Bad Philosophy

Kevin and Stephen reflect on episodes 154, 155, and 156, and refresh the rule framework of BF with a change, removal, and addition.

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atemporality, cultural appropriation, ebola, James Bridle, language, privilege, science fiction, structure, The New Aesthetic, The Onion, William Gibson

Kevin and Stephen scream their way through the spectacular new film Gravity, and miraculously return to earth to discuss it.

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2001: A Space Odyssey, Alfonso Cuaron, Apollo 13, Avatar, Castaway, Children of Men, District 9, Doom, Elysium, film, George Clooney, gravity, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Hollywood, IMAX, Kevin, Metacritic, Moon Landings, NASA, Neill Blomkamp, Nickelodeon, Penny Arcade, Phil Phish, physics, Prometheus, Rotten Tomatoes, Sandra Bullock, science fiction, space, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen, Stephen King, The Plant, The Shining, The Tomorrow People, transhumanism, visual effects

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

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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2012, 2012 apocalypse, 2013, 3D, 48fps, A Good Day to Die Hard, Aaron Sorkin, Alamo Drafthouse, Apple, AppleBee's, Arrested Development, Austin, Avatar, Barack Obama, Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome, Breaking Bag, Car2Go, CES, Chilantro BBQ, Chinese, Cloud Atlas, crowd funding, economics, emoji, Everything is a Remix, Facebook, fiscal cliff, FitBit, food trucks, Franklin Barbecue, FTL: Faster Than Light, Galaxy Moviehouse, Game of Thrones, Godspell, Google, Gourdough's, HFR, Homeland, Homestuck, house of cards, Hunger Games, IndieGoGo, Japanese, Jawbone Up, Jesus Christ Superstar, Kevin, Kickstarter, Lark, Leap of Faith, Mandarin, Moneyball, Movie Grill, Netflix, New Years, Newsies, Nike Plus Fuelband, Once, Oso, Parker, PBS, Peep Show, perception, politics, Project Glass, retrospective, Rosetta Stone, Rush Hour, science fiction, Sight, special effects, Star Wars, Stephen, Steve Jobs, The Dark Knight Rises, The Dark Tower, The Hobbit, The Newsroom, The Social Network, The Thing, The West Wing, The Woman Who Died a Lot, theatre, Thor, Tony Awards, Ulysses, Walter Isaacson, wearable technology, ZipCar