Episodes
Sept. 3, 2024
S6E23 - The Mindset
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- The future is there… looking back at us. Trying to make sense of the fiction we will have become. -William Gibson Chris & Kayla finally land the plane on this whole TE…
Aug. 27, 2024
S6E22 - The Germ Makers
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- POV: the Serenity Prayer, but with shoulds instead of cans. Chris & Kayla attempt to tie the knot between Transhumanism and Eugenics. --- *Search Categories* Science /…
Aug. 20, 2024
S6E21 - The Germ Makers
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- No idiot knows that he is an idiot. As a rule, those of small intellectual equipment are so sure of themselves that they are eager to make the race over in their own ima…
Aug. 13, 2024
S6E20 - The Final Boss(es) (Effective Altruism & Longtermism)
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- I have often wondered whether a person is justified in neglecting his own family to fight for opportunities for others. -Nelson Mandela Last week was context... this …
Aug. 6, 2024
S6E19 - The Final Boss(es) (Effective Altruism & Longtermism)
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit. - Nelson Henderson We tackle the final three letters of the TESCREAL acronym, a…
July 30, 2024
S6E18 - The Resurrection (Cosmism)
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- We're not earthly beings any more... we're cosmic beings. - Eden Ahbez Two episodes in one to grapple with the origins of a cosmic concept, and its future among the st…
July 23, 2024
S6E17 - The Immortalists' Conclusions (Church of Perpetual Life)
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- Time isn't the only thing the FDA is killing. - ACT UP slogan Chris & Kayla grapple with the intense nuance presented by the Church of Perpetual Life and the Life Exte…
July 16, 2024
S6E16 - The Immortalists' Founder (Church of Perpetual Life)
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- How could I enjoy a yacht if I know we're all going to die and disappear? - Bill Faloon Chris & Kayla head back to Church to learn more about the man behind the curtai…
July 9, 2024
S6E15 - The Immortalists' Church (Church of Perpetual Life)
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- Aging and Death can be Optional...We Choose Life & Health. Chris & Kayla head to church to learn how the Creator wants us to live forever. --- *Search Categories*...
July 2, 2024
S6E14 - The Future of Humanity: TESCREAL
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- 🎵 it's like 10^58 motes 🎵 when all you neeeed is a torture 🎵 Chris & Kayla discuss the third & final piece of Émile Torres's interview. --- *Search Categories*...
June 25, 2024
S6E13 - The Future of Humanity: TESCREAL
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- Making predictions is tough, especially about the future. -Niels Bohr Chris & Kayla put the L in TESCREAL. --- *Search Categories* Anthropological; Science /...
June 18, 2024
S6E12 - The Future of Humanity: TESCREAL
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- AI will probably most likely lead to the end of the world, but in the meantime, there'll be great companies. - Sam Altman Chris & Kayla talk about the future of humani…
June 11, 2024
S6E11 - The Future of Humanity: Rationalists
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- This podcast is Bayesd. Chris & Kayla update all of their priors about LessWrong and decide if it's a cult, or just weird. --- *Search Categories*...
June 4, 2024
S6E10 - The Future of Humanity: Rationalists
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- The Territory is not The Map. Chris & Kayla fall out of a coconut tree and continue their discussion of LessWrong. --- *Search Categories* Anthropological; Science /…
May 28, 2024
S6E9 - The Future of Humanity: Rationalists
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- Have not you read The Sequences? Chris & Kayla do their first ever CoJW topic revisit and discuss an online community dedicated to Rationalism. --- *Search Categorie…
May 21, 2024
S6E8 - The Future of Humanity: Plus
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- What would you say you... do... here? Chris dunks on a doofy website for 40 minutes straight; it is also possible we learn some things about Transhumanism along the wa…
May 14, 2024
S6E7 - The Future of Humanity: Prelude
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- To be what you want to be: isn't this the essence of being human? - David Zindell Chris and Kayla take the next steps on the path of the unfolding season...and the u…
May 7, 2024
S6E6 - The Terror (Terror Management Theory)
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- Man cannot endure his own littleness unless he can translate it into meaningfulness on the largest possible level. - Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death Chris and Kayla…
April 30, 2024
S6E5 - The Cryonauts: Conclusion
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- The act of freezing a dead body and storing it indefinitely on the chance that some future generation may restore it to life is an act of faith, not science. - The Soci…
April 23, 2024
S6E4 - The Cryonauts: Interview
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- Being cryopreserved after death is the second-worst thing that could happen. The worst thing is dying without being cryopreserved. - Ben Best Kayla dives deeper int…
April 16, 2024
S6E3 - The Cryonauts: Guide
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- You're not dead til you're warm and dead. Chris & Kayla finish their cryonics facility visit with the help of a VIP "tour guide." --- *Search Categories* Science /…
April 9, 2024
S6E2 - The Cryonauts: Tour
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- I am the mediocre architect of my afterlife. - Glen Nesbitt Chris & Kayla take a tour of the very cool place they were headed to last episode. --- *Search Categori…
April 2, 2024
S6E1 - The Cryonauts: Expedition
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- If a man die, shall he live again? - Book of Job 14:14 Chris and Kayla hotfoot it to a cold storage facility. --- *Search Categories* Science / Pseudoscience; Commo…
Feb. 25, 2024
S5-and-a-half: Patreon Discussion of Season 5
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? --- Chris & Kayla recap the experience of experiencing things for Season 5 of Cult or Just Weird. (previously published on CoJW's patreon: ) --- *Patreon Credits*...