Very Bad Wizards
About This Show
Show Info:
Very Bad Wizards is a podcast featuring a philosopher (Tamler Sommers) and a psychologist (David Pizarro), who share a love for ethics, pop culture, and cognitive science, and who have a marked inability to distinguish sacred from profane. Each podcast includes discussions of moral philosophy, recent work on moral psychology and neuroscience, and the overlap between the two.
Most Recent Episode
Episode 138: Memory, Pain, and Relationships (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
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106 minutes
Award-winning screenwriter and medieval philosophy scholar Yoel Inbar joins us for a deep dive on the Charlie Kaufman/Michel GondREY masterpiece Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. When relationships go bad is it better to believe they never happened? What is the nature of memory, how is it constructed, and is it possible to zap them out existence with an Apple IIe? Will Tamler have a more optimistic take on the ending of the movie than David? (Hint: yes)
Also--only two more weeks to preorder Why Honor Matters and get your free bonus episode! Upload your receipt here (https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/tamler-sommers/why-honor-matters/9780465098873/) Special Guest: Yoel Inbar.
Rated 5 out of
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GuyInnagorillasuit from
Always interesting and entertaining
This is one of my favorite podcasts. The discussion between the hosts/guests is always lively and illuminating. They keep things very accessible for the layperson and I've yet to listen to an episode that left me uninterested in the topic being discussed.
Date published: 2014-08-05
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Glacian from
Better than The Partially Examined Life
There are a lot of great podcasts out there that talk about philosophy and psychology, but they often take themselves too seriously, and are so focused on delivering content that they fail to develop a character and fail to entertain the reader. This is not the case with Very Bad Wizards. David and Tamler provide a fantastic combination fo humor, philosophy, and psychology in episodes that are far more digestible than other podcasts covering similar topics. Very Bad Wizards has the capacity to make you laugh, cringe, and raise an eyebrow at a new insight all in the span of a few minutes.
Date published: 2016-12-06
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JohnRawls from
Funny and thought provoking
The hosts have a good sense of humor and make listening to philosophy fun. I studied philosophy and college and recognize a lot of the topics they discuss, but hearing them as an adult gives a much different perspective than as a student.
Date published: 2017-11-20
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jvance72 from
The show that got me into podcasts.
Love the back-and-forth between Dave and Tamler. I find the topics very interesting and thought provoking (except for Tamler's movie episodes, I just can't take those). Regardless, it's better than The Partially Examined Life.
Date published: 2015-11-30
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devon221112 from
Genuinely fun and interesting
I like the back and forth of the 2 hosts, they are both smart and funny and go into some interesting topics. They are unafraid to go into more controversial topics as well which I appreciate
Date published: 2017-02-09
Rated 5 out of
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markopal from
Both sides
Love this podcast. It challenges the way I think which I have no problem with at all! Tamler and Dave have deep conversations but keep you interested. What a treat this is!
Date published: 2015-03-12
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Naturalheis from
5 out of 5 inches of pleasure
Mind the d*&k jokes, this is as good a podcast as I have heard. Intelligent, compassionate and funny guys shooting the s*%t at a very high level. Kudos to both of you and what you are doing with your spare time. Better than most comedy podcasts and you'll learn something too.
Date published: 2017-10-27
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matstc from
Fascinating and off the wall
I've listened to every episode of this show: the two hosts have great conversations (unless they're fighting!) and they have interesting guests too. A great, witty, non-pretentious podcast to learn about psychology and philosophy.
Date published: 2017-04-04
