Into the Absurd
This is the official Into the Absurd podcast: A philosophy podcast dedicated to expanding the minds, hearts, and souls of humanity through the love of wisdom.
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Aug 27, 2023 • 38min
#85: Severance: Symbolism and the Self
A pod-essay on the relationship between language, identity, and reality, and how these concepts relate to the Apple TV series: Severance.
References:
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
"On Truth and Lie in an Extra Moral Sense" by Friedrich Nietzsche
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn
Heraclitus
Orwell's "Politics and the English Language"
“The Practice of Psychotherapy” by Carl Jung
Novel
The Man Who Killed God
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Aug 20, 2023 • 1h 13min
#84: Madison Petersheim (The Shack, Disney, Health Care, Paranormal activity)
Maddie and I sat down to discuss the philosophy of Disney, Pixar movies, Christianity through the lens of the film The Shack, being a health care professional, and paranormal activity. Beware: We may have created a poltergeist.
My novel:
The Man Who Killed God
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Aug 13, 2023 • 2h 36min
#83: Orwell's "On Politics and the English Language" with Kevin Donahue
Kevin and I sit down to discuss how language is used (both intentionally and unintentionally) poorly in such a way that it is misleading, undescriptive, or down-right wrong. We first react to George Carlin's bit, "On Soft Language" from the CappyNJ YouTube channel. Then we move onto an analysis of George Orwell's essay, "Politics and the English Language"
Other references:
Build back better
Verbatim local news script
My novel:
The Man Who Killed God
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Aug 7, 2023 • 1h 11min
#82: Oppenheimer and the Philosophy of the Apocalypse with Aaron Tuminaro
Aaron and I sit down to discuss the movie Oppenheimer, the Bhagavad Gita, Revelation, the philosophy of death and rebirth, and how to survive one's self-apocalypse.
The Man Who Killed God
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References:
Thoth's Prophecy
Revelation
The Bhagavad Gita with translator notes
JRE #1945 with Eric Weinstein
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Jul 4, 2023 • 60min
#81: Tim Donahue (Coast Guard, Robert Kennedy Jr., Raising Children)
KEVIN'S DAD joins the ITA podcast to discuss his time in the coast guard, some interesting ideas and insight he gained as a truck driver, Robert Kennedy Jr., and raising Kevin.
Outro provided by Brock Tanya.
Jun 29, 2023 • 1h 26min
#80: Thought Surfing with Kevin Donahue #2 (Belief, Reality, and Identity)
Kevin and I sit down for our recurring series "Thought Surfing", where we roam around the inner depths of our consciousness to discover not the truth, not our truth, but some cool ideas that make us smile and think weird thoughts.
What is identity? What is belief? How does your belief affect your identity? And does consciousness affect the way particles interact with the world? Why is everyone so crazy?
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Novel is out on print with a brand new cover and title:
The Man Who Killed God
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Jun 11, 2023 • 1h 1min
#79: Aaron Tuminaro (The Case for the Family Unit)
My friend, Aaron Tuminaro, joins the ITA to discuss the family units, life in the city, and remote work.
Outro provided by Brock Tanya as usual.
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May 31, 2023 • 1h 30min
#78: The Stranger by Albert Camus: An Analysis (Part 2)
WE'RE BACK WITH STRANGER PART 2!!!!
It doesn't hurt to be a stranger. The stranger is free to be anyone--including themselves.
You've asked for an analysis on the Stranger, and here you go. Part 2!
The Stranger by Albert Camus
The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
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May 17, 2023 • 56min
#77: Audra Hazelwood (Philosopher's Guide to the Apocalypse)
How do we survive the apocalypse? Spoiler alert: there is no apocalypse.
Join Audra and I in this mind-bending conversation about philosophy's role in politics, cults, population density, and isolation.
Outro provided by Brock Tanya as per usual.
Still working on part 2 of The Stranger, but I should be able to get that out next weekend. I apologize for the delay.
Audra's podcast:
The Philosopher's Guide to the Apocalypse podcast
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Apr 20, 2023 • 1h 25min
#76: The Stranger by Albert Camus: An Analysis (Part 1)
It doesn't hurt to be a stranger. The stranger is free to be anyone--including themselves.
You've asked for an analysis on the Stranger, and here you go. Part 2 will come out in 2-3 weeks. In the mean time, don't be a stranger...or do.
The Stranger by Albert Camus
The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
As always, outro provided by Brock Tanya
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