Bad Philosophy » University of Texas 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 025: Squidalien http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/03/17/episode-025-squidalien/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/03/17/episode-025-squidalien/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:58:18 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=105 Fear not, good mortals! Bad Philosophy is not gone. There’s just, y’know, this thing called “college.” Maybe you’ve heard of it? Well, in any case, it tends to take priority over this show (at least for now), and that’s why this episode has taken so long to come out. You’ve probably all seen Watchmen by now, but in any case we’ve got our own take on the movie after seeing it at a drive-in theater (yes, you read that right). Satisfying your grit quota since 2008, it’s time for some BF…

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/03/17/episode-025-squidalien/feed/ 1 0:54:06 Fear not, good mortals! Bad Philosophy is not gone. There’s just, y’know, this thing called “college.” Maybe you’ve heard of it? Well, in any case, it tends to take priority over this show (at least for now), and that[...] Fear not, good mortals! Bad Philosophy is not gone. There’s just, y’know, this thing called “college.” Maybe you’ve heard of it? Well, in any case, it tends to take priority over this show (at least for now), and that’s why this episode has taken so long to come out. You’ve probably all seen Watchmen by now, but in any case we’ve got our own take on the movie after seeing it at a drive-in theater (yes, you read that right). Satisfying your grit quota since 2008, it’s time for some BF… Podcast 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 015: Save KTXT! http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/12/12/episode-015-save-ktxt/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/12/12/episode-015-save-ktxt/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:43:23 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=74 Something appalling just happened here at Texas Tech. On the evening of December 10th, Tech decided to pull the plug on our 47-year-strong campus radio station, KTXT 88.1 FM. This move came with no warning, no recourse, and at a moment when students had finished the semester and gone home. Needless to say, we got pissed. Thankfully, BF was right there to pick up on this developing story, and we managed to get (former?) KTXT DJ Benjamin Brown on the show via Skype to give us the inside scoop. Intrigue, deception, and the sudden death of a Lubbock tradition – it’s all here! Have a listen…

ATTENTION! If you are a Tech student and would like more information on how you can help save KTXT, please join the Facebook group and take the actions they suggest. Don’t let our station perish! ACT NOW!

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/12/12/episode-015-save-ktxt/feed/ 2 0:45:08 Something appalling just happened here at Texas Tech. On the evening of December 10th, Tech decided to pull the plug on our 47-year-strong campus radio station, KTXT 88.1 FM. This move came with no warning, no recourse, and at a moment when students[...] Something appalling just happened here at Texas Tech. On the evening of December 10th, Tech decided to pull the plug on our 47-year-strong campus radio station, KTXT 88.1 FM. This move came with no warning, no recourse, and at a moment when students had finished the semester and gone home. Needless to say, we got pissed. Thankfully, BF was right there to pick up on this developing story, and we managed to get (former?) KTXT DJ Benjamin Brown on the show via Skype to give us the inside scoop. Intrigue, deception, and the sudden death of a Lubbock tradition - it's all here! Have a listen... Uncategorized The Bad Philosophers no no Weekly Why 003: RaiderVille Diaries Part III http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/11/01/weekly-why-003-raiderville-diaries-part-iii/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/11/01/weekly-why-003-raiderville-diaries-part-iii/#comments Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:44:55 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=61 This is it! ESPN Game Day is here in Lubbock, TX and we here at Bad Philosophy are pleased to bring you this final chapter in the RaiderVille Diaries series from the line outside Jones AT&T Stadium. We’ve stuck it out, we’ve done the hours, and the moment of reckoning is upon. Tech alumni Jeff Pratt (of Microsoft) and his brother Mike join us before tailgating for some final thoughts, reminiscing about their time at Tech, and other reflections.

More Photos of Game Day (Facebook)

Bad Philosophers: Stephen Torrence, Matt Legler, Jediah Cummins, Kimberly Stewart

Guests: Jeff and Mike Pratt

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/11/01/weekly-why-003-raiderville-diaries-part-iii/feed/ 0 0:09:33 This is it! ESPN Game Day is here in Lubbock, TX and we here at Bad Philosophy are pleased to bring you this final chapter in the RaiderVille Diaries series from the line outside Jones AT&T Stadium. We’ve stuck it out, we’ve done the[...] This is it! ESPN Game Day is here in Lubbock, TX and we here at Bad Philosophy are pleased to bring you this final chapter in the RaiderVille Diaries series from the line outside Jones AT&T Stadium. We've stuck it out, we've done the hours, and the moment of reckoning is upon. Tech alumni Jeff Pratt (of Microsoft) and his brother Mike join us before tailgating for some final thoughts, reminiscing about their time at Tech, and other reflections. Bad Philosophers: Stephen Torrence, Matt Legler, Jediah Cummins, Kimberly Stewart Guests: Jeff and Mike Pratt The Bad Philosophers clean no Weekly Why 002: RaiderVille Diaries Part II http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/10/30/weekly-why-002-raiderville-diaries-part-ii/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/10/30/weekly-why-002-raiderville-diaries-part-ii/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:39:09 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=60 We’re back for the second installment of the RaiderVille Diaries, joined this time by yet another first-time guest, Lexi Ellis. We managed to cram four people into the midget tent and muse about the social dynamics of the growing community, authority, lawlessness, and such. The party’s going strong and there are still two days to go!

Bad Philosophers: Stephen Torrence, Kevin Saunders, Matt Legler, Lexi Ellis

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/10/30/weekly-why-002-raiderville-diaries-part-ii/feed/ 0 0:15:26 We’re back for the second installment of the RaiderVille Diaries, joined this time by yet another first-time guest, Lexi Ellis. We managed to cram four people into the midget tent and muse about the social dynamics of the growing community, au[...] We're back for the second installment of the RaiderVille Diaries, joined this time by yet another first-time guest, Lexi Ellis. We managed to cram four people into the midget tent and muse about the social dynamics of the growing community, authority, lawlessness, and such. The party's going strong and there are still two days to go! Length: 15:26 | Format: MP3 | Date: 10-30-08 Bad Philosophers: Stephen Torrence, Kevin Saunders, Matt Legler, Lexi Ellis The Bad Philosophers clean no Weekly Why 001: RaiderVille Diaries Part I http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/10/29/weekly-why-001-raiderville-diaries-part-i/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/10/29/weekly-why-001-raiderville-diaries-part-i/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:45:39 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=58 Every once in a while, people come together for an event spontaneously, forming a community of like minds that lives, breathes, and functions like a full-fledged village. This week, leading up to the epic college football match-up between Texas Tech University and the University of Texas, Bad Philosophy will follow the development of just such a place: RaiderVille, TX. Watch and listen as we record our experiences from INSIDE this unique gathering in our new mini-series, RaiderVille Diaries.

Photos: Facebook Album

Bad Philosophers: Stephen Torrence, Matt Legler, Kimberly Stewart, Michael Atilano

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/10/29/weekly-why-001-raiderville-diaries-part-i/feed/ 0 0:16:01 Every once in a while, people come together for an event spontaneously, forming a community of like minds that lives, breathes, and functions like a full-fledged village. This week, leading up to the epic college football match-up between Texas Tech[...] Every once in a while, people come together for an event spontaneously, forming a community of like minds that lives, breathes, and functions like a full-fledged village. This week, leading up to the epic college football match-up between Texas Tech University and the University of Texas, Bad Philosophy will follow the development of just such a place: RaiderVille, TX. Watch and listen as we record our experiences from INSIDE this unique gathering in our new mini-series, RaiderVille Diaries. Photos: Facebook Album Bad Philosophers: Stephen Torrence, Matt Legler, Kimberly Stewart, Michael Atilano The Bad Philosophers clean no