Bad Philosophy » Julie 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. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:52:07 +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 097: Ewww! http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2011/08/21/bf097-ewww/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2011/08/21/bf097-ewww/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 04:48:15 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=277 Take a moment to picture something that truly, deeply disgusts you; that photo in the lobby of your doctor’s office, rubbing felt the wrong direction, your own face in the mirror every morning… y’know, that sorta stuff. As it turns out, people get disgusted by relatively similar things, at least according to a couple of researchers with an endless supply of eager survey victims and carte blanche from the IRB. This episode Julie Meadows made her triumphant return to the show alongside myself and Kevin. It was a pretty rank B-isode, but we did manage to throw in some zombies, Star Trek, and a completely unnecessary film adaptation of a decent board game. So grab a barf bag and check yourself for hagfish, it’s BF time!

This Episodes’s Post-show Song Pimpage: “Fish Heads” by Barnes & Barnes

Questions answered in this episode’s FormSqueeze:

Intro song? Technological civilizations?

The power of names?

What is the meaning of life?

Do people have free will?

If you were a pirate, what would your name be?

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2011/08/21/bf097-ewww/feed/ 0 0:41:14 Take a moment to picture something that truly, deeply disgusts you; that photo in the lobby of your doctor’s office, rubbing felt the wrong direction, your own face in the mirror every morning… y’know, that sorta stuff. As it turns[...] Bad Philosophy Episode 097 "Ewww!" Recorded 08-12-2011 Bad Philosophers: Stephen Torrence, Kevin Saunders, Julie Meadows Take a moment to picture something that truly, deeply disgusts you; that photo in the lobby of your doctor's office, rubbing felt the wrong direction, your own face in the mirror every morning... y'know, that sorta stuff. As it turns out, people get disgusted by relatively similar things, at least according to a couple of researchers with an endless supply of eager survey victims and carte blanche from the IRB. This episode Julie Meadows made her triumphant return to the show alongside myself and Kevin. It was a pretty rank B-isode, but we did manage to throw in some zombies, Star Trek, and a completely unnecessary film adaptation of a decent board game. So grab a barf bag and check yourself for hagfish, it's BF time! This Episodes's Post-show Song Pimpage: "Fish Heads" by Barnes & Barnes Podcast The Bad Philosophers clean no Episode 045: Bach in Business http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/09/16/episode-045-bach-in-business/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/09/16/episode-045-bach-in-business/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:33:39 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=172 Stop me if you’ve heard this one… a pianist, a mathematician, and a crab walk into a bar. No wait… I forget how the rest goes. Anyway, this week Julie Meadows, now back from the future, joined me alongside sneezing philosopher Michael Hayslip and spaghetti extraordinaire Kevin Saunders to talk about some music. I think it’s safe to call this one a solid F-isode, people. So grab yourself a bowl of Raisin Brahms, hang onto your mobius strip, and enjoy this aurally stimulating installment of BF…

(No embedded video, but you can check out the archived clips here)

This week’s post-show song pimpage: “Hurt” by Johnny Cash

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/09/16/episode-045-bach-in-business/feed/ 5 0:58:31 Stop me if you’ve heard this one… a pianist, a mathematician, and a crab walk into a bar. No wait… I forget how the rest goes. Anyway, this week Julie Meadows, now back from the future, joined me alongside sneezing philosopher Mich[...] Stop me if you’ve heard this one… a pianist, a mathematician, and a crab walk into a bar. No wait… I forget how the rest goes. Anyway, this week Julie Meadows, now back from the future, joined me alongside sneezing philosopher Michael Hayslip and spaghetti extraordinaire Kevin Saunders to talk about some music. I think it’s safe to call this one a solid F-isode, people. So grab yourself a bowl of Raisin Brahms, hang onto your mobius strip, and enjoy this aurally stimulating installment of BF… (No embedded video, but you can check out the archived clips here) This week’s post-show song pimpage: “Hurt” by Johnny Cash Podcast The Bad Philosophers no no Episode 034: A Squishy Affricate http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/06/10/episode-034-a-squishy-affricate/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/06/10/episode-034-a-squishy-affricate/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:01:57 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=151 You’d think that after 50 years, the nations of North and South Korea would have kissed and made up. But these days as we light up our barbecues and relish the summer heat, the Korean peninsula is once again on the brink of war. From across the seas in Ulsan, South Korea, Julie Meadows joins to compare the cultural, political, and linguistic quirks of her locale alongside me, Kevin and his former roommate Jordan Mueller (first heard in the background some time ago). So as you reflect on Memorial Day this summer, remember the lost, have a nice heaping helping of mother hand tasty blue director of a bureau, and enjoy this week’s BF…

This week’s post-show song pimpage: “Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue” by Toby Keith. Buy it on iTunes, or we’ll put a boot in your ass.

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/06/10/episode-034-a-squishy-affricate/feed/ 6 1:09:40 You'd think that after 50 years, the nations of North and South Korea would have kissed and made up. But these days as we light up our barbecues and relish the summer heat, the Korean peninsula is once again on the brink of war. From across the seas[...] You'd think that after 50 years, the nations of North and South Korea would have kissed and made up. But these days as we light up our barbecues and relish the summer heat, the Korean peninsula is once again on the brink of war. From across the seas in Ulsan, South Korea, Julie Meadows joins to compare the cultural, political, and linguistic quirks of her locale alongside me, Kevin and his former roommate Jordan Mueller (first heard in the background some time ago). So as you reflect on Memorial Day this summer, remember the lost, have a nice heaping helping of mother hand tasty blue director of a bureau, and enjoy this week's BF... Announcements, Podcast The Bad Philosophers no no Episode 018: How Long for Copywrong? http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/01/10/episode-018-how-long-for-copywrong/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/01/10/episode-018-how-long-for-copywrong/#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:38:16 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=83 It’s here, people! We’re inching our way ever closer to becoming bona fide, honest to goodness procasters. We’re back in the DMS and managed to rig up their spiffy, expensive microphones into the best audio configuration we’ve had yet. Julie Meadows joins us this episode for a finagled foray into copyright, Mickey Mouse, and sneezing… among many other decidedly BF things. So pull up an ideal chair and get ready for the audio bliss that is Episode 18…

Update: We realized shortly after posting this episode that Kevin’s brilliant publicity plan has been thwarted by none other than Cory Doctorow himself. Ah, happenstance… such a strange bedfellow you are…

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/01/10/episode-018-how-long-for-copywrong/feed/ 0 0:46:24 It's here, people! We're inching our way ever closer to becoming bona fide, honest to goodness procasters. We're back in the DMS and managed to rig up their spiffy, expensive microphones into the best audio configuration we've had yet. Julie Meadows[...] It's here, people! We're inching our way ever closer to becoming bona fide, honest to goodness procasters. We're back in the DMS and managed to rig up their spiffy, expensive microphones into the best audio configuration we've had yet. Julie Meadows joins us this episode for a finagled foray into copyright, Mickey Mouse, and sneezing... among many other decidedly BF things. So pull up an ideal chair and get ready for the audio bliss that is Episode 18... Podcast The Bad Philosophers no no Episode 014: The Jolly Llama http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/12/09/episode-014-the-jolly-llama/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/12/09/episode-014-the-jolly-llama/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:44:16 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=72 So there we were, sitting in the midst of the collective knowledge of our time. Rows upon rows of books lined up at our sides. The scent of the 1960′s wafting through the air. And then, out of the blue, this llama walks out from behind the geodynamics section, looks at us, and just starts laughing profusely, sending shudders of glee down its long, fuzzy neck. We looked at each other briefly, incredulously, and then all at once… we put away the rest of the acid.

Once our high subsided, we got the strangest urge: to do an episode on religion. It’s controversial, it’s deep, it’s something we’ve never before… it’s totally BF. Though our microphones refused to comply (again!), we completed the episode successfully (albeit in 16kHz… oops). Open your mind, put your bias aside, and indulge us as we tackle one of the biggest questions of all time… “Why be religious?”

(Disclaimer: Bad Philosophy does not endorse the use of illegal hallucinogens. We do not, will not, nor have ever, taken acid, and you shouldn’t either. If you want a trip, watch Fantasia after going 48 hours without sleep. You will never see household mops the same way again…)

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/12/09/episode-014-the-jolly-llama/feed/ 0 0:57:46 Once the high subsided, we got the strangest urge: to do an episode on religion. It's controversial, it's deep, it's something we've never before... it's totally BF. Though our microphones refused to comply (again!), we completed the episode success[...] Once the high subsided, we got the strangest urge: to do an episode on religion. It's controversial, it's deep, it's something we've never before... it's totally BF. Though our microphones refused to comply (again!), we completed the episode successfully (albeit in 16kHz... oops). Open your mind, put your bias aside, and indulge as we tackle one of the biggest questions of all time... "Why be religious?" Podcast The Bad Philosophers no no