Mark Linsenmayer (host of The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast) and Bill Arnett (head of the Chicago Improv Studio) each try to teach each other their crafts via conversation, scenes, and what can only be called performance art. No taking turns! 
Mark Schiff is a legendary stand-up (watch him on Carson) who currently podcasts with friend-of-PEL and philosophy enthusiast, Daniel Lobell (check out his YouTube channel) as We Think It's Funny. These gents join Mark and Bill to talk about stand-up vs. improv (hear our prior treatment of the topic), comedy LPs, waterless urinals, bad press, the path to enlightenment, and Continue Reading …
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Pretty Much Pop #165: Jewish Comedy w/ Daniel Lobell
Your hosts Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al explore the characteristics of Jewish comedy with stand-up/graphic novelist Daniel, whose film Reconquistador explores his ancestors being kicked out of Spain. What's the connection of Jewish humor to anti-semitism? We talk about relating as a creator to your identity, Jewish people seeing themselves in film and TV, the Continue Reading …
Pretty Much Pop #17: Comedy as Philosophy w/ Daniel Lobell
Are stand-up comedians the Modern Day Philosophers? This claim forms the premise of Daniel's podcast where interviews some of our best known and loved comedians, but really, only some comedians are trying to express original views on the world instead of just telling a good joke. Even so, do the words of comics telling their truth or pronouncing sentence on the world count as Continue Reading …
Attend the Schopenhauer Aftershow Hang with Danny Lobell
Hey everybody! I’m Danny Lobell. I was fortunate enough to have been asked by Mark to do an episode of PEL back in September, and now I am again honored to be involved with PEL, this time hosting the after show hang! The idea is keeping the conversation going, and getting to meet some of you, and hopefully share some cool ideas and takes on the episode. If you are free Continue Reading …
Ep. 378: Aquinas on God and Mind (Part Two)
Subscribe to get parts 1, 2, and 3 of this now, ad-free, plus tons of bonus content. Continuing from part one on bits of Thomas Aquinas: Selected Philosophical Writings, completing our analysis of his arguments for the existence of God and then turning to eternity and the possibility of actually talking about God. Sponsor: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data Continue Reading …