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Hang out with the Wisecrack Crew as they explore their favorite movies, shows, and video games!
Each week in January, we’ll be featuring a special segment where we’ll explain how our favorite video games, highlighted by the Final Fantasy Series, are incorporating big philosophical ideas and existential themes to help us better understand the world around us.
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00:00 Pre-Roll
02:54 Start
06:44 What Are Yas
13:09 What is Dad Gaming?
14:10 What Are Yas II
20:30 Butterfinger Segment
25:00 Disco Elysium
32:27 Elden Ring
39:55 Final Fantasy IV
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03:01 Start
16:13 Comments
25:55 Boeing
41:30 A Tangent About Time
1:07:03 What's Happening With Wisecrack Ahead
1:26:40 Plagiarismgate
1:36:30 What Are Yas / Outro
We start the New Year catching up with comments before looking at the big big world of deregulation and corporate apathy, which leads Michael to find some interesting interviews exploring the concept of time under capitalism. We follow that up with a bit of business talk while looking at the Neri Oxman Plagiarism story, then close out with some What Are Yas as usual.
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Hang out with the Wisecrack Crew as they explore their favorite movies, shows, and video games!
Each week in January, we’ll be featuring a special segment where we’ll explain how our favorite video games, highlighted by the Final Fantasy Series, are incorporating big philosophical ideas and existential themes to help us better understand the world around us.
And remember, ahead of next months release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Butterfinger is giving YOU the chance to win the Ultimate Gaming Bundle Giveaway!
To enter, simply purchase a Butterfinger bar and type in the UPC code at GameWithButterfinger.com for a chance to win prizes that include a HyperX Cloud Headset, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth Deluxe Edition, a SONY LED Bravia XR TV, and more.
The Butterfinger Ultimate Gaming Bundle Giveaway ends on January 31, 2024 so make sure you enter today!
00:00 Pre-Roll
04:55 Start
07:55 Lux Introduction
12:18 What We've Been Consuming
22:09 Butterfinger Segment
26:55 Gaming Recs Begin!
28:00 The Longing
34:04 Outer Wilds
41:41 Final Fantasy VI
49:28 Wrap-up
Comedians, philosophers, or … both?!
It’s common today to hear comedians compared to philosophers, especially as many prominent stand-up comedians seem more focused on social and political commentary. But is it reasonable to compare your favorite joke to a philosophical idea? Or are we fundamentally misunderstanding the relationship between comedy and philosophy? Let’s find out in this video: Are Comedians the New Philosophers?
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Famous people usually get treated pretty generously when they die. Unless they’re named Henry Kissinger. His recent death was met with social media jubilance, and a refusal to accept polite media’s sugar coating of the diplomat’s blood-stained legacy. So what made Kissinger different? And is it a moral failing to laugh at someone else’s earthly demise? Let’s find out in this video: Is it OK to Laugh at Henry Kissinger’s Death?
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TikToks about Osama bin Laden’s “Letters to America” recently went viral…or did they? The media seemingly created its own internet sensation overnight, but that success made us wonder: Who decides what narratives we’re told and why? And what effect do those choices have on our society? Let’s find out in this Wisecrack Edition: The Dark Side of Media.
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00:00 Pre-roll
04:05 Start
14:35 Comments
22:30 Sight and Sound Video Essays
28:30 Raymond Creamer
38:05 Polite Society / Bottoms
40:40 May December
50:45 The Holdovers
58:10 Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
01:01:50 Asteroid City
01:07:40 Oppenheimer, Priscilla, Passages
01:15:15 How To blow Up A Pipeline
01:22:30 Showing Up, Return to Seoul, Past Lives
01:31:40 Across the Spiderverse
01:34:10 Past Lives
01:40:00 Godzilla Minus One
01:43:50 Telemarketers
1:44:30 Killers of the Flower Moon
1:59:00 Wrap-Up
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00:00 Pre-roll
08:05 Show Starts
13:23 Viewer Comments
17:30 Crisis on Campus?
42:50 Don't Lose Sight of Gaza
1:00:58 Marianne Williamson
1:39:22 Closing Comments/What Are Yas?
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Twin Flames Universe has captured the attention of the terminally online, not least because its leaders, Jeff and Shaleia Divine, seem like total goobers. So what made Twin Flames Universe so attractive to so many seemingly-normal people? What does it mean that a cult can thrive on the internet? And are all of us just one Google search away from getting inducted into a creepy online cult? Let’s find out in this video: Why Do People Join Cults?
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There is a long history of politicians and media figures referring to particular human beings as animals, usually with an explicitly negative intent. But what does it actually mean to call humans animals? And how can this difference in language lead to drastic social effects? Let's find out in this video on What it Means to Call Humans Animals.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Pre-Roll
03:05 - Michael Starts
07:00 - Comment Readings
13:35 - Prelude to Guest
21:50 - Skyler's Segment
1:00:57 - HBomb Video Talk Begins
1:12:58 - Raw Dome
1:21:50 - Lux Hops On
1:26:44 - Raw Dome 2
1:31:28 - Raw Dome 3
1:50:36 - Post-Roll
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How the whole world got ADHD
ADHD seems to be the “mental health condition” of the moment, whether we’re self-diagnosing ourselves on TikTok or waiting three weeks to refill our meds due to the chronic shortage. But why has ADHD taken off in such a big way, and what can it tell us about our society? Let’s find out in this video: How We All Became ADHD.
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Disinformation has taken over social media, which is annoying in the best of times and deeply scary in the worst. So why has truth become an endangered species, and what makes the internet so ripe for falsehoods? Let’s find out in this video: How Truth Died
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Surveillance Culture: Are We The Problem?
Surveillance is everywhere! No longer merely the provence of governments and corporations, the act of watching and being watched is now a community affair. But what is the effect of knowing that any minor freak-out at J.C. Penny might go viral? We’d argue it’s making us all a little bit nuts. We’ll explain in this video The New Surveillance is All of Us.
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Who needs CEOs?
After countless scandals and major fumbles, CEOs are increasingly becoming persona non grata amongst regular society. And yet they continue to rake in unfathomable fortunes. So why are CEOs so valued, and does that system actually make sense? Let's find out in this video on CEOS: A Fake Job?
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America loves nothing more than the idea of freedom. But what if that idea misses the point about what freedom actually is? And is there a better way to think about what it really means to be a free society? Let's find out in this video in this Wisecrack video in Freedom: The Ultimate American Idol?
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Politeness originated as a counterreaction to tyranny. But it was quickly weaponized by elites to control the public. Today, politeness is used both to unify and divide us. So does politeness promote goodwill among our fellow man? Or is it just a tool of The Man to keep us down? Let’s find out in this Wisecrack Edition: The Sinister Side of Being Polite.
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God is dead, and so is atheism.
Nietzsche’s famous phrase, God is Dead, has long been considered a rallying cry for atheism, and a vicious critique of religion. But what if Nietzsche wasn’t only targeting the religious folks of his day, but the atheists who were too quick to throw dirt on God’s casket? We’ll explain in this video: : God is Dead but So is Atheism.
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Castlevania: Nocturne offers the same vampire-fighting antics we’ve come to expect. But it has more than a shade of gloom mixed in. Specifically, it raises the question: do revolutions work? So what can the show tell us about real-life revolution? Let’s find out in this video on Castlevania: Nocturne: Are Revolutions Good For Us?
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The question of whether to give money to unhoused folks or not has become a surprisingly hot-button issue because of what it says about us and our ability to stick to our moral principles. So how should we think about homelessness, on an ethical level? Do we have a moral obligation to give, or is it someone else’s responsibility? Let’s find out in the Wisecrack Edition: Does Giving Make You Good?
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If you’re even a little bit online, you know that the men love ancient Rome. This isn’t new: The civilization has loomed large in the western imagination ever since its catastrophic collapse. But why do images of arches and aqueducts continue to fuel such a widespread fixation? Can obsessing over Rome make our world better, or is there a sinister side to fetishizing the ancient past? Let’s find out in this video: Why Bros Love Rome.
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There’s not a whole lot to love about America’s healthcare system. It’s insanely pricey, deeply confusing, and continues to yield worse health outcomes than any other wealthy nation in the world. But was the system we have today inevitable? Let’s find out in this video: American Healthcare: How We Got Here
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