PODCAST · society
Thinkin' Bros Podcast
by Chris and Alex
Your favorite corner-store philosophers trying to figure out life one conundrum at a time. We are two brothers in love with thinking. Our dream is to use casual philosophy to figure out most of life's uncertainties. Delusional? Perhaps. One thing is certain: we will not arrive at this goal without engaging in meaningful discourse with others. Help us achieve this dream.
Episodes
-
52. The End (Kinda) | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives. 👉 In this season 2 finale, we discuss Plato's "The Apology".…
more -
51. Me No Know Virtue | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives. 👉 We discuss Plato's "Meno", a dialogue on virtue. After somewhat...
-
50. Passions Within Reason 2 | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives. 👉 We discuss Robert H. Frank's "Passions Within Reason: The…
more -
49. Passions Within Reason 1 | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives. 👉 We discuss Robert H. Frank's "Passions Within Reason: The…
more -
48. I Wonder if the Joke Will Land | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives. 👉 We look into the rich but confusing work of Lewis Carroll. "Alice…
more -
47. A Freudian Breakdown of Shrek (Kinda) | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives. 👉 This week, our veteran philosopher clashes with an up-and-coming...
-
46. You Have to Be There | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives. 👉 We finally discuss almost everything that remains of Alan Watts'...
-
45. Intro to Zen | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives. 👉 In the main segment, we discuss chapters 1-3 of Alan Watts' “The…
more -
44. Memento Mori (Sorry) 2 | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives. 🔗 The timeline of the movie explained by Christopher Nolan He…
more -
43. Memento Mori (Sorry) 1 | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives. 🔗 The timeline of the movie explained by Christopher Nolan He starts...
-
42. Feel, Then Think | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives. 👉 In the main and only segment, Chris returns to his old ways.…
more -
41. Philosopher Retreat Barn Town | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives. 👉 We begin by discussing chapter 5 of William James' "The Principles...
-
40. Go Life One Fold at a Time | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives. 👉 We begin by discussing L. A. Paul's "What You Can't Expect When...
-
39. The Pursuit of Unhappiness | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives. 👉 In the main (and only) segment, we discuss Paul Watzlawick's "The...
-
38. Don't Be a "L'Étranger" | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives. 👉 We begin by discussing Camus' "L'Étranger" (The Stranger). While…
more -
37. Camus Who? Camus Watts? | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives. 👉 We initially thought we would discuss Camus' "The Stranger", but…
more -
36. "Success" (In Quotes) | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives. 👉 We begin by discussing our favorite quotes. Unsurprisingly, Chris...
-
35. Progressive Handicapping and Success | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives. ⭐️ We apologize for the bad audio of Alex’s mic, it was partially...
-
34. The End of Psi-Chology | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives. 👉 We begin by discussing Feeling the Future: Experimental Evidence…
more -
33. Affective Breakdown | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives. 👉 We begin by discussing What Is an Emotion? This paper is a...
-
32. Principilliam of Psycholojames | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives. 👉 We begin by discussing Plato's Allegory of the Cave, found in Book...
-
31. Sartre's Lemur | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives. 🚨 Note that upon listener request, this episode was minimally edited...
-
30. A Philosophical Shipwreck | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives. 👉 We begin by discussing our favorite philosophers. It should come…
more -
29. Resolving Resolutions | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
🧠 Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We make psychology and philosophy accessible through informal discussions and try to find ways to use these disciplines to enhance our everyday lives. 👉 We begin by setting New Years resolutions we actually intend to…
more -
28. Honor Among Psychiatrists | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
*New Episode Every Week* Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We have informal discussions about psychology and philosophy and make it accessible to the non-scientist and find ways to integrate into our lives and that of our listeners hopefully make it better....
-
27. Illuminating the Bat's Unconscious | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
*New Episode Every Week* Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We have informal discussions about psychology and philosophy and make it accessible to the non-scientist and find ways to integrate into our lives and that of our listeners to hopefully make it...
-
26. The Zeneralizability Crisis | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
*New Episode Every Week* Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We have informal discussions about psychology and philosophy and make it accessible to the non-scientist and find ways to integrate into our lives and that of our listeners to make it better. Today…
more -
25. We Shouldn't Have Gotten Into This | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
*New Episode Every Week* Thinkin’ Bros Podcast is hosted by intellectual phenomena Alex and Chris. We have informal discussions about psychology and philosophy and make it accessible to the non-scientist. Our goal is to find ways to integrate into our lives and that of our listeners to make it...
-
24. Fantasy Flings Frankly Feel Fantastic | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
*New Episode Every Week* In the opening segment we discuss Anna Lambke’s Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence. While recently dopamine has gotten a lot of coverage and attention, we dive into a peculiar method of voluntary pain to stimulate pleasure. No masochism required. In...
-
23. Marshed Mallows From Underground | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
*New Episode Every Week* We begin our episode with a discussion of the classic marshmallow experiment by Walter Mischel, which theorizes that ability to delay gratification may be due to the use of specific strategies. In the main segment, we discuss Dostoevsky's Notes From Underground. While…
more -
22. Let Me Meditate on It | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
*New Episode Every Week* In this new, revolutionary (stolen from Very Bad Wizards), format, we begin our episode by discussing the famous Bystander Effect. We first summarize it, and then suggest how to bypass it to achieve a more moral and socially profitable outcome. In the main segment, we...
-
21. Phil vs Philosophy (Part 2) | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
*New Episode Every Week* Religion or philosophy: a debate that had been going on for hundreds of years. But, is it even a debate? As a priest once told me, all religions and philosophies are trails to the same mountain top. Our conclusions in this episode and the next seem to reflect this view…
more -
20. Phil vs Philosophy (Part 1) | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
*New Episode Every Week* Religion or philosophy: a debate that had been going on for hundreds of years. But, is it even a debate? As a priest once told me, all religions and philosophies are trails to the same mountain top. Our conclusions in this episode and the next seem to reflect this view…
more -
19. Coinflip Your Way to Authenticity | Thinkin Bros Podcast
*New Episode Every Week* What is authenticity? How do you reach it? We delve into Nietzsche, ancient Buddhism and the sayings of the great Alan Watts. In this episode on authenticity, we do some conceptual analysis and lay the groundwork for some other fundamental questions yet to come. On our…
more -
18. Critique Me, Respectfully | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
*New Episode Every Week* What is respect? Despite a large portion of the podcast being dedicated to a tangent, we arrive at a more concrete view of respect. Does it correlate with common decency? Is respect always earned? Can you not like someone yet respect them? All of these questions are...
-
17. The Wisdom to Know the Difference | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
*New Episode Every Week* How is intelligence different from knowledge? Does a lack of geographical or historical knowledge make you less intelligent? Does being good at school make you intelligent? All of these questions, and more, are answered throughout the episode. With a less planned…
more -
16. Proposed Purpose: Public Profit | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
*New Episode Every Week* What is the meaning of life? In this highly anticipated episode, we attempt to break down popular views on the matter. From utilitarianism to Christianity and Buddhism, we skim over the historical perspective and find their flaws in the goal of coming up with our own...
-
15. Conflict on Interest | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
*New Episode Every Week* What makes a person interesting? You certainly won't find out in this episode. From going off-subject to joking around (this episode was edited down from 1h40), it seemed as though this wasn't the day to come to philosophical conclusions. This did not mean we could not…
more -
14. Philosophical Paradhoaxes | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
*New Episode Every Week* This week, we analyze philosophy's most perplexing conundrums. Historical paradoxes that philosophers have not figured out for hundreds of years, all solved in one podcast! Kind of... Also our first video podcast. From Zeno's paradox to self-driving car AI programs, join…
more -
13. Sorry for Philosophizing | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
*New Episode Every Week* What is the point of philosophy? What are we trying to accomplish with our podcast? When should we say "sorry"? A long overdue episode delving into the problems with the historical approach to philosophy, what we think it should be and what our strategy will be to...
-
12. We All Crave Desert | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
*New Episode Every Week* What do we deserve? In the positive view, do people who work harder deserve more? In the negative one, do we deserve the injustices of the world? Superficially, those might seem like easy questions to answer, but they have much deeper implications on accountability and...
-
11. Critiquing Critics' Criticism | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
*New Episode Every Week* Should you care about a critic's opinion before watching a movie? What about after you watch it? In this episode, we dive into a conundrum that had bothered us for a long time (but is really just Chris' personal vendetta): if critics are supposed to rate the quality of...
-
10. We (In)tend to Agree | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
*New Episode Every Week* Does intentionality matter in art? What about ethics? We tackle the age old question: does it matter what the artist intended the art piece to accomplish? At least from the perspective of the art enjoyer. We seem to agree on a lot, but, as usual, we have some fundamental...
-
9. High on Life | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
*New Episode Every Week* Do drugs have a place in the pursuit of a happy life? More precisely, can they align with one's goal in life? We attempt to answer this question with the help of our knowledgeable guest. We believe to have aptly illustrated both sides of the debate and raised the correct...
-
8. Peer-Reviewed Self-Worth | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
*New Episode Every Week* To what extent are our actions a reflection of societal expectations as opposed to our true self? We use our knowledge of psychology and philosophy to try to establish the limitations societal pressures, especially in the modern world, put on our quest for authenticity.…
more -
7. You Wouldn't Understand This Title | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
*New Episode Every Week* "You wouldn't understand." A seemingly harmless phrase everyone has either said or heard in their lives. We attempt to establish how inappropriate and harmful this phrase can be in reality. How it creates separation between humans where there shouldn't be. As usual, we...
-
Welcome to Thinkin' Bros Podcast
Leaders in casual philosophy, Alex and Chris gradually extrapolate their minor degrees in philosophy to establish theories about everything life has to offer. From more standard philosophy topics such as happiness and honor to more modern subjects like movie critics and social media, we want to...
-
6. Don't Worry, About Being Happy | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
*New Episode Every Week* What is happiness? Perhaps one of the most fundamental questions of life and certainly a necessary question to answer in a philosophy podcast. We use an AI-generated prompt to investigate the question. Although some people believe that this is a mysterious and complex...
-
5. A Robot 100 000$ in Debt | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
*New Episode Every Week* AI vs. Medicine. What are the implications of the evolution of AI for the future of medicine. Will we use it as a tool to complement medicine, or will it take over completely? Do humans have anything that AI can never have that has a special meaning for medicine and...
-
4. Experience: Our Incompetence | Thinkin' Bros Podcast
*New Episode Every Week* What is the difference between experience and competence? We often attribute a lot of credibility to experts in a field upon seeing their qualifications. Is that credibility warranted? We attempt (and fail) to have a structured conversation about this complex topic at 6…
more
We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.
No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.
No topics indexed yet for this podcast.
Loading reviews...
ABOUT THIS SHOW
Your favorite corner-store philosophers trying to figure out life one conundrum at a time. We are two brothers in love with thinking. Our dream is to use casual philosophy to figure out most of life's uncertainties. Delusional? Perhaps. One thing is certain: we will not arrive at this goal without engaging in meaningful discourse with others. Help us achieve this dream.
HOSTED BY
Chris and Alex
CATEGORIES
Loading similar podcasts...
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Thinkin' Bros Podcast have?
Thinkin' Bros Podcast currently has 53 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Thinkin' Bros Podcast about?
Your favorite corner-store philosophers trying to figure out life one conundrum at a time. We are two brothers in love with thinking. Our dream is to use casual philosophy to figure out most of life's uncertainties. Delusional? Perhaps. One thing is certain: we will not arrive at this goal without...
How often does Thinkin' Bros Podcast release new episodes?
Thinkin' Bros Podcast has 53 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
Where can I listen to Thinkin' Bros Podcast?
You can listen to Thinkin' Bros Podcast on PodParley by clicking any episode. We provide an embedded audio player for direct listening, and you can also subscribe via your preferred podcast app using the RSS feed.
Who hosts Thinkin' Bros Podcast?
Thinkin' Bros Podcast is created and hosted by Chris and Alex.
URL copied to clipboard!