Today's episode dives in the philosophy of the Hulu show Handmaid's Tale. This episode focuses on raising the question, is Handmaid's Tale anti-religion? Would society be better off without religion? Would lack of religion make these events les

Westworld: From William to the Man in Black

Aug 9th, 2018 7m 42s

This is a Patreon bonus feed preview, enjoy!In this episode, I analyze the Man in Black's meaning of life or outlook on life. How he changed from young William to the Man in Black. What made him put down the white hat and put on the black? Is h

Philosophy of Westworld: Ford's View of Consciousness

Jul 27th, 2018 14m 27s

In this episode, we dive deeper into Westworld's understanding of consciousness. Particularly focussing on Robert Ford's views on consciousness. Does Ford think consciousness exists? Is the self an illusion? Which philosophers share a similar p

Free will, determinism, and consciousness (ft. Sam Harris, Deleuze, and Nietzsche)

30 days ago 12m 22s

There’s this clip of Sam Harris discussing consciousness and free will that went a bit viral on Twitter. I wanted to comment on it… so here it is. I hope you enjoy it. Stay curious. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with

Modern magic: the internet and its endless influencers

Jan 28th, 2024 13m 52s

The quote that motivated this episode….“Central to Hermetic thought was the tenet: ‘As above, so below.’ Everything is connected, from the movement of the stars and the planets to the internal workings of an insect. Understanding these secret c

Deconstructing Arrival and Time: The Hidden Meaning

Nov 16th, 2023 14m 45s

This is the audio version of my previous essay and I’ve also linked the Youtube version as well. “But now I'm not so sure I believe in beginnings and endings. There are days that define your story beyond your life. Like the day they arrived.” “

Deconstructing A Clockwork Orange: The Hidden Meaning

Nov 2nd, 2023 11m 55s

This has a few changes and rewording but this is an audio and podcast version for my recent essay. Stanley Kubrick's cinematic masterpiece, 'A Clockwork Orange', paints a vivid picture of orchestrated aggression. But what's the real message beh

Blueprints of life

Sep 13th, 2023 19m 17s

Some excerpts…"We pull from the external world to formulate our own narratives, yet they're never truly our own.""Narratives become our masks, and over time, we become consumed by them.""In the vast digital landscape, we're both the authors and

Marketplace of overstimulation

Aug 13th, 2023 15m 24s

(Transcript edited for readability.) Amidst dusk, I stood alone in a sprawling, chaotic marketplace. Stalls stretched endlessly, selling sleek, high-tech smartphones. The crowd was full of anticipation. I grabbed a device. Its screen lit up, fl

plastic perfection | barbie, baudrillard, and beyond reality

Jul 13th, 2023 11m 50s

(Transcript edited for readability.) Barbie. The new film is set to come out on July 21st, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. Director, Greta Gerwig is the writer and director, who has been Oscar-nominated for her work. This fact is likel

AI, AGI, and our society of spectacle

Jul 5th, 2023 16m 4s

(Below is the transcript for the episode but edited for readability)We've reached this moment in time where technology has become sublime. We are advancing so fast that we do not understand the mechanisms and workings of the things we use every

creativity, despair, uncertainty, and other things

Apr 29th, 2023 18m 47s

“Fantasies are fate defining in the sense that they determine the “content” of the repetition compulsion, giving our desire its inexorable direction, and making us single-minded lay preoccupied by, and doggedly faithful to, certain existential

Lacan and the Singularity of Romance | The Death of Narratives

Feb 2nd, 2023 28m 19s

“The elevation of the love object to the dignity of the Thing can result in intense aggression towards the object. As Lacan tersely observes, “I love you, but, because inexplicably I love in you something more than you—the objet petit a—I mutil

Gender Theory and Identity | Responding to Andrew Murnane and the Dualistic Unity Podcast

Dec 19th, 2022 59m 28s

Here are some helpful videos for further research and perspective that I find to be well-thought out and from people of the transgender community…(Philosophy Tube) Identity: A Trans Coming Out StoryContraPoints: Pronouns The episode of Dualisti

AI Art, AI, Post-Truth and Systems of Control

Dec 9th, 2022 35m 10s

Plastic Pills episode mentioned: Here A few sound bites… from my episode.“We spend life learning how to lose everything. And then we die. Where we’ve truly lost everything.”“Life is like watching a show where we never get to see the f*****g end

Cyberpunk: Systems of Influence, an Evolving Self, and Acts of Rebellion

Nov 19th, 2022 1h 2m

The essence of the theme for this episode: If we begin seeing that the system or the political is what produces the individual or our concept of the personal...then we realize the personal or the individual has never really existed. Plastic Pil

"The Self is an Illusion" with Annaka Harris and Lex Fridman

Oct 18th, 2022 28m 58s

This is an episode of the podcast where I use this clipped discussion by the podcast Lex Fridman and the author of Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind by Annaka Harris (partner of Sam Harris) to open a discussion aro

Lacan and David Bohm | The unconscious, the self, and a fiction

Sep 20th, 2022 14m 10s

"I would say that in my scientific and philosophical work, my main concern has been with understanding the nature of reality in general and of consciousness in particular as a coherent whole, which is never static or complete, but which is in a

Exploring the gaps between certainty and uncertainty

Aug 18th, 2022 15m 29s

For more posts, dream journals, dream analyses, and weird fiction...https://aphilosophersstone.substack.com/“Everything exists; nothing exists. Either formula affords a like serenity. The man of anxiety, to his misfortune, remains between them,

Teal Swan: Is she a cult leader?

Jun 14th, 2022 44m 17s

In this one, I try to use Teal Swan as a background for a conversation around memory, trauma, created narratives, pain, and the spiritual experience, and gurus…I hope you like it:) Who is Teal Swan?“The best way to describe Teal Swan is as an A

Feeling like a lie

Jun 3rd, 2022 13m 24s

Bonus content...Writing: https://aphilosophersstone.substack.com/Bonus feed on Apple PodcastsPatreon Bonus Feed: https://www.patreon.com/thephilosophyguy This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get acce