Ep 1: Introduction; Why are we here?

The guys discuss what the heck they think they're doing and what the show format will be in the future. Sean talks about his love of movies and how it relates to the zeitgeist of generation X. Ryver reveals his pick for most influential Video game of the last 10 years and the group discusses the state of video games as a medium. Bruce talks about the long arc of comics as literature a we begin a discussion of narrative and what it means to culture. Everyone discusses the TV shows they love and what they mean to them. the philosophers bring the conversation down to a deeper level and dig into what philosophy can teach us in the modern media landscape and how it can remain relevant in a world that seems to have left it by the wayside. Sean manages to get Nietzsche into the conversation and everyone talks about there personal philosophical influences. The Philosophers discuss "reduced sodium podcasting" and set the tone for the show. Saint fatty drops in some words of wisdom. Professor Metal Has the “Last Word” and declares his intentions for the world. The "Good" Professor revels the identity of his arch-nemesis and teaches us all a little about the intersection of mind control and philosophy! If you have a question to contribute for our future “Philosophers help desk” segment let us know. The questions can be anything you would like the philosophers to help with from “I found $20 on the street. Should I keep it?” to “What makes an action 'Wrong'?” no question is too big or too small. And as always please give us your honest review on Itunes. It helps us make the show better with every one we get to read. Help keep the show going and the moon safe by supporting us on Patreon https://patreon.com/Philosophy Help keep us from disappearing by engaging us on the social media platform of your choice: http://www.philosophicalchaingang.com http://www.reddit.com/r/professormetal http://www.twitter.com/PChainGang https://www.facebook.com/PChainGang https://www.pinterest.com/PChainGang/ http://www.soundcloud.com/philosophical-chain-gang