web01.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:58:14 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) ex.haust - Episodes Tagged with “Philosophy” https://exhaust.fireside.fm/tags/philosophy Fri, 28 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0700 Co-hosts Emmet and John plumb the depths of history, culture, and philosophy to understand why it is that despite calamities and rapid change nothing feels possible anymore. Guests include artists, scholars, and thinkers from all over the world. Subscribe to our Patreon to receive 2 extra exclusive episodes a month: https://www.patreon.com/exhaust en-us episodic A podcast about political, cultural, and psychological exhaustion and why nothing feels possible. Emmet Penney Co-hosts Emmet and John plumb the depths of history, culture, and philosophy to understand why it is that despite calamities and rapid change nothing feels possible anymore. Guests include artists, scholars, and thinkers from all over the world. Subscribe to our Patreon to receive 2 extra exclusive episodes a month: https://www.patreon.com/exhaust yes politics, culture, history, philosophy Emmet Penney emmetmpenney@gmail.com [teaser] Latour and the Problem of Science ft. Jacob Shell https://exhaust.fireside.fm/91 0005e926-fb6b-4f01-9d70-cd8b9a839adb Fri, 28 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Geographer and author Jacob Shell joined me to talk about his obituary of the late Bruno Latour who rose to prominence critiquing science and then turned his back on his most influential works of critical theory in 2004. We discuss the postmodern turn, science as ideology, the problem of critical theory, epistemic authority, "trusting the science," and more! 15:03 yes Geographer and author Jacob Shell joined me to talk about his obituary of the late Bruno Latour who rose to prominence critiquing science and then turned his back on his most influential works of critical theory in 2004. We discuss the postmodern turn, science as ideology, the problem of critical theory, epistemic authority, "trusting the science," and more! To hear the rest of the episode and get 2 exlusive episodes plus bonus content every month, subscribe to our Patreon! How Critical Theory Learned to Trust the Science (https://compactmag.com/article/how-critical-theory-learned-to-trust-the-science) by Jacob Shell, Compact Why Has Critique Run out of Steam? From Matters of Fact to Matters of Concern (http://www.bruno-latour.fr/sites/default/files/89-CRITICAL-INQUIRY-GB.pdf) by Bruno Latour Check out Jacob's books: Transportation and Revolt: Pigeons, Mules, Canals, and the Vanishing Geographies of Subversive Mobility (https://www.amazon.com/Transportation-Revolt-Vanishing-Geographies-Subversive/dp/0262029332/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=) Giants of the Monsoon Forest: Living and Working with Elephants (https://www.amazon.com/Giants-Monsoon-Forest-Working-Elephants/dp/0393247767/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ZZ3KUSLAF66R&keywords=jacob+shell&qid=1666973760&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjk3IiwicXNhIjoiMC45OSIsInFzcCI6IjEuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=jacob%2520shell%2Caps%2C96&sr=8-1) bruno latour, climate change, covid, science, postmodernism, philosophy Geographer and author Jacob Shell joined me to talk about his obituary of the late Bruno Latour who rose to prominence critiquing science and then turned his back on his most influential works of critical theory in 2004. We discuss the postmodern turn, science as ideology, the problem of critical theory, epistemic authority, "trusting the science," and more!

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How Critical Theory Learned to Trust the Science by Jacob Shell, Compact
Why Has Critique Run out of Steam? From Matters of Fact to Matters of Concern by Bruno Latour

Check out Jacob's books:
Transportation and Revolt: Pigeons, Mules, Canals, and the Vanishing Geographies of Subversive Mobility
Giants of the Monsoon Forest: Living and Working with Elephants

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To hear the rest of the episode and get 2 exlusive episodes plus bonus content every month, subscribe to our Patreon!

How Critical Theory Learned to Trust the Science by Jacob Shell, Compact
Why Has Critique Run out of Steam? From Matters of Fact to Matters of Concern by Bruno Latour

Check out Jacob's books:
Transportation and Revolt: Pigeons, Mules, Canals, and the Vanishing Geographies of Subversive Mobility
Giants of the Monsoon Forest: Living and Working with Elephants

]]> [teaser] Futures Past: On the Relation of Past and Future in Modern History p. I https://exhaust.fireside.fm/p24t 4ef2d337-0874-456a-b7f1-9e96f09168a9 Sun, 06 Mar 2022 15:00:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet and John began their reading of Koselleck's Futures Past. They situate his context, layout his questions and method, and then open the first essay. They discuss the transition into modernity, the nature of historical time, the waning of eschaton, the secularization of the political and thus the future, and medieval eschatological tradition, and way more. 15:36 yes Emmet and John began their reading of Koselleck's Futures Past. They situate his context, layout his questions and method, and then open the first essay. They discuss the transition into modernity, the nature of historical time, the waning of eschaton, the secularization of the political and thus the future, and medieval eschatological tradition, and way more. This is a teaser. To hear the rest and get the rest of our exclusive episodes, become a Patron! (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) history, philosophy, leo strauss, carl schmitt, heidegger, apocalypse, religion, christianity, politics Emmet and John began their reading of Koselleck's Futures Past. They situate his context, layout his questions and method, and then open the first essay. They discuss the transition into modernity, the nature of historical time, the waning of eschaton, the secularization of the political and thus the future, and medieval eschatological tradition, and way more.

This is a teaser. To hear the rest and get the rest of our exclusive episodes, become a Patron!

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This is a teaser. To hear the rest and get the rest of our exclusive episodes, become a Patron!

]]> Episode 63: Public Writing, Public Thinking ft. Oliver Traldi https://exhaust.fireside.fm/63 c6c61d03-0f06-48f4-bf95-6e411ed1ec23 Wed, 03 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Writer and philosopher Oliver Traldi sits down with Emmet to talk about what it means to be a public intellectual today, what being a writer's really like, CRT, how woke politicization has homogenized every other endeavor in the humanities, and more! 1:03:52 yes Writer and philosopher Oliver Traldi sits down with Emmet to talk about what it means to be a public intellectual today, what being a writer's really like, CRT, how woke politicization has homogenized every other endeavor in the humanities, and more! Clean Rooms and Dirtbags (https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2018/10/clean-rooms-and-dirtbags/) by Oliver Traldi, American Affairs. What's In A Name? (https://www.arcdigital.media/p/whats-in-a-name)by Oliver Traldi, Arc Digital Subscribe to our Patreon to get two exclusive episodes a month! (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) Closing Song: Garbage Man by Chat Pile (https://chatpile.bandcamp.com/). philosophy, crt, woke, polarization, politics, american politics, political philosophy Writer and philosopher Oliver Traldi sits down with Emmet to talk about what it means to be a public intellectual today, what being a writer's really like, CRT, how woke politicization has homogenized every other endeavor in the humanities, and more!

Clean Rooms and Dirtbags by Oliver Traldi, American Affairs.
What's In A Name? by Oliver Traldi, Arc Digital

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Closing Song: Garbage Man by Chat Pile.

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Clean Rooms and Dirtbags by Oliver Traldi, American Affairs.
What's In A Name? by Oliver Traldi, Arc Digital

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Closing Song: Garbage Man by Chat Pile.

]]> Episode 25: Democracy Under Siege ft. Frank Furedi https://exhaust.fireside.fm/25 5a5e4873-0279-4ec3-b88c-09a9967bf4eb Tue, 16 Feb 2021 20:45:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet sits down with Frank Furedi to discuss his latest book, Democracy Under Siege: Don't Let Them Lock It Down! 1:00:11 yes Emmet sits down with Frank Furedi (https://twitter.com/Furedibyte) to discuss his latest book, Democracy Under Siege: Don't Let Them Lock It Down! They discuss Athenian Democracy, the role of expertise in society, how technocrats need wokeness to make their anti-democratic aims palatable, Brexit, and so much more! Buy the book here (https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/democracy-under-siege). Buy his other book, Why Borders Matter, here (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0367416824?tag=metrica-21&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1). Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ex_haustpodcast). Closing Song: "Never Follow (https://nakedraygun.bandcamp.com/track/never-follow)" by Naked Raygun. Special Guest: Frank Furedi. frank furedi, democracy, hamilton, technocracy, psychology, politics, philosophy, athens, plato, woke Emmet sits down with Frank Furedi to discuss his latest book, Democracy Under Siege: Don't Let Them Lock It Down! They discuss Athenian Democracy, the role of expertise in society, how technocrats need wokeness to make their anti-democratic aims palatable, Brexit, and so much more!

Buy the book here. Buy his other book, Why Borders Matter, here.

Follow us on Twitter.

Closing Song: "Never Follow" by Naked Raygun.

Special Guest: Frank Furedi.

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Buy the book here. Buy his other book, Why Borders Matter, here.

Follow us on Twitter.

Closing Song: "Never Follow" by Naked Raygun.

Special Guest: Frank Furedi.

]]> Episode 24: The Self-Design of American Nihilism https://exhaust.fireside.fm/24 28f3a9cf-0611-4f60-b8f9-76da7eaf4383 Tue, 09 Feb 2021 20:45:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney We talk through three pieces: Strauss's lecture on German Nihilism, Bradley Troemel's video essay on QAnon, and Boris Groys's essay Self-Design and Aesthetic Responsibility to understand the current state of American Nihilism. 1:20:05 yes We talk through three pieces: Leo Strauss's lecture on German Nihilism (https://archive.org/stream/LeoStraussGermanNihilismIntegral1941/Leo%20Strauss%20-%20%27%27German%20Nihilism%27%27%20%5BIntegral%2C%201941%5D_djvu.txt), Bradley Troemel (https://www.patreon.com/bst)'s (recently banned from YouTube) video essay on QAnon, and Boris Groys's essay Self-Design and Aesthetic Responsibility (https://www.e-flux.com/journal/07/61386/self-design-and-aesthetic-responsibility/) to understand the current state of American Nihilism. This one was fun to record, so we hope it's fun to listen to. Sign up for Emmet's lecture on Book I of the Republic. (https://lu.ma/plato-justice) Bibliography (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles/eptwentyfourbib). Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ex_haustpodcast). Closing Song by Tom Inhaler off of the album Distilled (https://youtu.be/-1ZZGGPAoM8). Cover image: Gustave Doré's illustration to Dante's Inferno. Plate IX: Canto III: Arrival of Charon. leo strauss, heidegger, yukio mishima, borges, nihilism, philosophy, politics, capitol riots, incel, altright, conspiracy theory, qanon We talk through three pieces: Leo Strauss's lecture on German Nihilism, Bradley Troemel's (recently banned from YouTube) video essay on QAnon, and Boris Groys's essay Self-Design and Aesthetic Responsibility to understand the current state of American Nihilism. This one was fun to record, so we hope it's fun to listen to.

Sign up for Emmet's lecture on Book I of the Republic.

Bibliography.

Follow us on Twitter.

Closing Song by Tom Inhaler off of the album Distilled.

Cover image: Gustave Doré's illustration to Dante's Inferno. Plate IX: Canto III: Arrival of Charon.

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Sign up for Emmet's lecture on Book I of the Republic.

Bibliography.

Follow us on Twitter.

Closing Song by Tom Inhaler off of the album Distilled.

Cover image: Gustave Doré's illustration to Dante's Inferno. Plate IX: Canto III: Arrival of Charon.

]]> Episode 22: Poe, Emerson, and Literary National Identity https://exhaust.fireside.fm/22 b83c7aea-ca46-451f-98f3-2cdaea9294aa Tue, 26 Jan 2021 20:45:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney We conclude (for now) our readings of Poe and Emerson by taking a look at how they conceived of American literary nationalism. 1:08:02 yes We conclude (for now) our readings of Poe and Emerson by taking a look at how they conceived of American literary nationalism. John goes deep into Emerson's influences, while Emmet brings in some historical background. Errata: Where Emmet says "John Henry" he meant to say "John Brown." To get updates on Emmet's upcoming lecture on Book I of Plato's Republic, download his free ebook on the Republic here. (https://gum.co/QLTwZ) Bibliography. (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles/eptwentytwobib) Twitter (https://twitter.com/ex_haustpodcast). Closing Song: "Work" by Pickpocket (https://pickpocketfl.bandcamp.com/album/pickpocket). Cover image: Thomas Cole (1801–1848), The Oxbow, View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm (1836). emerson, poe, american canon, nationalism, national identity, america, german philosophy, 19th century history, philosophy We conclude (for now) our readings of Poe and Emerson by taking a look at how they conceived of American literary nationalism. John goes deep into Emerson's influences, while Emmet brings in some historical background.

Errata: Where Emmet says "John Henry" he meant to say "John Brown."

To get updates on Emmet's upcoming lecture on Book I of Plato's Republic, download his free ebook on the Republic here.

Bibliography.

Twitter.

Closing Song: "Work" by Pickpocket.

Cover image: Thomas Cole (1801–1848), The Oxbow, View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm (1836).

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Errata: Where Emmet says "John Henry" he meant to say "John Brown."

To get updates on Emmet's upcoming lecture on Book I of Plato's Republic, download his free ebook on the Republic here.

Bibliography.

Twitter.

Closing Song: "Work" by Pickpocket.

Cover image: Thomas Cole (1801–1848), The Oxbow, View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm (1836).

]]> Episode 9: The Lasch Files: Revolt of the Elites Pt. II: Martyrs Don't Run the Church https://exhaust.fireside.fm/9 0e58ae16-6927-4ffd-80f1-6d09efebd001 Tue, 27 Oct 2020 20:45:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet and John continue their reading of Lasch's The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy. 54:48 yes Emmet and John continue their reading of Lasch's The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy. This time, they talk about democratic subjectivity, double-standards as a threat to democratic culture, the Citizens United decision, and where Lasch disappointed them. Bibliography here. Email: ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com. politics, democracy, christopher lasch, john dewey, philosophy Emmet and John continue their reading of Lasch's The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy. This time, they talk about democratic subjectivity, double-standards as a threat to democratic culture, the Citizens United decision, and where Lasch disappointed them.

Bibliography here.

Email: ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com.

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Bibliography here.

Email: ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com.

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