The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

PEL Presents NEM#247: John S. Hall (King Missile): Daily Poet

John has released at least fifteen albums, more than half of these under the name King Missile, but even this name covers three different bands, since John until recently didn't play any instruments, so his music is always collaborative with one or more music writers. Apart from his various musical projects, he's published around 50 books of poetry [https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-S.-Hall/author/B001JOXWJC] and publishes poems every day on his Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/JSHJohnSHall]. We discuss "Her Cock is True" from the yet-to-be-released King Missile album Quest for Fire, "Eating People" from The Psychopathology of Everyday Life (2003), and "Sensitive Artist" from Fluting on the Hump (1987). End song: "Garden" by You, Me and This Fuckin' Guy from Garden Variety Fuckers (2020). Intro: "Detachable Penis" from Happy Hour (1992). Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com [https://nakedlyexaminedmusic.com/]. Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic [https://www.patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic]. Sponsor: Get three months free of online payroll and benefits software for small businesses at gusto.com/nem [https://gusto.com/nem].

Ep. 385: Guest Graham Harman on Object vs. Continuum (Part Two)

In our continuing Q&A with Graham, we engage him about Kantian Things-In-Themselves, complex things (that if divided, must be cut at the joints) vs. mere heaps, fact ontology, natural kinds, fictional objects, why philosophy is not knowledge, and philosophical style. 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: Go to NerdWallet.com/PEL [https://nerdwallet.com/PEL] for trustworthy small business loans. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. [https://shopify.com/pel] Go to HelloFresh.com/pel10fm [https://HelloFresh.com/pel10fm] to Get 10 free meals + a free Zwilling Knife with your third box.

PEL Presents PvI#112: Musical Zoom w/ Jerome Kurtenbach

Jerome [https://jeromekurtenbach.com] is an LA composer/director/screenwriter who is involved in a lot of musical improv, so Mary and Mark interview him about that and about the function of art, plus songs for pets, a support group for people who sing all the time, and more. Hear more PvI [http://philosophyimprov.com/]. Jerome sticks around for the post-game, shared with you non-supporters just this once. Support the podcast [http://philosophyimprov.com/support] to get this for most episodes, plus an ad free experience. Sponsor: Visit squarespace.com/LINSENMAYER [https://squarespace.com/LINSENMAYER] (code LINSENMAYER) for a free trial and 10% off your first website or domain.

PEL Presents PMP#215: Hamnet Dramatizes Shakespeare

When we don't know much about some genius playwright's life, why not make up some things based on the contents of his plays? Maybe put Shakespearean dialogue right in character's mouths, so the audience will say, "hey, I remember that line!" Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al talk through the Chloe Zhao Oscar-bait historical drama, Hamnet, and its source, the 2020 novel by Maggie O'Farrell. Is the film great, or just "grief porn"? Plus, Shakespeare in Love and other biopics. 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] for only the tiniest per-month financial pledge, or you can sign up directly with Apple Podcasts for a subscription for ad-free and bonus material for three of Mark's podcasts together on the Mark Lintertainment Podcasts Channel [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/mark-lintertainment/id6442569583?id=6442569583]. Sponsors: Get started with Claude AI at claude.ai/pmp [https://claude.ai/pmp]. Visit squarespace.com/PRETTY [https://squarespace.com/PRETTY] (code PRETTY) for a free trial and 10% off your first website or domain.

Ep. 385: Guest Graham Harman on Object vs. Continuum (Part One)

An interview with Graham in light of his new book, Waves and Stones: On the Ultimate Nature of Reality, which elaborates and adds to issues that the gang previously studied in Object-Oriented Ontology. Graham argues that in addition to objects (which have parts), there are continua, such as space and time, and these continua are the links that allow otherwise forever separated objects to touch each other. 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: Go to NerdWallet.com/PEL [https://nerdwallet.com/PEL] for trustworthy small business loans. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. [https://shopify.com/pel]