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Oct 4
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PEL Presents PvI#102: Pit of Despair w/ ...

Mark Linsenmayer, Wes Alwan, Seth Paskin, Dylan Casey
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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 cans of worms: Is truth relative? (Hint: no!) Does outer beauty reflect inner beauty?

Hear more at philosophyimprov.com. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at philosophyimprov.com/support.

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