Terrifying Questions

By: Eric Kaplan & Taylor Carman
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  • Summary

  • Eric Kaplan, a comedy writer (Futurama, Big Bang Theory) and doctor of philosophy, and Taylor Carman (Barnard College, Columbia University), a distinguished but humble authority on matters of existence and existentialism, host a philosophy podcast that addresses the most unsettling questions concerning human life and the nature of things and finds a path to courage using comedy, imagination, and far-ranging intellectual philosophical investigation. Along the way they grapple with the deep uncanniness of being.
    Eric Kaplan & Taylor Carman
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Philosophy Social Sciences
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Episodes
  • Episode 43: Can You Learn Anything Important from Somebody Else?

    Episode 43: Can You Learn Anything Important from Somebody Else?
    Mar 8 2024

    Eric and his temporary co-host, Tao Ruspoli (filmmaker, co-founder of the Bombay Beach Biennale) delve deep into what it is to teach and to learn... and they ask, "Can you learn anything really important from somebody else?"

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Episode 42: Are There Human Beings Worthy of Worship? With Geoff Dyer

    Episode 42: Are There Human Beings Worthy of Worship? With Geoff Dyer
    Feb 29 2024

    Tao and Eric are joined by author Geoff Dyer to question whether certain individuals are worthy of worship. Dyer’s many books include But Beautiful (about jazz), the novel Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi and, most recently, The Last Days of Roger Federer. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Science and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, his books have been translated into twenty-four languages. He is currently a Writer in Residence at USC. A new book Homework (a memoir) will be published in spring 2025 by FSG in the US and Canongate in the UK.


    Eric and Tao interrogate Geoff about his apparent adoration of Bob Dylan. A lively conversation ensues....
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Episode 41: Is Entertainment a Seductive Lie?

    Episode 41: Is Entertainment a Seductive Lie?
    Feb 23 2024

    Eric Kaplan and Tao Ruspoli ask about how entertainment may or may not be "true". Tao substitutes for Taylor for the next several episodes. We've also just introduced video to the podcast! Let us know what you think.

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    54 mins

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