
Very Bad Wizards
Very Bad Wizards is a podcast featuring a philosopher (Tamler Sommers) and a psychologist (David Pizarro), who share a love for ethics, pop culture, and cognitive science.
Episode 268: Blood Meridian, Part 1
In part one of our two-part episode on Cormac McCarthyâs blood-soaked phantasmagorical 1985 masterpiece Blood Meridian, David and Tamler talk about the historical sources of the novel, the cosmic questions the book poses, the capriciousness of the near-c...
Episode 267: The Thickness of Reality
David and Tamler return to the work of old favorite William James and argue about the 6th lecture (inspired by the French philosopher Henri Bergson) of his 1909 book âA Pluralistic Universe.â James attacks the philosophical habit of elevating unchanging ...
Episode 266: I Want to Half-Believe
Last December, with Argentina minutes away from a World Cup championship, friend of the show Yoel texted David âcongratulations.â David was furious, and soon after (with less than 2 minutes left in extra time) Franceâs Mbappe scored a game-tying goal to ...
Episode 265: Kekulé (Oh Yeah!)
The Summer of Cormac McCarthy continues â this time we dive into his one piece of non-fiction, the short essay âThe KekulĂ© Problem.â How does our unconscious mind solve problems that conscious deliberation canât crack? Why does it often work elliptically...
[BONUS] Overton Windows Episode 1: Israel and Palestine
A new mini-series with Tamler Sommers and Robert Wright on the range of politically acceptable discourse for a given topic and how this âOverton windowâ changes over time. This episode is available for free for everyone, the remaining episodes will appea...
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Love love love
I love this podcast and these guys. The humour that cuts through the serious topics makes it so enjoyable.
Before the lawsuit happens
Iâve listened to many years on and off, but never left a review. Episodes like I Want to Half Believe are why I keep coming back. Itâs a mix between going fairly deep in an interesting topic and a light harted discussion about inner lives. Coming from an engineering background, that seems the only way I can âlearnâ anything about philosophy or social sciences.
Top tier
Great podcast but the music is cringy I just had to say that