24 January 2016
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast, Weekly Why
Local poet Marc Powell joins Stephen for some high-frequency riffing on world systems, philosophy …and each other
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activism, Adam Smith, addiction, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Anarcho-Syndicalism, art, Austin, Beehive Collective, beer, bees, Capital Factory, capitalism, cartoons, celebrity, communication, conservative fusionism, culture, David Holmgren, death, EFF-Austin, environmentalism, Facebook, FarmVille, flooding, food, gentrification, Heidegger, hubris, humility, Iain McGilchrist, IMF, intellectualism, Ivan Illich, John Michael Greer, Jon Lebkowsky, language, Marc Powell, Masanobu Fukuoka, meta, mythology, Neal Postman, Neil Degrasse-Tyson, permaculture, poetry, politics, privilege, progress, reality, religion, Richard Dawkins, Roland Barthes, San Francisco, science, Silicon Valley, Socrates, somatic experience, Stephen, stereo, Taoism, technology, The Holy Mountain, The Internet, The Peripheral, The Singularity, Tony Robbins, TV, Wendell Berry, William Gibson, World Bank
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
20 July 2013
By StephenTorrence
In Uncategorized
Local writer Jon Fortenbury joins us to reflect on his personal journey among Christianity, atheism, and agnosticism.
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agnosticism, Anselm's Argument, AOL, atheism, Austin, Christianity, cosmological argument, doubt, God, Internet Archive, Jesus, Jon Fortenbury, Las Vegas, Letters to a Christian Nation, LSD, miracles, MythBusters, New York, Reno, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, spirituality, Stephen, the Bible
30 December 2012
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
Is Doctor Who a religion? Kevin and Stephen respond to Idea Channel and ruminate on Facebook, memory and identity
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atheism, authenticity, censorship, Christianity, Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, cosmology, David Tennant, definition, Doctor Who, Emile Durkheim, Facebook, history, identity, Instagram, journalism, Kevin, Matt Smith, memory, My Little Pony, obscenity, Pastafarianism, PBS Idea Channel, poststructuralism, PRI, Prometheus, radio, RadioLab, religion, religious exclusivism, Richard Dawkins, science, science fiction, scientology, Star Trek, Star Wars, Stephen, This American Life, truth
24 April 2011
By StephenTorrence
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 […]
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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
