Philosophy On Tap

Philosophy on Tap is back with a bonus 2024 election episode! Join hosts Ryan and Tanner as they dive into some of the big trends this election and take a look back at the last few years and how we'v…

What happens when a thing becomes more than its parts? How do the parts shape the whole and make something even more? Join hosts Ryan and Tanner on the final episode of Season 2 as they discuss the c…

Tanner and Ryan are joined by evolutionary biologist Samantha West to discuss various aspects of the evolution of sex, and describe the bizarre sexual behaviors of different species, including our ow…

Join your hosts, Tanner and Ryan, to discuss the current state of AI technology, the implications there within, different themes and troupes discussed in literature, TV shows, and other mediums and w…

What is the cost of tribalism and what the consequences of not recognizing it within yourself? In this episode of Philosophy on Tap, join Ryan and Tanner to discuss how we come to believe what we do …

No trust economic systems like cryptocurrency are perpetually on the edge of transforming economics, but what are they and how could they transform our modern world? Is trust a necessary ingredient o…

Patterns are reproduced all throughout the natural world, but all seeming to trend from ultimate order to ultimate chaos, a.k.a. entropy. Is it possible that this pattern runs through all life, and a…

What is the power of a word? Can difference in language lead to differences in beliefs? Join hosts Tanner and Ryan as they are joined by his brother and friend of the show Stephen to discuss how dete…

On this episode of Philosophy on Tap, Tanner and Ryan talk with Aaron Wilson, stage name Aaron Lamont, an aspiring hip hop artist. Tanner and Aaron have been friends for nearly a decade and decided t…

AND WE'RE BACK! Kick off the long anticipated Season 2 of Philosophy on Tap with hosts Ryan and Tanner as they ask the question of "are you more or less free than you used to be?" America is founded …

Aaaand we're back! You've been waiting for it, you've been craving it, and now you will finally get your heart's deepest desire: Season 2 of Philosophy On Tap is here! Starting December 28th new epis…

As the Covid-19 pandemic begins to wind down and things are becoming more open again it's easy to want to get back to normal. But was our normal before the pandemic really so good that we want to get…

There are some things that we will never know. Even within the hardest of sciences: math. This week, join Ryan, Tanner, and special guest Chad, discussing Gödel's incompleteness theorems and what the…

In this episode Tanner and Ryan share some of their personal journeys with faith, and doubt, and living, and how those stories shape where they are today and their reasons for making Philosophy on Ta…

How is a pencil made? What does this seemingly simply process entail? How many people? What materials? Join Ryan and Tanner reading and discussing the essay, "I, Pencil", where a pencil explains the …

Democracy is the rule by the people, but what are we to do when those people don't share the same reality? Can democracy still function in this increasingly polarized world where people don't even ag…

Sometimes the human body mistakes something totally harmless, like pollen or a peanut, for a dangerous threat and as a result attacks itself causing allergic reactions, which can cause serious health…

What happens when reality isn't real enough? just add more reality! Tanner and Ryan are joined by Ryan's brother, Stephen Wardle to discuss the nature of "hyper reality" and the essay Travels in Hypp…

Tanner and Ryan discuss the conversations being had in the United States right now around reforming the justice system, racial reconciliation, and the divided political landscape. While not trying to…

Hosts Ryan and Tanner are joined again by Payton Francis Carty, author of her new poetry book Poems that make you feel. In this second interview with Payton the group discusses how hope can lead us t…