

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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Jul 15, 2024 • 56min
Round We Dance with Mark Green
My guest this week is Mark Green, a professional environmental activist and a member of the atheopagan society council. He’s the author of three books, most recently Round We Dance: Creating Meaning through Seasonal Rituals. We discuss the challenges and benefits with his approach to secular paganism.Round We Dance: https://www.amazon.com/Round-We-Dance-Creating-Seasonal/dp/0738775363/ref=pd_sbs_d_sccl_2_2/144-9926013-6799531?pd_rd_w=660Q6&content-id=amzn1.sym.3028f36a-7ee1-4fc7-a7fb-47d71e9fa20a&pf_rd_p=3028f36a-7ee1-4fc7-a7fb-47d71e9fa20a&pf_rd_r=GWDT7M4EDKET8M2YJWZX&pd_rd_wg=b8wKi&pd_rd_r=b6ae2123-ca99-412e-81b9-320d56dbae8b&pd_rd_i=0738775363&psc=1Music by GW RodriguezEditing by Adam WikSibling 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!This show is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org.Next Episode: Understanding and Countering Fascist Movements with Joan Braune

Jun 17, 2024 • 1h 8min
Moral Antirealism with Lance Bush
My guest this week is Lance Bush, host of the Lance Independent YouTube channel. Lance has a PhD in psychology and an MA in philosophy, with a particular interest in metaethics and experimental philosophy, so you can guess what we're talking about. Enjoy!Lance Independent: https://www.lanceindependent.com/Music by GW RodriguezEditing by Adam WikSibling 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!This show is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org.Next Episode: Atheopaganism with Mark Green

Jun 1, 2024 • 1h 9min
Universal Salvationism with RJ
My guest this week is RJ, host of the youtube channel Absolute Optimist. We chatted a year ago about God in a never to be released recording and he reached out recently to let me know his views have changed on the subject. So I invited him on to talk about how and why his views have changed. Enjoy!Absolute Optimist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUnBXHg3M6AZ6z-PLLyAmAQ/featuredMusic by GW RodriguezEditing by Adam WikSibling 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!This show is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org.Next Episode: Moral Antirealism with Lance Bush

May 7, 2024 • 1h 8min
Man Bear Discourse with Callie Wright
My guest this week is Callie Wright, cohost of the Philosophers in Space podcast and the only person I want to be parsing bear discourse with. We discuss the recent dust up around the hypothetical "would you prefer to encounter a man or a bear in the woods". We discuss why people are having such different responses on the hypothetical and whether this is a particularly cursed discourse, or just normal level cursed discourse. Enjoy!Man or Bear Know Your Meme: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/man-or-bear-in-the-woods-questionMusic by GW RodriguezEditing by Adam WikSibling 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 Episode: Religious belief with RJ

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Mar 27, 2024 • 1h 49min
Street Epistemology with Anthony Magnabosco
Anthony Magnabosco discusses Street Epistemology, highlighting its research-backed effectiveness, ethical approaches to challenging beliefs, importance of uncertainty, and promoting critical reflection and respectful dialogue. They explore finding defeaters in moral claims, evidence thresholds, questioning reasoning, and redefining concepts of reality, truth, luck, and free will. The conversation navigates through engaging conversations, objective vs subjective truths, gender identity complexities, and unpacking definitions in Street Epistemology.

Mar 16, 2024 • 0sec
What's Left of Meritocracy with Gil Morejón
My guest this week is Gil Morejón, a historian of ideas currently teaching at Grenell college, one of the 4 amazing hosts of the What’s Left of Philosophy? Podcast. We discuss leftist takes on meritocracy, possible alternatives, and the differences between doing politics and ethics. Enjoy!What's Left of Philosophy: https://www.leftofphilosophy.com/Gil's Website: https://gilmorejon.wordpress.com/about/Music by GW RodriguezSibling Pods: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 Episode: Street Epistemology International with Anthony Magnabosco

Feb 29, 2024 • 1h 17min
Debating Moral Realism with Chris Kavanagh
Discussions include metaethics, moral realism, free will vs determinism, evolutionary basis of ethics, objective moral truths, ethical pluralism, reducing suffering, alien societies' views on suffering, socially constructed knowledge, ethical obligations within democracies, expanding moral community, and expressing gratitude for guest and support for the show.

Feb 21, 2024 • 1h 6min
Camp Omni with Megan Pike
My guest this week is Megan Pike, director of Camp Omni, formerly Camp West. Megan is a lifetime educator and camp participant. We discuss Camp Omni's developing focus and how the camping world in general is adapting, as well as some pedagogical nerdery. Enjoy!Camp Omni: https://www.campomni.org/Music by GW RodriguezThe Paradox of Secularism: https://nyupress.org/9781479809523/the-secular-paradox/Sibling Pods: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 Episode: TBA

Jan 25, 2024 • 1h 4min
The Secular Paradox with Joseph Blankholm
Religious studies scholar Joseph Blankholm discusses the complexities of defining religion and the historical origins of atheism and secularism. The podcast explores the connection between conversion and ethics, the need for morally intensive communities in secularism, and a psychological problem in secularism. It also delves into the intersection of secular, spiritual, and religious beliefs through a multigenerational study.

Dec 30, 2023 • 1h 41min
Warhammer 40k and Gamergate with Danny Fortuna
My guest this week is Danny Fortuna, a Warhammer 40k lore master and founder of the Facebook group Warhammer Heresyposting. Danny founded the group as a space for anti-woke 40k fans after he was banned from several other groups over debates around female space marines and other identity politics issues. We discuss whether 40k is satire, whether female space marines are compatible with 40k lore, whether the lore should change if they're not, and the argument around "go woke, go broke". Enjoy!Music by GW RodriguezDanny's video on Wokeness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O302cRs3WfcPhilsophers in Space episode on 40k and gamergate: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/helsreach-and-grimdark-gamergateSibling Pods:Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Filmed Live Musicals Pod: https://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/thepodcast.htmlSupport us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Next Episode: Camp Omni with Megan Pike