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How did Castlevania manage to do the seemingly impossible?

Let's be honest, most videogames that get adapted into television shows end up as epic fails. But Castlevania blew our collective minds by ... not sucking, and, for that matter, actually being seriously good? We think we know why, and it has everything to do with narrative, or lack thereof. We'll explain in this Wisecrack Edition on How Castlevania Breaks the Rules.

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00:00 - Intro
01:10 - Adapting A Videogame
05:04 - Intro To Anti-Narrative
09:35 - Not What You're Used To
11:39 - Conclusion

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How Castlevania Breaks the Rules

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How did Castlevania manage to do the seemingly impossible?

Let's be honest, most videogames that get adapted into television shows end up as epic fails. But Castlevania blew our collective minds by ... not sucking, and, for that matter, actually being seriously good? We think we know why, and it has everything to do with narrative, or lack thereof. We'll explain in this Wisecrack Edition on How Castlevania Breaks the Rules.

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00:00 - Intro
01:10 - Adapting A Videogame
05:04 - Intro To Anti-Narrative
09:35 - Not What You're Used To
11:39 - Conclusion

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Archer: What Went Wrong? ► wscrk.com/2UEdUhw
Avatar: The Real Cost of War ►wscrk.com/2SR1Ecr

Written by Thomas Ambrosini
Hosted by Dr. Kristopher Alexander
Directed by Michael Luxemburg
Edited by Andrew Nishimura
Title card by Amanda Murphy
Produced by Evan Yee

Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound

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Wisecracks Case of the Mondays - Redemption Arcs - 1/16/24

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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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Why Business Talk Sucks

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BIBLIOGRAPHY
André Spicer, “Business Bullshit,” 2018.
Brian Fugerule, Chelsea Hardaway, and Jon Warshawsky, "Why Business People Speak Like Idiots," 2005.
David Graeber, "Bullshit Jobs,” 2018.
Emma Green, "The Origins of Office Speak," The Atlantic, 2014.
Florian Coulmas, "Sociolinguistics : The Study of Speakers' Choices,” 2006.
Gerlinde Mautner, “Language and the Market Society, 2010.
John Patrick Leary, “Keywords: The New Language of Capitalism,” 2019.
Julia Carrie Wong and Matthew Cantor, "How to Speak Silicon Valley," The Guardian, 2019.
Kenneth Hudson, “The Jargon of the Professions,” 1978.
Marnie Holborow, "Language and Neoliberalism,” 2015.
Phil Graham, “Hypercapitalism: New Media, Language, and Social Perceptions of Value,” 2006.
Philip Hancock and Melissa Tyler, “The Management of Everyday Life,” 2009.
Thomas Frank, “One Market Under God: Extreme Capitalism, Market Populism, and the End of Economic Democracy,” 2001.
Tim Phillips, “Talk Normal: Stop the Business Speak, Jargon and Waffle,” 2011.

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Is Neoliberalism Breaking This Plane? - Wisecrack Live! - 1/10/2024 #culture #philosophy #news

Wisecrack 2024-01-10 | 00:00 Pre-Roll
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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Wisecracks Case of the Mondays - The Gamerfication of Michael Burns - 1/8/24

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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
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: Our New Philosophers?

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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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Kissinger: On Laughing At Dead People

Wisecrack 2023-12-29 | Why We Loved Kissinger’s Death

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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TikTok: The End of America?

Wisecrack 2023-12-22 | Is TikTok Brainwashing The Children?

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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Were Not Cool YouTubers

Wisecrack 2023-12-21 | (If you're a cool YouTuber hit us up, let's be besties)

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The Cinema of 2023 feat. Raymond Creamer - Wisecrack Live! - 12/20/23 #culture #philosophy #movies

Wisecrack 2023-12-20 | We start with reader comments and then talk a little about Michael's Sight and Sound picks for Best Video Essays of 2023 before Raymond Creamer comes on board to talk best flicks of 2023!

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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How To Deal With Trolls

Wisecrack 2023-12-18 | Check out Wisecrack Live every Wednesday at 10am PST for more! #culture #trolls

Squid Game: Money vs. Humanity

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Mental Health and Productivity

Wisecrack 2023-12-14 | Check out Wisecrack Live every Wednesday at 10am PST for more! #mentalhealth #productivity #culture

Crisis on Campus? feat. Marianne Williamson - Wisecrack Live! - 12/13/23 #culture #philosophy #news

Wisecrack 2023-12-13 | We start the show with reader comments and then a dive into this week's wave of news concerning anti-Semitism on college campuses, in hour two Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson joins us to talk art, policy, and a lil bit of history.

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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What We Wont Debate

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Gen X vs Gen Z on Activism

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The Genius of Cults

Wisecrack 2023-12-11 | Cults and The Internet: A Match Made in Hell?

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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Do Dumb People Join Cults?

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Who Gets to be Human?

Wisecrack 2023-12-08 | Are We All Just Animals?

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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Dramageddon 2.0 - Wisecrack Live! - 12/6/23 #culture #philosophy #news

Wisecrack 2023-12-06 | We start the show with reader comments then bring on Skyler Higley from The Onion to talk comedy, writing, and the recent slew of Dailywire programming, then dive in to HBomberguy's YouTube and Plagiarism video with Wisecrack Director Lux to talk about video essays and the lessons we can learn from all this. Keep an eye out for double-dome as we break 1000 concurrents with Lux on stream!

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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Why Everyone Has ADHD Now

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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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The State of Far Right Comedy - Wisecrack Live! - 11/29/23 #culture #philosophy #news

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Disinformation: The End of Humanity?

Wisecrack 2023-11-27 | How disinformation took over the world

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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How We All Became Big Brother

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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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Holiday Survival Q&A Featuring @SkipIntro - Wisecrack Live! - 11/22/23 #culture #philosophy #news

Wisecrack 2023-11-22 | Michael starts the show with user comments and a look at the newest Hollywood Blacklistings, as well as a brief look at Moms for Liberty, then we bring on @SkipIntroYT to field your Thanksgiving questions!

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CEO: A Fake Job?

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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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Why Cults Work - Wisecrack Live! - 11/15/23 #culture #philosophy #news

Wisecrack 2023-11-15 | We take a deep dive into the Twin Flames Universe and explore the eternal question - u horny?

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Americas Freedom is a Lie

Wisecrack 2023-11-13 | America Doesn't Understand Freedom

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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Is Gen-Z Too Nihilistic? - Wisecrack Live! - 11/08/23 #culture #philosophy #news

Wisecrack 2023-11-08 | Michael starts the show talkin' comment freaks and parent feels as we dive into responses on our recent videos on Politeness and Atheism, we then dive into Jake Anbinder's recent criticisms of Gen Z as Cynical, and close out with a goggles-on glance at an NFT party gone awry.

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Politeness is a Trap

Wisecrack 2023-11-06 | The Sinister Politics of Politeness

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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Do You Have a God Shaped Hole?

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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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Is Work Ruining Our Lives? - Wisecrack Live! - 11/01/23 #culture #philosophy #news

Wisecrack 2023-11-01 | Michael checks out Brielle's TikTok on the exhausting nature of the 9 to 5, which leads to an extended discussion with the chat about everyone's work. We follow that up with a look at Lazy Girl Jobs, and then a video on why YouTube content all feels the same now.

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Have We Felt That?

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Death Is Not A Defect

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45 Seconds of Context

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Castlevania: How Revolutions Fail

Wisecrack 2023-10-27 | Castlevania: Nocturne and the perils of revolution

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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Misinformation Mayhem

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Does Anybody Know Anything? - Wisecrack Live! - 10/25/23 #culture #philosophy #news

Wisecrack 2023-10-25 | Michael starts off with some reader comments on our homelessness video that leads to extended conversation with the chat on everyone's housing situation, follow up with an article on Gen Z's want for more platonic forms of intimacy in media, and then Michael walks a very long political tightrope as we explore the current wave of firings and misinfo on the current conflicts of the world.

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If Something Is Good for Wall Street, Is It Good?

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When Is the Last Time You Held Money?

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Homelessness: What Should You Do?

Wisecrack 2023-10-23 | Does giving make you good?

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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Again, Not Political

Wisecrack 2023-10-20 | Check out Wisecrack Live every Wednesday at 10am PST for more!

Read Alain Badiou

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Breaking Down The Techno Optimist Manifesto - Wisecrack Live! - 10/18/23 #culture #philosophy #news

Wisecrack 2023-10-18 | Michael dives into the manifesto of Techno-Optimist Marc Andreessen, confusion escalates as loose assumptions and lax citations assault us.

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Does Being a Father Change Your Perspective?

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The Apocalypse is All the Time Now

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Michael on Conspiracy Theories

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How Often Do YOU Think About the Roman Empire?

Wisecrack 2023-10-16 | The real reason TikTok is crazy for ancient Rome

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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American Health Care Is Killing Us

Wisecrack 2023-10-13 | How American healthcare got stupid

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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Why Are Things So Bad? - Wisecrack Live! - 10/11/2023 #culture #philosophy #news

Wisecrack 2023-10-11 | Michael begins today with some comments and discussion on being nice to yourself in hard times before diving in to an essay on Finance As Alchemy, several tangents on our deteriorating consensus reality occur.

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