Bad Philosophy

Episode 090: Squeezetravaganza

16 May 2011 By StephenTorrence 2 In Podcast

So in case you hadn’t heard, a few weeks ago we shot some guy in the eye and dumped him in the ocean, then cheered exuberantly about it for a few days. With this hefty moral conundrum we began our first ever all-Formsqueeze episode, answering a slew of YOUR questions from our Formspring account.We covered everything from Bin Laden to root beer, episode transcription to Oreo cookie innovations, and sci-fi TV to overindulgent restaurants. Yes, we’ve got answers GALORE, and we hope you enjoy them. After all that answering we could use a re-up though, so hit up that little white box on the right and submit your question(s) today!

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This Week’s Post-show Song Pimpage: “Blowin’ in the Wind” (Punk Cover) by Me First and Gimme Gimmes

A&W Root Beer, Afghanistan, Amazon Mechanical Turk, Audible, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Coke Zero, consequentialism, death penalty, deontology, drugs, Epicurus, ethics, Formspring, Geraldo Rivera, Glee, God, Heart Attack Grill, Hitler, Hopdoddy, Joan of Arc, Jonathan Coulton, Joss Whedon, Kevin, KFC Double Down, Kiki, Kinect, Man vs. Food, Mark Hamill, moon landing, Mystery Men, Netflix, Osama Bin Laden, Pakistan, Pandora's Star, Peter F. Hamilton, porn, Reanimator, retributivism, sci-fi, SeaQuest, slash fiction, Stargate, Stargate Universe, Startide Rising, Stephen, Syfy, The Daily Show, theatre, transcription, Triple Double Oreo, Uplift Saga, war, Welch's Grape Soda, Wishbone, Xbox

Episode 089: You Asked For It

24 April 2011 By StephenTorrence 0 In Podcast

At any given moment thousands of people around the world are praying (and since it’s Easter today you can probably tack a few more zeroes onto that estimate). Whether it’s praying for the destruction of sinful local businesses or just a little tsunami from God to show the world He’s still awake at the control board, people pray for stuff constantly. But there are a few philosophical problems with this practice, beyond the fact that it feels really, really good for some reason. Here to take us through these conundrums are the venerable Dr. Mark Webb from good ol’ Texas Tech University, alongside the indomitable Kiki Canon. Careful what you pray for! Have a listen…

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This Week’s Post-show Song Pimpage: “Gambler’s Prayer” by Jonathan Coulton

Aperture Science, ASMR, Buddha, Buddhism, Catholicism, Christianity, consequentialism, deontology, Dr. Webb, Eleanor Stump, existentialism, God, harm, incest, Islam, J. Crew, Jeopardy!, Judaism, Kiki, Leisure Suit Larry, mantra, meditation, memes, nature, nurture, personality, philosophy of religion, placebo effect, prayer, problem of petitionary prayer, religion, Repent Amarillo, Richard Dawkins, science, Socrates, Stephen, synesthesia, Texas Tech University, The Daily Show, worship, Zagzebsky

Episode 088: Some People Talking About Bitcoin

31 March 2011 By StephenTorrence 4 In Podcast

Do you like money? Sure! Have you ever asked yourself why money is valuable? Maybe. Perhaps you’ve even asked yourself how you could make money better. Well, a few years ago a guy named Satoshi Nakamoto did that and more. He invented Bitcoin, the peer-to-peer digital currency that’s taking the Interwebs by storm. Here to discuss the economics and philosophy of value surrounding this revolutionary concept were BF regulars (or irregulars?) Kevin Saunders and Kiki Canon. We were also blessed to have Washington D.C. native and contact improvisation dancer Darrell Duane of BitcoinBonus and BitcoinCambio as our very special guest. So hop in the back seat, set your miners to Generate and come join us on a journey through cyberpunk economics, cryptographic currency, and squeeze-tastic sexual pairings. We so excited to have you along for the ride!

BONUS: Donate to BF using Bitcoin! Direct your donations to 14Lua9coLL5pEDfyMmeU8dRPT5uQSBTTs9

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This Week’s Post-Show Song Pimpage: “Friday by Rebecca Black” Cover by Matt Mulholland

500 Days of Summer, alchemy, Amanda Seyfried, Android, Bitcoin, Blue Moon, Buffy Summers, Cryptonomicon, currency, cyberpunk, Darrell Duane, digital currency, Discovery Channel, Dwalla, eCache, eCash, economics, fan fiction, Federal Reserve, Gavin Andresen, Glenn Beck, gold, inflation, Jean-Luc Picard, Joseph Gorden-Levitt, Kevin, Kiki, Liberty Reserve, mining, money, Neal Stephenson, Omega Tau, p2p, Pat Robertson, PayPal, Planet Money, Ron Paul, Security Now, sex, slash fiction, Slashdot, Square, Stephen, The Internet, value, Venmo

Episode 087: So Long, And Thanks for All the Wine (Coming Soon!)

31 March 2011 By StephenTorrence 0 In Podcast

(Coming Soon!)

(Due to some technical setbacks, we won’t be able to bring you our SXSW episode until after Episode 088. You can complain all you want, but them’s the facts right thar.)

Episode 086: Reeks of Humanity

11 March 2011 By StephenTorrence 0 In Podcast

In case you haven’t heard, Charlie Sheen has been #WINNING lately. Or so he claims, at least. For some people, “winning” is banging 7-gram rocks with porn stars in a hotel room. For others, it’s resurrecting an ancient brand with crazy new products through the power of pop music. For us on BF, it’s getting to talk about all of this while eating copious numbers of jelly babies. Kiki, Simon, and Kevin join me this episode to live the Sheen dream. So strap into your F-18, set your gear to GO, and prepare to get your face melted off… it’s BF time!