Podcast
Front Porch Philosophy
Hosted by Garrett Ley · EN
No real philosophers here, just a father and son duo looking inward while they face outward from their front porch.
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Episode 69: The Death of Ivan Ilyich - Chapter 6
1w ago00:40:29Tap to summarizeGarrett and Mike celebrate Father's Day by continuing to do their best to face death with the help of Tolstoy and Ivan.The song Mike was trying to come up with is Epic by Faith No More if you want to give it a listen.Happy Father's Day to all the dads tuning in.
Transcribe →Episode 68: The Death of Ivan Ilyich - Chapter 5
May 3100:50:35Tap to summarizeGarrett and Mike return from spring break to discuss Chapter 5 of "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" by Leo Tolstoy. The lesson from this episode: Watch the movie Puss In Boots: The Last Wish.
Transcribe →Episode 67: The Death of Ivan Ilyich - Chapter 4
Apr 1800:55:33Tap to summarizeGarrett and Mike discuss Chapter 4 of "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" by Leo Tolstoy. Things start to turn for Ivan. But not for anyone else.
Transcribe →Episode 66: The Death of Ivan Ilyich - Chapter 3
Apr 501:04:41Tap to summarizeGarrett and Mike break down Chapter 3 of the novella "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" by Leo Tolstoy. In this chapter, "Everything was as it should be."
Transcribe →Episode 65: The Death of Ivan Ilyich - Chapter 2
Mar 2900:57:02Tap to summarizeGarrett and Mike continue their discussion of the novella "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" by Leo Tolstoy. Respice finem listeners.
Transcribe →Episode 64: The Death of Ivan Ilyich - Chapter 1
Mar 2100:59:34Tap to summarizeGarrett and Mike begin their chapter by chapter discussion of the novella "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" by Leo Tolstoy. They encourage you to pick up a copy and read along. It will change your life. Or your death.
Transcribe →Episode 63: The Rules of Our Lives
Feb 2800:30:53Tap to summarizeGarrett talks about the different sorts of rules that our lives ask us to play by and Mike provides some wisdom.Video referenced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfN_8RVtZVYJ. Krishnamurti Essay: https://jkrishnamurti.org/content/if-i-depend-my-existence-entertainment-i’m-not-human-being-i’m-just/Entertainment%20
Transcribe →Episode 62: Clarity and Values
Feb 200:50:31Tap to summarizeGarrett and Mike talk about our need for mental clarity and how true clarity comes from awareness of what is.The Gamification of Public Discourse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LpbGW3qLVgChapter 27: To live with clarity is not a valuehttps://jkrishnamurti.org/content/chapter-27-live-clarity-not-value/Clarity
Transcribe →Episode 61: Freedom
Jan 2100:28:05Tap to summarizeGarrett and Mike discuss their notion of freedom as they get over another crushing Buffalo Bills playoff loss.Link to J. Krishnamurti reading:Chapter 2 - Freedom is essential for the beauty of goodness | J. Krishnamurti
Transcribe →Episode 60: The Nature of Time
Jan 500:37:55Tap to summarizeGarrett and Mike continue to try and discuss time, more specifically our experience of it. They turn to the Bible, Henri Bergson, and Dante for inspiration.
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