Mon, 6 July 2015
On Friedrich Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy (1872). Nietzsche thought that you could tell how vital or decadent a civilization was by its art, and said that ancient Greek tragedy was so great because it was a perfect synthesis of something highly formal/orderly/beautiful with the intuitive/unconscious/chaotic. But then Socrates ruined everything! With guest John Castro. Includes a preview of the Aftershow feat. Greg Sadler. End song: "Some Act" by Mark Lint and the Fake from "So Whaddaya Think?" (2000). |
Sun, 5 July 2015
Listen to or watch the Aftershow for Episode 117 on Antigone, with Danny Lobell, Wes Alwan, and a bunch of PEL listeners like you. Also, learn about our new Citizen feed: get the full Aftershow delivered right to your smartphone!
Direct download: PREVIEW-PEL_Ep117_Antigone_Aftershow_6-28-15.mp3
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Mon, 29 June 2015
Victor Krummenacher and Jonathan Segel join Mark and Wes to discuss songwriting and authenticity in the age of Internet consumerism. This episode prefigured Mark's Nakedly Examined Music podcast. Includes a preview of the Aftershow featuring more musicians including ex-Camper Chris Molla. End songs: "The Bastards Never Show Themselves" by the Monks of Doom and Mike Wilson's "RG." Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. |
Mon, 22 June 2015
Philosophically considering the ancient Greek tragedy, which we also performed with Lucy Lawless and Paul Provenza. Listen to Part One first or get the two parts combined without ads. Attend the aftershow on 6/28 at 3pm Eastern. Please visit thegreatcourses.com/PEL.
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Mon, 15 June 2015
Philosophically considering the ancient Greek tragedy, which we also performed with Lucy Lawless and Paul Provenza. End song: "Woe Is Me" (live, 2002) by Madison Lint. Features a preview of the Aftershow, feat. Wes and host Danny Lobell. Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support. |
Mon, 8 June 2015
An unrehearsed, fun read-through of the Greek Tragedy from 441 BCE, plus some discussion with the cast of Greek drama, our selected translation, and other stuff. Enjoy! PEL Citizens can get an ad-free, extended version. End song: "Antigone (Choragos Speaks)" by Mark Lint. Read about it. |
Mon, 1 June 2015
Continuation of our discussion of dream interpretation in "On Dreams" (1902). What can dreams tell us about the mind? Listen to Part One first. Sponsor: Squarespace.com (enter code PEL) For Wes Alwan's Freud summaries, go here: https://www.philosophysummaries.com. |
Mon, 25 May 2015
On Sigmund Freud's On Dreams (1902) and other stuff. Are dreams just random, or our best key to understanding the mind? For Wes Alwan's Freud summaries, go here: https://www.philosophysummaries.com. After you listen to this, check out the Aftershow. End song: "Sleep" by Mark Lint. Read about it. |
Mon, 11 May 2015
The Camper Van Beethoven violinist/composer/multi-instrumentalist joins us to discuss The World as Will and Representation, book 3 selections. |
Mon, 27 April 2015
On The World As Will and Representation (1818), book 2. The world is a blind, striving force! |
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