
The Fundamentalists
Hosted by philosopher Peter Rollins and comedian Elliott Morgan, The Fundamentalists explores life and culture through the lens of continental philosophy, psychoanalytic theory, and depth psychology. We apologize in advance.
Latest episodes

Aug 3, 2021 • 39min
Freudian Slips: When You Say One Thing But Mean Your Mother
Freudian slips: When you say one thing but mean your mother. In this episode, we riff on Freudian slips, Freudian typos, and all sorts of other things.
If you'd like to see me live and also live around Columbus or Liberty Township, Ohio, head over to http://elliottmorgan.com/tour to come hang out!
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Thank you to everyone who makes this podcast possible. Feel free to leave us your OWN review over at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fundamentalists/id1346820645 and yeah, enjoy your week, you desirous beautiful creatures!
And last but not least, thank you to Cam Gibson for making the quality of these episodes SO much better. Check out Cam at: https://www.instagram.com/gibsontech/
Check out Pete at http://instagram.com/peterrollins or http://peterrollins.com
I had a Freudian slip last night with some friends, where I said Tic Tac instead of TikTok. This likely has nothing to do with any interest in UFOs. I probably just had bad breath or something. Anyway, enjoy your week!

Jul 19, 2021 • 46min
Tarot & The Twin Towers
In this episode, we discuss tarot cards, twin towers, and everything in between! I am back in LA tomorrow and we will resume our regularly scheduled programming. In the meantime, please enjoy this very fun episode where I convince Peter that he's right about something for once! Ha! I miss him.
Thank you to everyone who makes this podcast possible. Feel free to leave us your OWN review over at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fundamentalists/id1346820645 and yeah, enjoy your week, you desirous beautiful creatures!

Jul 5, 2021 • 53min
Talking UFOs on Independence Day
Peter and Elliott finally exhaust the UFO subject! Part one is available at http://patreon.com/thefundamentalists ! If you'd like to see Elliott live in Orlando and Tampa this month, head to http://elliottmorgan.com/tour ! Happy fourth of July! We're doing great!

Jun 3, 2021 • 49min
Who is the ”Identified Patient”?
Peter and Elliott discuss the idea of the Identified Patient, phobias, and when the heck Pete's returning. To see Elliott live, check out http://elliottmorgan.com/tour or if that ain't your thing, support this podcast by leaving us a review on iTunes or joining our Patreon at http://patreon.com/thefundamentalists

May 24, 2021 • 47min
Three Impossible Desires
Peter and Elliott discuss impossible desires like reuniting in person. They explore forbidden desires, psychoanalytic concepts, and the unconscious urge for wholeness. Delving into primal desires and transgression in society, they touch on humanism and self-discovery. The hosts also discuss overlapping paths to death and relationship endings.

May 7, 2021 • 1h 9min
Celebrating 100 Episodes By REVIEWING OURSELVES
It only took a couple years, but The Fundamentalists has officially crossed the 100-episode mark! So we thought we'd reflect on the history of this fun little podcast. We're also gearing up to flesh out our new Patreon, and we've already got enough support to offer higher audio quality (whoo!). Check out http://patreon.com/thefundamentalists if you're looking for MORE existential despair than you can weakly shake a twig at.

Apr 24, 2021 • 1h 3min
Conflict After Covid
This week we talk about the various pitfalls that await us as we re-enter the world after lockdown. With the rise of oppositional politics, social media and covid, we discuss whether we ill-equipped to deal with the tensions and antagonisms that are part of social life.
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Apr 13, 2021 • 53min
Defining Fundamentalism
Peter and Elliott discuss what "fundamentalism" really is, and who would know better?! Also, we've soft-launched our Patreon so we can start doing more cool stuff as things open. If you'd like to join a community of folks interested in psychoanalysis, philosophy, depth psychology, etc, head on over to http://patreon.com/thefundamentalists . And don't forget to not eat fish!

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Apr 4, 2021 • 1h 20min
The Meaning of Life
In this episode, the hosts discuss their Patreon launch and explore topics such as the concept of God and philosophy, the relationship between mathematics and reality, finding meaning in seemingly meaningless aspects of life, dreams and philosophical beliefs, atheism for land, and the concept of evolution and the death of God.

Mar 14, 2021 • 50min
Deepfakes
In this weeks episode, the boys use Instagram, Second Life and Deepfakes to explore the notion of subjectivity. Is there a substantive self, what is that self, and are we all, at the end of the day NPCs?