In a post-2016 US Election world, Chris and Joel get philosophical. What is morality? Is it possible to understand, empathize, and fine common ground with others without legitimizing views we find immoral? Why are these people spending so much damn money digging up Oak Island?! All of these questions are thoroughly discussed for your listening pleasure. And if you need some last-minute gift ideas for this holiday season, we’ve got you covered with this extra long Gear Picks this episode!
Quotes
- “What a major bummer.”
- “Like if Lost Season 3 was a documentary.”
- “That could be any of us about anything!”
- “The world is not necessarily the way you always want it.”
- “How can I be the best person I can be?”
Talking Points
Gear Picks
- The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- The Penguin Guide to the United States Constitution by Richard Beeman
- Ugly is Only Skin-deep: The Story of the Ads That Changed the World by Dominik Imseng
- Because of Sex: One Law, Ten Cases, and Fifty Years That Changed American Women’s Lives at Work by Gillian Thomas
- Roost Laptop Stand
- Paddywax Library Collection Scented Candle – John Steinbeck (Smoked Birch/Amber)