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Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen Asma Treefort Media
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chin-wag: to have a chat, a friendly conversation.
Actor Paul Giamatti and Stephen Asma, author and philosopher, join forces for a freewheeling series of conversations that dive deep (like, really, really deep) into the wilderness of the mind.
Featuring prominent guests from diverse fields, Chinwag is esoteric in the best way possible, as Paul and Stephen delve into anything and everything: Are we living in a simulation? What’s the most perfect sentence in literature? Is Bigfoot interdimensional? Science, the occult, philosophy, magic mushrooms… it’s all fair game!
Unexpected, hilarious, and maybe even profound — Chinwag is all about having a really, really good chat.
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Baseball, Religion & Renewal (with Alex Edelman)
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Part 2 of Paul and Stephen’s Chinwag turns to the religion of baseball with writer, comedian and passionate fan, Alex Edelman.
If Paul is gonna talk sports, it’s bound to be about its spiritual pull and ability to expand space and time. They’ll get into all of it: superstition, Mark “the Bird” Fidrych, the legendary Bart Giamatti, George Grella, how “home” is a concept and not a translatable word.
Then, baseball as a pastoral game and touchstone of American roots, and why the sound of baseball’s distinct silence on the radio is akin to a religious experience. Later, NASCAR and its roots in moonshine, hockey, boxing, bullfighting, and why sports today are like Bravo Housewives. All this, and the harrowing story of the time Paul saw The Palio, the legendary horse race in Siena.
Chin-word of the week: SISYPHEAN
Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art.
Alex Edelman is a writer and comedian whose acclaimed Broadway one-man show Just For Us is now streaming on HBO Max.
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Portland on Thursday May 16th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/portland
Seattle on Friday April 17th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/seattle
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Introducing the Jordan Harbinger Show
🔊🎙️🎧 Paul and Stephen recommend the Jordan Harbinger Show. We think you're going to love it.
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Mailwag: Aliens at the Movies & Theories on JFK
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We’re diving back into the Chinwag Mailbag!
Billy C. wants to know how Paul would like to see UFOs portrayed in films. Should paranormal encounters be big and fantastical, or what about - no special effects at all? Then, Paul’s got some obscure film recommendations and of course, Betty and Barney Hill, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky make an appearance.
Next, Chip writes in with a story about what happened in the ER after President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. And somehow we’re onto Plato and off to the Chinwag races!
Don’t forget to Wag On!
Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art.
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CHINWAG is coming to a city near you!
Los Angeles on Tuesday May 14th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/losangeles
Portland on Thursday May 16th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/portland
Seattle on Friday April 17th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/seattle
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Spirituality, Rigor & Improv (with Alex Edelman)
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Paul and Stephen welcome brilliant writer and comedian Alex Edelman for a deep chinwag on spirituality, religion, improvisation, and paranormal leanings.
Listen as they dive right in with why the CIA should use Baby Shark in its interrogation program, the importance and virtue of repetition in the process of joke writing, the Socratic method in comedy, and how AI and Chat GPT will affect the future of humor. The conversation then turns to Romanian religious historian Mircea Eliade and the importance and need for rigor in religion. Then, the disappointing physical location of Armageddon, Jewish belief in an afterlife, why murder is mentioned in the commandments, and Alex’s biggest Judaism pet peeve.
Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art.
Alex Edelman is a writer and comedian whose acclaimed Broadway one-man show Just For Us is now streaming on HBO Max.
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CHINWAG is coming to a city near you!
Los Angeles on Tuesday May 14th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/losangeles
Portland on Thursday May 16th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/portland
Seattle on Friday April 17th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/seattle
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Mailwag: Paleocontact and Our Fave Sci-Fi Books
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We’re diving into the Chinwag Mailbag!
Paul in Australia writes to Paul and Stephen with a topic of biblical proportion! He brings to Chinwag the theory known as Paleocontact, which states that our ancient ancestors experienced contact with other non-terrestrial civilizations. Do ancient texts support the idea that paleocontact goes back to the Bible?
Then, Chinwag listeners have asked, so behold, a peak at Paul and Stephen’s favorite sci-fi novelists. Piers Anthony, Ursula K. Le Guin, Philip K. Dick, Arthur C. Clarke, and so many more! Get waggin’ Waggers!
Chin-word of the week: HERMENEUTICS
Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art.
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Los Angeles on Tuesday May 14th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/losangeles
Portland on Thursday May 16th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/portland
Seattle on Friday April 17th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/seattle
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Why Bigfoot Matters (to Jesse Eisenberg)
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Paul and Stephen are thrilled to talk Bigfoot with acclaimed actor Jesse Eisenberg who stars in the fantastic new movie Sasquatch Sunset.
Sasquatch Sunset is an unprecedented look at a year in the life of a family of Sasquatches, as they forage, mate, and hope to find others like them in the forest. What do Sasquatches do in private, and how do our stories and beliefs about Bigfoot relate to the thoughts of our ancestors?
Then, Jesse details the day he spent with the smartest animal in the world, a 43-year-old Bonobo monkey named Kanzi who lives in an ape initiative in Des Moines, Iowa. Evidently, there was plenty of incredible Bonobo behavior on display, including a lot of explicit, quick sex. Then, the physical achievement of capturing the Bigfoot strut, going to Sasquatch boot camp, and learning the “language” (OK, just 10 words). What’s the purpose of wondering about Sasquatch, what does its myth represent to our species, and how does Sasquatch relate to the definition and function of monsters in our society?
Wag on Waggers - there’s prime Chinwag material afoot!
Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art.
Jesse Eisenberg is a talented actor and writer who’s appeared in such films as The Squid and the Whale, Adventureland, Zombieland, The Social Network, Now You See Me, and Batman V. Superman. His latest movie is the Sundance hit Sasquatch Sunset - go see it!
Note: Headshot for this week's cover art is courtesy of Wikipedia under the (CC) license.
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Los Angeles on Tuesday May 14th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/losangeles
Portland on Thursday May 16th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/portland
Seattle on Friday April 17th ➡ https://chinwagpod.fm/seattle
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Customer Reviews
Just great fodder for the curious mind
My brain and, as a result, my body thanks Paul and Stephen for the sparkling conversations about all things understood, half understood and not at all understood in this crazy mixed up world.
My favourite thing about this podcast is the fact that there is one phrase Paul uses more than any other:
‘That’s interesting!’
And he really does mean it, every time. :)
Chinwagging in the Best Sense
Kooks of my heart. Whether you prescribe to esoteric weirdnesses or not, listening to Giamatti and Asma is always fun, engaging and food for thought. Hope this podcast gets more reviews, and hope these two keep doing this sweet-natured, good-humoured take on the weird things in life. LISTEN. RATE. REVIEW.
My Favourite
Starting listening yesterday after hearing Paul on SmartLess. I’m a closet (or was, now I’m out) lover of all things esoteric, alien, spooky, Tarot and Crowley. I’ve found my people.