Best Mark Ware Podcasts (2026)

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Announcement: Mark’s “Big Books in Continental Philosophy” Spring 2026 Class

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It's time to sign up for the new online class on Hegel, Sartre, Arendt, Schopenhauer, and all your other favorite friends. You can learn all about it and get the link to enroll at partiallyexaminedlife.com/class. The post Announcement: Mark’s “Big Books in Continental Philosophy” Spring 2026 Class first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philo…

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Ep. 73: Inside Kokomo w/ Ria and Kevol Graham on Caribbean Food and Hospitality 20:29

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Ria and Kevol Graham join Chrystal Genesis for cocktails and conversation at Kokomo, their family-run, acclaimed Caribbean restaurant in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Partners in life and work, the couple talk about opening Kokomo just before the Covid pandemic and building a hospitality business while raising three children in New York City. They discus…

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Sarah Holmes Sore Paws Vets - Uncut. Part 2 1:17:14

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Part 2 This podcast features Sarah from Sore Paws Veterinary Clinic, a vet, business owner and mum. The true story of passion for animals, business and finding out who you can trust in life. See more at our website https://www.notavet.co.uk/By Mark Ware

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(sub)TEXT: Society as Swindle in “The Third Man” (1949)

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The so-called “third man factor” is a phenomenon in which people in dire circumstances experience the presence of an extra person in their midst who gives comfort and aid when it’s most needed—a guardian angel, perhaps, or some figure of divine intervention. Harry Lime seems to have played just such a role in the lives of Holly Martins and Anna Sch…

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PEL 2026 Kickoff Nightcap

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Subscribe to hear this ad-free and get tons of bonus content. It's another year, and Mark, Wes, Seth, and Dylan each came in with a short bucket list of philosophical works that we'd like to read before this podcast concludes, whenever that might be. Sponsor: Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. It's time to enroll in Mark's spring B…

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PEL 2026 Kickoff Nightcap 42:05

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It's another year, and this time we each came in with a short bucket list of philosophical works that we'd like to read before this podcast concludes, whenever that might be. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Get a $1/month e-commerce trial a…

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PEL 2026 Kickoff Nightcap 42:00

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It's another year, and this time we each came in with a short bucket list of philosophical works that we'd like to read before this podcast concludes, whenever that might be. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Get a $1/month e-commerce trial a…

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SEND & RECEIVE - Dominique Keller Interview 20:39

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Christian Zyp interviews Dominique Keller (director) about her short film SEND & RECEIVE. It screens at Metro Cinema Saturday January 10th at 3PM and is presented by the Broad View International Film Festival. It screens with another documentary short film. Dominique will be in attendance for a post screening Q&A. SEND & RECEIVE took Dominique arou…

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THE EDMONTON STORYTELLER: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF TONY CASHMAN - Clare Mullen Interview 20:41

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Christian Zyp interviews Clare Mullen (director) about her documentary short THE EDMONTON STORYTELLER: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF TONY CASHMAN. The World Premiere takes place Saturday January 10th at 3PM at the Metro Cinema. It's presented by the Broad View Film Festival as a double bill with another short film. There will be a Q&A following the screeni…

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PvI#108: Guess Who’s Coming to Christmas Dinner… Lawrence Ware!

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Philosopher/writer/critic/podcaster Lawrence Ware returns to the show to meet Mary and talk about how Mark is his own personal Leroy Jesus. We act out and/or discuss orphan greeting cards, face-to-face instruction vs. writing books, imaginary friends, laugh trumpets, black ice, and is aesthetic judgment (especially of yourself) a mistake? Hear more…

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Pretty Much Pop #212: Holiday Romance Films

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The Hallmark Channel became famous for producing low-budget, formulaic Christmas films, and this has spread to other outlets, sometimes with higher budgets and ambitions. Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al each watched a smattering of these and share their reflections on the genre and their specific experiences. Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus …

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Ep. 382: Freud on Group Psychology (Part Two)

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Subscribe to get parts 1 and 2 of this now, ad-free, plus tons of bonus content. Continuing on the first half of Sigmund Freud’s Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego, now getting really into Freud's own type of explanation, whereby he explains how libidinal ties bind group members, typically via their shared love of a leader or leading idea…

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Ep. 382: Freud on Group Psychology (Part Two) 48:42

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Continuing on the first half of Sigmund Freud's Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego, now getting really into Freud's own type of explanation, whereby he explains how libidinal ties bind group members, typically via their shared love of a leader or leading idea. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support …

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Ep. 382: Freud on Group Psychology (Part Two) 48:46

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Continuing on the first half of Sigmund Freud's Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego, now getting really into Freud's own type of explanation, whereby he explains how libidinal ties bind group members, typically via their shared love of a leader or leading idea. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support …

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PEL Presents PvI#108: Guess Who's Coming to Christmas Dinner... Lawrence Ware! 51:28

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Philosopher/writer/critic/podcaster Lawrence Ware returns to the show to meet Mary and talk about how Mark is his own personal Leroy Jesus. We act out and/or discuss orphan greeting cards, face-to-face instruction vs. writing books, imaginary friends, laugh trumpets, black ice, and is aesthetic judgment (especially of yourself) a mistake? Hear more…

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PEL Presents PvI#108: Guess Who's Coming to Christmas Dinner... Lawrence Ware! 51:22

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Philosopher/writer/critic/podcaster Lawrence Ware returns to the show to meet Mary and talk about how Mark is his own personal Leroy Jesus. We act out and/or discuss orphan greeting cards, face-to-face instruction vs. writing books, imaginary friends, laugh trumpets, black ice, and is aesthetic judgment (especially of yourself) a mistake? Hear more…

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PvI#108: Guess Who’s Coming to Christmas Dinner… Lawrence Ware! 53:20

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Philosopher/writer/critic/podcaster Lawrence Ware returns to the show to meet Mary and talk about how Mark is his own personal Leroy Jesus. We act out and/or discuss orphan greeting cards, face-to-face instruction vs. writing books, imaginary friends, laugh trumpets, black ice, and is aesthetic judgment (especially of yourself) a mistake? Sponsors:…

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PEL Presents PMP#212: Holiday Romance Films 57:58

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The Hallmark Channel became famous for producing low-budget, formulaic Christmas films, and this has spread to other outlets, sometimes with higher budgets and ambitions. Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al each watched a smattering of these and share their reflections on the genre and their specific experiences. Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus …

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PEL Presents PMP#212: Holiday Romance Films 58:05

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The Hallmark Channel became famous for producing low-budget, formulaic Christmas films, and this has spread to other outlets, sometimes with higher budgets and ambitions. Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al each watched a smattering of these and share their reflections on the genre and their specific experiences. Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus …

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Moving Radio Year in Review for 2025 59:02

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Christian Zyp hosts the MOVING RADIO 2025 Year in Review program. It would be impossible to fit all of the over 70 interviews that aired this year, so here are nine of our favorites. UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE - Matthew Rankin A lovingly detailed, charmingly impossible story of a Canada where Persian and French are the two official languages, and lonelines…

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Sarah Holmes Sore Paws Vets - Uncut. Part 1 1:13:10

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This podcast features Sarah from Sore Paws Veterinary Clinic, a vet, business owner and mum. The true story of passion for animals, business and finding out who you can trust in life. See more at our website https://www.notavet.co.uk/ Part 1 of 2By Mark Ware

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Ep. 382: Freud on Group Psychology (Part One)

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Subscribe to get parts 1 and 2 of this now, ad-free, plus tons of bonus content. On the first half of Sigmund Freud’s Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego (1921). Why do members of a mob get dumber and less inhibited? Freud considers Gustave Le Bon's famous book on crowds but then turns to more organized groups like armies and churches. For…

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Ep. 382: Freud on Group Psychology (Part One) 45:53

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On the first half of Sigmund Freud's Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego (1921). Why do members of a mob get dumber and less inhibited? Freud considers Gustave Le Bon's famous book on crowds but then turns to more organized groups like armies and churches. For all groups, Freud thinks that the leader (or leading ideal) replaces our conscie…

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Ep. 382: Freud on Group Psychology (Part One) 45:50

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On the first half of Sigmund Freud's Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego (1921). Why do members of a mob get dumber and less inhibited? Freud considers Gustave Le Bon's famous book on crowds but then turns to more organized groups like armies and churches. For all groups, Freud thinks that the leader (or leading ideal) replaces our conscie…

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Closereads: Aquinas and Scotus on Law (Part One)

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Sign up for Closereads at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy to get parts 2 and 3 of this reading, as well as our previous and future installments of this new podcast. While we modern folks have a generally clear distinction between law as in descriptive laws of nature and law as in ethical or civil commandments, these Medieval philosophers saw these…

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PEL Presents NEM#244: Year-End Chat with NEM Audio Editor Roger Heathers 1:05:27

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In a special holiday episode, we get to meet musician and podcaster Roger Heathers, who edits this show. Together, Roger and I discuss how we make the show and share some highlights and challenges re. recent guests. At the beginning and the end of the show, you get to hear two tracks from his soon to be released Upward Spiral: "Guard Dogs" and "Hop…

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PEL Presents NEM#244: Year-End Chat with NEM Audio Editor Roger Heathers 1:05:32

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In a special holiday episode, we get to meet musician and podcaster Roger Heathers, who edits this show. Together, Roger and I discuss how we make the show and share some highlights and challenges re. recent guests. At the beginning and the end of the show, you get to hear two tracks from his soon to be released Upward Spiral: "Guard Dogs" and "Hop…

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PREMIUM-Ep. 381: Aquinas on Ethical Psychology (Part Three) 10:41

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We discuss the first six questions from the "Moral Action" section in the Summa Theologica (1268), which we read in Thomas Aquinas: Selected Philosophical Writings (1993). If you're not hearing the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.…

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PREMIUM-Ep. 381: Aquinas on Ethical Psychology (Part Three) 10:41

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We discuss the first six questions from the "Moral Action" section in the Summa Theologica (1268), which we read in Thomas Aquinas: Selected Philosophical Writings (1993). If you're not hearing the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.…

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Bacchic Redemption in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975) (Part 1) 41:04

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By Mark Linsenmayer

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Moving Radio X-Mas 2025 - CHRISTMAS IN WONDERLAND 49:36

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Christian Zyp, Lucas Anders, Lindsey Campbell and Mark Davies gather around the CJSR fireplace with hot chocolate in hand to partake in their annual discuss a holiday movie/special of questionable quality. This year it was CHRISTMAS IN WONDERLAND, filmed in Edmonton (they mention it SEVERAL times in the movie). More specifically, it was mostly film…

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Ep. 381: Aquinas on Ethical Psychology (Part Two)

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Subscribe to get parts 1 and 2 of this now, ad-free, plus tons of bonus content, including a supporter-exclusive part three. Continuing to discuss the virtue and moral action from the Summa Theologica (1268). We discuss the definition of virtue and some subsequent questions about what parts of us the term virtue properly applies to. Sponsors: Visit…

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Ep. 381: Aquinas on Ethical Psychology (Part Two) 59:11

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Continuing to discuss the virtue and moral action from the Summa Theologica (1268). We discuss the definition of virtue and some subsequent questions about what parts of us the term virtue properly applies to. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor…

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Ep. 381: Aquinas on Ethical Psychology (Part Two) 59:16

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Continuing to discuss the virtue and moral action from the Summa Theologica (1268). We discuss the definition of virtue and some subsequent questions about what parts of us the term virtue properly applies to. Sponsors: Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.c…

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PEL Presents PvI#107: Mary and Mark Argue About Arguing 49:42

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Is argumentation essential to philosophy? Should you always be open to arguments challenging your beliefs? We act out a few symbiotic scenarios and reflect back on our last couple of episodes. Plus animal facts, complaining to your significant other about exes, astrology prejudice, sexual harassment videos, and on-stage self-pleasure. Hear more at …

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PEL Presents PvI#107: Mary and Mark Argue About Arguing 49:48

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Is argumentation essential to philosophy? Should you always be open to arguments challenging your beliefs? We act out a few symbiotic scenarios and reflect back on our last couple of episodes. Plus animal facts, complaining to your significant other about exes, astrology prejudice, sexual harassment videos, and on-stage self-pleasure. Hear more at …

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Closereads: Royce on Interpreting Others

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Sign up for Closereads at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy to get previous and future installments of this podcast. On "The Problem of Christianity," vol. 2, lecture 12, ch. 9, "The Will to Interpret." The point is to help explain Royce's idea of a community of interpretation, and the idea is that in the very act of interpreting a single individual…

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PvI#107: Mary and Mark Argue About Arguing

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Is argumentation essential to philosophy? Should you always be open to arguments challenging your beliefs? We act out a few symbiotic scenarios and reflect back on our last couple of episodes. Plus animal facts, complaining to your significant other about exes, astrology prejudice, sexual harassment videos, and on-stage self-pleasure. Hear more at …

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PvI#107: Mary and Mark Argue About Arguing 52:22

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Is argumentation essential to philosophy? Should you always be open to arguments challenging your beliefs? An actual argument would not be just two abstract positions being measured against each other, but two people with some stakes in the issue, and of course the most interesting philosophical issues have to do with how we live our lives, and so …

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(sub)TEXT: Erin’s New Book “Avail”

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Erin just published her first book, “Avail,” which you can order here: https://www.pauldrybooks.com/products/avail “Avail” features a long prose-poem which titles the book and winds through sections of lineated, often formal poems. The prose-poem comprises a series of lyric meditations on the image of the veil—from religious and cultural veils, to …

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Pretty Much Pop #211: Slow Horses and Predecessors

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We discuss the British spy show based on the novels of Mick Herron, which are in turn firmly in a tradition of anti-007 books by John le Carré. Featuring Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn and Al. The point is not to glamorize the spy service, but to use realism and black humor to stress the human cost and general boredom of this work along with the dysfunct…