A philosophy podcast by @MarkLinsenmayer, Wes Alwan, Seth Paskin, @DylanPEL who were set on doing philosophy for a living, but then thought better of it.

Madison, WI
Joined February 2010
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"The evening holds the bones of day." Bruce Cockburn on why he wrote that, and why he has never been able to think of death as a stopping point. Nakedly Examined Music · Bruce Cockburn
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My psychoanalytic interpretation of You Can See Everything. unpopularfront.news/p/you-ca…
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The $500M horror hit of the year. His 10-year-old watched it and shrugged. Is Obsession even a horror movie? Pretty Much Pop · Obsession
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Thanks to Bruce Cockburn (@CockburnQuotes) for coming on #NakedlyExaminedMusic to talk about his new and old tunes: nakedlyexaminedmusic.com/nem…
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New from Philosophy vs. Improv — PvI#125: Mrs. Nussbaum’s Credit Card (Season 6 Premiere) Season 6. Jenny's not a guest anymore — and Mark explains the house rules.
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Classically trained, and she still says theory was just math to her. Joan Wasser on writing every chord by ear. Nakedly Examined Music · NEM#261: Joan as Policewoman’s Living Growth
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Why would you play a song live exactly like the record? Joan Wasser doesn't see the point, and Mark has a Bob Dylan story about where that leads. Nakedly Examined Music · NEM#261: Joan as Policewoman’s Living Growth
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Thanks to @JOANPOLICEWOMAN for joining me on #NakedlyExaminedMusic to talk about her excellent tunes: nakedlyexaminedmusic.com/nem…
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Claude 5.5 Opus responding to “AI is a normal technology” is still the best AI-created video I have ever seen
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"She had a very stern talk with me. She was like: meow, meow, meow." A domestic drama in three acts, a slammed door, and the phrase that has followed Ibsen for a hundred and forty years. (sub)Text · The Door Slam Heard ‘Round the World: Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House”
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On #PrettyMuchPop, we discuss the show "Furious." Is the show resonating because of the Epstein crimes?
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Under hypnosis you admit your cult leader is a con man. You wake up and deny it. Were you ever conscious of it? Closereads · Late Stage Dennett
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Dennett says a thought is conscious when it's globally available in the brain. Mark has a question about a green light, and a pellet gun. Closereads · Late Stage Dennett
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In Fellini's La Strada, the strongman murders the clown — and with him, any chance of being loved. Why you can't kill off the fool. (sub)Text · The Fool Gets Hurt in Fellini’s “La Strada” (1954)
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It's been a great 5th year on @PhilosophyVsImprov, with new co-host @MerryMaryHynes, a recent visit with old co-host Bill Arnett, an Iranian philosopher, a "doll stylist," and other great guests. Get caught up at philosophyimprov.com/.
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Thanks to Jacqui Hunt for joining me on #NakedlyExaminedMusic to talk about her solo albums and her work with Single Gun Theory: nakedlyexaminedmusic.com/nem…
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Check out our recent #PrettyMuchPop episodes on Spider-Man and Spielberg's films about aliens. Next up: Furious and Euphoria: prettymuchpop.com/2026/08/19…, prettymuchpop.com/2026/09/01…
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New Substack about my fall class, plus podcast updates: marklinsenmayer.substack.com…
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Thanks to Glenn Morrow from @GMscryforhelp and @barnonerecords for joining me on #NakedlyExaminedMusic to talk about his new tunes and those from the '80s with The Individuals and Rage to Live: nakedlyexaminedmusic.com/nem…
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Thanks to Memphis rootsy singer-songwriter Dan Montgomery for coming on #NakedlyExaminedMusic to talk about his emotionally direct tunes: nakedlyexaminedmusic.com/nem…
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