Episodes

  • Tokyo Ghoul as a Bisexual Metaphor
    Mar 21 2024

    In this episode, we break down the popular manga and anime series Tokyo Ghoul, examining how it can be viewed as a powerful metaphor for the bisexual experience.

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    3 hrs and 25 mins
  • The Personhood of Animals
    Dec 29 2023

    Should non-human animals have rights? Are creatures of the wild worthy of legal personhood, permitting them to have their interests defended by an appointed representative? And, if so, who among the humans should that representative be? We chew on these questions and more as we dissect this issue from a number of angles.

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Should All Drugs Be Legal?
    Nov 10 2023

    We examine the idea of a world in which all drugs are legal; the good, the bad, the coffee, and the crack.

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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • Do Dreams Have Meaning?
    Oct 13 2023

    Are dreams just jumbles of crazy, or is there a message to be unearthed behind their symbols? We look at different ways to approach dream interpretation and tackle some real dreams in the process.

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    2 hrs and 57 mins
  • Is Racism Learned or Inherent?
    May 12 2023

    Birds of a feather may flock together, but is exclusion of the "other" an unavoidable part of that social equation? We look at American history, the animal kingdom, and more as we examine whether racism is a matter of nature or nurture.

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    2 hrs and 45 mins
  • The Politicization of the Transgender Experience
    Mar 31 2023

    Why are there currently so many proposed laws in red states targeting transgender people? What is a TERF, and what do they have to do with the ethics of buying video games? What is the difference between a drag queen and a transgender woman? While we are admittedly two cisgender males, we do our best in this episode to examine these questions and more, as we dive into the politics surrounding this particular expression of human experience.

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    2 hrs and 36 mins
  • Death Penalty
    Mar 2 2023

    Diving into the topic of capital punishment, we look at both stats and ethics, as we discuss the matter of legal executions in various states and countries around the world.

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    2 hrs and 20 mins
  • Karma?
    Feb 2 2023

    What is karma, is it real, and how might it affect our lives if it is? Join us as we do our best to earn those cosmic brownie points discussing the concept from a variety of viewpoints. And don't worry, if we get it wrong in this episode, maybe we'll still have a chance to get it right in the next life.

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    1 hr and 46 mins