The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

PEL Presents PvI#122: Hello from Iran w/ AmirAli Maleki

AmirAli is a philosophy researcher in Iran who tries to make Islamic philosophy speak to and with the West. We hear about doing philosophy in the "Islamic Republic of Iran," life during wartime, the relationship between play and philosophy, Islamic philosophy in Arabic vs. Persian, Amanah ("sacred trust"), philosophy as empathy, plus the Dream Police and fun with imperialism. Hear more at philosophyimprov.com [http://philosophyimprov.com/]. Support the podcast and listen ad-free at patreon.com/philosophyimprov [https://patreon.com/philosophyimprov]. Sponsor: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code IMPROV at oneskin.co/IMPROV [https://www.oneskin.co/IMPROV].

Announcement: Mark's "Key Ideas in the Philosophy of Mind" Fall 2026 Class

Enrollment is now open for our new online class. It will be nine 75 min sessions, running from late Aug. to mid Dec., starting with Aristotle and Descartes but then spending the rest of the time on the most influential texts in this area since 1950: Alan Turing, Thomas Nagel, David Chalmers, John Searle, Hilary Putnam, etc. We're offering sections to fit the various time zones and work schedules: Saturday mornings, Monday mid-day, Wednesday evenings, or just purchase the recordings of these sessions to take them in at your own pace. Read more about it at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class, [https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/class,] or go ahead and sign up via partiallyexaminedlife.com/enrollment. [https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/enrollment.]

Ep. 397: Federalist Papers LIVE (Part One)

To celebrate our nation's 250th birthday, we gathered in front of a lovely audience near Madison WI to discuss Federalist Papers 70, 78, 39, 54, 10 by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison from 1787-1788, Anti-Federalist Papers 78-80 (aka Brutus 11 and 15), and Frederick Douglass' Fourth of July Speech (1852). Is the American experiment working out as planned? We talk about the Founders' arguments regarding the unitary executive, the independence of the judiciary, factionalism, the 3/5 compromise for representing slaves, and finally, whether slavery corrupted the whole thing. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com [https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/]. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support [https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support] to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Every self-made person started somewhere. Yours starts free at shopify.com/pel [https://shopify.com/pel]. Visit functionhealth.com/PEL [https://functionhealth.com/PEL] to get the data you need to take action for your health. Learn about Mark's fall philosophy of mind class at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class [https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/class.].

PEL Presents PMP#227: The Odyssey: Epic Film

We discuss the already over-discussed Christopher Nolan adaptation of Homer's classic poem. Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn and Al discuss their cinema-going experiences, Ludwig Göransson's soundtrack, choices re. the book-to-film transition, the various performances, the Emily Wilson connection, and more. Get more at prettymuchpop.com [https://prettymuchpop.com]. Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus talking for nearly every episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop [https://www.patreon.com/prettymuchpop]. Sponsor: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code PMP at oneskin.co/PMP [https://www.oneskin.co/PMP].

PEL Presents NEM#257: Josh Joplin Doesn't Look Back… Until Now

With his roots in folk, Josh released three rock albums in the '90s before his big hit "Camera One," from Useful Music (2001), which is getting a Silver Anniversary rework/reissue. (The intro music for this episode is the new version.) He has released seven more albums since then. We discuss "Goodbye Berlin" from GpYr (2025), "History of I Do" from Figure Drawing (2023), "Juniper" from Boxing Nostalgic (1997), and conclude by listening to "High, Low & Wide" from the self-titled album by his folk unit, Among the Oak & Ash (2008). More at joshjoplingroup.com [https://joshjoplingroup.com/]. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com [https://nakedlyexaminedmusic.com/]. Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic [https://www.patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic].