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The Absurd World is a podcast that dives headfirst into the chaos of existence, exploring life’s biggest (and weirdest) questions through the lens of existentialism, absurdity, and a healthy dose of humor.
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Ep. 82 - Am I Responsible For My Feelings? (opens the original)
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How much control do we really have over ourselves and our inner worlds? Sure, we can choose to take one action or another physically, but do we really control the things that drive those actions? Do we actually have control over the internal reactions we call emotions? In this weeks episode, we explore what it means to have a healthier relationship with our emotions and, in turn, feel more in control of our lives. With the help of existential therapist Viktor Frankl and Vietnamese Buddhist monk
Ep. 81 - Why Am I Alone? (opens the original)
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Are you alone? Am I? Are we all? And is loneliness a fundamental part of being alive? Something forced upon us? Something we choose? Or something far more personal? In this weeks episode, we dig into the experience of true loneliness: where it comes from, why it occurs, and what, if anything, we can do about it. With a jam packed exploration of the works of French existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre, Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Japanese novelist Osamu Dazai, we examine how much control w
Ep. 80 - Can I Trust Philosophers? (opens the original)
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Are philosophers good people? Do they actually live the kinds of lives they tell the rest of us to aspire to? Or are they all talk and no action? In this weeks episode, we take a hard look at the lives of some of our favorite philosophers and the ways they sometimes seemed to completely contradict their own teachings. With thinkers like Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Michel Foucault, and Albert Camus on the chopping block, we ask whether we can still trust their ideas after discovering th
Ep. 79 - Should I Be A Vegan? (opens the original)
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Do you like eating meat? Is it delicious in every possible way? Does it remind you of good times with family, friends, or traveling? Same. So why am I vegan? And why am I asking whether you should be? In this weeks episode, I step away from the usual ethical and moral arguments surrounding veganism and animal consumption. Instead, we use the question of whether we should be vegan as a way to explore something much more personal: who we are, what we believe, and what happens when our choices forc
Ep. 78 - Should I Be A Patriot? (opens the original)
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Do I love my country? If I do, does that make me toxic? If I don't, does that make me a traitor? Is there even a right answer anymore? And what does it really mean to be a patriot today? In this weeks episode, I explore what it means to love your country in a genuine and authentic way, and how patriotism can be expressed through action rather than blind loyalty. With the help of thinkers like Jonathan Haidt and Timothy Snyder, we take an honest look at the difference between patriotism and natio
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