The Methods of Rationality Podcast

Eneasz ran out of waking hours this week. Sorry. :(

Chapters 217-220 – Raw-ass thoughts… or raw ass-thoughts ? James Acaster’s Banana Revenge Fantasy The Bayesian Conspiracy episode 162 For next week — 221-223 221. Targets of Opportunity 222. Clerical Errors 223. A Lost Friend Worth the Candle on Amazon (ebook and audio!) Cakoluchiam’s stellar Character Sheet Steven’s Predictions – Everything is a Clue Worth the Candle can be read at  A...

Chapters 213-216 – The Good Kind of Cult 500 Million, But Not a Single One More For next week — 217-220 217. A Dragon’s Roost 218. A Grueling Calm 219. Homecoming, Part I 220. Doecent Worth the Candle on Amazon (ebook and audio!) Cakoluchiam’s stellar Character Sheet Steven’s Predictions – Everything is a Clue Worth the Candle can be read at  AO3  or  RoyalRoad . You can  support this podcas...

Chapters 209-212 – The Dragon In The Stories Tim Curry goes to SPACE! Hyperrealism Learn To Read, Kid, But Don’t Fall In Love For next week — 213-216 213. The Endless Toil 214. Glass Houses 215. Post 216. Bureaucratic Melees Worth the Candle on Amazon (ebook and audio!) Cakoluchiam’s stellar Character Sheet Steven’s Predictions – Everything is a Clue Worth the Candle can be read at  AO3  or ...

Chapters 206-208 – Hitting The Slopes BTS Is That Your True Rejection? Folding Ideas on Ludonarrative Dissonance Three Worlds Collide – the story with the Super Happy aliens ( also in audio form ) The Bayesian Conspiracy episode on The “Do This” Directives For next week — 209-212 209. Orison 210. Push and Pull 211. Gilding the Lily 212. Spilled Ink Worth the Candle on Amazon (ebo...

Chapters 203-205 – I Got 99 Problems, and I’m All Of Them Porcupine Tree – A Smart Kid (song) Why You Should Trust Trust and Distrust Distrust For next week — 206-208 206. Parallel Lines 207. An Elevated Monologue 208. On the Merits of Eternal Suffering Worth the Candle on Amazon (ebook and audio!) Cakoluchiam’s stellar Character Sheet Steven’s Predictions – Everything is a Clue...

Chapters 200-202 – Think Like a Dinosaur The Prestige spoilers end at 1:18:11 The Bayesian Conspiracy episode 158 – Can Monarchy Save Us From Fascism? For next week — 200-202 203. Where the Streets Run Red 204. Open Veins 205. A Bloody Mess Worth the Candle on Amazon (ebook and audio!) Cakoluchiam’s stellar Character Sheet Steven’s Predictions – Everything is a Clue Worth the Candle can be read at...

Chapters 196-199 – Let’s Call Them… Sneezes For next week — 200-202 200. Feeling Blue 201. The Aviary 202. Star Pupil Worth the Candle on Amazon (ebook and audio!) Cakoluchiam’s stellar Character Sheet Steven’s Predictions – Everything is a Clue Worth the Candle can be read at  AO3  or  RoyalRoad . You can  support this podcast at our Patreon . Alexander Wales can be supported  at his...

Chapters 192-195 – We choose to try to sympathize with, and humanize, the Fucking Penndraigs not because it is easy, but because it is hard! Podcasts spawned from the Discord: 2 Rash 2 Unadvised – read through of Ada Palmer’s Terra Ignota series Shaping Exercises 101 – read through of Domagoj Kurmaic’s Mother of Learning serial Uncultured Swine – read through of...

This is a decrackled version of the previous episode. Content is identical, but the audio has been filtered to remove the crackle. It still isn’t easy to listen to, and we apologize for that. When time permits, a fully remastered version will be released. Thanks to David Gruwier for providing this!

Chapters 188-191 – Totally Legal and Awesome My Dick, by Mickey Avalon (extremely bad taste, and offensive, you’ve been warned) For next week — 192-195 192. Cooldown 193. Coda I 194. Coda II 195. Family Worth the Candle on Amazon (ebook and audio!) Cakoluchiam’s stellar Character Sheet Steven’s Predictions – Everything is a Clue Worth the Candle can be read at  AO3  or  RoyalRoad . You can ...

Chapters 185-187 – Hallelujah, It’s Raining Men Eneasz’s latest story – We Shall Not All Sleep But We Shall All Be Changed is in Dark Matter Magazine Issue 008 I See Dead Kids Seeing Like a State Mu For next week — 188-191 188. Common Law 189. B-Side 190. To Know One’s Onions 191. Overwhelming Violence Worth the Candle on Amazon (ebook and audio!) Cakoluchiam’s stellar Char...

Chapters 181-184 – Seeing The Sausage (…being made) Unsong For next week — 185-187 185. Mirror Room 186. Paladin 187. Penndraig’s Rules of Order Worth the Candle on Amazon (ebook and audio!) Cakoluchiam’s stellar Character Sheet Steven’s Predictions – Everything is a Clue Worth the Candle can be read at  AO3  or  RoyalRoad . You can  support this podcast at our Patreon . Alexande...

Chapters 177-180: Total failure to wait until the point when the expected costs of maintaining diplomacy rise too high as compared to the expected benefits of moving first in conflict. Reacher Trailer Fast-Talking High-Trousers For next week — 181-184 181. To Sleep, Perchance to Dream 182. Painless 183. Transgressions 184. The Further Adventures of Valencia the Red Cakoluchiam’s stellar Character...

Chapters 174-176: A Chill Week At The Pod The Lost City of Potyr For next week — 177-180 177. The Erstwhile Manor 178. The White Room 179. Hilbert’s Paradox 180. Dumbest Entad Cakoluchiam’s stellar Character Sheet Steven’s Predictions – Everything is a Clue Worth the Candle can be read at  AO3  or  RoyalRoad . You can  support this podcast at our Patreon . Alexander Wales can be supported  a...

Chapters 170-173: Inflating D’s Nerd Sniping For next week — 174-176 174. The Blade of the Self 175. High Concept 176. Warrens Cakoluchiam’s stellar Character Sheet Steven’s Predictions – Everything is a Clue Worth the Candle can be read at  AO3  or  RoyalRoad . You can  support this podcast at our Patreon . Alexander Wales can be supported  at his Patreon . We have  a Discord  as well.

Chapters 167-169: Fractal Therapy David S Pumpkins Aella on trauma narratives . Also, Aella’s survey regarding your opinions as to what counts as rape For next week — 170-173 170. On Treating With Dragons 171. Blood is Thicker Than Water 172. Respec 173. Passions Cakoluchiam’s stellar Character Sheet Steven’s Predictions – Everything is a Clue Worth the Candle can be read at  AO3  or  RoyalR...

Chapters 163-166: Betrayal The Death of Stalin Troma Studios For next week — 167-169 167. Beached 168. Hollow 169. The No Sleep Club Cakoluchiam’s stellar Character Sheet Steven’s Predictions – Everything is a Clue Worth the Candle can be read at  AO3  or  RoyalRoad . You can  support this podcast at our Patreon . Alexander Wales can be supported  at his Patreon . We have  a Discord  as well. &nbs...

Chapters 160-162: C-C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER! SSC – Book Review: The Secret Of Our Success Matrix Resurrections is mid-life crisis perfection For next week — 163-166 163. Level Heads 164. In the House of God 165. Politics, blah, blah, blah 166. Brownian Motion Cakoluchiam’s stellar Character Sheet Steven’s Predictions – Everything is a Clue Worth the Candle can be read at  AO3  or  RoyalRoad . Yo...

Chapters 156-159: The Newer Cooler Hotter Younger Jesus Eneasz’s award-winning short story I See Dead Kids Tropic Thunder I Have The Power of God and Anime On My Side For next week — 160-162 160. On the Merits of Oblivion 161. Reimer 162. Deus Ex Cakoluchiam’s stellar Character Sheet Steven’s Predictions – Everything is a Clue Worth the Candle can be read at  AO3  or  RoyalRoad . You can  su...

Chapters 153-155: Wrath of the Student Council Missing Persons by Alexander Wales Jesus Christ, Vampire Hunter Fat Man For next week — 156-159 156. Mome Rath II 157. The Bird on the Fence 158. OP 159. The Dome Away From Home Cakoluchiam’s stellar Character Sheet Steven’s Predictions – Everything is a Clue Worth the Candle can be read at  AO3  or  RoyalRoad . You can  support this podcast at our Pa...

Chapters 150-152: Nerd Names The TBC episode mentioned – 7 – Kill All Humans? For next week — 153-155 153. The Temple 154. Above From Below 155. Mome Rath Cakoluchiam’s stellar Character Sheet Steven’s Predictions – Everything is a Clue Worth the Candle can be read at  AO3  or  RoyalRoad . You can  support this podcast at our Patreon . Alexander Wales can be supported  at his Patreon . We ha...

Chapters 147-149: Handjobs Are My Headcanon Palisade Peaches Everyone Else Has Had More Sex Than Me For next week — 150-152 150. Than One Innocent Suffer 151. The Mind’s Eye 152. The Time to Talk Cakoluchiam’s stellar Character Sheet Steven’s Predictions – Everything is a Clue Worth the Candle can be read at  AO3  or  RoyalRoad . You can  support this podcast at our Patreon . Alexander Wales...

Chapters 144-146: Everything Is A Boob David Pumpkins The O’Reilly Factor – satire or serious? SSC Post: Living By The Sword For next week — 147-149 147. Good Vibrations 148. Sing For Your Supper 149. I Have to Hand it to You Cakoluchiam’s stellar Character Sheet Steven’s Predictions – Everything is a Clue Worth the Candle can be read at  AO3  or  RoyalRoad . You can  support this podc...

Chapters 140-143: We have writer-crushes on Alexander Wales in this Wholesome episode The Church of The Dude Robin Hanson on his “Age of Em” For next week — 144-146 144. Skewered 145. Freshman 146. Terrors of the Black Age Cakoluchiam’s stellar Character Sheet Steven’s Predictions – Everything is a Clue Worth the Candle can be read at  AO3  or  RoyalRoad . You can  support this podcast...