Best Jim Adams III Podcasts (2024)

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216 - Raphael Bousso: The Black Hole Paradox, Quantum Gravity, and the Holographic Principle 1:45:30

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Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7 Raphael Bousso is the Chancellor’s Chair in Physics at the Berkeley Center for Theoretical Physics, where he leads the Bousso Group in research on quantum gravity and quantum information. He is a renowned string theorist famous also for his development of the string theoretic landscape and the Bousso bound in hologra…

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The Gen X Files 178 - Hudson Hawk 1:20:18

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What happens when an actor gains too much celebrity? You get Hudson Hawk, a Bruce Willis vehicle that had just a little too much Bruce Willis in control. It's a perfect example of how not saying no to someone can make a movie so so so much worse. It's our second Blockbuster Bomb: Hudson Hawk! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com…

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215 - Anna Lembke: On Philosophy and Psychiatry 1:37:41

6d ago1:37:41

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Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7 Dr. Anna Lembke received her undergraduate degree in Humanities from Yale University and her medical degree from Stanford University. She is currently Professor and Medical Director of Addiction Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She is also Program Director of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Fel…

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The Gen X Files 177 - Howard the Duck 1:26:07

13d ago1:26:07

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Howard the Duck was a pet project for George Lucas, who, upon realizing that doing a live-action adaptation with a CGI lead wasn't going to work, lost interest and handed it over to Will Huyck and Gloria Katz, who wrote American Graffiti with Lucas. This was just the beginning of a long mess of a production, leading to one of the biggest Blockbuste…

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Ask Me Anything | July 2024 1:29:36

10d ago1:29:36

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Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7 This is the inaugural AMA for Robinson’s Podcast. It is supported by the members of the podcast’s Patreon. In this installment, Robinson answers questions about the reality of mathematics, podcasting, moral facts, ice cream, the nature of time, literary books for neophytes, and more. Denying Infinity: https://doi.org…

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214 - Joyce Carol Oates: On Philosophy and Literature 1:00:59

13d ago1:00:59

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Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7 Joyce Carol Oates is the Rogers S. Berlind ’52 Professor Emerita in the Humanities at Princeton University with the Program in Creative Writing. She is among the most widely-recognized and respected writers of our time, and has written in a wide variety of media and genres, from poetry and fiction in the former categ…

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The Gen X Files 176 - For the Stepdads: June Doom III 1:20:13

15d ago1:20:13

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Grab a stool and sit next to your ol' Stepdads, as we wrap up June Doom III by discussing Independence Day, Mars Attacks, and Armageddon, our '90s apocalypse movies featuring loads of cities being destroyed. We also discuss our movie picks of the month, which TV shows we'd been watching, and the video games we've been playing. The Gen X Files, for …

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213 - Slavoj Žižek: God, Marxism, Philosophy, and Quantum Mechanics 1:16:28

20d ago1:16:28

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Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7 Slavoj Žižek is international director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities at the University of London, visiting professor at New York University, and a senior researcher at the University of Ljubljana’s Department of Philosophy. This is Slavoj’s fourth appearance on the show. On episode 109, he and Robinson…

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The Gen X Files 175 - Armageddon 1:43:19

22d ago1:43:19

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It's Armageddon, the popcorniest doom flick ever filmed. Written by 9 different writers, directed by Michael Bay, and starring Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Owen Wilson, Will Patton, William Fichtner, Michael Clarke Duncan, Steve Buscemi, Keith David, and soo soo many more! Grab that bucket and turn off your brain as we …

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212 - Deborah Gordon: Ants, Myrmecology, and Collective Behavior 1:01:45

27d ago1:01:45

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Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7 Deborah Gordon is Professor of Biology at Stanford University. She is a myrmecologist—an entomologist who studies ants—focusing on how complex behavior emerges from ant colonies, which have no central control. In this episode, Deborah and Robinson discuss some of the distinctive features of ants, how pheromones help …

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The Gen X Files 174 - Mars Attacks! 1:42:44

1M ago1:42:44

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What better way to experience the end of the world than through the eyes of Time Burton? It's Mars Attacks! the sci-fi throwback starring Jack Nicholson, Jim Brown, Danny DeVito, Lukas Haas, Natalie Portman, Annette Bening, Glenn Close, Rod Steiger, Pierce Brosnan, Michael J. Fox, Sarah Jessica Parker and so many more! --- Support this podcast: htt…

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211 - Jay Chandrasekhar: Comedy, Creative Integrity, Super Troopers, & Jackass 1:14:56

1M ago1:14:56

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Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7 Jay Chandrasekhar is a director, writer, stand-up comic, and actor. Some of his works include directing Super Troopers, Beerfest, and Dukes of Hazzard. He has also directed episodes of Arrested Development, Community, and New Girl. Jay also wrote Mustache Shenanigans (2017) and co-hosts the podcast Mustache Tales. In…

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The Gen X Files 173 - Independence Day 1:21:04

1M ago1:21:04

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Today is our Independence Day! And it's the start of June Doom III: Revenge of the Doom, where we dive into apocalyptic movies. First order of destruction: alien invasion! From Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin, starring Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Judd Hirsch, Vivica A. Fox, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia, Brent Spiner, Adam Baldwin, and ab…

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210 - David Albert & Tim Maudlin: A Discussion of Niels Bohr, Measurement, & Quantum Mechanics 2:03:39

1M ago2:03:39

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Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7 David Albert is the Frederick E. Woodbridge Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University, director of the Philosophical Foundations of Physics program at Columbia, and a faculty member of the John Bell Institute for the Foundations of Physics. Tim Maudlin is Professor of Philosophy at NYU and Founder and Director o…

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The Gen X Files 172 - For the Stepdads: Classic Connery 1:12:30

2M ago1:12:30

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We wrap up Classic Connery month by discussing just how fabulous Sean Connery is, the movies and tv shows we've been watching, and the video games we've been playing. Join us for a rollicking good time! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/support

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209 - Peter Singer: Controversial Ideas, Utilitarianism, and Animal Liberation 1:28:11

2M ago1:28:11

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Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7 Peter Singer is Ira W. DeCamp Professor Emeritus of Bioethics in the Department of Philosophy at Princeton University. He is among the most influential living philosophers, and among the most influential moral philosophers of the last century. Peter is best known for his work in applied ethics on animal welfare and g…

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The Gen X Files 171 - The Untouchables 1:33:41

2M ago1:33:41

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For our last entry into Classic Connery month, we present The Untouchables, a change in direction for Sean Connery's career. Directed by Brian De Palma, written by David Mamet, and starring Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Sean Connery, and Robert De Niro. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfil…

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208 - Victor Davis Hanson: Annihilation, Genocide, and World War III 1:04:53

2M ago1:04:53

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Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7 Victor Davis Hanson is a renowned classicist, military historian, and political commentator. He is the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow in Residence in Classics and Military History at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. Among numerous other awards, Victor was presented the National Humanities Medal i…

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The Gen X Files 170 - The Name of the Rose 1:22:41

2M ago1:22:41

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It's a monastic murder mystery for our third entry into Classic Connery month. This one, too, is a historical drama. A tale that sounds kind of boring on paper but is phenomenal on screen: The Name of the Rose. Starring Sean Connery, Christian Slater, and F. Murray Abraham. Based on the novel from Umberto Eco. Directed Jean-Jacques Annaud. --- Supp…

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207 - Sean Carroll: Quanta, Fields, and the Philosophy of Quantum Physics 1:44:36

2M ago1:44:36

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Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7 Sean Carroll is Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University and fractal faculty at the Santa Fe Institute. He is also the host of Sean Carroll’s Mindscape, a podcast about science, society, philosophy, culture, arts, and ideas. This is Sean’s fourth appearance on the show. He appeared with Da…

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The Gen X Files 169 - Outland 1:29:08

2M ago1:29:08

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For our second entry into our Classic Connery month, we get another crime thriller: Outland, written and directed by Peter Hyams, starring Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen, James B. Sikking, and Clarke Peters. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/support…

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206 - Slavoj Žižek & Lee Smolin: Marxism Meets Quantum Physics 59:44

2M ago59:44

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Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7Slavoj Žižek is international director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities at the University of London and a senior researcher at the University of Ljubljana’s Department of Philosophy. He was also the guest for episodes 109—on psychoanalysis, wokeness, racism, and a hundred other topics—and 118, where he app…

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The Gen X Files 168 - The Great Train Robbery 1:16:33

3M ago1:16:33

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First up in our Classic Connery month is a movie that you probably haven't seen in a long time: The Great Train Robbery (aka The First Great Train Robbery in the UK). Written and directed by Michael Crichton, based on his novel, starring Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, and Lesley-Anne Down. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/…

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205 - Nick Bostrom: Superintelligence, Posthumanity, and AI Utopia 1:06:01

3M ago1:06:01

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Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7 Nick Bostrom is a Swedish philosopher who was most recently Professor at Oxford University, where he served as the founding Director of the Future of Humanity Institute. He is best known for his book Superintelligence (Oxford, 2014), which covers the dangers of artificial intelligence. In this episode, Robinson and N…

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The Gen X Files 167 - For the Stepdads: The Other Buddies 1:44:36

3M ago1:44:36

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Join your Stepdads as we discuss the Other Buddies movies from this month. We also discuss the movies and TV shows we've watched and video games we've played this month. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/support

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204 - Philip Goff: Panpsychism and the Mystery of Consciousness 1:21:18

3M ago1:21:18

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Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7 Philip Goff is a professor of philosophy at Durham University in the United Kingdom, where he researches consciousness and the philosophy of mind. He is the best known proponent of a view about consciousness known as panpsychism, which takes mentality to be fundamental in the world rather than something that either e…

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The Gen X Files 166 - Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man 1:46:20

3M ago1:46:20

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It's the last entry into our Other Buddies month is an early entry into the '90s: Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, a movie that should've worked better with Mickey Rourke and Don Johnson as the leads, but ultimately falls flat. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/support…

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203 - Vijay Prashad: Colonialism, Israel-Palestine, Marxism, and European Anti-Semitism 1:05:15

3M ago1:05:15

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Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7 Vijay Prashad is a historian and journalist. He obtained his PhD in history at the University of Chicago and was most recently the George and Martha Kellner Chair in South Asian History at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Vijay is a Marxist, and much of his work and writing has been devoted to critiques of c…

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The Gen X Files 165 - Tango & Cash 1:57:09

3M ago1:57:09

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One of the last movies released in the '80s, it's the apogee of '80s action movies, and the second installment of our Other Buddies month: Tango & Cash! Starring Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell, with no less than four directors, and a writer that refused to put his name on the movie, it's a feature that shouldn't work, but does... so, so well. …

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202 - Jeffrey Sachs: JFK, Conspiracy Theories, Israel-Palestine, and Ending the War in Gaza 49:40

3M ago49:40

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Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7 Jeffrey Sachs is University Professor at Columbia University, where he serves as the Director of the Center for Sustainable Development. Before that, he taught at Harvard University for twenty years. Jeff is the author of numerous books, including three New York Times bestsellers. His latest is The Ages of Globalizat…

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The Gen X Files 164 - Running Scared 1:25:33

3M ago1:25:33

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First up for our Other Buddies month is the unlikely duo of Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines, playing Chicago cops that want to quit and move to the Florida Keys. Directed by Peter Hyams and written by Gary DeVore, it's good cops who do bad things, sometimes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/support…

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201 - Benny Morris: Israel-Palestine, Genocide, Apartheid, Hamas, Muscular Judaism, and the Nakba 1:05:57

3M ago1:05:57

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Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7 Benny Morris is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Middle East Studies at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. He is among the most respected and influential historians on Israel and Palestine. Benny is perhaps best known for his work on the 1947-1948 civil war in Palestine and the 1948 Arab-Israeli…

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The Gen X Files 163 - For the Stepdads: Haterade 1:23:26

4M ago1:23:26

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We close out our Haterade month with a review of the awful movies we forced ourselves to watch, what movies and TV shows we've been watching, and the video games we've been playing. Let us know what you've been consuming! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/support…

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Food & Fighting with UFC Fighter Jim Miller 41:02

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Jim Miller is an MMA and UFC legend. He currently holds the record for most UFC fights at 43 Octagon appearances and is preparing to be the first fighter to compete at UFC 100, 200, and 300 on April 13th at the T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas, Nevada where he will face fellow UFC veteran Bobby Green. While Jim everyone knows Jim takes his fighting seri…

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200 - Sean Carroll, Daniel Dennett, & Steven Pinker: AI, Parapsychology, Panpsychism, & Physics Violations 2:00:11

4M ago2:00:11

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Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7 Sean Carroll is Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University and fractal faculty at the Santa Fe Institute. He is also host of Sean Carroll’s Mindscape, a terrific show (that influenced the birth of Robinson’s Podcast) about science, society, philosophy, culture, arts, and ideas. Daniel Dennet…

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The Gen X Files 162 - Clerks 1:32:53

4M ago1:32:53

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For our last entry into our Haterade month, we explore Jim's second choice: Clerks, the low budget black and white debut film from Kevin Smith! Will Jim still hate it? Give it a listen and find out! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/support

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199 - Lawrence Krauss: God, String Theory, and the State of Physics 1:24:02

4M ago1:24:02

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Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7 Lawrence Krauss is a theoretical physicist who has taught at Yale, Arizona State University, and Case Western, and is the founder of ASU’s Origins Project. He is a prominent public intellectual and best-selling author, and has written about the origins of the universe, atheism, and many other topics. He is also the h…

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The Gen X Files 161 - The Transformers: The Movie 1:34:10

4M ago1:34:10

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More than meets the eye! And the eye suffers from the constant barrage of flashing lights and bad music, as we cover The Transformers: The Movie. It was The Transformers TV show, but on the big screen! It had rock and roll music! The Transformers swore! The Transformers died! It all added up to a lot of boring nonsense. --- Support this podcast: ht…

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AC Bryant III and the "San Antonio Snipers" Boxing Team 21:10

4M ago21:10

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Coach and MSG(Ret) AC Bryant III is back to discuss season 2 of Team Combat League as he leads the San Antonio Snipers. We discuss the evolution of the TCL and how Coach Bryant plans to win a world title with his team. Follow Coach Bryant on Instagram @bryantboxing @sanantoniosnipers_ @shin_yoo_sub @teamcombatleague…

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2LT Isis Bello Hernandez and National Nutrition Month 30:27

4M ago30:27

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LT Isis Bello Hernandez discusses her journey to the Master's Program in Nutrition and everything going on for National Nutrition Month. Follow @militarynutrition on Instagram for National Nutrition Month activities. @hots_cots_app mentioned for assessing food and barracks @mops_n_moes mentioned for being an awesome podcast 2LT ISIS BELLO HERNANDEZ…

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198 - Michael Hudson: Marxism, Economic Parasites, and Debt Cancellation 1:30:21

4M ago1:30:21

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Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7 Michael Hudson is Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri, Kansas City and President of the Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends. He researches domestic and international finance, the history of economics, and the role of debt in shaping class stratification, among …

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The Gen X Files 160 - Highlander 1:24:27

4M ago1:24:27

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There can be only one! Unless it's Highlander, then there's a bunch of movies, TV shows, and animated media, and... they're all terrible. It's the second week of our Haterade month and Adam really, really hates Highlander. Listen to see if he's totally wrong or can sway you away from liking an incredibly stupid movie. --- Support this podcast: http…

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197 - Martha Nussbaum: Justice for Animals 1:27:04

4M ago1:27:04

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Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7 Martha Nussbaum is the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, with appointments in the Department of Philosophy and the Law School. Martha is among the most recognized philosophers today. Over the course of her career, she has made numerous major contributions to …

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The Gen X Files 159 - Explorers 1:38:39

5M ago1:38:39

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Welcome to Haterade month! First up, a movie that Jim hated in the theater, in 1985, and a movie that Adam learned to hate from watching it for this episode. It's Explorers, showcasing the wasted talents of Joe Dante, River Phoenix, Jason Presson, and Ethan Hawke. Well, Ethan Hawke is perfect for this movie. --- Support this podcast: https://podcas…

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196 - Stephen Wolfram: The Fundamental Theory of the Universe 1:52:54

5M ago1:52:54

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Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7 Stephen Wolfram is the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research, and the creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and the Wolfram Language. He received his PhD in theoretical physics from Caltech when he was twenty years old. In addition to his work at the helm of Wolfram Research, he writes and researches widely across com…

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CPT Dustin Lee- The direct commission experience 29:50

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The Gen X Files 158 - For the Stepdads: First Loves 1:33:27

5M ago1:33:27

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We're at the end of our First Loves month, so join your stepdads as we discuss The Six Million Dollar Man, Quantum Leap (the original series and the newer one), Stephen King, what movies and TV shows you should check out, and fun new video games to play. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/support…

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195 - Brian Keating: Cosmological Inflation and the Universe’s First Light 1:39:51

5M ago1:39:51

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Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7 Brian Keating is the Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of Physics at the Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences at UC San Diego, host of the Into the Impossible Podcast, an expert on the cosmic microwave background, and the author of a number of books. Robinson and Brian discuss the expansion and inflation of th…

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The Gen X Files 157 - Stephen King 1:44:35

5M ago1:44:35

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In our third installment of First Loves, we're chatting about the writer that made Jim and Adam voracious readers, the master of horror, description, and word count: Stephen King! We cover his books from the '70s and '80s and the many, many adaptations of his work. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegenxfiles/suppo…

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194 - Daniel Dennett: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Evolution of Minds 1:50:59

5M ago1:50:59

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Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7 Daniel Dennett is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Tufts University, where he was co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies and the Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy. He is one of the most recognized philosophers today, and has made major contributions to the philosophy of mind and biology, among ot…

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