Wholesome and Heathen

Season 3 Episode 2! Join Wholesome and Heathen as they dive into the philosophy of Confucius. You know that Confucius says things, but what things? And why have those things been so fundamental to the lifestyles of entire countries? And how do those things relate to Wreck-It-Ralph, a movie about a Donkey Kong wannabe? Learn about the five constant virtues, the importance of family, and what species of animals Heathen can't differentiate in today's heavenly mandated episode! Send comments, concerns, and your wisest/pithiest phrases to contact@wholesomeandheathen.com

Season 3 Episode 2! Join Wholesome and Heathen as they dive into the philosophy of Confucius. You know that Confucius says things, but what things? And why have those things been so fundamental to the lifestyles of entire countries? And how do those things relate to Wreck-It-Ralph, a movie about a Donkey Kong wannabe? Learn about the five constant virtues, the importance of family, and what species of animals Heathen can't differentiate in today's heavenly mandated episode! Send comments,...

Welcome Back! Join Wholesome and Heathen as they welcome you back for Season 3! This season, they're breaking down philosophy - one philosopher at a time - by giving you an intro course into the most famous philosophers and why they're famous. Starting of the list is a man almost as famous for his philosophy as he is his moustache: Neitzche. What did he have to say about suffering and the master-slave dynamic? And what exactly is an Ubermensch? How does any of this possibly relate to Shrek or Toy Story? Buzz in to find out! Direct questions, comments, concerns, and ways to enhance your suffering to better yourself to our inbox at Contact@wholesomeandheathen.com P.S. - We missed you.

Join Wholesome and Heathen for their Season 2 Finale! And what better film to center on for a finale than Minority Report! What does this film tell us about fate, or its philosph-ier term, determinism? Can you be held responsible for crimes you have yet to commit? And if you're stopped from committing them, were they ever going to happen to begin with? Let your brain go topsy-turvy trying to figure out where responsibility ends and destiny takes over with our mind-bending finale! Let us know how we're doing with comments and critiques at contact@wholesomeandheathen.com Your e-mails to us are predestined.

Join Wholesome and Heathen as they discuss the concept of Hedonism, and two of the most Hedonistic films of all time: Wolf of Wall Street (of course) and... Inside Out!? That's right! Learn of the ancient philosophers Aristippus and Epicurus, and see what they have to say about how to best live a life of pleasure! What brings about true joy? Is it purely physical, can it be mental, and are there any other metrics to determine pleasure? All this and more in season 2's penultimate episode! Got comments, critiques, concerns, or detailed plans on maximizing pleasure and minimizing sadness? Go ahead and shoot that bad boy to us at contact@wholesomeandheathen.com

Join Wholesome and Heathen as they take an adventurous look at The Secret Life of Walter Mitty! This movie has a lot to say about how to live life, but how much of that comes from Philosophers? Learn, too, of the value of judging a book by its cover with Aestheticism. What is it (besides a very difficult word to say) and how does art tie into Philosophy? All this and more in a truly beautiful episode of Wholesome and Heathen! Send comments, concerns, critiques, and directions to beautiful vistas virtually untarnished by the world of man at contact@wholesomeandheathen.com

Join Wholesome and Heathen as the touch on one of the most culturally impacting films of the late 2000's - The Dark Knight! This movie is absolutely stuffed full of Philosophy, but this episode concentrates on the truth. Is the truth always best? What is the value, if any, of a white lie? Is it okay to lie to comfort someone in dire straights? And in what situations are lies accepted and almost valued? If you thought the truth was simple, think again! Wholesome and Heathen are here to confuse your most basic understandings of reality and virtue with the flare, good humor, and better looks you know them for. Send comments, critiques, and your best Batman voice to contact@wholesomeandheathen.com

Join Wholesome and Heathen as they remember Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. What does this movie have to say about memory? And what does its unique visual and story-telling elements say about the value of our memories, their impact on our happiness, and our own perceptions of reality? All this and more in an episode loaded with neurological wonder and Heathen being totally grossed out by love! You won't want to miss it! It's kind of adorable. Tell us what traditionally beloved aspect of the human experience grosses you out at contact@wholesomeandheathen.com

Join Wholesome and Heathen as they discuss the 1997 film Gattaca! What does this movie have to say about ideas of perfection, and the long-term implications of genetically engineering humans? And in the 24 years since this movie was released, how close are we to the reality depicted in the film? The answer might scare you, but let Wholesome and Heathen's soothing, dulcet tones guide you through this fascinating and increasingly relevant picture. Join the discussion and tell us what perfect genes you'd splice into your future children at contact@wholesomeandheathen.com

Join Wholesome and Heathen as they deconstruct The Lego Movie and learn how even a kid’s film can be philosophical. Or are we just trying too hard to make it fit? Structure v creativity, order v freedom, all through the lens of the ancient Daoist teachings and/or motivational cat posters. Believe it or not, all this and more right here in this episode. Tell us who else should be a Master Builder and what you’d like to hear about next at contact@wholesomeandheathen.com

Join Wholesome and Heathen as they discuss the 2013 Joaquin Phoenix film, Her! Should AI exist, how should we interact with it? What is personhood, and would AI qualify? Is the punishment of an AI comparable to that of a human... or can it be even worse? All this and more in our second leap into the nearly-here world of Artificial Intelligence. Thank you, as always, for tuning in and let us know how despicably or kindly you would treat your AI at contact@wholesomeandheathen.com

Join Wholesome and Heathen for a Philosophical doozy of an episode! Today's film: the 2004 Will Smith action vehicle I, Robot. What does this goofy action film have to say about technology and our relationship with it? How can we identify sentience and intelligence, and how does ethics factor in to robotics programming? How blurry is the line between Artificial Intelligence and humanity, and how are these concepts already affecting our world today? All this and more in today's episode! Please send comments, critiques, and Captcha tests for verifying our humanity to contact@wholesomeandheathen.com

Join Wholesome and Heathen for their scariest episode yet, the first ever Halloween Special! Time to investigate the meaning of one of the most confusing cult classics of all time - Donnie Darko. Just what is this movie about? And how does an understanding of philosophy (and maybe an extra viewing or two) help you get just what the movie is trying to say? What about Frank the giant bunny scares us so much, and why? Answers to all this and more if you follow us down the rabbit hole. Send your comments, critiques, and time travel manifests to contact@wholesomeandheathen.com Find more information at wholesomeandheathen.com

Join Wholesome and Heathen as they delve into the clash that nearly ripped Marvel apart: the Civil War! With Iron Man on one side and Captain America on the other, good vs evil goes out the window. When it's good vs good, how do we know which side is right? Click play and find out. Send us your fan mail, hate mail, anything but spam mail to contact@wholesomeandheathen.com

Join Wholesome and Heathen as they deep dive into a wealth of philosophical conundrums: Black Mirror! Today we examine two episodes in particular - Season 3's San Junipero and Season 2's Be Right Back. How are they similar, how are they different, and why do they seem to take an opposite stance on the merits of reality? Tune in for the Philosophy, stay for the little things you may not have caught in each episode that highlight just how clever the writing really is! Send us your comments, critiques, concerns, and consciousnesses at contact@wholesomeandheathen.com

Join Wholesome and Heathen as they kick off Season 2! The Philosophy bros are back and examining a philosophy classic: The Matrix! What does The Matrix have to say about reality? Just how closely does the film tie into Plato's Allegory of the cave? What was the book Neo traded to some rando at the beginning, and why does it matter? Why is Mr. Anderson a much cooler name than you realized? All this and more in today's mind-boggling episode! Send comments, critiques, and grainy mp4 videos of you spoonbending to contact@wholesomeandheathen.com

Wholesome and Heathen are back for a rabblerousing good time! Join your favorite philosophical miscreants as they discuss the philosophy hiding deep within some obscure musical selections... and also Britney Spears! What would your favorite philosophers listen to? More importantly, what would they head-bang to? Join us in a mid-season interlude into the world of musical philosophy. Let us know your favorite secretly philosophical song at Wholesomeandheathen.com.

Welcome to the Season Finale! Join Wholesome and Heathen as they consider whether life has any meaning at all! Enter the joys of Nihilism. Well, at least they try to bring some joy to it. Who are Nietzsche, Camus, and Nagel, and what can they teach us about Nihilism and the much more comically named Absurdism. And what do Deadpool, Rick and Morty, and the Big Lebowski have to do with all of it? Contemplate the meaning of existence with us at wholesomeandheathen.com, and let us know our many intense but endearing failings at contact@wholesomeandheathen.com

Join Wholesome and Heathen as they tackle the mind-bending concept of existentialism. What is existentialism? Why does it give us crises? And how can Fight Club and Grammy Award winning pop duo Twenty One Pilots help us understand these concepts a little better? Find your meaning for life at wholesomeandheathen.com, or tell us how wrong we are at contact@wholesomeandheathen.com

Join Wholesome and Heathen as they discuss the Social Contract! Who is John Locke? Who is Thomas Hobbes? And what do Dr. Doom, the Walking Dead, and Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One have to do with those old dudes? Find out here, and send any comments, questions, critiques, or life-enveloping existential queries to contact@wholesomeandheathen.com