Posts

Posted on

SIO120: Philosophers In Space with Aaron Rabi

(This was supposed to be earlier for you fine supporters, but poor Phoebe has her first fever and has been home from daycare for 2 days…)

I’m so excited to finally present what I’ve been vaguebooking about! Today’s show features episode 1 of a new project called Philosophers In Space! Each episode uses our favorite science fiction to teach related philosophical concepts. In this episode, we use the USS Callister episode of Black Mirror to talk about The Experience Machine by Nozick. Try it on, see how you like it, and if you want to hear more check out patreon.com/0g! 

Eventually the show will be on iTunes but for now it’s only available to patrons!

 

Posted on

SIO119: Getting Satanic with Jex Blackmore

Jex Blackmore is the spokeswoman for the Satanic Temple! They’ve been responsible for a lot of provocative and effectively targeted public performances. Their target is very often Christian theocrats who either don’t realize they’re inflicting their religious views on everyone else, or they don’t care. Jex takes us through the basics of the Satanic Temple and her experiences!

Leave Thomas a voicemail! (916) 750-4746, remember short and to the point!

Support the show at seriouspod.com/support!

Follow us on Twitter: @seriouspod

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/seriouspod

For comments, email thomas@seriouspod.com


Direct Download

Posted on

SIO119: Getting Satanic with Jex Blackmore

Jex Blackmore is the spokeswoman for the Satanic Temple! They’ve been responsible for a lot of provocative and effectively targeted public performances. Their target is very often Christian theocrats who either don’t realize they’re inflicting their religious views on everyone else, or they don’t care. Jex takes us through the basics of the Satanic Temple and her experiences!

Download here or catch it on the members RSS!

 

Posted on

SIO118: Intercontinental Culture Wars, with Michael Marshall

***For $30 off your first week of HelloFresh, visit HelloFresh.com and enter seriouspod30!

Michael Marshall is the host of Be Reasonable and co-host of Skeptics with a K. He is heavily involved in the UK Skeptic movement, and has been somewhat alarmed by the state of movement atheism in the US. We talk about some of the differences and possible reasons for them. Later in the show, he takes us through a very difficult article he co-wrote about Jonathan Bryan – a child with severe brain damage who seems to be able to read and write at a precocious level… but only using facilitated communication. It’s a sensitive story but one where skepticism is sorely needed.

Here’s the awful, racist Sargon clip I referenced.

Leave Thomas a voicemail! (916) 750-4746, remember short and to the point!

Support the show at seriouspod.com/support!

Follow us on Twitter: @seriouspod

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/seriouspod

For comments, email thomas@seriouspod.com


Direct Download

Posted on

SIO118: Intercontinental Culture Wars, with Michael Marshall

Michael Marshall is the host of Be Reasonable and co-host of Skeptics with a K. He is heavily involved in the UK Skeptic movement, and has been somewhat alarmed by the state of movement atheism in the US. We talk about some of the differences and possible reasons for them. Later in the show, he takes us through a very difficult article he co-wrote about Jonathan Bryan – a child with severe brain damage who seems to be able to read and write at a precocious level… but only using facilitated communication. It’s a sensitive story but one where skepticism is sorely needed.

Here’s the awful, racist Sargon clip I referenced.

Download here or catch it on the member feed!

Leave Thomas a voicemail! (916) 750-4746, remember short and to the point!

Support the show at seriouspod.com/support!

Follow us on Twitter: @seriouspod

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/seriouspod

For comments, email thomas@seriouspod.com

Posted on

SIO117: Jaclyn Friedman on Yes Means Yes, Feminism, and Sexual Liberation

Today I’m joined by Jaclyn Friedman! From her website: She is a writer, speaker and activist, and creator of the hit books Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape (one of Publishers’ Weekly’s Top 100 Books of 2009, and #11 on Ms. Magazine’s Top 100 Feminist Nonfiction of All Time list) and What You Really Really Want: The Smart Girl’s Shame-Free Guide to Sex & Safety. Her podcast, Unscrewed, is paving new paths to sexual liberation, and was named one of the Best Sex Podcasts by both Marie Claire and Esquire.

Check out these articles she has written, in particular: Vox Article on Aziz Ansari; New York Times Opinion on Consent

Leave Thomas a voicemail! (916) 750-4746, remember short and to the point!

Support the show at seriouspod.com/support!

Follow us on Twitter: @seriouspod

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/seriouspod

For comments, email thomas@seriouspod.com

 


Direct Download

Posted on

SIO116: What Is Jordan Peterson Saying? with Aaron Rabi

Every atheist’s favorite Christian, Jordan B. Peterson, went on Channel 4 News and had a heated exchange with Cathy Newman. Though she made some good points, Newman’s technique centered around replying with “..so you’re saying..” and then straw man Peterson. So what was he actually saying? Is there a better way of trying to engage with people like Peterson or should we not bother at all? Joining me to sift through Peterson’s paranoid nonsense about gender and postmodernism is philosopher Aaron Rabi of the Embrace the Void podcast!

Here are some excellent links to check out: Claudia Goldin on Gender Equality; Globe and Mail Write Up on Peterson

Leave Thomas a voicemail! (916) 750-4746, remember short and to the point!

Support the show at seriouspod.com/support!

Follow us on Twitter: @seriouspod

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/seriouspod

For comments, email thomas@seriouspod.com


Direct Download

Posted on

SIO115: What Happens When We Accidentally Decriminalize Prostitution?

You might laugh, but it happened in Rhode Island! My two guests, Dr. Manisha Shah and Dr. Scott Cunningham, did an extensive study on the results. It’s called “Decriminalizing Indoor Prostitution: Implications for Sexual Violence and Public Health.” What happened might surprise you!

Special thanks to Lydia for arranging this recording!

Leave Thomas a voicemail! (916) 750-4746, remember short and to the point!

Support the show at seriouspod.com/support!

Follow us on Twitter: @seriouspod

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/seriouspod

For comments, email thomas@seriouspod.com

 


Direct Download

Posted on

SIO115: What Happens When We Accidentally Decriminalize Prostitution?

You might laugh, but it happened in Rhode Island! My two guests, Dr. Manisha Shah and Dr. Scott Cunningham, did an extensive study on the results. It’s called “Decriminalizing Indoor Prostitution: Implications for Sexual Violence and Public Health.” What happened might surprise you!

Special thanks to Lydia for arranging this recording.

Download here or catch it on the RSS feed!

Leave Thomas a voicemail! (916) 750-4746, remember short and to the point!

Support the show at seriouspod.com/support!

Follow us on Twitter: @seriouspod

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/seriouspod

For comments, email thomas@seriouspod.com