The Anti-Pundits
The Anti-Pundits
The Anti-Pundits
Thinking is something dangerous. A podcast of ideas and careful criticism in which nothing is out of bounds, no stone is left unturned, and not even the truth will necessarily set you free. Join the conversation on Twitter @AntiPundits
Episode 13: Soup's On! ... Van Gogh
The Anti-Pundits are back!  Season 2 is here!  Join Oleg, Andy and Dan as they unpack the latest argle-bargle foofaraw.
Dec 2, 2022
40 min
Episode 12: The Anti-Pundits in the Multiverse of Sadness
As the world burns, Andy and Dan dissect, scrutinize and fret over the most ephemeral of pop cultural ephemera.  What else are two nearly middle-aged men to do?
Jul 14, 2022
1 hr 40 min
Episode 11: Ukraine
Oleg and Dan discuss the invasion of Ukraine and provide resources and information to support humanitarian efforts.
Mar 12, 2022
49 min
Episode 10: What is Anti-Punditry?
Hold on to your butts ...  In the Season 1 finale, the Anti-Pundits put all of their cards on the table.  Join Oleg, Andy and Dan as they answer the question: What is Anti-Punditry?
Feb 8, 2022
1 hr 21 min
Episode 9: ...That's Much Too Subjective For My Taste, Part 2
In part two of a continuing series, Andy and Dan further explore the nature and rhetoric of Taste.  Specifically, they consider what an objective engagement with the arts might look like, and how that engagement, as another form of the good conversation, relates to our freedom.
Jan 25, 2022
1 hr 26 min
Episode 8: ...That's Much Too Subjective For My Taste, Part 1
How was the movie?  I liked it.  I didn't.  We hated it!  We loved it!  But was it good?  Who knows?  But moviegoers everywhere can agree you've asked a question that goes against the prevailing orthodoxy: Taste is, like, totally subjective.   Go straight to aesthetic jail and do not pass Go!  In matters of taste, there is no disputing.  Precisely this, the Anti-Pundits dispute.
Jan 1, 2022
1 hr 3 min
Episode 7: Anti-Pundits, Assemble!
Hot takes!  It's not a clip show, we swear.   Oleg, Andy and Dan tour each of the previous six episodes, making surprising connections and identifying some common, running themes.
Dec 9, 2021
1 hr 37 min
Episode 6: The Extreme Centrism of American Revolution
Andy and Dan invent and explore the concept of violent centrism as it pertains to the Founding Fathers and the new revolution.  
Nov 26, 2021
1 hr 36 min
Episode 5: Cult of Personality
Oleg and Dan explore the history and meaning of the term "cult of personality," tracing its origins and considering its appropriate applications in contemporary American society.   They begin with a deep dive into the personality-cult poster boy, Joseph Stalin.
Oct 17, 2021
1 hr 24 min
Episode 4: What is the Good Conversation?
Andy and Dan explore the nature and purpose of the good conversation.  Rhetoric, psychology and the health of our democracy -- listen inside!
Oct 3, 2021
57 min
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