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Join hosts Tanner and Ryan as they discuss life's big questions, like what is the meaning of life? Is there a God? how can we be good people? and many more! This is the podcast for those who enjoy exploring the world through insightful, funny, and thought-provoking conversations. Whether you're driving to work, working out, or kicking back with a cold beer each philosophically rich episode is sure to satisfy your existential cravings. It's all the trippy ideas of your stoner friend in college but without the constant burrito runs.
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Philosophy on Tap is back with a bonus 2024 election episode! Join hosts Ryan and Tanner as they dive into some of the big trends this election and take a look back at the last few years and how we've got here and how things have changed. Season 3 is on the way but this is a bonus early release to come out before the election in November. Stay tuned for more to come in Season 3!
What happens when a thing becomes more than its parts? How do the parts shape the whole and make something even more? Join hosts Ryan and Tanner on the final episode of Season 2 as they discuss the concept Transcendence and seeing the forest for the trees. Contact Us: philosophyontappodcast@gmail.com IG: philosophy_on_tap
Tanner and Ryan are joined by evolutionary biologist Samantha West to discuss various aspects of the evolution of sex, and describe the bizarre sexual behaviors of different species, including our own.
Join your hosts, Tanner and Ryan, to discuss the current state of AI technology, the implications there within, different themes and troupes discussed in literature, TV shows, and other mediums and what they can teach us about potential futures, and how far we should value consciousness versus the vehicle via which consciousness has so far been able to be valued, us.
What is the cost of tribalism and what the consequences of not recognizing it within yourself? In this episode of Philosophy on Tap, join Ryan and Tanner to discuss how we come to believe what we do and why we continue belief in that same fashion. Subsequently, what are the consequences of this unfortunate reality? And, finally, how do we first recognize then attempt to escape these dualistic and harmful forms of thought?
No trust economic systems like cryptocurrency are perpetually on the edge of transforming economics, but what are they and how could they transform our modern world? Is trust a necessary ingredient of a stable society, and if so how do you decide which institutions are worthy of that trust? Join Ryan and Tanner and guest and friend of the show Chad Lagomarsino as they discuss how technology and trust interact to shape the modern world.
Patterns are reproduced all throughout the natural world, but all seeming to trend from ultimate order to ultimate chaos, a.k.a. entropy. Is it possible that this pattern runs through all life, and all the cosmos, and that ultimately a conscious universe is the emergent result? Join Ryan and Tanner as they discuss how the laws of physics could potentially connect the mystery of consciousness and the divine. Contact us: IG: @Philosophy_On_Tap email: Philosophyontappodcast@gmail.com
What is the power of a word? Can difference in language lead to differences in beliefs? Join hosts Tanner and Ryan as they are joined by his brother and friend of the show Stephen to discuss how determining if something is a soup or a salad may actually shed light on how words shape our reality.
On this episode of Philosophy on Tap, Tanner and Ryan talk with Aaron Wilson, stage name Aaron Lamont, an aspiring hip hop artist. Tanner and Aaron have been friends for nearly a decade and decided to combine their creative pursuits in this week's podcast. Tanner and Ryan question Aaron about what the life of someone attempting get a creative career off the ground and what the ups and downs of living that life style is like.
AND WE'RE BACK! Kick off the long anticipated Season 2 of Philosophy on Tap with hosts Ryan and Tanner as they ask the question of "are you more or less free than you used to be?" America is founded on the notion of "Freedom", but what does that even mean and how does answering that question shape our beliefs, relationships and politics. New episodes drop weekly on Fridays in your podcast app of choice. email: Philosophyontappodcast@gmail.com IG: @philosophy_on_tap
Aaaand we're back! You've been waiting for it, you've been craving it, and now you will finally get your heart's deepest desire: Season 2 of Philosophy On Tap is here! Starting December 28th new episodes will release every Thursday. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your Podcasts so you don't miss an episode. Contact Us: email: Philosophyontappodcast@gmail.com IG: Philosophy_On_Tap
As the Covid-19 pandemic begins to wind down and things are becoming more open again it's easy to want to get back to normal. But was our normal before the pandemic really so good that we want to get right back to it? What lessons did we learn during this past year that we can adopt to keep moving onwards and upwards, not backwards. In this episode Tanner and Ryan discuss ways to move forwards not backwards out of the pandemic including working from home, new hobbies, mental health, a...
There are some things that we will never know. Even within the hardest of sciences: math. This week, join Ryan, Tanner, and special guest Chad, discussing Gödel's incompleteness theorems and what they tell us about the types of certainty math can tell us about math itself. This is all good and fun to muse about, but, what effect does this have on our day to day? How do certainty and ignorance inform us on what actions we can and cannot, or even should and should not, take? How does one...
In this episode Tanner and Ryan share some of their personal journeys with faith, and doubt, and living, and how those stories shape where they are today and their reasons for making Philosophy on Tap.
How is a pencil made? What does this seemingly simply process entail? How many people? What materials? Join Ryan and Tanner reading and discussing the essay, "I, Pencil", where a pencil explains the marvels of the modern world by giving a brief glimpse of what it takes to make itself. Also, how is the environment connected to wealth generation in the modern world? Cars, coffee, and coats are great, but at what cost? Not monetarily, but to the environment. And, how large of a cost to and from...
Democracy is the rule by the people, but what are we to do when those people don't share the same reality? Can democracy still function in this increasingly polarized world where people don't even agree if Covid-19 is real, let alone what to do about it? Join Tanner and Ryan as they discuss what challenges our democracy is facing in the modern world and what can be done about them.
Sometimes the human body mistakes something totally harmless, like pollen or a peanut, for a dangerous threat and as a result attacks itself causing allergic reactions, which can cause serious health problems including death. Do we as a society do the same thing when we think the Devil is everywhere, leading us in our effort to fight off a threat to attack ourselves? Join the guys this week as they discuss how our modern understanding of the devil may be an allergic reaction and how we can mo...
What happens when reality isn't real enough? just add more reality! Tanner and Ryan are joined by Ryan's brother, Stephen Wardle to discuss the nature of "hyper reality" and the essay Travels in Hypperreality by Umberto Eco. Link to an online version of Travels in Hyperreality : (admittedly not he best quality but it works) http://www.columbia.edu/itc/architecture/ockman/pdfs/session_8/eco.pdf Contact Us: email: Philosophyontappodcast@gmail.com Instagram: Philosophy_on_tap
Tanner and Ryan discuss the conversations being had in the United States right now around reforming the justice system, racial reconciliation, and the divided political landscape. While not trying to define any solutions, they seek to open up the conversation at a lower temperature and explore what the goal of justice and society even ought to be. Contact Us: email: Philosophyontappodcast@gmail.com IG: Philosophy_On_Tap
Hosts Ryan and Tanner are joined again by Payton Francis Carty, author of her new poetry book Poems that make you feel. In this second interview with Payton the group discusses how hope can lead us to great pain, and animate us to embrace life. Poems That Make You Feel for sale now on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/Poems-that-make-you-feel/dp/B08QC3SMJ6 Contact Us: IG: Philosophy_on_Tap email: Philosophyontappodcast@gmail.com
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