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Weird StudiesOn James Whale's 'Frankenstein' and 'The Bride of Frankenstein,' with Peter BebergalIn this episode, Phil and JF are joined by independent scholar Peter Bebergal, author of Strange Frequencies, Season of the Witch, and other books on the intersections of culture, religion, and the occult. The topic is Frankenstein—not Guillermo del Toro's latest but James Whale's 1931 talkie along with its 1935 sequel, The Bride of Frankenstein, both starring Boris Karloff. The conversation touches on Gnosticism, alchemy, modern techno-hubris, the Gothic, and much more.
Peter's new online course, Hacking the Invisible: At the Intersection of Technology and Magic, begins on November 20th, 2025, and runs for three weeks on Weirdosphere. Visit th...
2025-11-121h 10
Hotel Bar SessionsImagination (with Stephen T. Asma)The imagination has regularly been subordinated to so-called "rational" or "scientific" models of thought. This week, we're joined by Stephen T. Asma (Columbia College, Chicago), who argues that imagination has deep, perhaps pre-linguistic, roots that ought to be recovered. What if we re-centered the powers of imagination, rooted in imagistic thinking and bodily gestures (like dance), instead of dismissing them as mere "fancy"?Drawing on the esoteric tradition, Asma leads us through an interesting alt-history of human thought and, in doing so, gives us reason to pause and re-think our prejudice against imaginative thinking.Full e...
2025-11-0758 min
The Geek Speak Show3.13 - A Chilling Start To SpringSpring is in the air, so that means...scary movies!? Well, on The Geek Speak Show it does. First, Stephen Cognetti returns to the show to talk about his new movie, 825 Forest Road. It debuts on April 4th exclusively on Shudder and it's NOT a part of the Hell House, LLC franchise. Then, Dan Asma drops by to talk about his episodic analog horror series, The Asma Journals.
2025-04-021h 11
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaCHINWAG LIVE: He Said Droids, Not Druids!🐢🎸🌆Paul and Stephen’s Q&A at Harvard! Megaliths! French comics where Gauls endlessly pummel Romans. Paul’s unexpected relationship with the theremin. And the big question—should Paul and Stephen finally start their paranormal blues band? Theremin, guitar… what more do you need? Let us know in the comments if you’d give that album a listen. Plus, will today’s skyscrapers become the megaliths of the future? And stay tuned for a special treat—live from Sketchfest in San Francisco, Stephen sits down with Beth Lisick and Arline Klatz at the icon...
2025-02-1237 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaAliens 101👽🛸👾Brace yourself for an intergalactic Chinwag as Professor Asma brings you into Office Hours to take on the ultimate extraterrestrial thought experiment: how would we deal with aliens? From UN protocols and risk management strategies to spotting laser pulses and heat signatures, they explore the practical, the philosophical, and the downright bizarre. Stephen looks at sci-fi classics like HG Wells’ War of the Worlds, and contemporary works like Zixin Liu’s Three-Body Problem.Do aliens think like us, or is their science beyond our logic? Could ancient Cambodians have glimpsed serp...
2025-01-2234 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaPaul Giamatti, King of Neptune + Demonology 101🧜♂️👻👹Paul and Stephen hit Town Hall in Seattle for a wild audience Q&A. Paul’s crowned King of Neptune, a Brooklynite gets deep with hardcore Buddhist philosophy, and Bigfoot? He’s back—and Stephen’s sure he’s still out there, buried somewhere. Fans fire off questions about ghosts, cryptids, mermaids, and Guillermo del Toro… Later, Stephen drops a demon-hunting masterclass in Office Hours, featuring St. Anthony, St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, and Heinrich Kramer, the Inquisitor.Buckle up, Waggers—this one’s a ride!Paul Giam...
2025-01-1545 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaThe Reel Mind: AI Through Film🤖🎞️🧬Transcend into Office Hours with Professor Asma as he breaks down the consciousness of artificial intelligence through the lens of iconic films. He examines how movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Ex Machina, and After Yang tackle the question of whether AI can truly possess consciousness—or even the will to exist—delving into emotions, desires, and memory.Do you need language to be conscious? Could we one day upload our consciousness to the internet? These questions and more are explored in this thought-provoking dive into the intersection of cinema, philosophy, and...
2024-12-1140 min
The How To Podcast Series - Revolving Co-Hosts, Actionable Tips, And A Community for PodcastersQuestion of the Month - October 2024 - What Was The Last Podcast That You Recommended to Someone and Why - Your ResponsesQuestion of the Month - October 2024 - What Was The Last Podcast That You Recommended to Someone and Why - Your Responses
Your responses to the Question of the Month: What was the last podcast that you recommended and why did you recommend it?
Dave's choice:
The Mel Robbins Podcast
You can change your life and Mel Robbins will show you how. Mel Robbins is one of the world’s most widely booked and followed podcast hosts and authors.
https://www.melrobbins.com
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2024-10-3111 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaFirst Contact with Professor Avi Loeb👽🤖👀Get ready for a mind-bending special episode of Chinwag, where Paul Giamatti and Steven Asma dive deep into the future and the search for alien life with Harvard astrophysicist Dr. Avi Loeb! But that's not all—Dr. Loeb also takes us on a cosmic journey through his cutting-edge research on interstellar objects and alien space trash. Could we be on the verge of discovering ancient tech from another civilization? Is a "first contact" with extraterrestrial life closer than we think?It’s a thought-provoking mix of aliens...
2024-10-2341 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaWitch Trials 101🧙♀️🐈⬛🧪What kind of mischief were the Windsor witches into? Were they shapeshifters? And what’s the deal with black cats? Professor Asma dives into the infamous stories of witchcraft and witch trials, exploring the dark, mysterious history behind them. The Professor sheds light on the use of Voodoo dolls within witchcraft, while also breaking down real-world, practical theories about the Salem Witch Trials—could lead poisoning have driven some of the hysteria? Plus, we tackle the big questions: Why do witch scares keep surfacing? Why are witches such easy...
2024-10-1623 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaCHINWAG LIVE: Were the Wolves At?🐺🐺🐺Under the shadow of the full moon at the Boston Armory, Paul and Stephen tackle beastly audience questions in this live recording of Chinwag.Ever wondered why cats are such mysterious predators, or if Bela Lugosi really donned werewolf fur? The conversation shifts to popular culture’s take on werewolves, the impact of Twilight on werewolf culture, and Paul's musings on whether his role in The Holdovers is a reverse werewolf. And which of Paul’s roles stands as his all-time favorite? Later, Paul and Stephen dive into national park disappearances...
2024-08-1427 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaCHINWAG LIVE: The Werewolf Experience🐺🌖🐺Recorded live at the historic Boston Armory, join hosts Paul and Stephen for a thrilling conversation on werewolves, from ancient myths to modern interpretations. Go back in time to break down the great werewolves of the past: Jan Thys of Livonia, Peter Stump, and of course…the Beast of Gévaudan, a mysterious creature in 18th-century France.Later, Paul and Stephen dive into were-hyenas, were-crocodiles, and a man who thinks he transformed into a buffalo! And of course, it wouldn’t be a Chinwag without getting a little philosophical! Are werewolves...
2024-08-0758 min
BRAINLANDTHE VITAL SPARK: The Evolution of Imagination.In this conversation we discuss Stephen's ideas about the evolution of imagination and improvisation. After defining terms Stephen's talks about his idea of the 'second universe', the link between dreams and storytelling and his view that drawing, dance and gesture preceded language in evolution. We talk about the difference between 'hot' and 'cold' cognition and explore the necessary conditions for improvisation then end with a discussion of cultural differences in the importance attached to improvisation, contrasting particularly the USA and China.Participants:Stephen Asma, Professor of Philosophy, Columbia College, Chicago, USA. www.stephenasma.com
2024-07-2348 min
The InterviewAsma Khan: Can cooking change the world?Stephen Sackur is in the heart of London to speak with Indian-born restaurateur and activist Asma Khan. She created the first all-female, high-end Indian restaurant in the world
2024-07-0822 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaMothman: Legend and Lore👨🏼🏫🍏🕰️The Professor is in for Chinwag Office Hours! Professor Stephen Asma offers his rarefied time and detours into more of the unusual topics you crave.This week on Office Hours, Stephen drops his knowledge on the Mothman and the psychology of creepiness. What is the purpose of creepy feelings and eerie sensations? Are they interdimensional beings of energy that exist to warn and protect us? Hear the first sightings of the Mothman, classic stories of Mothman, and question whether this legend is a cryptid or a demon or something else entirely?
2024-07-0524 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaENCORE: The Cult of Kathryn Hahn🏐🏐🏐Paul Giamatti and Stephen Asma were delighted to speak with the wonderful Kathryn Hahn in this early Chinwag gem.They were fascinated by Hahn's deep knowledge of cults, con men, hypnosis, brainwashing dogs, and the power of late night volleyball sessions. Hear about Travis the chimpanzee, radical nuns, lice couches, whether the Popes "Netflix and chill," and that time Paul fought off kidnapping Krishnas in Northern Ireland!Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer, and the self-proclaimed Emperor of Neptune. Stephen Asma is a profess...
2024-07-031h 00
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaASK THE PHILOSOPHER! PT DEUX📚🧐🏛Paul’s been studying up on Western philosophy and has even more burning questions for our exceedingly patient resident expert, Professor Stephen Asma.Lean in to these bite-sized lessons about rationalists, empiricists and idealists, and Stephen’s explanation of the notoriously difficult to understand German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Then it’s on to romantic thinkers like Arthur Schopenhauer, or as Paul describes him “the pessimist.” Next are key figures in the philosophy of existentialism like Kierkegaard, Jean-Paul Sartre and Nietzsche, and don’t forget that famous nihilist Albert Camus. All tha...
2024-06-2657 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaCHINWAG LIVE: Bill Hader Unleashed and Waggin'🎬🍿🎞Recorded live at Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles, Paul and Stephen are joined by comedy legend Bill Hader for a night of hilarious and obscure impressions, a rundown of insane B- movies, their shared fear of the school bus, and so much more!What did Hader overhear director Sam Raimi say walking out of a screening of Cannibal Holocaust? What advice did Arnold Schwarzenegger offer young production associate Bill Hader? You know you’re dying to know - and hear Hader’s uncanny Schwarzenegger impression too! Then, Pau...
2024-06-191h 04
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaBonus-wag with David Grann📓✍🏽🛢️In this captivating Bonus-Wag, hosts Paul and Stephen sit down with investigative historian David Grann for a cerebral exploration.Grann’s journey began as a journalist with an insatiable passion for storytelling. How did he transition from reporting facts to weaving gripping narratives? Then, imagine a man unfairly sent to death row, despite evidence screaming his innocence. How could prosecutors ignore the truth? Paul, Stephen, and Grann dissect this real-world mystery, questioning justice and human fallibility. Paul asks about Grann’s process and the fragment of a photograph which led him to embark...
2024-06-1423 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaChin-wrecked! with David Grann🌊🏴☠️⚓Paul and Stephen embark on a deep-sea exploration of maritime history with David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower Moon, The Lost City of Z, and most recently, The Wager. The trio unravel tales of mutinies, scurvy, and the enigmatic allure of failure. Did you know most seamen couldn’t swim? How were sailors selected or found aboard these vessels? David shares how kidnappings were common too—people snatched and pressed into service aboard these floating wooden death traps. Join Paul, Stephen, and David as they navigate the treacherous waters...
2024-06-121h 02
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaBonus-wag: Shaking Hands with the Dead (and Leslie Kean) ☠️🤝☠️Join Paul and Stephen for a special bonus episode as they sit down with investigative journalist Leslie Kean. The topic? Spirit hands—ethereal entities that connect the living and the dead. Leslie describes witnessing famed British spirit medium Stewart Alexander conjuring spirit hands seemingly from nothing – conjuring a black amorphous goo into undead hands. But…these experiences are not just anecdotal. As Leslie explains, the proof lies in the pudding, which, in this case, are hot wax molds that reside in the Institut Métapsychique International in Paris. Did somebody say Europea...
2024-06-0719 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaSéances, Skeptics, and ... Spirit Trumpets!🎺🎺🎺Open your mind as Paul Giamatti and Stephen Asma talk about accessing the spirit world with investigative journalist Leslie Kean — the very journalist who broke the groundbreaking 2017 UFO story to The New York Times and introduced the world to the Pentagon’s UFO videos. The trio delve into the esoteric world of ectoplasm and explore its weightlessness, spider-webby texture, and the peculiar sound it emits through spirit trumpets. But the questions don’t stop there. Can spirits possess a man’s vocal cords and speak through him? Leslie shares her firsthand accou...
2024-06-051h 05
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaStuff You Should Chinwag About with the Silurian Hypothesis☢️☢️☢️Paul and Stephen are joined by Stuff You Should Know’s Chuck Bryant for a deep wag on lizard people, the importance and impermanence of what we leave behind, the rarity of finding dinosaur bones, nuclear semiotics, and of course, the Silurian Hypothesis.How do we know advanced civilizations didn’t exist before us and what does that mean for life on other planets? How can we be sure that proof of past civilizations hasn’t decayed without a trace? And why does it even matter if intelligent life was here billions...
2024-05-291h 10
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaBreaking Down Buddhism (with the esteemed Dr. Khy Sovanratana)📿📿📿Paul and Stephen are honored to welcome the esteemed Dr. Khy Sovanratana, dear friend of Dr. Stephen Asma, and former monk in the Theravada tradition in Cambodia. After 34 years as a monk, Dr. Sovanratana removed his robe and left the monastery to become the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Cambodian government.Many think they know Buddhism, but Paul and Stephen go straight to the source for enlightenment. This in-depth Wag explores Buddhism’s Four Noble Truths, the five different buddhas, the definition of karma, the causes of suffering, Buddhist be...
2024-05-221h 15
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaCocaine Bears and Ghostly Stares (with Elizabeth Banks)❄️🐻👻Recorded at Spotify Studios... Join Paul and Stephen as they sit down to discuss death and their paranormal encounters with Paul’s Fred Claus co-star Elizabeth Banks.They discuss what drove Elizabeth to make her 2023 hit film Cocaine Bear, the omen of the white owl on her doorstep, and how they would all like to be buried or in Stephen’s case— shot into space! Prepare yourself for Elizabeth’s chilling interaction with the ghost of the woman in the black dress, while Paul shares what he foun...
2024-05-151h 14
THAT BUSINESS OF MEANING PodcastStephen Asma on Monsters & ImaginationStephen Asma is the author of ten books, including Why We Need Religion, The Emotional Mind: Affective Roots of Culture and Cognition (with Dr. Rami Gabriel), The Evolution of Imagination, On Monsters: an Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears and The Gods Drink Whiskey. He is the cofounder of the Research Group in Mind, Science and Culture at Columbia College Chicago. He was a professional musician in Chicago for many years, playing with such legends as Bo Diddley and Buddy Guy. Check out his YouTube channel, Monsterology. His paper, “Adaptive Imagination: Toward a Mythopoetic Cognitive Science.” He makes the c...
2024-05-1355 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaSHOOTING THE MOON (CONSPIRACIES)🌒🌒🌒Ever since they tackled the hollow earth, Paul and Stephen have wanted to talk about weird moon conspiracy theories.Was the Apollo moon landing faked or was it really a movie set? Why does the American flag appear to be flapping on a windless moon? Where was Neil Armstrong’s camera in that famed picture and what about those eyewitness accounts of Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin playing the slots in Las Vegas? And then there’s filmmaker Stanley Kubrick’s interview with T. Patrick Murray that cast doubt on the whole thing...
2024-05-081h 03
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaMailwag: Paleocontact and Our Fave Sci-Fi Books📖🫱🏽🫲🏾👽We’re diving into the Chinwag Mailbag!Paul in Australia writes to Paul and Stephen with a topic of biblical proportion! He brings to Chinwag the theory known as Paleocontact, which states that our ancient ancestors experienced contact with other non-terrestrial civilizations. Do ancient texts support the idea that paleocontact goes back to the Bible?Then, Chinwag listeners have asked, so behold, a peak at Paul and Stephen’s favorite sci-fi novelists. Piers Anthony, Ursula K. Le Guin, Philip K. Dick, Arthur C. Clarke, and so many more! Get wa...
2024-04-1926 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaJustin Theroux Hits Peak Chinwag🧘🏻♂️🧘🏻♂️🧘🏻♂️Paul and Stephen are joined by Paul’s old friend, perpetually youthful actor and screenwriter Justin Theroux.Learn all you ever wanted to know about the Oakwoods temporary housing in LA from former inhabitants Paul and Justin. Then rattlesnakes in Runyon Canyon, coyotes in Central Park, and how the Lindbergh kidnapping made pitbulls popular and led to Petey the dog on The Little Rascals.Stephen and Justin reveal a few delicacies they’ve enjoyed overseas, like coffee made from civet cat poop and bird’s nest soup. Then, Justin on living in Chin...
2024-04-101h 07
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaBonus-wag: Errol Morris and The Interrotron👓🎥🐦On this Bonus-Wag, Paul and Stephen ask Academy Award-winning director Errol Morris about his ground-breaking invention of the Interrotron camera and how it takes the viewer closer to a documentary subject.Also, what John le Carré says in Errol Morris’s film The Pigeon Tunnel that makes Stephen wonder if being a spy is similar to being an actor. And what separates a good actor from a bad one? All this and the Errol Morris STFU school of directing!?Enjoy this week’s Bonus-Wag!
2024-04-0515 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaA Heartwarming Tale with Errol Morris📽️📽️📽️Paul and Stephen are excited to meet Academy Award-winning Director and avid book collector Errol Morris.Stephen’s funky blue lighting and Paul’s floatation tank-talk mark the start of this Chinwag and in just a few short turns, the conversation goes from the idea of the bodhisattva in Buddhism to the weirdness of Florida, in particular Vernon, FL (aka “Nub City”). In typical Waggy fashion, they’re on to a shared reverence for American novelist Harry Crews and a fascination with notorious serial killer Ed Gein (whom Errol actually met and misses...
2024-04-031h 01
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaMeet Paul and Stephen in BOSTON on April 19th!🎟️🎟️🎟️Mark your calendars and set your comedic compass for April 19thListen my children and you shall hearOf the Chinwag ride of Paul Giamatti,On the nineteenth of April, in twenty-four;Hardly a wagger is immune to the hypeWho is present that famous day and year…- Stephen AsmaPrepare for a night of hilarious tales and witty banter that'll have you laughing from land to sea. Secure your tickets asap for a comedy voyage t...
2024-04-0101 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaBonus-wag: Actually, You’re NOT Part Viking⚔️🇳🇴🦈Paul and Stephen talk about Stephen’s trip to Norway and his readings from an 8th Century book of spells found in the floorboards of an old church.Is Iceland or Norway known for delicacies like rotten shark? They’re not sure, but still not fans (of the shark meals). And listeners out there, do you want to hear Paul and Stephen explore Berserkers? Let us know! Also, if your genetic analysis says you’re part Viking, you’re actually not. Also not part Berserker, but neither here nor there. Stephen explai...
2024-03-2913 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaASK THE PHILOSOPHER! PT 1👔👔👔Paul puts Stephen in the hot seat for Part 1 of this rigorous round of “Ask the Philosopher!”This is not just your basic Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. You’ll learn the importance of Pythagoras, besides that theorem you learned in grade school (with an obligatory mention of passing gas). Then, hear about the mindf*ck of Zeno’s paradox, famed thinker and nudist Diogenes, all about cynics, roots of empirical thinking, Roman stoicism and Marcus Aurelius, and why prisoners of war like Senator John McCain passed around the stoic text, Enchiridion...
2024-03-2754 min
Curious PlanetImagine ThatThe Virgin Mary Tree of Polk City, Iowa, inspires us to imagine and improvise as we engage with the world around us. Mentioned in today’s episode:The Virgin Mary Tree of Polk City on the Roadside America website, https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/45877Lawrence Buell, The Environmental Imagination: Thoreau, Nature Writing, and the Formation of American Culture, Belknap Press, 1995.Stephen T. Asma, The Evolution of Imagination, University of Chicago Press, 2017.Luca Tateo, A Theory of Imagining, Knowing, and Understanding, Springer, 2020.Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Macmillan and Co...
2024-03-1915 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaATLANTIS & THE DEVIL'S TRIANGLE🔱🔱🔱Paul and Stephen wade through the deep waters and history of such aquatic mysteries as Atlantis and The Bermuda Triangle.Listen in as Stephen details Plato’s telling of Atlantis, with all its craven needs, imperialist ambitions and loss of virtue. The weird link between Atlantis and UFO/paranormal activity is legend, but did you know of the lasers in Atlantis and its connection to The Bermuda Triangle? It’s also a thing!Then Paul introduces Charles Berlitz (yes that Berlitz) who popularized The Bermuda Trian...
2024-03-061h 01
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaBonus-wag: Pizzagate and Psychic Goldfish🙋🏻♂️🍕🖋️Paul, Stephen, and comedian Christ Gethard answer the weirdly awesome questions from our live audience at Sketchfest 2024.Have you noticed conspiracy theories have gone from “fun” to “crazy”? You have? Perfect segue to Chris’s rumored involvement with Pizzagate and the real reason behind that fake (but really creepy!) satanic ritual on The Chris Gethard Show with Will Ferrell (uh, ratings!?).Paul fields a doozy of an audience question and sidesteps it masterfully. More Norcal weirdness, Mount Shasta and its one-footprint inhabitants. Then, get to know Stephen better with a...
2024-02-2326 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaMAD GASSERS & MASS HYSTERIA😵💫😵💫😵💫Paul and Stephen strive to understand the phenomenon of mass panic and incidences of collective delusion throughout history.Learn the difference between mass panic and mass hysteria, how our minds influence our physical reactions, and the power of the media in escalating these events. What caused the hysteria that surrounded the Beatles and Elvis, or the outbreak of panic after the infamous Orson Welles radio broadcast of H.G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds? Paul knows a thing or two about the “Mad Gasser of Mattoon” (look...
2024-02-0754 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaBonus-wag: Does A 10 Gallon Hat Hold Water?🤠🤠🤠During Paul and Stephen’s first Chinwag with delightful author and historian Sarah Vowell (go back and listen to that episode from 10/4/23 now!), the term “10 gallon hat” came up.Both hosts, as well as Sarah, were stymied on the origin of the term. What does it really mean? Does it refer to the size of a cowboy hat? A measurement of water? Does it have to do with how much water a cowboy hat can hold, and why would you pour all that water into a hat anyway?We...
2024-02-0220 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaNatasha Lyonne: Armchair Physicist⚛️⚛️⚛️Paul and Stephen read a letter from Keith, an airline pilot in Idaho who shares his incredible UFO sighting and belief in Interdimensional Sasquatch Travel.Then.... Natasha Lyonne joins, and that’s when things get weird and quantum-physical.Listen in as Paul and Stephen follow Natasha around her house, feed Rootbeer the dog, and learn why she’s comforted by the dulcet sound of quantum physics audio books at bedtime. Hear why discipline and restraint and the structure of mathematics is grounding and leads to talk of Stanl...
2024-01-2453 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaA Different Kind of Ted (Chiang) Talk🦾🦾🦾In this Chinwag, Paul and Stephen are thrilled to be subject to fascinating thought experiments by award-winning fiction writer Ted Chiang. Up for the discussion?The difference between fact and fiction when it comes to the existence of alien life, and whether Paul is indeed an assassin because he played one in an action film Ted once saw. Imaginations are running amok and people can’t differentiate between what’s real and what isn’t. Is social media to blame or was The National Enquirer the social media of yester-year? On...
2023-12-2754 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaGoing Hard in the Paint with Neil Gaiman🎄🎄🎄Wanna go on a tour of fringe places to visit with Paul, Stephen, and award-winning author Neil Gaiman?Paul, Stephen and Neil love a weird outing and this episode introduces you to a bevy of greats. From Wisconsin’s own House on the Rock, to the Winchester Mystery House. Hear about the Museum of Jurassic Technology in LA, the Soviet Arctic Exploration Museum in St. Petersburg, and the Museum of Old and New Art in Tasmania. If these sound like a dream vacation itinerary, then this is the Chinwag for you!
2023-12-201h 05
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen Asma(Tom) Hanks For Coming!🍠🍠🍠Academy Award winning actor, writer, author and all-around wonderful human Tom Hanks joins Paul and Stephen to help unload specious facts about Quebec, Canada (lowest marriage rate in the world!), Blue Zones and the importance of purple yams.Paul, Stephen and Tom discuss the speed of information, Chat GPT, cognitive dissonance in AI, and question the use of Waze to beat traffic. How have our memories changed since the advent of cell phones? Are acting skills useful when it comes to writing a book? Plus, Tom still recalls his Bosom Buddies co-star Peter Sco...
2023-11-2955 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaBonus-wag: Q&A with 2 Pauls, 1 Stephen✨🤩🌟Recorded live at the Murmrr Theater in Brooklyn, NY on Oct 17th with the incomparable Paul Rudd.Chinwag’s studio audience jumps in on the action with their burning questions. More in-depth answers about fears, recurring dreams, pretend play and how improv plays a role in one’s success.Plus: Does I Love You Man mirror real life? And what’s its connection to Only Murders in the Building? Which Paul is actually a fan of the Almond Joy? What are Rudd’s favorite tunes from his B...
2023-11-1732 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaPaul Rudd's Too Sexy for this Pod🛋️🛋️🛋️Recorded live at the Murmrr Theater in Brooklyn, NY on Oct 17th.Paul and Stephen welcome Paul Rudd to discuss the genesis of his childhood fears, the difference between fears and phobias, and list all the things that give them the willies (puppets, clowns, and cockroaches OH MY!).Join our rapt studio audience as Rudd regales with his creepy childhood bedroom decor (velvet Charlie Brown portrait anyone?), explains why his recurring nightmares always took place in grocery stores, and how he got swallowed up by a sofa bed at 9 years old (thanks, Tr...
2023-11-1553 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaDigging Into The Business of Death🌺💀🌹Paul and Stephen are into learning about death. Not just what happens after one departs, not just about ghosts and spirits and the afterlife, but what happens in the days that follow - to the bodies, and to the workers in the trenches of the death industry.Enter journalist and author Hayley Campbell, who after a lifelong fascination with death, sought these answers from the hardworking people who make their living working with the dead. Learn about alkaline hydrolysis (water cremation), cryogenics, the euphemisms for embalming, crime scene clean up, and how women and...
2023-11-0159 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaThe Psychedelic Stylings of Dr. Matthew Johnson🍄🍄🍄Ever wonder about the real medicinal uses of psychedelics? Wanna hear tales from the guy who did time training in the bad trip tent at Burning Man? Paul and Stephen do, so they go to the tip of the spear - straight to Johns Hopkins’ foremost psychedelics expert, Dr. Matthew Johnson.In this mind-expanding chat, hear about Dr. Johnson’s trailblazing work to help advance the therapeutic use of psychedelics to treat depression, addiction, cancer, trauma, and PTSD.Find out how psychedelics act as lubricants to the brain to change unwanted behavior, and finally learn...
2023-10-111h 12
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaStephen Colbert Pt 2: More Magical Thoughts🧙🏻♂️🧙🏻♂️🧙🏻♂️Catch PART 2 of Paul and Stephen’s dip into the profoundly thoughtful mind of Mr. Stephen Colbert.Explore the power of prayer and magical thinking, the importance of unlearning what you know, and Paul and Colbert’s shared love of sci-fi, or as Stephen Asma calls it, “Gandalf and sh*t.” What’s the difference between sci-fi and fantasy, and can Lord of the Rings help process one’s grief?Tune in for musings on improvisation, zen master Amy Sedaris, and the fantastic conclusion to Colbert’s inspirational chance meeting with astronaut, Orly.Stephen Col...
2023-09-2742 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaTalking Sense with Stephen Colbert🐟🐟🐟Paul and Stephen get their daily dose of happiness during PART 1 of this illuminating and hilarious chat with writer, comedian, late night host, Mr. Stephen Colbert.Have you ever wondered why some spell Stephen with a V, while others with a PH? No? It’s great party fodder, trust us!Mr. Colbert captivates with his love of fishing, the evolution of the flounder, the consequences of unaddressed grief, and the religious sermon that changed him forever. Stay tuned for talk of Jungian archetypes and two transformative stories from Colbert’s Northwestern...
2023-09-2051 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaNnedi Okorafor Sees The Future🌍📚✍🏾Award-winning science fiction writer Nnedi Okorafor, who coined the term "Africanfuturism" joins co-hosts Paul Giamatti and Stephen Asma on this episode of CHINWAG.Tickling mice, javelin-throwing nuns and making friends with sentient AI are just some of the detours their conversation takes this week. Can Stephen and Nnedi finally bridge the gap between cat people and dog people and bring long-lasting peace to civilization?Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art.Nnedi Okrafor is the winner...
2023-08-161h 02
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaWE'VE GOT MAIL!📨📨📨Paul Giamatti and Stephen Asma asked for your thoughts, your burning questions, your weirdest musings, and you responded - in droves!Stephen from St. Louis asks, do watershed moments exist and is the term actually overused and misunderstood? Paul and Stephen discuss and wonder what history actually IS after all? And somehow, American soldier Boston Corbett makes an appearance.Then - are you superstitious? Anna from Belfast writes in about the Irish Fairy Thorn Tree which some believe to be the gateway between a mortal world and the other-world. You asked, Chinwag answered, and that...
2023-08-0934 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaPillow Talk with Dream Expert Deirdre Barrett💭💭💭Paul Giamatti and Stephen Asma are fascinated and confounded by dreams and the act of dreaming. Enter renowned dream and hypnosis expert, Dr. Deirdre Barrett and hear Paul and Stephen question the very meaning and purpose of dreams.Are they precognitive? Can dreams tell of past lives? Does imagination and intuition play a role? Do recurring dreams help protect us? What is dream incubation and can we manipulate our dreams to find answers to life’s pressing questions? Answers are revealed during this lively Chinwag.Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Stephen Asm...
2023-08-0257 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaThe Marvel-ous Mr. Cheadle🦶🏽🦶🏽🦶🏽Paul Giamatti and Stephen Asma go deep with Don Cheadle and explore the importance of improv to combat aging, miming to Zapruder films, religion to tame the ego, gorilla trekking, and Paul’s desire to be considered for foot fetish sites. Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art.Don Cheadle is an award-winning actor, director, activist, musician and golfer. His new Marvel spy series Secret Invasion is streaming on Disney+.Note...
2023-07-2650 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaSATANIC PANIC!👹👹👹This week, Paul Giamatti and Stephen Asma go down a wild rabbit hole on Satanism, a topic they find endlessly fascinating. They ruminate on everything from atheism to Aleister Crowley, pentagrams to Frankenstein. Also hear about sex magick (with a "K").Bonus: Jimmy Page’s purported Satan worship! You don’t want to miss this deep dive into the diabolical. Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art.👹👹👹
2023-07-191h 00
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaA Detour Through Life with Amy Sedaris🚇🚇🚇Paul Giamatti and Stephen Asma host a candid chat with the always effervescent and inventive Amy Sedaris. Hear about Amy’s love of Japanese subways, why she finally broke down and got a phone, her impression of Dolly Parton, and love for the artistic works of George W. Bush, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr.Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art.Amy Sedaris is a comedian, writer, tal...
2023-07-1246 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaENCORE: Patton Oswalt and The Mandela Effect🎭🎭🎭An encore presentation of Paul Giamatti’s and Stephen Asma’s chat with Patton Oswalt recorded at SXSW 2023 in Austin, TX. Paul and Stephen learn about Oswalt’s current obsession with the Mandela Effect and take an unexpected wild detour through Shakespeare, demons, horror movies and goo pods. Bonus: Paul and Stephen read fan mail and debate a suggested explanation for the Mandela Effect. Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art. Patton Oswalt is a stand...
2023-07-051h 05
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaAre You Still A UFO Skeptic?🛸🛸🛸More shocking revelations from Paul Giamatti’s and Stephen Asma’s chat with Mutual UFO Network’s (MUFON) Star UFO investigator Katie Paige.What IS Project Looking Glass, and has this secret operation been part of a cover-up? Hear more about the trauma associated with the purported alien abductions of Whitley Strieber and Betty Andreeason. Bonus: Paul and Stephen learn about the hat man, shadow people, alien cadavers and lizard people.Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosop...
2023-06-2853 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaTruth & Lies with UFO Investigator Katie Paige👽👽👽Katie Paige, Mutual UFO Network’s (MUFON) Star UFO investigator, joins Paul Giamatti and Stephen Asma for an enthralling, deeply weird chat on paranormal unknowns like Travis Walton’s alien abduction, crop circles, and cattle mutilation. Bonus: Government involvement and cover-ups, Skinwalker Ranch, disembodied electrical voices, and a connection between UFOs and Bigfoot!Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art.Katie Paige is Colorado MUFON’s State Director. She is a STAR Investig...
2023-06-2151 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaBilly Bob Thornton TAKE 2: Visions, Phobias, and Obscure Beatles Tracks🍴🍴🍴More lively excerpts from Paul Giamatti’s and Stephen Asma’s chat with Academy Award winner and musician, Billy Bob Thornton. This time Billy Bob talks about his psychic mom, his intense dislike of old silverware, Fettuccine Alfredo, and the genesis of Paul’s childhood bug phobia.Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art. Billy Bob Thornton is an Academy Award-winning actor, screenwriter, and musician who will be touring the US and Europe summer 2...
2023-06-1433 min
Kasich & KlepperIntroducing 'Paul Giamatt's CHINWAG with Stephen Asma'🐘🐘🐘"CHINWAG" is the newest podcast from Treefort Media, and we're inviting you to sample it here first!Paul Giamatti (yes, THE award-winning actor and producer) & Stephen Asma (aka the Professor) join forces for a freewheeling series of conversations that dive deep (like, really, really deep) into the wilderness of the mind.Featuring prominent guests from diverse fields, Chinwag is esoteric in the best way possible, as Paul and Stephen delve into anything and everything: Are we living in a simulation? What’s the most perfect sentence in literature...
2023-06-0802 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaTheresa Caputo Is Never Alone🐿🐿🐿Paul Giamatti and Stephen Asma have their first-ever readings with the Long Island Medium herself, Theresa Caputo. Join as they post-game about everything from intuition to the afterlife, and hear how Theresa can not catch a break from the spirits, despite her dad’s pleading. Bonus: which pet animal visits from the other side the most? Hint, it’s not Fido. Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art.The Long Island Medium...
2023-06-071h 02
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaSO YOU THINK YOU’RE A STARSEED?🌟🌟🌟Recorded Live in Denver at SeriesFest 2023, Paul Giamatti and Stephen Asma talk to a live audience about the trendy topic of Starseeds, a cosmic mystery whose content has over 1 billion views on TikTok. Also in this episode: the reading of Akashic records, and Exorcism: is this still a thing? Bonus: Paul is left utterly baffled by the coronation of King Charles.Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art. Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer.🌟🌟🌟New episodes drop Wednesdays for fre...
2023-05-3152 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaEven Psychopaths Suffer Burnout with Candice DeLong💊💊💊Killer Psyche podcast host Candice DeLong spent two decades in the FBI as a criminal profiler tracking serial killers and working such notorious cases as the Unabomber and the Chicago Tylenol Murders. Paul Giamatti and Stephen Asma explore the terrifying and tactical world of tracking murderers with Candice and learn that even psychopaths suffer career burnout. Bonus: learn about predictive behaviors of serial killers (bed-wetting?!), Ted Bundy’s incarcerated romance, and a key tip when negotiating to save one’s life.Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, r...
2023-05-2448 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaThe Cult of Kathryn Hahn🏐🏐🏐Paul Giamatti and Stephen Asma are fascinated by Kathryn Hahn’s deep knowledge of cults, con men, hypnosis, brainwashing dogs, and the power of late night volleyball sessions. Bonus: Travis the chimpanzee, radical nuns, lice couches, do Popes Netflix and chill, and that time Paul fought off kidnapping Krishnas in Northern Ireland!Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art. Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Kathryn Hahn is an accomplished actress currently starring in Hulu’s limited series “Tiny Beautiful Things.”🏐🏐🏐New episodes...
2023-05-1055 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaTripping with William Shatner🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽Stephen Asma and Paul Giamatti are giddy to speak with lifelong hero and Star Trek alum William Shatner on tequila tastings, space travel, bum drug trips, holding on to your inner child and that time he beat up an Australian Olympic swimmer on stage. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art. Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. William Shatner is an Emmy award-winning actor, writer, recording artist and director whose new documentary You Can Call Me Bill premiered at SXSW 2023.🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽
2023-05-031h 01
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaTALKING MONSTERS with Paul Giamatti and Stephen Asma👺🤠🎸Recorded live at SXSW 2023, Paul Giamatti and Stephen Asma have a spirited conversation about werewolves, Godzilla, the Loch Ness Monster and Sasquatch – and their cultural impact. Chaos ensues in the Q&A with audience.Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art. Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer.👺🤠🎸New episodes drop Wednesdays for free... n(🧊)Make sure to follow us @chinwagpod 👉🏼
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2023-04-261h 02
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaMysteries of Ancient Egypt with Dr. Kara Cooney🌅🇪🇬🌅Stephen Asma and Paul Giamatti get to the bottom of all your burning questions on Ancient Egypt with UCLA Egyptologist Dr. Kara Cooney. They go deep into mysteries surrounding pyramids, death cults, aliens, mummies and cats from that time period, as well as unexpected topics, like the significant role self-fellatio played in ancient Egyptian religious practices and beliefs. They also hit on Pharaoh Akhenaten and the challenges faced by female rulers in Egypt, as well as their lasting impacts on society.Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science...
2023-04-191h 02
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaPatton Oswalt and The Mandela Effect😈😈😈Recorded live in Austin at SXSW, Stephen Asma and Paul Giamatti learn about Patton Oswalt’s current obsession with The Mandela Effect and take a wild detour through Shakespeare, demons, horror movies and goo pods.Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art. Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Patton Oswalt is a stand-up comedian, actor and writer.😈😈😈New episodes drop Wednesdays for free... n(🧊)Make sure to follow us @chinwagpod 👉🏼
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2023-04-1255 min
Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen AsmaSwapping ghost stories with Billy Bob Thornton👻 👻 👻Stephen Asma and Paul Giamatti host a wild conversation with Academy Award-winning actor Billy Bob Thornton that meanders through uncanny and unexplained tales of the paranormal, encountering everything from ghosts, psychics, bad feng shui, sleep paralysis and shimmering blobs.Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art. Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Billy Bob Thornton is an Academy Award-winning actor, screenwriter, and musician who will be touring the US and Europe this summer with his band, The Boxmasters.👻 👻...
2023-04-0548 min
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancAgainst Fairness feat. Stephen AsmaIts difficult to describe the work our guest Stephen Asma does, falling at the intersection of philosophy, psychology, religion, and study of the emotions. Greg calls it “Affective Neuro Philosophy.” So many different disciplines converge on what he is doing, but really it’s all about trying to understand humans.Stephen Asma is Professor of Philosophy at Columbia College Chicago, where he is also Senior Fellow of the Research Group in Mind, Science and Culture, and he is the author of ten books, including “The Evolution of Imagination,” “Against Fairness,” “Why We Need Religion,” and “On Monsters: an Unnatural History...
2022-09-161h 09
Retell MeWitches**NOTE: In this episode, we said “asexual” to describe the patriarchy’s expectation of women’s behavior. Thanks to listener feedback, we now know that we should have used language like “sexless” or “chaste” in this context. We’re leaving it up for the sake of transparency. We apologize for this misuse of the word. We are always learning and striving to do better!
OPENING QUOTE: “Witches live outside civilization and its rules. In fact it’s the witch’s disinterest in the hero and his adventures that the patriarchal authorities despise. They want her toiling in the nurse...
2022-07-051h 17
Asma’s PalaceThe boy who never gave up (Stephen Curry)It is about never giving up always follow your dream practice a lot Always and never let your guard down.
2022-06-1914 min
Wear We AreEpisode 23: Gun ReformWear is the Love, Episode 23This week it’s all about gun safety legislation, which is being voted on in the House. The Senate will also have its chance to have its say, but potentially not until next week. We discuss the possibilities, plus our views on President Biden’s surprise speech on the issue last Thursday. Let us know your thoughts!Episode notesPresident Biden’s speech transcriptThe Top 5 articles for your week:* “Waiting at a Texas hospital for children who never arrive” (New Yorker)Because th...
2022-06-0538 min
For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveEpisode 23: Gun ReformWear is the Love, Episode 23This week it’s all about gun safety legislation, which is being voted on in the House. The Senate will also have its chance to have its say, but potentially not until next week. We discuss the possibilities, plus our views on President Biden’s surprise speech on the issue last Thursday. Let us know your thoughts!Episode notesPresident Biden’s speech transcriptThe Top 5 articles for your week:“Waiting at a Texas hospital for children who never arrive” (New Yorker)Because this short...
2022-06-0539 min
MonsterTalk239 - Monsterology with Stephen AsmaWhen we think about monsters, the number one reaction most people will have is fear. Why is that and where does it come from? How do our brains process the concept of monsters, our gut reactions to them, and about where we stand with all of that? In this episode of MonsterTalk, Blake sits down with author, professor, and artist, Stephen Asma to delve into how monsters evolved with us as humans culturally, how our imaginations play a role in it, and how our minds wrap themselves around our beliefs—among many other things.Become a supporter of th...
2021-11-1559 min
BásicamenteEl Fantasma Tenía AsmaMateo y Cynthia se juntan de nuevo en este episodio temático de Halloween. Ambos hablan sobre sus películas, series, música, libros y podcasts favoritos que hacen que su adrenalina se dispare, sin necesidad de saltar en paracaídas o gastar casi todo el dinero de su cuenta de ahorros en comida. También nos cuentan un par de sus experiencias paranormales (¿Mateo encuentra un qué en su armario?) y los dos leen historias un tanto perturbadoras enviadas por sus oyentes.
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2021-10-2649 min
Religion, Technology, and Human PresenceMonsterology: Technological HauntingsDr. Stephen T. Asma is Professor of Philosophy and Founding Fellow of the Research Group in Mind, Science and Culture at Columbia College Chicago. Asma is the author of ten books, including Why We Need Religion (Oxford University Press, 2018), The Evolution of Imagination (University of Chicago Press, 2017), On Monsters: an Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears (Oxford, 2009), and The Gods Drink Whiskey (HarperOne, 2005). He writes regularly for the New York Times, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and Aeon. He discusses how his recent book, "The Emotional Mind: The Affective Roots of Culture and Cognition" (with Rami Gabriel...
2021-06-0127 min
ExPhysCastEpisode 3: It's All About You: Personalized Exercise PrescriptionIn this episode, we dive into the concept of personalized exercise prescription and its many diverse applications including the recently popular telehealth phenomenon. Featuring special guest Stephen Maris, PhD.
All content provided in the ExpHysCast is to be considered as educational and speculational. Nothing discussed in the ExPhysCast should be considered medical advice. If you have any medical questions, please speak to your primary care provider.
Papers discussed:
Rogers B. A personalized low intensity exercise prescription based on an index of non-linear heart rate variability: A case report. Journal of Athletic Enhancement, 2020;9:1.
2021-05-171h 35
Sped up Rationally SpeakingRationally Speaking #84 - Stephen Asma On the Myth of Universal LoveJust like love, motherhood, and apple pie, no one could be against fairness. No one, that is, except philosopher Stephen Asma, the author of "Against Fairness." Massimo and Julia sit down with Stephen in this episode of Rationally Speaking, to talk about what he thinks is wrong with the concept of fairness -- and about certain traditional values he thinks are more important.
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2020-12-1445 min
The Coode Street PodcastEpisode 423: Ten Minutes with Theodora GossTen minutes with... is a special series presented by Coode Street that sees readers and booklovers from around the world talk about what they're reading right now and what's getting them through these difficult times.
Today Gary is joined by novelist, poet, scholar, and teacher Theodora Goss, whose trilogy The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club, one of the more delightful fantasy series of the past few years, concluded last fall with The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl. We touch upon the story behind her narrative poem in The Book of Dragons, narrative poetry in general...
2020-05-1916 min
Saturday ReviewPlay Well, Monos, Vassa, Elizabeth Strout, The AccidentPlay Well is a new exhibition opening at the Wellcome Collection in London, aiming to explore how play transforms both childhood and society.On a mountaintop in Colombia, eight children with guns watch over a hostage and a conscripted milk cow, communicated with over the radio by a threatening commander. That's the basic plot of a new film Monos, which has won awards at international festivals. Vassa is the new production at London's Almeida Theatre, adapted from Maxim Gorky's play by Mike Bartlett and starring Siobhan Redmond.Elizabeth Strout's new novel Olive Again...
2019-10-2646 min
The Strange and Unusual PodcastHere There Be MonstersMonsters have been with us from the dawn of humankind. The monster's history in our mythology and belief systems speaks to the many hidden needs and fears within the human mind. On this episode, we explore why the human mind has always needed monsters, through combat myths, Beowulf, an Egyptian creation myth, Greek tragedy, and more. And in homage to scary monster stories, it opens with a monster-under-the-bed tale I call 'Silver Eyes'.
'Silver Eyes' written by Alyson Horrocks
Research Sources: 'Monsters: Evil Beings, Mythical Beasts, and all Manner of Imaginary Terrors' by Da...
2019-07-1953 min
Discover A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Addictive.Why We Need Religion by Stephen T. AsmaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/181667to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Why We Need Religion
Author: Stephen T. Asma
Narrator: James Anderson Foster
Format: mp3
Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
Release date: 12-25-18
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 12 ratings
Genres: Science & Religion
Publisher's Summary:
Stephen Asma argues that, like art, religion has direct access to our emotional lives in ways that science does not. No theorist of religion has failed to notice the importance of emotions in spiritual and ritual life, but truly systematic research has only recently delivered concrete data on the neurology, psychology, and anthropology of the emotional systems...
2018-12-2511h 19
*~Evolution Revolution with Dulcinea~**~Evolution Revolution 70 with Stephen Asma~*Welcome to Evolution Revolution Radio with Dulcinea that launched officially on October 25th, 2007 with Sedona Talk Radio, and from Episode 22 to Current, Dulcinea Independently Produces, Hosts and Creates Evolution Revolution Radio. There are over a hundred Episodes recorded with Authors, Leaders, Teachers and more. New recordings are in the works- SUPER Exciting!
Evolution Revolution Mission Statement: Evolution Revolution is focused on offering listeners intuitive and balanced information that fosters transformation, both personally and globally, ultimately raising the consciousness on planet earth.
In this Episode recorded LIVE on Thursday, June 11, 2009, Distinguished Philosophy Professor at Columbia College Chicago, Author and Inspirational Speaker...
2018-11-2757 min
Open StacksA Not Uncritical Open Heartedness: Peter Coviello, Stephen T Asma, & the Seminary Co-op on MiddlemarchOpen Stacks returns from summer break with fresh ears and shelf-browsings: Peter Coviello takes a walk through the stacks, Stephen T Asma speaks on Why We Need Religion, and the Co-op's eminent booksellers talk about Middlemarch.
2018-10-0139 min
The Michael Shermer Show26. Dr. Stephen T. Asma — Why We Need ReligionIn this dialogue Dr. Michael Shermer talks with philosopher Stephen T. Asma, a Professor of Philosophy and Founding Fellow of the Research Group in Mind, Science, and Culture at Columbia College, Chicago. His new book is Why We Need Religion, in which he argues that, like art, religion has direct access to our emotional lives in ways that science does not. Yes, science can give us emotional feelings of wonder and the sublime—we can feel the sacred depths of nature—but there are many forms of human suffering and vulnerability that are beyond the reach of help from scie...
2018-06-221h 22
Book Club for Masochists: a Readers' Advisory PodcastEpisode 016 - Supernatural and Paranormal Non-fictionJust in time to miss Halloween, this episode has us reading Supernatural and Paranormal Non-fiction. And by "reading" we mean "not reading", as several of us fail to finish any books. Thankfully, we can blame everything on gremlins. Plus wolfmen, ghosts, mermaids, dramatic readings, and special guests. Your hosts this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Inti Dewey | Jessi Recommended (thanks entirely to Jessi) Ghosts: A Haunted History by Lisa Morton National Geographic Ultimate Guide to Supernatural Places by Sarah Bartlett Haunted Hotels by Jo-Anne Christensen The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Paranormal...
2016-11-011h 21
Listen, Learn, Love With Free Audiobook | Radio & TV, News, Business, & CultureBuddha for Beginners by Stephen T. Asma | AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Buddha for BeginnersAuthor: Stephen T. AsmaNarrator: John C. WinsonFormat: UnabridgedLength: 1 hr and 58 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 08-05-15Publisher: Vibrance PressGenres: Religion & Spirituality, Buddhism & Eastern ReligionsSummary:Despite the widespread popularity of Buddhist practices (like meditation), there is little understanding of the complex philosophy behind Buddhism. The historical Buddha, Gautama, was a real person - a radical - who challenged the religious leaders of his day. Buddha for...
2015-08-051h 58
Rationally Speaking PodcastRationally Speaking #84 - Stephen Asma On the Myth of Universal LoveJust like love, motherhood, and apple pie, no one could be against fairness. No one, that is, except philosopher Stephen Asma, the author of "Against Fairness." Massimo and Julia sit down with Stephen in this episode of Rationally Speaking, to talk about what he thinks is wrong with the concept of fairness -- and about certain traditional values he thinks are more important.
2013-04-0746 min
The University of Chicago Press PodcastStephen T. Asma, “Against Fairness” (University of Chicago, 2013)Modern liberalism is built on the principle of equality and its corollary, the principle of fairness (treating equals equally). But have we taken the one and the other too far? Are we deceiving ourselves about our ability to treat each others equally, that is, to be “fair?” In his provocative new book Against Fairness (University of Chicago, 2013), Stephen T. Asma makes the case that we have indeed become kind of fairness-mad, and that this madness has led us all to be (at best) hypocrites and (at worst) harmful to ourselves and others. Asma says we should temper our (Western) noti...
2013-04-051h 00
New Books in Big IdeasStephen T. Asma, “Against Fairness” (University of Chicago, 2013)Modern liberalism is built on the principle of equality and its corollary, the principle of fairness (treating equals equally). But have we taken the one and the other too far? Are we deceiving ourselves about our ability to treat each others equally, that is, to be “fair?” In his provocative new book Against Fairness (University of Chicago, 2013), Stephen T. Asma makes the case that we have indeed become kind of fairness-mad, and that this madness has led us all to be (at best) hypocrites and (at worst) harmful to ourselves and others. Asma says we should temper our (Western) noti...
2013-04-051h 00
New Books in Buddhist StudiesStephen T. Asma, “Against Fairness” (University of Chicago, 2013)Modern liberalism is built on the principle of equality and its corollary, the principle of fairness (treating equals equally). But have we taken the one and the other too far? Are we deceiving ourselves about our ability to treat each others equally, that is, to be “fair?” In his provocative new book Against Fairness (University of Chicago, 2013), Stephen T. Asma makes the case that we have indeed become kind of fairness-mad, and that this madness has led us all to be (at best) hypocrites and (at worst) harmful to ourselves and others. Asma says we should temper our (Western) noti...
2013-04-051h 00
U Chicago Press Audio WorksStephen T. Asma in praise of favoritismStephen T. Asma interviewed about his book, Against Fairness, published by the University of Chicago Press. Interview by Chris Gondek.
2013-01-2119 min
Press Play On This Sensational Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.Why I Am a Buddhist by Stephen T. AsmaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/161672to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Why I Am a Buddhist
Author: Stephen T. Asma
Narrator: Tom Pile
Format: mp3
Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
Release date: 05-22-12
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 95 ratings
Genres: Eastern
Publisher's Summary:
2012-05-226h 26
MonsterTalkOn MonstersThis week on MonsterTalk, author Stephen Asma (Professor of Philosophy at Columbia College Chicago) speaks about his comprehensive book surveying Western monster-lore. Is humankind’s fascination with monsters broader than any single cause? Asma’s On Monsters examines hundreds of legends — and their cultural, psychological and social implications. READ full episode notesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.Some product links may be affiliated with Amazon revenue sharing.
2010-11-0354 min
MonsterTalkOn MonstersThis week on MonsterTalk, author Stephen Asma (Professor of Philosophy at Columbia College Chicago) speaks about his comprehensive book surveying Western monster-lore.
Is humankind’s fascination with monsters broader than any single cause? Asma’s On Monsters examines hundreds of legends — and their cultural, psychological and social implications.
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2010-11-0354 min
Starstyle®-Be the Star You Are!®Olympic Flame, The Last Wolf, Why I am a BuddhistThe Last Wolf: A vivid quest through the eyes of a Marine Corps Chief Scout Sniper by Thomas Cox, is a poignant memoir of a Marine Corps chief scout sniper. Cox takes us into the precision-dependent world of one of the most sought after military professions in the world with the grueling training, and actual combat experiences. http://www.thelastwolf.net The 2010 Winter Olympics have finished with a number of surprise winners. Over the years the Winter Olympics have undergone significant changes. Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany will present a brief overview of this year’s event while providing a hi...
2010-03-0459 minStarstyle®-Be the Star You Are!®Olympic Flame, The Last Wolf, Why I am a BuddhistThe Last Wolf: A vivid quest through the eyes of a Marine Corps Chief Scout Sniper by Thomas Cox, is a poignant memoir of a Marine Corps chief scout sniper. Cox takes us into the precision-dependent world of one of the most sought after military professions in the world with the grueling training, and actual combat experiences. http://www.thelastwolf.net The 2010 Winter Olympics have finished with a number of surprise winners. Over the years the Winter Olympics have undergone significant changes. Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany will present a brief overview of this year's event while providing a historical...
2010-03-0459 min
Podularity » Podcast Feed39. On Monsters: An Unnatural History of our Worst FearsI first became aware of Stephen Asma‘s book on the fine Washington Post Book World podcast (which sadly is no more). The Post also chose the book as one of its top non-fiction titles of the year for 2009, calling it “a safari through the many manifestations of our idea of the monstrous”. Their reviewer went on: “I have seldom read a book that so satisfyingly achieves such an ambitious goal.” And indeed the book is much more than a mere freakish parade of monsters (though that is a part of its pleasure) – it is rather an investigation of the meaning of m...
2010-01-1319 minPodularity » Podcast FeedPick of the podcastsThis is the first of a new series which will feature a regular round-up of podcasts on other sites which I have recently enjoyed. Hallowe’en may be over, but as Stephen Asma tells Ron Charles on the Washington Post Book World podcast, humanity’s fear of monsters – and our fascination with them – is not likely to evaporate any time soon. Asma, a specialist in the philosophy and history of science, is amusing on the “class divisions” that exist in our perceptions of monsters, with vampires as a sort of aristocracy at the top and zombies as the lumpenproleteriat at the bottom o...
2009-11-0137 min