PEL Presents Philosophy vs. Improv #98: ...

Mark's Partially Examined Life co-host Seth joins us (i.e. Mark and Mary) to introduce Seth to improv and continue introducing philosophy to Mary. We discuss Seth's attraction to depressing texts, act out couples' therapy and monster beauty parlor, and open up a few philosophical ... Show More

On A Short History of Decay (1949), a pessimist/existentialist somewhat text from the most famous Romanian philosopher. Cioran's short essays touch on art, humor, God, salvation, time, nostalgia, mourning, death, disease, suicide, revolt, freedom, Buddhism, Daoism, and the role o ... Show More

For our Emmys/back-to-school episode, we cover the pinnacle of the current network sitcom landscape: The six-time 2025 Emmy nominated 4-year-old sitcom Abbott Elementary. Yes, it lost this year but has won in the past. Mark, Lawrence, Al and West-Philly-resident Sarahlyn discuss ... Show More

Talking about the creative side of making podcast episodes, including some thoughts on how to come up with ideas and how to speak in front of an audience. Watch out for various phrases with 'get' during the episode. Episode page on teacherluke.co.uk http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7QS Spoken ... Show More

In our first guest episode of season 2, Prentis sits down with author and activist Tarana Burke. In this far reaching yet personal conversation, Prentis and Tarana explore the impact of the Me Too movement; the ways in which power shapes our reality; and the necessity for grace i ... Show More

David and Tamler choose an episode topic that will define the identity and meaning of the Very Bad Wizards podcast going forward – our top 3 existentialist movies. Plus, you’re gonna be shocked to hear this, you might want to sit down, but there has been surprisingly little resea ... Show More

Acclaimed writer, performer, and public speaker ALOK joins Prentis for our first guest episode of season 3.  ALOK and Prentis connect on their mutual Texan roots, the power of practicing self-forgiveness and compassion, and how friendship is the answer to most of the existential ... Show More

Episode 1 is finally here!! Viv (@vivianxvan) & Ro (@rowenatsai) share hopes for the podcast, the importance of human connection, a little trip down memory lane of their decade long friendship, how to open up to friends and let others in, as well as navigating seasons where we fe ... Show More

How do you choose a dissertation topic? What are some common dissertation mishaps? In this episode, co-hosts Alex and Jasmine talk to Dr Emma Gordon, a research fellow in applied ethics and epistemology at the University of Glasgow who was voted Best Dissertation Supervisor at th ... Show More

In this special episode, we look back at the history of our podcast, our favourite episodes, and the vulnerable things about doing the podcast. We read some recent DMs from Instagram, a one-star review, and we listen to some voice notes sent in by listeners. We recorded this one ... Show More

On this episode of the Personality Hacker podcast, Joel and Antonia talk about the difference between our self-appraisals and self-awarenes   https://personalityhacker.com