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The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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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Ep. 235: Judith Butler's "Gender Trouble" (Part One)

Feb 3, 2020
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PEL Presents PMP#29: Martin Scorsese the Auteur w/ Colin Marshall

Jan 29, 2020
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Ep. 234: Beauvoir on Romance in "The Second Sex" (Part Two)

Jan 27, 2020
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Ep. 234: Beauvoir on Romance in "The Second Sex" (Part One)

Jan 20, 2020
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PEL Presents PMP#27: For the Love of Star Wars

Jan 15, 2020
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Ep. 233: Plato's "Protagoras" on Virtue (Part Two)

Jan 13, 2020
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PEL Presents PMP#26: We Watch "Watchmen" w/ David Pizarro (Very Bad Wizards)

Jan 8, 2020
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Ep. 233: Plato's "Protagoras" on Virtue (Part One)

Jan 6, 2020
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Ep. 232: Simone De Beauvoir's "The Second Sex" (Part Two)

Dec 29, 2019
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Ep. 232: Simone De Beauvoir's "The Second Sex" (Part One)

Dec 23, 2019