05 August 2016
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
Is ALL culture appropriation? Shawn Brackett joins Kevin and Stephen to unpack this and other juicy questions… from Canada!
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America, beliefs, Calgary, Canada, Colonialism, cultural appropriation, cycles, empathy, Hamilton, history, identity, intentionality, John Travolta, Kevin, kilts, language, loops, mental decolonization, Monica Lewinsky, Mr Personality, neoliberalism, nuance, power, racism, reality TV, Scotland, Shawn, Stephen, subjugation, Texas, textbooks, the 90’s, The People vs. OJ Simpson, tradition, United States
28 February 2016
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
Why give flowers on Valentine’s Day when you could be getting naked and splattering blood on people in public? The Bad Philosophers discuss…
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2016 Election, Africa, Ana Huertas, Bernie Sanders, Bolivia, campaign finance, capitalism, Catholic Church, Chaucer, chocolate, chocolate diamonds, climate, Colonialism, De Beers, deconstruction, Donald Trump, Ecuador, ethics, Ethiopia, farming, feminism, fertility, flowers, food, globalization, Hallmark, Hillary Clinton, history, holidays, Kenya, Kevin, labor, Lupercalia, media, Nerdfighters, NPR, OKCupid, orgies, paganism, patriarchy, Planet Money, politics, rituals, Rome, slavery, Stephen, The Open Veins of Latin America, tipping, Valentine's Day, YouTube
09 August 2015
By StephenTorrence
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Fan Fiction, cultural appropriation, and deep geekery with guest expert Katherine
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50 Shades of Grey, Barbie Life in the Dreamhouse, BDSM, Big Bang Theory, Cards Against Humanity, China Miéville, Colonialism, cultural appropriation, Dead Poet’s Society, Doctor Who, erotica, fan fiction, FanFiction.net, fiction, gender, gender bias, Ghost, Hannibal, Harry Potter, He-man, head cannon, historiography, Katherine, Kevin, language, Leonard Nemoy, Les Miserables, My Immortal, My Little Pony, Neil Gaiman, romance novels, Shakespeare, Sherlock Holmes, smut, social justice, Star Trek, Stephen, Steven Universe, supernatural, The Highlander, The Tomorrow People, Twilight, writing
07 September 2013
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
Peter Buffett recently accused charities of philanthropic paternalism. What does this mean and why does it matter?
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Benedict Cumberbatch, Bill Gates, business, capitalism, charity, Colonialism, feminism, humanism, John Hodgeman, Kevin, Malaria, micro lending, New York Times, nonprofits, paternalism, Peter Buffett, philanthropy, poverty, progress, Pronunciation Manual, Richard Dawkins, Snap Judgement, Stephen, This American Life
15 January 2013
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
Matt, Kevin, and Stephen don their student hats once again to talk Dan Ariely, education, and soft colonialism… on the way to Mars!
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Barack Obama, cheating, college, Colonialism, Coursera, Dan Ariely, economics, education, English, essay mills, globalism, government, grading, Honduras, Hong Kong, Kevin, Mars One, Matt, outsourcing, plagiarism, SimCity, Stephen, Steve Jobs, Texas, The Wire, This American Life, Tim Cook, Triangulation
