Owls at Dawn

Owls at Dawn

Two dudes from SoCal who studied philosophy, politics, and religion around the globe who decided to start a podcast where we could bullshit with impunity.

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April 29, 2025 1 min

Hey Y’all! Just a quick announcement: the dudes are coming back, with new episodes dropping this week! We’ll be a bit more frequent for the foreseeable future.

Plus, Austin has a YouTube channel. He’s gonna be doing long-form live chats on topics related to philosophy, economics, politics, film, e...

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"Is There Any Lasting Value in Theology: On Calvin and Marilynne Robinson" - Owls at Dawn, 194

Shitty Minute: Envious of Brady Corbet | Main Segment: On Calvin | Sticky Leaves: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

Read Robinson’s essay HERE

Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water"

Produced by darcytales.com x darcy.studio

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"On Gambling, Excellence, and the Purity of Sports" - Owls at Dawn, Episode 193

Shitty Minute: Hating is actually good | Main Segment: On Sports Gambling | Sticky Leaves: Alien: Romulus

Read Sunkara's article HERE

Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water"

Produced by darcytales.com x darcy.studio

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August 28, 2024 107 mins

"The Problem with Music" - Owls at Dawn, Episode 192

Shitty Minute: Is tradition reactionary? | Main Segment: The Problem with Music | Sticky Leaves: Mr. Bungle

Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water"

Produced by darcytales.com x darcy.studio

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"Joy, Manipulation, and Political Vibes: On Harris and Walz" - Owls at Dawn, Episode 191

Shitty Minute: The Olympics | Main Segment: Joyous (Political) Vibes | Sticky Leaves: More on the Olympics

Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water"

Produced by darcytales.com x darcy.studio

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"Hit Man: Is Acting Philosophy?" - Owls at Dawn, Episode 190

Shitty Minute: The Olympics | Main Segment: Hit Man | Sticky Leaves: Gojira Opening Ceremony

Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water"

Produced by darcytales.com x darcy.studio

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"A.I. is NOT a Tool: On the Ethics of (Consuming) A.I. Art" - Owls at Dawn, Episode 189

Main Segment: A.I. Art

Where you can find Alan:

https://radnaut.com/collections/alan-mitchell-art

https://www.instagram.com/alanmitchellart/?hl=en
https://www.artstation.com/alanmitchell

Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water"

Produced by darcytales.com x darcy.studio

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"The Greatest Prequel Ever? Furiosa" - Owls at Dawn, Episode 188

Shitty Minute: Metal Music Respect | Main Segment: Furiosa | Sticky Leaves: Maturity in Art

Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water"

Produced by darcytales.com x darcy.studio

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"Is Philosophy Self Help" - Owls at Dawn, Episode 187

Shitty Minute: AI Dating | Main Segment: Philosophy and Self-Help | Sticky Leaves: Cyberpunk 2077

Music by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water"

Read Setiya's essay here

Produced by darcytales.com x darcy.studio

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"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 he...

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"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.

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"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

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"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"

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"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 Puritanic...

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January 13, 2024 134 mins

"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 Sh...

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"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"

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"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

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"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"

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"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

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"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

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