Drunken Philosophy
Episodes
#311 - The Finale
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Five years after abruptly ending their beloved podcast, Connor and Dan resuscitate the corpse and take her around town for one final spin. Not a ton o...
#310.5 - Going On Hiatus
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A very special episode of Drunken Philosophy.
#310 - Diogenes
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In addition to being the patron saint of cynicism, the ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes is basically the patron saint of Drunken Philosophy. He was ...
#309 - Liberty, Harm, and a Ride on the Bus
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Connor and Dan break quarantine in order to venture into the land of make believe. It's thought experiment time! Should people be free to d...
#308 - Jean Gebser, Structures of Consciousness
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are we approaching end times or just a monumentally shift in the way we understand the world? If you were to ask European poet, philosopher, and stude...
#307 - Henri Bergson, Time and Free Will
11 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is going to require some imagination, some creativity, and some intuition on the part of the listener. Connor and Dan aren't quite sure t...
#306 - Bertrand Russell
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The time has come to finally get analytical on this podcast and, in order to do so, Connor and Dan head straight to the source: The father of analytic...
#305 - Problems in Quantum Physics
26 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Where my science-heads at? This week, Connor and Dan do their best to wade through the murky waters of quantum theory and modern physics to see what k...
#304 - Leon Trotsky Part 3: Downfall, Exile, and Death
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
All things must come to an end, including the brief saga of Leon Trotsky. The once central figure of a global revolution finds himself far from home a...
#303 - Leon Trotsky Part 2: Permanent Revolution
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing their series on Mr. Trotsky, the boys get into the nitty gritty of his particular brand of revolutionary socialism, i.e. Trotskyism. They a...
#302 - Leon Trotsky Part 1: From Lev to Leon
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
That "Part 1" in the title can only mean one thing. Connor and Dan are diving back into another miniseries, this time on the fiery Russian revolutiona...
#301 - Miyamoto Musashi, Samurai Philosopher
29 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Inspired by a recent re-watch of Seven Samurai, Dan descends into the dusty tomes of Japan's most notorious swordsman, who, when he wasn't beating guy...
#300 - A Philosophical Tournament
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Happy 300th Episode! In celebration of this truly insane feat they never thought they would accomplish (and maybe shouldn't have), Connor and Dan deci...
#299 - Slavoj Zizek Returns
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
These days, Zizek is a little difficult to ignore. He's a philosophical superstar, he's got manic energy, and he loves talking about movies. It seems ...
#298 - George Orwell
08 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a slight break from format, Connor and Dan spend a little time with a literary great who wasn't afraid of voicing his political and philosophical o...
#297 - Paulo Freire, Critical Pedagogy
01 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To kick off the new year, Connor and Dan decide to restructure their personal education. And they do so by looking back at the revolutionary pedagogy ...
#296 - Daniel Dennett Christmas Spectacular
25 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ho, ho, ho! Etc, etc. On this special (decidedly Christian) holiday, Connor and Dan decide to spend some time with one of the Four Horsemen of New Ath...
#295 - Gianni Vattimo, The End of Modernity
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Italian philosopher and politician Gianni Vattimo thinks history is over with. Moreover, he thinks modernity is going out the window with it. This wee...
#294 - Carl Cohen, Animal Rights
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Attention contrarians, here's an episode for you. This week, Connor and Dan discuss American philosopher Carl Cohen who isn't afraid to piss people of...
#293 - Jaegwon Kim, Close Enough to Physicalism
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of the recent passing of contemporary philosopher Jaegwon Kim, Connor and Dan discuss the Brown University professor's thoughts on physicalis...
#292 - Averroes
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
During the Islamic Golden Age, a learned judge that we know as Averroes flipped the world on its head with his commentaries on Aristotle. Why don't we...
#291 - Catherine MacKinnon
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sexual politics, radical feminism, and anti-pornography campaigns. Those are just three topics Connor and Dan are completely ill-equipped to discuss i...
#290 - Philosophy of Property Part 2, Locke Heads
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Because everyone seemed to like their discussion of the philosophy of property a couple months back, Connor and Dan revisit their old friend and star ...
#289 - Nihilism and (ugh) Black Pill Philosophy
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Based off the suggestion of a listener, Connor and Dan reluctantly dig into the modern, hate-fueled nihilism that seems to be dominating a certain sub...
#288 - Frankenstein, Philosophy, and Romanticism
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Clanking chains! Creaking doors! Rattling bones! Those sounds can only mean one thing. It's time for the annual Halloween-adjacent philosophy discussi...
#287 - Utopian Communities
23 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Philosophy isn't just something you do while reclined in your armchair, smoking a pipe, scribbling your notes. Philosophy can be something you put int...
#286 - Indigenous Philosophy
16 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
At the behest of a longtime loyal listener, Connor and Dan venture up to Canada to discuss some modern philosophy coming from the indigenous people of...
#285 - Philosophy of Property
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Inspired by a recent bout of apartment hunting, Connor and Dan sit down for a tour of philosophical conceptions of property and ownership. How do we ...
#284 - Niccolo Machiavelli
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You have to a be special kind of person to have your last name turned into an adjective centuries after your death. But, then, Machiavelli was a prett...
#283 - Arthur Danto
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After spending a few weeks in Italian art museums, Dan decides to subject Connor to a discussion about the complexities of art criticism. Luckily, the...
#282 - Connor grills the new DP Editor!
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Dans in Italy with his beautiful wife eating a slice of 'Za, and taking a picture of him holding up the leaning tower of Pisa. If you came ...
#281 - Aesthetic Categories with Sianne Ngai
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As a direct follow-up to their previous episode on Arthur Danto, Connor and Dan dig into the contemporary aesthetic philosophy of cultural critic Sian...
#280 - Kwame Anthony Appiah
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Identity is a complex issue, and, obviously, two drunk white straight guys are the most equipped to talk about it. Kidding, of course. This week Conno...
#279 - Immanuel Kant Part 3: More Critique & Morality
28 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As a way of wrapping up their discussion of Kant, Connor and Dan complete their whirlwind tour of the famous Critique before turning their attention t...
#278 - Immanuel Kant Part 2: The Critique
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In part-two of their Kant trilogy, Connor does his best to stay awake and engaged while Dan explains one of the more complex and influential books in ...
#277 - Immanuel Kant Part 1: The King Of Konigsberg
14 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
At the start of their next ambitious three-parter, the boys turn their attention to a figure who looms large not just in their lives, but in the lives...
#276 - Appreciating Non-Western Philosophy
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's easy to stay in your own philosophical bubble and only ever learn about things from people who look and talk like you. But, as Connor and Dan l...
#275 - Philosophy of Leisure
31 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With all that science mumbo jumbo out of the way, Connor and Dan turn their attention to something they're much more interested in: Leisure time, baby...
#274 - Philosophy of Science
24 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Science and philosophy go hand in hand like Connor and Dan. This week, your hosts take a look back at how these two disciplines have evolved and di...
273 - Emma Goldman
17 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
She was dubbed the "most dangerous woman in America" in her time, but who exactly was Emma Goldman and what did she believe? This week, Connor and Dan...
#272 - Peter Kropotkin Pt. 2: Mutual Aid
10 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Now that we know who Kropotkin was, let's spend part two discussing what he was all about. That involves some pretty detailed discussions of various a...
#271 - Peter Kropotkin Pt. 1: Who Is This Grandpa Man?
03 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We hope you're ready to tear down some capitalist infrastructure, because for the next two weeks we'll be discussing the philosophy of Peter Kroptokin...
#270 - Edmund Husserl Pt. 3: The Original Influencer
26 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Now that we know who Husserl was and what he did, it's time to look at who came after him. The man's influence on the world of philosophy is perhaps m...
#269 - Edmund Husserl Pt. 2: How He Do That?
20 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With a bit of biographical context out of the way, Connor and Dan dig into the particulars of Husserl's phenomenological process. What does he mean by...
#268 - Edmund Husserl Pt. 1: Biography and Background
12 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Strap in, folks! We're about to go deep on our boy Edmund Husserl (aka Eddy Hoos.) (aka Ed Casserole) (aka the Father of Phenomenology). This first ep...
#267 - Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
05 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Don't panic! This week, Connor and Dan dig into the humorous philosophy at play in Douglas Adams' celebrated science fiction farce, Hitchhiker's Guide...
#266 - Animalism
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Despite our fancy clothes, ability to use forks, and love of dragon-filled fantasy shows, human beings are just animals. That's the essence of the arg...
#265 - Mary Wollstonecraft
22 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Long before your mom was ditching her Lit 101 class to burn her bra in the school parking lot, Mary Wollstonecraft was laying down the basis for all f...
#264 - New Confucianism
15 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sure, you've heard of Old Confucianism. But this is NEW Confucianism a.k.a. Confucianism in sunglasses a.k.a. Confucianism that's into Bitcoin now. Th...
#263 - Emil Cioran
08 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the mid-20th century, the European philosophy scene became enamored with a little Romanian depressed guy by the name of Emil Cioran. This week, Dan...
#262 - Marcus Garvey
01 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Harlem Renaissance was an explosion of culture, art, and philosophy in Black America. At the head of one of the many movements dominating the conv...
#261 - Pierre Bourdieu and Capital
24 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As members of global capitalists societies, we're all well aware of what economic capital is and how it effects our lives. But did you know there are ...
#260 - The Hasheesh Eater
17 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, your two favorite narc-ass uncles decide to put aside the beers and vodka sodas so they can partake in a little something the kids are call...
#259 - Marcus Aurelius' Meditations
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Plato once pined for a day when philosopher kings would rule civilization. A handful of centuries later he sort of got his wish when devout Stoic Marc...
#258 - Anarchism in America
03 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You've heard of Anarchy in the U.K. But Anarchy in the U.S.A.??? That's right! This week, Connor and Dan don their liberty spikes and chuck their molo...
#257 - Ralph Waldo Emerson
27 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This New England philosopher was famous for wearing a red and white stripped shirt and getting lost in large crowds. He had a girlfriend, a dog, an ev...
#256 - Montesquieu
20 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hey guys, remember Hamilton? That famous rap-tap-tapping musical that swept the nation some years ago? Well, Connor and Dan finally got around to doin...
#255 - George Berkeley and John Toland
13 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Happy St. Paddy's Day to all the lads and lasses! To celebrate this holiest of high holidays, Connor and Dan take a look back at two very different Ir...
#254 - Adorno and Culture Industry
06 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you're tired of all your podcasts sounding the same, fitting into the same cookie-cutter shape, and convincing you to remain sedate and complacent,...
#253 - The Philosophy of Tolkien
28 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After struggling to succinctly summarize multiple suggested topics, Dan decides to pull the rip cord and dedicate an entire episode to his passion: Lo...
#252 - The Ethics of Ambiguity
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The fact that Simone de Beauvoir is a straight-up genius is established canon on this podcast. But Connor and Dan have somehow made it over 250 episod...
#251 - Stanley Cavell
13 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
No, he's not the Superman guy. But he does have a lot to do with the movies! This week, Connor and Dan discuss American philosopher Stanley Cavell, a ...
#250 - Philosophy Of Samurai
06 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Before Connor runs out the door to get to work, he and Dan manage to sit down for a brief, impassioned chat about the philosophy and culture of Japane...
#249 - Modern Stoicism
31 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week the boys talk about a topic that was suggested by a great and wonderful and nice listener, 'Topher: Modern Stoicism! The updated millennial...
#248 - Parallel Universes
23 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Sliders! This week, Connor from a nearby bubble universe talks with a Dan that never quit his job at Bevmo! about parallel universes. They also ...
#247 - Marshall McLuhan
16 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Since they're always talking about Netflix, streaming television, and the internet in general, Connor and Dan figured it was time they checked out Mar...
#246 - Georges Bataille
09 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger warning: Stuff gets aggressively horny in this episode! Based off a listener suggestion, Connor and Dan dive into the twisted world of French ...
#245 - Ulrich Horstmann, Phillip Mainlander, and German Pessimism
02 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's the new year! Time to turn over a new leaf and then immediately think about how pointless it is to turn over a new leaf because we're all going t...
#244 - Ethics of Giving to the Needy
26 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tis the season mother f-er's! That means it's time to talk about giving to charity and whether or not it's a good thing. Peter Singer and Larry Temkin...
#243 - The American Dream
19 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Just in time for the Christmas Holidays (and Connor's spur of the moment trip to Vegas) the Drunken Philosophy boys are here to put a damper on everyo...
#242 - Jeremy Bentham's Panopticon
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Long before the Decepticons battled the Autobots, an English philosopher by the name of Jeremy Bentham came up with a building design called a Panopti...
#241 - China's Social Scoring System
05 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In a special "ripped from the headlines" edition of Drunken Philosophy, Connor and Dan discuss the semi-recent establishment of a social scoring syste...
#240 - Donna Haraway's Cyborg Manifesto
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Don't get your hopes up robot-heads. We're discussing gender theory on this episode. Donna Haraway's 1985 essay "A Cyborg Manifesto" used an extended,...
#239 - Teletransportation revisited
21 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A few years ago, Connor and Dan discussed the paradox of duplication that teleportation can cause. Now that Connor has taken a dip into the cool water...
#238 - Does Evil Exist?
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sure, we know bad things happen and there are bad people in the world. But are people truly "evil?" And, if so, what do we even mean when we say "evil...
#237 - Buddhist Dualism and The Need For Empirical Investigation
10 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Y'all know what we mean when we say Dualism? Hopefully you will by the mid-way point of this episode because Connor and Dan go down some hippie dippy ...
#236 - Philosophy of Horror
31 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Clanking chains! Creaking doors! Ghoooooost sounds! For this very special Halloween episode of Drunken Philosophy, Connor and Dan put on a brave face ...
#235 - Sally Haslanger
24 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After reading a recent paper from Professor of Philosophy at MIT Sally Haslanger, Dan decides to launch into a discussion about racism, ideology, and ...
#234 - Philosophy Of Star Trek
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With Dan's move coming up and a dwindling backlog of episodes staring them in the face, Connor suggests doing an entire episode about the philosophy o...
#233 - Commodity Fetishism
10 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our old pal Karl Marx stops by the studio to tell Connor and Dan about the not-so-sexy problem of commodity fetishism. What makes a bottle of Coke so ...
#232 - Mary Midgley
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Strap in ladies and gentlemen because it's time for the most epic roast battle in philosophical history. In one corner, the neo-Darwinist himself, ...
#231 - Process Philosophy
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's all about the process, baby! At least, it is this week on Drunken Philosophy where a very sleepy Connor and Dan discuss Alfred Whitehead's book '...
#230 - Egalitarianism
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When did a fancy word for "equality" get hijacked by Men's Rights Activists and internet charlatans? This week, Dan goes off on one of his incredibly ...
#229 - Are We All The Same Person
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Whoa dude. Let's get trippy. This week, Connor and Dan explore the possibility that, like, maybe we're all just one brain, man. Sort of. In reality, t...
#228 - We Need A Philosophy Of Policing
05 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan had big plans to do an episode all about different philosophers thoughts on police and how police should function in a well-run society. But he wa...
#227 - Philippa Foot
29 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sure, you've heard of the Trolly Problem. But do you know anything about the woman who created it? This week, Connor and Dan explore the ethical philo...
#226 - Deleuze and Guatarri
22 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Exactly one year after promising to do a follow-up episode to their discussion of Gilles Deleuze, Dan finally delivers. Sort of. This week, he and Con...
#225 - New Work
15 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
They've talked Work. They've talked Post-Work. Now it's time to talk about a hip new thing that all the kids are raving about. It's called New Work an...
#224 - Moral Equilibrium
08 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
If you do one really bad thing, but a bunch of really good things, are you still a good person? How important is public perception to our individual e...
#223 - 'Pataphysics
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
How do you define something that defies definition? That's the question Connor and Dan face down on this week of Drunken Philosophy as they discuss th...
#222 - Onora O'Neil And Trust
25 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hope you're ready for the audio version of trust fall because this week Connor and Dan are discussing the philosopher Onora O'Neil and her thoughts on...
#221 - Living In A Post-Work Society
18 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to live post-work? How will society function when not everyone needs a job? Essentially, how can Connor and Dan get paid to be unemp...
#220 - Karl Popper and the Paradox of Tolerance
12 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Inspired by the recent discussions about "civility" in political discourse, Connor and Dan dive head first into the sticky world of Karl Popper's Para...
#219 - Alan Watts and Death
04 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Let's talk about death, baby. Let's talk about you and me (dying)!" That's right all you Salt n Pepa fans, this week on Drunken Philosophy Connor and ...
#218 - Carlo Rovelli and Time
27 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Every so often on Drunken Philosophy, Dan decides to deliver a double whammy to Connor. This week, they discuss a topic Connor hates (Time) through th...
#217 - John Coltrane & Pythagoras
20 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Inspired by a random mention he made himself a few episodes ago, Dan decides to dedicate an entire episode to talking about the Church of John Coltran...
#216 - Peter Singer, What's Your Deal?
13 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this extra special, semi-sloppy episode of Drunken Philosophy, Connor and Dan revisit an old nemesis, Australian utilitarian philosopher Peter Sing...
#215 - Baudrillard And The Gulf War
06 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Remember the first Gulf War? No you don't! At least, not according to French postmodern philosopher Jean Baudrillard, who wrote a series of essays dur...
#214 - Yang Zhu
30 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Looking for someone to give you permission to be a little selfish? Look no further than ancient Chinese philosopher Yang Zhu. This week, Connor and Da...
#213 - Simone de Beauvoir
23 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Is there a better way to learn about feminist philosophy than hearing two straight men drunkenly discuss it on a podcast? Probably. But this is how yo...