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The Wanderer's Podcast is a collection of stories about the human condition. We explore philosophy, technology, science, and culture to arrive at important conclusions about who we are and why we do what we do.
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It's our last episode on the current format. If you're interested in following the journey we continue on, look for the "Elevated Minds Podcast" coming soon. We should have our first episode in the next three weeks! Today, we discuss Deep Learning and what it means.
Matt and Brannon discuss the underpinnings of ethics, so as to set a rubric for discussing important issues the world faces.
Do you like politics? History? Warfare? We cover each as we explore the ethics and logistics of engaging in wars (proxy or otherwise) after World War II.
How much do you actually know about the Middle East? Matt thinks he knows a fair amount. Brannon actually does. Join us as we discuss some of the nuance of this important part of our planet.
"The Conversation Continues" - Episode 2Matt and Brannon explore the future, nature, and characteristics of religion. Does it have a place in our future society? Our answer may surprise you.
"Being Human" - Episode 2Matt explores some of the arguments for the subjective nature of reality. Included in this episode are arguments by JL Mackie, Michael Huemer, Ron Dworkin, Jonathan Haidt, and a short meditation session as we explore "revisionary moral intuitionism."
A New DirectionWhile this is a "special" New Year's episode that takes a break from the Being Human 4-part series, it's likely we'll have more of this format in the future. Brannon McConkey is an author and intellectual that is interested in the same philosophical and social topics as regular host Matt Stevens. This episode is an entrance into a much more conversational style.
Get Lostost in music, anyway. This episode features three tracks that are available to download from the blog (pioneer-outdoors.com). Intro - "The Conversation Begins"Interlude - "Coffee Break" Outro - "Convince Me"
"Being Human" - Episode 1Matt explores some of the arguments for and against free will before engaging in a discussion of what the science tells us. As a supplement to this episode there are a few visual aids. Please visit pioneer-outdoors.com for those aids and important links discussed in the episode.
An episode about death. We discuss the deprivationist view submitted by Shelly Kagan, objected to by Frances Kamm (and others), and ultimately make a call on the badness of death.Visit our website - pioneer-outdoors.com for more episodes and content.
What?! A podcast about... anthropology?! Madness! Today I cover a topic proposed in paper form in Anthropology class - namely, what happened 50k years ago that created such sudden increases in human complexity.
Wherein Matt uses his new words from ethical theory class to interpret various thoughts (and sources) of the gun debate. A lot of time is spent on ethics of care and utilitarianism for conservatives and liberals respectively.
The President got us talking about stuff! That never happens! Americans get riled up and in this particular instance, it's likely an actual thorny issue we Americans refuse to take seriously. Both sides could use this podcast. It's time to honestly discuss race.
I went to my college orientation and it got a little.. identity-triggered. This is a podcast about my early wading into the Marxist waters and a potentially exciting two years at UCSD.
Define/explain what "true" is. It's a lot harder than it sounds. I explain how truth actually is subject to the same rules time is subject to - that is, relativity.
It's a reaction to a conversation. This pod is "Fast n Dirty." No editing (other than sound quality), no music, no plugs, no preamble. It's on the nature of the claim that belief is a binary option (yes or no).
The events in Charlottesville involve years of racial tensions. I go back to the Civil War (though clearly slavery started before then) and forward to just last week in covering this episode's topic and answering a question - what do we do about neo-Nazis?
My first real informal blogcast, this one is meant to explain the ACA (and healthcare) in simple terms while also providing some unexpected hilarity. There will be swearing, Obama impersonations, and inappropriate laughter.
Who represents you? Do you have a choice in the matter? If you're reading this in the United States, you'd be rather shocked (or not) to learn how little your vote actually matters in selecting your representation. We dive into gerrymandering and why that's a terrible name for something we all need to fix.
Our minds are the ultimate privacy - until someone can build a simulated psychological profile that matches yours - and test out what makes you change your mind. We explore big data and psychometrics.
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