Welcome to Philosophication, the show where two non-experts philosophize about all things complicated, controversial, or simply interesting. We’ll tackle topics ranging from morality and ethics to current events, from politics to pop culture, and from philosophy to whatever else we happen to find interesting.
We don’t claim to be experts, and we’re sure to get things wrong from time to time, but one thing you will always find here is a commitment to free and open dialogue on a variety of complex and often difficult topics. We believe one of the best ways to improve our world is to practice and hone our ability to engage in these types of discussions in a civil and honest manner, even when we strongly disagree on a fundamental level. If we improve our abilities in this area, we improve our ability to solve every other problem our society faces.
Join us as we attempt to cut through empty rhetoric, look past simple talking points, and challenge deeply held beliefs.
Our thoughts on the Book of Job from the Bible.
Part 2 of our discussion after reading Homer's Odyssey.
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Part 1 of our discussion after reading Homer's Odyssey.
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I just couldn't get over it, so I had to share my thoughts on the idiotic plan the defenders of Winterfell used in their clash with the Night King's army.
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Probably our most rambley episode to date, but also closer to what actually started this show: two guys talking about stuff on the phone.
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A continuation of Lonely Beard #5. Discussing humanity's general unwillingness to look at our capacity for evil.
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I read and comment on Part I, Chapter 4 of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's "The Gulag Archipelago."
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In this episode, we discuss two recent public scandals: the supposed white privilege MAGA kids at the March for Life and the hoax hate crime perpetrated by actor Jussie Smollett.
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Part 2 of our discussion after reading Homer's Iliad.
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Part 1 of our discussion after reading Homer's Iliad.
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Social justice ideology has crossed over into another sport, and Jason's two interests of strongman and politics have crossed paths in an interesting way. We took this opportunity to discuss transgen…
The Netflix original film Calibre stuck with me long after the final credits rolled, so I had to share my thoughts.
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In this episode, we discuss the implications of a particular gun control measure in light of a recent incident in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
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It doesn't take much time on social media before you'll find someone reflexively ridiculing an expert who said something they disagree with on some political or ideological topic. Maybe we should not…
In this episode, we give our thoughts on the first two Jordan Peterson/Sam Harris events in Vancouver. Two more debates have been released since the time of recording.
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For people on the political right, it might be easy to laugh and get excited over the seeming incompetence of the Democratic party lately. I'm going to try to convince you that maybe we shouldn't be …
Michael and Jason give the world's most belated take on the Kavanaugh debacle. This was recorded after the first sexual assault allegation came out, but before Christine Blasey Ford's name was releas…
Ginger and the Beard, minus the Ginger. Trying out something new while Michael is gone on detachment doing Navy stuff, Jason discusses the separate worlds of facts inhabited by the political right an…
Michael and Jason discuss right-wing aversion to political dissent, shouting abortions, Kelly Marie Tran, and the relentless oppression of Michael's race (gingers) by the massive ball of gas at the c…
Michael and Jason explore some bad arguments given by their own side of the Brett Kavanaugh issue, as well as discuss their takes on the issue itself.
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