Front Porch Philosophy

Garrett and Mike discuss minimalism and some of their takeaways from the book Goodbye Things by Fumio Sasaki. Book Link: https://www.amazon.com/Goodbye-Things-New-Japanese-Minimalism/dp/0393609030

Garrett has recently started practicing Muay Thai and it has got him thinking about stuff like commitment, time, and grabbing onto things. He and Mike discuss some of their ideas around these topics and how some principles of combat sports extend into everyday life.

Garrett and Mike return to the topic of hospitality to discuss how Eckhart Tolle's thoughts on talking to flowers can help teach us about the relationship between attention and hospitality. Peace Lily: Spathiphyllum wallisii

50th episode celebration! If this is the first episode you're listening to or if it's your 50th, thank you! To celebrate the occasion, Garrett and Mike discuss the virtue of hospitality while sitting on the front porch for the first time in 2025.

Mike airs his grievances about Daylight Saving Time and he and Garrett talk about how setting our clocks forward an hour presents a great opportunity to reexaime our relationship to time.

Inspired once again by the show Severance, Garrett and Mike discuss "The Death of Ivan Ilyich", a novella by Leo Tolstoy, and how it shows us what it means to live a full life.

Mike asks Garrett a few questions about technology today, the nature of time, and what love might be.

Garrett and Mike discuss the hit Apple TV show Severance and some of the philosophical questions that it raises about the Self.

Today, Garrett and Mike drink some new whiskey and think about the impact that the idea of becoming has on their previous discussion of Be, Do, Have.

Garrett and Mike return to The Dream of a Ridiculous Man to see what it may tell us about how experience can lead us to simple truth.

This episode, two ridiculous men, Garrett and Mike, discuss the short story "The Dream of a Ridiculous Man" by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Link to the story online: https://gustavus.edu/threecrowns/files/The%20Dream%20of%20a%20Ridiculous%20Man,%20Fyodor%20Dostoevsky.pdf

Garrett and Mike discuss a little Nietzsche and what he thinks about thinking for yourself. You could listen to him. Or not. He'd maybe prefer it that way. Podcast Mentioned: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/philosophize-this/id659155419?i=1000670317546

Garrett and Mike discuss the idea of bare life from Byung-Chul Han's essay "The Agony of Eros" and how thinking about the concept can help us reexamine our "why." Books Mentioned: The Agony of Eros by Byung-Chul Han The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy Movies Mentioned: The Jungle Book

Garrett and Mike talk about how some new golf lessons can apply to everyday life. Speedgolfrob on Instagram His book

Garrett and Mike talk about time. They promise it's not a waste of your time!

Garrett and Mike wrap up their conversation about the idea of "Be, Do, Have." Is it interesting? Yes! Do they provide a concrete solution about how to solve the problem? No! Is that what makes it fun? Yes!

Garrett and Mike embark on part three of their series on the idea of "be, do, have." This time, they talk about why this idea matters through the lens of "On the Shortness of Life" by Seneca.

Garrett and Mike continue to talk about the idea of living a "Be, Do, Have" life, this time with the help of the work of Byung-Chul Hun. Philosophize This! Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/philosophize-this/id659155419?i=1000627026347 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/philosophize-this/id659155419?i=1000630100135

In this episode, Garrett and Mike explore what it may mean to live in a way that follows the flow of "being, doing, having" instead of "having, doing, being." Book link: https://www.amazon.com/Karma-Yogis-Guide-Crafting-Destiny-ebook/dp/B08F4GYK9P/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1696957093&sr=8-1 Article link: https://apple.news/A_jrf4IQdTga9g5lxBriwPA

Garrett and Mike continue their discussion of the show "The Big Door Prize" and the concept of your life's potential.

In this episode, Garrett and Mike discuss a letter Garrett received from a familiar stranger; himself five years ago.

After watching the Apple TV show "The Big Door Prize", Mike asks Garrett that if given the opportunity, would he want to know what his life's potential is.

In this episode, Garrett and Mike talk about their experience doing a three day water fast. Video on fasting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuOvn4UqznU

Garrett and Mike discuss the article "Navigating the Mysteries" by Martin Shaw and how myths and stories are a useful way to reframe our thinking in what many see as an uncertain world. Article Link: https://emergencemagazine.org/essay/navigating-the-mysteries/

Garrett and Mike continue to talk about entanglement and what it might mean for how we interact with the world.