Very Bad Wizards is a podcast featuring a philosopher (Tamler Sommers) and a psychologist (David Piz
The morality of zoophilia has received shockingly little attention in contemporary ethical discourse
It’s the first annual “Concept-Con” – a not at all cringe episode where David and Tamler apply the m
David and Tamler conclude their three-part discussion of Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian. We talk a
In part 2 of our journey into Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian, Tamler and David talk about the kid
In part one of our two-part episode on Cormac McCarthy’s blood-soaked phantasmagorical 1985 masterpi
David and Tamler return to the work of old favorite William James and argue about the 6th lecture (i
Last December, with Argentina minutes away from a World Cup championship, friend of the show Yoel te
The Summer of Cormac McCarthy continues – this time we dive into his one piece of non-fiction, the s
A new mini-series with Tamler Sommers and Robert Wright on the range of politically acceptable disco
David and Tamler dive into the Coen brothers’ bleak and beautiful adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s 20
A VBW exclusive report! For years David and Tamler have been a little dismissive of fears about canc
David and Tamler dive into the first two parts of Nietzsche’s Beyond Good and Evil which contain som
What’s the meaning of a work of art? Does the text mean just what the author intends it to mean? Doe
David and Tamler take the first excursion into the work of Haruki Murakami and talk about his short
The great Paul Bloom returns to the show to explore the many mysteries of Todd Field’s 2022 film “Tá
David and Tamler talk about William James’ chapter on mysticism from his book "Varieties of Religiou
David and Tamler deliver a PODCAST episode, one of many that comes from the INTERNET, that you’ll pr
Here’s an episode with something for both of us – a healthy serving of Kantian rationalism for David
David and Tamler get lost in the world of Susanna Clarke’s "Piranesi," a hauntingly beautiful and th
Tamler’s earlier self committed to doing an episode on Parfit, and David holds his current self to t
