The Fundamentalists

What is language, why can’t we say what we mean, and how does Elliott get his groceries? All this and more in this weeks Fundamentlaists

Why do we love - or love to hate - celebrities, what is their role in our lives, and why should a celebrity avoid thinking they’re a celebrity? These, and other irrelevant questions, are explored by the boys.

It’s time to talk about time. What is it? How do we experience it, and why are we not (completely) inside it.

What have freedom, spirit and dread got in common? Join the boys as they make they move from Kant to Corona in search of an answer.

In the midst of the COVID crisis the Peter and Elliott talk about the threats and opportunities that this unstable time presents us with.

Someone is slipping you coded messages. Messages that contain your deepest secrets. And the messenger is you.

This week the boys look at the proliferation of new purity cultures through the lens of Melanie Klein. They talk about the Paranoid-Schizoid, the Depressive and how to accept a little dirt.

Elliott is giving up alcohol for January, so it's a perfect time to jump into the theme of addiction.

To kick off the new year, Pete and Elliott dig into the nature of guilt, talk about how you should never compromise your desire and worry about peoples desire to see the end of the world.

Another Christmas themed conversation, this time looking at Freud’s nephew, advertising and the demand to enjoy.

In the run up to Christmas Elliott and Pete delve into the meaning of Christmas. Along the way they discuss Santa, Commodity Fetishism, Incarnation and Pete’s new job as a Social Influencer

Peter and Elliott are back with a deep dive into the new Joker movie. Along the way, they look at the nature of freedom, symptoms and why Batman is powerless against his nemesis.

Pete and Elliott discuss the world of disagreement and how to create novelty over progress. Also tune in to BRING THE FUNNY on NBC at 10 PM this Tuesday September 10 because it'll be silly!

We took a break, so in return Peter and Elliott are discussing the single greatest insight in all of philosophy and, maybe, life. Also some talk about weed gummies.

Peter and Elliott discuss Alcoholics Anonymous, contradictions vs oppositions, and what happens when a YouTuber spits on her dog.

Before we think well, we’ve got to want to think well. Elliott and Pete talk about how to make thinking a pleasure rather than a chore... while occasionally making it sound like a chore.

Peter and Elliott redeem the idea of the fundamentalist with a free-flowing conversation about beliefs truly worth dying for.

You might think that Pete and Elliott are all doom and gloom, but... anyway here’s an episode on the end of the everything

Elliott momentarily found happiness with mushrooms. But don’t worry, Pete’s here to ruin the day.

Join the boys as they discuss ideology, facts and the horror of Go Gurt.

Psychic Vampires are after you. The Fundamentalists talk about what they are, how they work and how to fight them.

Elliott and Peter return for a light hearted chat about a tear that lies in the very fabric of realty. Using the work of Philip K Dick, they touch on two types of trauma and the nature of repetition compulsion.

Peter and Elliott talk about authority, the death of God and the important fact that lobsters aren’t castrated.

Peter and Elliott dust off their mics and return to the Fundamentalists to discuss Game of Thrones (SPOILERS) and three types of sacrifice: the willing, unwilling and the unconscious.

Steve Zaragoza joins Peter and Elliott to discuss Thanos, the end of the universe, and Nicolas Cage’s best film, Left Behind.