Best Michael R D James Podcasts (2025)

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The Delphic Podcasts by Michael R D James Review of Campbells "Occidental Mythology" Season 9 Episode 4 17:58

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The Displacement of the goddess tradition by the warrior gods and the elevation of the patriarchal society. The mission of Philosophy to stay neutral and transcend all forms of dialectical opposites through firstly hylomorphic theory and secondly, Kantian Critical Theory Support the show http://michaelrdjames.org…

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609. Stephen King Movies: The Running Man, The Long Walk, The Dead Zone, The Mist (with Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, Tom Gerencer) 2:05:01

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Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, and Tom Gerencer join us to discuss the Stephen King movie adaptations The Running Man, The Long Walk, The Dead Zone, and The Mist. Time stamps: The Running Man (17:44), The Long Walk (47:14), The Dead Zone (1:10:45), The Mist (1:30:20). Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks. L…

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The Delphic Podcasts by Michael R D James, Review of Campbells Occidental Mythology, Season 9 Episode 3 14:06

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The Law of Moses and its factual legitimacy. Platos idea of Absolute transcendence versus Aristotles idea of immanent transcendence. Christian lamentation "Dust thou art and unto dust thou shallt return" Support the show http://michaelrdjames.orgBy Michael R D James

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608. The Best of Larry Niven Part 3 Review (with Mercurio D. Rivera) 1:40:34

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Mercurio D. Rivera joins us to discuss the last nine stories from the book The Best of Larry Niven. Stories discussed: “Flatlander” (2:06), “The Borderland of Sol” (17:15), “The Magic Goes Away” (31:40), “A Teardrop Falls” (44:00), “The Return of William Proxmire” (49:43), “Limits” (57:45), “Smut Talk” (1:07:21), “The Missing Mass” (1:12:35), “Caut…

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The Delphic Podcats by Michael R D James, Review of Campbells "Occidental Mythology" Season 9 Episode 2 12:18

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The deep song of Mythology versus the deep song of Philosophy that perhaps began with the balanced temperate Ancient Greek Mythological spirit of sythesis rather than opposition. Psychoanalyst Otto Rank and the likeness of mythological thought to a neurotic day dream. Support the show http://michaelrdjames.org…

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The Delphic Podcasts by Michael R D James Review of Campbells Occidental Mythology Season 9 Ep1 23:26

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Oriental v Occidental Mythology--The differing Garden plots. The role of Philosophy in the universalising of particular perspectives Support the show http://michaelrdjames.orgBy Michael R D James

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607. Jean-Claude Van Damme Movies: Timecop, Universal Soldier, Cyborg, Replicant (with Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, Tom Gerencer) 2:01:34

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Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, and Tom Gerencer join us to discuss the Jean-Claude Van Damme movies Timecop, Universal Soldier, Cyborg, and Replicant. Time stamps: Timecop (15:21), Universal Soldier (41:27), Cyborg (1:01:35), Replicant (1:19:53). Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks. Learn more about your a…

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Overtime – Episode #715: Killer Mike, Donna Brazile 17:22

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Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show. (Originally aired 11/21/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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The Delphic Podcasts by Michael R D James Review of Campbells "Hero" writings,season 8episode6 13:29

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Concluding reflections, The Kantian Imperative and answer to the question "What can we Hope For?" The mythological appeal of Art and the Renaissance. Michelangelo and putting truth to work. Support the show http://michaelrdjames.orgBy Michael R D James

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Ep. #715: Mel Robbins, Killer Mike, Donna Brazile 1:00:22

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Bill’s guests are Mel Robbins, Killer Mike, Donna Brazile (Originally aired 11/21/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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The Delphic Podcasts by Michael R D James Review of Campbells "Hero" writings, season 8 episode 5 13:13

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The problems of self-actualisation when transcendental supports are removed Support the show http://michaelrdjames.orgBy Michael R D James

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Overtime – Episode #714: Scott Galloway, Fareed Zakaria, Josh Barro 18:31

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Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show. (Originally aired 11/14/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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The Delphic Podcasts by Michael R D James Review of Campbells "Hero" Writings Season 8 Episode 4 21:15

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The contrast between mythological, Philosophical and Scientific forms of understanding the realm of the sacred. Support the show http://michaelrdjames.orgBy Michael R D James

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Ep. #714: Scott Galloway, Fareed Zakaria, Josh Barro 1:00:04

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Bill’s guests are Scott Galloway, Fareed Zakaria, Josh Barro (Originally aired 11/14/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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606. Alien: Earth Season 1 Review (with Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, Anthony Ha) 1:51:44

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Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, and Anthony Ha join us to discuss Season 1 of the FX series Alien: Earth, a prequel to the classic films Alien and Aliens. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy David Barr Kirtley

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Overtime – Episode #713: Bill O'Reilly, Rep. Jared Moskowitz 21:15

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Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show. (Originally aired 11/7/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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The Delphic podcasts by Michael R D James Review of Campbells Hero writings Season 8 episode 3 19:47

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Spinoza, the Philosopher of the Infinite Buddhism and the noble path, The reconciliation of opposites in one substance Support the show http://michaelrdjames.orgBy Michael R D James

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Ep. #713: Kenny Chesney, Rep. Jared Moskowitz, Bill O'Reilly 1:00:40

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Bill’s guests are Kenny Chesney, Rep. Jared Moskowitz, Bill O'Reilly (Originally aired 11/7/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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Overtime – Episode #712: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Michael Moynihan, Dan Farah 12:49

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Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show. (Originally aired 10/31/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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Ep. #712: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Michael Moynihan, Dan Farah 1:00:13

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Bill’s guests are Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Michael Moynihan, Dan Farah (Originally aired 10/31/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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Overtime – Episode #711: Gov. Andy Beshear, Kate Bedingfield, Michael Steele 12:16

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Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show. (Originally aired 10/24/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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605. The Best of Greg Egan Part 3 Review (with Anthony Ha) 1:54:14

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Anthony Ha joins us to discuss the last six stories from the book The Best of Greg Egan. Stories discussed: "Crystal Nights" (1:27), "Zero for Conduct" (19:18), "Uncanny Valley" (37:31), "Bit Players" (52:11), "3-adica" (1:05:17), "Instantiation" (1:19:51). Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks. Learn more …

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Ep. #711: Gov. Andy Beshear, Kate Bedingfield, Michael Steele 1:00:26

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Bill’s guests are Gov. Andy Beshear, Kate Bedingfield, Michael Steele (Originally aired 10/24/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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The Delphic Podcasts by Michael R D James Review of Campbells Hero writings, Season 8, Ep 2 17:53

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Dream images versus film images. Is the hero theme an archetype? Instrumentalities and ends in thmselves Support the show http://michaelrdjames.orgBy Michael R D James

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Overtime – Episode #710: Mark Cuban, Andrew Ross Sorkin 12:20

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Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show. (Originally aired 10/17/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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The Delphic Podcasts by Michael R D James Review of Campbells "Hero" writings, Season 8, Episode 1 19:15

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Myth as "transparence to transcendence". James Joyce, Thomas Mann and the links between Art and Mythology. Psychoanalysis as interpreter of the symbols of mythology. Support the show http://michaelrdjames.orgBy Michael R D James

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Ep. #710: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Mark Cuban 1:01:24

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Bill’s guests are Arnold Schwarzenegger, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Mark Cuban (Originally aired 10/17/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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The Delphic Podcasts by Michael R D James, Philosophy and AI, Season 7, Ep 4 25:38

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Heideggers Phenomenological description of instrumentalities and the place of machines in such an environment. Wittgenstein on the impossibility of a machine being alive and conscious Support the show http://michaelrdjames.orgBy Michael R D James

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The Delphic podcasts Michael R D James Philosophy and AI, Season 7 Episode 3 18:22

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The world in certain of its aspects resembles the workings of a computer: input-process-output. Computer Programmers and the "Zombie-experience" (Weizenbaum). The new men and techné: the reduction of experience and understanding to something that is only technically intelligent Support the show http://michaelrdjames.org…

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The Delphic Podcasts by Michael R D James Philosophy and AI Season 7, Episode 1 23:03

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Chat GPT does not qualify for the characterisation "artificial intelligence" because the word intelligence denotes a human power and the danger is that using such terminology will result in equating these forms of intelligence with each other. Chat is not aware of itself in the way in which a living human being is. The programmers could, if they ch…

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The Delphic Podcasts Philosophy and AI, Season 7, Episode 2 17:54

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Chat GPT claims that it is not capable of human understanding but that it is capable of a type of learning. The Zombie new men, Weizenbaum claims, became like the machines they were programming. Support the show http://michaelrdjames.orgBy Michael R D James

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604. The Best of Greg Egan Part 2 Review (with Anthony Ha) 1:43:52

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Anthony Ha joins us to discuss six more stories from the book The Best of Greg Egan. Stories discussed: “Silver Fire” (1:30), “Reasons to be Cheerful” (16:42), “Oceanic” (28:10), “Oracle” (44:19), “Singleton” (1:04:54), “Dark Integers” (1:16:32). Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks. Learn more about your …

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The Delphic podcasts by Michael R D James Freud and Philosophy Conclusion 30:30

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The Delphic Podcasts Freud and Philosophy, Season 6 Episode 3 17:41

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Overtime – Episode #709: Van Jones, Thomas Friedman 12:56

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The Delphic Podcasts by Michael R D James Philosophy and Freud: The Metaphysics and Logos of Psuché and Psychoanalysis 23:03

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The active and the passive imagination and the interpretation of dreams. Kantian Critical connections and Phenomenological connections. http://michaelrdjames.orgBy Michael R D James

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The Delphic Podcasts by Michael R D James. Review of the Occult in Myth, Season 5, Episode 3 18:46

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Jung and Freud. The Greek "Balance of the Mind". Kleins Whole and part, good and bad objects. Quattrocento Art. Freud and the "spiritual". Freuds criticism of Jungs occultism. http://michaelrdjames.org Delphic Podcast Support the show http://michaelrdjames.orgBy Michael R D James

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The Delphic Podcasts by Michael R D James Review of The Occult in Myth, Season 5, Episode 2 23:43

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Jung and Freud, Jungs embrace of the occult ---Freuds more sceptical Kantian reservations http://michaelrdjames.org Delphic PodcastBy Michael R D James

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The Delphic Episodes by Michael R D James Review of Campbells The Occult in Myth, Season 5, Episode 1 32:19

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The out of body experience of "death" The magic number of 432,000 years the "orbit" of the constellations of the Zodiac. Connection of animals to numbers. Kants Critique of Teleological Judgment. http://michaelrdjames.org Delphic PodcastBy Michael R D James

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The Delphic Podcasts by Michael R D James Introduction to Campbell, Season 4, Episode 2 33:57

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The lived body and the the rejection of positivist science. The sacred circle and the end of our journey. http://michaelrdjames.org Delphic PodcastBy Michael R D James

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The Delphic Podcasts by Michael R D James Introduction to Campbell Season 4, Episode 1 25:54

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Being has many meanings. Consciousness and Practical Intelligence. The river is a strong brown God. The transcendental unity of apperception http://michaelrdjames.org Delphic PodcastBy Michael R D James

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The Delphic Podcasts by Michael R D James Review of Myth of Light, Season 3 Episode 4 20:31

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The noise of the I and the stillness of meditation--Kali and the black night. Buddhism and the extinguishing of the Light http://michaelrdjames.org Delphic PodcastBy Michael R D James

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The Delphic Podcasts by Michael R D James Review of Campbells Myth of Light, Season 3, Episode 3 26:17

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The light of Consciousness and Death. Kundilini Yoga and the mystic swimming in the sea of the psychotic http://michaelrdjames.org Delphic PodcastBy Michael R D James

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The Delphic Podcasts by Michael R D James Review of Campbells Myths of Light, Season 3, Episode 2 34:45

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A light bulb that ceases to function is a light bulb in name only and this is an analogy for my body which when it cases to function bears my name which no longer designates the living me. Eastern Societies less exposed to war becuase of geographical location... http://michaelrdjames.org Delphic Podcast…

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Ep. #709: Louis C.K., Van Jones, Thomas Friedman 1:01:02

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Bill’s guests are Louis C.K., Van Jones, Thomas Friedman (Originally aired 10/3/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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The Delphic Podcasts by Michael R D James Review of Campbells Myths of Light, Season 3, Episode 1 24:10

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Eastern Mythology, Greek Mythology, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle The many meanings of Being http://michaelrdjames.org Delphic PodcastBy Michael R D James

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The Delphic Podcasts By Michael R D James Review of Campbells Inner Reaches of Outer Space, Season 2 Episode 4 27:47

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The transcendental X, the Sublime, "Thou art That!" Platos allegory of the cave http://michaelrdjames.org Delphic PodcastBy Michael R D James

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The Delphic Podcasts by Michael R D James Review of Campbells Inner Reaches of Outer Space, Season 2 Episode 3 22:48

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Freud's vicissitudes and the Instincts , Consciousness Sublimation, Schopenhauer and Death http://michaelrdjames.org Delphic PodcastBy Michael R D James