HeyJaredThe Moon Under Water: A Pubcast with Kel Daniels and Steve Jones
Pull up a barstool and join us in George Orwell's favorite pub.
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Stories That Matter (opens the original)
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Does this mammoth work of philosophizing autobiography “matter,” in the sense of containing crucial survival information? I’m not sure. In fact, the opposite may be true. The ideas and observations in this these “novels,” like pointing out the emperor has no clothes, may well reduce one’s chance of survival. Nonetheless, it’s a significant work of storytelling, and I’m here to grapple with the implications. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get
A New Era Cometh (opens the original)
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Folks, meet The Moon Under Water’s forthcoming co-host, the philosopher, Deke Gould. Deke is an instructor and devoted life-long student of philosophy. His areas of research specialization include the epistemology and metaphysics of logic, as well as the philosophy of technology, but his personal interests are very wide-ranging. He is currently teaching courses in philosophy of science and 20th century analytic philosophy of platonism (with a lower-case ‘p’). When he’s not talking, reading, or l
The Final Meeting (opens the original)
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Kel starts the annual meeting off by asking how to go viral on social media. The fellas use his recent near-viral comment and its 245 angry replies as workshop fodder. Tune in for the invaluable answer! Steve follows this up with a SHOCKING announcement. The Moon Under Water will never be the same again. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keldaniels.substack.com
Rich Mom, Poor Mom (audio fixed!) (opens the original)
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A story about good intentions leading to disastrous outcomes. Also, stay tuned to the end to find out the verboten word George Saunders refused to read aloud on a New Yorker podcast. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keldaniels.substack.com
The Tax Man Commeth (opens the original)
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The fellas are continuing with the writers-who-Daniels-knows-personally run with two bangers by C. Sneed. One’s full-length and deep and thought-provoking and touching, all about lousy parents and lame siblings and how annoying it is to be the one competent person on the fricken planet. Do I have to do everything!? Yes, you do. The other is a flash and is over in a flash and jeez just read it (but maybe wait until you land if you’re on an airplane). https://anotherchicagomagazine.net/2023/06/15/
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