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PEL Presents NEM#264: Bob Bert, Creative Drummer (Sonic Youth, et al)

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Ep. 404: Could AI Be Conscious? (Chalmers vs. Dreyfus) (Part One)

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PEL Presents PMP#234: You Can See Fielder

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PEL Presents PvI#127: Naturally Intelligent Mushmouth

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Ep. 403: Are LLMs Actually Intelligent? (Part Two)

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PEL Presents Closereads: David Lewis on Mind-Brain Identity (Part One)

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PEL Presents NEM#263: Dan Cuddy (Hypnolovewheel, The Special Pillow)

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Ep. 403: Are LLMs Actually Intelligent? (Part One)

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PEL Presents PMP#233: Not-Scary Carrie

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PEL Presents PvI#126: Waiting for Cluckman w/ Anthony LeBlanc

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Ep. 402: Plato Talks Homer: Hippias Minor and Ion (Part Two)

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PEL Presents NEM#262: Bruce Cockburn Expands Political/Spiritual Folk

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PEL Presents PMP#232: Obsession (for Men?)

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Ep. 402: Plato Talks Homer: Hippias Minor and Ion (Part One)

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PEL Presents Closereads: Gilbert Ryle on Self-Knowledge (Part One)

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PEL Presents PvI#125: Mrs. Nussbaum's Credit Card

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Ep. 402: Plato Talks Homer: Hippias Minor and Ion (Part Two for Supporters)

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Ep. 401: Mind/Brain Identity Theory (U.T. Place, J.J.C. Smart) (Part Two)

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PEL Presents NEM#261: Joan as Policewoman's Living Growth

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PEL Presents PMP#231: Euphoric Teens

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Ep. 401: Mind/Brain Identity Theory (U.T. Place, J.J.C. Smart) (Part One)

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PREMIUM-Ep. 400: Dennett Rejects Qualia (Part Three)

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PEL Presents Philosophy vs. Theater w/ David Epstein

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Ep. 400: Dennett Rejects Qualia (Part Two)

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PEL Presents Closereads: Late Dennett on Consciousness (Part One)

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PEL Presents PMP#230: Gettin' Furious

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Ep. 400: Dennett Rejects Qualia (Part One)

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PEL Presents PvI#124: Navel Evaluation (Our Season 5 Finale)

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PEL Presents NEM#260: Jacqui Hunt (Single Gun Theory) Now Master of Her Synth Domain

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Ep. 400: Dennett Rejects Qualia (Part One for Supporters)

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Ep. 399: Dan Dennett's Model of Mind (Part Two)

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PEL Presents Closereads: Donald Davidson on Self-Knowledge (Part One)

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PEL Presents PMP#229: What's Spider-Man Up To?

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Ep. 399: Dan Dennett's Model of Mind (Part One)

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PREMIUM-PEL Sunami Nightcap August 2026

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PEL Presents NEM#259: Glenn Morrow (Bar/None): Songwriting Re-Emergence

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Ep. 398: Donald Davidson on Mind vs. Body (Part Two)

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PEL Presents PvI#123: Brain Spritzing w/ Bill Arnett and Jenny Hansen

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PEL Presents Closereads: Peirce's New Categories (Part One)

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Ep. 398: Donald Davidson on Mind vs. Body (Part One)

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PMP#228: Spielberg's Alien Fetish

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Ep. 398: Donald Davidson on Mind vs. Body (Part One for Supporters)

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Ep. 397: Federalist Papers LIVE (Part Two)

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PEL Presents NEM#258: Dan Montgomery: Direct Communication

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PEL Presents PvI#122: Hello from Iran w/ AmirAli Maleki

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Announcement: Mark's "Key Ideas in the Philosophy of Mind" Fall 2026 Class

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Ep. 397: Federalist Papers LIVE (Part One)

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PEL Presents PMP#227: The Odyssey: Epic Film

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PEL Presents NEM#257: Josh Joplin Doesn't Look Back… Until Now

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Ep. 396: Peirce on Knowledge (Part Two)

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PEL Presents Closereads: Galen Strawson on Panpsychism (Part One)

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PEL Presents PMP#226 Toy Story Played Out

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Galen Strawson on Panpsychism (Part One)

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Ep. 396: Peirce on Knowledge (Part One)

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PEL Presents PvI#121: Meat Suit Dolls w/ Maddie Mutations

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PEL Presents NEM#256: Bruce Soord (Pineapple Thief): Heartbreaking Prog by Ear

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Closereads: Hegel on Faith vs. The Enlightenment, aka PEL ep. 394 (Part Three)

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Ep. 395: C.S. Lewis Argues for Christianity (Part Two)

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PEL Presents Closereads: Hegel on Faith vs. The Enlightenment (aka PEL#394 pt. 3)

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PEL Presents PMP#225: Survivor the Constant (with Wes!)

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Ep. 395: C.S. Lewis Argues for Christianity (Part One)

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PEL Presents PvI#120: Mark and Mary in the Struggle Club

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Ep. 394: Hegel on Faith vs. The Enlightenment (Part Two)

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PEL Presents NEM#255: Michael Timmins (Cowboy Junkies): Mellow But Energized

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PEL Presents PMP#224: Fantasy Novels Galore

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Ep. 394: Hegel on Faith vs. The Enlightenment (Part One)

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PEL Presents PvI#119: Ms. Philosophy vs. Improv w/ Mary and Jenny

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Ep. 393: Kant vs. Hegel (Part Two)

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PEL Presents NEM#254: Teddy Thompson Gets Off the Sofa

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PEL Presents PMP#223: What Is Star Wars Now?

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Ep. 393: Kant vs. Hegel (Part One)

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PEL Presents PvI#118: Aphoristically w/ Andrea Roccella

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PEL Presents Closereads: Horkheimer and Adorno on The Odyssey (Part One)

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Ep. 392: Early Hegel Elevates Reason (Part Two)

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NEM#253: Synth-Scaper Richard Barbieri (Japan, Porcupine Tree)

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PEL Presents PMP#222: Lordlings of the Flies

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Ep. 392: Early Hegel Elevates Reason (Part One)

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PREMIUM-Ep. 391: Habermas Defends Modernity (Part Three)

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PEL Presents PvI#117: Mark and Mary in the Triboobal Aftermath

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Ep. 391: Habermas Defends Modernity (Part Two)

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PEL Presents PMP#221: Streep Does Prada

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Ep. 391: Habermas Defends Modernity (Part One)

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PEL Presents NEM#252: Folk Legend Tom Paxton

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Ep. 390: Diderot Debates a Cynic (Part Two)

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Ep. 390: Diderot Debates a Cynic (Part One)

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PEL Presents PMP#220: Peaky Blinders: Gangs of Birmingham

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NEM#251: Dr. Alan Williams (Birdsong at Morning)

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Ep. 389: Hegel on Wealth and Power (Part Two)

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PEL Presents PvI#116: Full Bird Mode w/ BJ Lange

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PEL Presents PMP#219: Weir-ed Sci Fi: Hail Mary and The Martian

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Ep. 389: Hegel on Wealth and Power (Part One)

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PEL Presents NEM#250: Bill Pritchard the Tourist

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PEL Presents Closereads: Kierkegaard on Subjective Knowledge

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Ep. 388: Hegel on Culture (Part Two)

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PEL Presents PvI#115: Mary and Mark Astro-Logically

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Ep. 388: Hegel on Culture (Part One)

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PEL Presents NEM#249: Kavus Torabi Now Leads Gong

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PEL Presents: PMP#218: All the "Scream"-ing

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Ep. 387: Hegel on Law (Part Two)

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PEL Presents PvI#114: Earning Crazy Town w/ Jenny Hansen