Bad Philosophy

One of BF’s largest panels ever dives into the moral choices in contemporary video games like The Old Republic and Skyrim.

Ep110: Good Enough [ 1:08:35 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Since the dawn of computer networks, there have been those who push past the permissions, the boundaries, and the firewalls to penetrate deep within the forbidden corners of cyberspace. Recently, a group of these hackers calling themselves LulzSec has taken it upon themselves to bring some highly public meme-infused humor back into this practice. They’ve [...]

Ep092 LulzSec Flamebait [ 1:02:16 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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So in case you hadn’t heard, a few weeks ago we shot some guy in the eye and dumped him in the ocean, then cheered exuberantly about it for a few days. With this hefty moral conundrum we began our first ever all-Formsqueeze episode, answering a slew of YOUR questions from our Formspring account.We covered [...]

Ep090 Squeezetravaganza [ 1:04:56 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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At any given moment thousands of people around the world are praying (and since it’s Easter today you can probably tack a few more zeroes onto that estimate). Whether it’s praying for the destruction of sinful local businesses or just a little tsunami from God to show the world He’s still awake at the control [...]

Ep089 You Asked For It [ 58:18 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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