The Two Tongues Podcast

In this episode Chris' bother Josh redeems himself for blowing off our 1 year anniversary episode. We talk putting hydraulics on cars, getting robbed at gunpoint and a series of philosophical questions about what types of characteristics we admire and detest and why. Enjoy :)

In this episode Chris introduces the ideas of Dr. Peter Sjostedt-Hughes of TEDx fame, who focuses on psychedelics, metaphysics and panpsychism. This one focuses heavily on the idea of panpsychism. What is it? What it is not? And an explanation of all the various 'isms' that come along with any philosophical problem. Enjoy :)

In this episode Chris and Kyle have interview number 2 with the great Daniel Torridon of the Onion Unlimited Podcast. We talk spiritual ascension, Hinduism and dream interpretation. This was a fun chat, as anticipated. Enjoy :) 

In this episode Chris and Kyle discuss current events; Chairman Trudeau and the Canadian last stand for individual sovereignty and voluntary, representative democracy. We also find time to compare the results of our ancestry DNA tests, recap Chris' first EPCOT experience and get mystical with an introduction to Henri Bergson. Enjoy :) 

In this episode Chris finally gets to Part 2 of David Chalmers Conscious Mind. We talk "zombies," "supervenience" and just what the hell that means. We then let David take us on a counter-argument destroying rampage where he undermines everyone else's arguments in order to strengthen his own. What's he arguing? That Consciousness does not depend on the physical laws of the universe and cannot be e...

Kyle and Chris back together again in Season 2. We talk punk rock cover songs, the Freedom Convoy, Thaddeus Russell's podcast with Michael Millerman, but we weren't done yet. We talk Consciousness, thought experiments, aliens...AND we tell the positive news stories rapid fire style. Enjoy :) 

This episode wraps up the essays Chris wrote when preparing for starting a podcast way back when. In this one we refute those people who think consciousness emerges from complex electro-chemical activity in the brain. We then provide a topsy-turvy counterexample claiming that the cosmos actually emerges from consciousness. Oh, and we sprinkle in a bunch of interesting facts about the Proto-Indo-Eu...

In this episode Chris continues reading the essays he wrote when first exploring starting a podcast. We talk about the development of the eye from single-celled organisms to our very own peepers; we discuss the phenomenal qualities of our subjective experience that do not seem to be found "in the world," but rather within ourselves. We ask the question: If a tree falls in the forest with no one ar...

In this episode Chris continues reading the essays he prepared way back when he first contemplated starting a podcast. This one involves the insights he gained from a float tank experience on the nature of God and Being. He talks Joe Rogan, Jordan Peterson, John Wheeler and E.N. Sokolov.  Enjoy :)

In this episode Kyle and Chris celebrate 1 year of podcasting. We had a gang of guests lined up to join, who all promptly bailed on us in the last minute. We made the best of it though and even had a girl on the podcast. Sexism, Schmexism. We talked 90's television, Jordan Peterson (of course), Rogan vs Spotify, Hillary Clinton, professional wrestling and much, much more. Enjoy :)

In this episode Chris reads the second part of the essay he prepared as a sort of monologue, when he was first considering starting a podcast. This one covers the mystic experience, evidence for the illusory nature of perception, a mystic description of God and then ties it all up with parallels from quantum physics.   Enjoy :)

In this episode Kyle and Chris critique the public school system...but not just them. The media-industrial complex, scientific "certainty" and much, much more. Enjoy :) 

In this episode Chris reads a short essay he prepared years ago when first entertaining the idea of starting a podcast. He provides solid reasons for doubting subjective reality, posits an objective reality called--The Ultimate--and, once he's convinced you that perception is illusion...he introduces the "Mystic Experience." But also purposefully leaves you hanging. Enjoy :)

In this episode Chris and Kyle talk about ritual magic, the appeal of nature and just how deep that runs in humanity. We get hippie-dippy, of course, and end with the leftover pieces of "God's Debris" that we didn't get to in the first part. Enjoy :)

In this episode Chris opens up the Pandora's Box of the Hard Problem of Consciousness by introducing David Chalmers' "The Conscious Mind." We point out the lack of real scientific inquiry into the problem and toy around with a thought experiment involving a super-complex, self-replicating AI Robot. Enjoy :)

In this episode Kyle and Chris discuss Scott Adam's little book--God's Debris. The wisdom of Dilbert...a novel theory of gravity...a novel theory of light...and a whole lot of Pandeism. Who knew? Enjoy :) 

In this episode Chris compliments the description of his own mystic experience from Episode 83 with a whole bunch more from history. We delve into William James' The Varieties of Religious Experience, point out that William James had a mystic experience of his own--courtesy of medically administered nitrous oxide (did you know that)--and conclude that the mystic experience may be "the truest of in...

In this episode Kyle introduces us to his newfound interest in Northern European Paganism, specifically the Nordic-Germanic stuff. Then we gracefully move into the notes from Chris' first mystic experience and try to explain what that kind of experience is like for those who've never had it. We end with a little ditty from Heilung. Enjoy :)

This episode concludes our 4 part series of Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit. It was an interesting ride. I'm still not sure if I fully understood all of Hegel's arguments, but I can say one thing for sure...Hegel was a mystic.  Enjoy :)

In this episode Chris and Kyle interview Daniel Torridon, host of the Onion Unlimited Podcast. A former Jehovah's Witness turned Pandeist, Daniel brings quite the interesting perspective to our discussion of what "God" means...and what that means for all of us.  Enjoy :)

This episode is Part 3 on my exploration of Hegel's "Phenomenology of Spirit." Shit is getting thick...and rather mystical.  Enjoy :)

This was an episode that began as a phone call we decided to record, but then Kyle showed up and made it a party. We talked Atlantis, Black Church and ancient cave paintings depicting magic mushrooms.  Enjoy :)

This episode is part 2 of my exploration of Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirt. This episode pits Iain McGilchrist's psychological work on brain functioning against Hegel's exploration of Self-consciousness. I then tie both back to my own mystical understanding of God and material reality. Strap in! Enjoy :)

In this episode Kyle discusses his recent encounter with the Jehovah's Witnesses and we analyze the Harry Potter books. Sprinkle in a bit of politics and Bob's your uncle.  Enjoy :)

In this episode Chris finally takes a stab at Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit. We talk Consciousness, Being and God (the holy trinity as far as I'm concerned) and do our best to make sense of it. How'd we do? Find out here. Enjoy :)