Bad Philosophy

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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Stephen and Kevin tackle a fan’s Formspring suggestion, the frickin’ Moderny film “The Sunset Limited,” starring two stereotypes having a conversation about suicide. Hooray!

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Canadian dramedy Slings and Arrows has made quite an impression on Stephen. In this episode he breaks it down with the help of theatre guru Kevin Saunders.

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