Bad Philosophy

Eastern thought has been a curiosity for Western culture ever since Marco Polo made his epic journey to Asia in the 1200s. The legacy of this curiosity lives on, and so Bad Philosophy has decided to undertake the momentous task of reconciling Eastern and Western philosophy in a single episode (because we’re just awesome like that). Joining me for his first episode ever is mechanical engineering graduate student Sean Mullen, alongside an uncharacteristically in-person Kevin Saunders. NUF (Numero Uno Fanboy) Jed Cummins worked the camera (sort of) and despite many technical difficulties we actually managed some good conversation. So grab a fortune cookie, sit down on your tatami, and have a listen…

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4chan, AARP, afterlife, Anathem, Aristotle, Ashton Kutcher, Asian philosophy, atheism, Buddhism, Catholicism, celebrity, China, Christianity, Confucianism, Daoism, enlightenment, heaven, Hinduism, Jediah, Judaism, Kaballah, karma, Kevin, koans, Madonna, Marco Polo, My Name is Earl, mysticism, NBC, New Age, paradox, Protestantism, proverbs, reciprocity, reincarnation, religion, Rule 34, Sean, Shakespeare, Snopes, Star Wars, Stephen, the Bible, theatre, time, United States, Wikipedia, yin yang, zen, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Easter time is here again, and what better way to celebrate than with some ultraviolence, m’droogs? That’s right, this week BF took a dive down the proverbial rabbit hole into the dark dystopian future of Stanley Kubrick’s 1972 masterpiece A Clockwork Orange, examining the moral, psychological, and cinematographical facets of the film. Numero Uno Fanboy and BF Cameraman Jed Cummins joined us for his third episode alongside newcomer Greg “Bob” Briley. Sex, murder, and prison await you! Have a listen…

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2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess, Blade Runner, categorical imperative, copyright, Cory Doctorow, crime, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, epistemology, ethics, fantasy, gangs, Greg, IMDB, iPhone, Jediah, Kant, language, Laozi, literature, Malcolm McDowell, Mencius, meta, metaphysics, morality, movie ratings, music, nature, nudity, nurture, pragmatism, prison, rational egoism, science fiction, sex, Someone Comes to Town Someone Leaves Town, South Park, Stanley Kubrick, Star Wars, Stephen, suicide, Taoism, technology, terrorism, Texas Tech University, THX 1138, Unforgiven, utilitarianism, violence, Wikipedia

We’re back! Pardon the week off. We had to deal with a rather unexpected chainsaw-wielding polar bear invasion, but all is good now… except for Kevin’s leg … Anyway! This week BF took a trip to the movies, grilling Hollywood’s latest Oscar fetish, Slumdog Millionaire with first-time guest Eric Braden. We also delved into the realm of free will vs. determinism, where Eric and I pulled no punches in our quest to disprove the other. Oh, and the audio was FRAKKING AMAZING if I do say so myself. Enjoy, peeps!

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24, Adaptation, Al Qeada, Albert Einstein, American Dream, Batman, Beauty and the Beast, Best Picture, Bill Clinton, causation, charity, Charlie Kaufman, Christopher Nolan, Dan Brown, Danny Boyle, destiny, determinism, education, epistemology, Eric Braden, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, ethics, evolutionary psychology, fatalism, fate, Forrest Gump, free will, Frost/Nixon, God, guilt, Harry Potter, Heath Ledger, Hollywood, Jack Nicholson, Joker, Kevin, LEGOs, Leibniz, LOST, love, memes, metaphysics, MIA, Milk, multiple universes, Mumbai, neoconservatives, Nietzsche, Occam's Razor, Oscars, Patrick Swayze, Peter Travers, Pixar, poverty, Pulp Fiction, quantum mechanics, reality, Richard Dawkins, Roadhouse, Robert Wright, Slumdog Millionaire, Star Wars, Stephen, string theory, Ted Stevens, The Big Lebowski, The Coen Brothers, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Reader, Titanic, Trainspotting, Wall-E, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Wikipedia, Woody Allen

Title psych! In this episode we actually focused on the man, the myth, the legend himself, Mr. Joss Whedon, and all his crazy nephews (shows). Despite last-minute panelist panic, we successfully procured Jed and Michael and had a Baldwin blast of a time. So brush up on your Mandarin, grab a wooden stake, and set […]

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Aaron Sorkin, acting, Adam Baldwin, Age of Conan, Alec Baldwin, Angel, bats, Billy Baldwin, Black Hatter, Bob Sagat, Brannon Braga, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Chevy Chase, comedy, Comedy Central, comedy roast, comics, Dayquil, Dharma and Greg, Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog, Dr. Who, drugs, Eliza Dushku, Emmy's, England, ethics, Eve Online, fantasy, Firefly, FOX, Friday the 13th, GRE, Henrik Ibsen, Hollywood, How I Met Your Mother, iPod, Jediah, John Doe, Johnny Quest, Joss Whedon, Kevin, Manos The Hands of Fate, Marvel, memory, Michael H, Nathan Fillion, Norm MacDonald, Runaways, Schrodinger's Cat, sci-fi, Serenity, sitcoms, sluts, SNL, Spanish, spoilers, Star Trek, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Wars, Stephen, Stephen Baldwin, strippers, superheroes, Superman, The Big Bang Theory, The Office, The West Wing, theater, Those Left Behind, TV, Twitter, Two and a Half Men, Two Guys a Girl and a Pizza Place, UK Office, UPN, Valentine's Day, WB, Wikipedia, women's liberation, World of Warcraft, writing, X10