Bad Philosophy

Matt Legler joins Stephen and Kevin to look back at our prediction Wins and Fails for 2013, then look ahead at what’s in store for 2014

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Anchorman, Arrested Development, Austin, Austin City Limits, Black Mirror, Bradley Cooper, cable, CastAR, Coin, Colorado, Czech, Edge of Tomorrow, Fund Anything, Godzilla, Google Fiber, Google Glass, Her, house of cards, Husbands, Inside Llewyn Davis, Jawbone Up, Jeff Jarvis, Kevin, Kickstarter, Manos: The Hands of Felt, Matt, MYO, Netflix, Nymi, Orange is the New Black, Pacific Rim, Paradise Lost, Patreon, patronage, Paul Walker, Planet of the Apes, Quicksilver, Red vs. Blue, Skulpt Aim, STARLING Eyewear, Stephen, TED Talks, The Stand, The West Wing, The Wolf of Wall Street, Transcendence, TV, Uber, Your Whole Entire Life, Zach Braff, ZipCar

Gaming journalists Britton Peele and Tim Poon join us to discuss Gone Home, gaming industry philosophy, and expanding spheres.

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3DS, Among the Sleep, Bethesda, BioShock Infinite, Britton, Dallas Morning News, Dear Esther, Dota2, Duke Nukem Forever, Evil Within, free-to-play, gaming, Gone Home, Half-Life 3, Hugo Martin, Id, indie games, Joystiq, Kevin, LaserDisc, League of Legends, MOBA, Netflix, Nintendo, Plants vs. Zombies 2, PlayStation 4, Pop Tarts, QuakeCon, religion, Schindler's List, science fiction, Shinji Mikami, Solar Clipper Trader Tales, Spin the Bottle, Spyro the Dragon, Steam, Stephen, Synecdoche New York, The Last of Us, The Walking Dead, Tim, VHS, video games, WiiU, Wolfenstein: The New Order

It’s a nice day to start again, folks. The end of January marked the beginning of the first Coursera MOOC purely focused on the venerable phield of philosophy. In this first application of the first week of material (what I meant but forgot to call “Coursera Diaries Part I”), Kevin and I test out Dave Ward’s […]

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WOW! Another year is upon us. The world didn’t end in 2012, even though it gave us an extra day to contemplate our doom. So once again we’re back for our annual retrospective / prediction-fest. Kevin joined me to welcome newcomer and fellow philosopher Oso Perez to the show. This episode may not shock you, but it might move you to reflect, resolve, and predict a bit for yourself. Leave your own New Years thoughts in the comments! Hope y’all enjoy our first episode of 2013…

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