
Embrace The Void
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Ep 218EV - 218 Addiction and Cancelation with Chris boutté
EMy guest this week is Chris boutté (@TheRewiredSoul), host of The Rewired Soul and author book Canceled: Inside YouTube Cancel Culture. We discuss his experiences with addiction and cancelation and where he's at on the culture war journey. Convocation: PoeEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent Appearances: I was on a panel discussing Chapelle's recent special and why I believe it was an objectively transphobic set, whether or not it was funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msCXuy7S75MNext week: Online Shaming with Krista Thomason

Ep 216EV - 216 Freedom with Toby Buckle
EMy returning guest this week is Toby Buckle, host of the Political Philosophy Podcast (@PolPhilPod) and Editor of the New Book What is Freedom? We discuss the concept of freedom and America's troubled relationship with that concept. What is Freedom?: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/what-is-freedom-9780197572221?cc=us&lang=en&Convocation: GoetheEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent Appearances: I was on a panel discussing Chapelle's recent special and why I believe it was an objectively transphobic set, whether or not it was funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msCXuy7S75MNext week: Neo-Rationalism with George Hemington

Ep 215EV - 215 Detransition Research with Jesse Singal
EMy guest this week is Jesse Singal (@jessesingal), cohost of the Blocked and Reported podcast and a contributor New York mag and a range of other places, primarily Substack. We compare two recently published articles on detransition, Turban (2021) and Littman (2021).Article citing Turban (2021): https://fenwayhealth.org/new-study-shows-discrimination-stigma-and-family-pressure-drive-detransition-among-transgender-people/Turban (2021): https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/lgbt.2020.0437Criticism of Turban: https://medium.com/@JLCederblom/the-lukewarm-perjury-of-jack-turban-a85903109051USTS 2015 Transgender survey: https://www.ustranssurvey.org/reports?fbclid=IwAR2uVJUhljZ1SQcVaLNAHCjtHqzuz-VrEXUzQiq139hB39i2oJk-YaIDWh0#USTSTurban (2020): https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2020/01/21/peds.2019-1725/tab-e-letters?versioned=trueJesse's thread announcing Littman: https://twitter.com/jessesingal/status/1450504856666509317?s=20 Littman (2021): https://t.co/F9eKSCcbUj?amp=1Twitter thread from Littman (2021) participant: https://twitter.com/reclaimingtrans/status/1450528282038898692Twitter thread showing recruiting info for Littman (2021): https://twitter.com/ImplausibleGrrl/status/1261328400360275970DysphoricWomen subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/DysphoricWomen/Criticism of Littman recruitment strategies during the survey: https://www.reddit.com/r/ftm/comments/5ighgz/recruitment_call_individuals_who_received/Call for participants on Cari Stella's blog: https://guideonragingstars.tumblr.com/post/159584327846/hi-id-like-to-announce-recruitment-for-a-newComplete list of Littman (2021) questions: https://cryptpad.fr/code/#/2/code/view/Ns7EzZRCESHMqtDttHThtc9hM+D2cewT84ojyqZBG5Q/Correction to Littman (2018): https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0214157Littman's defense of her methods: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-020-01631-zConvocation: George TakeiEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent Appearances: I was on a panel discussing Chapelle's recent special and why I believe it was an objectively transphobic set, whether or not it was funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msCXuy7S75MNext week: Freedom with Toby Buckle

Ep 214EV - 214 Liberal Currents with Adam Gurri
EMy guest this week is Adam Gurri, founder and editor in chief of liberal currents. We discuss why we still identify as liberals, his recent article on cancel culture narratives, and whether those narratives are an unavoidable part of liberal society.The Case Not Made: https://www.liberalcurrents.com/the-case-not-made-a-response-to-anne-applebaums-the-new-puritans/Convocation: ZizekEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent Appearances: I was on a panel discussing Chapelle's recent special and why I believe it was an objectively transphobic set, whether or not it was funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msCXuy7S75MNext week: Gender Affirming Treatment for Trans Youth with Jesse Singal

Ep 213EV - 213 Warspeak with Michael Grenke
EMy guest this week is Dr. Michael Grenke, a tutor at St John’s College and author of the introduction to the recently released Warspeak: Nietzsche’s victory over nihilism. We discuss Nietzsche's worldview, the risks and insights in that view, and how we wrestle with nihilism and meaning in the modern world.Warspeak: https://www.amazon.com/Warspeak-Nietzsches-Victory-over-Nihilism/dp/1895131499Convocation: NietzscheEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent Appearances: I was on a panel discussing Chapelle's recent special and why I believe it was an objectively transphobic set, whether or not it was funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msCXuy7S75MNext week: Liberal Currents with Adam Gurri

Ep 212EV - 212 The Conspiracy Handbook with John Cook
EMy guest this week is John Cook (@johnfocook), a research fellow at Monash Climate Change Committee Research Hub, author of the book Cranky Uncle Vs. Climate Change and coauthor of The conspiracy Handbook. We discuss the common features of conspiracies and the challenges of applying this analysis in the modern world.Conspiracy handbook: https://www.climatechangecommunication.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ConspiracyTheoryHandbook.pdfConvocation: Christopher HitchensEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent Appearances: Aaron was on The Rewired Soul podcast discussing all sorts of fun stuff: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bonus-embracing-the-void-with-aaron-rabinowitz/id1566130091?i=1000535921668Next week: Warspeak with Michael Grenke

Ep 211EV - 211 Applied Effective Altruism with Alex Arnett
EMy guest this week is Alex Arnett, a longtime friend of the show who recently did some serious applied effective altruism. We discuss his experience.Live Kidney Donations: https://www.kidneyregistry.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwwNWKBhDAARIsAJ8Hkhd-35ozChkW5Wcq_ybNfyO63FsaExgbta4OoiFSrNonLwettyE011kaAgg4EALw_wcBConvocation: William McCaskill Editing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent Appearances: Aaron was on The Rewired Soul podcast discussing all sorts of fun stuff: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bonus-embracing-the-void-with-aaron-rabinowitz/id1566130091?i=1000535921668Next week: Warspeak with Michael Grenke

Ep 210EV - 210 Naturalness with Alan Levinovitz Pt2
EMy guest this week is Alan Levinovitz (@AlanLevinovitz), a professor of religion and science at James Madison University and the author of Natural: How Faith in Nature’s goodness leads to harmful fads, unjust laws, and flawed science. We discuss the role of naturalness in our political debates.Alan's Website: https://www.alanlevinovitz.com/Convocation: John BurroughsEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent Appearances: Got some stuff coming soon but have me on to chat in the meantime!Next week: Live Kidney Donation with Alex Arnett

Ep 209EV - 209 Naturalness with Alan Levinovitz Pt1
EMy guest this week is Alan Levinovitz (@AlanLevinovitz), a professor of religion and science at James Madison University and the author of Natural: How Faith in Nature’s goodness leads to harmful fads, unjust laws, and flawed science. We discuss the concept of "natural", when it might be useful and how it can cause harm.Alan's Website: https://www.alanlevinovitz.com/Convocation: Mark EdwardsEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent Appearances: Got some stuff coming soon but have me on to chat in the meantime!Next week: Naturalness with Alan Levinovitz Pt.2

Ep 208EV - 208 White Christian Nationalism with Philip Gorski
EMy guest this week is Philip Gorski (@GorskiPhilip), a professor of sociology at Yale and co-author of the forthcoming book The Flag and the Cross. We discuss white christian nationalism, why the white part really matters, and what this growing problem means in American Politics?Philip's website: https://www.philipgorski.com/Convocation: The Empty ManEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent Appearances: Aaron and former guest Sam debated some anti-CRT folk and it was a barn burner! Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBumyFsVfP4Next week: Naturalness with Alan Levinovitz Pt.1

Ep 207EV - 207 Qanon After Q with Travis View
EMy guest this week is Travis View (@travis_view), co-host of the Qanon Anonymous Podcast. We discuss conspiracism tracking, epistemic poverty tourism, and what comes next for Qanon Anonymous now that Q has gone silent.Qanon Anonymous: https://www.qanonanonymous.com/Convocation: Luke 8.17Editing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent Appearances: Aaron and former guest Sam debated some anti-CRT folk and it was a barn burner! Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBumyFsVfP4Next week: White Christian Nationalism with Philip Gorski

Ep 206EV - 206 Longtermism with Tyler John
EMy guest this week is Tyler John (@tyler_m_john), head of research at Longview Philanthropy. We discuss Effective Altruism and in particular Longtermism as an approach to ethics.Tyler's Website: https://tmjohn.wixsite.com/tylermjohnConvocation: Fight ClubEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent Appearances: Aaron and former guest Sam debated some anti-CRT folk and it was a barn burner! Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBumyFsVfP4Next week: Qanon after Q with Travis View

Ep 205EV - 205 Pseudoscience Conspiracism with Melanie Trecek-King
EMy guest this week is Melanie Trecek-King (@Thinkingpowers), a teacher at a community college who teaches a course on distinguishing between science, non-science, bad science, and pseudoscience. She also developed a website devoted to same issues called Thinking is Power. We discuss the challenges of pedagogy in the post truth world and how to help students learn how to think vs. what to think.Melanie's website: https://thinkingispower.com/Convocation: Void OriginalEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent Appearances: Aaron and former guest Sam debated some anti-CRT folk and it was a barn burner! Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBumyFsVfP4Next week: Longtermism with Tyler John

Ep 204EV - 204 The Immoral Non-Believer Stereotype with Will Gervais
EMy guest this week is Will Gervais, (@wgervais), an assistant professor of social psychology and senior lecturer at the center for culture and evolution at Brunel University London. We discuss his work studying the persistent stereotype that non-believers are less morally reliable and how this stereotype plays a role in the continued marginalization of non-believers. Will Gervais: http://willgervais.com/ Convocation: Mehmet Murat ildan Editing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.html Music by GW Rodriguez Sibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/ Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoid If you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps! Recent Appearances: Aaron and former guest Sam debated some anti-CRT folk and it was a barn burner! Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBumyFsVfP4 Next week: Pseudoscience Pedagogy with Melanie Trecek-King

Ep 203EV - 203 Denialism with Mark Hoofnagel
EMy guest this week is Mark Hoofnagel, (@MarkHoofnagle), a surgeon and assistant professor of surgery at Wash U, as well as a skeptic activist. We discuss his work on the problem of denialism and how we're seeing that problem run rampant in our political and media landscapes.Mark's Website: https://surgery.wustl.edu/people/mark-hoofnagle/Convocation: ShunyaEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent Appearances: Aaron and former guest Sam debated some anti-CRT folk and it was a barn burner! Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBumyFsVfP4Next week: Marginalized Nonbelievers with Will Gervais

Ep 202EV - 202 Law of Identity Politics with Corvus
EMy guest this week is Corvus (@CorvusCoraxPC), host of the Corvus Corax podcast. We discuss the law of identity and the somewhat surprising roles it plays in political discourse.Corvus podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3xHSnWZ-Y1kahvfe5MPBIw?view_as=subscriberConvocation: Jhumpa LahiriEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent Appearances: Aaron and former guest Sam debated some anti-CRT folk and it was a barn burner! Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBumyFsVfP4Next week: Epistemic Crisis with Mark Hoofnagle

Ep 201EV - 201 Defining Racism with Nathan Alexander
EMy guest this week is Nathan Alexander (@NathGAlexander), a historian of racism and atheism and co-host of the Beyond Atheism podcast. We discuss the history of the term 'racism' and the role it's played in American politics.Nathan's Website: https://www.nathangalexander.com/Arcdigi article: https://www.arcdigital.media/p/confronting-the-moral-panic-overConvocation: Alan MooreEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent Appearances: Aaron and former guest Sam debated some anti-CRT folk and it was a barn burner! Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBumyFsVfP4Next week: Law of Identity Politics with Corvus

Ep 200EV - 200 Education PhD Year One with Aaron Rabinowitz
EThis week I mark the 200th episode with an autoethnography of my first year in the Rutgers Graduate School of Education PhD program. I thought this might be helpful for folks who want to hear a less sensationalist approach to CRT in education.Convocation: Aaron' overeducated mindEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Aaron and former guest Sam debated some anti-CRT folk and it was a barn burner! Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBumyFsVfP4Next week: Conspiracism with Nathan Alexander

Ep 199EV - 199 Veteran Voidiness with Alex and Jim
EMy guests this week are Alex and Jim, hosts of the Pillow Scream Radio podcast (@PillowScreamPod). We discuss their experiences as veterans and the The Conspiracy Against the Human Race by Ligotti.Convocation: The Conspiracy Against the Human Race by LigottiPillow Scream Radio pod: https://anchor.fm/pillowscreamradioEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Aaron and former guest Sam debated some anti-CRT folk and it was a barn burner! Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBumyFsVfP4Next week: Education PHD Year One

Ep 198EV - 198 Moral Panics with Cathy Young pt.2
EMy guest this week is Cathy Young (@CathyYoung63), a writer who has published at ArcDigi, Reason, Atlantic, Newsday, Bulkwark, the week, and Quillette and many more. We discuss moral panics and their role in current political ecosystems.Convocation: Stanley CohenFrench bar story: https://www.bondyblog.fr/societe/bar-pmu-de-sevran-la-contre-enquete-du-bondy-blog/Gender affirmation therapy studies: https://cdn.fbsbx.com/v/t59.2708-21/205157368_547217792951511_6760723772117657686_n.pdf/Bustos-et-al-Transition-regret-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis.pdf?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=0cab14&_nc_ohc=DcPhLYHQIugAX9RdjMx&_nc_ht=cdn.fbsbx.com&oh=f165e29792f038d0fff5500baa37ed61&oe=60D30F32&dl=1https://cdn.fbsbx.com/v/t59.2708-21/117801259_331614664863582_3972825502803736734_n.pdf/Wiepjes-et-al-Cohort-study-of-transition-regret.pdf?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=0cab14&_nc_ohc=pRYHNKD9QM8AX-HLJ4B&_nc_ht=cdn.fbsbx.com&oh=4e1cf02c015ba78c74b893b6394204eb&oe=60D32F80&dl=1https://cdn.fbsbx.com/v/t59.2708-21/90784695_511439389806755_5728455164101132288_n.pdf/Turban-Ehrensaft-2018-Research-review-gender-identity-in-youth-treatment-paradigms-and-controversies.pdf?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=0cab14&_nc_ohc=VGofYdwN0KQAX_3pJhc&_nc_ht=cdn.fbsbx.com&oh=30816ec62201f6759fac7d2dd36b5df2&oe=60D2AA6B&dl=1Genital Preference article: https://slate.com/human-interest/2019/11/ask-trans-women-about-their-genitals-while-dating.htmlTrans prisoners article: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/transgender-women-are-nearly-always-incarcerated-men-s-putting-many-n1142436?fbclid=IwAR15qg7X1OIo_PnkSkU_lg4Xi9ygixKHKQTOGaChhJ0epGPhQz_gkkzQyQgViral Racist Videos: https://medium.com/arc-digital/viral-racist-videos-gone-wild-b8f51aaee947Tim Hunt cancelation story: https://reason.com/2015/07/23/sexist-scientist-tim-hunt-the-real-story/Mckenna College woke backlash: https://www.thedailybeast.com/pc-police-tearing-apart-californias-claremont-mckenna-college?ref=scrollIDW article: https://quillette.com/2019/05/24/how-the-idw-can-avoid-the-tribalist-pull/Immigration article: https://quillette.com/2017/07/09/trumps-warsaw-speech-defending-west-defending-illiberalism/Editing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Aaron and former guest Sam debated some anti-CRT folk and it was a barn burner! Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBumyFsVfP4Next week: Veteran Voidiness with Pillow Scream Radio

Ep 197EV - 197 Moral Panics with Cathy Young
EMy guest this week is Cathy Young (@CathyYoung63), a writer who has published at ArcDigi, Reason, Atlantic, Newsday, Bulkwark, the week, and Quillette and many more. We discuss moral panics and their role in current political ecosystems.Convocation: Michael Rectenwald, Springtime for SnowflakesIDW article: https://quillette.com/2019/05/24/how-the-idw-can-avoid-the-tribalist-pull/Immigration article: https://quillette.com/2017/07/09/trumps-warsaw-speech-defending-west-defending-illiberalism/Editing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Aaron and former guest Sam debated some anti-CRT folk and it was a barn burner! Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBumyFsVfP4Next week: Moral Panics with Cathy Young Pt.2

Ep 196EV - 196 Conspiracism with Scott Tyson
EMy guest this week is Scott Tyson (@scottatyson), an assistant professor in political science at the University of Rochester. We discuss conspiracism and its role in American politics.Convocation: Aaron's fever dreamsEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Aaron and former guest Sam debated some anti-CRT folk and it was a barn burner! Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBumyFsVfP4Next week: Culture War Catastrophizing with Cathy Young

Ep 195EV - 195 Evolutionary Psych-Comm with Lindsey Osterman
EMy guest this week is Lindsey Osterman, associate professor of psychology at Roanoke college and cohost of Serious Inquiries Only, we’re on the same page, what the fup:downloads from the secrete ghost library. We discuss evolutionary psychology, trans issues, and sci-comm more broadly.Convocation: D.T. MaxEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Aaron was on Decoding the Gurus talking about Michael O'Fallon and his conspiracy theory projects with his friend James Lindsay: https://twitter.com/ETVPod/status/1390128269433913349?s=20Next week: Teaching about Conspiracies with Scott Tyson

Ep 194EV - 194 Motivated free will beliefs with Cory Clark
EMy guest this week is Cory Clark (@ImHardcory), a visiting scholar in social psychology at University of Pennsylvania and cohost of Psyphilopod. We discuss her work studying belief in free will across political groups and its relationship to the desire to assign moral responsibility.Convocation: Ann Radcliffe - "A Sicilian Romance"Cory's Website: https://www.coryjclark.com/Editing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Aaron was on Decoding the Gurus talking about Michael O'Fallon and his conspiracy theory projects with his friend James Lindsay: https://twitter.com/ETVPod/status/1390128269433913349?s=20Next week: Internet sci-comm with Lindsey Osterman

Ep 193EV - 193 Bullshido with Phrost
EMy guest this week is Phrost (@Phrost), founder of the Bullshido website for debates among martial artists. We discuss his approaches to debating guys with fragile masculinity issues.Convocation: Fight ClubEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Aaron was on Decoding the Gurus talking about Michael O'Fallon and his conspiracy theory projects with his friend James Lindsay: https://twitter.com/ETVPod/status/1390128269433913349?s=20Next week: Motivated free will belief with Cory Clark

Ep 192EV - 192 Social Economy and Agency with Lillian Cicerchia
EMy guest this week is Lillian Cicerchia (@LILCICERCH), a postdoc in social philosophy at Free university of Berlin and cohost of What’s left of philosophy pod. We discuss her work on social economy and she helps me parse the relationship between agency talk in theory work and free will talk in analytic philosophy.Convocation: A Scanner Darkly postscriptEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Aaron was on Decoding the Gurus talking about Michael O'Fallon and his conspiracy theory projects with his friend James Lindsay: https://twitter.com/ETVPod/status/1390128269433913349?s=20Next week: Bullshido with Phrost

Ep 191EV - 191 Utopian Sociology with William Paris
EMy guest this week is William Paris (@WilliamMParis), the Frank B Weeks Visiting Assistant Professor at Wesleyan, starting assistant professor as University of Toronto, and cohost of the What’s Left of Philosophy podcast. We discuss the role of utopia in the work of Du Bois and how it allows the possible to permeate the actual.Convocation: Utopia by Thomas MoreEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Aaron was on Decoding the Gurus talking about Michael O'Fallon and his conspiracy theory projects with his friend James Lindsay: https://twitter.com/ETVPod/status/1390128269433913349?s=20Next week: Social Economy and Agency with Lillian Cicerchia

Ep 190EV - 190 Equity vs. Equality with Néstor de Buen
EMy guest this week is Néstor de Buen (@nestor_d), a new chicago MA graduate and a writer who has been published at Merion West and Quilette. We discuss Equity vs. Equality and how poorly the distinction has faired in the culture wars.Convocation: Rick Riordan, The Red PyramidEquity vs. Equality Article: https://nestor-d.medium.com/on-equity-and-equality-of-outcome-7fae6b3c3942Grievance Hoaxer Article: https://merionwest.com/2020/08/21/clarifying-my-comments-on-lindsay-pluckrose-and-boghossian/Editing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Here's pt2 of my debate with Casey Petersen on Trump's CRT EO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB2DC-l0U3ENext week: Utopian sociology with William Paris

Ep 189EV - 189 Mencius Moldbug with Kirbmarc
EMy guest this week is Kirbmarc (@kirbmarc), who recently helped me understand better the ties between paleoconservatism and parts of the anti-woke movement. We discuss several individuals related to the dark enlightenment, including Nick Land and Mencius Moldbug aka Curtis Yarvin. Convocation: Menscius Moldbug Editing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Here's pt2 of my debate with Casey Petersen on Trump's CRT EO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB2DC-l0U3ENext week: Equity vs. Equality with Néstor de Buen

Ep 188EV - 188 Deleuze and Spinoza with Gil Morejon
EMy guest this week is Gil Morejon (@gdmorejon), an adjunct at Dupal and co-host of the What’s Left of Philosophy Podcast. We discuss his work on Deleuze and Spinoza concerning determinism and joyous revolution. Convocation: DeleuzeWhat's Left of Philosophy podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/whats-left-of-philosophy/id1544487624 Editing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Here's pt2 of my debate with Casey Petersen on Trump's CRT EO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB2DC-l0U3ENext week: Mencius Moldbug with Kirbmarc

EV - 187 Words and Letters with Angel Eduardo Pt.2
EMy guest this week is Angel Eduardo (@StrangelEdweird), a writer, musician, photographer, and designer in NYC who has been published in Aero, CFI, and Newsweek. In part one we discussed his articles on starmanning, selfishness, and merit. In part two we cover his articles on the power of words and his article on the Harper's Letter.Convocation: Yehuda BergAngel's website: http://angeleduardo.com/Starmanning: https://centerforinquiry.org/blog/how-to-star-man-arguing-from-compassion/Selfishness: https://centerforinquiry.org/blog/the-virtue-of-selfishness/Race and Merit: https://www.newsweek.com/why-calling-merit-racist-erases-people-color-opinion-1575196Power of words: https://areomagazine.com/2020/11/02/words-dont-hurt-ideas-do/Harper's Letter: https://areomagazine.com/2020/07/18/im-a-nobody-the-harpers-letter-was-for-me/Editing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Here's pt2 of my debate with Casey Petersen on Trump's CRT EO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB2DC-l0U3ENext week: Deleuze and Spinoza with Gil Morejón

Ep 186EV - 186 Starmanning with Angel Eduardo Pt.1
EMy guest this week is Angel Eduardo (@StrangelEdweird), a writer, musician, photographer, and designer in NYC who has been published in Aero, CFI, and Newsweek. In part one we discuss his articles on starmanning, selfishness, and merit. In part two we'll cover his article on the power of words and his article on the Harper's Letter.Convocation: Rock and Roll Suicide by BowieAngel's website: http://angeleduardo.com/Starmanning: https://centerforinquiry.org/blog/how-to-star-man-arguing-from-compassion/Selfishness: https://centerforinquiry.org/blog/the-virtue-of-selfishness/Race and Merit: https://www.newsweek.com/why-calling-merit-racist-erases-people-color-opinion-1575196Power of words: https://areomagazine.com/2020/11/02/words-dont-hurt-ideas-do/Harper's Letter: https://areomagazine.com/2020/07/18/im-a-nobody-the-harpers-letter-was-for-me/Editing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Here's pt2 of my debate with Casey Petersen on Trump's CRT EO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB2DC-l0U3ENext week: Speech and the Harper's Letter with Angel Eduardo pt.2

Ep 185EV - 185 Unwelcome Epistemic Company with Joshua Blanchard
EMy guest this week is Joshua Blanchard (@philoshua), a visiting assistant professor in philosophy at Oakland University with a focus in ethics, epistemology, and philosophy of religion. We discuss his paper "The Problem of Unwelcome Epistemic Company" and how it might bear on our internet lives.Convocation: Patricia HighsmithJoshua's Website: https://www.joshuablanchard.net/Problem of Unwelcome Epistemic Company: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/episteme/article/abs/problem-of-unwelcome-epistemic-company/822494319DA6C6336E22B9C20F1F63E4 Editing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Here's pt2 of my debate with Casey Petersen on Trump's CRT EO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB2DC-l0U3ENext week: Starmanning with Angel Eduardo

Ep 184EV - 184 Modern Culting with Matthew Remski
EMy guest this week is Matthew Remski (@matthewremski), an expert in cults and cohost of the Conspirituality podcast. We discuss how cults have evolved radically in the online world and what it means for culture war, politics, and our own little ironic cult.Convocation: AnonymousMatthew's Website: http://matthewremski.com/wordpress/Conspirituality's Website: http://conspirituality.net/Editing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Here's pt2 of my debate with Casey Petersen on Trump's CRT EO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB2DC-l0U3ENext week: Unwelcome Epistemic Company with Boshua J'lanchard

Ep 183EV - 183 Moderate Conservatism with Stephen Dause
EMy guest this week is Stephen Dause (@StephenDause), host of the You Might Have a Point podcast and blog. We discuss moderate conservatism and dive into a few examples of "wokeness run amok".Stephen's Website: https://www.youmighthaveapoint.com/Convocation: William GladstonePrinceton Letter: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPmfeDKBi25_7rUTKkhZ3cyMICQicp05ReVaeBpEdYUCkyIA/viewformPrinceton analysis: https://paw.princeton.edu/article/faculty-members-propose-anti-racism-agendaMiddlebury demilitarization of white bodies: https://www.middlebury.edu/events/event/middleburys-opportunity-facilitate-demilitarization-white-bodiesWoke Elementary School Activity: https://christopherrufo.com/woke-elementary/David French on Critical Theory: https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/on-the-use-and-abuse-of-criticalEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Here's pt2 of my debate with Casey Petersen on Trump's CRT EO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB2DC-l0U3ENext week: Modern Culting with Matt Remski

Ep 182EV - 182 De-escalating the Culture War with Jay Shapiro
EMy guest this week is Jay Shapiro (@jay_shapiro), host of the Dilemma podcast documentary filmmaker Islam and the Future of the Tolerance. We discuss wokeness on college campuses, conspiracy theories in the IDW, and how to de-escalate the culture wars.Jay's Website: https://whatjaythinks.com/Convocation: James BaldwinEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Here's pt2 of my debate with Casey Petersen on Trump's CRT EO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB2DC-l0U3ENext week: Moderate Conservatism with Stephen Dause

Ep 181EV - 181 Culture War Metaphysics with Oliver Traldi
EMy guest this week is Oliver Traldi (@olivertraldi), a philosophy PhD student at Notre Dame Spencer who frequently publishes at ArcDigi and Heterdox academy. We discuss a range of topics from the role of the objective/subjective divide in the culture wars to the vagaries of conspiracy theories on the right and left.Website: https://olivertraldi.weebly.com/Convocation: Culture War Rap by @Matt_Allan78Editing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: I debated former guest Casey Petersen about Trump's Critical Race Theory Executive Order. Here's part 1, pt 2 should be out soon: https://twitter.com/ETVPod/status/1360923952705638405?s=20Next week: Pragmatic Christianity with Hayden Bruce

Ep 180EV - 180 Critical Legal Theory with Spencer Bradley
EMy guest this week is Spencer Bradley (@CafeSinister), a public defender with a background in critical legal theory. We discuss the origins of CLT, its relationship to the more famous Critical Race Theory, and how we can apply it in free speech debates.Spencer's comment on Free Speech Absolutism: https://ideas.dickinsonlaw.psu.edu/dlr/vol123/iss2/6/Convocation: Aaron's free expressionEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: I debated former guest Casey Petersen about Trump's Critical Race Theory Executive Order. Here's part 1, pt 2 should be out soon: https://twitter.com/ETVPod/status/1360923952705638405?s=20Next week: Culture War Metaphysics with Oliver Traldi

Ep 179EV - 179 The Hermeneutics of Food and Drugs with Joey Tuminello
EMy guest this week is Joey Tuminello, an assistant professor of philosophy at McNeese State University, a program coordinator for the nonprofit orgs Farm Forward and Better Food Foundation, and one of my very closest IRL philosophy brothers. We talk food, drugs, applied ethics, really all that is good in life.Joey's website: https://josephtuminello.academia.edu/DefaultVeg: https://defaultveg.org/2021 Jonathan Safran Foer Virtual Visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GNSTLP2Convocation: Oliver Markus Malloy, Bad Choices Make Good StoriesEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: I was on Daniel Schauer's podcast discussing pod life and failing to identify my own microphone https://www.dsmagic.us/democratizing-music-podcast-episodes/zon9318xu1tlzzvsqia4qjh0g0nybgNext week: Critical Legal Theory with Cafésinister

Ep 178EV - 178 What Even is Metaphysics? with Donnchadh O' Conaill
EMy returning guest this week is Donnchadh O' Conaill, a post-doc at University of Fribourg in Switzerland, where he does work on metaphysics of the self. We try to explain what metaphysics and why you need it in your life.Donnchadh's Website: www.donnchadhoconaill.comDonnchadh's letterwiki with Naomi Thompson on carving reality at the joints: https://letter.wiki/conversation/723 Referenced materials:David Armstrong is Universals: An Opinionated Introduction (Westview Press, 1989)The one by G.J. Warnock is English Philosophy Since 1900 (OUP, 1969) Donnchadh's article on Monism - Routledge Encyclopedia of PhilosophyPeter Strawson's IndividualsConvocation: Aristotle's MetaphysicsEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: I was on Daniel Schauer's podcast discussing pod life and failing to identify my own microphone https://www.dsmagic.us/democratizing-music-podcast-episodes/zon9318xu1tlzzvsqia4qjh0g0nybgNext week: Farm Forward/Better Food with Joseph Tuminello

Ep 177EV - 177 Secular vs Religious Ethics with Rabbi Josh Yuter
EMy guest this week is Rabbi Josh Yuter (@JYuter), my interlocutor in a letterwiki on secular and religious ethics. We discuss Josh's experiences with Jewish orthodoxy and how it contrasts with secular ethics. The letterwiki is a valuable companion piece but necessary to enjoy the episode.Josh's website: https://joshyuter.com/Our Letter Exchange: https://letter.wiki/conversation/832Convocation: Hillel the ElderEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: I was on Daniel Schauer's podcast discussing pod life and failing to identify my own microphone https://www.dsmagic.us/democratizing-music-podcast-episodes/zon9318xu1tlzzvsqia4qjh0g0nybgNext week: Metaphysics with Donnchadh O' Conaill

Ep 176EV - 176 Wrestling with Conspiracy Theories with Dr. Ami Palmer
EMy guest this week is Dr. Ami Palmer (@FilosoferzBLike), a philosophy professor at Ohio Northern University. We discuss the ongoing epistemic crisis, the limits of models for addressing causes of the crisis, and where we're likely to go from here.Dr. Palmer's anti-science propaganda article: https://wrestling-with-philosophy.com/2020/01/08/how-and-why-anti-science-propaganda-works/Convocation: Ben FranklinEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Aaron was recently on Cog Dis to talk Monster Island. Show some cult love! https://dissonancepod.libsyn.com/episode-547-aaron-rabinowitz-v4c-2019-part-9?tdest_id=124104Next week: Social media conspiracies with Ami Palmer

Ep 175EV - 175 Cogtweeto Philosophy Workshop with Jennifer Foster and Cassie Finley
EMy guests this week are Jennifer Foster (@philoso_foster), a philosophy Ph.D. student at the University of Southern California, and Cassie Finley (@Angry_Cassie), a philosophy Ph.D. student at the University of Iowa. They’ve come together to organize the Cogtweeto Philosophy Workshop Series. We discuss the workshop and community organizing within philosophy twitter.Cogtweeto conference info: https://www.cogtweeto.com/Daily Nous writeup: https://dailynous.com/2021/01/06/new-workshop-series-bring-philosophy-philosophy-twitter/Convocation: Amber NaslundEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Aaron was recently on Cog Dis to talk Monster Island. Show some cult love! https://dissonancepod.libsyn.com/episode-547-aaron-rabinowitz-v4c-2019-part-9?tdest_id=124104Next week: Social media conspiracies with Ami Palmer

Ep 174EV - 174 American Pragmatism with Joseph Clark
EMy guest this week is Joseph Clark (@clarkjosephf), a journalist and critic currently embedded with Philosophy Twitter. We discuss American Pragmatism and it's implications for epistemology and ethics.Joseph's Opinionated Introduction to Pragmatism: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XyGkGX2Ndb6zpxs1DzXgRDzXzCT6Pw45z65kx_frvAc/editHayden Bruce on twitter: https://twitter.com/HaydenSBruceHayden Bruce's podcast: https://pragmaticchristian.com/podcastJeffery Howard on twitter: https://twitter.com/Jeffrey_Howard_Jeffery Howard's podcast: https://erraticus.co/damn-the-absolute-podcast/Convocation: William JamesEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Aaron was recently on Cog Dis to talk Monster Island. Show some cult love! https://dissonancepod.libsyn.com/episode-547-aaron-rabinowitz-v4c-2019-part-9?tdest_id=124104Next week: Cogtweeto Philosophy Workshop Series with Jennifer Foster and Cassie Finley

Ep 173EV - 173 Patron Thanks Q and A with Thomas Smith
EMy guest this week is my good friend and Philosophers in Space cohost Thomas Smith. He joins me to help thank all the ETV patrons for their support and general chillness as the show continues to evolve. Y'all are the best, the void wouldn't exist without you.Convocation: WareframeEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Aaron was recently on Cog Dis to talk Monster Island. Show some cult love! https://dissonancepod.libsyn.com/episode-547-aaron-rabinowitz-v4c-2019-part-9?tdest_id=124104Next week: TBA with Joseph Clark

Ep 172EV - 172 Woking Up with Eiynah
EMy returning guest this week is Eiynah (@NiceMangos), host of the Polite Conversations and Woking Up podcasts. We follow up on the State of the IDW episode with a deep dive on Sam Harris. Eiynah makes some solid arguments that we shouldn't give Harris too much credit for his recent symbolic break with the IDW.Polite Conversations: https://soundcloud.com/politeconversationsWoking Up: https://soundcloud.com/politeconversations/woking-up-1Convocation: Tao Te ChingEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Aaron was recently on Cog Dis to talk Monster Island. Show some cult love! https://dissonancepod.libsyn.com/episode-547-aaron-rabinowitz-v4c-2019-part-9?tdest_id=124104Next week: End of Year Patron Thank you Q and A

Ep 171EV - 171 Cheap Talk with C Thi Nguyen
EMy returning guest this week is C Thi Nguyen (@add_hawk), a philosophy professor at University of Utah with a special interest in gaming and porn. We discuss porn, cheap talk, value capture, conspiracy theories and just so much other stuff. Highly recommend listening back to C Thi's first episode as we basically pick up where we left off there: https://voidpod.com/podcasts/2019/6/19/ev-094-echoes-in-the-void-with-c-thi-nguyen C Thi's Website: https://objectionable.net/Invocation: Aaron's VoidEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Aaron was recently on Cog Dis to talk Monster Island. Show some cult love! https://dissonancepod.libsyn.com/episode-547-aaron-rabinowitz-v4c-2019-part-9?tdest_id=124104Next week: Woking Up with Eiynah

Ep 170EV - 170 State of the IDW with Chris Kavanagh
EMy guest this week is Chris Kavanagh (@C_Kavanagh), a cognitive anthropologist/social scientist and cohost of the Decoding the Gurus podcast. We assess the state of the Intellectual Dark Web post election and discuss why conspiracy theories appear to be rampant in the IDW.Decoding the Gurus: https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/Invocation: Alan MooreEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Aaron was recently on Cog Dis to talk Monster Island. Show some cult love! https://dissonancepod.libsyn.com/episode-547-aaron-rabinowitz-v4c-2019-part-9?tdest_id=124104Next week: Cheap Talk with C Thi Nguyen

Ep 169EV - 169 Carceral luck with Emma McClure
EMy guest this week is Emma McClure, a parole solicitor who frequently works with prisoners with mental health issues. We discuss the role of luck in the criminal justice system, possible reforms, and the impacts of Covid.Invocation: Watership DownEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Aaron was recently on Cog Dis to talk Monster Island. Show some cult love! https://dissonancepod.libsyn.com/episode-547-aaron-rabinowitz-v4c-2019-part-9?tdest_id=124104Next week: State of the IDW with Chris Kavanagh

Ep 168EV - 168 Philosopher Queens with Rebecca Buxton and Lisa Whiting
EMy guests this week are Rebecca Buxton (@RebeccaBuxton) and Lisa Whiting (@lisawhiting_), the editors of this year's best philosophy book, Philosopher Queens. We discuss the overlooked history of women in philosophy and cutting edge work they did dealing with totalitarianism and reply guys.Philosopher queens: https://unbound.com/books/philosopher-queens/ Invocation: Martha NussbaumEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: Aaron was recently on Cog Dis to talk Monster Island. Show some cult love! https://dissonancepod.libsyn.com/episode-547-aaron-rabinowitz-v4c-2019-part-9?tdest_id=124104Next week: Carceral luck with Emma McClure