Into the Absurd

After a long break, ITA returns with a very special guest: my Uncle Nick. We discussed his time in Korea and Iraq in the early 2000's as well as architecture and fatherhood. Enjoy!  Outro provided by Brock Tanya.

WELCOME TO THE MACHINE! An opinion piece critiquing civilization with a short summary and analysis of Zapffe’s 1933 essay, The Last Messiah. Outro provided by Brock Tanya. Peter Zapffe’s The Last Messiah: https://philosophynow.org/issues/45/The_Last_Messiah The Undiscovered Self by Carl Jung: https://fleurmach.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/jung-the-undiscovered-self-1957.pdf Every Trivial Fact podcast hosted by Mynaa Miesnowan episodes on The Undiscovered Self: https://www.bezabezar.com/post/every-trivial-fact-3-carl-jung-s-undiscovered-self-with-gregory-gravelle-on-psychic-epidemics Pink Floyd’s “Welcome to the Machine” lyrics: https://genius.com/Pink-floyd-welcome-to-the-machine-lyrics Sex at Dawn by Chris Ryan Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Sex-Dawn-Stray-Modern-Relationships-ebook/dp/B007679QTG Civilized to Death by Chris Ryan Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Civilized-Death-Progress-Christopher-Ryan/dp/1451659113 Tangentially Speaking podcast hosted by Chris Ryan: https://open.spotify.com/show/5tMHDm7XHkniXSCTVFDGuE?si=559653e65d2c4375

I just recently finished a 2 part series on Jung’s “The Undiscovered Self” with Mynaa Miesnowan, a frequent guest of ITA, on his podcast, Every Trivial Fact. Go check out part 1 at the following links: https://www.bezabezar.com/post/every-trivial-fact-3-carl-jung-s-undiscovered-self-with-gregory-gravelle-on-psychic-epidemics 

"I am come as death, the destroyer of worlds." - J. Robert Oppenheimer, derived from the Bhagivad Gita. Background music provided by Terron Tvrdy

Skip to minute 50 for our philosophical discussion on finding freedom in industrial society and Dietrich's explanation of Christianity. Before this, we conduct a jam session where I poorly play the piano and sing, Terron plays the drums, and Dietrich plays the guitar. Enjoy!  Outro provided by Brock Tanya. 

Caden and Rylan Butera join the ITA podcast to discuss the philosophy and art of film! Take that, DFW! These two are heavily involved in the production of indie films and are amazing at what they do. We acknowledged the influence of film on culture while also highlighting the potential it has to promote positive change within a society. We likewise examined the artistic process of both filmmaking and creative writing; most notably, we discussed the power which lies in the "flow state". Enjoy!  Outro provided by Brock Tanya  Caden's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCanIZUuftedBQBkE03bJuMA 

How do we break the chains of our ideals, beliefs, and gods who control us?

An analysis of David Foster Wallace's "E Unibus Pluram", a thorough critique of US fiction and televisual culture written in the early 1990's.  Outro provided by Brock Tanya.

I am starting a bonus series where I simply talk into my phone recorder whenever I have a thought or thoughts worth sharing. Enjoy! This will not be available on YouTube.

An analysis of David Foster Wallace's "E Unibus Pluram", a thorough critique of US fiction and televisual culture written in the early 1990's. Outro provided by Brock Tanya.