May 12, 2026
Episode 104: Glory Daze
This week on Philosophy in Film, the gang cracks open a
time capsule with Glory Daze, the scrappy 1995 Gen-X
comedy filled with graduation panic, beer-soaked nostalgia, and an
early Ben Affleck appearance before the Hollywood spotlight hit.
Set over one chaotic night before graduation, the film...
Mar 24, 2026
Episode 103: Stand by Me
This week on Philosophy in Film, the gang sets out down the tracks with Rob Reiner’s beloved coming-of-age classic, Stand by Me. Based on Stephen King’s novella The Body, the film follows four boys as they leave in search of a missing body. What begins as childhood curiosity slowly unfolds...
Feb 24, 2026
Episode 102: Slap Shot
With Special Guest: Megan Craig (Associate Professor of Philosophy and Art, Stony Brook University)
The gloves are off this week on Philosophy in Film as the gang faces off with George Roy Hill’s bruising classic, Slap Shot! Set in the fading mill town of Charlestown, the film follows...
Feb 3, 2026
Episode 101: One Battle After Another
This week on Philosophy in Film, the gang locks in on Paul Thomas Anderson’s sprawling, darkly funny, and relentlessly restless epic, One Battle After Another. Inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland, the film follows Bob, a washed-up former revolutionary played by Leonardo...