The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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The Partially Examined Life is a podcast by some guys who were at one point set on doing philosophy for a living but then thought better of it. Each episode, we...

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Ep. 400: Dennett Rejects Qualia (Part Two) 52 min · Mark Linsenmayer, Seth Paskin, Dylan Casey · 4 days ago

PEL Presents Closereads: Late Dennett on Consciousness (Part One) 56 min · Wes Alwan, Mark Linsenmayer · 4 days ago

PEL Presents PMP#230: Gettin' Furious 49 min · Mark Linsenmayer · 7 days ago

Ep. 400: Dennett Rejects Qualia (Part One) 52 min · Mark Linsenmayer, Seth Paskin, Dylan Casey · 11 days ago

PEL Presents PvI#124: Navel Evaluation (Our Season 5 Finale) 54 min · Mark Linsenmayer · 13 days ago

PEL Presents NEM#260: Jacqui Hunt (Single Gun Theory) Now Master of Her Synth Domain 1 h 04 min · Mark Linsenmayer · 14 days ago

Ep. 399: Dan Dennett's Model of Mind (Part Two) 52 min · Mark Linsenmayer, Dylan Casey, Seth Paskin · 18 days ago

PEL Presents Closereads: Donald Davidson on Self-Knowledge (Part One) 55 min · Mark Linsenmayer, Wes Alwan · 20 days ago

PEL Presents PMP#229: What's Spider-Man Up To? 49 min · Mark Linsenmayer · 21 days ago

Ep. 399: Dan Dennett's Model of Mind (Part One) 48 min · Mark Linsenmayer, Dylan Casey, Seth Paskin · 25 days ago

PREMIUM-PEL Sunami Nightcap August 2026 10 min · Dylan Casey, Mark Linsenmayer, Wes Alwan · 26 days ago

PEL Presents NEM#259: Glenn Morrow (Bar/None): Songwriting Re-Emergence 1 h 02 min · Mark Linsenmayer · 28 days ago

Ep. 398: Donald Davidson on Mind vs. Body (Part Two) 54 min · Wes Alwan, Mark Linsenmayer, Seth Paskin · Aug 23

PEL Presents PvI#123: Brain Spritzing w/ Bill Arnett and Jenny Hansen 51 min · Mark Linsenmayer, Olivia Maher · Aug 23

PEL Presents Closereads: Peirce's New Categories (Part One) 1 h 02 min · Wes Alwan, Mark Linsenmayer · Aug 21

Ep. 398: Donald Davidson on Mind vs. Body (Part One) 52 min · Wes Alwan, Mark Linsenmayer, Christopher Heath · Aug 17

PEL Presents PMP#228: Spielberg's Alien Fetish 58 min · Mark Linsenmayer · Aug 16

Ep. 398: Donald Davidson on Mind vs. Body (Part Two for Supporters) 54 min · Mark Linsenmayer, Wes Alwan, Chris Stone · Aug 13

Ep. 397: Federalist Papers LIVE (Part Two) 52 min · Wes Alwan, Dylan Casey, Mark Linsenmayer · Aug 10

PEL Presents NEM#258: Dan Montgomery: Direct Communication 1 h 12 min · Mark Linsenmayer · Aug 9

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Wes Alwan Mark Linsenmayer Seth Paskin Dylan Casey

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The Partially Examined Life is a podcast by some guys who were at one point set on doing philosophy for a living but then thought better of it. Each episode, we pick a short text and chat about it with some balance between insight and flippancy. You don't have to know any philosophy, or even to have read the text we're talking about to (mostly) follow and (hopefully) enjoy the discussion. For link...

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Rankings

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As of 2026-09-25, The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast ranks #91 in the Society & Culture category on Apple Podcasts in Colombia.

Chart records

First charted2025-09-21

Best ever#174 on Apple Podcasts (Philippines) · 2026-04-07

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