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The Philosophers Stoned

A comedy podcast about philosophy with Sam Labun (B.A. and M.A. in philosophy) and comedian Jordan Strauss. Email us with questions or proposed topics at [email protected].

  1. 140

    A Crack In The Case

    In this episode, we discuss life updates and mind-independent facts.

  2. 139

    Vampire Folk

    In this episode we discuss vampires, werewolves, and other misunderstood entities.

  3. 138

    Bats with Rabies

    In this episode, we discuss some matters related to free will.

  4. 137

    The Emperor's New Clothes

    In this episode we attempt to make sense of things.

  5. 136

    Can You Dig It?

    In this episode, we discuss The Warriors, how much we love Tesler and everything's computer!

  6. 135

    Summer in Stalingrad

    In this episode we discuss stand-up comedy in Western Canada, Mickey 17, the battle of Stalingrad, and much more!

  7. 134

    Incoherent Rambling

    In this episode, we ramble incoherently about poker, billionaires, technology, and capital punishment.

  8. 133

    What's Beef

    In this episode we fnally settle the Kendrick-Drake beef and struggle to separate the art from the artist,

  9. 132

    Vat's Not So Bad

    In this episode we discuss the trade wars, being a brain in a vat, and so much more.

  10. 131

    Go Billionaire Or Go Home

    In this episode we discuss the death of David Lynch and the rise of billionaire man children.

  11. 130

    Here's The Deal

    It's Season 5! Thank you for being with us on this journey. In this episode, we discuss the dawn of quantum computing, borders, and taxing the rich.

  12. 129

    The New Year of 2025

    In this episode we recap our years, discuss the future of the meat industry, and cast our thoughts to the future of film and comedy in 2025.

  13. 128

    The 51st State

    In this episode, we discuss the pros and cons of 'Merica annexing Canada.

  14. 127

    Spectacles

    In this episode, we fiercely debate the authenticity of Paul vs Tyson and UFOs.

  15. 126

    For Posterity

    In this episode, we react to the U.S. Presidential election as it happened.

  16. 125

    Frightening Films

    In this episode, we discuss some of our favourite frightening films.

  17. 124

    The Big Rock Candy Mountains

    In this episode, we discuss Jordan's first few weeks of fatherhood, and perform a philosophical analyis of Harry McClintock's song "The Big Rock Candy Mountains."

  18. 123

    Crimes of Passion

    In this episode, we discuss reforming the criminal justice system with carnival-game punishments, the crimes of Diddy, and the philosophy of cuckoldry.

  19. 122

    Trump v Harris at The Sphere

    In this episode, we discuss the U.S. presidential race.

  20. 121

    Alien Romulus

    In this episode, we have a spoiler-filled discussion about Fede Alvarez's new film, Alien: Romulus.

  21. 120

    Rare Mutations

    In this episode, we discuss some strange abilities humans may develop over time..

  22. 119

    Healthy and Wealthy

    In this episode, we discuss suddenly winning large amounts of money.

  23. 118

    Earth, Fire, Water, Air

    In this episode, we discuss a variety of topics and finish off with Aristotelian elemental theory.

  24. 117

    Dumbtopia

    In this episode, we discuss why the world seems so dumb and getting dumber.

  25. 116

    Kandiaronk's Critique

    In this episode, we discuss Kandiaronk's argument that the indigenous Wendat society was superior to pre-Enlightenment European civilization. Source: The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow

  26. 115

    Concepts

    In this episode, we revisit Concepts. Source: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/concepts/

  27. 114

    Cognitive Difficulties

    In this episode, we struggle with the concept of concepts.

  28. 113

    Full Disclosure

    In this episode, we discuss UFO disclosure- is it already happening?.

  29. 112

    Mind and Reality

    In this episode, we discuss whether pansychism and Integrated Information Theory

  30. 111

    What Are You?

    In this episode, we discuss what we are- are we organisms, streams-of-consciousness, products, etc?

  31. 110

    Psychopathy

    In this episode, we discuss psychopathy.

  32. 109

    Trolley Problems Gone Wild

    In this episode, we discuss trolley problems where the entire human race is at stake. What would it take for you to wipe out all of humanity?

  33. 108

    Three Body Problem [Spoilers]

    In this episode, we discuss Netflix's show Three Body Problem.

  34. 107

    Lucretius

    In this episode, we discuss the Roman poet Lucretius, author of De Rerum Natura, a poetic exegisis of Epicurian physics.

  35. 106

    Physicalism

    In this episode, we discuss the theory that everything is phyiscal. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/physicalism/

  36. 105

    Marcus Aurelius

    We discuss the Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher, Marcus Aurelius (as seen in Gladiator ). https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/marcus-aurelius/

  37. 104

    The Philosophy of Film: Dune

    SPOILER ALERT We discuss the filmmaking and philosophical themes. This episode contains spoilers for Dune Parts One and Two.

  38. 103

    Narcissism

    In this episode, we discuss Narcissistic personality disorder. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20366662

  39. 102

    Philosophy of Religion

    In this episode, we discuss the philosophy of religion. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/philosophy-religion/

  40. 101

    Paraspychology

    In this episode, we discuss scientific and philosophical attempts to analyze paranormal phenomena.

  41. 100

    100th Anniversary Episode

    In our 100th episode, we cover a variety of topics from Animal Rights to Ego Death. Enjoy!

  42. 99

    Other Minds

    You know that when you see a rose, it's red. But how do you know it's red for everyone else? Or even worse, how do you know anyone else is conscious at all and not just zombies? In this episode, we attempt to relieve those philosophical fears.

  43. 98

    Articial Intelligence and Relationships

    In this episode, we discuss AI and its social and ethical implications for human relationships.

  44. 97

    2024 PREDICTIONS!

    In this episode, we prognosticate.

  45. 96

    Darwinism

    In this episode, we discuss Darwin's theory of natural selection and how this theory influenced philosophy, politics, and religion.

  46. 95

    Folk Philosophy

    In this episode we discuss folk philosophies, such as the the philosophy of "Eat Pray Love,", "Gym Tan Laundry" and Satanism.

  47. 94

    Conspiracies

    In this episode, we discuss conspiracy theories and Sam's perfect Sunday.

  48. 93

    Drugs

    In this episode, we snort, smoke, and shoot our way into the world of psychoactive substances.

  49. 92

    Controversies

    In this episode, we discuss some of the greatest controversies that will never be resolved.

  50. 91

    Fear

    In this episode we discuss fear.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A comedy podcast about philosophy with Sam Labun (B.A. and M.A. in philosophy) and comedian Jordan Strauss. Email us with questions or proposed topics at [email protected].

HOSTED BY

Sam Labun and Jordan Strauss

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A comedy podcast about philosophy with Sam Labun (B.A. and M.A. in philosophy) and comedian Jordan Strauss. Email us with questions or proposed topics at [email protected].

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