Oliver Chiang
Co-Host of The Jacksway Collective: Philosophy & Fiction
The only thing Oliver knows is that he doesn't know anything.
Hopefully he'll learn a thing or two from this podcast.
Favourite Books:
-Stoner: John Williams
Favourite Films:
-High and Low: Akira Kurosawa
-The Big Lebowski: Coen Brothers
Oliver Chiang has hosted 18 Episodes.
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Episode 19 | Seeders, Leechers, & The Swat Team
November 19th, 2019 | 54 mins 6 secs
arts, fiction, jacksway collective, philosophy, short stories
The Jacksway Collective is back! After 8 months of hiatus, Jhana, Oliver, and Brendan hop back on the microphones to shake off the rust. The guys got together this week to talk about Digital Piracy. Since Brendan is a musician, we thought he'd offer an interesting perspective on the modern state of affairs when it comes to piracy.
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Episode 18 | The Death of The Author, The Birth of the Podcasters
April 9th, 2019 | 35 mins 1 sec
arts, fiction, jacksway collective, philosophy, short stories
Has the author truly died in our age of information? Does Roland Barthes' essay The Death of The Author changed our interpretation of works of art? Listen in as The Jacksway Collective talk about intent, context, and different forms of interpretation.
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Episode 16 | Brains in a Vat
January 28th, 2019 | 42 mins 56 secs
arts, fiction, jacksway collective, philosophy, short stories
In this episode, The Jacksway Collective read Hilary Putnam's paper Brains in a Vat and experience a collective hallucination. Well, not exactly. They do, however, discuss epistemology and the implications of what would happen if it were revealed tomorrow we were all just brains in a vat.
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Episode 15 | A Bizarre First Day On The Job
January 21st, 2019 | 47 mins 43 secs
arts, fiction, jacksway collective, philosophy, short stories
The Jacksway Collective kicks of the new year with Jhana and Oli discussing Orientation, a short story by Daniel Orozco. The duo discuss the absurdity of the modern workplace and its manifestation in our own lives.
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Episode 14 | Is There a Soul Under The Skin?
December 31st, 2018 | 47 mins 12 secs
arts, fiction, jacksway collective, philosophy, short stories
In this science fiction meets art house film, listen in as the gang muddles through thick Scottish accents, the often obtuse, and the visually stunning.
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Episode 13 | Can You Blame God for Waiting to Reveal the Truth?
December 17th, 2018 | 41 mins 26 secs
arts, fiction, jacksway collective, philosophy, short stories
Tolstoy asks the gang to question if truth is the highest virtue, and if it isn't, what is? They also loop back to discussions of blame in response to their first listener email!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.