

Philosophers In Space
Aaron Rabinowitz and Callie Wright
Welcome to Philosophers In Space, where the intrepid trekker captain Callie Wright and their questionable Chief Ethics Officer Aaron Rabinowitz explore the weird, gooey world of sci-fi, searching for tantalizing hypotheticals and gear-stripping questions in a space odyssey of meaning and amusement.
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Jun 16, 2021 • 1h 27min
0G149: Sorry to Bother You and the Talented Tenth
Don't need a white person voice when it's the only voice you got! Much like this movie, our episode has a lot on its mind, including our special guest William Paris (@WilliamMParis) of What's Left of Philosophy Podcast. We talk about turning people into animals and a bit of double consciousness and capitalism, really a lot. No After Dark on this one, it's all After Dark. Content: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorry_to_Bother_You Editing by Luisa Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals: http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/ Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/ Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com If you have time, please write us a review on iTunes. It really really helps. Please and thank you! Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Opening Arguments: https://openargs.com/ Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/ Recent appearances: Aaron was on Decoding the Gurus talking about the conspiracy theorist Michael O'Fallon and how he's influencing the anti-woke movement through James Lindsay. https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/michael-ofallon-the-jacobins-are-back-to-reset-everything-dun-dun-daah Content Preview: Babylon Five ep3.4 Passing Through Gethsemane and punitive reset

Jun 9, 2021 • 56min
0G148: X-Files 4.7 and Conspiratorial Art
The moment has come when the curtain draws back and all the secrets of the universe are revealed...OR IS IT?! You'll just have to connect the dots yourself to find out. We're coving Musings of a Smoking Man and whether it's okay for a piece of art to glorify conspiratorial thinking...OR ARE WE?! Content: https://x-files.fandom.com/wiki/Musings_of_a_Cigarette_Smoking_Man Editing by Luisa Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals: http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/ Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/ Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com If you have time, please write us a review on iTunes. It really really helps. Please and thank you! Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Opening Arguments: https://openargs.com/ Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/ Recent appearances: Aaron was on Decoding the Gurus talking about the conspiracy theorist Michael O'Fallon and how he's influencing the anti-woke movement through James Lindsay. https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/michael-ofallon-the-jacobins-are-back-to-reset-everything-dun-dun-daah Content Preview: Sorry to Bother You and The Talented Tenth

Jun 2, 2021 • 1h 3min
0G147: Fantastic Planet and Surrealism
Giant floating eyeballs have we got a fun ride for you Ohms, or it Oms? Either way, assume the meditation position and prepare for some knowledge implantation about the incestuous relationship between Surrealism and Sci-fi. Content: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_Planet Editing by Luisa Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals: http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/ Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/ Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com If you have time, please write us a review on iTunes. It really really helps. Please and thank you! Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Opening Arguments: https://openargs.com/ Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/ Recent appearances: Aaron was on Decoding the Gurus talking about the conspiracy theorist Michael O'Fallon and how he's influencing the anti-woke movement through James Lindsay. https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/michael-ofallon-the-jacobins-are-back-to-reset-everything-dun-dun-daah Content Preview: X-Files "Musings of a Cigarette Man" ep4.7 and Conspiratorial Art

May 26, 2021 • 57min
0G146: The Expanse ep2.3 and Moral Deference
Y'all are going to want to trust me when I say you have a strong moral obligation to listen to this episode multiple times. Don't even worry about the reasoning behind it, just give it a few listens and everything will make sense. Even if it doesn't make sense, you'll have done the right thing. Great work! Content: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5625502/ Editing by Luisa Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals: http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/ Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/ Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com If you have time, please write us a review on iTunes. It really really helps. Please and thank you! Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Opening Arguments: https://openargs.com/ Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/ Recent appearances: Aaron was on Decoding the Gurus talking about the conspiracy theorist Michael O'Fallon and how he's influencing the anti-woke movement through James Lindsay. https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/michael-ofallon-the-jacobins-are-back-to-reset-everything-dun-dun-daah Content Preview: Fantastic Planet and Surrealism

May 19, 2021 • 1h 1min
0G145: The Thing and Anti-Communism
Hey, we thought we'd celebrate almost maybe surviving a disease riddled lockdown with a movie about some guys probably not surviving a disease riddled lockdown! Hope that's not too dark for anyone, cause we're pairing it with the sort of anti-communist fearmongering that appears to be on the rise along side China. Sleep tight! Content: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(1982_film) Editing by Luisa Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals: http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/ Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/ Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com If you have time, please write us a review on iTunes. It really really helps. Please and thank you! Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Opening Arguments: https://openargs.com/ Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/ Recent appearances: Aaron was on Thinking Progressively talking about a wide range of topics. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1291940/8309819 Content Preview: Thanks Q and A!

May 12, 2021 • 53min
0G144: Godzilla vs. King Kong and Ecoterrorism
Do I even need to explain this? It's a giant radioactive lizard trading haymakers with a giant monkey. It's obviously an allegory for our punchy relationship with nature and each other. Just enjoy the punchy punch. Content: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5034838/ Editing by Luisa Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals: http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/ Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/ Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com If you have time, please write us a review on iTunes. It really really helps. Please and thank you! Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Opening Arguments: https://openargs.com/ Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/ Recent appearances: Aaron was on Thinking Progressively talking about a wide range of topics. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1291940/8309819 Content Preview: The Thing and Anti-communist paranoia

May 5, 2021 • 1h 9min
Listener Qs 22
Thank you all so much! None of this would be possible without you! Editing by Luisa Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals: http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/ Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/ Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com If you have time, please write us a review on iTunes. It really really helps. Please and thank you! Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Opening Arguments: https://openargs.com/ Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/ Recent appearances: Aaron was on Thinking Progressively talking about a wide range of topics. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1291940/8309819 CONTENT PREVIEW: Godzilla vs. King Kong and Ecoterrorism

Apr 28, 2021 • 55min
Listener Qs 21
Thank you all so much! None of this would be possible without you! Editing by Luisa Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals: http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/ Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/ Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com If you have time, please write us a review on iTunes. It really really helps. Please and thank you! Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Opening Arguments: https://openargs.com/ Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/ Recent appearances: Aaron was on Thinking Progressively talking about a wide range of topics. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1291940/8309819 CONTENT PREVIEW: Listener Qs 22

Apr 21, 2021 • 1h 2min
0G143: Fringe's White Tulip and Psychological Egoism
Okay, this is absolutely the last time I'm doing this. Been going round and round for months now but I think this version of the episode is acceptable. Gonna go change out of my Cronenberg time suit, y'all enjoy some discussion of psychological egoism. Content: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Tulip Editing by Luisa Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals: http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/ Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/ Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com If you have time, please write us a review on iTunes. It really really helps. Please and thank you! Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Opening Arguments: https://openargs.com/ Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/ Recent appearances: Check out Aaron's most recent article in the UK Skeptic Mag. It's quite a ride: https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2021/03/can-you-recognise-antisemitism-when-you-see-it-an-interactive-meme-adventure/?utm_campaign=conspiracy-theories&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter Content Preview: Godzilla vs. Kong and Ecoterrorism

Apr 14, 2021 • 1h 1min
0G142: Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and Afropessimism vs. Afrofuturism
CONTENT WARNING: We're getting into some proper colonial racism this week. I picked a story that, to me, exemplifies Lovecraft in his racist glory. We use this to apply the post-colonial discussions from last week and then bring it all together to discuss afropessimism and afrofuturism. Content: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facts_Concerning_the_Late_Arthur_Jermyn_and_His_Family Editing by Luisa Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals: http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/ Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/ Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com If you have time, please write us a review on iTunes. It really really helps. Please and thank you! Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Opening Arguments: https://openargs.com/ Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/ Recent appearances: Check out Aaron's most recent article in the UK Skeptic Mag. It's quite a ride: https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2021/03/can-you-recognise-antisemitism-when-you-see-it-an-interactive-meme-adventure/?utm_campaign=conspiracy-theories&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter Content Preview: White Tulip and technoegoism