The Philosophy Guy
About the show
This podcast is about the many ideas in philosophy that are popularized by our society and culture through movies (Ex, Blade Runner, The Matrix), TV shows (Ex, Rick and Morty, Westworld), public figures, and books all around us.
Philosophy is everywhere and I'll be taking a deeper dive into those ideas presented to us in cultural and societal entertainment. In understanding those ideas, I don’t mean just understanding, instead, applying those understandings to our lives. Even if you disagree with various ideas in philosophy there’s always something to be learned from them and applied to your everyday life. This podcast will take you on the journey into the deeper ideas of philosophy while giving you just a touch of existential dread! Tune in.
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Episode List
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We Are Not Good
March 21st, 2019 | 13 mins 12 secs
culture, morality, philosophy, psychology
Hmmm, I give off a little bit of my opinion in this one. Just went down the rabbit hole. I'm posting because I want all your thoughts.
How good are we? When I hear this question, I want my gut reaction to be yes, of course, we are good! But the thinking side of me starts to take over, ‘but is this the case?’
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Announcement! Bonus: Examining Yourself: Is the Self an Illusion?
March 18th, 2019 | 9 mins 32 secs
culture, ideas, philosophy, youtube
Hello everyone! A big announcement in this one friends. Plus, some audio to let you know what the heck I'm talking about. Yeet, Youtube channel!!!!
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Spider-Man: The Growing Pains of Life
March 13th, 2019 | 11 mins 40 secs
culture, philosophy, puberty, spider-man
I talk some Spider-Man in this one friends! More so focussing on the new one, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Anyway, how does this film connect with the audience? It connects with everyone, that's the point. But what does this connection do for our lives? What does it force us to examine? Tune in!
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Stoic Lessons for a Toxic Political Climate
March 5th, 2019 | 16 mins 10 secs
philosophy, politics, stoicism, stoics
Woooo, I try to get all Stoic in this one friend. I found some interesting quotes that made me think of our terrible current state of political discourse. Listen in for some Stoic lessons to consider before your next political debate with your neighbor.
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The Matrix: The Value of Reality
February 14th, 2019 | 15 mins 2 secs
matrix, philosophy, reality
The original Matrix film has become a cultural phenomenon, one that seems only to gain further relevance with age. A film originally released in 1999 was ahead of its time for the questions it raised. The question I want you to consider today: is it so crazy to plug into the Matrix?
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A Simplified History of Western Philosophy
February 4th, 2019 | 14 mins 47 secs
history, philosophy, plato, socrates
This episode is an oversimplified, hopefully, more fun version of the history of Western philosophy. Have I missed things? Yes, many. But this episode is a bite-sized, comedic(attempted) version of the history. Tune in!
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Bad Philosophy: The Big Bang Theory
January 22nd, 2019 | 16 mins 26 secs
nerd culture, philosophy, stereotypes, tv shows
In today's episode, I examine the bad philosophy presented in the hit tv show, The Big Bang Theory.
Does the Big Bang Theory misrepresent nerd culture?
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Black Mirror Bandersnatch: The Illusion of Choice
December 29th, 2018 | 13 mins 12 secs
black mirror, choice, free will, philosophy
In today's episode, I do a philosophy quick take on the new Netflix addition of Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. I examine its commentary on the idea of free will and the illusion of choice. Are our lives predetermined just like films, tv shows, and video games?
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Harry Potter: Love and Death
December 23rd, 2018 | 20 mins 24 secs
death, harry potter, love, mortality, philosophy
What is choices role in Harry Potter? What does it mean to accept or deny death? What role does our understanding of death play in our understanding of love? Why does this matter? What is the contrast between Voldemort and Harry in relation to death? What does the Harry Potter series ultimately say about love and death? All of this discussed, tune in!
Some info mentioned: Aristotle, Greek Mythology, and Jesus
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Inception: Contradictions with a Purpose
December 11th, 2018 | 24 mins 8 secs
consciousness, inception, metaphysics, mind, philosophy
In this episode, we analyze the philosophy of Inception. We look at an obvious contradiction that is present throughout the film. But what is its purpose? This question inevitably brings up, is the entire film in the mind of Cobb? If true, does this destroy the meaning of the film? What is the meaning of the film? All of this discussed, tune in!
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Rick & Morty: The Psychology of Rick
December 2nd, 2018 | 22 mins 20 secs
education, philosophy, psychology, rick and morty, tv
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Philosophy of The Big Lebowski
November 27th, 2018 | 19 mins 53 secs
philosophy, postmodernism, stoic, stoicism
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BoJack Horseman on Loneliness, Depression, and Self
November 14th, 2018 | 25 mins 20 secs
bojack, depression, loneliness, philosophy, tv
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Stoicism in Pop Culture and Politics
November 6th, 2018 | 32 mins 41 secs
life lessons, mindfulness, philosophy, stoic, stoicism
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Rick and Morty: Thinking like Rick
October 30th, 2018 | 16 mins 19 secs
philosophy, rick, rick and morty, thinking
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Philosophy of Mission Impossible Fallout
October 19th, 2018 | 16 mins 59 secs
consequentialism, film, movies, philosophy