The Lonely Beard #1 - Polarization, Worlds of Facts, and the Second American Civil War
Philosophication with Ginger and the Beard
Release Date: 10/11/2018
The Great Books #5 - Job | Man's Place in the Universe and the Meaning of Suffering
Philosophication with Ginger and the Beard
Our thoughts on the Book of Job from the Bible.
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The Great Books #4 - The Odyssey Part 2 | Homer | Beggars and Gods In Disguise
Philosophication with Ginger and the Beard
Part 2 of our discussion after reading Homer's Odyssey.
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The Great Books #3 - The Odyssey Part 1 | Homer | Honor Culture, Hospitality, and Deception
Philosophication with Ginger and the Beard
Part 1 of our discussion after reading Homer's Odyssey.
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The Lonely Beard #6 - The Battle of Winterfell | The Plan Is Stupid and the Commanders Are Idiots
Philosophication with Ginger and the Beard
I just couldn't get over it, so I had to share my thoughts on the idiotic plan the defenders of Winterfell used in their clash with the Night King's army.
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#11 - Good Fellers and Social Media Ramblings
Philosophication with Ginger and the Beard
Probably our most rambley episode to date, but also closer to what actually started this show: two guys talking about stuff on the phone.
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#10 - Christchurch, Censorship, and Human Capacity for Evil
Philosophication with Ginger and the Beard
A continuation of Lonely Beard #5. Discussing humanity's general unwillingness to look at our capacity for evil.
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The Lonely Beard #5 - The Gulag Archipelago | What Solzhenitsyn Can Teach Us about Mass Shooters
Philosophication with Ginger and the Beard
I read and comment on Part I, Chapter 4 of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's "The Gulag Archipelago."
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#9 - Covington Catholic, Jussie Smollet, Manipulation, and the Value of Truth
Philosophication with Ginger and the Beard
In this episode, we discuss two recent public scandals: the supposed white privilege MAGA kids at the March for Life and the hoax hate crime perpetrated by actor Jussie Smollett.
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The Great Books #2 - The Iliad Part 2 | Homer | Fate, Destiny, and the Gods
Philosophication with Ginger and the Beard
Part 2 of our discussion after reading Homer's Iliad.
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The Great Books #1 - The Iliad Part 1 | Homer | War and Honor Culture
Philosophication with Ginger and the Beard
Part 1 of our discussion after reading Homer's Iliad.
info_outlineGinger and the Beard, minus the Ginger. Trying out something new while Michael is gone on detachment doing Navy stuff, Jason discusses the separate worlds of facts inhabited by the political right and left wings, and thinks out loud about the possibility of a second American Civil War.
Pew Research Study on American political polarization: http://www.people-press.org/2014/06/12/political-polarization-in-the-american-public/
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