The Fundamentalists
Elliott Morgan and Peter Rollins
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.
Episodes
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Feb 18, 2020 • 1h 11min
Purity Culture
This week the boys look at the proliferation of new purity cultures through the lens of Melanie Klein. They talk about the Paranoid-Schizoid, the Depressive and how to accept a little dirt.
Jan 12, 2020 • 57min
Dry January
Elliott is giving up alcohol for January, so it's a perfect time to jump into the theme of addiction.
Jan 5, 2020 • 1h 1min
Wanting WWIII
To kick off the new year, Pete and Elliott dig into the nature of guilt, talk about how you should never compromise your desire and worry about peoples desire to see the end of the world.
Dec 23, 2019 • 1h 6min
Enjoy IT!
Another Christmas themed conversation, this time looking at Freud’s nephew, advertising and the demand to enjoy.
Dec 15, 2019 • 59min
The Reason for the Season
In the run up to Christmas Elliott and Pete delve into the meaning of Christmas. Along the way they discuss Santa, Commodity Fetishism, Incarnation and Pete’s new job as a Social Influencer
Dec 8, 2019 • 42min
Joker
Peter and Elliott are back with a deep dive into the new Joker movie. Along the way, they look at the nature of freedom, symptoms and why Batman is powerless against his nemesis.
Sep 8, 2019 • 60min
Take The Morality Out Of It
Pete and Elliott discuss the world of disagreement and how to create novelty over progress. Also tune in to BRING THE FUNNY on NBC at 10 PM this Tuesday September 10 because it'll be silly!
Aug 25, 2019 • 43min
The Greatest Insight of Philosophy
We took a break, so in return Peter and Elliott are discussing the single greatest insight in all of philosophy and, maybe, life. Also some talk about weed gummies.
Aug 11, 2019 • 54min
When YouTubers Spit On Their Dog
Peter and Elliott discuss Alcoholics Anonymous, contradictions vs oppositions, and what happens when a YouTuber spits on her dog.
Aug 5, 2019 • 43min
When Thinking Beats Netflix
Before we think well, we’ve got to want to think well. Elliott and Pete talk about how to make thinking a pleasure rather than a chore... while occasionally making it sound like a chore.
