The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

Episode 118: The Musical Life with Guests from Camper van Beethoven

Victor Krummenacher and Jonathan Segel join Mark and Wes to discuss songwriting and authenticity in the age of Internet consumerism. This episode prefigured Mark's <a href="http://nakedlyexaminedmusic.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Nakedly Examined Music podcast</a>. Includes a preview of the <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2015/07/04/ep118-aftershow-songwriting/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Aftershow</a> featuring more musicians including ex-Camper Chris Molla. End songs: "The Bastards Never Show Themselves" by <a href="http://www.monksofdoom.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">the Monks of Doom</a> and Mike Wilson's "RG." Get this and every episode ad-free by becoming a PEL supporter at <a href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support">partiallyexaminedlife.com/support</a>.

The Partially Examined Life is a podcast by some guys who were at one point set on doing philosophy for a living but then thought better of it. Each episode, we pick a short text and chat about it with some balance between insight and flippancy. You don't have to know any philosophy, or even to have read the text we're talking about to (mostly) follow and (hopefully) enjoy the discussion. For links to the texts we discuss and other info, check out www.partiallyexaminedlife.com.

We also feature episodes from other podcasts by our hosts to round out your partially examined life, including Pretty Much Pop (prettymuchpop.com, covering all media), Nakedly Examined Music (nakedlyexaminedmusic.com, deconstructing songs), Philosophy vs. Improv (philosophyimprov.com, fun with performance skills and philosophical ideas), and (sub)Text (subtextpodcast.com, looking deeply at lit and film). Learn about more network podcasts at partiallyexaminedlife.com.