The Wes Cecil Podcast
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My lectures are dedicated to making Philosophy in particular and the world of ideas in general available to everyone. My exploration of topics and thinkers is designed to provide a foundation for listeners to engage in further reading and thought and develop their own conceptions of the topics I introduce. I have PhD in Literature and Philosophy and was a college professor for over 20 years. I am working to remove the barriers that prevent many from experiencing and understanding the lives and thoughts of some of the world's greatest thinkers.
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Reading The Bhagavad Gita: Books 5 & 6
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May 29, 2026 |
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Values: Ep. 9 - Conclusion
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May 25, 2026 |
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Reading The Bhagavad Gita: Book 4
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May 22, 2026 |
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Values: Ep. 8 - Money
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May 18, 2026 |
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Reading The Bhagavad Gita: Book 3
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May 15, 2026 |
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Artificial (Intelligence) Mythology - Live Lecture From Maastricht, The Netherlands, 4.29.26
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May 13, 2026 |
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Values: Ep. 7 - Wisdom
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May 11, 2026 |
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Reading The Bhagavad Gita: Book 2
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May 08, 2026 |
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Values: Ep. 6 - Heroism
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May 04, 2026 |
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Reading The Bhagavad Gita: Book 1
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May 01, 2026 |
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Values: Ep. 5 - Joy
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Short Q & A on "Values" Series
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Values: Ep. 4 - Nobility
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Reading The Bhagavad Gita - Intro
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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Addendum on "Beauty": Piet Oudolf and Georgia O’Keeffe
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Values: Ep. 3 - Beauty
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Is the US a Democracy?
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Values: Ep. 2 - Health
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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The Power of Abstraction
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Values: Ep. 1 - Introduction
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Biography
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Commodification vs Financialization
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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How to be Wrong and Why!
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 18 - Conclusion 2 "Us"
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Reading Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" - Ep. 16: Conclusion
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 17 - Conclusion 1 "Cheerios"
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Reading Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" - Ep. 15
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide - Addendum - Keurig
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 16 - Reorientation
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Reading Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" - Ep. 14 (Will To Power)
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 15 - Health?
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Reading Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" - Ep. 13
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide - Addendum - Elon Musk
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 14 - The Unaskable Question
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Reading Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" - Ep. 12
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 13 - Employment
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Reading Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" - Ep. 11
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 12 - Exiles
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Reading Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" - Ep. 10
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide - Addendum - Davos Summit
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 11 - Contempt and Scarcity
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Reading Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" - Ep. 9
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 10 - Four Autopsies
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Reading Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" - Ep. 8
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 9 - Governments (Part 2)
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Reading Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" - Ep. 7
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide - Addendum - Strikes at The Louvre
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 8 - Governments (Part 1)
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Reading Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" - Ep. 6
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide - Addendum on Landlords and Tenants
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 7 - Ethics
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide - Addendum on Gaming
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 6 - Spotify and the Destruction of Culture
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Reading Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" - Ep. 5
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 5 - We Know the Price of Everything, the Value of Nothing - and the Price of Nothing
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Reading Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" - Ep. 4
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 4 - The End of History
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Reading Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" - Ep. 3
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 3 - The "Logic" of Financialization
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Reading Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" - Ep. 2
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q17: The Planet?
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 2 - Financialization
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Reading Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" - Ep. 1
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q16: Nihilism?
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide - Ep. 1
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Reading vs. TV
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q15: Truth?
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Primates In Space: Primates Are Stressed (Conclusion) - Ep. 12
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Narrativium
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q14: What is this science thing?
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Primates In Space: Primates Go Wild - Ep. 11
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Andre Gide and Marcel Proust
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q13: Enlightened?
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Primates In Space: Primates Take Over - Ep. 10
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q12: What was reborn?
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Primates In Space: Primates Discover The Printing Press- Ep. 9
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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America As Seen From France - A Follow Up On Consumerism
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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Baudrillard, the Simulacra and You
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q11: Why Golden?
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Primates In Space: Primates Discover Iron - Ep. 8
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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America As Seen From France
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q10: So, About God...?
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Primates In Space: Primates Discover God - Ep. 7
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Ishiguro and McEwan
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q9: The New World?
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Primates In Space: Primates Discover Writing - Ep. 6
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Investment is not the Pope
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q8: Why is life so hard?
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Primates In Space: Primates Discover Cities - Ep. 5
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Your Philosophy is not Right (Neither is Mine)
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q7: Where is the universe?
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Primates In Space: Primates Discover Agriculture - Ep. 4
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Cultivating The Intellect
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q6: What can we learn from nature?
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Primates In Space: Primates Discover Art - Ep. 3
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Death Of Our Narrative
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q5: Why was the past so great?
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Primates In Space: Primates Make Tools - Ep. 2
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Bergson's Day-Planner
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q4: How should we govern?
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Primates In Space: Intro - Ep. 1
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Exploitation
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q3: How should people live?
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Plato's Symposium: The End - Ep. 14
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Data, Information, Knowledge and Wisdom
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q2: What the hell is going on?
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Plato's Symposium: Tracking The Influence 2 - Ep. 13
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Plato's Symposium: Q & A #2 - Ep. 12
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q1: What the hell happened?
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Plato's Symposium: Tracking The Influence - Ep. 11
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Plato's Symposium: Q & A #1 - Ep. 5
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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A Reflection on Taoism
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Plato's Symposium: Enter Alcibiades - Ep. 10
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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The Transvaluation of All Values: Conclusion - Ep. 9
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Plato's Symposium: The Speech of Diotima - Ep. 9
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Techno Feudalism: A Follow Up
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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The Transvaluation of All Values: Weight, Weigher and Measure - Ep. 8
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Plato's Symposium: Agathon and Socrates - Ep. 8
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Techno Feudalism
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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The Transvaluation of All Values: West Africa 2 - Ep. 7
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Plato's Symposium: The Speech of Aristophanes - Ep. 7
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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The Transvaluation of All Values: Can West Africa Save Us? - Ep. 6
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Plato's Symposium: The Speech of Pausanias - Ep.6
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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The Transvaluation of All Values: Joy not Fear - Ep. 5
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Plato's Symposium: The Speech of Phaedrus - Ep. 4
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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The Transvaluation of All Values: Play not Work - Ep. 4
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Plato's Symposium: Socrates & Apollodorus - Ep. 3
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Plato's Symposium: Introduction - Ep. 2
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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The Transvaluation of All Values: You are not a Slave- Ep. 3
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Plato's Symposium: Introduction - Ep. 1
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Capitalism: How did we get here? And where are we going? - Real Estate Special - Ep. 13
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Jun 07, 2025 |
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The Transvaluation of All Values: The Individual and The Community - Ep. 2
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Capitalism: How did we get here? And where are we going? Ep. 12
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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The Transvaluation of All Values: Scarcity and Abundance - Ep. 1
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May 28, 2025 |
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Capitalism: How did we get here? And where are we going? Ep. 11
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May 26, 2025 |
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Philosophical Fireside Chats 🔥 🪵: Confucius in The Analects—Relative Wisdom - Ep. 13
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May 23, 2025 |
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How to get rich with philosophy. No, really.
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May 22, 2025 |
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Capitalism: How did we get here? And where are we going? Ep. 10
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May 19, 2025 |
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Philosophical Fireside Chats 🔥 🪵: Searching for what you already have (Sufism) - Ep. 12
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May 16, 2025 |
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Why is Hinduism so difficult for the West?
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May 14, 2025 |
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Capitalism: How did we get here? And where are we going? Ep. 9
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May 12, 2025 |
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Philosophical Fireside Chats 🔥 🪵: (Zen Koan)The Sound of One Hand Clapping - Ep. 11
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May 09, 2025 |
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Your are not a digital nomad.
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May 07, 2025 |
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Capitalism: How did we get here? And where are we going? Ep. 8
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May 05, 2025 |
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Philosophical Fireside Chats 🔥 🪵: Dharma (Guruspear) in the Mahabharata - Ep. 10
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May 02, 2025 |
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No, we're not becoming dumber.
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Capitalism: How did we get here? And where are we going? Ep. 7
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Philosophical Fireside Chats 🔥 🪵 : Two Monks and a Woman - Ep. 9
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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No Left Wing! (The utter absence of a Liberal party in the USA)
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Capitalism: How did we get here? And where are we going? Ep. 6
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Philosophical Fireside Chats 🔥 🪵 : Heidegger's Hammer - Ep. 8
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Reading Kant's "Prolegomena" - Conclusion
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Capitalism: How did we get here? And where are we going? Ep. 5
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Philosophical Fireside Chats 🔥 🪵 : The Ox in the Alley from Chuang Tzu - Ep. 7
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Apr 12, 2025 |
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Reading Kant's "Prolegomena" - Ep. 7
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Capitalism: How did we get here? And where are we going? Ep. 4
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Philosophical Fireside Chats 🔥 🪵: The Yaksha Prashna in the Mahabharata - Ep. 6
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Apr 05, 2025 |
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Reading Kant's "Prolegomena" - Ep. 6
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Capitalism: How did we get here? And where are we going? Ep. 3
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Philosophical Fireside Chats 🔥 🪵: Achilles in The Illiad - Ep. 5
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Reading Kant's "Prolegomena" - Ep. 5
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Capitalism: How did we get here? And where are we going? Ep. 2
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Reading Kant's "Prolegomena" - Ep. 4
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Capitalism: How did we get here? And where are we going? Ep. 1
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Philosophical Fireside Chats 🔥 🪵: Plutarch's Life of Theseus - Ep. 4
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Mar 15, 2025 |
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Major Thinkers - Ludwig Wittgenstein- Ep. 7
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Reading Kant's "Prolegomena" - Ep. 3
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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House of the Intellect (Conclusion) - Ep. 11
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Philosophical Fireside Chats 🔥 🪵: Parable of the Talents - Ep. 3
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Reading Kant's "Prolegomena" - Ep. 2
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Philosophical Fireside Chats 🔥 🪵: Socrates and Diotima - Ep. 2
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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House of the Intellect - Ep. 10
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Philosophical Fireside Chats 🔥 🪵: Zarathustra and the Snake - Ep. 1
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Reading Kant's "Prolegomena" - Ep. 1
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Q & A 2: House of the Intellect - Ep. 9
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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House of the Intellect - Ep. 8
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Major Thinkers - Simone Weil- Ep. 6
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Reading Jung's Redbook - Ep. 7 (Conclusion)
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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House of the Intellect - Ep. 7
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Major Thinkers - Jacques Derrida- Ep. 5
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 20
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Reading Jung's The Red Book - Ep. 6
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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House of the Intellect - Ep. 6
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Major Thinkers - Bertrand Russell - Ep. 4
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 19
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Reading Jung's The Red Book - Ep. 5
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 18
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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House of the Intellect - Ep. 5
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 17
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Major Thinkers - Martin Heidegger - Ep. 3
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Q & A: Reading Jung's The Red Book - Ep. 4
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Q & A: House of the Intellect - Ep. 4
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Reading Jung's The Red Book - Ep. 3
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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House of the Intellect - Ep. 3
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 16
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Jan 26, 2025 |
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Major Thinkers - Karl Marx - Ep. 2
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 15
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Reading Jung's The Red Book - Ep. 2
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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House of the Intellect - Ep. 2
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 14
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Major Thinkers - Friedrich Nietzsche - Ep. 1
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Reading Jung's The Red Book - Ep. 1
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 13
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 12
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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House of the Intellect - Ep. 1
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 11
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Jan 11, 2025 |
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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 10
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 9
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 8
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 7
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 6
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 5
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Dec 07, 2024 |
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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 4
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 3
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 2
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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A Cultural History of The United States - Ep. 1
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Nov 29, 2024 |