Bad Philosophy

Episode 072: Rule of Some Number Around 70

04 September 2010 By StephenTorrence 1 In Podcast

In these tough economic times, it’s always nice to be able to take a break from all the chaos and watch the demented apparition of a shark tear through the souls of Peter Jackson’s brethren. Not sure what the hell we’re talking about? Well, here’s the dealio. Kevin and I reconvened for another romp into the new and the strange in the headlines this week. Once again there was beer involved, but we pushed ourselves and did *one whole article* more than last time! So pop your favorite beverage into a brown paper bag and smoke ’em if ya got ’em. It’s time for some BF!

1. Ghost Shark 2: Urban Jaws is the ultimate sharksploitation flick

2. Internet may phase out printed Oxford dictionary

3. Pirate Bay documentary raising money on Kickstarter

4. More students feel lunchtime crunch

5. Paper Bag Monologue from The Wire (Kinetic Typography)

This Week’s Post-Show Song Pimpage: “Just as Long as Me” by Jonathan Coulton (stretched to the length of the episode using Paulstretch)

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3D, alcohol, books, Britannica, comic books, cyber-terrorism, Dave Chappelle, drugs, education, elementary school, Ghost Shark 2, Glenn Beck, Gregory Brothers, harm principle, John Stuart Mill, justice, Kevin, Kickstarter, law, Live Free or Die Hard, lunch, malt liquor, marijuana, Martin Luther King Jr, movies, New Zealand, Oxford English Dictionary, philosophy of law, Reefer Madness, Rifftrax, Shakespeare, Star Wars, Stephen, The Internet, The Pirate Bay, The Room, The Wire, The Yes Men, Troll 2, Westboro Baptist Church, Wikipedia

Watch Kevin Read Ulysses LIVE

19 August 2010 By StephenTorrence 0 In Announcements

Tomorrow our intrepid theater grad student Kevin Saunders will undertake a feat unparalleled in his existence. He will stream himself reading ALL of James Joyce’s adaptation of The Odyssey, “Ulysses” live on the Internet. Check out the link below for more details on the event and how you can become a part of it!

Ustream – Kevin Reads Ulysses

Episode 071: What’s in the News, Robin?

18 August 2010 By StephenTorrence 0 In Podcast

For no particular reason we’ve decided to try something *BRAND NEW* on this week’s episode of Bad Philosophy. Kevin and I pulled a few articles and a comic out of the news, grabbed a couple of beers, and dove in to the stories for an hour. What came was something of a nice balance between F-isode and B-isode. We hope you agree! Here are the articles if you’d like to read them first:

1. Neil Patrick Harris expecting twins
2. SubNormality – “Do Something”
3. Beware of fake Facebook ‘dislike’ button
4. Man tries living on coupons for a year

Now that you’re prepared, have a listen!

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This Week’s Post-show Song Pimpage: “The Princess Who Saved Herself” by Jonathan Coulton, part of the Many Hands album for Haiti relief. Buy this song or hell, buy the whole album. Haiti might not be in the news cycle anymore, but they still need help rebuilding. Do your part!

advertising, age, Apple, babies, beer, brain, Choose Your Own Adventure, CNN, Corky's, corporatism, Dan 3.0, Dan Brown, E!, epistemology, Facebook, fate, Firefox, gay marriage, Groupon, Hank Green, homosexuality, How I Met Your Mother, Japan, Josh Stevens, Kevin, marketing, Mashable, Massachusetts, Memphis, Neil Patrick Harris, Newton, patronage, philosophy of mind, Prop 8, QuakeCon, reality TV, Red Stripe, Risk, scams, Shiner, society, Squarespace, Stephen, SubNormality, Texas, TiVo, Todd TV, TV, Ulysses, VirusComix, Will and Grace

Episode 070: The Internet Says No

15 August 2010 By StephenTorrence 0 In Podcast

For the past couple of decades the indomitable Kevin Smith has proudly distinguished himself as a maker of funny, poignant, and outrageously vulgar cinema. We at BF are huge fans of Smith’s work and felt that it was high time to devote an episode of our show to discussing the facets of his genius. Appropriately enough, Kevin Saunders and Kiki Canon joined me for a delightfully self-indulgent frolic through the philosophy of the Askewniverse. So grab a Mooby burger, lean against your local Quick Stop, and have a listen!

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This Week’s Post-show Song Pimpage: “Jungle Love” by Morris Day and The Time

Army of Darkness, Askewniverse, Ben Affleck, Chasing Amy, Clerks, Clerks II, comics, Cop Out, Dilbert, Dogma, Dude Where's My Car?, Fred Phelps, furries, gender, God, Good Will Hunting, graphic novels, Green Hornet, Hollywood, homosexuality, hype, J. J. Abrams, Jay and Silent Bob, Jeffrey Combs, Jersey Girl, Joss Whedon, Just a Geek, Kevin, Kevin Smith, Kickass, Kiki, larping, Lord of the Rings, Mallrats, Matt Damon, movies, Plato, profanity, Red State, religion, Rosario Dawson, Sam Raimi, Scott Adams, Scott Pilgrim, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Sean William Scott, Seth Rogan, Smodcast, Spiderman, Stephen, The Avengers, Watchmen, Westboro Baptist Church, Wil Wheaton, Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Episode 069: Insert Sexual Innuendo Here

30 July 2010 By StephenTorrence 0 In Podcast

Recently the wild and brilliant imagination of Christopher Nolan brought forth a true gem of a movie, Inception. It’s been making good money and getting rave reviews all around, and for good reason. It’s a heady and philosophical and hence right up our rabbit trail. This time Kevin Saunders and Kiki Canon joined me to discuss the film, reality, dreams, and the finer points of top physics. Have a listen to this F-isode for the ages! Oh, and insert some sexual innuendo here. Seriously.