Mind Pizza

Jon McMillan & Daniel Palmer
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Welcome to Mind Pizza, where we give you a piece of our mind! Ranging from comedic to speculative, researchers Jon McMillan and Daniel Palmer together discuss a variety of loose topics, tying together aspects of science, fiction, religion, and more.

  1. 05/02/2022

    Nicolas Cage and the Nature of Art

    Jon and Daniel review The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, starring Nicolas Cage as Nick Cage, and discuss what makes art, well…art. The discussion ranges from the subjectivity of art to whether r/place could be used as a metaphor for life.

  2. 04/30/2022

    Thin Crust #3

    Jon and Daniel have ten minutes to answer randomly selected questions. What could go wrong with that?

  3. 04/25/2022

    Nostalgia Factor

    Nostalgia was first coined by Johannes Hofer in the late 1600s, with Greek root words nostos (homecoming) and alga (pain), or “the pain of wanting to return home.” Jon and Daniel discuss the positive and negative aspects of nostalgia, as well as a few of their most nostalgic memories from times gone by.

  4. 04/22/2022

    Thin Crust #2

    Jon and Daniel have ten minutes to answer randomly selected questions. What could go wrong with that?

  5. 04/18/2022

    The Batmen

    Jon and Daniel review The Batman, directed by Matt Reeves and starring Robert Pattinson, and discuss their favorite Batman iterations, as well as their favorite superheroes in general. Lastly, Daniel nerds out about Batmobiles.

  6. 04/15/2022

    Thin Crust #1

    Jon and Daniel try something new, set questions that they don't know before hand and a time limit. Let's see how this goes!

  7. 04/10/2022

    M&M: Music and Mental Health

    This week, Jon and Daniel change topics on a whim and decide to discuss the power of music after Daniel experiences a particularly amazing concert (Lawrence, to be precise). The conversation soon takes a turn into discussing mental health, and how current society interacts with and views mental health and well-being. Lastly, Jon and Daniel consider whether a concert could be used as a metaphor for life in general.

  8. 03/13/2022

    Humility in the Age of Personal Branding

    This week, Jon and Daniel discuss whether you can be humble while still representing and promoting your art, or even while developing a personal “brand.” Both Jon and Daniel manage to change each others’ minds on the nature of personal branding, and contemplate whether true humility originates in the motivation behind our work and the accurate portrayal of our art, abilities, and values.

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Welcome to Mind Pizza, where we give you a piece of our mind! Ranging from comedic to speculative, researchers Jon McMillan and Daniel Palmer together discuss a variety of loose topics, tying together aspects of science, fiction, religion, and more.

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  • Creator
    Jon McMillan & Daniel Palmer
  • Years Active
    2022
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Jon McMillan & Daniel Palmer
  • Show Website
    Mind Pizza