S2 E6 The Gift pt. 1

Two weeks ago, we raved about Pope Leo XIV's Magnifica Humanitas! Now, Matt and Joe join FARAZ's podcast to take aim at the most bold, questionable and controversial takes from the encyclical. Should AI really be a public good? Can a robot have a soul? What do Catholic theologians like Ilia Delio have to say about Leo's vision of humanity? And most importantly, what does this say about TTRPGs??? If anything...You might be surprised...Matt's a philosopher studying communities beyond the human, Faraz a computer scientist studying AI, and Joe a theologian studying how AI impacts our theology. The perfect combination of practical experience, academic rigor, and f*cking around.Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠, and support us on Patreon!Link to Ilia Delio's Substack.

The internet's been abuzz about Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical: Magnifica Humanitas! Join Matt, Joe and SPECIAL GUEST Faraz as we break down the Catholic take on how artificial intelligence will impact our faith communities and our world. And more importantly, how Faraz's D&D characters predicted the advent of data centers!Matt's a philosopher studying communities beyond the human, Faraz a computer scientist studying AI, and Joe a theologian studying how AI impacts our theology. The perfect combination of practical experience, academic rigor, and f*cking around.Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠, and support us on Patreon!Read the encyclical.

Remember that time God ordered Abraham to kill his son Isaac? Or was it Ishmael?What if everything you thought you knew about that story was WRONG??? What if Abraham DID kill Isaac the whole time? Why does he walk home all alone, after all?But most importantly, what does this most famous of sacrifice stories tell us about how to use sacrifices in D&D and other tabletop RPGs?Follow us on ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠ and support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Happy horny Valentine's Day!THIS IS NSFW! Join Matt and Joe as they plumb the depths of the (in)famed Book of Erotic Fantasy, a book for D&D 3.5 about using sex in your Dungeons and Dragons game. Discover the lost rules of bondage, voyeurism, tantric spells and goblin gestation periods.But it's not just fun and games... Discover how Hesiod places love ABOVE the gods and how queer theologian Marcella Althaus-Reid suggests Christians handle sex and orient their theologian around the (t)horniest topics in our modern world.You won't want to miss it.Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠ and support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Happy horny Valentine's Day!THIS IS NSFW! Join Matt and Joe as they plumb the depths of the (in)famed Book of Erotic Fantasy, a book for D&D 3.5 about using sex in your Dungeons and Dragons game. Discover the lost rules of bondage, voyeurism, tantric spells and goblin gestation periods.But it's not just fun and games... Discover how queer theologian Marcella Althaus-Reid suggests Christians handle sex and orient their theologian around the (t)horniest topics in our modern world.You won't want to miss it.Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠ and support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

FINALLY! All Trevor's questions will be answered!*Almost a year ago, our friend Trevor became obsessed with the red heifers raised in Texas and flown to Israel for the inauguration of a new Temple. wtf is going on???Join Matt and Joe as Joe struggles to explain a weird non-scholarly way to interpret biblical prophecies that he doesn't know anything about. What are the dispensations? Where does the Rapture come from? Why do so many people think we're living in the end of the world???And why do we need some red cows to get there?Only one way to find out...Follow us on ⁠Twitter⁠ or ⁠Bluesky⁠ and support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

FINALLY! All Trevor's questions will be answered!*Almost a year ago, our friend Trevor became obsessed with the red heifers raised in Texas and flown to Israel for the inauguration of a new Temple. wtf is going on???Join Matt and Joe as Joe struggles to explain a weird non-scholarly way to interpret biblical prophecies that he doesn't know anything about. What are the dispensations? Where does the Rapture come from? Why do so many people think we're living in the end of the world???Only one way to find out...Follow us on Twitter or Bluesky and support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!*Does not include the answer to questions about the red heifers... until PART II. Yes, we buried the lead.

In this THEORY HEAVY and CONFUSING ASS episode, Matt completes the great work of explaining Derrida on the nature of gifts by also explaining Kantian transcendental idealism. If he made any mistakes, please blame JOE. Happy Holidays, all!Purchase Hagglund's book here: https://www.sup.org/books/theory-and-philosophy/radical-atheism

In this special Christmas episode, join Matt and Joe as they discuss the nature of gift giving! Can giving a gift ever be a purely selfless act, or must gifts always have ineliminable reference to exchange and the obligations consequent upon economic relationships? Matt approaches the question from a Derridean angle, spending 40 minutes explaining why reading is hard.

Ready for the new season of Stranger Things? Or could you use a brush up on who Vecna is?Well join us for PART II of our hour+ bonanza going through every adventure Vecna appears in, and diving into the story of how he went from getting rejected at prom to drawing hentai for demons. Plus, find out how this fits into the REAL story of Stranger Things (based on a TRUE story)!In a remarkable twist, our podcast is relevant for the show! Sort of...Follow us on ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠ and support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!