I apologize for the abrupt ending, there were technical difficulties yet again, we ended with some casual chatter about pop culture that overlaps with previous conversations, otherwise I hope you enjoy. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/METACEPTION/support

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On philosophical inclinations and the attention economy

Discussing where we're at in the cultural moment from the angle of various institutions and trends --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/METACEPTION/support

Looking down from a cultural precipice

Greetings All, here we discuss our reaction to some video essays we've shared in the past on mental health issues in fiction and IRL and how they added to our perspective of those subjects, among other subjects. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/METACEPTION/support

On mental health portrayals in fiction and power of linguistics

Greetings, I wish everyone well in the meantime, take care of yourself and each other. This is a stream of consciousness between a lot of different topics, such as a beloved television series we both just finished and perceptions about sobering yet increasingly relevant topics. If you would like for us to put the referenced articles in the show's description, please let us know. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/METACEPTION/support

Reflecting on Bojack Horseman, Hamilton and misunderstanding Authoritarianism

This one got cut short by technical difficulties on my end so I apologize. I hope you can find it worth your time for what it's worth. As always, thank you for taking a chance on us amateurs. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/METACEPTION/support

A better model for education and the vice of intellectual self-pleasure

Our thoughts on the place of Rise of Skywalker in the Star Wars canon and casual discussions about online dating as well our complicated feelings about the Intellectual Dark Web. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/METACEPTION/support

Online dating, IDW discourse and Star Wars: ROS

A stream of consciousness discussion that mostly on notes of levity with a light hearted tone --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/METACEPTION/support

First jobs, scientific doubt and rewatching Avatar: TLA

This is more of a stream of consciousness discussion which discusses topics we've been planning to talk about for a while in between how we cope with the chaotic reality we live in --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/METACEPTION/support

Quarantine productivity and ethical consumption of adult content

A discussion of how we relate to and process storytelling in our emotional engagement with it and what it reflects about our psyches. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/METACEPTION/support

On empathy and fiction interaction

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/08/my-joe-rogan-experience/594802/ A discussion of this article and the larger debate regarding ideological strategies. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/METACEPTION/support

Joe Rogan and tactical tradeoffs

Personal reflections on how we're dealing with the chaos in the world differently. I apologize for the audio being cutoff at the end, technical difficulties arose. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/METACEPTION/support

Pandemics and the social fabric

A discussion on celebrity discourse and how it might serve more harm than good even when we don't disagree with it. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/METACEPTION/support

On monologues and celebrity discourse

An intellectual conversation with a close friend related to free speech, social discourse and storytelling. I apologize for the background noise, one day when I have better equipment I will avoid it. This is a test run for us that we want to improve on.. This was edited in segments to cut out personal discussions we didn't think were relevant. Some links that are related to what we discuss: https://youtu.be/jCsCq4Qo9P4. https://youtu.be/0yru5dhyrvU. https://youtu.be/z18LY6NME1s. https://theweek.com/articles/863225/leftwing-threat-campus-free-speech-abating-rightwing-threat-not. https://static.currentaffairs.org/2017/12/the-cool-kids-philosopher. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/METACEPTION/support

On Threats to Free Speech and Sociological Storytelling

A start of a new metascience discussion on peer review, starting with the issue of Coercive Citations and how common are they? Recommended readings: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02922-9#content https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02479-7 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/METACEPTION/support

The Problem of Coercive Citations

A discussion on how to approach subjects related to LGBT rights in a way that appeals to conservative values. Relevant sources: https://www.npr.org/2016/06/01/480247305/how-the-utah-compromise-could-serve-as-a-model-law-for-other-states https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-gays-utah-idUSKBN0M909V20150313 https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/07/things-that-cost-more-than-medical-care-for-transgender-soldiers/534945/ https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/research/estimating-the-economic-impact-of-marriage-for-same-sex-couples-one-year-after-obergefell/ https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1t24j53h --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/METACEPTION/support

The Conservative Case For Caring About LGBT rights

Discussing how to become a more informed and productive individual through developing a more enlightened approach toward processing the chaotic world we share. Join me on my eternal quest to become an enlightenment warrior. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/METACEPTION/support

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