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The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast podcast

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The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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  Mark Linsenmayer, Wes Alwan, Seth Paskin, Dylan Casey  

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 links to the texts we discuss and other info, check out www.partiallyexaminedlife.com. We also feature episodes from other podcasts by our hosts to round out your partially examined life, including Pretty Much Pop (prettymuchpop.com, covering all media), Nakedly Examined Music (nakedlyexaminedmusic.com, deconstructing songs), Philosophy vs. Improv (philosophyimprov.com, fun with performance skills and philosophical ideas), and (sub)Text (subtextpodcast.com, looking deeply at lit and film). Learn about more network podcasts at partiallyexaminedlife.com.

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 links to the texts we discuss and other info, check out www.partiallyexaminedlife.com. We also feature episodes from other podcasts by our hosts to round out your partially examined life, including Pretty Much Pop (prettymuchpop.com, covering all media), Nakedly Examined Music (nakedlyexaminedmusic.com, deconstructing songs), Philosophy vs. Improv (philosophyimprov.com, fun with performance skills and philosophical ideas), and (sub)Text (subtextpodcast.com, looking deeply at lit and film). Learn about more network podcasts at partiallyexaminedlife.com.

 

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#764

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49 MINS

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#763

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#762

PEL Presents NEM#243: Corey Ledet's Eclectic Zydeco

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1 HR 06 MINS

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#761

Ep. 380: Josiah Royce on Community (Part Two)

More on The Problem of Christianity, discussing how communities relate to history, how ind... more

01 Dec 2025

54 MINS

54:22

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#760

PEL Presents PvI#106: Heart Tchochkes w/ Seth Stephon Brown

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#759

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26 Nov 2025

54 MINS

54:34

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#758

Ep. 380: Josiah Royce on Community (Part One)

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46 MINS

46:54

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#757

PEL Presents NEM#242: Marshall Crenshaw Subtracts

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20 Nov 2025

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#756

Ep. 379: Egyptian Philosophy with Chike Jeffers (Part Two)

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#755

PEL Presents PvI#105: Friendtor Debate Club w/ Scott Gelfand

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49 MINS

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#754

PEL Presents PMP#209: Alien Franchised

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53 MINS

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#753

Ep. 379: Egyptian Philosophy with Chike Jeffers (Part One)

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#752

PEL Presents NEM#241: Humor in Music Discussion

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09 Nov 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

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#751

PREMIUM-Ep. 378: Aquinas on God and Mind (Part Four)

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08 Nov 2025

08 MINS

08:51

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#750

Ep. 378: Aquinas on God and Mind (Part Three)

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03 Nov 2025

49 MINS

49:38

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#749

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54 MINS

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#748

Ep. 378: Aquinas on God and Mind (Part Two)

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27 Oct 2025

48 MINS

48:51

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#747

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55 MINS

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#746

PEL Presents NEM#240: Jonathan Rundman, Multi-Branded

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24 Oct 2025

1 HR 21 MINS

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#745

Ep. 378: Aquinas on God and Mind (Part One)

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48 MINS

48:55

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#744

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38 MINS

38:47

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#743

Ep. 377: Emil Cioran's Pessimism (Part Two)

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13 Oct 2025

45 MINS

45:46

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#742

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51 MINS

51:22

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#741

PEL Presents NEM#239: Adrian Sherwood's Dub Productions

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1 HR 06 MINS

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