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PvI#123: Brain Spritzing w/ Bill Arnett and Jenny Hansen

August 20, 2026 by Mark Leave a Comment

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Future co-host philosophy Jenny joins past co-host improviser Bill along with the usual rabble (Mark and Mary) for some tag-team mud swimming, hot takes about The Odyssey (we recorded this on July 23), and discussion and play about Bill’s return to school, Maslow’s hierarchy, gamified syllabi, some dweeby math stuff, and academic dishonesty. Our shared conversation space shall now be referred to as THE CAVE. Don’t worry: No clips from the hit show The Lazy Pedophiles were included in this show.

When Jenny becomes a full co-host (in addition to Mark and Mary), she will have a better microphone and no longer sound like she’s broadcasting from a puddle. Here are some Mbappe memes that she mentions at the end.

Hear more PvI. Follow us at patreon.com/philosophyimprov to get an ad-free experience and post-game chatter for many episodes (including this one), now absolutely free, or kick in a dollar or whatever to get the remaining bonus content including our Redacted episode.

Image Note: I’ve come to the conclusion that MidJourney bites, and I will not be renewing my paid subscription to it when it comes up in October. This “brain taking a shower” image was generated by Google Gemini (the free version), and though it still doesn’t look per my request like a child actually drew this, unlike Midjourney, it didn’t get all pretentious. So suck it, MidJourney.

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Filed Under: Philosophy of education, Psychology, PvI episode, Team Play

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Mark & Bill are well-matched in being able to so easily articulate the mental processes around their respective pursuits. Whatever sound range both their voices fall within, it's really pleasant on the ears, like listening to two small yet efficient air conditioners placed side by side.

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Mark & Bill are well-matched in being able to so easily articulate the mental processes around their respective pursuits. Whatever sound range both their voices fall within, it's really pleasant on the ears, like listening to two small yet efficient air conditioners placed side by side.
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