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The Partially Examined Life — 522 episodes
Ep. 398: Donald Davidson on Mind vs. Body (Part One)
Ep. 398: Donald Davidson on Mind vs. Body (Part One for Supporters)
Ep. 397: Federalist Papers LIVE (Part Two)
PEL Presents NEM#258: Dan Montgomery: Direct Communication
PEL Presents PvI#122: Hello from Iran w/ AmirAli Maleki
Announcement: Mark's "Key Ideas in the Philosophy of Mind" Fall 2026 Class
Ep. 397: Federalist Papers LIVE (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#227: The Odyssey: Epic Film
PEL Presents NEM#257: Josh Joplin Doesn't Look Back… Until Now
PEL Presents PMP#226 Toy Story Played Out
Galen Strawson on Panpsychism (Part One)
Ep. 396: Peirce on Knowledge (Part One)
PEL Presents PvI#121: Meat Suit Dolls w/ Maddie Mutations
PEL Presents NEM#256: Bruce Soord (Pineapple Thief): Heartbreaking Prog by Ear
Closereads: Hegel on Faith vs. The Enlightenment, aka PEL ep. 394 (Part Three)
Ep. 395: C.S. Lewis Argues for Christianity (Part Two)
PEL Presents Closereads: Hegel on Faith vs. The Enlightenment (aka PEL#394 pt. 3)
PEL Presents PMP#225: Survivor the Constant (with Wes!)
PEL Presents PMP#224: Fantasy Novels Galore
PEL Presents PvI#119: Ms. Philosophy vs. Improv w/ Mary and Jenny
Ep. 393: Kant vs. Hegel (Part Two)
PEL Presents PMP#223: What Is Star Wars Now?
Ep. 389: Hegel on Wealth and Power (Part Two)
PEL Presents PvI#116: Full Bird Mode w/ BJ Lange
PEL Presents PMP#219: Weir-ed Sci Fi: Hail Mary and The Martian
Ep. 389: Hegel on Wealth and Power (Part One)
PEL Presents NEM#250: Bill Pritchard the Tourist
PEL Presents Closereads: Kierkegaard on Subjective Knowledge
Ep. 388: Hegel on Culture (Part Two)
PEL Presents PvI#115: Mary and Mark Astro-Logically
Ep. 388: Hegel on Culture (Part One)
PEL Presents NEM#249: Kavus Torabi Now Leads Gong
PEL Presents: PMP#218: All the "Scream"-ing
Ep. 387: Hegel on Law (Part Two)
PEL Presents PvI#114: Earning Crazy Town w/ Jenny Hansen
PEL Presents PMP#217: Mel Brooks' Old Comedy
Ep. 387: Hegel on Law (Part One)
PREMIUM-Ep. 386: Hegel on Society (Part Three)
PEL Presents NEM#248: Lande Hekt: Lucky to Be Indie
Ep. 386: Hegel on Society (Part Two)
PEL Presents PvI#113: Mary and Mark Pick Their Battles
PEL Presents PMP#216: Oscars So Black?
Ep. 386: Hegel on Society (Part One)
PEL Presents NEM#247: John S. Hall (King Missile): Daily Poet
Ep. 385: Guest Graham Harman on Object vs. Continuum (Part Two)
PEL Presents PvI#112: Musical Zoom w/ Jerome Kurtenbach
PEL Presents PMP#215: Hamnet Dramatizes Shakespeare
Ep. 385: Guest Graham Harman on Object vs. Continuum (Part One)
Ep. 385: Guest Graham Harman on Object vs. Continuum (Part Two for Supporters)
NEM#246: Robert Deeble in His Talking Voice
Ep. 384: Graham Harman's Object-Oriented Ontology (Part Three)
PEL Presents PvI#111: God Smites Elijah Dann
PEL Presents PMP#214: South Park Resurgence
Ep. 384: Graham Harman's Object-Oriented Ontology (Part Two)
PEL Presents Closereads: Hegel's "Unhappy Consciousness"
Ep. 384: Graham Harman's Object-Oriented Ontology (Part Three for Supporters)
Ep. 384: Graham Harman's Object-Oriented Ontology (Part One)
PEL Presents PvI#110: Memories of 2026 w/ Mark and Mary
Ep. 383: Freud on Love and the Primal Horde (Part Two)
NEM#245: Darren Michael Boyd's Guitar Instrumentals Beyond Metal
PEL Presents PMP#213: Stranger Things Grown Familiar
Ep. 383: Freud on Love and the Primal Horde (Part One)
PEL Presents PvI#109: Choose Your Own Failure w/ Rich Baker
Ep. 383: Freud on Love and the Primal Horde (Part One for Supporters)
PEL 2026 Kickoff Nightcap
Ep. 382: Freud on Group Psychology (Part Two)
PEL Presents PvI#108: Guess Who's Coming to Christmas Dinner... Lawrence Ware!
PEL Presents PMP#212: Holiday Romance Films
Ep. 382: Freud on Group Psychology (Part One)
PEL Presents NEM#244: Year-End Chat with NEM Audio Editor Roger Heathers
PREMIUM-Ep. 381: Aquinas on Ethical Psychology (Part Three)
Bacchic Redemption in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975) (Part 1)
Ep. 381: Aquinas on Ethical Psychology (Part Two)
PEL Presents PvI#107: Mary and Mark Argue About Arguing
PEL Presents PMP#211: Slow Horses and Predecessors
Ep. 381: Aquinas on Ethical Psychology (Part Two for Supporters)
Ep. 381: Aquinas on Ethical Psychology (Part One)
PEL Presents Subtext: Erin's New Book "Avail"
PEL Presents NEM#243: Corey Ledet's Eclectic Zydeco
Ep. 380: Josiah Royce on Community (Part Two)
PEL Presents PvI#106: Heart Tchochkes w/ Seth Stephon Brown
PEL Presents PMP#210: One Paul Thomas Anderson Film After Another
Ep. 380: Josiah Royce on Community (Part One)
Ep. 380: Josiah Royce on Community (Part One for Supporters)
PEL Presents NEM#242: Marshall Crenshaw Subtracts
Ep. 379: Egyptian Philosophy with Chike Jeffers (Part Two)
PEL Presents PvI#105: Friendtor Debate Club w/ Scott Gelfand
PEL Presents PMP #209: Alien Franchised
Ep. 379: Egyptian Philosophy with Chike Jeffers (Part One)
PEL Presents NEM#241: Humor in Music Discussion
PREMIUM-Ep. 378: Aquinas on God and Mind (Part Four)
Ep. 378: Aquinas on God and Mind (Part Three)
PEL Presents PvI#104: The Hippie Code w/ Vickie Eistenstein
Ep. 378: Aquinas on God and Mind (Part Two)
PEL Presents PMP#208: An Ed Gein Halloween
PEL Presents NEM#240: Jonathan Rundman, Multi-Branded
Ep. 378: Aquinas on God and Mind (Part One)
PEL Presents PvI#103: Post-COVID Mary and Mark
Ep. 377: Emil Cioran's Pessimism (Part Two)
PEL Presents PMP#207: Spinal Tap and Other Fake Bands
PEL Presents NEM#239: Adrian Sherwood's Dub Productions
Ep. 377: Emil Cioran's Pessimism (Part One)
PEL Presents PvI#102: Pit of Despair w/ Seth Paskin
Ep. 376: Plato's "Laws" (Part Two)
PEL Presents PMP#206: Abbott Elementary w/o Emmys
PEL Presents NEM#238: Eric Andersen Endures
Ep. 376: Plato's "Laws" (Part One)
PREMIUM-PEL Back-to-School Nightcap 2025
PEL Presents PvI#101: Co-Hostery: Season Five Premiere with Mark and Mary
Ep. 375: Luce Irigaray's Feminism (Part Two)
PEL Presents PMP#205: Fantastical Foursome
Ep. 375: Luce Irigaray's Feminism (Part One)
PEL Presents PvI#100: Maximizing Turtle Revenue w/ Tim Sniffen and Anthony LeBlanc
Ep. 374: Discussing Liberalism (Lincoln, et al) with Walter Sterling (Part Two)
PEL Presents PMP#204: Naked Gun Rapid Firing
PEL Presents NEM#237: Maia Sharp's Homey Subversion
Ep. 374: Discussing Liberalism (Lincoln, et al) with Walter Sterling (Part One)
PEL Presents Closereads: Peter Railton's "Moral Realism" (Wrap Up)
PEL Presents PvI#99: Philosophy of Humor w/ Nessa Voss
Announcement: Mark's "Foundational Political Philosophy Texts" Fall 2025 Class
Ep. 373: Michael Walzer on Just Wars (Part Two)
PEL Presents PMP#203: What Superman?
PEL Presents NEM #236: Tee Templeton's Psychedelic Ending
Philosophy vs. Improv #98: Ragnarocking
Ep. 373: Michael Walzer on Just Wars (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#202: 50-Year-Old Jaws Busts Our Block
Ep. 372: Kant's Ethics Lectures (Part Two)
PEL Presents NEM#235: Willie Nile's Poetic Rock Anthems
Ep. 372: Kant's Ethics Lectures (Part One)
PEL Presents PvI#97: Peep Dome Pets w/ Merry Mary Hynes
PEL Presents PMP#201: John Wick Minus Wick
Ep. 371: Christine Korsgaard on Normativity (Part Two)
PEL Presents NEM#234: John Kruth the Multi-Hyphenate
Ep. 371: Christine Korsgaard on Normativity (Part One)
Philosophy vs. Improv #96: We Allege Humor w/ Mark Schiff & Daniel Lobell
Ep. 370: Christine Korsgaard on the History of Ethics (Part Two)
PEL Presents #200: Hollywood Studio Antics (feat. The Studio and Erica Spyres)
Ep. 370: Christine Korsgaard on the History of Ethics (Part One)
PEL Presents NEM#233: Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna) Is Not Taking This for Granted
PEL Presents PvI#95: The Techucational Edge w/ Khafiz and Nicholas from Invasive Thoughts
Pretty Much Pop #199: Missioning Impossibly
Ep. 369: Philippa Foot's Naturalistic Ethics (Part Two)
PEL Presents PvI#94: Storifying Philosophy w/ Kolby Granville
NEM#232: Chris Church Refines Power Pop
Ep. 369: Philippa Foot's Naturalistic Ethics (Part One)
Ep. 368: Hume on Reason in Ethics (Part Two)
PEL Presents PMP#198: Andor: Grown-Up Star Wars
PEL Presents PvI#93: Poetry Stands its Ground w/ Shannon Bass and Audrey Kohler
Ep. 368: Hume Reason in Ethics (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#197: Medically Dramatic
Ep. 367: Hume on the Foundations of Ethics (Part Two)
PEL Presents NEM#231: Bill Champlin (ex-Chicago) Sings of Love Just to Find It
Ep. 367: Hume on the Foundations of Ethics (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#196: Our "Sinners" Shindig
Ep. 366: Edith Stein on Empathy (Part Two)
PEL Presents PvI#92: Postale au Naturale w/ Greg McBrayer
PREMIUM-PEL Sentimentalism Nightcap 2025
Ep. 366: Edith Stein in Empathy (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#195: Mike White's Lotus
Ep. 365: Scheler on Love (Part Two)
PEL Presents NEM#230: Dean Wareham (Luna, Galaxie 500) Waxes Poetic
Ep. 365: Scheler on Love (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#194: Adolescence Wrecks Us
Ep. 364: Max Scheler on Sympathy (Part Three)
PEL Presents PvI#91: Community Breakdown (or Breakdance?) w/ Nick Armstrong
Ep. 364: Max Scheler on Sympathy (Part Two)
PEL Presents PMP#193: Severance: Mystery Box in Progress
NEM#229: Peter Holsapple (dB's, Continental Drifters) Pays Tribute to His Adolescence
Ep. 364: Max Scheler on Sympathy (Part One)
PEL Presents Closereads: Husserl on Perceiving Minds
Ep. 363: Franz Brentano's Moral Epistemology (Part Two)
PEL Presents PvI#90: Empty Street
Ep. 363: Franz Brentano's Moral Epistemology (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP #192: Exhibitionist Reality TV
Ep. 362: Ecclesiastes: Biblical Existentialism? (Part Two)
PEL Presents PMP#191: Saturday Night Liver
Ep. 362: Ecclesiastes: Biblical Existentialism? (Part One)
PEL Presents NEM#228: John "JR" Robinson: Omnipresent Drummer
Ep. 361: Marx on Machines (Part Two)
PEL Presents PMP#190: The Substance: Act Your Age!
Ep. 361: Marx on Machines (Part One)
PEL Presents PvI#89: Improv 4 Change w/ Shawn and Aaron from srsly wrong
Ep. 360: Karl Marx on Economic Value (Part Two)
PEL Presents NEM#227: Django Haskins (The Old Ceremony): Pop Noir
Ep. 360: Karl Marx on Economic Value (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#189: Bob Dylan As We Know Him
PEL Presents Closereads: Marx on Stirner (Part One)
Ep. 359: Karl Marx's Project (Part Two)
PEL Presents PvI#88: The Dark Side of Improv w/ Randy Fertel
Ep. 359: Karl Marx's Project (Part One)
Pretty Much Pop #188: Vampire Appreciation
Ep. 358: Max Stirner's Egoism (Part Two)
Ep. 358: Max Stirner's Egoism (Part One)
PEL Presents NEM#226: The Evolution of Iain Matthews (Fairport Convention, Southern Comfort, Plainsong)
Announcement: Mark's "Core Texts in Philosophy" Fall 2025 Class
PEL '24-'25 Transition Nightcap
Pretty Much Pop #187: Taking Down Santa Claus
Ep. 357: Feuerbach on the Evolution of Philosophy (Part Two)
PEL Presents PvI#87: Mystic Toaster with Simon Critchley
PEL Presents Subtext: The Sublime Mundane in Conrad Aiken’s “Morning Song of Senlin” (Part 1)
Ep. 357: Feuerbach on the Evolution of Philosophy (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#186: From Oz Books to Wicked Film
Ep. 356: Feuerbach Against Theology (Part Two)
PEL Presents NEM#225: Loudon Wainwright III, the Reporter-Songwriter
Philosophy vs. Improv #86: Friends with App-Platter Benefits w/ Sarah Shockey and Tommy Maranges
Ep. 356: Feuerbach Against Theology (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#185: Steve Martin: X-Tuple Threat
PEL Presents SUBTEXT: The Aesthetics of Death in "Beetlejuice" (Part 1)
Ep. 355: Marx on Alienation (Part Two)
PEL Presents PvI#85: Prototype Protoplasm w/ Mike Gorgone
Ep. 355: Marx on Alienation (Part One)
PREMIUM-PEL Thick-of-Fall Nightcap 2024
PEL Presents (SUB)TEXT: A Strange Fashion of Forsaking in the Poetry of Thomas Wyatt (Part 1)
Ep. 354: Guest Tim Williamson on Philosophic Method (Part Two)
Ep. 354: Guest Tim Williamson on Philosophic Method (Part One)
PEL Presents #184: !BREAKING! Comedy News
PEL Presents PvI#84: Interesting? w/ Lorraine Besser
Ep. 353: Reid on Visual Knowledge (Part Two)
PEL Presents NEM#224: Steve Dawson (Dolly Varden) Elevates Americana
Ep. 353: Reid on Visual Knowledge (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#183: Classic Universal Monster Movies
PEL Presents PvI#83: Half Philosophizing (Season 4 Premiere)
Ep. 352: Thomas Reid on Smelling and Knowledge (Part Two)
Love Dishonored in Euripides' "Medea" - Part 6
Ep. 352: Thomas Reid on Smelling and Knowledge (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#182: Tim Burton: Shtick Macabre
PREMIUM-Ep. 351: Sophie Grace Chappell on Transgender (Part Two)
Ep. 351: Guest Sophie Grace Chappell on Transgender (Part One)
PEL Presents NEM#223: Dale Crover (Melvins) the Accidentalist
Ep. 350: Rorty on Justification and Essentialism (Part Two)
PEL Presents PvI#82: LIVE in Personability w/ James Whittington
Ep. 350: Rorty on Justification and Essentialism (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#181: M. Night Shyamalan's Films Are a Trap
PEL Presents NEM#222: Amy Rigby's Nostalgic Simplicity
Ep. 349: Rorty's Pluralistic Pragmatism (Part Two)
PREMIUM-Closereads: Merleau-Ponty on the Body
Ep. 349: Rorty's Pluralistic Pragmatism (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#180: Season Four Wrap: Nostalgia
Ep. 348: Tim Williamson's Knowledge-First Epistemology (Part Two)
PREMIUM-PEL End-of-Summer Nightcap 2024
Ep. 348: Tim Williamson's Knowledge-First Epistemology (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#179: Deadpool Gets Meta
PEL Presents NEM#221: David Nagler Goes Brazilian
Ep. 347: Nyaya Sutra Against Buddhist Skeptics (Part Two)
PEL Presents PvI#80: Brief, Alternative Facts with David Shields
Announcement: Philosophy vs. Improv Live in Chicago on Wed. 8/21
Ep. 346: Nyaya Sutra Against Buddhist Skeptics (Part One)
PEL Presents NEM#220: Jah Wobble's Bass Worship
Ep. 346: Nyaya Sutra on Knowledge (Part Two)
PEL Presents PMP#178: The Bear's Incomplete Dish
PEL Presents PvI#79: Edificial Intentions with Danny Mora
Ep. 346: Nyaya Sutra on Knowledge (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#177: Inside Out - Animated Psyche
Ep. 345: William James on Religious Experience (Part Two)
PEL Presents NEM#219: Oliver Wakeman Beyond the Keyboard
Announcement: Mark's "Big Books in Continental Philosophy" Fall 2024 Class
Ep. 345: William James on Religious Experience (Part One)
PEL Presents PvI#78: We Essence Merge with Tamler Sommers (Very Bad Wizards)
PREMIUM-PEL Mid-Summer Nightcap 2024
Ep. 344: Gettier and Goldman on Justified True Belief (Part Two)
PEL Presents PMP#176: Furiosa: Are We Mad Maxed Out?
PEL Presents NEM#218: Pat Mastelotto: Prog Neanderthal Drum-Painting
Ep. 344: Gettier and Goldman on Justified True Belief (Part One)
PEL Presents PvI #77: Fashionation with Sheri Flanders
Pretty Much Pop #175: Podcast of the Planet of the Apes
Ep. 343: Plotinus the Neo-Platonist (Part Two)
Psychedelic Regrets in "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" (Part 5)
PEL Presents NEM#217: Richard Thompson's Moments in Time
PEL Presents PvI#76: Hello, Larry w/ Lawrence Ware
Ep. 343: Plotinus the Neo-Platonist (Part One)
Psychedelic Regrets in "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" (Part 4)
Ep. 342: Zhuangzi on Knowledge and Virtue (Part Two)
PEL Presents PMP#174: Fallout Plays Post-Apocalyptic
Ep. 342: Zhuangzi on Knowledge and Virtue (Part One)
PEL Presents NEM#216: Kim Richey Learns to Cherish Collaboration
Closereads: Zhuangzi, Ch. 19: "Fathoming Life" (aka PEL Ep. 341 Supplemental)
PEL Presents SUBTEXT - Psychedelic Regrets in "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" (Part 1)
Pretty Much Pop #173: Cowboy Beyoncé? (Cross-Genre Music)
Ep. 341: Guest Karyn Lai on Daoism in the Zhuangzi
PEL Presents PvI#75: The Alien Literally Has Two Faces w/ Bran Peacock
Ep. 340: Brian Ellis on the Implications of Essentialism (Part Two)
PEL Presents NEM#215: Lynn Drury's New Orleans Emotionality
Ep. 340: Brian Ellis on the Implications of Essentialism (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#172: Curb Larry David's Shtick
PEL 15th Anniversary and Book Release
NEM#214: Head vs. Gut Songwriting w/ Roger Joseph Manning Jr., David Christian, Rachel Taylor Brown
PMP-NEM Crossover: Head vs. Gut Songwriting w/ Roger Joseph Manning Jr., David Christian, Rachel Taylor Brown
Philosophy vs. Improv #74: A Psychedelic Embrace with David Peña-Guzmán (Overthink)
Ep. 339: Brian Ellis on the Metaphysics of Science (Part Two)
Ep. 339: Brian Ellis on the Metaphysics of Science (Part One)
Pretty Much Pop #171: The Traitors - A Multi-National Reality Game Show Phenom
Ep. 338: Aristotle on Potential vs. Actual and the Unmoved Mover (Part Two)
PEL Presents NEM#213: Paul Chastain (Velvet Crush): Flavors of Brightness
Ep. 338: Aristotle on Potential vs. Actual and the Unmoved Mover (Part One)
PEL Presents PvI #73: Family Whêtspät w/ Colleen Doyle
PREMIUM-PEL Nightcap w/ Chris Sunami (March 2024)
Ep. 337: Aristotle on Primary Being (Part Two)
PEL Presents PMP#170: Poor Things and Other Yorgos
PvI#72: Spock Fever w/ Cole Nasrallah and Chris Rathjen
Ep. 337: Aristotle on Primary Being (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#169: Doctor Who? (When?)
Ep. 336: Aristotle on Being and Non-Contradiction (Part Two)
PEL Presents NEM#212: Graham Parker's Hard Graft
Ep. 336: Aristotle on Being and Non-Contradiction (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#168: Writing Women's Fiction w/ Kathryn Leigh Scott
Ep. 335: Aristotle on Fundamental Explanations (Part Two)
PEL Presents PvI #71: The Cranio-Fascism Exchange
PEL Presents NEM#211: Louis Michot (Lost Bayou Ramblers) Evolves Cajun Music
Ep. 335: Aristotle on Fundamental Explanations (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#167: "May December" and Other Docudramas
REISSUE-Ep. 29: Kierkegaard on the Self
PEL Presents PvI#70: Paramilitary Existentialism w/ Jonny Thomson
PREMIUM-PEL Long Winter's Nightcap (Jan-Feb 2024)
PEL Presents NEM#210: Matt Piucci (Rain Parade) Retires BACK to Music
Ep. 334: Gabriel Marcel's Christian Existentialism (Part Two)
PEL Presents PMP#166: Miyazaki's Anime Dreamscapes
Ep. 334: Gabriel Marcel's Christian Existentialism (Part One)
PEL Presents SUBTEXT: Identity and Infamy in “Citizen Kane” (1941) (Part 2)
PEL Presents PvI#69: Alternative Religious Practices w/ Katie Caussin
NEM#209: Bruce Hornsby Is a Lifelong Student
Ep. 333: Kierkegaard's "Fear and Trembling" on Faith (Part Two)
Ep. 333: Kierkegaard's "Fear and Trembling" on Faith (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#165: Jewish Comedy w/ Daniel Lobell
PREMIUM-PEL Winter Nightcap (Concluding 2023)
Ep. 332: Kierkegaard's "Either/Or": The Ethical Self (Part Two)
PEL Presents: NEM#208: Laura Osnes: From Broadway to Nashville
Ep. 332: Kierkegaard's "Either/Or": The Ethical Self (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#164: Muppets, esp. Their Xmas Carol
PREMIUM-Ep. 331: Kierkegaard's "Either/Or": The Ethical Life (Part Three)
Philosophy vs. Improv #67: Consent to Improv w/ Sukaina Hirji
Ep. 331: Kierkegaard's "Either/Or": The Ethical Life (Part Two)
PEL Presents NEM#207: Jason Narducy: Punk Matured
Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale" (Part 5 of 6)
(SUB)TEXT: The Emptiness of Signification in Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale" (Part 4 of 6)
Ep. 331: Kierkegaard's "Either/Or": The Ethical Life (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#163: Marvel Fatigue?
PREMIUM-Ep. 331: Kierkegaard's "Either/Or": The Aesthetic Life (Part Three)
Ep. 330: Kierkegaard's "Either/Or": The Aesthetic Life (Part Two)
PEL Presents PvI#66: Legacy Mops w/ Kevin Allison
PEL Presents NEM#206: Wreckless Eric: "Without Sound, You've Got Nothing"
Ep. 330: Kierkegaard's "Either/Or": The Aesthetic Life (Part One)
PEL Presents (SUB)TEXT: The Emptiness of Signification in Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale" (Part 1 of 6)
Ep. 329: Kierkegaard on Irony (Part Three/Closereads Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#162: Poe Flavoring Upon the House of Usher
Ep. 329: Kierkegaard on Irony (Part Two)
PEL Presents: Philosophy vs. Improv #65: Pop Spice
Ep. 329: Kierkegaard on Irony (Part One)
PEL Presents NEM#205: Tom Heyman: Unreliable Narrator
PREMIUM-Ep. 328: Yascha Mounk Against Identity Politics (Part Three)
Ep. 328: Guest Yascha Mounk Against Identity Politics (Part Two)
PEL Presents PvI#64: TEAM PLAY GENERALS with Linda Orr and Andrew Lavin
PEL Presents (SUB)TEXT: Terminal Wooings in "The Odyssey" (Part 3 of 3)
Ep. 328: Guest Yascha Mounk Against Identity Politics (Part One)
Pretty Much Pop #161: Revisiting "The Exorcist"
PREMIUM-PEL Fall Nightcap 2023
Ep. 327: Harry Frankfurt on Bullsh*t and Authenticity (Part Two)
PEL Presents NEM#204: Tim and Sue Lee Learn Their Craft, from Windbreakers to Bark
Ep. 327: Harry Frankfurt on Bullshit and Authenticity (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#160: Mvto to "Reservation Dogs"
PEL Presents PvI#63: Virtual Socrates w/ David Chalmers
Ep. 326: Michael Tomasello on the Evolution of Agency (Part Two)
PEL Presents PvI#62: Cutting Every Edge w/ Jeremy Richards
Ep. 326: Guest Michael Tomasello on the Evolution of Agency (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#159: Watching "How To with John Wilson"
PEL Presents NEM#203: Andy White Tells the Truth
Ep. 325: Paul Grice on Meaning and Conversation (Part Two)
PEL Presents (SUB)TEXT: Foolish Adventures in "The Odyssey" (Part 2 of 3)
PEL Presents PMP#158: "Oppenheimer" and Other Christopher Nolan Films
Ep. 325: Paul Grice on Meaning and Conversation (Part One)
PEL Presents PvI#61: TEAM PLAY CIRCUS with Adal Rifai and Jenny Hansen
PREMIUM-Ep. 324: Plato's "Cratylus" on Language (Part Three)
Ep. 324: Plato's "Cratylus" on Language (Part Two)
PEL Presents PMP#157: What Is a Pop Culture Podcast For? (Season Finale)
PEL Presents NEM#202: Richard Lloyd (Television): Guitar is Combustible
Ep. 324: Plato's "Cratylus" on Language (Part One)
PREMIUM-PEL End-of-Summer Nightcap 2023
PEL Presents PvI#60: Elu-Sedations w/ Matt Teichman
Ep. 323: Acquiring Language: Tomasello vs. Chomsky (Part Two)
PEL Presents (sub)Text: Home as Identity in "The Odyssey"
Ep. 323: Acquiring Language: Tomasello vs. Chomsky (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#156: Black Mirror's Tech Horrors
PEL Presents NEM#201: Ivan Neville Gets Personal (but Still Funky)
PEL Closereads: Emerson's Oversoul (New Podcast Premiere)
PEL Presents PvI#59: Yes, and Technological Dystopia w/ Anthony LeBlanc
PEL Presents PMP#155: Existentialist Barbie
Ep. 322: Schelling on Art vs. Nature (Part Three)
PEL Presents NEM#200: Mikaela Davis: Singer-Songwriter-Harpist
PEL Presents PvI#57: Happier Cancer w/ Monica McCarthy
Ep. 322: Schelling on Art vs. Nature (Part Two)
(sub)Text: Competing Affections in "The Lion in Winter" (Peter O'Toole, Katherine Heburn)
Ep. 322: Schelling on Art vs. Nature (Part One)
PEL Presents NEM#199: Alan Jenkins' Cornucopia of Experiments
PEL Presents PMP#153: Kids' Films, Adult Messages
Pretty Much Pop #154: Indiana Jones and the Various MacGuffins
PREMIUM-PEL Nightcap 7-9-23
Ep. 321: August Schlegel on Beauty (Part Two)
PEL Presents PvI #56: Interpreting the Monkey Man w/ Chris George
Ep. 321: August Schlegel on Beauty (Part One)
PEL Presents NEM#198: Chris Stamey Keeps on Developing
PEL Presents PvI#55: Oversouled Behavior w/ Genevieve Joy
PREMIUM-Ep. 320: Friedrich Schlegel on Romanticism (Part Three)
Ep. 320: Friedrich Schlegel on Romanticism (Part Two)
PEL Presents PMP#152: BELIEVE in Ted Lasso
Ep. 320: Friedrich Schlegel on Romanticism (Part One)
PEL Presents NEM#197: Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah's African Head Charge
PREMIUM-Ep. 319: Schiller on Experiencing Beauty (Part Three)
Ep. 319: Schiller on Experiencing Beauty (Part Two)
PEL Presents PvI#54: Do You Want to Be Here? w/ Brain in a Vat
Ep. 319: Schiller on Experiencing Beauty (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#151: Everybody's Talkin' 'Bout "Succession"
PEL Presents NEM#196: Michael Gira (Swans) Is Not Done
PREMIUM-Ep. 318: Friedrich Schiller on the Civilizing Potential of Art (Part Three)
Ep. 318: Friedrich Schiller on the Civilizing Potential of Art (Part Two)
PEL Presents PMP#150: Dark Shadows w/ Kathryn Leigh Scott
Ep. 318: Friedrich Schiller on the Civilizing Potential of Art (Part One)
PEL Presents PvI#53: XTREME BEEF Quicheticles w/ Zach Thompson
PREMIUM-Ep. 317: Character Philosophies in Dostoevsky's "Brothers Karamazov" (Part Two)
PEL Presents NEM#195: Nicholas Tremulis Reads Better Books
Ep. 317: Character Philosophies in Dostoevsky's "Brothers Karamazov" (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#149: Rocky and Creed
Ep. 316: Dostoevsky's "Brothers Karamazov": PEL Live in NYC (Part Two)
PEL Presents PvI#52: Elegant Stoicism w/ Tanner Campbell
Ep. 316: Dostoevsky's "Brothers Karamazov": PEL Live in NYC (Part One)
PEL Presents NEM#194: Vashti Bunyan Is Not a Folk Singer
PREMIUM-Ep. 315: Mengzi (Mencius) on Virtuous Leaders (Part Two)
PEL Presents PMP#148: Resource Management Video Games
Ep. 315: Mengzi (Mencius) on Virtuous Leaders (Part One)
PREMIUM-PEL Nightcap April 2023
PEL Presents NEM#193: Peter Case's Songs About Now
Ep. 314: Mengzi (Mencius) on Moral Psychology (Part Two)
Ep. 314: Mengzi (Mencius) on Moral Psychology (Part One)
PEL Presents PvI#50: Pro Tips w/ Marla Cáceres
PREMIUM-Ep. 313: Mozi's Political Ethics (Part Three)
PMP#147: Nostalgic Mysteries (Knives Out, Poker Face) from Rian Johnson
Ep. 313: Mozi's Political Ethics (Part Two)
PEL Presents NEM#192: Guitarist Ivan Julian Serves the Song
Announcement: PEL Live April 15 in NYC, Streamed Worldwide
Ep. 313: Mozi's Political Ethics (Part One)
PEL Presents PvI#49: Ferrets in Uniform with Cole Nasrallah
PREMIUM-PEL Nightcap Late March 2023
Ep. 312: The Dao De Jing on Virtue (Part Two)
PEL Presents #146: Black Panther Films and Comics
PEL Presents NEM#191: Chris Slusarenko and John Moen As (And Before) Eyelids
Ep. 312: The Dao De Jing on Virtue (Part One)
PREMIUM-PEL Nightcap Early March 2023
Ep. 311: Understanding the Dao De Jing (Part Two)
PEL Presents NEM#190: Jad Fair (Half Japanese): Being Productive = Being Yourself
PEL Presents PMP#145: Growing Up Sitcommed
Ep. 311: Understanding the Dao De Jing (Part One)
PEL Presents Philosophy vs. Improv #48: Debates in the Orthaganon
PREMIUM-PEL Nightcap February 2023
Ep. 310: Wittgenstein On World-Pictures (Part Two)
PEL Presents Philosophy vs. Improv #47: What's In the Chili? w/ Rachael Mason
PEL Presents PMP#144: Androids and Us
Ep. 310: Wittgenstein On World-Pictures (Part One)
PREMIUM-PEL Nightcap January 2023
Ep. 309: Wittgenstein On Certainty (Part Two)
PEL Presents PvI#46: Seize the Day How Exactly? w/ Nick Riggle
PEL Presents PMP#143: Pinocchio the Unfilmable (Yet Frequently Filmed)
Ep. 309: Wittgenstein On Certainty (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#142: Lyric Literality w/ Dave Philpott
PEL Prewsents NEM#188: Pat Irwin (Raybeats, B-52s, SUSS) Writes for TV (and Himself)
Ep. 308: Moore's Proof of Mind-Independent Reality (Part Two)
PEL Presents Philosophy vs. Improv #45: Meaningful Road Trips w/ Dee Bradley Baker
Ep. 308: Moore's Proof of Mind-Independent Reality (Part One)
PREMIUM-PEL Nightcap 2022 Wrap-Up
PEL Presents NEM#187: Eszter Balint Interprets Her Past
Ep. 307: G.E. Moore Defends Common Sense (Part Two)
PEL Presents Philosophy vs. Improv #44: Stand-Up vs. Improv w/ Matty Goldberg
Ep. 307: G.E. Moore Defends Common Sense (Part One)
Pretty Much Pop #141: Christmas Songs
PEL Presents (sub)Text: Pagan Poetics in “Sunday Morning” by Wallace Stevens
PREMIUM-Ep. 306: Dworkin and the Dobbs Decision (Part Three)
Ep. 306: Dworkin and the Dobbs Decision (Part Two)
PEL Presents NEM#186: Simon Ratcliffe (Basement Jaxx, Village of the Sun): From House Music to Jazz Fusion
Ep. 306: Dworkin and the Dobbs Decision (Part One)
PREMIUM-Ep. 305: Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian" (Part Three)
Ep. 305: Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian" (Part Two)
PEL Presents PMP#139: The Sandman Cometh
PEL Presents NEM#185: Bruce Thomas' Bass Lines Before, After, and During the Attractions
Ep. 305: Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian" (Part One)
PEL Presents (sub)Text: Production for Use in “His Girl Friday”
PREMIUM-PEL Nightcap November 2022: Listener Testimonials
Ep. 304: Dworkin v. Hart on Legal Judgment (Part Two)
PEL Presents PMP#138: What Are "Creatives"?
PEL Presents NEM#184: Mike Baggetta Feels Out the Guitar
Ep. 304: Dworkin v. Hart on Legal Judgment (Part One)
PEL Presents Philosophy vs. Improv #42: The Worth of a Human Life w/ Carneades the YouTube Star
PREMIUM-Ep. 303: H.L.A. Hart on the Foundations of Law (Part Three)
Ep. 303: H.L.A. Hart on the Foundations of Law (Part Two)
PEL Presents PMP#137: Slashing the "Halloween" Film Franchise
Pretty Much Pop #136: Nathan Fielder's "The Rehearsal"
Ep. 303: H.L.A. Hart on the Foundations of Law (Part One)
PEL Presents Philosophy vs. Improv #41: Situatedness in Three Persons w/ Sarah Shockey
PEL Presents NEM#183: Neil Gust (No. 2, Heatmiser) Walks Around
PREMIUM-Ep. 302: Erasmus Praises Foolishness (Part Three)
Ep. 302: Erasmus Praises Foolishness (Part Two)
PEL Presents NEM#182: Allan and Barb Vest Together as doubleVee
Ep. 302: Erasmus Praises Foolishness (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#135: The Breaking Bad-O-Verse
PREMIUM-PEL Representation Nightcap October 2022
PEL Presents PvI#40: Rules and Voices with Stephen West (Philosophize This!)
Ep. 301: Is Abortion Morally Permissible? (Part Three)
PEL Presents PMP#134: Unpopular Music Genre Fandom
Ep. 301: Is Abortion Morally Permissible? (Part Two)
PEL Presents PvI#39: Cutting Edge Post-Patternation
PEL Presents NEM#181: Robyn Hitchcock Forgets Himself, Sharply
Ep. 301: Is Abortion Morally Permissible? (Part One)
PEL Presents NEM#180: Rebecca Pidgeon's Inner Speech
PEL Presents PMP#133: Predator (Films) and Prey
PREMIUM-Ep. 300: Nietzsche on Relating to History (Part Three)
Ep. 300: Nietzsche on Relating to History (Part Two)
PEL Presents Philosophy vs. Improv #38: The Bones of Tragedy with Jay O. Sanders
Ep. 300: Nietzsche on Relating to History (Part One)
PEL Presents PMP#132: "Too Soon" in Comedy?
REISSUE/RE-EDIT-Ep. 1: "The Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living"
PEL Presents NEM#179: Mike Lindup's Atlantean Visions and Level 42
PREMIUM-Ep. 299: Philosophy in Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens" (Part Three)
PEL Presents Philosophy vs. Improv #37: Season One Final Round
Ep. 299: Philosophy in Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens" (Part Two)
PEL Presents PMP#131: Hope for Jordan Peele's "Nope"
Ep. 299: Philosophy in Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens" (Part One)