Philosophy All Along

In part two of our conversation about Elphaba, Nessa and disability we also look at medicalization of disability and the ways it impacts women.    **Note in this video I made the error of saying "Wheelchair Bound" rather than "Wheelchair User. Upon reflection I realized that the phrase suggests a kind of trapped quality that is inaccurate to the experience. My apologies for that!   Follow Me On: T...

Wicked is a film that touches on Disability in powerful ways... but does it get it right? Is the change to a wheel chair right? Is being green a disability? And is this just another example of Hollywood using disability for it's own convenience?   **Note in this video I made the error of saying "Wheelchair Bound" rather than "Wheelchair User. Upon reflection I realized that the phrase suggests a k...

Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie? Well that is a question no philosopher can answer... but there are other things about the movie that will surprise you... like the fact that the movie is fundamentally about a socially embedded fear for men of being cuckolded and abandoned.   Follow Me On: Twitter @PhilAllAlong Bluesky @PhilosophyAllAlong.bsky.social YouTube @PhilosophyAllAlong Apple Podcasts Philoso...

Usually we all agree that the Lord of the Rings Films are better than the Hobbit Trilogy. What, though, if they are secretly saying something significant and deep. Only a little analysis shows significant similarities to one of the most important works of literature... Moby Dick. Are these films responding to Moby Dick... and even expanding on it?   Follow Me On: Twitter @PhilAllAlong Bluesky @Phi...

There are a lot of interpretations of #AgathaAllAlong, but what might be the strangest theory that still makes sense? I think there is a secret, but obvious, mother in the show that helps us understand where Nicholas Scratch comes from. And it has MASSIVE implications for our own society!   Follow Me On: Twitter @PhilAllAlong Bluesky @PhilosophyAllAlong.bsky.social YouTube @PhilosophyAllAlong Appl...

The film "Wicked" presents a complex and deep character in Elphaba. She certainly is a person deserving of compassion and empathy... but how much of her fate will be her fault? Or, in the end, is it all her fault?   Follow Me On: Twitter @PhilAllAlong Bluesky @PhilosophyAllAlong.bsky.social YouTube @PhilosophyAllAlong Apple Podcasts Philosophy All Along   #Wicked #wickedmusical #wickedness #Elphab...

We all love Wicked! But is this tale secretly trying to undermine our system? What is it's wicked secret? It says a lot about education and censorship in the U.S!   Follow Me On: Twitter @PhilAllAlong Bluesky @PhilosophyAllAlong.bsky.social YouTube @PhilosophyAllAlong Apple Podcasts Philosophy All Along   #wicked #wickedmusical

Agatha All Along is a great show! So great that many fans argue that Agatha really wasn't that bad a person... but she was. And I can prove it!   Follow Me On: Twitter @PhilAllAlong Bluesky @PhilosophyAllAlong.bsky.social YouTube @PhilosophyAllAlong Apple Podcasts Philosophy All Along