Bad Philosophy » Barack Obama http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog Ever just sat around and wondered Why? So have we. Bad Philosophy is your one-stop fix for random philosophical musings about pretty much anything. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:12:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 CreativeCommons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ captainvalor@gmail.com (The Bad Philosophers) captainvalor@gmail.com (The Bad Philosophers) Philosophy 1440 http://www.badphilosophy.com/podcast/BF_Logo_144x144_Color.jpg Bad Philosophy http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog 144 144 Upsetting the balance of reality, one rabbit trail at a time Ever just sat around and wondered Why? So have we. Bad Philosophy is your one-stop fix for random musings about everything from the nature of reality to the essence of modern digital society. Every week Stephen Torrence and Kevin Saunders invite guests from greater Texas Tech to chew the cud and make some magic. The more rabbit trails the better... philosophy, random, humor, college, politics, life The Bad Philosophers The Bad Philosophers captainvalor@gmail.com no clean Episode 111: Gingercide http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2012/01/02/episode-111-gingercide/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2012/01/02/episode-111-gingercide/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:13:14 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=303 Every New Year’s on BF, we take a look back and see what the last 365-ish days have actually brought us. This year we’re varying it up a little bit thanks to my laziness. We decided post our 2011 prediction follow-ups as an upcoming blog post and spend the entirety of this AWESOME episode looking forward into 2012 with one of our best panels ever. Kevin Saunders cruised in over Skype, Dr. Mark Webb from Texas Tech signed on just in time, and my good friends Jacie Hood and Simon Ponder (who’s now published!) joined me in person to share our non-apocalypse predictions over some tasty beer. So put on your best day-glo, grab your cup of wine back from Jeff Goldblum, and minimize your instance of Avernum, it’s BF time!

This Week’s Post-Show Song Pimpage: “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” performed by Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2012/01/02/episode-111-gingercide/feed/ 0 1:05:44 The Bad Philosophers share their (non-apocalyptic) predictions for 2012 and beyond over some delicious beer. The Bad Philosophers share their (non-apocalyptic) predictions for 2012 and beyond over some delicious beer. Podcast The Bad Philosophers clean no Episode 083: An Unexceptional Episode http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2011/02/04/episode-083-an-unexceptional-episode/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2011/02/04/episode-083-an-unexceptional-episode/#comments Sat, 05 Feb 2011 05:01:11 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=250 President Obama’s State of the Union address? Meh. Practicing all your life one of two classical instruments because your mother says so? Snore. Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes? F***ING AWESOME. Okay, so we couldn’t exactly hit the mediocrity hat trick. BUT on a week when Internets were down in Egypt and Chicago, sickness spread across the nation, and broom closets became our only refuge, we still managed to pull together a whopper of an episode for you peeps. Enjoy it while sitting by a warm fire, sipping some hot cocoa as you await your inevitable frozen fate this fine winter…

This Week’s Post-show Song Pimpage: Jascha Heifetz plays Ibert “Le Petit Âne Blanc”

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2011/02/04/episode-083-an-unexceptional-episode/feed/ 7 0:55:44 President Obama’s State of the Union address? Meh. Practicing all your life one of two classical instruments because your mother says so? Snore. Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes? F***ING AWESOME. Okay, so we couldn’t exactly hit the me[...] Bad Philosophy Episode 083 "An Unexceptional Episode" Recorded 01-31-2011 Bad Philosophers: Kevin Saunders, Stephen Torrence, Kiki Canon President Obama's State of the Union address? Meh. Practicing all your life one of two classical instruments because your mother says so? Snore. Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes? F***ING AWESOME. Okay, so we couldn't exactly hit the mediocrity hat trick. BUT on a week when Internets were down in Egypt and Chicago, sickness spread across the nation, and broom closets became our only refuge, we still managed to pull together a whopper of an episode for you peeps. Enjoy it while sitting by a warm fire, sipping some hot cocoa as you await your inevitable frozen fate this fine winter... This Week's Post-show Song Pimpage: Jascha Heifetz plays Ibert "Le Petit Âne Blanc" Podcast The Bad Philosophers clean no Episode 021b: Guerrilla Fascism http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/02/02/episode-021b-guerrilla-fascism/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/02/02/episode-021b-guerrilla-fascism/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 08:28:28 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=91 Stay calm. You’re not imagining things. That “b” is real, and we have a good explanation for it… sort of. As you well know, we here at Bad Philosophy have had our [some might say disproportionate] share of unsavory experiences with audio equipment. Trying new things tends to get us in trouble, and well… we tried something new. Suffice it to say, the majority of Episode 021–a fine, somber treatise on education–came out corrupt, and will henceforth become known as the “Failisode.”

Not ones to give up, however, we decided to roll our weekly Starbucks tweet-up and post-Super-Bowl-watching experiences into a totally impromptu guerrilla episode, centering on the fantastic commercial lineup, Bruce Springsteen’s crotch, the definition of fascism, and Kevin’s new girlfriend [hint: you've already met her - gasp!], among many other thoroughly exciting things. Get ready for some old school BF action reminiscent of Episode Zero. One laptop, four guys, and caffeine – it’s BF time.

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/02/02/episode-021b-guerrilla-fascism/feed/ 1 0:57:54 Stay calm. You’re not imagining things. That “b” is real, and we have a good explanation for it… sort of. As you well know, we here at Bad Philosophy have had our [some might say disproportionate] share of unsavory experience[...] Stay calm. You’re not imagining things. That “b” is real, and we have a good explanation for it… sort of. As you well know, we here at Bad Philosophy have had our [some might say disproportionate] share of unsavory experiences with audio equipment. Trying new things tends to get us in trouble, and well… we tried something new. Suffice it to say, the majority of Episode 021–a fine, somber treatise on education–came out corrupt, and will henceforth become known as the “Failisode.” Not ones to give up, however, we decided to roll our weekly Starbucks tweet-up and post-Super-Bowl-watching experiences into a totally impromptu guerrilla episode, centering on the fantastic commercial lineup, Bruce Springsteen’s crotch, the definition of fascism, and Kevin’s new girlfriend [hint: you've already met her - gasp!], among many other thoroughly exciting things. Get ready for some old school BF action reminiscent of Episode Zero. One laptop, four guys, and caffeine – it’s BF time. Podcast The Bad Philosophers no no Episode 020: Library Nurse Curses http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/01/29/episode-020-library-nurse-curses/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/01/29/episode-020-library-nurse-curses/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:20:48 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=88 We’re in a crisis today, peeps. Healthcare in the United States is whack, and everybody’s got a plan to fix it. We may not be Obama’s advisory board, but we’ll be darned if BF is gonna sit on the sidelines for this most relevant of issues. Numero Uno fanboy Jediah Cummins joined us for his first appearance alongside Matt Legler (and LO, the universe did NOT explode!). We had our crazy awesome microphone setup going once again, so hold onto your W2 form, strap on a heart monitor, and take a speed-of-light tour on the healthcare freeway – BF style!

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/01/29/episode-020-library-nurse-curses/feed/ 0 1:11:18 We're in a crisis today, peeps. Healthcare in the United States is whack, and everybody's got a plan to fix it. We may not be Obama's advisory board, but we'll be darned if BF is gonna sit on the sidelines for this most relevant of issues. Numero Un[...] We're in a crisis today, peeps. Healthcare in the United States is whack, and everybody's got a plan to fix it. We may not be Obama's advisory board, but we'll be darned if BF is gonna sit on the sidelines for this most relevant of issues. Numero Uno fanboy Jediah Cummins joined us for his first appearance alongside Matt Legler (and LO, the universe did NOT explode!). We had our crazy awesome microphone setup going once again, so hold onto your W2 form, strap on a heart monitor, and take a speed-of-light tour on the healthcare freeway - BF style! Uncategorized The Bad Philosophers no no Episode 019: OreoBama http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/01/22/episode-019-oreobama/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/01/22/episode-019-oreobama/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:26:38 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=86 We’ve got ourselves a new president in these grand United States of America, and in celebration of that common knowledge we dedicated this BF to discussing… pretty much anything except that. Jessica Story joined us for the first time, bringing a flare of femininity to the show in a shameless attempt to lure in the other 51% of the world’s population. But demographics be damned! We had rabbit trails to follow, cookies to chew, and Rubik’s cubes to solve… all in a high-quality multi-track audio extravaganza. You thought we could never get more BF? Well I’ve got news for you: Yes we can. And… we did…

As mentioned in the show, we’re now hunting for new guest panelists who would like to share a taste of our thunder on Bad Philosophy. If you have Skype and a decent microphone, please tweet at one of us and tell us (in 140 characters or less) why you would be a worthy guest Bad Philosopher.

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/01/22/episode-019-oreobama/feed/ 1 0:54:51 We've got ourselves a new president in these grand United States of America, and in celebration of that common knowledge we dedicated this BF to discussing... pretty much anything except that. Jessica Story joined us for the first time, bringing a f[...] We've got ourselves a new president in these grand United States of America, and in celebration of that common knowledge we dedicated this BF to discussing... pretty much anything except that. Jessica Story joined us for the first time, bringing a flare of femininity to the show in a shameless attempt to lure in the other 51% of the world's population. But demographics be damned! We had rabbit trails to follow, cookies to chew, and Rubik's cubes to solve... all in a high-quality multi-track audio extravaganza. You thought we could never get more BF? Well I've got news for you: Yes we can. And... we did... Uncategorized The Bad Philosophers no no Episode 017: The Last of the Noughties http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/01/01/episode-017-the-last-of-the-noughties/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/01/01/episode-017-the-last-of-the-noughties/#comments Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:16:23 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=81 As we enter 2009, the last year of the Noughties, we here at BF decided to do a little retrospective on the previous year, highlighting some things that piqued our interest in 2008. Not only that, we decided to make some outlandish predictions as well. If you’re still hungover from last night’s revelry, we forgive you. If not, join me, Kevin, and Jed for some laid-back BF action. We even created a New Year’s resolution for once-again-absent Matt Legler, who was stuck in the middle of nowhere unfortunately. Oh, and as an added New Year’s bonus, I cooked up a brand new intro. Bon appetit!

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/01/01/episode-017-the-last-of-the-noughties/feed/ 1 0:49:53 As we enter 2009, the last year of the Noughties, we here at BF decided to do a little retrospective on the previous year, highlighting some things that piqued our interest in 2008. Not only that, we decided to make some outlandish predictions as we[...] As we enter 2009, the last year of the Noughties, we here at BF decided to do a little retrospective on the previous year, highlighting some things that piqued our interest in 2008. Not only that, we decided to make some outlandish predictions as well. If you're still hungover from last night's revelry, we forgive you. If not, join me, Kevin, and Jed for some laid-back BF action. We even created a resolution for once-again-absent Matt Legler, who was stuck in the middle of nowhere unfortunately. Oh, and as a New Year's bonus, I cooked up a brand new intro. Bon appetit! Podcast The Bad Philosophers no no Episode 016: Ecomikindle http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/12/18/episode-016-ecomikindle/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/12/18/episode-016-ecomikindle/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:36:18 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=76 One may be the loneliest number that you’ll ever do, but two is certainly NOT as bad as one when it’s Bad Philosophy. Kevin and I convened over Skype this week in leu of any other panelists. We actually got the audio working half-decently (can you believe it?!) and had a great back-and-forth about a wide variety of topics. So sit back, kindle your excitement, strap on your golden parachute, and shove those old VHS bootlegs of Oh, Killmas Tree under your desk – it’s time for some BF!

We’re also now on Podcast Alley {pca-758bd8544b03dfdc84be8678b7a726d7}

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/12/18/episode-016-ecomikindle/feed/ 0 1:00:53 One may be the loneliest number that you'll ever do, but two is certainly NOT as bad as one when it's Bad Philosophy. Kevin and I convened over Skype this week in leu of any other panelists. We actually got the audio working half-decently (can you b[...] One may be the loneliest number that you'll ever do, but two is certainly NOT as bad as one when it's Bad Philosophy. Kevin and I convened over Skype this week in leu of any other panelists. We actually got the audio working half-decently (can you believe it?!) and had a great back-and-forth about a wide variety of topics. So sit back, kindle your excitement, strap on your golden parachute, and shove those old VHS bootlegs of Oh, Killmas Tree under your desk - it's time for some BF! Format: MP3 | Duration: 1:00:53 | Record Date: 12-17-08 Podcast The Bad Philosophers no no Episode 011: Half-Hour of “Huh?” http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/11/18/episode-011-half-hour-of-huh/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/11/18/episode-011-half-hour-of-huh/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:50:20 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=64 As Oscar Wilde once said, “The best laid plans of mice and men often go to EPIC FAIL.”

Such was our experience this past Friday, as guest after guest bailed on us and we exhausted our respective phone books and Facebook friend lists trying to procure a replacement. Ultimately, we ended up with Hayslip again, who… y’know… I mean… he’s okay… I guess. It turned into another meta-episode (you love those, right?) as we threw down some thoughts on merch‘, cables, and how to grow this baby into Godzilla. Hint: it involves YOU. So sit back and listen as we give a little back to you, our audience, on this short but sweet edition of BF…

Bad Philosophers: Kevin Saunders, Matt Legler, Stephen Torrence, Michael Haslip

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/11/18/episode-011-half-hour-of-huh/feed/ 0 0:33:51 As Oscar Wilde once said, “The best laid plans of mice and men often go to EPIC FAIL.” Such was our experience this past Friday, as guest after guest bailed on us and we exhausted our respective phone books and Facebook friend lists tryi[...] As Oscar Wilde once said, "The best laid plans of mice and men often come to EPIC FAIL." Such was our experience this past Friday, as guest after guest bailed on us and we exhausted our respective phone books and Facebook friend lists trying to procure a replacement. Ultimately, we ended up with Haslip again, who... y'know... I mean... he's okay... I guess. It turned into another meta-episode (you love those, right?) as we threw down some thoughts on merch', cables, and how to grow this baby into Godzilla. Hint: it involves YOU. So sit back and listen as we give a little back to you, our audience, on this short but sweet edition of BF... Length: 33:51 | Format: MP3 | Date: 11-14-08 Bad Philosophers: Kevin Saunders, Matt Legler, Stephen Torrence, Michael Haslip Podcast The Bad Philosophers clean no Episode 009: Politics, Eh http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/10/29/episode-009-politics-eh/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/10/29/episode-009-politics-eh/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:53:41 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=57 This week on Bad Philosophy we tackle the age-old question: if one does not like America, should they move to Canada? I mean, what could be better than free health care and all the moose meat you can eat, right? Austin Fielding joins us for the first time, making it our largest panel ever (five, baby, five!). Canada listeners take heart; we tried to keep the Canada cliches to a minimum. Really…

…eh.

Bad Philosophers: Stephen Torrence, Kevin Saunders, Matt Legler, Austin Fielding, Kimberly Stewart

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/10/29/episode-009-politics-eh/feed/ 1 1:10:06 This week on Bad Philosophy we tackle the age-old question: if one does not like America, should they move to Canada? I mean, what could be better than free health care and all the moose meat you can eat, right? Austin Fielding joins us for the firs[...] This week on Bad Philosophy we tackle the age-old question: if one does not like America, should they move to Canada? I mean, what could be better than free health care and all the moose meat you can eat, right? Austin Fielding joins us for the first time, making it our largest panel ever (five, baby, five!). Canada listeners take heart; we tried to keep the Canada cliches to a minimum. Really… …eh. Bad Philosophers: Stephen Torrence, Kevin Saunders, Matt Legler, Austin Fielding, Kimberly Stewart Podcast The Bad Philosophers clean no