Podcast Episode Archive

2026 2
- Feb 19, 2026 Episode 41 - Everything's Amazing, Nobody's Happy Feb 19, 2026
- Jan 31, 2026 Episode 40 - Beautiful Confusion Jan 31, 2026
2025 3
- Nov 9, 2025 Episode 39 - Catching Up On Lost Time Nov 9, 2025
- Mar 22, 2025 Episode 38 - It's About Time Mar 22, 2025
- Feb 16, 2025 Episode 37 - Memento Mori Feb 16, 2025
2024 6
- Dec 22, 2024 Episode 36 - Authenticity In The Age Of AI Dec 22, 2024
- Sep 28, 2024 Episode 35 - The Albums Of Our Lives Sep 28, 2024
- Aug 10, 2024 Episode 34 - Icy Hot Takes on Artificial Intelligence Aug 10, 2024
- Jun 23, 2024 Episode 33 - The Post-Entertainment Culture of Addiction Jun 23, 2024
- Apr 14, 2024 Episode 32 - We Read So We Can Talk Apr 14, 2024
- Jan 14, 2024 Episode 31 - Life, Art, & Experience: A Conversation Jan 14, 2024
2023 4
- Nov 25, 2023 Episode 30 - What Does It Mean To Be A Man? Nov 25, 2023
- Oct 8, 2023 Episode 29 - Vacation Part 2: It's A Process Oct 8, 2023
- Jul 31, 2023 Episode 28 - Alcohol: To Drink, Or Not To Drink? Jul 31, 2023
- Feb 25, 2023 Episode 27 - A Gluten-Free Beautiful Illusion Feb 25, 2023
2022 6
- Dec 30, 2022 Episode 26 - Vacation: The Pedantics & Semantics Dec 30, 2022
- Nov 6, 2022 Episode 25 - Living the Dream Nov 6, 2022
- Jul 3, 2022 Episode 24 - Slaughterhouse Five: A Look Through the Cognitive Lens Jul 3, 2022
- May 1, 2022 Episode 23 - The Church of Music May 1, 2022
- Mar 6, 2022 Episode 22 - What is Life? Mar 6, 2022
- Jan 1, 2022 Episode 21 - The Myth of the Desert Island Self Jan 1, 2022
2021 11
- Nov 7, 2021 Episode 20 - Reflections on a Year of Beautiful Illusions Nov 7, 2021
- Oct 2, 2021 Episode 19 - How We Learn Like A Scout: Critically Thinking About Critical Thinking Oct 2, 2021
- Aug 28, 2021 Episode 18 - Making Progress Better Aug 28, 2021
- Aug 1, 2021 Episode 17 - BI Book Club 1: The Reality Bubble Aug 1, 2021
- Jul 3, 2021 Episode 16 - Partisan Pizza Jul 3, 2021
- Jun 5, 2021 Episode 15 - The Mind of Gatsby: A Look Through the Cognitive Lens Jun 5, 2021
- May 2, 2021 Episode 14 - Talkin' Baseball Stories & Beautiful Illusions May 2, 2021
- Apr 3, 2021 Episode 13 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Politics Part 2: Just the Facts Apr 3, 2021
- Mar 5, 2021 Episode 12 - A New Enlightenment: The Age of Cognitivism Mar 5, 2021
- Feb 2, 2021 Episode 11 - Darwin & The Dude: Darron's Journey to Poetic Naturalism Feb 2, 2021
- Jan 3, 2021 Episode 10 - Craft Beer Culture: A Personal History Jan 3, 2021
2020 10
- Dec 19, 2020 Episode 09 - Lying About Santa: Naughty or Nice? Dec 19, 2020
- Dec 5, 2020 Episode 08 - System 2, Superman, & Simulacra: Jeff's Amateur Philosophy Dec 5, 2020
- Nov 21, 2020 Episode 07 - Boxing Aristotle Nov 21, 2020
- Nov 8, 2020 Episode 06 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Politics Nov 8, 2020
- Oct 24, 2020 Episode 05 - It's Alive! Oct 24, 2020
- Oct 11, 2020 Episode 04 - Too Cultured Oct 11, 2020
- Sep 26, 2020 Episode 03 - The Examined Life Sep 26, 2020
- Sep 26, 2020 Episode 02 - Our Back Pages Sep 26, 2020
- Sep 26, 2020 Episode 01 - Why It's Pointless to Start a Podcast in a Pandemic Sep 26, 2020
- Sep 26, 2020 Episode 00 - Introducing Beautiful Illusions Sep 26, 2020