Horseshoes and corndogs... I swear it isn't a metaphor. Is it? https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kairos-stuart-byers/1145254993?ean=2940186175650 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/studiouspodcast/support

What's with the cat stuff? (Is this clickbait because of the popularity of cats on the interwebs?). Make a mountain out of your mashed potatoes, this might mean something. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kairos-stuart-byers/1145254993?ean=2940186175650 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/studiouspodcast/support

Bots are his friends... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/studiouspodcast/support

Grzegorz is given instructions on how to proceed with the anomaly. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kairos-stuart-byers/1145254993?ean=2940186175650 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/studiouspodcast/support

Grzegorz works to unwrap the enigma around his current subject, Rex. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kairos-stuart-byers/1145254993?ean=2940186175650 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/studiouspodcast/support

Who's the looky-loo checkin' out you know who? https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kairos-stuart-byers/1145254993?ean=2940186175650 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/studiouspodcast/support

Rex enlists the sage advice of his favorite author to help himself begin The Novel that may just save the fate of humanity. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kairos-stuart-byers/1145254993?ean=2940186175650 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/studiouspodcast/support

Well, after that bizarre encounter, Rex spends this whole chapter penning his big opus. Not really, he eschews the call and goes out drinking instead. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kairos-stuart-byers/1145254993?ean=2940186175650 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/studiouspodcast/support

How strong was that weed Rex was smoking? Is he about to lose his mind, like James Cole, the protagonist of 12 Monkeys? We'll discover that and so much more, on this episode of Kairos. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kairos-stuart-byers/1145254993?ean=2940186175650 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/studiouspodcast/support

You know in Fight Club when that guy keeps talking about taking human fat and rendering soap? Well, our protagonist doesn't make soap, he makes chilli. And he doesn't use human fat, just the tallow from beef kidneys. But yeah, feel free to draw parallels if you so desire... https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kairos-stuart-byers/1145254993?ean=2940186175650 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/studiouspodcast/support

Welcome back to Studious! We've taken a break here to write a novel, one I'd like to share with you today. Kairos is a greek word that relates to moments that are ripe for opportunity, but historically, one could view Kairos as limitless or eternal time. If we break our bonds to linear time, what does that mean for us humans? Will we remove other shackles as well? It is now on Kindle Unlimited. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D3CCY5FC Or at Barnes and Noble.com https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kairos-stuart-byers/1145254993?ean=2940186175650 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/studiouspodcast/support

If you wanna debate, do it right. Don't come at me with some bullshit. Hone your skills, son! These are just the basic 15 logical fallacies that plague us in everyday life. If it isn't apparent, alcohol perhaps fueled this podcast a bit too much. Ivonne was saying, "ancient people," not "Asian people." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/studiouspodcast/support

This week on Studious, we return to our discussion on free will and see if there’s anything we can do to combat our fixed trajectories. Spoiler alert: hopefully we can. Tune in and find out. Side Note: Not only is the essay a metaphor for life, but it also follows the logical rules of the narrative with its three act structure. All the world is a stage. Huh, wouldja look at that? Bill Shakespeare, whodah thunk!?! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/studiouspodcast/support

This week on Studious, we explore the concept of linguistic relativity. Can the language we learn shape our experiences and perspectives? How much of our perspective hinges conceptually, and how much of it is culturally influenced. All this and more, this week on Studious. We also talk about linguistic relativity in relation to aliens. And somehow I completely breezed over Arrival, not to be confused with the Charlie Sheen vehicle, The Arrival. Warning: if you get triggered easily, perhaps sit this one out. I’m mild sauce level offensive. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/studiouspodcast/support

In this week's episode, we talk virtue with Aristotle. Wanna know more? Listen to the episode, ya dingus. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/studiouspodcast/support

Maybe you're into art or NFTs or both. Maybe you could give two shits about art. Well, this conversation is broader than just art or just NFTs, and delves into Walter Benjamin's The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. Benjamin saw the writing on the wall when it came to this new industrial age he found himself in. His views were reflexive of being a German intellectual in juxtaposition with the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany. Jesus, it just always goes back to the Nazis in this podcast, doesn't it? If you find robot Benjamin unintelligible, the transcript for the episode can be found at www.studiouspodcast.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/studiouspodcast/support

It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel, meh. I’ve always been a big fan of humanity, and hopefully we’ll step up to the plate once again, but if not, you can’t say I didn’t warn you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/studiouspodcast/support

Remember that time I did an episode on time travel, and you couldn't get through it fast enough? It's a lot of time to cover in not a lot of time. We're painting with broad strokes here, trying to focus on the key elements. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/studiouspodcast/support

How do you follow that episode about PK? Well, you just keep treading water. We follow the previous narrative with our introduction into Grand or Meta Narratives. We'll examine Joseph Campbell's Hero's journey, particularly through our modern myths of Star Wars, Harry Potter, and The Lord of the Rings. What do these narratives have in common with our own journeys through life? They might all be such great successes because they speak to a universal truth within us all. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/studiouspodcast/support

We continue with our deep dive on Dick's How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart 2 Days Later here on part 2. We ended the last part on a bit of a cliffhanger. Truth, or someone's perception of truth here, seems stranger than fiction, and it is coming from a serial fiction writer. It's only fair to have all the facts at your disposal. Curious indeed. Let me know in the comments section what you thought of his speech, and perhaps its relation to what you've listened to thus far on Studious. Side Note: I edited, I mean, oversaw my crack team of editors today after having two temporary crowns removed, then wrongfully replaced, only to get anesthetized and made to give two further impressions. So that makes 3 today, including my shitty PK impression, which we discussed may be rather meta. If I get visited by a girl wearing a fish medallion today, this podcast may take a whole other direction... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/studiouspodcast/support