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Matthew Burchanoski
Episode 41 Part 1: Either/Or
1 hour 46 minutes Posted Oct 12, 2021 at 6:25 pm.
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Matt has teased with the philosophy before but this episode is all-in with a somehow not too literal reading of the title of Elliott Smith’s heartbreaking 1997 album, Either/Or. After giving a quick foundation for Kierkegaardian analysis - out of care for your intro to philosophy course as well - Matt traces the legacy of Smith and the presence of Kierkegaard’s existentialism through two (massive) personal favorites: The National’s High Violet and Frightened Rabbit’s The Midnight Organ Fight. Kierkegaard often guides us to consider anxiety and Matt definitely felt some while Tim was choosing the winner…