"What’s Up With Old Men? On Gerontocracy" - Owls at Dawn, Episode 186 Shitty Minute: Who is the Taylor Swift for Men? | Main Segment: The Trouble with Old Men | Sticky Leaves: Mr. and Mrs. Smith (tv show) Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" Read Moyn’s essay here ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access to bonus episo…

"What the F*ck is Money? Chat with Colin Drumm" - Owls at Dawn, Episode 185 Main Segment: Interview w/Colin Drumm about money and philosophy and history and debt and more Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" Visit the Mimbres School here. Read Colin’s (excellent) dissertation on money here. ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To…

"Can Music Save Us? Chat w/Macon Holt" - Owls at Dawn, Episode 184 Shitty Minute: There’s not enough time in the day, literally | Main Segment: Interview w/Macon Holt about the sonic shimmer within popular music, Afropessimism, and political possibility | Sticky Leaves: Reservation Dogs Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" Read Macon’s essa…

"Are We Living in Nihilistic Times?" - Owls at Dawn, Episode 183 Shitty Minute: Another rant about Christian Evangelicalism | Main Segment: Wendy Brown’s new book on Nihilistic Times | Sticky Leaves: Justin Taylor’s novel Reboot Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" Read the interview w/ Wendy Brown here. ___________ For OaD merch, visit our…

"In Praise of Raw-Dogging the World: Sex, Art, and Consumerism" - Owls at Dawn, Episode 182 Shitty Minute: Sydney Drivers Suck | Main Segment: Sex, Art, and Consumerism | Sticky Leaves: The Curse Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" Read the essay “The Puritanical Eye” here. ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access to …

"When is it Right to Rebel?" - Owls at Dawn, Episode 181 Shitty Minute: The problem with absolutizing power asymmetry | Main Segment: When is it Right to Rebel? | Sticky Leaves: Keanu Reeves is writing a book! Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" Read Tommie Shelby’s essay here. ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access…

"Never Go Full Ontotheology: On Thought and Being" - Owls at Dawn, Episode 180 Shitty Minute: Against liking things | Main Segment: 4 Orientations of Thought | Sticky Leaves: Flora and Son Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access to bonus episodes, the community Discord, and more, v…

"Elites Are Silencing Expressions of Palestinian Solidarity" - Owls at Dawn, Episode 179 Shitty Minute: The Emptiness of Political Realism | Main Segment: Elites are silencing expressions of Palestinian solidarity | Sticky Leaves: Christmas Read Austin’s Jacobin article here Read the first draft of Austin’s article here Music by Blue Ducks - "Four …

"From Muslim, To Atheist… To Christian?" - Owls at Dawn, Episode 178 Shitty Minute: Policing Feelings | Main Segment: Will Christianity Save the West? | Sticky Leaves: Godzilla Minus One Read Ali’s article here Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access to bonus episodes, the communit…

"The Obligations of the Oppressed: On Israel and Palestine, Redux" - OaD Ep. 177 Shitty Minute: A Plea for Internationalist Politics | Main Segment: Israel, Palestine, Walzer, and the Obligations of the Oppressed, Redux | Sticky Leaves: Community is Rad Read Walzer’s Atlantic article here Read Walzer’s older essay here Music by Blue Ducks - "Four I…

"Do the Oppressed Have Obligations? On Israel and Palestine" - OaD Ep. 176 Shitty Minute: American Evangelicals’ Support of Israel is Psychotic | Main Segment: Israel, Palestine, Walzer, and the Obligations of the Oppressed | Sticky Leaves: Killers of the Flower Moon Read Walzer’s article here Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" __________…

"The Mountains are Calling, We Must Go: John Muir" - OaD Ep. 175 Shitty Minute: Sports Gambling | Main Segment: John Muir | Sticky Leaves: Perfect Days Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access to bonus episodes, the community Discord, and more, visit our Patreon account. All funds w…

"Better Call Saul: The Greatest Show Ever?!?" - OaD Ep. 174 Shitty Minute: What is philosophy good for? | Main Segment: Better Call Saul | Sticky Leaves: The Bear Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access to bonus episodes, the community Discord, and more, visit our Patreon account. …

"It’s Showtime (Almost)" - Oad Ep. 173 Shitty Minute: Hollow dialogue | Main Segment: Winning Time | Sticky Leaves: Better Call Saul Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access to bonus episodes, the community Discord, and more, visit our Patreon account. All funds will go toward produ…

"Sex, Politics, and Transfiguring Desire" - Oad Ep. 172 Shitty Minute: The repetitive and seemingly fruitless nature of social media discourse | Main Segment: Does anyone have the right to sex? | Sticky Leaves: Heavy Metal Gangs of Wadeye Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access to …

"Nuance: Virtue or Vice?" - OaD Ep. 171 Shitty Minute: People who hate on Draymond Green’s podcast, but also, Draymond Green’s podcast | Main Segment: Fuck Nuance | Sticky Leaves: The Empty Space by Peter Brook Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access to bonus episodes, the communit…

"Can You Be An Ethical CEO?" - OaD Ep. 170 Shitty Minute: The toxicity of celebrity obsession | Main Segment: Can you be an ethical CEO? | Sticky Leaves: Unexplained youth behavior Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ This episode is sponsored by MUBI - visit mubi.com/owlsatdawn for a special extended free 30-day trial for acces…

"Your Outie is Beloved Podcast: Severance" - OaD Ep. 169 Shitty Minute: You’re allowed to feel hopeless | Main Segment: Severance | Sticky Leaves: Veep Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ This episode is sponsored by MUBI - visit mubi.com/owlsatdawn for a special extended free 30-day trial for access to a whole new world of mov…

"Job: Angry at God for the Crime of Being" - OaD Ep. 168 Shitty Minute: The Self-Assessment Society | Main Segment: The Book of Job | Sticky Leaves: Godspeed You! Black Emperor Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ This episode is sponsored by MUBI - visit mubi.com/owlsatdawn for a special extended free 30-day trial for access to…

"Everything and Nothing All At Once" - OaD Ep. 167 Shitty Minute: Crypto ads | Main Segment: Everything Everywhere All At Once | Sticky Leaves: Historical non-fiction Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access to bonus episodes, the community Discord, and more, visit our Patreon accou…

"Are You a Jerk or a Sweetheart?" - OaD Ep. 166 Shitty Minute: Being sour on Bernie Sanders | Main Segment: Eric Schwitzgebel's "The COVID Jerk" | Sticky Leaves: Everything Everywhere All At Once Find Schwitzgebel's article here. Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access to bonus epi…

"Are We Liberals?" - OaD Ep. 165 Shitty Minute: Music festivals | Main Segment: Liam Bright’s “Why I Am Not A Liberal” | Sticky Leaves: Severance Check out Bright’s blog post here. Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access to bonus episodes, the community Discord, and more, visit our…

"Putin's Ignoble Lie: Fascism, Nihilism, and Zizek on the Ukraine War" - OaD Ep. 164 Shitty Minute: The desire for normalcy | Main Segment: Slavoj Zizek’s “What Does Defending Europe Mean?” | Sticky Leaves: For All Mankind Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access to bonus episodes, …

"Russia-Ukraine War: There Can Be More Than One Empire" - OaD Ep. 163 Main Segment: Sergei Prozorov on the Russia-Ukraine War Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ This episode is sponsored by MUBI - visit mubi.com/owlsatdawn for a special extended free 30-day trial OR visit http://mubi.com/promos and enter our VIP promo code for…

"COVID and Legitimacy: Has Agamben Lost the Plot?" - OaD Ep. 162 Shitty Minute: Critiques of Modern Punk | Main Segment: Adam Kotsko on Giorgio Agamben’s Pandemic Writings | Sticky Leaves: The Night Of Find Adam Kosko’s article here. Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access to bonus…

"Art Sustains Us, Art Frees Us: Station Eleven" - OaD Ep. 161 Shitty Minute: American Political Parties | Main Segment: Station Eleven | Sticky Leaves: Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty' Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access to bonus episodes, the community Discord, an…

"There's No 'Normal' to Return To: Death Drive Nation" - OaD Ep. 160 Shitty Minute: Reading in Bars | Main Segment: “Death Drive Nation” by Patrick Blanchfield | Sticky Leaves: Station Eleven Find Blanchfield’s article here Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access to bonus episodes,…

“Can We Have Meaning in a Virtual World?” - Owls at Dawn, Episode 159 Shitty Minute: Streaming Service Ethics | Main Segment: David Chalmers and Virtual Realities | Sticky Leaves: How To with John Wilson Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access to bonus episodes, the community Disco…

"Don’t Look Up: Mocking, Impression, or Satire?” - Owls at Dawn, Episode 158 Shitty Minute: Bad Dune criticisms | Main Segment: Don’t Look Up | Sticky Leaves: Campervans Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access to bonus episodes, the community Discord, and more, visit our Patreon ac…

"Should We Blow Sh*t Up? On Andreas Malm and ‘Intelligent Sabotage’” - Owls at Dawn, Episode 157 Shitty Minute: The Metaverse | Main Segment: Andreas Malm and ‘Intelligent Sabotage’ | Sticky Leaves: Station Eleven Listen to Malm here Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access to bonus…

"Ideal v. Non-Ideal Theory: Charles Mills In Memoriam” - Owls at Dawn, Episode 156 Shitty Minute: “Doing my own research” | Main Segment: ‘Ideal Theory’ as Ideology | Sticky Leaves: How Do We Know We’re Doing it Right? Find Mills’ essay here Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access …

"What is Education Anyway? – Philosophy of Pedagogy” - Owls at Dawn, Episode 155 Shitty Minute: The political blame game | Main Segment: Philosophy of education | Sticky Leaves: Pig Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access to bonus episodes, the community Discord, and more, visit ou…

"Just Let People Enjoy Things, Right? Right??” - Owls at Dawn, Episode 154 Shitty Minute: The university’s moral failing | Main Segment: On letting people enjoy things | Sticky Leaves: This Way Up https://www.gawker.com/culture/let-people-enjoy-this-essay Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. T…

"Guys Being Dudes: On the Health Industry” - Owls at Dawn, Episode 153 Shitty Minute: Another Coronavirus rant | Main Segment: On the male wellness industry | Sticky Leaves: Staged Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2UZ464IKaE ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access to bonus episodes…

"Streaming and Post-Scarcity” - Owls at Dawn, Episode 152 Shitty Minute: The Hot Hand Fallacy | Main Segment: Streaming Services and Post-Scarcity Society | Sticky Leaves: NBA Finals Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" https://mattbruenig.com/2021/05/12/what-is-lost-in-post-scarcity/ ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain …

"Melancholy v. Mourning: ‘Resisting Left Melancholy’ by Wendy Brown” - Owls at Dawn, Episode 151 Shitty Minute: ‘Going back to normal’ | Main Segment: ‘Resisting Left Melancholy’ by Wendy Brown | Sticky Leaves: Space Jam Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" Resisting Left Melancholy: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/3271 ___________ For OaD mer…

"Does Your Psychology Affect Your Philosophy?” - Owls at Dawn, Episode 150 Shitty Minute: Lakers Podcaster Catfish Story | Main Segment: Does Your Psychology Affect Your Philosophy? | Sticky Leaves: Nomadland Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access to bonus episodes, the community …

"Christianity and Sexual Repression” - Owls at Dawn, Episode 149 Shitty Minute: TikTok | Main Segment: The Georgia Shooter and Sexual Repression | Sticky Leaves: Hardcore/metal/etc Austin’s YouTube Vid on the Georgia Shooting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHyqYh16T7c&t=29s Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, v…

"NFTs: Scam or Miracle?” - Owls at Dawn, Episode 148 Shitty Minute: The NCAA Tournament | Main Segment: What are NFTs? | Sticky Leaves: New media Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access to bonus episodes, the community Discord, and more, visit our Patreon account. All funds will go…

"Is Jordan Peterson Really a Fascist?” YouTube Video Austin's YouTube channel is relaunched and LIVE. He'll be doing videos every Monday and Thursday, bringing you the same content you've come to expect from him but in smaller and snappier form. Watch "3 Reasons Why Jordan Peterson is NOT a Fascist” HERE Subscribe to Austin’s Channel HERE _________…

"Judas and the Black Messiah” w/Dr. Kamasi Hill" - Owls at Dawn, Episode 147 Shitty Minute: Pop psychology | Main Segment: Judas and the Black Messiah | Sticky Leaves: KRS’s Ministry for the Future Check out Kamasi’s soon-coming graphic novel on The Great Migration here Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit o…

"Socialism and Marxism: Chat with Bhaskar Sunkara of Jacobin" - Owls at Dawn, Episode 146 Shitty Minute: Moxie (Netflix film) | Main Segment: The relevance of Socialism/Marxism | Sticky Leaves: Veggie boxes Buy The Socialist Manifesto here Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access to…

"Capitalism as Religion" - Owls at Dawn, Episode 145 Shitty Minute: Daniel Bessner’s ridiculous tweet | Main Segment: Capitalism as religion: Benjamin and Agamben | Sticky Leaves: Richard Dawson Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access to bonus episodes, the monthly newsletter, and …

SPECIAL EPISODE: Some Thoughts After a Family Tragedyद्वारा Austin Hayden Smidt

"Chat with Sarah Jaffe on Burnout" - Owls at Dawn, Episode 144 Shitty Minute: Phoebe Bridgers Guitar Smash | Main Segment: Chat with Sarah Jaffe | Sticky Leaves: Big Trouble in Little China https://sarahljaffe.com/ https://workwontloveyouback.org/ Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain a…

"True West: Family Trauma, Destiny, and the Decline of America" - Owls at Dawn, Episode 143 Shitty Minute: Austin’s audition blunder | Main Segment: True West | Sticky Leaves: Outer Wilds Get your streaming tickets to Austin’s play TRUE WEST here: truewestsydney.com | IG: truewest2021 Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD…

"On Burnout" - Owls at Dawn, Episode 142 Shitty Minute: Vanilla ISIS | Main Segment: On Burnout | Sticky Leaves: The Super Bowl Get your streaming tickets to Austin’s play TRUE WEST here: truewestsydney.com | IG: truewest2021 Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access to bonus episode…

"Be Excellent to Each Other: The Ethics of the Bill and Ted Franchise" - Owls at Dawn, Episode 141 Shitty Minute: Instagram | Main Segment: The ethics of the Bill and Ted franchise | Sticky Leaves: Another Round Get tickets to Austin’s show here: truewestsydney.com | IG: truewest2021 Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD …

"End of 2020 Rants and Recommendations" - Owls at Dawn, Episode 140 Main Segment: Shitty Minutes and Sticky Leaves True West IG: @truewest2021 | truewestsydney.com Austin’s IG: @aus_hay Austin’s Twitter: @austin_hayden Troy’s Twitter: @axwielderofdeth OaD Twitter: @owls_at_dawn Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch,…

"Datafication, Financialization, and… Basketball?" - Owls at Dawn, Episode 139 Main Segment: Data, Finance, and Basketball Austin’s IG: @aus_hay Austin’s Twitter: @austin_hayden Troy’s Twitter: @axwielderofdeth OaD Twitter: @owls_at_dawn Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water" ___________ For OaD merch, visit our site here. To gain access to b…