The Blue Collar Philosophers Podcast

Some would argue that today's bully is not the same as the bullies of the past. now they can be anyone who would tell you to "wear the ribbon" "wear the shirt" or "support the cause" bullying has become virtuous depending on what side of the isle you land on. 

Do you ever find yourself projecting a better persona of yourself than you should. there is a balance and sometimes we miss.

Justin and Mike do a short recap on January and discuss how gold is such an odd thing to put value in and how TV shoes and movies are dying due to the insertion of DEI and its really not making things better. movies and shows suck now.

This was a bit of a passion episode where Devin and Mike do a breakdown of one of their favourite bands. A band that helped form us from boys to men, AS I LAY DYING. From 2000 to present day, the ups the downs, the side projects, the prison time and redemption, or so it seemed. So much drama.

How do you conduct yourself as a Conservative in a Liberal sphere of influence? Sometimes you just gotta step back, like Jordan did. Is he a real Conservative or a Conservative by title alone? What does it mean to be a Conservative in today's society and what are the risks? We hope you enjoy this conversation with Fort St. John's new MLA Jordan Kealy as much as we did.

The Gang talks about fasting in the year 2025. Is it good or bad? In what spirit do we do it? Is it spiritual or dietary?  Another Gem from January 21, 2025

I forgot we did a part 2 to this topic and it's great. Hope you all enjoy responsibly.

This was one I've been looking forward to releasing. what does it mean to be a conservative in liberal spaces. Mike thinks that's where true freedom is challenged and found.

How does a service hold peoples property hostage and get away with it? just be part of the government. Hold up progress and property and demand more money, they're already bad at their job, hasn't made money in years, better go on strike for more money. Canada post goes on strike with little to no support from the BCP podcast.

BCP does a hot take of the latest in the Trump Inaugural Church Service. Was it good or bad? Should the president be protected from sermons that may call him to the mat? Does it really matter?

We had will on the podcast to discuss the fallout of the November election with our absolute favourite progressive, Will Smith. How does he feel and where do we go from here

What is a Christians responsibility in the world? The world is watching us and we are being judged, not just by other people but fellow Christians. enjoy the show and have a laugh.

At this time of year we get to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ or Santa or family. Regardless it's a very difficult for a ton of people, don't let Christmas bring you down when the BCP pocast can do that for you. Enjoy the latest episode and don't kill nobody.

We tackle the idea that guns are a gift to humanity. Justin thinks they are not and Mike thinks they are. What is a gift to humanity?

How much of what we say do we actually believe. we say one thing and do another. Don't give up on people growing up.

What does it mean to be a good friend? Are you a good friend all the time? Even a friend fails to do what he needs to do when a friend needs them. Lets hope, grow and one day become the people we aspire to be.

Justin and Mike review what we believe to be bad advice. Have you ever gotten advice that sounded good but at the same time didn't work, maybe just shit advice. Enjoy.

We do an election live stream. 4.5 hrs on youtube and not as much here. forgot to press record, we still had a great time. we might loose friends over this one but hopefully you can be like Will and mike and remain friends after its all said and done.

We've often spoke of Jon's crazy belief structure and we still don't agree but at least he can defend himself. Should you have to ask for forgiveness if the price has already been paid? Why ask forgiveness if it's redundant, is it for our own benefit or does it affect the super natural.

As mikes 40th birthday approaches, nostalgia sets in and we look back at simpler times, failures and success. are we intentional with the time we have or are letting it pass us by? What will our children's nostalgia look like?

How should we function in our work place with faith? Do we suppress our faith subconsciously so we don't make others uncomfortable? Is there a time and place to engage directly with faith?

In a world surrounded with risk of death and injury, we've found a simple way to keep more people alive and safer, warning labels! Is that a good thing nerf the world around us and enable stupid people to survive through poor choices and sometimes reward them?

Has etiquette died? Is it a good or bad thing? What have we lost and what was its cause? How do we bring it back or should we? This episode features Mark Mainse, friend of podcast and topic contributor. 

We had a bit of technical difficulty on this last one. we started recording and ran out of storage and time, restarted and brought Devin in. Here's the topic, How thick should your skin be in any given work place? Do you have to conform to your work place or have it conform to you? Is this the first time you've had to deal with men and they're not as nice as they could be? Should they have to be n...

Now who needs therapy?bit of a recap with Devin's take. Can altruism work when only no one benifets, or just nature. how little needs to gain before nothing really matters. Is there ways that we think that just pass one another? What is the impact you make in this world?