web02.fireside.fm Sat, 16 May 2026 02:03:01 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Plato's Cave - Episodes Tagged with “History” https://platoscave.fireside.fm/tags/history Sun, 11 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0700 I'm Jordan Myers and I'm a PhD student studying philosophy at USC. Plato's Cave is my attempt to exit... well, the cave. It's a philosophy podcast meant to help me guide my ascent to the real world, the truth, the place where life is worth living; and apparently that means giving up a regular job with good pay to pursue the security of the academic job market - the philosophy job market nonetheless! Join me on my journey as I cover philosophical works and speak with the best philosophical minds I can convince to come on the show! en-us episodic A philosophy podcast hosted by the lowly grad student, Jordan Myers Jordan Myers I'm Jordan Myers and I'm a PhD student studying philosophy at USC. Plato's Cave is my attempt to exit... well, the cave. It's a philosophy podcast meant to help me guide my ascent to the real world, the truth, the place where life is worth living; and apparently that means giving up a regular job with good pay to pursue the security of the academic job market - the philosophy job market nonetheless! Join me on my journey as I cover philosophical works and speak with the best philosophical minds I can convince to come on the show! yes jordan, myers, philosophy, graduate, grad, school, PhD, USC, university, southern, california, interviews, ethics, philosopher, moral responsibility, philosophy of action, agency, reading group, discussion, university of houston, university of pittsburgh, existentialism, morality, political, mind, free will Jordan Myers platoscavepodcast@gmail.com Ep. 16 - Patrick Lee Miller: Be Right Back and The Entire History of You https://platoscave.fireside.fm/16 656c72d3-8bde-4f92-994f-32894262a02b Sun, 11 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this episode, I speak with Dr. Patrick Lee Miller about two episodes of the phenomenal Netflix series, Black Mirror: BE Right Back and The Entire History of You. We discuss the episode's themes of grief, loss of self to technology, memory, loved ones, relationships, jealousy, and more. This was a ton of fun and I hope you enjoy it as well! 1:46:24 yes <p>In this episode, I speak with Dr. Patrick Lee Miller about two episodes of the phenomenal Netflix series, Black Mirror: BE Right Back and The Entire History of You. We discuss the episode's themes of grief, loss of self to technology, memory, loved ones, relationships, jealousy, and more. This was a ton of fun and I hope you enjoy it as well!</p> <p>Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:<br> <a href="https://www.duq.edu/academics/faculty/patrick-lee-miller" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.duq.edu/academics/faculty/patrick-lee-miller</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/Plato4Now" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://twitter.com/Plato4Now</a><br> <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/living-wisdom-with-patrick-lee-miller/id1498230021" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/living-wisdom-with-patrick-lee-miller/id1498230021</a></p> <p>If you learned something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers</a><br> Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD. </p> <p><strong>Twitter:</strong> @Jordan_C_Myers<br> You can also get in contact by emailing me at <a href="mailto:platoscavepodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">platoscavepodcast@gmail.com</a><br> <strong>Youtube Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true</a></strong><br> Plato's Cave Website: <a href="https://platoscave.fireside.fm/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://platoscave.fireside.fm/</a></p> <p>Plato's Cave is produced by a non-profit organization centered around public education on high-minded topics, Muckraker Media, which I co-founded. You can find out more by visiting muckrakermedia.org Special Guest: Patrick Lee Miller.</p> plato's cave, plato, cave, philosophy, grad school, graduate, PhD, muckraker media, jordan, myers, Patrick, Lee, Miller, Be, Right, Back, The, Entire, History, You, netflix, black, mirror, analysis, charlie, brooker, grief, death, loss, technology, ai, jealousy, lust, grain, chip, mind, memory, sadness, emotion, review, denial, ash, martha, simulation, frued, In this episode, I speak with Dr. Patrick Lee Miller about two episodes of the phenomenal Netflix series, Black Mirror: BE Right Back and The Entire History of You. We discuss the episode's themes of grief, loss of self to technology, memory, loved ones, relationships, jealousy, and more. This was a ton of fun and I hope you enjoy it as well!

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.duq.edu/academics/faculty/patrick-lee-miller
https://twitter.com/Plato4Now
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/living-wisdom-with-patrick-lee-miller/id1498230021

If you learned something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers
Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD.

Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers
You can also get in contact by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true
Plato's Cave Website: https://platoscave.fireside.fm/

Plato's Cave is produced by a non-profit organization centered around public education on high-minded topics, Muckraker Media, which I co-founded. You can find out more by visiting muckrakermedia.org

Special Guest: Patrick Lee Miller.

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]]> In this episode, I speak with Dr. Patrick Lee Miller about two episodes of the phenomenal Netflix series, Black Mirror: BE Right Back and The Entire History of You. We discuss the episode's themes of grief, loss of self to technology, memory, loved ones, relationships, jealousy, and more. This was a ton of fun and I hope you enjoy it as well!

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.duq.edu/academics/faculty/patrick-lee-miller
https://twitter.com/Plato4Now
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/living-wisdom-with-patrick-lee-miller/id1498230021

If you learned something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers
Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD.

Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers
You can also get in contact by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true
Plato's Cave Website: https://platoscave.fireside.fm/

Plato's Cave is produced by a non-profit organization centered around public education on high-minded topics, Muckraker Media, which I co-founded. You can find out more by visiting muckrakermedia.org

Special Guest: Patrick Lee Miller.

Support Plato's Cave

]]> Ep. 7 - Public Historian Justin Clark https://platoscave.fireside.fm/7 e3e023a3-cb5a-4074-bc24-8852cd6fedb6 Fri, 24 Apr 2020 11:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this episode, I speak with Public Historian Just Clark about the current social and economic situation surrounding COVID and about the underlying philosophy and logic of different political ideologies in general. 1:25:48 yes <p>In this episode, I speak with Public Historian Just Clark about the current social and economic situation surrounding COVID and about the underlying philosophy and logic of different political ideologies in general. </p> <p>Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:</p> <p>If you learned something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers</a><br> Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD. </p> <p>Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtM5SXgyN93usom5vpRqlEQ/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtM5SXgyN93usom5vpRqlEQ/</a></p> <p>You can also get in contact with me through Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers <br> Or by emailing me at <a href="mailto:platoscavepodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">platoscavepodcast@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Plato's Cave is produced by a non-profit organization centered around public education on high-minded topics, Muckraker Media, which I co-founded. You can find out more by visiting muckrakermedia.org Special Guest: Justin Clark.</p> plato's cave, plato, cave, philosophy, grad school, graduate, PhD, justin, clark, public, historian, history, covid, coronavirus, marxism, leftist, liberalism, politics, political philosophy, wealth inequality , justice, fairness, wealth, society, democracy, socialism, capitalism, economic theory, In this episode, I speak with Public Historian Just Clark about the current social and economic situation surrounding COVID and about the underlying philosophy and logic of different political ideologies in general.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:

If you learned something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers
Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtM5SXgyN93usom5vpRqlEQ/

You can also get in contact with me through Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers
Or by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com

Plato's Cave is produced by a non-profit organization centered around public education on high-minded topics, Muckraker Media, which I co-founded. You can find out more by visiting muckrakermedia.org

Special Guest: Justin Clark.

Support Plato's Cave

]]> In this episode, I speak with Public Historian Just Clark about the current social and economic situation surrounding COVID and about the underlying philosophy and logic of different political ideologies in general.

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:

If you learned something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers
Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtM5SXgyN93usom5vpRqlEQ/

You can also get in contact with me through Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers
Or by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com

Plato's Cave is produced by a non-profit organization centered around public education on high-minded topics, Muckraker Media, which I co-founded. You can find out more by visiting muckrakermedia.org

Special Guest: Justin Clark.

Support Plato's Cave

]]> Ep. 2.1 - (ft.) The Dirty History Podcast https://platoscave.fireside.fm/2-1 19d91807-78ef-4808-b5c0-738fc935a50a Sat, 14 Mar 2020 06:00:00 -0700 Jordan Myers full Jordan Myers In this episode of Plato's Cave, I invite on Adam from That's BS and two guests from the Dirty History Podcast, Thomas and Woodrow. We talked about WWI and WWII, Imperialism, Rhetoric in history, Random history topics, Moral relativism, and Ethics in history. This was an amazing podcast to record and I hope you like it as well. 2:08:30 yes <p>Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:<br> <a href="https://www.dirtyhistorypod.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.dirtyhistorypod.com/</a><br> <a href="https://soundcloud.com/thomas-thompson-820405290/episode-21-bloodsports-ii-man-vs-man" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://soundcloud.com/thomas-thompson-820405290/episode-21-bloodsports-ii-man-vs-man</a></p> <p>If you learned something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers</a><br> Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD. </p> <p>You can also get in contact with me through Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers <br> Or by emailing me at <a href="mailto:platoscavepodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">platoscavepodcast@gmail.com</a> Special Guest: Thomas Thompson (Dirty History Podcast).</p> plato's cave, plato, cave, philosophy, grad school, graduate, PhD, that's bs, thats bs, dirty, history, podcast, imperialism, cultural relativism, Rhetoric in history, Random history topics, Moral relativism, Ethics Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.dirtyhistorypod.com/
https://soundcloud.com/thomas-thompson-820405290/episode-21-bloodsports-ii-man-vs-man

If you learned something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers
Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD.

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Or by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com

Special Guest: Thomas Thompson (Dirty History Podcast).

Support Plato's Cave

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https://www.dirtyhistorypod.com/
https://soundcloud.com/thomas-thompson-820405290/episode-21-bloodsports-ii-man-vs-man

If you learned something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers
Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD.

You can also get in contact with me through Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers
Or by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com

Special Guest: Thomas Thompson (Dirty History Podcast).

Support Plato's Cave

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