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Episode 1!

Wholesome and Heathen kick off their show with a discussion of ethics. What is right, what is wrong, and what does that have to do with Batman? Join us on our adventure into the world of philosophy!

Episode 2!

Join Wholesome and Heathen as they discuss the concept of self! What makes us, us? When we strip ourselves down to our most core elements, what makes us truly different from anyone else around us? We'll explore these concepts with some classic philosophy dilemmas, pepper in some existential crisis, and sweeten the deal with Paul Rudd's "Living with Yourself" Netflix series.

Episode 3!

Contains Spoilers for The Matrix and Santa! Join Wholesome and Heathen as they determine if you can really know, well, anything. Unpack the teachings of René Descartes, David Hume and Bertrand Russell using lessons from The Matrix, The Truman Show and a little creature called the Mantis Shrimp. And as always, enjoy the banter and interpersonal insults you crave. Welcome to the Wholesome and Heathen show!

Episode 4!

Join Wholesome and Heathen as they deep dive into the philosophy of Immanuel Kant. No more "Why?" and much more "Do it this way." What is right, how does it relate to the Avengers and puppies, and just how badly does Kant suck at naming his philosophies? All that and more in our best episode yet!

Episode 5!

Wholesome and Heathen discuss Free Will vs. Fate. Do we all have a destiny? Is it much sadder than it sounds? And what do Dr. Manhattan, the Scarlet Witch, and Neo all have to do with it? All of these answers, and even more questions, await you in an episode you are destined to listen to!

Episode 6!

Join Wholesome and Heathen as they discuss compatibilism in a follow-up to Episode 5. Was determinism a little too defeatist for you? Well, there may be another way! This episode discusses what actually defines free will, and how one can lose free will even if they do have it. There's also talk of the opposing political dinosaur and robot parties, as well as the X-Men.

Episode 7!

Join Wholesome and Heathen as they broadcast nearly live from South America! They welcome special guests Vancouver and New Jersey to a moral dilemma nightmare. From drowning children to Daredevil and the Punisher, we've got all the dilemmas you could possibly want, with more on the way! Due to accommodation limitations, this episode will have more audio hiccups. In the music biz, they call this "a live album" and charge you extra. So, just imagine we're doing that, but still for free. Enjoy!

Join Wholesome and Heathen in a continuation of the previous episode's moral dilemma special! In this episode, we bring up the infamous ending dilemma of The Dark Knight film, and bring that into an incredibly difficult but very real-world example. Get ready to sweat as you examine your conscious, and tell us what choice you would make.

Episode 8!

Join Wholesome and Heathen as the calmly discuss stoicism in their first episode recorded together in-person! What is stoicism, why is it so popular, and what about Captain America and Uncle Iroh make them such perfect stoics? Be unafraid and unanxious of telling us your thoughts!

Episode 9!

Join Wholesome and Heathen as they discuss the Philosophy Taoism! What is Taoism, what does this philosophy say about how you can live a complete life, and how does it tie into both Winnie the Pooh and the TV Dramedy This is Us? Find out here!

Episode 10!

Join Wholesome and Heathen as they embark on a journey into Anarchy! What is Anarchy, and why is it not like you probably envision it in your head? And you might think you know how V for Vendetta factors in, but why do Poison Ivy and Master Roshi of Dragonball Z fame hold anarchic views? These questions and more answered in our most rebellious episode yet!

Episode 11!

Join Wholesome and Heathen as they discuss the Social Contract! Who is John Locke? Who is Thomas Hobbes? And what do Dr. Doom, the Walking Dead, and Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One have to do with those old dudes?

Episode 12!

Join Wholesome and Heathen as they tackle the mind-bending concept of existentialism. What is existentialism? Why does it give us crises? And how can Fight Club and Grammy Award winning pop duo Twenty One Pilots help us understand these concepts a little better?

Episode 13!

Welcome to the Season Finale! Join Wholesome and Heathen as they consider whether life has any meaning at all! Enter the joys of Nihilism. Well, at least they try to bring some joy to it. Who are Nietzsche, Camus, and Nagel, and what can they teach us about Nihilism and the much more comically named Absurdism. And what do Deadpool, Rick and Morty, and the Big Lebowski have to do with all of it? Contemplate the meaning of existence with us!

Bonus Episode!

Wholesome and Heathen are back for a rabblerousing good time! Join your favorite philosophical miscreants as they discuss the philosophy hiding deep within some obscure musical selections... and also Britney Spears! What would your favorite philosophers listen to? More importantly, what would they head-bang to? Join us in a mid-season interlude into the world of musical philosophy. Message us and let us know your favorite secretly philosophical song.