The Jacksway Collective: Philosophy & Fiction

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

28 episodes of The Jacksway Collective: Philosophy & Fiction since the first episode, which aired on August 20th, 2018.

  • Episode 12 | On the Opposite of Truth Telling

    November 27th, 2018  |  42 mins 46 secs
    arts, fiction, jacksway collective, philosophy, short stories

    4 podcasters call each other out on their bullshit while simultaneously analyzing the concept itself. Listen to The Jacksway Collective's latest episode on Harry Frankfurt's paper "On Bullshit!"

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    Episode 11 | We Need to Talk About Kevin on the Podcast

    November 13th, 2018  |  47 mins 36 secs
    arts, fiction, jacksway collective, philosophy, short stories

    Lynne Ramsay's chilling film examines psychopathy and motherhood. This podcast starts by thoughtfully discussing those themes and ends in absurdity.

  • Episode 10 | The Rise of the Podcast & The Fall of the House of Usher

    October 23rd, 2018  |  38 mins 32 secs
    arts, fiction, jacksway collective, philosophy, short stories

    The gang adds a fourth to this week's recording for their Halloween special! Sarah brings the guys Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher. They also go off the rails about 25 times.

  • Episode 9 | The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

    October 16th, 2018  |  40 mins 58 secs
    arts, fiction, jacksway collective, philosophy, short stories

    Can we live on in a society once we find out it's built upon the suffering of others? Listen as the guys dive into Ursula Le Guin's The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas.

  • Episode 8 | Existential Dread in Children of Men

    October 8th, 2018  |  50 mins 6 secs
    arts, fiction, jacksway collective, philosophy, short stories

    Women are no longer fertile and society starts to crumble. Of course it does. Three dudes hop on the mic to discuss the filmmaking masterpiece that is Children of Men.

  • Episode 7 | I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

    September 24th, 2018  |  46 mins 42 secs
    arts, fiction, harlan ellison, jacksway collective, philosophy, short stories

    Ape Man, Deranged Daddy, & Jelly Boy Ted are a few characters that make up Harlan Ellison's short story I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream. How do Oliver, Brendan, and Jhana approach this absurd story about AI gone wrong? Listen to find out.

  • Episode 6 | Russian Beards & The Death of Ivan Ilyich

    September 9th, 2018  |  44 mins 11 secs
    arts, fiction, jacksway collective, philosophy, short stories

    Dostoyevsky or Tolstoy, who rocks the better beard? Oliver and Jhana both love one of these guys' beard, but do they love Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Illych? Listen to find out.

  • Episode 5 | Rice Pudding & The Penal Colony

    August 29th, 2018  |  1 hr 5 mins
    arts, fiction, jacksway collective, philosophy, short stories

    How does society’s conception of justice evolve over time? What does rice pudding taste like while having a machine slowly chop away at your flesh? Two equally important questions, two equally enlightening answers in this episode on Kafka.

  • Episode 4 | Ruby Sparks & The Manic Pixie Dream Girl

    August 23rd, 2018  |  57 mins 26 secs
    arts, fiction, jacksway collective, philosophy, short stories

    Three dudes discuss the manic pixie dream girl trope in films. Is the MPDG mere male fantasy? Or is there something more to this type of character?

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    Episode 3 | Swimming in Monogamy

    August 21st, 2018  |  1 hr 4 mins
    arts, fiction, jacksway collective, john cheever, monogomy, philosophy, sex, short stories, swimmer

    Is monogamy valid? Can we make claims about human nature based on evolutionary stories? Is it at all rational to swim in your neighbours' pools? Great questions of our time are set to rest on this episode.

  • Episode 2 | Everything That Rises Must Converge

    August 20th, 2018  |  56 mins 19 secs
    arts, everything that rises must converge, existentialism, feminism, fiction, flannery oconnor, jacksway collective, philosophy, race, short stories

    A third ex-roommate joins the Jacksway Collective to unpack Flannery O'Connor's Everything that Rises Must Converge. The trio discuss race, feminist film theory, and the despicable Julian.

  • Episode 1 | Absurd Reasoning & The Homeless Marketplace

    August 20th, 2018  |  57 mins 12 secs
    albert, albert camus, arts, camus, fiction, homeless, jacksway collective, philosophy, sisyphus

    Two ex-roommates reunite to discuss meaning in life, the absurd, and suicide. They also debate which homeless people are more or less deserving of their dollars.