EPISODES

I talk about trying to get over your natural laziness and desire for a tainted comfort in order to do more effective activism for issues you care about. I don't think I've been too successful yet in my own attempts, but I have some thoughts on it.

For this year's Halloween episode, I am joined by writer/director Kyle Edward Ball for a long conversation about his wonderful film Skinamarink, which leads us into a broader discussion about the theories and philosophies which animate the best genre, Horror.   

How can you tell if your rationality is informing your qualitative, axiomatic understanding of history and world events or if it's the other way around? I don't really know for sure, but I talk about it for a while from a pro-Palestine perspective in the context of recent events. Medical Aid for Palestinians (https://www.map.org.uk/). Palestinian Children's Relief Fund (https://www.pcrf.net/). UNRWA (https://donate.unrwa.org/gaza/~my-donation). ANERA (https://www.anera.org/). Palestinian Red Crescent Society (https://www.palestinercs.org/en).

I am joined by journalist Jeremy Appel for a long conversation about the current conflict in Palestine and how we both came to believe in Anti-Zionism despite Jewish upbringings which taught us to support Israel. Support Palestinian Relief Organizations. Medical Aid for Palestinians (https://www.map.org.uk/). Palestinian Children's Relief Fund (https://www.pcrf.net/). UNRWA (https://donate.unrwa.org/gaza/~my-donation). ANERA (https://www.anera.org/). Palestinian Red Crescent Society (https://www.palestinercs.org/en).

The Bing AI Image generator has set off a new wave of people using the technology. While I am still revulsed by AI image generators, it's clear to me it's going to be a more permanent fixture than something like NFTs, so I talk about how I'm dealing with the machines.

I watched the Barbie movie. It is an excellent, perfectly executed piece of film. But in this perfection lies an ulterior purpose, one that makes me question its admittedly strong claim to artistic value.

On this episode, I talk about the difficulties of living your life when you are always under some degree of physical pain. I discuss my own experience with living this way and outline a few methods that help me get through it.

In this episode, I talk about the pervasive notion that people nowadays are trapped in a perpetual adolescence, unwilling to take on the responsibilities that defined the adults of earlier generations. Is this true? I have no idea, but we sure seem to not be able to shut up about it.

In this episode, I talk about The Beatles for over an hour. Have you heard of them? They're pretty good.

I am joined by posting phenom and podcaster June (@JUNlPER) to discuss the intricacies, nuances and dangers of going online and saying stuff for attention. We also talk about being raised religious, right wing joylessness and its interaction with art, and those horrible Matt Walsh baby dolls.