Simon is a professor at New York's New School for Social Research and moderates the New York Times' philosophy offering, The Stone. He joins Mark and Bill to discuss his new book, On Mysticism: The Experience of Ecstasy, and we used the occasion to explore how art and mysticism might be connected, including engaging in improv rituals. You can watch this on unedited … [Read more...] about PvI#87: Mystic Toaster with Simon Critchley
Theology
PvI#69: Alternative Religious Practices w/ Katie Caussin
Katie is the co-artistic director of Chicago's IO theater and used to do Comedy Sports improv with Bill. She also took a lot of classes in philosophy and religion, so we talk some about cults, Kierkegaard, tolerance, and more. In our scenes, a family contemplates celebrating Christmas differently this year, and people debate the appropriate gift for a newborn … [Read more...] about PvI#69: Alternative Religious Practices w/ Katie Caussin
PvI#55: Oversouled Behavior w/ Genevieve Joy
Genevieve is a comedian, podcaster, and she was a philosophy major who's studying for her doctorate in Divinity (in the Science of Mind/New Thought tradition). We talk about the idea that "we are all one" (and thus we are all God, if you want to call the sum of all things by that name) that's in various traditions. Ralph Waldo Emerson called this the "oversoul." Unique to … [Read more...] about PvI#55: Oversouled Behavior w/ Genevieve Joy