25 episodes

Join hosts Tanner and Ryan as they discuss life's big questions, like what is the meaning of life? Is there a God? how can we be good people? and many more! This is the podcast for those who enjoy exploring the world through insightful, funny, and thought-provoking conversations. Whether you're driving to work, working out, or kicking back with a cold beer each philosophically rich episode is sure to satisfy your existential cravings. It's all the trippy ideas of your stoner friend in college but without the constant burrito runs. 

Philosophy On Tap Ryan Wardle

    • Society & Culture
    • 5.0 • 5 Ratings

Join hosts Tanner and Ryan as they discuss life's big questions, like what is the meaning of life? Is there a God? how can we be good people? and many more! This is the podcast for those who enjoy exploring the world through insightful, funny, and thought-provoking conversations. Whether you're driving to work, working out, or kicking back with a cold beer each philosophically rich episode is sure to satisfy your existential cravings. It's all the trippy ideas of your stoner friend in college but without the constant burrito runs. 

    Transcendence: Seeing the Forest for the Trees

    Transcendence: Seeing the Forest for the Trees

    What happens when a thing becomes more than its parts? How do the parts shape the whole and make something even more? Join hosts Ryan and Tanner on the final episode of Season 2 as they discuss the concept Transcendence and seeing the forest for the trees.Contact Us:philosophyontappodcast@gmail.comIG: philosophy_on_tap

    • 1 hr 6 min
    Tiny Magnificent Fish Peni$es: The Evolution of Sex

    Tiny Magnificent Fish Peni$es: The Evolution of Sex

    Tanner and Ryan are joined by evolutionary biologist Samantha West to discuss various aspects of the evolution of sex, and describe the bizarre sexual behaviors of different species, including our own.

    • 1 hr 23 min
    iRobot

    iRobot

    Join your hosts, Tanner and Ryan, to discuss the current state of AI technology, the implications there within, different themes and troupes discussed in literature, TV shows, and other mediums and what they can teach us about potential futures, and how far we should value consciousness versus the vehicle via which consciousness has so far been able to be valued, us.

    • 1 hr 9 min
    Exercise That Old Noodle

    Exercise That Old Noodle

    What is the cost of tribalism and what the consequences of not recognizing it within yourself? In this episode of Philosophy on Tap, join Ryan and Tanner to discuss how we come to believe what we do and why we continue belief in that same fashion. Subsequently, what are the consequences of this unfortunate reality? And, finally, how do we first recognize then attempt to escape these dualistic and harmful forms of thought?

    • 1 hr 2 min
    Bitcoin, Trust, and the Future of Politics

    Bitcoin, Trust, and the Future of Politics

    No trust economic systems like cryptocurrency are perpetually on the edge of transforming economics, but what are they and how could they transform our modern world? Is trust a necessary ingredient of a stable society, and if so how do you decide which institutions are worthy of that trust? Join Ryan and Tanner and guest and friend of the show Chad Lagomarsino as they discuss how technology and trust interact to shape the modern world.

    • 1 hr 21 min
    Does Entropy Explain God?

    Does Entropy Explain God?

    Patterns are reproduced all throughout the natural world, but all seeming to trend from ultimate order to ultimate chaos, a.k.a. entropy. Is it possible that this pattern runs through all life, and all the cosmos, and that ultimately a conscious universe is the emergent result? Join Ryan and Tanner as they discuss how the laws of physics could potentially connect the mystery of consciousness and the divine.Contact us:IG: @Philosophy_On_Tapemail: Philosophyontappodcast@gmail.com

    • 1 hr 14 min

Customer Reviews

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5 Ratings

5 Ratings

marinreno ,

Poems that make you feel

Especially enjoyed the episode with guest author Payton Francis Carty. Ryan and Tanner always do a great job making me feel like I am part of the conversation. Each episode is thought provoking and great at giving me a new perspective. Love it!

nicknameused5x ,

Really opens your mind

I would not have thought the topic was of interest to me before I listened but once I did listen, it opened my eyes to many other things. Very interesting conversations and banter. I really enjoy the podcast.

Kind of random request but I’d love to hear a podcast on the topic of survivor, the tv show. I’d like to hear your thoughts as to who are the winners of survivor? The strongest player? The least hated? The under the radar player? What are the traits that would help a person win survivor? How do you outwit, outplay, outlast, better than the rest?

paytonfc ,

Great guys with great thoughts

Tanner and Ryan are full of life and want to have open conversations that invite people rather than divide. You can tell they are simply embracing who they—guys who have a desire to talk freely and explore ideas without constraint.

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