

The Street Epistemology Podcast
Street Epistemology International
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Sep 15, 2020 • 1h 31min
Ep 405: Show | Pinecreek | Bishop Robert Barron Rants About Atheists
Recorded: 14 September 2020
Released: 15 September 2020
Bishop Robert Barron gets passionate against atheists questioning Christians/Catholics and street epistemology.
Watch video of Doug's talk here: https://youtu.be/DSp2Sx1ZPS4
Original Interview: https://youtu.be/GU12lJ020fE
Pinecreek's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCR23SnRcuAqafV1lH1le5w
Pinecreek's Twitter: https://twitter.com/P1neCreek
Music provided by Jim Rhodes, with Dan Harris on lap steel.

Sep 10, 2020 • 8min
Ep 404: Blog | Yorkshire Atheist | Raising a Critically-Thinking Lad
Recorded: 10 September 2020
Published: 10 September 2020
Raising a Critically-Thinking Lad
https://streetepistemology.com/publications/raising_a_critically_thinking_lad
Hi - I'm Richard, the Yorkshire Atheist; I used to be a Christian, but as my name suggests, no more! Please follow me on my YouTube channel: https://tinyurl.com/YorkshireAtheist and check out my videos.
By The Yorkshire Atheist.
Music provided by Jim Rhodes, with Dan Harris on lap steel.

Sep 8, 2020 • 42min
Ep 403: Dialogue | Quinn Questions | Will | Unknowable Things
Summary: Quinn Questions interviews Will about unknowable things.
Watch video of talk here: https://youtu.be/T27i4jzvzP0
Quinn's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRDZaUGlD_auyPHJyVoslMw
Recorded: 26 August 2020
Released: 9 September 2020
- I remembered to turn the mics on about a minute in :)
- There's a point in the middle where the video cuts out for a couple minutes, then again at the end for a few minutes
- Sorry guys I'm a noob. I'm clearing my SD card before I start filming next time.
Though this video is cursed with AV errors, it was probably my favorite conversation so far. It was a lesson and challenge for me to not only understand his view, but to challenge a set of very well-articulated beliefs of which I mostly agree with. SE questions proved to be very useful in grounding an incredibly theoretical and semantical conversation rooted in epistemology.
I'm loosely practicing a technique called Street Epistemology. Learn about the method and community here: https://streetepistemology.com/
Music provided by Jim Rhodes, with Dan Harris on lap steel.

Sep 3, 2020 • 28min
Ep 402: Dialogue | Anthony Magnabosco | Justin | Guidance (Atheists Need God to be Good)
Summary: Justin wonders if it's possible for people to act in a moral fashion without thinking that a God is real and what's really driving that "compelling force."
Watch video of talk here: https://youtu.be/fxC0S4go3j8
guid·ance
/ˈɡīdəns/
noun
1. advice or information aimed at resolving a problem or difficulty, especially as given by someone in authority.
Three questions for Justin (and for you):
"Why exactly do you think that you would be any different?"
"How would I act any different if I didn't think God was real?"
"Why would I want to be less moral than I am today?"
Note: I didn't notice until editing (or I probably would've said something on camera after the interview) how some of the background action happened to enhance certain aspects of this talk. For example, the golf cart (car) as we discuss the challenges of communicating, the various religious symbols on Justin's jacket, the seemingly lost older couple who stroll into the shot, the green wagon with quiet wheels, the landscaper picking up the leaf and tossing it in the trash. As far as I can tell, it really did just happen to work out that way. Oh! There was one small thing I intentionally snuck into the background--let's see if anyone notices it.
Note: If memory serves, the person with the bear was selling flowers or something (as it was Valentine's Day) and we had a brief chat about how she might sell more flowers if she walked around with the bear rather than stood next to it. If you look closely, it seems to help get people's attention.
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Recorded: 14 February 2020
Released: 3 September 2020
Twitter: https://twitter.com/magnabosco (follow me)
YouTube: https://youtube.com/magnabosco210 (tons of videos)
Facebook: https://facebook.com/magnabosco210 (like my page)
Website: https://anthonymagnabosco.com (contact me, appearances)
SE Resources: https://tinyurl.com/abm-se-resources
SE Community: https://tinyurl.com/abm-se-community
SE Discord Server: https://discord.gg/sKap3zM
Skip ahead to a desired point in the talk:
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Teaser: 00:02
Start: 01:24, 02:43, 05:21
Rapport: 01:38
Crack!: 03:08
Questions for Me: 03:13, 23:57
Topic Selection: 04:05, 05:49
Clarifying: 04:38, 08:17, 11:15, 11:50, 12:19, 12:59, 13:50, 14:36, 20:32
Claim (What): 05:30, 07:16, 08:05, 08:26, 17:31, 20:16, 20:25
Wondering: 06:43, 22:58
Pausing: 06:43, 12:23
Repeating: 07:19, 13:17, 15:13, 20:55
Defining: 04:47, 07:30, 17:07
Confirming: 08:22, 09:05, 11:11, 07:47, 20:13, 21:14
Commending: 09:36
Challenging: 08:44, 09:43, 13:26, 13:50, 15:16, 16:35, 18:57, 19:13, 19:57
Growth: 11:29
Helping: 12:15
Confidence: 15:38
Agreeing: 16:13, 19:41
Sentence-Finishing: 17:48
Truth: 17:59
Sharing/Telling: 21:36
Puzzle Pieces: 22:43, 23:46
Justification (Why): 10:08, 14:07, 20:40
Interrupting: 18:33
Skate or Die: 20:10
Aporia: 20:40
Closing: 22:35
Re-Cap: 24:30
HTHIC: 24:47
Preaching: 26:33
Bike or Die: 27:00
End Screen: 27:26
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Note: Add 35 seconds to these timestamps if listening to the podcast version of this talk.
Audio correction provided by Philipp Grzemba.
Intro and Outro Music 'Electro Fight' by Kwon, provided by YouTube.
Music provided by Jim Rhodes, with Dan Harris on lap steel.
Links to References in Video:
My talk w/Drone Footage: https://youtu.be/zv0l2LVww2I
My talk w/Jacob: https://youtu.be/VoSxHWhFBEA
Mistakes: "I may have lost my point." It probably would have been more accurate to say "lose my place"—I'm not sure why I conflate those two words. Targeting "moral epistemology" is but one premise in Boghossian and Lindsay's book 'How to Have Impossible Conversations'—there are several. I highly recommend familiarizing yourself with that book.
Recorded w/Go-Pro. Edited w/PowerDirector.
The views addressed here are mine and mine alone, and are not necessarily shared by members of my family and friends.

Sep 2, 2020 • 26min
Ep 401: Show | Truth Wanted | Jake | Can Street Epistemology Hurt People?
Improving My Street Epistemology Game | Johnny - TX | Truth Wanted 03.29
Watch video of talk here: https://youtu.be/cmUS5oxRhB4
Recorded: 21 August 2020
Uploaded: 28 August 2020
Broadcast: 2 September 2020
Jake in WA has a concern regarding Street Epistemology. Jake heard that SE is a script to get people to lose faith in their belief or get people to doubt themselves. SE is a modified version of the Socratic method, to examine why someone holds that belief, and has been used for beliefs other than God beliefs.
The content for this episode has been provided courtesy of the Atheist Community of Austin (ACA) and Truth Wanted. Our sincere thanks for allowing us to re-broadcast.
Atheist Community of Austin: https://atheist-community.org/
Truth Wanted YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKzYd1mJ8M1pUZ7cM1nwyPA
Dan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/objectivelydan
Autumn's YouTube Channel (Notes from Autumn): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9cfudGyOm2GiFEg4jf5uDA
Autumn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notesfromautumn/
Autumn's Twitter: https://twitter.com/notesfromautumn

Aug 31, 2020 • 11min
Ep 400: Show | Truth Wanted | Johnny | Improving My Street Epistemology Game
Improving My Street Epistemology Game | Johnny - TX | Truth Wanted 03.29
Watch video of talk here: https://youtu.be/JQDhPq6u__o
Recorded: 21 August 2020
Uploaded: 26 August 2020
Broadcast: 31 August 2020
First caller tonight is Johnnie from TX, calling because he notices he is not able to stick to the questioning part of Street Epistemology (SE) and is asking advice. ObjectivelyDan explains that one person who popularized SE struggled early on and to keep practicing and stick to the method.
The content for this episode has been provided courtesy of the Atheist Community of Austin (ACA) and Truth Wanted. Our sincere thanks for allowing us to re-broadcast.
Atheist Community of Austin: https://atheist-community.org/
Truth Wanted YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKzYd1mJ8M1pUZ7cM1nwyPA
Dan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/objectivelydan
Autumn's YouTube Channel (Notes from Autumn): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9cfudGyOm2GiFEg4jf5uDA
Autumn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notesfromautumn/
Autumn's Twitter: https://twitter.com/notesfromautumn

Aug 29, 2020 • 1h 15min
Ep 399: Show | JugglingLessons | Street Epistemolgy Discussion and Video Review w/Rom
LIVE Discussion about Street Epistemology with TART {The Atheist Round Table}
Watch video of talk here: https://youtu.be/ZprXleQlvtI
Recorded: 24 August 2020
Uploaded: 29 August 2020
Today we review a few of our choices of video segments to review, and many from the audience.
If you would like to be a guest on my show, on any topic that is a demonstration or discussion about SE, I look forward to hearing from you. Here is my calendar and a form to reserve a free spot: https://sites.google.com/view/Learn-n-practice-SE-with-Dali
My channel art is by FK, Dali, and SouredApple (https://twitter.com/SouredApple)
Street Epistemology (Collaborative) Discord (where we do our live shows): https://discord.gg/MteNcHR
Dali's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClkT332HEYPO8xvRXOhQrXg
Dali's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScrapesBottoms

Aug 27, 2020 • 25min
Ep 398: Dialogue | Anthony Magnabosco | Gabriel | Certainty (Could Convictions Trap People?)
Summary: Gabriel and I explore the difference between "belief" and "conviction" and the potential downside of certainty.
Watch video of talk here: https://youtu.be/oFNPqvNLeZY
"Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions."
—Gilbert K. Chesterton
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Recorded: 22 October 2019
Released: 27 August 2020
Twitter: https://twitter.com/magnabosco (follow me)
YouTube: https://youtube.com/magnabosco210 (tons of videos)
Facebook: https://facebook.com/magnabosco210 (like my page)
Website: https://anthonymagnabosco.com (contact me, appearances)
SE Resources: https://tinyurl.com/abm-se-resources
SE Community: https://tinyurl.com/abm-se-community
SE Discord Server: https://discord.gg/sKap3zM
Skip ahead to a desired point in the talk:
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Teaser: 00:02
Cupcakes: 00:16
Explanation: 01:32, 21:02
Puzzle Pieces: 02:49, 14:01, 20:38
Modeling: 03:02, 10:16, 14:12, 22:23
Start: 04:14
Claim (What): 04:49, 06:04, 11:46, 14:26, 15:45, 15:59
Morality: 05:04, 15:10
Decelerating: 05:22, 12:47
Clarifying: 05:26, 07:15, 07:28, 08:11, 09:13, 11:46, 14:23, 14:51, 15:29, 19:15
Repeating: 04:55, 05:34, 06:06, 11:24, 11:54, 15:53
Assessing: 05:45
Justification (Why): 07:45
Wondering: 08:26, 16:53, 21:28
Aporia: 08:33, 09:58, 12:25
Challenging: 09:19, 09:45, 10:50, 12:19, 12:56, 16:08, 17:13
Sentence-Finishing: 12:13
Assisting: 12:54
Questions for Me: 13:19, 16:15, 20:58
Confidence Scale: 13:30, 16:19
Pausing: 15:13
Consenting: 15:26
Sharing/Telling: 16:33, 16:44
Mirroring: 06:16
Defining: 06:24, 06:42, 09:09
Interrupting: 10:31, 13:09
Reassuring: 11:32, 17:44, 21:58
Growth: 11:38, 17:25, 20:18
Quoting: 13:52
Rapport-Building: 18:02
Chi Alpha: 18:40
Closing: 19:45, 22:49
Re-Cap: 19:52
Inviting: 22:15
Commending: 22:43
Bonus: 23:15
End Screen: 23:51
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Note: Add 35 seconds to these timestamps if listening to the podcast version of this talk.
Audio correction provided by Philipp Grzemba.
Intro and Outro Music 'Take Me Down To The Fashion Show' by NoMBe, provided by YouTube.
Music provided by Jim Rhodes, with Dan Harris on lap steel.
Links to References in Video:
Watch my talk to the Secular Student Alliance (SSA): https://youtu.be/eeADDe-ggmk
Boghossian and Magnabosco on The Thinking Atheist (2015): https://youtu.be/oUlGHPhxcw4
** Add foreign language captions w/YouTube's community contributions tools **
Mistakes: Please let me know if you spot any.
Recorded w/Go-Pro. Edited w/PowerDirector.
The views addressed here are mine and mine alone, and are not necessarily shared by members of my family and friends.

Aug 25, 2020 • 60min
Ep 397: Show | JugglingLessons | Interview with TART (The Atheist Round Table)
LIVE Discussion about Street Epistemology with TART {The Atheist Round Table}
Watch video of talk here: https://youtu.be/J-IcwmJMqk0
Recorded: 11 August 2020
Uploaded: 25 August 2020
Today we are having a discussion about SE with the cast of TART.
The Atheist Round Table is a four person group that do Street Epistemology.
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheAtheistRoundTable/featured
The Oz's brother show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8FDvbVV7N8
If you would like to be a guest on my show, on any topic that is a demonstration or discussion about SE, I look forward to hearing from you. Here is my calendar and a form to reserve a free spot: https://sites.google.com/view/Learn-n-practice-SE-with-Dali
My channel art is by FK, Dali, and SouredApple (https://twitter.com/SouredApple)
Street Epistemology (Collaborative) Discord (where we do our live shows): https://discord.gg/MteNcHR
Dali's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClkT332HEYPO8xvRXOhQrXg
Dali's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScrapesBottoms

Aug 23, 2020 • 1h 15min
Ep 396: Show | JugglingLessons | Interview with Nathan Ferguson (Abstract Activist SE)
LIVE Discussion about Street Epistemology with Nathan Ferguson
Watch video of talk here: https://youtu.be/OYKC2Xjl1Gw
Recorded: 10 August 2020
Uploaded: 23 August 2020
Today I interview Nathan Ferguson, aka AbstractActivistSE. Nathan does very long form SE, with a twist of often not even getting a claim, but instead directly examining their epistemology using a 24 question survey about attitudes about truth. This is the survey that Ben Diesel wrote two or three years ago.
Nathan's YouTube C hannel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AbstractActivistSE
This is the survey that Nathan was referencing:
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1_nK3-xW5fSVzBkAYEz7gXplVwQwlPfgS?fbclid=IwAR0KzHkjXGgKtjtawinmpUu7XekhDu675okujTqgq-lFu_fvU7ipb_Bzeec
If you would like to be a guest on my show, on any topic that is a demonstration or discussion about SE, I look forward to hearing from you. Here is my calendar and a form to reserve a free spot: https://sites.google.com/view/Learn-n-practice-SE-with-Dali
My channel art is by FK, Dali, and SouredApple (https://twitter.com/SouredApple)
Street Epistemology (Collaborative) Discord (where we do our live shows): https://discord.gg/MteNcHR
Dali's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClkT332HEYPO8xvRXOhQrXg
Dali's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScrapesBottoms