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Joe Jackowski on Apotheosis and The Parodies

Today on the podcast, we are joined by Joe Jackowski. Joe is a Marine Corps veteran and current graduate student at Vanderbilt University in the Cognitive Psychology in Context program. His primary interest is meaning in life, which broadly extends to problems in ethics, AI, and culture.

In this episode, we sit down to discuss his first long-form article on his new substack, Apotheosis: A Philosophy for Influencers.

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Zach Wagner on Non-Toxic Masculinity

ZACHARY WAGNER is a writer, researcher, and ordained minister–a thinker of thoughts and a feeler of feelings. Originally from Chicagoland, he lives in Oxford, England, pursuing a DPhil (Ph.D.) in New Testament studies at Keble College, University of Oxford. He also serves as the editorial director of the Center for Pastor Theologians, where he co-hosts the CPT Podcast. His research interests include economics in the ancient world, divine wages in Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity, Pauline epistles, the Gospel of Matthew, and New Testament masculinities. His first book, Non-Toxic Masculinity: Recovering Healthy Male Sexuality, was published in 2023 with Intervarsity Press. Zach’s other writing interests include evangelical and “post-vangelical” Christian discipleship, theological formation, and speaking against church-based abuse.

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Friendsgiving 2019

In this episode, we are joined by many returning guests, including Joe Jackowski, Nick Buegel, and Jordan Criss. As this is a Friendsgiving episode, we recorded it before we had our yearly get together. We cover a wide area of topics and try to get an update on what everyone has been working on, but we quickly dive into deeper waters. We start our conversation with Jordan's recent exploration into Aaron Sorkin. From there, we have a broader dialogue on how fame and power affect people. We then ask what art is - using Kanye West as an example. The discussion on Art then turns toward a discussion on self-expression and vulnerability. One of the last topics we talk about is the philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre. Then we finally close with what Nick and Joe have currently working on.

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Nicholas Buegel, Joe Jackowski, and Jordan Criss: Morality Discussion

In this episode, Nick Buegel returns to the podcast to explore Morality. In this discussion, we have regulars Jordan Criss and Joe Jackowski to talk to through Morality. We meander into ethics, autonomy, and how stress affects people. Finally, we close out the episode with a conversation Joe and Jordan wanted to have about the Liam Neeson controversy in person. This conversation leaves food for thought and other explorations for you to follow.

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