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Episode 50: Desire

The HBS hosts look under the hood, inspect the engine, and try to figure out what drives us.

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Episode 49: Memory

The HBS hosts discuss the role of memory in the constitution of human intelligence, subjectivity and culture/civilization.

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Episode 48: The Simulation Hypothesis

The HBS hosts take the red pill.

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Episode 47: Style

The HBS hosts talk about style.

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Episode 46: Bars

The HBS hosts go where people know troubles are all the same. In this episode, the HBS hosts discuss Bars—as a social, cultural and communal space, bars as a space removed from the regular function of society, yet at the center of  essential social discussions. Why are we “Hotel bar sessions?” Let’s talk about the…

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Episode 45: Turning Up the Heat

The HBS hosts take turns in the “hot seat” as they fire questions at one another.

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Episode 44: The Godfather Trilogy

The HBS hosts discuss The Godfather Trilogy.

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Episode 43: Superstition

The HBS hosts discuss the nature, origin, and deployment of superstitions.

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Episode 42: Optimism and Pessimism

The HBS hosts talk about optimism and pessimism in its personal, political, and philosophical senses.

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Episode 41: Tourism

The HBS hosts discuss the ugly underside of tourism.

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