Cassettes with William July

Matt Segall, philosophy professor and writer, joins me to talk about abiogenesis, the phenomenon of religion, and what happens when you die. Want to help Cassettes grow? Become a patron at patreon.com/cassettespodcast [https://www.patreon.com/cassettespodcast] and get full-length episodes with double the content, 48 hours early. Follow Cassettes on... Instagram: @cassettespodcast [https://www.instagram.com/cassettespodcast/] Twitter: @cassettes_pod [https://twitter.com/cassettes_pod] Special thanks to Chris Maier, who did the music. Find him here [https://open.spotify.com/artist/2hxwbOe321xADV7gqYFoEe]. GUEST LINKS Matt's Twitter: @ThouArtThat [https://twitter.com/ThouArtThat] Matt's website: footnotes2plato.com [https://footnotes2plato.com/] Matt's book: Physics of the World-Soul (Amazon) [https://www.amazon.com/dp/1948609363] THINGS WE MENTIONED Alfred North Whitehead [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_North_Whitehead], Process and Reality [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_and_Reality] Emergentism [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergentism] Panpsychism [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panpsychism] Heraclitus' Fragments [https://genius.com/Heraclitus-fragments-annotated] The Hot Spring Hypothesis for the Origin of Life [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341641256_Testing_the_Hot_Spring_Hypothesis_for_the_Origin_of_Life_in_the_Laboratory_and_the_Field], Bruce Damer [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bruce-Damer], David Deamer [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David-Deamer] Lawrence Krauss (physicist) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Krauss] Erwin Schrodinger [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Schr%C3%B6dinger], "I don't like it , and I'm sorry I ever had anything to do with it." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Schr%C3%B6dinger#Creation_of_wave_mechanics] The Righteous Mind [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Righteous_Mind], Jonathan Haidt [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Haidt] The Dawn of Everything [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dawn_of_Everything], David Graeber [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Graeber] Henri Bergson [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Bergson], The Two Sources of Morality and Religion [https://www.bard.edu/library/arendt/pdfs/Bergson-TwoSources.pdf] True Detective (season 1) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Detective_(season_1)] ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ [https://www.patreon.com/cassettespodcast]

Michael Tremblay, BJJ black belt and modern stoic, joins me to talk about basketball, ancient schools of thought, and debate good-heartedly about the notion of white privilege. Want to help Cassettes grow? Become a patron at patreon.com/cassettespodcast [https://www.patreon.com/cassettespodcast] and get full-length episodes with double the content, 48 hours early. Follow Cassettes on... Instagram: @cassettespodcast [https://www.instagram.com/cassettespodcast/] Twitter: @cassettes_pod [https://twitter.com/cassettes_pod] Special thanks to Chris Maier, who did the music. Find him here [https://open.spotify.com/artist/2hxwbOe321xADV7gqYFoEe]. GUEST LINKS Stoa Meditation App [https://stoameditation.com/] Mike's Psyche essay [https://psyche.co/ideas/philosophy-is-like-athletics-theory-must-be-put-into-practice] Mike's website [https://www.tremblaymichael.com/] Mike's Twitter: @_MikeTremblay [https://twitter.com/_MikeTremblay] THINGS WE MENTIONED Stoicism [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism] Epictetus [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epictetus] Seneca the Younger [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_the_Younger] Marcus Aurelius [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius] Epicureanism [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicureanism] Nicomachean Ethics [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicomachean_Ethics], Aristotle [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle] Gestalt (psychology) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestalt_psychology] White privilege [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_privilege], Peggy McIntosh [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_McIntosh] David Hume [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hume] Immanuel Kant [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Kant] ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ [https://www.patreon.com/cassettespodcast]

Don Guerra, visionary baker and entrepreneur, joins me to talk about baking bread, heritage grains, and having the right attitude. Want to help Cassettes grow? Become a patron at patreon.com/cassettespodcast [https://www.patreon.com/cassettespodcast] and get full-length episodes with double the content, 48 hours early. Follow Cassettes on... Instagram: @cassettespodcast [https://www.instagram.com/cassettespodcast/] Twitter: @cassettes_pod [https://twitter.com/cassettes_pod] Special thanks to Chris Maier, who did the music. Find him here [https://open.spotify.com/artist/2hxwbOe321xADV7gqYFoEe]. GUEST LINKS Visit Don's bakeries and restaurants in Tucson, AZ! Barrio Bread [https://www.barriobread.com/] Barrio Charro [https://www.barriocharro.com/] Don's Instagram: @barriobaker [https://www.instagram.com/barriobaker/] Don's New York Times feature [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/25/dining/don-guerra-barrio-bread-tucson.html] THINGS WE MENTIONED Thom Leonard, Wheatfields Bakery [http://wheatfieldsbakery.com/about-us.php] Einkorn wheat [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einkorn_wheat] ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ [https://www.patreon.com/cassettespodcast]

Tamás Danyikó, aquascaper and car buff, joins me to talk about aquascaping, döner kebab, and Top Gear. Want to help Cassettes grow? Become a patron at patreon.com/cassettespodcast [https://www.patreon.com/cassettespodcast] and get full-length episodes with double the content, 48 hours early. Follow Cassettes on... Instagram: @cassettespodcast [https://www.instagram.com/cassettespodcast/] Twitter: @cassettes_pod [https://twitter.com/cassettes_pod] Special thanks to Chris Maier, who did the music. Find him here [https://open.spotify.com/artist/2hxwbOe321xADV7gqYFoEe]. GUEST LINKS Green Aqua's Youtube channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1xredHso_O0RzeYMacGgyg] Green Aqua's website [https://greenaqua.hu/en/] Green Aqua videos Tommy's 60P Iwagumi [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV_zSFUgrQc] Tommy builds a shallow tank [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbFuK-ckVaA] Tommy and Viktor's 450L Nature Aquarium style tank [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-fJkyWAy0U] Green Aqua tours the Aqua Design Amano Gallery [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AZNrGSpW4U] Other aquascaping videos Cinescaper's 'The Log' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnIkE9diQ2Q] Cinescaper builds an indoor pond [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3CR4dErRxk] James Findley builds a shallow tank [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COsbWPtDEI0] James Findley's 'Arizona' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqqnFQ5jChU] THINGS WE MENTIONED Aquascaping [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquascaping] Takashi Amano [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takashi_Amano] IAPLC (aquascaping competition) [https://iaplc.com/e/] Fiat Cinquecento [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_Cinquecento] Top Gear [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Gear_(2002_TV_series)], The Grand Tour [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5712554/], Jeremy Clarkson [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Clarkson] ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ [https://www.patreon.com/cassettespodcast]

Mark Vernon, psychotherapist and writer, joins me to talk about The Divine Comedy, the Beguines, and bobbit worms. Want to help Cassettes grow? Become a patron at patreon.com/cassettespodcast [https://www.patreon.com/cassettespodcast] and get full-length episodes with double the content, 48 hours early. Follow Cassettes on... Instagram: @cassettespodcast [https://www.instagram.com/cassettespodcast/] Twitter: @cassettes_pod [https://twitter.com/cassettes_pod] Special thanks to Chris Maier, who did the music. Find him here [https://open.spotify.com/artist/2hxwbOe321xADV7gqYFoEe]. GUEST LINKS Mark's book (Amazon): 'Dante's Divine Comedy: A Guide for the Spiritual Journey' [https://www.amazon.com/Dantes-Divine-Comedy-Spiritual-Journey/dp/1621387488/] Mark's Aeon articles [https://aeon.co/users/mark-vernon] Mark's website [https://www.markvernon.com/] Mark's Twitter: @platospodcasts [https://twitter.com/platospodcasts] THINGS WE MENTIONED Iain McGilchrist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iain_McGilchrist] The Divine Comedy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Comedy], Dante Alighieri [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Alighieri] Virgil [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil] Cato [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cato_the_Younger] Giovanni Boccaccio [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Boccaccio] Julian of Norwich [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_of_Norwich] Confessions (Augustine) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confessions_(Augustine)] Rainer Maria Rilke [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainer_Maria_Rilke] Beguines [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beguines_and_Beghards] The Mirror of Simple Souls [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mirror_of_Simple_Souls], Marguerite Porete [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marguerite_Porete] Catherine of Genoa [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Genoa] Maya (ignorance) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_(religion)] Samsara [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa%E1%B9%83s%C4%81ra] Upanishads [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upanishads] Carl Rogers [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Rogers] Bobbit worm [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eunice_aphroditois] Meister Eckhart [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meister_Eckhart] Thomas Aquinas [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Aquinas] Iris Murdoch [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_Murdoch], The Sovereignty of Good [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sovereignty_of_Good] Paul's analogy, "For the body is not one member, but many." [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/1_Corinthians#Chapter_12] Privatio boni / Absence of good (argument) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absence_of_good] ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ [https://www.patreon.com/cassettespodcast]