The Fundamentalists

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**The Fundamentalists**

Hosted by philosopher Peter Rollins and comedian Elliott Morgan, The Fundamentalists explores life and culture through the lens of continental philosophy, psychoanalytic theory, and depth psychology. We apologize in advance.

Latest Episodes:

Coded Messages Feb 23, 2020

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Someone is slipping you coded messages. Messages that contain your deepest secrets. And the messenger is you.

Purity Culture Feb 18, 2020

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This week the boys look at the proliferation of new purity cultures through the lens of Melanie Klein. They talk about the Paranoid-Schizoid, the Depressive and how to accept a little dirt.

Dry January Jan 12, 2020

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Elliott is giving up alcohol for January, so it's a perfect time to jump into the theme of addiction.

Wanting WWIII Jan 05, 2020

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To kick off the new year, Pete and Elliott dig into the nature of guilt, talk about how you should never compromise your desire and worry about peoples desire to see the end of the world.

Enjoy IT! Dec 23, 2019

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Another Christmas themed conversation, this time looking at Freud’s nephew, advertising and the demand to enjoy.

The Reason for the Season Dec 15, 2019

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In the run up to Christmas Elliott and Pete delve into the meaning of Christmas. Along the way they discuss Santa, Commodity Fetishism, Incarnation and Pete’s new job as a Social Influencer

Joker Dec 08, 2019

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Peter and Elliott are back with a deep dive into the new Joker movie. Along the way, they look at the nature of freedom, symptoms and why Batman is powerless against his nemesis.

Take The Morality Out Of It Sep 08, 2019

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Pete and Elliott discuss the world of disagreement and how to create novelty over progress. Also tune in to BRING THE FUNNY on NBC at 10 PM this Tuesday September 10 because it'll be silly!

The Greatest Insight of Philosophy Aug 25, 2019

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We took a break, so in return Peter and Elliott are discussing the single greatest insight in all of philosophy and, maybe, life. Also some talk about weed gummies.

When YouTubers Spit On Their Dog Aug 11, 2019

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Peter and Elliott discuss Alcoholics Anonymous, contradictions vs oppositions, and what happens when a YouTuber spits on her dog.