Open Minded Podcast

Jacob and Joel
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The only philosophy and psychology podcast you need. With Jacob’s curiosity, Joel’s brain, and a variety of knowledgable guests, we discuss life’s questions in the pursuit of the truth (or close to it)

  1. 3D AGO

    #132 Nick Kasmik - Aristotle’s 3 Types of Friendship & Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich

    Nick Kasmik is a philosophy content creator and writer  Expect to learn: ​Why Did Tolstoy Believe That “Most Art Is a Lie”​Why Aristotle’s Books Aren’t Meant for Younger People or the Unvirtuous​Tolstoy’s Warning About Living for Other People​Aristotle vs. Plato: How to Handle Your Desires Get a happy birthday message for a friend from Jacob and Joel  https://v.cameo.com/e/m0WDmqAAYZb Buy us a coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/openmindedpodcast  Episodes You Might Enjoy: #119 Angelo Somers - Existentialism vs Hedonism vs Absurdism https://tinyurl.com/455h7ydp #114 Dostoyevsky, University & Internal Vindication https://tinyurl.com/36vrnycs #91 Escaping Plato's Cave And Living in the Unspeakable world https://tinyurl.com/2m5sdnje Find us on: Instagram - @openminded.podcast TikTok - @openminded.pod Facebook - @open minded podcast Jacobs Instagram @Jacobsurreal Joels Instagram @Joel.Clifton_

    1h 1m

  2. FEB 10

    #131 Fear of God & Absurdism

    Expect to learn: Why exactly is the fear of the lord is the start of wisdom? What came first the spirit or the body? Why are most people attracted to Absurdism? Get a happy birthday message for a friend from Jacob and Joel  https://v.cameo.com/e/m0WDmqAAYZb Buy us a coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/openmindedpodcast Episodes You Might Enjoy: #119 Angelo Somers - Existentialism vs Hedonism vs Absurdism https://tinyurl.com/455h7ydp #114 Dostoyevsky, University & Internal Vindication https://tinyurl.com/36vrnycs #91 Escaping Plato's Cave And Living in the Unspeakable world https://tinyurl.com/2m5sdnje Find us on: Instagram - @openminded.podcast TikTok - @openminded.pod Facebook - @open minded podcast Jacobs Instagram @Jacobsurreal Joels Instagram @Joel.Clifton_

    52 min

  3. FEB 2

    #130 The Villains Journey & Parento Distribution

    Expect to learn: What’s the exact pattern that turns people into villains?How do you win capitalism ethically?The Meaning Behind Dante’s Hierarchy of Hell Why George Orwell’s Animal Farm Is a warning, not a StoryThe real reason the A students work for the C students Get a happy birthday message for a friend from Jacob and Joel  https://v.cameo.com/e/m0WDmqAAYZb Buy us a coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/openmindedpodcast Episodes You Might Enjoy: #119 Angelo Somers - Existentialism vs Hedonism vs Absurdism https://tinyurl.com/455h7ydp #114 Dostoyevsky, University & Internal Vindication https://tinyurl.com/36vrnycs #91 Escaping Plato's Cave And Living in the Unspeakable world https://tinyurl.com/2m5sdnje Find us on: Instagram - @openminded.podcast TikTok - @openminded.pod Facebook - @open minded podcast Jacobs Instagram @Jacobsurreal Joels Instagram @Joel.Clifton_

    1h 17m

  4. JAN 26

    #129 Masha Kaptilina - Dark Psychology, Human Nature & Perception

    Masha is a marketer, and psychology content creator who’s passionate about human nature, personality, and symbolic psychology Expect to learn  The real reason no one “has it figured out”When does dark psychology become dark?What does “the map is not the territory” actually mean?How to reprogram your mind to see the world differently Get a happy birthday message for a friend from Jacob and Joel  https://v.cameo.com/e/m0WDmqAAYZb Buy us a coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/openmindedpodcast Episodes You Might Enjoy: #119 Angelo Somers - Existentialism vs Hedonism vs Absurdism https://tinyurl.com/455h7ydp #114 Dostoyevsky, University & Internal Vindication https://tinyurl.com/36vrnycs #91 Escaping Plato's Cave And Living in the Unspeakable world https://tinyurl.com/2m5sdnje Find us on: Instagram - @openminded.podcast TikTok - @openminded.pod Facebook - @open minded podcast Jacobs Instagram @Jacobsurreal Joels Instagram @Joel.Clifton_

    1h 10m

  5. JAN 22

    #128 High Performance And The Nature Of Evil

    Expect to learn: This quote explained: ‘If see a monster kill him. If you wait to his story you might start loving him’. Socrates and Glaucon on the difference between knowledge, opinions and ignorance The philosophy of the free throw line Why the more abundance you have the less discipline you have (poem)Paradoxes and the nature of interesting lives Discipline poem @lyric_hermanson on tiktok Get a happy birthday message for a friend from Jacob and Joel  https://v.cameo.com/e/m0WDmqAAYZb Buy us a coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/openmindedpodcast Episodes You Might Enjoy: #119 Angelo Somers - Existentialism vs Hedonism vs Absurdism https://tinyurl.com/455h7ydp #114 Dostoyevsky, University & Internal Vindication https://tinyurl.com/36vrnycs #91 Escaping Plato's Cave And Living in the Unspeakable world https://tinyurl.com/2m5sdnje Find us on: Instagram - @openminded.podcast TikTok - @openminded.pod Facebook - @open minded podcast Jacobs Instagram @Jacobsurreal Joels Instagram @Joel.Clifton_

    1h 13m

  6. JAN 14

    #127 Sam Tefera - Morality, Stoicism, & Metaphysics

    Sam Tefera is the co host of The Think Twice Show, a philosophy podcast which explores morality, meaning, love + much more Expect to learn: ​The morality of shoplifting and skipping the tube​Immanuel Kant’s transcendental idealism (metaphysics)  ​The real way to use stoicism as a tool​Does stoicism exploit male loneliness? Episodes You Might Enjoy: https://tinyurl.com/455h7ydp #119 Angelo Somers - Existentialism vs Hedonism vs Absurdism https://tinyurl.com/36vrnycs #114 Dostoyevsky, University & Internal Vindication https://tinyurl.com/2m5sdnje #91 Escaping Plato's Cave And Living in the Unspeakable world Find us on: Instagram - @openminded.podcast TikTok - @openminded.pod Facebook - @open minded podcast Jacobs Instagram @Jacobsurreal Joels Instagram @Joel.Clifton_  Jacob’s clothing line Instagram @latunya_ofc Website Latunya.com  Tiktok @Latunya Joel’s psychology videos YouTube - Joel Clifton

    1h 17m

  7. JAN 5

    #126 Aaron Vartiainen What Makes A Car a Car?

    Aaron Vartiainen Is An Architect, Whose Content Explores Abstract Concepts In Design, Reality, And Human Perception Expect to learn: What Is the Meaning of Joseph Kosuth’s One and Three Chairs?What Exactly Is Magic? The Venn Diagram of NoveltyThe Fascinating Concept of Indoor Spaces The Psychology of Harry Potter Episodes You Might Enjoy: https://tinyurl.com/455h7ydp #119 Angelo Somers - Existentialism vs Hedonism vs Absurdism https://tinyurl.com/36vrnycs #114 Dostoyevsky, University & Internal Vindication https://tinyurl.com/2m5sdnje #91 Escaping Plato's Cave And Living in the Unspeakable world Find us on: Instagram - @openminded.podcast TikTok - @openminded.pod Facebook - @open minded podcast Jacobs Instagram @Jacobsurreal Joels Instagram @Joel.Clifton_  Jacob’s clothing line Instagram @latunya_ofc Website Latunya.com  Tiktok @Latunya Joel’s psychology videos YouTube - Joel Clifton

    59 min

  8. 12/29/2025

    #125 The Psychology of Alcohol & The Neuroscience of Gym Workouts

    Expect to learn: The psychology of conformity and being “a social sponge” Why exactly is diminishing marginal utility different for alcohol vs KitKats? The psychology of why people drink too much Jacob and Joel’s reflections of 2025 Episodes You Might Enjoy: https://tinyurl.com/455h7ydp #119 Angelo Somers - Existentialism vs Hedonism vs Absurdism https://tinyurl.com/36vrnycs #114 Dostoyevsky, University & Internal Vindication https://tinyurl.com/2m5sdnje #91 Escaping Plato's Cave And Living in the Unspeakable world Find us on: Instagram - @openminded.podcast TikTok - @openminded.pod Facebook - @open minded podcast Jacobs Instagram @Jacobsurreal Joels Instagram @Joel.Clifton_  Jacob’s clothing line Instagram @latunya_ofc Website Latunya.com  Tiktok @Latunya Joel’s psychology videos YouTube - Joel Clifton

    1h 14m
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The only philosophy and psychology podcast you need. With Jacob’s curiosity, Joel’s brain, and a variety of knowledgable guests, we discuss life’s questions in the pursuit of the truth (or close to it)

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  • Creator
    Jacob and Joel
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    131
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Jacob and Joel