Philosophers In Space

Time to bang out another show notes so I can get back to my stories. I mean, it's a unique joy every time and I definitely haven't slipped my patreon governing module. We're covering book one of the Murderbots series, All Systems Red, and discussing anti-cyborg bigotry and what it tells us about a range of non-conforming identities and refusals to identify.   Content: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...

So what level of meta do I write these show notes at? Reference past meta episode show notes? Deconstruct the very idea of show notes? Feel guilty that this meta meta meta level is a bit meh? Try to push on through to the next level of meta in the hopes it gets funny again? Just always gonna be chasing that meta dragon. We're covering Rick and Morty 4.6 Never Ricking Morty and trying to meta analy...

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Survived another crossing of the streams. Back into the multiverse we go! Keep chanting and we'll see you again.   Editing by Luisa Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals: http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/   Support us at Patreon: h t t p s : / / w w w . p a t r e o n . c o m / 0 G   Follow us on Twitter: h t t p s : / / t w i t t e r . c o m / 0 g P h i l o s o p h y   Join ou...

Thanks so much for keeping the oxygen on! Hope you enjoy the banter.   Editing by Luisa Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals: http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/   Support us at Patreon: h t t p s : / / w w w . p a t r e o n . c o m / 0 G   Follow us on Twitter: h t t p s : / / t w i t t e r . c o m / 0 g P h i l o s o p h y   Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to an...

What if our real selves are the suffering we had along the way? What if personhood is just suffering persisting? We cover the existentially quirky WandaVision and the theme that persons are built out loss and grief.   Content: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WandaVision   Editing by Luisa Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals: http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/   Support us at Pa...

If you got up your hopes for some Dr. Seuss notes, let me stop you right there that's a whole lot of nopes. I can't do meter and I can't do rhymes, and there's no reason this will be unlike other times. We'll talk about race and putting stars every place, but if you're looking for insights there won't be a trace.   Content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZYRR6vCUcY   Editing by Luisa Lyons, chec...

When you think about it, life is just a long voyage to death, we all stick it out as long as we can and hope we don't get pelted by too much space debris in the process. We discuss the extremely grim Aniara and the pointlessness of life.   Content: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7589524/   Pointlessness article: https://journalofcontroversialideas.org/article/1/1/132   Editing by Luisa Lyons, check...

Welcome to your new life! As a reborn person, your job is now to serve others, in this case by listening to all of our podcasts. Remember, every podcast is a face of god, so maybe listen twice! Content: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passing_Through_Gethsemane Editing by Luisa Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals: http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/ Support us at Patreon: https:...

Don't need a white person voice when it's the only voice you got! Much like this movie, our episode has a lot on its mind, including our special guest William Paris (@WilliamMParis) of What's Left of Philosophy Podcast. We talk about turning people into animals and a bit of double consciousness and capitalism, really a lot. No After Dark on this one, it's all After Dark.   Content: https://en.wiki...

The moment has come when the curtain draws back and all the secrets of the universe are revealed...OR IS IT?! You'll just have to connect the dots yourself to find out. We're coving Musings of a Smoking Man and whether it's okay for a piece of art to glorify conspiratorial thinking...OR ARE WE?! Content: https://x-files.fandom.com/wiki/Musings_of_a_Cigarette_Smoking_Man Editing by Luisa Lyons, che...

Giant floating eyeballs have we got a fun ride for you Ohms, or it Oms? Either way, assume the meditation position and prepare for some knowledge implantation about the incestuous relationship between Surrealism and Sci-fi. Content: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_Planet Editing by Luisa Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals: http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/ Support u...

Y'all are going to want to trust me when I say you have a strong moral obligation to listen to this episode multiple times. Don't even worry about the reasoning behind it, just give it a few listens and everything will make sense. Even if it doesn't make sense, you'll have done the right thing. Great work!   Content: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5625502/   Editing by Luisa Lyons, check out her ama...

Hey, we thought we'd celebrate almost maybe surviving a disease riddled lockdown with a movie about some guys probably not surviving a disease riddled lockdown! Hope that's not too dark for anyone, cause we're pairing it with the sort of anti-communist fearmongering that appears to be on the rise along side China. Sleep tight!   Content: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(1982_film) Editing...

Do I even need to explain this? It's a giant radioactive lizard trading haymakers with a giant monkey. It's obviously an allegory for our punchy relationship with nature and each other. Just enjoy the punchy punch.   Content: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5034838/   Editing by Luisa Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals: http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/   Support us at Patreon...

Thank you all so much! None of this would be possible without you!   Editing by Luisa Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals: http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/     Support us at Patreon: h t t p s : / / w w w . p a t r e o n . c o m / 0 G   Follow us on Twitter: h t t p s : / / t w i t t e r . c o m / 0 g P h i l o s o p h y   Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to an...

Thank you all so much! None of this would be possible without you!   Editing by Luisa Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals: http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/   Support us at Patreon: h t t p s : / / w w w . p a t r e o n . c o m / 0 G   Follow us on Twitter: h t t p s : / / t w i t t e r . c o m / 0 g P h i l o s o p h y   Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answ...

Okay, this is absolutely the last time I'm doing this. Been going round and round for months now but I think this version of the episode is acceptable. Gonna go change out of my Cronenberg time suit, y'all enjoy some discussion of psychological egoism.   Content: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Tulip   Editing by Luisa Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals: http://www.filme...

CONTENT WARNING: We're getting into some proper colonial racism this week. I picked a story that, to me, exemplifies Lovecraft in his racist glory. We use this to apply the post-colonial discussions from last week and then bring it all together to discuss afropessimism and afrofuturism.   Content: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facts_Concerning_the_Late_Arthur_Jermyn_and_His_Family   Editing by Lui...

Ishtash fishtash ftaginash! With these names I bind you to the pod forever. Any time you're traveling you'll be drawn to listen to the podcast. Such is the power of my knowledge of naming and geography and stolen magic and whatnot. I got it from rewatching HBO's Lovecraft Country and you should too. We're talking Post-Colonialism and colonial knowledge production as a precursor to analyzing the di...

Brain break! After all that grokking we took the week off with some easy content. Hope you enjoy this discussion of an episode of maybe the greatest philosophy cartoon show ever made, and also our discussion of some weak arguments and the theists who love them.   Content: Futurama A clockwork Origin 7.9   Editing by Luisa Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals: http://www.filmed...

And so it came to pass that the transcendent cult orgy was concluded and space Jesus announced that "it is finished" and everyone cleaned themselves up and continued with their lives, perhaps a bit changed by their brush with ethical non-monogamy. Perhaps they grokked the reality of their own and others sexualities a little bit more. If not, waiting will fill.   Editing by Luisa Lyons, check out h...

Hi friends! In place of NASA in February Aaron had a farcical "debate" with Andrew of Opening Arguments on which is the better Heinlein book, Stranger in a Strange Land or The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. Mostly an excuse to discuss books we love, but we hope you enjoy the back and forth and then take sides and fight endlessly about it online. Cheers! Editing by Luisa Lyons, check out her amazing pod...

Glory be to the goddess Sophia for she has bestowed her charisms upon us, filling us with the philosophical spirit needed to fight back the demons of capitalist Christianity. Come together listeners and send your prayers and bankable donations so we can continue to fight this good fight. Hallelujah!   Prosperity Gospel: https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/9/1/15951874/prosperity-gospel-explained-w...

Join me pod-brothers as we grok in fulness one of the most significant anti-manifestos of all time, Stranger in a Strange Land. This book may not be everyone's water of life, but it's definitely one of mine. I hope we can all grow closer in shared understanding of its beauty and flaws. We begin with understanding Martian Mindfulness through the concept Tat Tvam Asi, "Thou art god". The Great Sayin...