134: What does survival mean to animals and is it any different for the human animals? Inspired by the stand-up comedy of David Drake, our favorite pair of socks examines human nature, yet again. Also, we learn about the Roman aqueducts! It’s another dog eat dog episode of Meta-Cosmos! Which sock will survive?!
Continue reading →133: With education standards on the decline, we ask ourselves, what is the cause of this decline, what are its effects, and what can be done about it? Our favorite pair of socks have several suggestions, all of which begin with the letter C. We learn about ourselves and learning in general in another educational episode of Meta-Cosmos!
Continue reading →132: As bombs fly overhead in the Middle East, Bartleby and Artemus look back on the wisdom Delores O’Riordan left us and how relevant her message still is. With Israel and Iran embroiled at war, we ask ourselves, who are these zombies Delores sang about? Meanwhile, what does the documentary, The Bibi Files, say about Benjamin Netanyahu’s motivations for escalating this war? It’s another fabulous episode of Meta-Cosmos that unflinchingly looks into the void with comedic results and maybe a few tears.
Continue reading →131: Getting into the mechanics of navigating perception, Bartleby asks Artemus to explain the Flux Capacitor of interdimensional travel and the role attitude plays in outcomes. With real-time examples, they use themselves as test subjects in a universe of randomly selected plotlines. It’s everything that makes reality possible in another outstanding episode of Meta-Cosmos!
Continue reading →130: Animal bodies come with some natural repercussions, though not everyone can admit that they’re an animal. From their relative sock status, Bartleby and Artemus examine the seven signs of life and what existential challenges come with them. It’s another life-defining episode of Meta-Cosmos.
Continue reading →129: What does authoritarianism look like, and how do we fall into its plans? Through the lens of Andor (the Star Wars series), Bartleby and Artemus begin a journey discussing rebellion in many forms, particularly the quieter types. Once again, it’s another enlightening episode of Meta-Cosmos, despite Artemus’s refusal to conform.
Continue reading →128: In a special Meta-Cosmos retrospective, we examine the past topic of corporate sentience and re-examine what it all means, in light of Large Language Models and Artificial Intelligence (as they have come to be known). Bartleby sets it all off with a segment of My Blue Foot and has Artemus take it from there in an especially self-referential episode of Meta-Cosmos.
Continue reading →127: Our favorite pair of socks field listener questions and explore the nature of perception, the path to healing, the fundamentals of intuition, and what is up with the generation gap? In a surprisingly cohesive episode, Bartleby and Artemus prove, once again, why a self-aware universe is the best kind of universe in another questionable episode of Meta-Cosmos!
Continue reading →126: The internet has been a slippery slope. Or is it a flash flood taking the hillside with it? We look at the history of social media and get down to the analog roots of this digital problem. Once again, with our favorite pair of socks, we discover how society is held together in an amazing episode of Meta-Cosmos.
Continue reading →125: What is skibidi, and how is it a Dadaist expression? Dive into the origins of the early 20th-century anti-art movement as a response to a broken social contract. Along the way, Bartleby and Artemus examine whether or not this show, in itself, is a dadaist expression. It’s another self-reflective episode of Meta-Cosmos.
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