuss this and other randomness, we had the pleasure […]
The post Episode 077: The Untimely Death of Stephen first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
As we approach Halloween and the cool weather starts to move in, the Bad Philosophers reconvene for yet another intellectual foray into this excitingly dynamic world. Recently Kevin had a chance to see His Holiness, the Dalai Lama in person. We discussed his newfound insights into the human condition, religion, and crowd control, as well as […]
The post Episode 076: Dalai Lama For Realz first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
This past weekend, the Facebook movie (aka. “The Social Network”) premiered in US theaters, racking up a cool $22 million at the box office. Even before the film launched, This Week in Google discussed the film’s “anti-geek” tone and Jeff Jarvis slammed it in his review. Copyright reform advocate Lawrence Lessig also critiqued the film […]
The post Episode 075: A Minor Detail first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Aaaaaand, we’re back! For those of y’all who were keeping track, our 2-year anniversary was last month. That means BF has been around for… well… yeah, you can do the math. ANYWHO. Kevin and Kiki joined me to discuss brain damage, Neal Stephenson’s writing experiment, and a little ol’ movie about Facebook. No news stories this […]
The post Episode 074: Trabbit Rails first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Yep, we’re back. It may be a week late, and these stories are probably completely irrelevant by now, but just pretend we’ve brought you a time machine and taken you back to last week for a look at the news! Yeah, it may be last week’s news, but… TIME MACHINE. Anyways, Kiki joined me for […]
The post Episode 073: The Royal We first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
In these tough economic times, it’s always nice to be able to take a break from all the chaos and watch the demented apparition of a shark tear through the souls of Peter Jackson’s brethren. Not sure what the hell we’re talking about? Well, here’s the dealio. Kevin and I reconvened for another romp into […]
The post Episode 072: Rule of Some Number Around 70 first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
For no particular reason we’ve decided to try something BRAND NEW on this week’s episode of Bad Philosophy. Kevin and I pulled a few articles and a comic out of the news, grabbed a couple of beers, and dove in to the stories for an hour. What came was something of a nice balance between […]
The post Episode 071: What’s in the News, Robin? first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
For the past couple of decades the indomitable Kevin Smith has proudly distinguished himself as a maker of funny, poignant, and outrageously vulgar cinema. We at BF are huge fans of Smith’s work and felt that it was high time to devote an episode of our show to discussing the facets of his genius. Appropriately […]
The post Episode 070: The Internet Says No first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Recently the wild and brilliant imagination of Christopher Nolan brought forth a true gem of a movie, Inception. It’s been making good money and getting rave reviews all around, and for good reason. It’s a heady and philosophical and hence right up our rabbit trail. This time Kevin Saunders and Kiki Canon joined me to […]
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After another long and completely unnecessary hiatus, we’re back for another rip-roaring episode! Last week Kevin joined me after returning from his whirlwind theatrical tour of the Czech Republic and greater Eastern Europe. This got us talking about language, culture, music and of course Homestar Runner. Have a listen! This Week’s Post-show Song Pimpage: 4 […]
The post Episode 068: Unfortunate Convenience first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Howdy, folks! Yes, you may throw tomatoes at me now. I really thought that graduating and coming home for the summer would leave me with more time. Sadly, this has not been the case. BUT we are back now, with an episode that’s almost a month old but still delightfully entertaining. Kiki and her friend […]
The post Episode 067: We Love You, Torgo! first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Tragedy struck the podcast this past week. As Kevin Saunders departed for his trip to Prague, the plane encountered unusually heavy turbulance over a remote region of the South Pacific (why the pilot was flying over the Pacific to get to Eastern Europe is perhaps an even greater mystery). Kevin’s plane and all aboard crash […]
The post Episode 066: 6 Years and It’s Over first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
It should come as no surprise to y’all out there that a great percentage of the world indulges in the wily wonders of psychotropic drugs. Whether it’s that requisite pot of coffee in the morning or just… pot, lots of folks like to take a walk on the wild side of the mind every now […]
The post Episode 065: Whoa… first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Oh my… cough …wow, I had no idea dust built up that quickly …on the Internet. ANYWHO. We’re back, yes indeed. And we brought along a classic F-isode just for y’all! Yeah it may be last week’s news, but apparently Iron Man 2 dropped in theaters. Oh, and apparently Stephen Hawking said something about aliens. […]
The post Episode 064: Foremanslaw first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Here at Texas Tech things were shaken up a bit recently with the resignation of Dr. Gary Bell, someone beloved to all of us in the Honors College. Dr. Bell basically built the Honors College over the past 17 years into a mainstay of the university. However, he came into conflict with the upper administration […]
The post Episode 063: A Big Shiny Piece of Paper first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Every once in a while we here at BF like to have a gratuitously self-indulgent show that focuses purely on our own half-baked accomplishments and personal history. This time it was all about the K-man, mister Kevin Saunders himself. We had live Skype callers on the show once again, talked a little history, and answered […]
The post Episode 062: iKevin2.0.net@blogspot.com first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
When was the last time you read a newspaper? Oh… you’re reading one now. Well um… I guess I’ll just let you finish then. No, it’s cool, take your time. … Done? Okay, awesome. So… wow, this is a bit awkward. Our topic this week is actually the “death” of newspapers, which probably sounds a […]
The post Episode 061: Newspaper Zombies first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
There is a place where, once a year, every geek worth his or her salt comes together in the magically weird city of Austin. For five days we mingle, bond, network, and bring our alcohol consumption up to par with our 3G bandwidth consumption. We call this beer- and bandwidth-infused tribal gathering SXSW Interactive, and […]
The post Episode 060: Rooftop Skinny Dipping SXSW first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
So Kevin Saunders decided to send in this little gem of a throwback episode for this week. It’s raw, live, and mostly uncut–in other words, classic BF. So sit back, relax, and listen as Kevin reads the news of the week… This Week’s Post-show Song Pimpage: “That’s the News of the Week” by Paul and […]
The post Weekly Why 008: Kevin Reads the Paper first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Another Valentine’s Day has come and gone. Love was in the air. Some relationships soared, others crashed and burned. For those of us on the sidelines, it was quite a sight to behold and discuss. Here at BF we gathered a completely new panel of guests for our most estrogen-infused episode ever. Single ladies Kiki […]
The post Episode 059: Cheap Chocolate Eve first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
For most folks fame comes rarely, if ever. Only a few people ever rise above the sea of obscurity, either from their own effort or by the grace of others (or some combination of the two). In the Internet age, this process of fame-making has taken on a whole new dimension, with the advent of […]
The post Episode 058: Banana Pancakes first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Quick! There’s an asteroid barreling toward your corner of the earth and you have no chance of escape. The world as you know it ends in 4 hours. What do you do?! Listen to the latest BF, that’s what! On this show we tackled that ever-present subject of the apocalypse. Kevin Saunders joined me alongside […]
The post Episode 057: Philocalypse How? first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Remember back when Bad Philosophy was good? Man, that show had some great moments. Recording in taco joints on a single microphone, losing episodes right and left, and always having the same people on week after week. Boy I tell ya, those were the days… Hmm? Oh yeah, description! This week we decided to talk […]
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I know, I know… I was horribly late with the editing on this one, but I swear that two weeks ago we recorded a new BF on the first day of the new decade! This one was a pretty straightforward retrospective, but the first time we actually had an episode one year ago that we […]
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Unless you’ve been living under a diamond the size of Manhattan recently, you’ve no doubt noticed the release of the much-hyped movie Avatar, James Cameron‘s latest bulldozer-full of eye candy. It’s got noble savages, heavy-handed environmentalism, and more stunning CGI visuals than anything George Lucas could ever hope to conjure forth. Shortly after BF newcomer […]
The post Episode 054: Eywa Ex Machina first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
First off, I would like to express my apologies for the lack of WIN here recently on BF. We are college students after all, with all the lack of sleep, homework, and other rigmarole that entails. BUT we’re back for another episode, though the relevance is about a week late. If you’ve been following Dollhouse, […]
The post Episode 053: Kevin Squared first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Have you ever been sitting in a horror movie and right after that moment when the bad guy leaps out and you spring about four inches off your seat, turned to yourself and gone “Why did I do that? I know this isn’t real.” If so, then you’ve most definitely experienced the Paradox of Fiction. […]
The post Episode 052: A Fictional Pair of Ducks first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
It’s easy to take our perceptions for granted. Colors, shapes, smells, and so forth are for the most part universal. But some people have this kickass condition called synesthesia, where their wires get crossed and their perceptions get… interesting. BF was privileged to get a man who sees letters and numbers as colors on the […]
The post Episode 051: Reading Rainbow first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Can you believe it? Fifty episodes! FIVE OH! Well… that is if you sorta count Episode Zero, don’t count the Lost Episode, count Episode 21b as Episode 21, count Episode 42b as Episode 42, count Episodes 46 and 49 even though they’re video only and… aw, screw it, just humor us, okay? So in homage […]
The post Episode 050: Includes Teeth first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
We hear a lot of talk these days about “Integrity,” and how it’s all good to have and such. But what does it even mean to have integrity? In this episode BF took a trip to Curzertown (the realm of Texas Tech philosophy professor Dr. Howard Curzer) to find out the answer. Ad-hoc philosopher Michael […]
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Input, Achiever, Restorative, Deliberative… to many these are but a few odd-sounding words, but to those of us here at BF they are the vocabulary of success and self-knowledge itself. They are Strengths, as defined by the Gallup Organization’s StrengthsFinder assessment. This past weekend Jay Killough of Texas Tech University Career Services joined us to […]
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Stop me if you’ve heard this one… a pianist, a mathematician, and a crab walk into a bar. No wait… I forget how the rest goes. Anyway, this week Julie Meadows, now back from the future, joined me alongside sneezing philosopher Michael Hayslip and spaghetti extraordinaire Kevin Saunders to talk about some music. I think […]
The post Episode 045: Bach in Business first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Beer. That oh-so-ubiquitous alcoholic beverage. It has been the bane and boon of many a man's life over the centuries, and now it has finally arrived (officially) here at Bad Philosophy. Local Texas Tech physics student Catherine Chesnutt kindly hosted the show in her back yard shack, where Eric Beutlich, Josh Clemmons, Kevin Saunders and I came together in splendid inebriation to talk causation, epistemology, and much more over some delicious Planters Peanuts. Grab a cold one, settle in, and enjoy...
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It should be no surprise to you that we here are, for the most part, poor college students doing this for a hobby. Nevertheless, in this exciting world of new media opportunities and inexplicable successes, we cannot help but hold a glimmer of hope for a future in which we roll around in big piles […]
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Imagine yourself in a movie theater. It is the only place you’ve ever known. The smell of popcorn, the sticky floors, and of course the endless projected movies on the screen are your reality. What would you believe about “the real world” if this was all you knew? Would you even believe there was one […]
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Eastern thought has been a curiosity for Western culture ever since Marco Polo made his epic journey to Asia in the 1200s. The legacy of this curiosity lives on, and so Bad Philosophy has decided to undertake the momentous task of reconciling Eastern and Western philosophy in a single episode (because we're just awesome like that). Joining me for his first episode ever is mechanical engineering graduate student Sean Mullen, alongside an uncharacteristically in-person Kevin Saunders. NUF (Numero Uno Fanboy) Jed Cummins worked the camera (sort of) and despite many technical difficulties we actually managed some good conversation. So grab a fortune cookie, sit down on your tatami, and have a listen...
The post Episode 041: How the West Was Mu first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
In a world, divided by history, separate but equal, teetering on the brink of the cosmos, one podcast dares to defy the axioms and go where no podcast has gone bef... well you get the idea. This week we're talking Anathem! Neal Stephenson's latest work of spec-fic awesomery is ripe with headiness, so we decided to bring on couple of powerhouses in the brain department. Former-KTXT and current Llano Idea DJ Benjamin Brown returns to duke it out in a literary smackdown for the ages with veteran Bad Philosopher and aspiring YouTube reviewer Kevin Saunders. If this were a book, it'd be a genuine page-turner. But you read with your ears, right? Of course you do. So have a listen...
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Ethics is a tricky subject. For some, it’s subjective; anything goes. For others, it can be quite objective; right and wrong can be determined. Here at Texas Tech, ethics has become a full-blown initiative, though perhaps not as full-blown as some would like. Joining us to shine some light on the subject from the inside […]
The post Episode 039: What’s the Right Thing Again? first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
After a completely unintended hiatus brought on by the super-unfortunate necessity to re-edit this episode, it’s finally here! And it’s a good one, folks. Dr. Mark Webb, now chairman of the Texas Tech philosophy department joins me for his third appearance on the show, alongside Numero Uno Fanboy Jed Cummins and national traveler Kevin Saunders. […]
The post Episode 038: Incremental Hope first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Over the last couple of weeks we’ve lost a lot of celebrities–Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, even Billy Mays. It’s been tragic, but it got us here at BF thinking… what will happen to our social graphs when we pass on? We decided to answer this pressing question in possibly our most daring setup ever; inside […]
The post Episode 037: Back Seat Philosophy first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Why did the chicken cross the road? To listen to BF, of course! Throughout the centuries, comedy has been an integral part of human society. This week on BF, we tackle what it really means to be funny, which comedians have the best style, and whether jumping the shark should become an Olympic sport. Joining […]
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Why are we here? What's this all about? What is my purpose? What is yours? Is there even one at all? These are easy questions to ask, but answering them is a whole different story. Wolfram Alpha has one idea. We've got some others.
The post Episode 035: Intellectual Hedonism first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
You'd think that after 50 years, the nations of North and South Korea would have kissed and made up. But these days as we light up our barbecues and relish the summer heat, the Korean peninsula is once again on the brink of war. From across the seas in Ulsan, South Korea, Julie Meadows joins to compare the cultural, political, and linguistic quirks of her locale alongside me, Kevin and his former roommate Jordan Mueller (first heard in the background some time ago). So as you reflect on Memorial Day this summer, remember the lost, have a nice heaping helping of mother hand tasty blue director of a bureau, and enjoy this week's BF...
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Imagine you wake up tomorrow, turn on the TV as usual, and find that all the networks have turned to static. Out your window, you see a hoard of staggering, droopy-eyed zombies ambling toward you, groaning ominously for your cerebral contents. What's your next move? Thankfully, we explore this very scenario and much more in great detail this week on BF. Kevin, Jed, and baby-loving girl Danielle join me to talk zombies, zombie movies, and planetary repopulation. So grab a shotgun, barricade yourself in a well-fortified building, and break open a can of Chunky, it's zombocalypse time!
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Every once in a while you get to do something truly extraordinary. You make a video, a rock star picks it up, one thing leads to another and the next thing you know you’re on stage with said rock star. In this special BF Kevin, his sister Kat and I discuss our thoughts on getting […]
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It was supposed to be the wave of the future, so what happened? Why aren't we all living in holodecks already? And where's my virtual haircut? We'll try to answer all this and more before the singularity hits, so strap in and have a listen!
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Joining us for Kevin's last live episode was Bryan Mitchell and Numero Uno Fanboy Jed Cummins. We had some audio woes (read: Bryan turned his microphone off) and video stream woes that ruined the opening bit, but through the magic of GarageBand I have made all right with the world. We talked Dollhouse, philosophy of mind, and Swine Flu, leading Kevin to do a classic rant on politics. Relish this episode, everyone, it's special...
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Yeah, we talked about ponzi schemes on the show... you got us. Kevin returned with an homage to This Week at Texas Tech, his own short-lived but much beloved podcast. We also revamped our intro and streamed the editing process live on Stickam. Miss out on that? Don't worry, we'll be making it a thing. For now, sit back and take a bite out of your carbon footprint chocolate bar, it's BF time!
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Easter time is here again, and what better way to celebrate than with some ultraviolence, m'droogs? That's right, this week BF took a dive down the proverbial rabbit hole into the dark dystopian future of Stanley Kubrick's 1972 masterpiece A Clockwork Orange, examining the moral, psychological, and cinematographical facets of the film. Numero Uno Fanboy and BF Cameraman Jed Cummins joined us for his third episode alongside newcomer Greg "Bob" Briley. Sex, murder, and prison await you! Have a listen...
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Since the dawn of time, man has peered out humbly at the world through his eyeballs and tried to make sense of it all in some systematic fashion. Aristotle famously set this ship of science on its way when he remarked casually one fine Grecian day, "You know, studies show that women have fewer teeth than men." Of course, he was full of s***, but that's beside the point! The A-man set a precedent of discourse that has continued to this very day, according to some experts.
The post Episode 028: But Is It Science? first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Progress is a tricky thing. It doesn’t always go like you think it should. Sometimes the days are Blue and Sunny, sometimes things blow up in your face, and sometimes you just have to put yourself out there and let it happen. What I’m trying to say is, of course, that BF had an AWESOME […]
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Have you ever actually rubbed elbows with a celebrity? Everyone talks about doing that, but seriously, have you ever actually gone up to a star and asked “can I rub my elbow against your elbow?” Hmm… Well, in any case, we got to do something akin to that this past weekend at the Bigg Digg […]
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Fear not, good mortals! Bad Philosophy is not gone. There’s just, y’know, this thing called “college.” Maybe you’ve heard of it? Well, in any case, it tends to take priority over this show (at least for now), and that’s why this episode has taken so long to come out. You’ve probably all seen Watchmen by […]
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We're back! Pardon the week off. We had to deal with a rather unexpected chainsaw-wielding polar bear invasion, but all is good now... except for Kevin's leg ... Anyway! This week BF took a trip to the movies, grilling Hollywood's latest Oscar fetish, Slumdog Millionaire with first-time guest Eric Braden. We also delved into the realm of free will vs. determinism, where Eric and I pulled no punches in our quest to disprove the other. Oh, and the audio was FRAKKING AMAZING if I do say so myself. Enjoy, peeps!
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When a man and a woman love each other very much… they listen to Bad Philosophy together! This week neither panelist woes nor audio troubles nor the relentless Lubbock wind could keep us from recording BF. Numero Uno fanboy Jed brought Danielle, a [female] friend from Colorado, onto the show to talk about BABIES. You […]
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This past Friday the 13th, Joss Whedon’s new series “Dollhouse” premiered on FOX, and unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past two episodes of BF, you’ll recall that Kevin and I are huge fans of Mr. Whedon’s work. We were there on the scene to record our immediate reaction, and now you […]
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Title psych! In this episode we actually focused on the man, the myth, the legend himself, Mr. Joss Whedon, and all his crazy nephews (shows). Despite last-minute panelist panic, we successfully procured Jed and Michael and had a Baldwin blast of a time. So brush up on your Mandarin, grab a wooden stake, and set […]
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Stay calm. You’re not imagining things. That “b” is real, and we have a good explanation for it… sort of. As you well know, we here at Bad Philosophy have had our [some might say disproportionate] share of unsavory experiences with audio equipment. Trying new things tends to get us in trouble, and well… we […]
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We're in a crisis today, peeps. Healthcare in the United States is whack, and everybody's got a plan to fix it. We may not be Obama's advisory board, but we'll be darned if BF is gonna sit on the sidelines for this most relevant of issues. Numero Uno fanboy Jediah Cummins joined us for his first appearance alongside Matt Legler (and LO, the universe did NOT explode!). We had our crazy awesome microphone setup going once again, so hold onto your W2 form, strap on a heart monitor, and take a speed-of-light tour on the healthcare freeway - BF style!
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We've got ourselves a new president in these grand United States of America, and in celebration of that common knowledge we dedicated this BF to discussing... pretty much anything except that. Jessica Story joined us for the first time, bringing a flare of femininity to the show in a shameless attempt to lure in the other 51% of the world's population. But demographics be damned! We had rabbit trails to follow, cookies to chew, and Rubik's cubes to solve... all in a high-quality multi-track audio extravaganza. You thought we could never get more BF? Well I've got news for you: Yes we can. And... we did...
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It's here, people! We're inching our way ever closer to becoming bona fide, honest to goodness procasters. We're back in the DMS and managed to rig up their spiffy, expensive microphones into the best audio configuration we've had yet. Julie Meadows joins us this episode for a finagled foray into copyright, Mickey Mouse, and sneezing... among many other decidedly BF things. So pull up an ideal chair and get ready for the audio bliss that is Episode 18...
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As we enter 2009, the last year of the Noughties, we here at BF decided to do a little retrospective on the previous year, highlighting some things that piqued our interest in 2008. Not only that, we decided to make some outlandish predictions as well. If you're still hungover from last night's revelry, we forgive you. If not, join me, Kevin, and Jed for some laid-back BF action. We even created a resolution for once-again-absent Matt Legler, who was stuck in the middle of nowhere unfortunately. Oh, and as a New Year's bonus, I cooked up a brand new intro. Bon appetit!
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One may be the loneliest number that you'll ever do, but two is certainly NOT as bad as one when it's Bad Philosophy. Kevin and I convened over Skype this week in leu of any other panelists. We actually got the audio working half-decently (can you believe it?!) and had a great back-and-forth about a wide variety of topics. So sit back, kindle your excitement, strap on your golden parachute, and shove those old VHS bootlegs of Oh, Killmas Tree under your desk - it's time for some BF!
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Something appalling just happened here at Texas Tech. On the evening of December 10th, Tech decided to pull the plug on our 47-year-strong campus radio station, KTXT 88.1 FM. This move came with no warning, no recourse, and at a moment when students had finished the semester and gone home. Needless to say, we got pissed. Thankfully, BF was right there to pick up on this developing story, and we managed to get (former?) KTXT DJ Benjamin Brown on the show via Skype to give us the inside scoop. Intrigue, deception, and the sudden death of a Lubbock tradition - it's all here! Have a listen...
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Once the high subsided, we got the strangest urge: to do an episode on religion. It's controversial, it's deep, it's something we've never before... it's totally BF. Though our microphones refused to comply (again!), we completed the episode successfully (albeit in 16kHz... oops). Open your mind, put your bias aside, and indulge as we tackle one of the biggest questions of all time... "Why be religious?"
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This week we convened over Skype to discuss the American shopping ritual known as Black Friday, as well as a healthy dose of memetics and other such jazz. We apologize for the audio quality (I mean... it is Skype after all), but we did manage to give you the treat of hearing our voices in stereo for the first time ever. We promise to get back on civilized audio hardware for the next episode. Grin and bear with us, we actually had some good stuff to say...
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Technology is a tricky thing. When it works, it’s wonderful, and when it doesn’t… heads explode. For the most part, BF’s first foray into high-tech recording went swimmingly. We did have a couple of complications, but despite having to crowd around a single AKG condenser microphone, our intrepid panel managed to record one of the […]
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As Oscar Wilde once said, “The best laid plans of mice and men often go to EPIC FAIL.” Such was our experience this past Friday, as guest after guest bailed on us and we exhausted our respective phone books and Facebook friend lists trying to procure a replacement. Ultimately, we ended up with Hayslip again, […]
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Back from the dead (or so you thought!), BF is coming at you with our long-overdue ultra-cliche excessively-hyphenated Halloween episode! Our panel of friendly ghosts, including Lost Episode veteran Michael Hayslip and first-time guest but long-time #1 fan Jediah Cummins, takes a spooky ride through the cultural, historical, and religious facets of the holiday. But […]
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This is it! ESPN Game Day is here in Lubbock, TX and we here at Bad Philosophy are pleased to bring you this final chapter in the RaiderVille Diaries series from the line outside Jones AT&T Stadium. We’ve stuck it out, we’ve done the hours, and the moment of reckoning is upon. Tech alumni Jeff […]
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We’re back for the second installment of the RaiderVille Diaries, joined this time by yet another first-time guest, Lexi Ellis. We managed to cram four people into the midget tent and muse about the social dynamics of the growing community, authority, lawlessness, and such. The party’s going strong and there are still two days to […]
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This week on Bad Philosophy we tackle the age-old question: if one does not like America, should they move to Canada? I mean, what could be better than free health care and all the moose meat you can eat, right? Austin Fielding joins us for the first time, making it our largest panel ever (five, […]
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Every once in a while, people come together for an event spontaneously, forming a community of like minds that lives, breathes, and functions like a full-fledged village. This week, leading up to the epic college football match-up between Texas Tech University and the University of Texas, Bad Philosophy will follow the development of just such […]
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A friend of a friend told me that if you listen to Bad Philosophy on a Microsoft Zune while preparing a Hot Pocket, the microwaves resonate with the current in the headphone wires and cause your ears to secrete Jello! Really … this totally happens … … Okay, you caught us. It’s a pure urban […]
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We’ve started it people, we really have. This time we had no idea what to talk about, so we took what is arguably the first step in the typical death throe sequence of serial entertainment: the Behind-the-Scenes Show (collective gasp!). Before you know it we’ll be doing the Blooper Show, followed by the Old-Cast-Member Show, […]
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Why do bad things happen to good people? Do cheaters ever prosper? And what the heck does it mean to “leverage excellence” anyway? We’re not quite sure, but apparently it has something to do with setting baby deer on fire, Ray Kurzweil, and slurpees. Eminent Texas Tech philosopher, fencer, and all-around good guy Dr. Mark […]
The post Episode 005: Leveraging Excellence first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
What do Warhammer, Ayn Rand, and Westerns have in common? Darned if we know. Ben Brown joins us on this episode as we dive into the realm of speculative fiction, sci-fi, and modifying the human body/mind with technology… among other things. Apologies about the awfuller-than-usual sound quality. We tried to use a bunch of different […]
The post Episode 004: Benn Diagrams first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
After a rather significant rain delay, the wild of musings of the Bad Philosophers are back. With the healthy addition of founding member Eric Beutlich, we went on a rockin’ roller coaster ride that kicked off with some pondering about free will, meandered around to the homogenization of modern society, and even weathered an unfortunate […]
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Unbeknownst to our listeners, we intrepid Bad Philosophers have taken a sudden interest in the mating habits of sphenisciformes. Gone are the days of Descartes and neuroscience. Henceforth, we shall devote all our time and energy to covering in laborious detail the intricacies of hot, feathery, penguin sex. In all seriousness though, we actually just […]
The post Episode 002: The Fertility of Penguins first appeared on Bad Philosophy.
Beyond all odds, lightning has struck twice, and the first “official” episode BF is here. Matt, David, and Stephen discuss Stephen’s article in the campus newspaper, spawning a deep, meandering, extravagantly philosophical discussion on neuropsychology, artificial intelligence, and the possibility of a robot future. Join us for a journey deep into the mind, if you […]
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Every once in a blue moon, the stars align, the burritos are just that good, and the right people come together in just the right mindset to make magic happen. Such was it this past Monday, when the Bad Philosophers spewed forth our “first” bit of genius upon a darkening Earth. In layman’s terms: Episode […]
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