

Embrace The Void
Embrace The Void
Welcome friends, to a podcast for a darker timeline. Maybe the darkest of all timelines. Definitely not one of the good timelines. Maybe it’s always been a dark timeline, maybe the Hadron collider screwed us over. Science may never know. What we do know is that we live in the void. The void, a place where a chittering mass of void crabs can infest a person suit and win the presidency. The void, a place where we're just clever enough to know that climate change is happening, but not quite clever enough to do anything about it. The void seems terrible and cruel, but it loves you, in its own ironic way.
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Jan 9, 2020 • 52min
EV - 124 Death Doulas with Brenda Goodman pt2
My guest this week is Brenda Goodman, a mediator with a Masters in Gerontology and a lifelong interest in aging and death. We work through some of the practical and personal questions Brenda would use in her services as a death doula.Invocation: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47652/because-i-could-not-stop-for-death-479Death Doula Resources:https://www.inelda.org/category/inelda-articles/https://www.consciousdyinginstitute.com/sacred-passage-guide-certificationhttps://www.healthline.com/health-news/how-death-doulas-can-help-people-at-the-end-of-their-life#2https://mindfulmeanderingsajourneyinlove.wordpress.com/2019/11/19/doula-for-the-dying-an-ancient-healing-art-in-modern-times/?fbclid=IwAR1Yw0UX-Q-SLf7yb7RzBZFYcWuFHkkZ10w1D5DiSj76tuKLSHZZnB54Ki4https://www.dyingwishmedia.com/https://bkbooks.com/pages/mediaEditing by Brian Ziegenhagen, check out his pod: http://youarehere.libsyn.com/s02e02-rex-manning-day?fbclid=IwAR2L2_YIJvQpcw0nx6nTSfz0GmyJ1DtWsF--vvdI9W1ug3XW7IAtU6dQ36sMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Next week: Why are we Shouting? with Buster Benson

Jan 2, 2020 • 1h 1min
EV - 123 Death Doulas with Brenda Goodman pt1
My guest this week is Brenda Goodman, a mediator with a Masters in Gerontology and a lifelong interest in aging and death. We discuss how she became interested in these culturally taboo issues and what she learned from her Death Doula training course. Part two will involve her asking me some of the preparation questions about death.Invocation: Death from SandmanDeath Doula Resources:https://www.inelda.org/category/inelda-articles/https://www.consciousdyinginstitute.com/sacred-passage-guide-certificationhttps://www.healthline.com/health-news/how-death-doulas-can-help-people-at-the-end-of-their-life#2https://mindfulmeanderingsajourneyinlove.wordpress.com/2019/11/19/doula-for-the-dying-an-ancient-healing-art-in-modern-times/?fbclid=IwAR1Yw0UX-Q-SLf7yb7RzBZFYcWuFHkkZ10w1D5DiSj76tuKLSHZZnB54Ki4https://www.dyingwishmedia.com/https://bkbooks.com/pages/mediaEditing by Brian Ziegenhagen, check out his pod: http://youarehere.libsyn.com/s02e02-rex-manning-day?fbclid=IwAR2L2_YIJvQpcw0nx6nTSfz0GmyJ1DtWsF--vvdI9W1ug3XW7IAtU6dQ36sMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Next week: Death Doulas with Brenda Goodman pt2

Dec 27, 2019 • 1h 11min
EV - 122 Better know Confucius with Bryan Van Norden
My guest this week is Bryan Van Norden (@BryanVanNorden), a prolific author and advocate for developing Western philosophy departments beyond their Eurocentric habits. We talk about the value of non-western philosophy generally and dive into Confucianism in particular.Invocation: ConfuciusEditing by Brian Ziegenhagen, check out his pod: http://youarehere.libsyn.com/s02e02-rex-manning-day?fbclid=IwAR2L2_YIJvQpcw0nx6nTSfz0GmyJ1DtWsF--vvdI9W1ug3XW7IAtU6dQ36sMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Next week: Death Doulas with Brenda Goodman

Dec 19, 2019 • 1h 14min
EV - 121 Better Know an Aristotle with Aristotle
My guest this week is Aristotle (from the @AristotlesStgra account on twitter). He preferred to answer questions in the voice of Aristotle himself, which gives us a fun opportunity to get to know more about this hugely important philosopher in a classic dialogue sort of fashion. Hope you enjoy!Invocation: Aaron's voidEditing by Brian Ziegenhagen, check out his pod: http://youarehere.libsyn.com/s02e02-rex-manning-day?fbclid=IwAR2L2_YIJvQpcw0nx6nTSfz0GmyJ1DtWsF--vvdI9W1ug3XW7IAtU6dQ36sMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Next week: Confuscianism with Bryan Van Norden

Dec 13, 2019 • 1h 6min
EV - 120 Debating Scientific Racism with Dr. Mansa Keita
My guest this week is Dr. Mansa Keita (@rasmansa), a computer science PHD who spends a substantial amount of time engaging on academic twitter on issues like race that we've covered on the show before. We discuss his experiences with these conversations and why race is such a pervasive topic right now.Invocation: Michael Novak, Experience of NothingnessEditing by Brian Ziegenhagen, check out his pod: http://youarehere.libsyn.com/s02e02-rex-manning-day?fbclid=IwAR2L2_YIJvQpcw0nx6nTSfz0GmyJ1DtWsF--vvdI9W1ug3XW7IAtU6dQ36sMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Next week: Aristotle with Aristotle.

Dec 5, 2019 • 1h 3min
EV - 119 Discordianism with Brian Henriksen
My guest this week is my longtime friend Brian Henriksen, who joins me to discuss our shared love of Discordianism, the most important of all parody religions. The convo is a bit chaotic as befits the material.Principia Discordia: https://www.principiadiscordia.com/book/1.phpInvocation: Apocrypha Discordia pg.9Editing by Brian Ziegenhagen, check out his pod: http://youarehere.libsyn.com/s02e02-rex-manning-day?fbclid=IwAR2L2_YIJvQpcw0nx6nTSfz0GmyJ1DtWsF--vvdI9W1ug3XW7IAtU6dQ36sMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Next week: Computer Science and HBD debates with Dr. Mansa Keita

Nov 28, 2019 • 55min
EV - 118 Community Parkour with Kel Glaister
My guest this week is Kel Glaister, an instructor with Melbourne in Motion. We discuss her use of parkour and other exercise activities as a way to build inclusive communities and manage challenges like depression.Melbourne in Motion: https://www.melbinmotion.com/Invocation: Justin K. McFarlane BeauEditing by Brian Ziegenhagen, check out his pod: http://youarehere.libsyn.com/s02e02-rex-manning-day?fbclid=IwAR2L2_YIJvQpcw0nx6nTSfz0GmyJ1DtWsF--vvdI9W1ug3XW7IAtU6dQ36sMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Next week: Discordianism with Brian Henrickson

Nov 21, 2019 • 60min
EV - 117 Letters.Wiki with Clyde Rathbone
My guest this week is Clyde Rathbone (@ClydeRathbone), co-founder of the social discourse site letter.wiki, where people can engage each other in constructive dialogue through a long form letter writing format. We discuss the origin of the project and its impact on people's style of engagement.Clyde's Website: Letter.WikiInvocation: Thomas MertonEditing by Brian Ziegenhagen, check out his pod: http://youarehere.libsyn.com/s02e02-rex-manning-day?fbclid=IwAR2L2_YIJvQpcw0nx6nTSfz0GmyJ1DtWsF--vvdI9W1ug3XW7IAtU6dQ36sMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Next week: Melbourne in Motion with Kel Glaister

Nov 14, 2019 • 1h 9min
EV - 116 Zhuangzi and Scientific Realism with Aaron Novick
My guest this week is Aaron Novick (@AmneMachin), assistant professor of philosophy at Purdue University. We combine together two often requested topics that might not seem related at first glance. We look first at the work of Zhuangzi, a 4th century Chinese philosopher, and then consider how it informs our modern discussion of the nature of science.Aaron's Website: https://www.aaronnovick.com/Invocation: Zhuangzi's Butterfly DreamEditing by Brian Ziegenhagen, check out his pod: http://youarehere.libsyn.com/s02e02-rex-manning-day?fbclid=IwAR2L2_YIJvQpcw0nx6nTSfz0GmyJ1DtWsF--vvdI9W1ug3XW7IAtU6dQ36sMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Next week: Letter.wiki with Clyde Rathbone

Nov 7, 2019 • 1h 25min
EV - 115 Automation and Utopia with John Danaher
My guest this week isJohn Danaher, author of Automation and Utopia: Human Flourishing in a World Without Work. We go long to do a deep dive into every word in that title, and a few other topics as well. I really enjoyed John's book and highly recommend it to folks interested in the map of possible futures.Automation and Utopia: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674984240Invocation: Aaron's fevered mindEditing by Brian Ziegenhagen, check out his pod: http://youarehere.libsyn.com/s02e02-rex-manning-day?fbclid=IwAR2L2_YIJvQpcw0nx6nTSfz0GmyJ1DtWsF--vvdI9W1ug3XW7IAtU6dQ36sMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Next week: Zhuangzi and Scientific Realism with Aaron Novick


