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EV - 066 You Done Messed Up A-Aron! Oct 25, 2018

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he wonderful world of pedagogy. In this episode we discuss different teaching philosophies, class models, grading, and education systems. Both Aaron and GW dive into their personal teaching techniques.

Opening Invocation:
Underoath - The Created Void

Hero of the Week:
Brian Banks

EV - 065 Voidy Outcasts Oct 18, 2018

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Today we're joined by Felicia Entwistle where Aaron struggle to pronounce her name. If that isn't enough reason to listen to this episode, well we also talk about her work with Utah Outcasts.

Opening Invocation:
Torsten Pihl

Hero of the Week:
Renia

EV - 064 Better Know: Simone de Beauvoir Oct 12, 2018

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In our latest installment of Better Know a Philosopher we talk about Simone de Beauvoir. A French philosopher who lived during the Suffrage movement and had interesting ideas about Feminism.

Opening Invocation:
Source: Thomas Smith's Question

Hero of the Week:
The Philosopher Queens

EV - 063 Unreasonable Doubt Oct 06, 2018

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Today we bring on the host of Habeas Humor Podcast, Charone Frankel. We discuss the philosophy of "beyond a reasonable doubt". Is it appropriate? What does it actually mean?

References:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-02/trump-says-it-s-a-very-scary-time-in-america-for-men
https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1000&context=fss_papers

Opening Invocation:
Suggested by: Daniel Source: "The Book of Disquiet" by Pessoa

Hero of the Week:
Dr. Christine Blasey Ford

EV - 062 Innocence in the Void Sep 28, 2018

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Presumption of innocence in the law vs. society. He said, she said, but apparently only "he" is telling the truth?

In this episode we go to where the rubber of philosophy meets the road of our daily lives. We discuss the Judge Kavanaugh hearings from a philosophical angle, and of course, more about octopi.

Opening Invocation:
Aaron

Hero of the Week:
Octopuses on MDMA

EV - 061 This Is Where The Suffering Begins Sep 20, 2018

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We are once again fortunate enough to bring on Jesse Rabinowitz for this discussion on Mind Body Dualism. This time we jump right into the weeds so think you can't see the tails from the Velociraptors.

Opening Invocation:
Jesse

EV - 060 Better Know Angela Davis Sep 13, 2018

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For this months segment of Better Know A Philosopher, we talk about Angela Davis. A highly dynamic figure who's still making speeches and continuing her activist path from the Black Panthers, to Occupy Wall Street.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrSIm2RXN4o

Opening Invocation:
"The Book of Disquiet" by Pessoa

Hero of the Week:
This thing: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bnpv85/the-emerging-fetish-of-laying-alien-eggs-inside-yourself

EV - 059 A Philosopher Named Desire Sep 06, 2018

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For this weeks episode we welcome on Alonzo Fyfe, a philosopher and proponent of Desirism. We discuss this ethical model and how it relates to morality.

References:
Desirism Facebook
Atheist Ethicist
Desirism

Opening Invocation:
Ben Thompson

Hero of the Week:
John McCain

EV - 058 Can Art Go Too Far? Aug 30, 2018

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This episode could also be named, "Aaron and GW try to pronounce peoples names". We dive into this question about art going too far. Getting into the weeds of what constitutes too far objectively, and how that relates to our subjective opinions of too far.

Reference Material:
https://www.therichest.com/shocking/15-performance-artists-who-took-their-art-way-too-far/

Opening Invocation:
Grosse Pointe Blank

Hero of the Week:
Another Octopus

EV - 057 Delightful Bitchcraft Aug 23, 2018

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Today we're joined by the lovely ladies from Delightful Bitchcraft and Secular Soup Podcast. We talk about everything from kids and bullying, the mormon church, and how the womb is your first apartment.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/16/opinion/climate-change-parenting.html

Opening Invocation:
Natural History Museum

Hero of the Week:
Joe Radinovich
Anonymous

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