Podcasts about neither nor

I'm Bryan Kam. I endeavour daily to make philosophy accessible and relevant. To that end I write this newsletter and host a podcast called Clerestory. I'm also writing a book called Neither/Nor and I'm a founding member of Liminal Learning. In London, I host a book club, a writing group, and other events. My work looks at how abstract concepts relate to embodied life, and how to use this understanding to transform experience.Recently, I had a conversation with Haneen Khan, a sex coach and fellow thinker, about the relationship between abstract thinking and embodied experience. The Nature of Abstraction and ExperienceWe began by discussing the academic paper which Isabela Granic and I recently submitted, which describes my philosophy Neither/Nor. The paper and the forthcoming book focus on the relationship between experience and abstraction, or theory and practice. The paper critiques what we term “latent Platonism,” an unconscious tendency to prioritize abstract, theoretical constructs over direct, embodied experience. This can reveal itself in conversation, for example, when sharing about an uncomfortable experience can lead an interlocutor to leap to broad generalizations rather than discussing the experience itself.The Need for Balance and AwarenessThroughout our conversation, we emphasized the importance of balancing abstract reasoning with experiential knowledge. Haneen and I agree that awareness is key — awareness of when we're gravitating too heavily towards abstraction at the expense of our felt experiences (or, less frequently, vice versa).Haneen shared valuable insights from her coaching practice, emphasizing the power of grounding practices that help individuals reconnect with their bodies and emotions. This balance, or oscillation as we've termed it, is crucial for a holistic understanding of the self.Abstraction, while powerful, can become a tool of escapism or avoidance if unanchored by embodied awareness. Maintaining a strong connection to one's felt experience, on the other hand, can enrich not only personal wellbeing but also interpersonal interactions.Integration: A Path ForwardWe concluded by emphasizing integration — a synthesis of experiential and conceptual wisdom — as a winding path forward. This integration offers a potential solution to the pitfalls inherent in each mode of understanding when pursued in isolation. Concepts like Internal Family Systems Therapy illustrate such an integration, offering a framework where conceptual understanding aids emotional and physical awareness.I'd love to hear your thoughts and experiences on this topic: How do you navigate the balance between abstraction and experience in your daily life? Let me know in the comments.BryanP.S. If this conversation resonated with you, please share it with someone who might benefit from it. Please also like it, subscribe, or support me on Patreon or Ko-Fi!A photo, not by me, of the place where we recorded the podcast, including the “fake grass” I mention

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My friend ⁠Pen⁠ interviewed me about Type 1 Diabetes, which I've lived with for 38 years. This is the second episode, in which we focus on my current daily experience living with diabetes. We also discuss how the intensity of managing diabetes relates to the book I'm writing, Neither/Nor, which explores the nuances between conceptual understanding and lived experience. I emphasize the need for a balance between experiential and conceptual knowledge, drawing from my own life to illustrate how these realms relate. The first episode, in which we covered early diagnosis, is available here. Clerestory by Bryan Kam • Writing on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Support this podcast at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Delia and I walked along the ⁠Parkland Walk⁠ in London with Zoom f2 recorders and lapel mics. We cover a bit about ⁠Neither/Nor⁠, as well as existentialism versus essentialism. The biologists I couldn't think of at the end was ecologist Robert MacArthur; see ⁠r/K selection theory⁠. Listen to Delia's podcast, ⁠Growing Up with Delia Burgess⁠. Recorded in June 2024.

I spoke to Kit Tempest-Walters about his new book: Plotinus on Eternity and Time, which includes a translation and commentary of Ennead III.7. We discuss the challenges of translating, philosophical perspectives on the self, consciousness, and mysticism. We also talked about some of my perspectives from the book I'm writing, ⁠Neither/Nor⁠, including the differences in the organizing assumptions of Eastern and Western approaches to philosophy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bkam/message

Part 8 in a series of interviews on the book I'm working on, ⁠⁠Neither/Nor⁠⁠. In this episode, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Isabela Granic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and I discuss: Julian Jaynes The Aphoristic style of Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Jaynes, and others The Axial Age and whether it changed human cognition ad experience Obviousnesses and ideology, from Althusser's "Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses" (1975) A review of Kuhn's Last Writings in the LRB. Previous episodes: Part 7 of this series: Jaynes, Tolstoy, Zhuangzi Part 6 of this series: ⁠Mental Proliferation⁠ Part 5 of this series: ⁠⁠Crises and Revolutions⁠⁠ Part 4 of this series: ⁠⁠⁠Language and Experience⁠⁠⁠ Part 3 of this series: ⁠⁠⁠⁠AI and Pyrrhonism⁠⁠⁠⁠ Part 2 of this series: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A Philosophical Journey⁠⁠⁠⁠ Part 1 of this series: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Causality and Conditionality⁠⁠⁠⁠ Clerestory by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bryan Kam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Infrequent updates at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • All my work plus exclusive content at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show notes --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bkam/message

Part 7 in a series of interviews on the book I'm working on, ⁠Neither/Nor⁠. In this episode, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Isabela Granic⁠⁠⁠⁠ asks about three thinkers that have influenced my thinking: Julian Jaynes (1920–1997), Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910), and Zhuangzi (369–286 BC) sometimes written Zhuang Zhou or Chuang-tzǔ). Previous episodes: Part 6 of this series: Mental Proliferation Part 5 of this series: ⁠Crises and Revolutions⁠ Part 4 of this series: ⁠⁠Language and Experience⁠⁠ Part 3 of this series: ⁠⁠⁠AI and Pyrrhonism⁠⁠⁠ Part 2 of this series: ⁠⁠⁠⁠A Philosophical Journey⁠⁠⁠ Part 1 of this series: ⁠⁠⁠Causality and Conditionality⁠⁠⁠ Clerestory by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bryan Kam⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Infrequent updates at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠ • All my work plus exclusive content at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show notes --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bkam/message

Episode 095 of Infusion Underground is a live set by CT DJ recorded last month in Glasgow. This mix features 27 Tracks of Progressive House and Melodic Techno selected and mixed live. Artists featured are Adam Ten, Gonzalo Sacc, Adriano Dodici, Matador, Diego Mates, Rod Brito, Neither Nor, Renato Cohen, Made by Pete, Pole Folder, SOEL, Sascha Dive, Christian Smith, Kiko, Ango Tamarin, Quivver, Freddy Be, Thee Maddkatt Courtship III, Satoshi Fumi, Nato Medrato, Depeche Mode, Sasha, Omid 16B & Guy J. Turn it up, listen loud, get lost in the journey of the music and enjoy, Thanks for listening. CT DJ x

Principles of Neither/Nor: Every idea, concept, philosophy has a history The two opposed but complementary ways of knowing are intuition and reason Neither/Nor emphasizes dynamic movement across these two polarities and across all polarities, and opposes static positions Learning and perception involve experimentation, trial and error, variation and selection All philosophies and concepts are social Neither/Nor apprehends processes and relations rather than objects Everything worthwhile comes from perception or experience --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bkam/message

Part 6 in a series of interviews on the book I'm working on, Neither/Nor. In this episode, ⁠⁠⁠Isabela Granic⁠⁠⁠ asks about the Buddhist term "papança" and how it relates to anxiety and depression. Topics discussed: The meaning of papança or ⁠Conceptual proliferation⁠ Whether this proliferation is related to rumination, anxiety, and depression Historicization of translations How to deconstruct terms Comparing conceptual evolution with biological evolution Wittgenstein, Nietzsche, and Schopenhauer on definitions The two directions of dependent origination How and when to do conceptual genealogies like Nietzsche Metaphors as newly coined versus worn-out coins The increasing abstraction of the past few thousand years Mental proliferation within a single mind The resistance to abstraction by those who don't live in the built environment (Luria) Individualism in Montaigne and Fichte The issue of "obviousnesses" in Althusser's Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses Previous episodes: Part 5 of this series: Crises and Revolutions Part 4 of this series: ⁠Language and Experience⁠ Part 3 of this series: ⁠⁠AI and Pyrrhonism⁠⁠ Part 2 of this series: ⁠⁠⁠A Philosophical Journey⁠⁠ Part 1 of this series: ⁠⁠Causality and Conditionality⁠⁠ Clerestory by ⁠⁠⁠Bryan Kam⁠⁠⁠ • Infrequent updates at ⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠ • All my work plus exclusive content at ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ Show notes --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bkam/message

Sunday night 4/16/23 - A message from John 9:1-7 titled "Sometimes It's Neither Nor" by Associate Pastor Josh Eakins

Part 5 in a series of interviews on the book I'm working on, Neither/Nor. In this episode, ⁠⁠Isabela Granic⁠⁠ begin the discussion with Whitehead and his assertion that philosophy must be in conversation with the sciences. Topics discussed: My enormous Kuhn thread Are we in a scientific crisis? My recording of Kuhn's lecture: "Objectivity, Value Judgment, and Theory Choice" (1973) Kuhn's relationship to the Buddha The Buddha's relationship to Darwin Schopenhauer and his case for using intuition versus rational reasoning Buddha's dependent origination and how “backward causality” is precisely the process that Schopenhauer espouses in his writing about intuition, Kuhn with his observations of paradigm shifts, and Darwin with his careful consideration of catgories of species Framed this discussion and the podcast as a whole as a process of laying out the many different strands and nodes of ideas that need to be laid bare before selecting and constructing the coherent theoretical framework for Neither/Nor, the book I'm writing Recent podcasts on emptiness with Jake Orthwein and Rob Knight The Nietzsche quote I mention is this one, from a draft of Ecce Homo (1888) Hypercarnivory: https://archive.org/details/CopesRuleHypercarnivory Are we in a revolution? A crisis? To come back to: Heraclitus, Zhuangzi, Sextus Empiricus, Hannah Arendt, Kropotkin's Mutual Aid Ended with the impossible question: Are we living at the cusp of a paradigm shift? Previous episodes: Part 4 of this series: Language and Experience Part 3 of this series: ⁠AI and Pyrrhonism⁠ Part 2 of this series: ⁠⁠A Philosophical Journey⁠ Part 1 of this series: ⁠Causality and Conditionality⁠ Clerestory by ⁠⁠Bryan Kam⁠⁠ • Infrequent updates at ⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠ • All my work plus exclusive content at ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Show notes https://pod.fo/e/171350 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bkam/message

Part 4 in a series of interviews on the book I'm working on, Neither/Nor. In this episode, ⁠Isabela Granic⁠ and I discuss how AI technologies like ChatGPT relate to experience. We move into Schopenhauer's distinction between rationality and the intuition in The World as Will and Representation. Topics discussed: Previous podcast episode: ⁠The AI and Dark Forest, with Maggie Appleton⁠ The explicit versus implicit in text Philosophy is about changing your mind and life Opportunity costs of reading Brian Magee article on clarity in philosophical texts: Sense and Nonsense My thread on Shklovsky and defamiliarization Tolstoy's Hadji Murat My thread on Janus words, Freud's (un)heimlich Richard Wilhelm's I Ching Graham: Zhuangzi's reaction against logic for ends in life (as opposed to means): aphorism, example, parable, and poetry We'll come back to mathematics at some point We'll come back to language models as averages Dependent Origination article Previous episodes: Part 3 of this series: AI and Pyrrhonism Part 2 of this series: ⁠A Philosophical Journey Part 1 of this series: Causality and Conditionality Clerestory by ⁠Bryan Kam⁠ • Infrequent updates at ⁠Substack⁠ • All my work plus exclusive content at ⁠Patreon⁠ Show notes https://pod.fo/e/16f7ac --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bkam/message

Part 3 in a series of interviews on the book I'm working on, Neither/Nor. In this episode, Isabela Granic and I discuss how AI technologies like ChatGPT relate to living textual traditions. We then move into Socrates vs Zhuangzi, and the Pyrrhonist "middle way" between dogmatism and nihilism. Topics discussed: Previous podcast episode: The AI and Dark Forest, with Maggie Appleton The relationship of textual traditions to their oral traditions and central texts The Socratic method versus Zhuangzi's "illumination" Pyrrho of Elis and Sextus Empiricus Part 2 of this series: A Philosophical Journey, with Isabela Granic Clerestory by Bryan Kam • Infrequent updates at Substack • All my work plus exclusive content at Patreon Show notes https://bit.ly/3J50vEG --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bkam/message

In this episode I speak to Rob Knight about approaches to meditation. We discuss the Buddhist traditions, how dependent origination relates to emptiness, cognitive science, and the problem of universals in philosophy. I speak about the ideas in Neither/Nor, the book I'm writing, and the two complimentary modes required to understand and interact with the world. My website. Occasional updates on my Substack. Frequent updates on my Patreon. See also the InterIntellect for events. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bkam/message

Part 2 in a series of interviews on the book I'm working on, Neither/Nor. Isabela Granic and I recap dependent origination and discuss how I encountered philosophy through Russian literature, Taoism, and eventually got interested in Western philosophy. My article: "Dependent Origination without any Pali" "The Disarticulation of the Self in Nietzsche" (1981) by J. Hillis Miller PDF Brian Magee article on philosophy: "Sense and nonsense" (2000) Our earlier episode: Experimental and Historical Sciences Article by Deborah Casewell: "Karl Jaspers: The forgotten father of existentialism" (2023) My website. Occasional updates on my Substack. Frequent updates on my Patreon. See also the InterIntellect for events. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bkam/message

Part 1 in a series of interviews on the book I'm working on, Neither/Nor. In this episode, Isabela Granic, professor of developmental psychology, interviews me on the question of causality. We discuss the difference between causality and the Buddhist understanding of conditionality, which I wrote about in my article "Dependent origination without any Pali." This is practical technique for ending suffering in every day life, but I will argue that it has consequences for scientific insights as well. In this episode we also cover mental proliferation, rumination, anxiety and depression, as well as the question of whether meditation leads to detachment. Please consider supporting this ongoing work on Patreon. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bkam/message

In this episode, we will explore two very important structures in English: Either/Or... (soit / soit) Neither/Nor... (ni / ni) These are simple to learn, and ESSENTIAL TO KNOW! Are you unsure of how to use them? Then THIS is the episode for you. Cliquez ici pour télécharger la transcription.   -------------------------   The Déclic Anglais Podcast est le podcast idéal pour progresser rapidement et efficacement en anglais. Avec un nouvel épisode tous les mardis, améliorez votre compréhension orale en anglais, débarrassez-vous de vos croyances limitantes sur l'apprentissage de l'anglais, découvrez des astuces pour ne plus faire les erreurs les plus fréquentes et apprenez-en plus sur la culture britannique !  -------------------------    Vous voulez pratiquer votre anglais à l'oral pour gagner en aisance et ne plus avoir peur de parler anglais ? Nous organisons deux fois par mois des cours de conversation en anglais en ligne : le lieu idéal pour parler anglais en toute décontraction dans un petit groupe motivé ! Prochaines dates, tarifs et inscriptions ici : https://www.declicanglais.com/ateliers  -------------------------  Vous souhaitez aller plus loin et améliorer votre anglais sous tous ses aspects mais ne savez pas par où commencer, quelles ressources utiliser ? En vous abonnant au Déclic Anglais Club, ayez accès chaque mois à 4 nouvelles leçons exclusives pré-enregistrées pour nos membres, avec des exercices fun et interactifs basés sur les sujets abordés dans notre podcast. Ils vous permettront d'améliorer progressivement votre écrit, prononciation, compréhension en anglais. Et avec la version Boost, les deux cours de conversation mensuels sont inclus, ainsi qu'un cours d'anglais en groupe dont le sujet est choisi chaque mois par les membres du Club ! Infos, tarifs et inscriptions ici : https://www.declicanglais.com/presentation-declic-anglais-club  -------------------------   Pour toute question ou remarque, n'hésitez pas à nous écrire à l'adresse contact@declicanglais.com Notre site : www.declicanglais.com Retrouvez-nous aussi sur : Facebook / Instagram   ------------------------   Soundtrack credits:   Kevin Hartnell: Podcast Theme, album: CC BY-SA 4.0, Overlook Hotel Records.  

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In the S1:E4 of Facade Podcast Dr. B. K. Hotchkins dedicates the pod to his late 81 year old Uncle Johnny Hawkins (3:02) before diving into topic briefs about Nip Hussle, Kyle Korver wanting White people to recognize their privilege, Childish Gambino expressing love for Rihanna, what McDonalds really has on the menu and why the “d” in Bundt cake is silent (4:09). All this before explaining his therapy assignment (17:13) then divulging the “Either/Or” (25:20) of how one should judge Soul Food restaurants before unpacking the “Neither/Nor” (32:28) segment about feet pics and MJ. “What We Not Gone Do” (44:50) embraces Lil Nas X before giving a listener advise about Love in the “Talmbout” (51:4) section. Finally, he concludes with the “Detangle” (59:29) encouraging you to think before you speak, cautiously. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/facadepodcast/message

In the S1:E5 of Facade Podcast Dr. B. K. Hotchkins discusses Avengers being trash (2:29), Mortal Kombat Jax (5:08), Luke Walton Sexual Assault Allegedly (9:30), James Byrd Homage (14:20), Bluetooth Willie (17:24) and Houston Dress codes (20:08). Per his therapist assignment, he gets into what he likes least about Hip Hop (28:04) then explores “Either/Or” picks Purse hoarder shame and Cadillac mustard, mayo tires (32:05) before broaching the “Neither/Nor” public sneezing segment (40:05). He also introduces the block “What We Not Gone Do” by promoting Funeral Protocols (42:38) before discussing open marriages as posed by listers DMs in the “Talmbout” (51:53) section. Finally, he concludes with the “Detangle” (58:15) about who we are and why it matters most. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/facadepodcast/message

In the S1:E1 of Facade Podcast Dr. B. K. Hotchkins Discusses how the podcast got started, makes his “Either/Or” pick between new albums by Solange versus 2Chainz (24:26) and interrogates the Stephen Clark homicide (32:05) in the “Neither/Nor” segment. He also introduces the block “What We Not Gone Do” by posing three unasked questions of Jordyn Woods (38:06) before responding to listeners DMs in the “Talmbout” (49:58) section. Finally, he concludes with the “Detangle” (56:26) about how self-beauty is defined and why you should own it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/facadepodcast/message

In the S1:E2 of Facade Podcast Dr. B. K. Hotchkins discusses his recent therapist assignment (4:45), makes his "Either/Or" picks between Marvel movies 'Captain Marvel' and 'Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse' (22:51) and breaks down the terms 'Toxic Masculinity' and 'Misogynoir' in the "Neither/Nor" segment (35:07). In “What We Not Gone Do” he defends, while explaining the significance of Russell Westbrook’s response to Utah Jazz fans (44:27) before responding to listener DM questions in the “Talmbout” (52:58) segment. Finally, he concludes with the “Detangle” segment (63:13) about the connectedness of humanity. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/facadepodcast/message

In the S1:E3 of Facade Podcast Dr. B. K. Hotchkins discusses a wild two weeks of being on Spotify, attending the Mal___ Master Class, Ella Mai’s live San Antonio show, and breaks down his Professor Lebron James perspective (30:12). “Either/Or” picks between Authentic versus Bootleg (39:01) are broached then Black Veganism as avocados and cottage cheese (52:11) in the “Neither/Nor” segment. He also introduces the block “What We Not Gone Do” by promoting RED LIVES MATTER (59:19) before posing a question about infidelity to listers DMs in the “Talmbout” (1:07:04) section. Finally, he concludes with the “Detangle” (1:12:51) about the difference between redemption and retribution. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/facadepodcast/message

In the S1:E6 of Facade Podcast Dr. B. K. Hotchkins opens the pod with “5 Topics” about Fighting the Devil (5:02), Joe Budden Podcast ATL (9:32), Dude Tattoos (15:36), United AirPods (20:02) and Lyft Drivers (25:19). His therapist assignment about gendered GOAT Emcees (31:06) then explores “Either/Or” Reverse Rapture wanting a cultural AirBnB (36:34) before discussing the “Neither/Nor” social media and a fingering hummus segment (45:56). He also introduces the block “What We Not Gone Do” about physical touch (55:28) before discussing when we should cry at work as posed by listers DMs in the “Talmbout” (1:03:34) section. Finally, he concludes with the “Detangle” (1:11:39) about the legacy of filmmaker John Singleton. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/facadepodcast/message

In the S1:E6 of Facade Podcast Dr. B. K. Hotchkins opens the pod with “5 Topics” about Fighting the Devil (5:02), Joe Budden Podcast ATL (9:32), Dude Tattoos (15:36), United AirPods (20:02) and Lyft Drivers (25:19). His therapist assignment about gendered GOAT Emcees (31:06) then explores “Either/Or” Reverse Rapture wanting a cultural AirBnB (36:34) before discussing the “Neither/Nor” social media and a fingering hummus segment (45:56). He also introduces the block “What We Not Gone Do” about physical touch (55:28) before discussing when we should cry at work as posed by listers DMs in the “Talmbout” (1:03:34) section. Finally, he concludes with the “Detangle” (1:11:39) about the legacy of filmmaker John Singleton.

Eron Constante Eron Constante is a music producer based in LA and is also currently the keyboardist in the band The Microwave Babies. Born and raised on the island of Saipan, Eron found his interest in music at an early age, learning how to play the drums, piano, and ukulele during his elementary and middle school years. In high school, he picked up an interest in conducting ensembles, leading him to believe that when he grew up he’d pursue a career in conducting and composition. That all changed when he discovered GarageBand. Knowing that a computer is all he needed to gain full control of all the aspects of music, he took a dive at producing music based on his understanding of music theory and piano playing. Fast forward several years later and he now works in Logic Pro X and has collaborated with a number of artists including Almira Kate, Henry Piper, Melsvista, Les, and Neither Nor. Though a short list now, the list will grow as he continues to produce more work. “On the side” Eron is pursuing a communications studies degree at Cal State LA.   Social media links: http://facebook.com/erronious1/ https://www.instagram.com/erronious1/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/eron-constante-1ab373162/ https://twitter.com/erronious1 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm42EjXPXJvjxsO9abeFgcg?view_as=subscriber

In the S1:E5 of Facade Podcast Dr. B. K. Hotchkins discusses Avengers being trash (2:29), Mortal Kombat Jax (5:08), Luke Walton Sexual Assault Allegedly (9:30), James Byrd Homage (14:20), Bluetooth Willie (17:24) and Houston Dress codes (20:08). Per his therapist assignment, he gets into what he likes least about Hip Hop (28:04) then explores “Either/Or” picks Purse hoarder shame and Cadillac mustard, mayo tires (32:05) before broaching the “Neither/Nor” public sneezing segment (40:05). He also introduces the block “What We Not Gone Do” by promoting Funeral Protocols (42:38) before discussing open marriages as posed by listers DMs in the “Talmbout” (51:53) section. Finally, he concludes with the “Detangle” (58:15) about who we are and why it matters most.

In the S1:E4 of Façade Podcast Dr. B. K. Hotchkins dedicates the pod to his late 81 year old Uncle Johnny Hawkins (3:02) before diving into topic briefs about Nip Hussle, Kyle Korver wanting White people to recognize their privilege, Childish Gambino expressing love for Rihanna, what McDonalds really has on the menu and why the “d” in Bundt cake is silent (4:09). All this before explaining his therapy assignment (17:13) then divulging the “Either/Or” (25:20) of how one should judge Soul Food restaurants before unpacking the “Neither/Nor” (32:38) segment about feet pics and MJ. “What We Not Going To Do” (44:50) embraces Lil Nas X before giving a listener advise about Love (51:44). Finally, he concludes the “Detangle” (59:29) encouraging you to think before you speak, cautiously.

In the S1:E3 of Facade Podcast Dr. B. K. Hotchkins discusses a wild two weeks of being on Spotify, attending the Mal___ Master Class, Ella Mai’s live San Antonio show, and breaks down his Professor Lebron James perspective (2:26). “Either/Or” picks between Authentic versus Bootleg (39:01) are broached then Black Veganism as avocados and cottage cheese (53:55) in the “Neither/Nor” segment. He also introduces the block “What We Not Gone Do” by promoting RED LIVES MATTER (59:019) before posing a question about infidelity to listers DMs in the “Talmbout” (1:07:02) section. Finally, he concludes with the “Detangle” (1:12:53) about the difference between redemption and retribution.

In the S1:E2 of Facade Podcast Dr. B. K. Hotchkins discusses his recent therapist assignment (4:45), makes his "Either/Or" picks between Marvel movies 'Captain Marvel' and 'Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse' (22:51) and breaks down the terms 'Toxic Masculinity' and 'Misogynoir' in the "Neither/Nor" segment (35:07). In “What We Not Gone Do” he defends, while explaining the significance of Russell Westbrook’s response to Utah Jazz fans (44:27) before responding to listener DM questions in the “Talmbout” (52:58) segment. Finally, he concludes with the “Detangle” segment (63:13) about the connectedness of humanity.

In the S1:E1 of Facade Podcast Dr. B. K. Hotchkins discusses how the podcast got started, makes his “Either/Or” pick between new albums by Solange versus 2Chaniz (24:26) and interrogates the Stephen Clark homicide (32:05) in the “Neither/Nor” segment. He also introduces the block “What We Not Gone Do” by posing three unasked questions of Jordyn Woods (38:06) before responding to listers DMs in the “Talmbout” (49:58) section. Finally, he concludes with the “Detangle” (56:26) about how self-beauty is defined and why you should own it.

In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents poetry from the April issues of Strange Horizons. "Minions" by Bryan Thao Worra read by Anaea Lay. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Bryan Thao here. "Eating Verse" by Akua Lezli Hope read by Romie Stott. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Akua Lezli here. "Propagation" by Layla Al-Bedawi read by Romie Stott. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Layla here. "Neither/Nor" by Alleliah Nuguid read by Anaea Lay. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Alleliah here.

Free script and worksheet for: "Either/Or" vs. "Neither/Nor" - oral training

Free script and worksheet for: "Either/Or" vs. "Neither/Nor" - oral training