Embrace The Void

"Oh no, Not again" - Bowl of Petunias

EV - 017 Buddha Buddha Buddha

EV - 017 Buddha Buddha Buddha
Embrace The Void

In today's episode we explore what Buddhism is, and how the philosophy is the roots for a lot of void philosophy. We talk about the "self", Buddhist monks, why kneeling lives matter, why has nobody dealt with Flint, and what group is all to blame.

Cold Open:
Stopping by the Void on a Snowy Evening
With apologies to Robert Frost
By Anthoni Fortier

Hero of the Week:
Graham-Cassidy bill

EV-016 Purist vs. Pragmatist (feat. Inciting Incident Podcast)

EV-016 Purist vs. Pragmatist (feat. Inciting Incident Podcast)
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In this weeks podcast, we're joined by Ris and Bethany of the Inciting Incident Podcast. Here we discuss what a purist position is, how it relates to politics and social issues, and how it can be damaging. We compare it to a pragmatist point-of-view.

Also, GW had a bad mic cable so some of the audio quality sucks. Send hate mail to GW via voidpod@gmail.com.

Joss Wheadon speeches
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDmzlKHuuoI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn866ryQ5RY

Hero of the Week:
Joel Osteen

EV-015 Pickel Void!!!

EV-015 Pickel Void!!!
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We're back for a recap! In this episode we take a look at what's happened over the last two months while Aaron's been away. We reevaluate our long standing debate on if we're in the darkest of all possible timelines or just a dark timeline.

Opening:
The bible, I guess?

Hero of the week:
Christopher Cantwell,
Anthony Scaramucci

EV-011 Narcissism and Trump with Jesse Rabinowitz (Part 1)

EV-011 Narcissism and Trump with Jesse Rabinowitz (Part 1)
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Dr. Jesse Rabinowitz is a clinical Psychologist who helps us understand what narcissism is, how it can be identified, and how it impacts the people around them.

Here's a link to the DSM-5 definition of narcissism:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/basics/symptoms/CON-20025568

EV-010 The Stoics on Second

EV-010 The Stoics on Second
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Throwing back to episode 4, we answer the question: was our episode on penis demons meant to be a hoax? We also cover Stoicism and how it can be applied to current events, specifically the shooting at the baseball field with Senator Scalise.

Void Hero Of The Week: Jay Sekulow

EV-006 Meta Ethics and Papa Bear

EV-006 Meta Ethics and Papa Bear
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This episode we dive heavy into philosophy to discuss meta ethics. Tackling the differences between objective moral truths, subjective moral truths, and how they could co-exist. We cover the large problems with measuring meta-ethics and ways it does and does not relate to other sciences.