Beste Wholesome And Heathen podcaster (2024)

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S3E2 - Confucius, Wreck It Ralph, and Yoda 30:47

2y ago30:47

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Season 3 Episode 2! Join Wholesome and Heathen as they dive into the philosophy of Confucius. You know that Confucius says things, but what things? And why have those things been so fundamental to the lifestyles of entire countries? And how do those things relate to Wreck-It-Ralph, a movie about a Donkey Kong wannabe? Learn about the five constant …

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S3E1 - Nietzsche, Shrek, and Toy Story 34:30

2y ago34:30

34:30

Welcome Back! Join Wholesome and Heathen as they welcome you back for Season 3! This season, they're breaking down philosophy - one philosopher at a time - by giving you an intro course into the most famous philosophers and why they're famous. Starting of the list is a man almost as famous for his philosophy as he is his moustache: Neitzche. What d…

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S2E13 - Season 2 Finale! Minority Report - Can You Change Fate? 40:37

3y ago40:37

40:37

Join Wholesome and Heathen for their Season 2 Finale! And what better film to center on for a finale than Minority Report! What does this film tell us about fate, or its philosph-ier term, determinism? Can you be held responsible for crimes you have yet to commit? And if you're stopped from committing them, were they ever going to happen to begin w…

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S2E12 - The Wolf of Wall Street vs. Inside Out! Hedonism Battle! 37:48

3y ago37:48

37:48

Join Wholesome and Heathen as they discuss the concept of Hedonism, and two of the most Hedonistic films of all time: Wolf of Wall Street (of course) and... Inside Out!? That's right! Learn of the ancient philosophers Aristippus and Epicurus, and see what they have to say about how to best live a life of pleasure! What brings about true joy? Is it …

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S2E11 - The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - Pain and Aestheticism 37:58

3y ago37:58

37:58

Join Wholesome and Heathen as they take an adventurous look at The Secret Life of Walter Mitty! This movie has a lot to say about how to live life, but how much of that comes from Philosophers? Learn, too, of the value of judging a book by its cover with Aestheticism. What is it (besides a very difficult word to say) and how does art tie into Philo…

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S2E10 - The Dark Knight - Is the Truth Always Best? 33:20

3y ago33:20

33:20

Join Wholesome and Heathen as the touch on one of the most culturally impacting films of the late 2000's - The Dark Knight! This movie is absolutely stuffed full of Philosophy, but this episode concentrates on the truth. Is the truth always best? What is the value, if any, of a white lie? Is it okay to lie to comfort someone in dire straights? And …

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S2E9 - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Is it better to forget? 27:50

3y ago27:50

27:50

Join Wholesome and Heathen as they remember Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. What does this movie have to say about memory? And what does its unique visual and story-telling elements say about the value of our memories, their impact on our happiness, and our own perceptions of reality? All this and more in an episode loaded with neurological …

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S2E8 - Gattaca - Bioethics, Eugenics, and Standardized Perfection 36:05

3+ y ago36:05

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Join Wholesome and Heathen as they discuss the 1997 film Gattaca! What does this movie have to say about ideas of perfection, and the long-term implications of genetically engineering humans? And in the 24 years since this movie was released, how close are we to the reality depicted in the film? The answer might scare you, but let Wholesome and Hea…

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S2E7 - The Lego Movie - Really, There's Philosophy There? 35:03

3+ y ago35:03

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Join Wholesome and Heathen as they deconstruct The Lego Movie and learn how even a kid’s film can be philosophical. Or are we just trying too hard to make it fit? Structure v creativity, order v freedom, all through the lens of the ancient Daoist teachings and/or motivational cat posters. Believe it or not, all this and more right here in this epis…

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S2E6 - Her - How Should We Treat Artificial Intelligence? 32:20

3+ y ago32:20

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Join Wholesome and Heathen as they discuss the 2013 Joaquin Phoenix film, Her! Should AI exist, how should we interact with it? What is personhood, and would AI qualify? Is the punishment of an AI comparable to that of a human... or can it be even worse? All this and more in our second leap into the nearly-here world of Artificial Intelligence. Tha…

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S2E5 - I, Robot - Preparing for the Dawn of Artificial Intelligence 38:49

3+ y ago38:49

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Join Wholesome and Heathen for a Philosophical doozy of an episode! Today's film: the 2004 Will Smith action vehicle I, Robot. What does this goofy action film have to say about technology and our relationship with it? How can we identify sentience and intelligence, and how does ethics factor in to robotics programming? How blurry is the line betwe…

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S2E4 - Donnie Darko Halloween Special - Determinism and Multiverse Theory! 32:55

3+ y ago32:55

32:55

Join Wholesome and Heathen for their scariest episode yet, the first ever Halloween Special! Time to investigate the meaning of one of the most confusing cult classics of all time - Donnie Darko. Just what is this movie about? And how does an understanding of philosophy (and maybe an extra viewing or two) help you get just what the movie is trying …

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S2E3 - Marvel's Civil War - Freedom v Security 31:24

3+ y ago31:24

31:24

Join Wholesome and Heathen as they delve into the clash that nearly ripped Marvel apart: the Civil War! With Iron Man on one side and Captain America on the other, good vs evil goes out the window. When it's good vs good, how do we know which side is right? Click play and find out. Send us your fan mail, hate mail, anything but spam mail to contact…

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S2E2 - Black Mirror - Is Reality All That Great? 31:26

3+ y ago31:26

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Join Wholesome and Heathen as they deep dive into a wealth of philosophical conundrums: Black Mirror! Today we examine two episodes in particular - Season 3's San Junipero and Season 2's Be Right Back. How are they similar, how are they different, and why do they seem to take an opposite stance on the merits of reality? Tune in for the Philosophy, …

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S2E1 - The Matrix - How Do We Know Reality is Real? 40:37

3+ y ago40:37

40:37

Join Wholesome and Heathen as they kick off Season 2! The Philosophy bros are back and examining a philosophy classic: The Matrix! What does The Matrix have to say about reality? Just how closely does the film tie into Plato's Allegory of the cave? What was the book Neo traded to some rando at the beginning, and why does it matter? Why is Mr. Ander…

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Philosophy in Music... and Britney Spears! 41:24

4y ago41:24

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Wholesome and Heathen are back for a rabblerousing good time! Join your favorite philosophical miscreants as they discuss the philosophy hiding deep within some obscure musical selections... and also Britney Spears! What would your favorite philosophers listen to? More importantly, what would they head-bang to? Join us in a mid-season interlude int…

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S1E13 - Nihilism, Deadpool, and the Big Lebowski 34:35

4y ago34:35

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Welcome to the Season Finale! Join Wholesome and Heathen as they consider whether life has any meaning at all! Enter the joys of Nihilism. Well, at least they try to bring some joy to it. Who are Nietzsche, Camus, and Nagel, and what can they teach us about Nihilism and the much more comically named Absurdism. And what do Deadpool, Rick and Morty, …

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S1E12 - Existentialism, Fight Club, and Twenty One Pilots 34:48

4y ago34:48

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Join Wholesome and Heathen as they tackle the mind-bending concept of existentialism. What is existentialism? Why does it give us crises? And how can Fight Club and Grammy Award winning pop duo Twenty One Pilots help us understand these concepts a little better? Find your meaning for life at wholesomeandheathen.com, or tell us how wrong we are at c…

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S1E11 - The Social Contract, The Walking Dead, and Ready Player One 35:07

4y ago35:07

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Join Wholesome and Heathen as they discuss the Social Contract! Who is John Locke? Who is Thomas Hobbes? And what do Dr. Doom, the Walking Dead, and Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One have to do with those old dudes? Find out here, and send any comments, questions, critiques, or life-enveloping existential queries to contact@wholesomeandheathen.co…

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S1E10 - Anarchy, Puppy Sounds, and Dragonball Z 29:47

4y ago29:47

29:47

Join Wholesome and Heathen as they embark on a journey into Anarchy! What is Anarchy, and why is it not like you probably envision it in your head? And you might think you know how V for Vendetta factors in, but why do Poison Ivy and Master Roshi of Dragonball Z fame hold anarchic views? These questions and more answered in our most rebellious epis…

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S1E9 - Taoism, Winnie the Pooh, and This is Us 22:24

4y ago22:24

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Join Wholesome and Heathen as they discuss the Philosophy Taoism/Daoism! What is Daoism, what does this philosophy say about how you can live a complete life, and how does it tie into both Winnie the Pooh and the TV Dramedy This is Us? Find out here! Send any questions, comments, concerns and critiques to contact@wholesomeandheathen.com and visit u…

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S1E8 - Stoicism, Captain America, and The Last Airbender 38:55

4y ago38:55

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Join Wholesome and Heathen as the calmly discuss stoicism in their first episode recorded together in-person! What is stoicism, why is it so popular, and what about Captain America and Uncle Iroh make them such perfect stoics? Be unafraid and unanxious of telling us your thoughts on stoicism at Wholesomeandheathen.com…

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Moral Dilemma Special pt. 2! 21:03

4y ago21:03

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Join Wholesome and Heathen in a continuation of the previous episode's moral dilemma special! In this episode, we bring up the infamous ending dilemma of The Dark Knight film, and bring that into an incredibly difficult but very real-world example. Get ready to sweat as you examine your conscious, and tell us what choice you would make at wholesome…

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S1E7 - Moral Dilemma Special pt. 1 36:45

4y ago36:45

36:45

Join Wholesome and Heathen as they broadcast nearly live from South America! They welcome special guests Vancouver and New Jersey to a moral dilemma nightmare. From drowning children to Daredevil and the Punisher, we've got all the dilemmas you could possibly want, with more on the way! Due to accommodation limitations, this episode will have more …

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S1E6 - Compatibilism, Dinosaurs, and the X-Men 20:14

4y ago20:14

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Join Wholesome and Heathen as they discuss compatibilism in a follow-up to Episode 5. Was determinism a little too defeatist for you? Well, there may be another way! This episode discusses what actually defines free will, and how one can lose free will even if they do have it. There's also talk of the opposing political dinosaur and robot parties, …

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S1E5 - Free Will, Fate, and Watchmen 22:30

4+ y ago22:30

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Wholesome and Heathen discuss Free Will vs. Fate. Do we all have a destiny? Is it much sadder than it sounds? And what do Dr. Manhattan, the Scarlet Witch, and Neo all have to do with it? All of these answers, and even more questions, await you in an episode you are destined to listen to! Find out more and send us your comments and critiques at who…

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S1E4 - Kant, Puppies, and the Avengers 22:48

4+ y ago22:48

22:48

Join Wholesome and Heathen as they deep dive into the philosophy of Immanuel Kant. No more "Why?" and much more "Do it this way." What is right, how does it relate to the Avengers and puppies, and just how badly does Kant suck at naming his philosophies? All that and more in our best episode yet! And feel free to communicate with us at Wholesomeand…

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S1E3 - Knowledge, Descartes, and The Matrix 32:29

4+ y ago32:29

32:29

Contains Spoilers for The Matrix and Santa!Join Wholesome and Heathen as they determine if you can really know... well, anything. Unpack the teachings of René Descartes, David Hume and Bertrand Russell using lessons from The Matrix, The Truman Show and a little creature called the Mantis Shrimp. And as always, enjoy the banter and interpersonal ins…

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S1E2 - Identity, the Concept of Self, and Paul Rudd 25:09

4+ y ago25:09

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Join Wholesome and Heathen as they discuss the concept of self! What makes us, us? When we strip ourselves down to our most core elements, what makes us truly different from anyone else around us? We'll explore these concepts with some classic philosophy dilemmas, pepper in some existential crisis, and sweeten the deal with Paul Rudd's "Living with…

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S1E1 - Ethics, Batman, and Trolleys 27:48

4+ y ago27:48

27:48

Episode 1! Wholesome and Heathen kick off their show with a discussion of ethics. What is right, what is wrong, and what does that have to do with Batman? Join us on our adventure into the world of philosophy! Learn more at Wholesomeandheathen.com.Av Wholesome and Heathen

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S3E2 - Confucius, Wreck It Ralph, and Yoda 30:47

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S3E1 - Nietzsche, Shrek, and Toy Story 34:30

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S2E13 - Season 2 Finale! Minority Report - Can You Change Fate? 40:37

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S2E12 - The Wolf of Wall Street vs. Inside Out! Hedonism Battle! 37:48

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S2E11 - The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - Pain and Aestheticism 37:58

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S2E10 - The Dark Knight - Is the Truth Always Best? 33:20

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S2E9 - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Is it better to forget? 27:50

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S2E8 - Gattaca - Bioethics, Eugenics, and Standardized Perfection 36:05

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S2E7 - The Lego Movie - Really, There's Philosophy There? 35:03

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S2E6 - Her - How Should We Treat Artificial Intelligence? 32:20

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S2E5 - I, Robot - Preparing for the Dawn of Artificial Intelligence 38:49

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S2E4 - Donnie Darko Halloween Special - Determinism and Multiverse Theory! 32:55

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S2E3 - Marvel's Civil War - Freedom v Security 31:24

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S2E2 - Black Mirror - Is Reality All That Great? 31:26

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S2E1 - The Matrix - How Do We Know Reality is Real? 40:37

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Philosophy in Music... and Britney Spears! 41:24

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S1E13 - Nihilism, Deadpool, and the Big Lebowski 34:35

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S1E12 - Existentialism, Fight Club, and Twenty One Pilots 34:48

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S1E11 - The Social Contract, The Walking Dead, and Ready Player One 35:07

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S1E10 - Anarchy, Puppy Sounds, and Dragonball Z 29:47

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S1E9 - Taoism, Winnie the Pooh, and This is Us 22:24

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S1E8 - Stoicism, Captain America, and The Last Airbender 38:55

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Moral Dilemma Special pt. 2! 21:03

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S1E7 - Moral Dilemma Special pt. 1 36:45

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S1E6 - Compatibilism, Dinosaurs, and the X-Men 20:14

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S1E5 - Free Will, Fate, and Watchmen 22:30

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S1E4 - Kant, Puppies, and the Avengers 22:48

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S1E3 - Knowledge, Descartes, and The Matrix 32:29

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S1E2 - Identity, the Concept of Self, and Paul Rudd 25:09

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S1E1 - Ethics, Batman, and Trolleys 27:48

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