Bad Philosophy

Special guest Dania Toth joins us to talk startups, success, and beer.

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Adelbert’s Brewery, beer, Center 61, consequentialism, corporate social responsibility, Dani, Dave Eggers, deontology, Dogfish Head Brewery, ecology, Elon Musk, entrepreneur, environmentalism, ethics, Facebook, John Mackey, Kevin, Marc Andreesen, Onion Talks, Peter Thiel, Philosophizer, Ruth Glendinning, Silicon Valley, social entrepreneurship, startups, Stephen, success, sustainability, Ten Acre Organics, uncertainty, Unltd USA, Whole Foods, Zero to One

Ever get the feeling that society is holding you back? Like a ball and chain are just wrapped around your ankles, and if you could only break free and be your own person, the world would miraculously become your sandbox? Well according to Ayn Rand, that ball and chain are nothing more than your own […]

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Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, capitalism, communism, Descartes, education, epistemology, ethics, Google, happiness, Jediah, Kiki, literature, metaphysics, Monopoly, oil, politics, pragmatism, rational egoism, rationality, reason, Sarah Palin, snow, Stephen, sustainability, The Fountainhead, utilitarianism

Yeah, we talked about ponzi schemes on the show… you got us. Kevin returned with an homage to This Week at Texas Tech, his own short-lived but much beloved podcast. We also revamped our intro and streamed the editing process live on Stickam. Miss out on that? Don’t worry, we’ll be making it a thing. For now, sit back and take a bite out of your carbon footprint chocolate bar, it’s BF time!

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Al Gore, alcohol, bears, Bourne, buzzwords, carbon dioxide, carbon offset credits, Catholicism, college, Columbine, Daily Toreador, democracy, Dollhouse, drunk driving, economics, ecoterrorism, education, environmentalism, fear, FERPA, Galaxy Quest, George W Bush, global climate change, global warming, government, green, Green Party, guns, Guy Bailey, homeschooling, indulgences, James Bond, John Kerry, Kevin, Lubbock, marijuana, mathematics, Michael Crichton, movies, Penn and Teller, Phi Beta Kappa, Photoshop, ponzi scheme, private investigation, Quantum of Solace, rape, recycling, regulation, religion, sex, sexual assault, Southwestern University, State of Fear, statistics, Stephen, sustainability, Talkshoe, terrorism, Texas A&M, The Dark Knight, theatre, This Week at Texas Tech, Tim Allen, TOSS, TTU ISD, vending machines, Veronica Mars, Virginia Tech, Wal-Mart