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Dungeons & Dialectics

Dungeons & Dialectics

Joseph Russ

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Frequency: 1 episode/22d. Total Eps: 76

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The synthesis of tabletop roleplaying games, philosophy and theology! RPGs are full of opportunities to make choices, face ethical dilemmas, and use the fantasy world as a proxy for considering our own reality. They're basically trolley problems on steroids! Join Joe and Matt as we reflect on what RPGs can teach us about philosophy, theology, and political theory, and what these fields can teach us about RPGs. How can RPGs help us understand the world? How can these reflections help us become better players and Dungeon Masters? Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/dnd_philosophy
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S2 E9 Dispensationalism 2: why do they need red heifers?

Season 2 · Episode 8

mardi 27 janvier 2026Duration 01:08:59

FINALLY! All Trevor's questions will be answered!*

Almost a year ago, our friend Trevor became obsessed with the red heifers raised in Texas and flown to Israel for the inauguration of a new Temple. wtf is going on???

Join Matt and Joe as Joe struggles to explain a weird non-scholarly way to interpret biblical prophecies that he doesn't know anything about. What are the dispensations? Where does the Rapture come from? Why do so many people think we're living in the end of the world???

And why do we need some red cows to get there?

Only one way to find out...

Follow us on ⁠Twitter⁠ or ⁠Bluesky⁠ and support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

S2 E8 Dispensationalism pt. 1: interpreting prophecies poorly

Season 2 · Episode 7

lundi 12 janvier 2026Duration 01:02:20

FINALLY! All Trevor's questions will be answered!*

Almost a year ago, our friend Trevor became obsessed with the red heifers raised in Texas and flown to Israel for the inauguration of a new Temple. wtf is going on???

Join Matt and Joe as Joe struggles to explain a weird non-scholarly way to interpret biblical prophecies that he doesn't know anything about. What are the dispensations? Where does the Rapture come from? Why do so many people think we're living in the end of the world???

Only one way to find out...

Follow us on Twitter or Bluesky and support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!


*Does not include the answer to questions about the red heifers... until PART II. Yes, we buried the lead.

50. The Big Bad Two Year Dungeons & Dialectics Quiz!

Season 1 · Episode 50

jeudi 11 janvier 2024Duration 01:05:35

⁠Take the Quiz here before Matt does!⁠


Welcome travelers! We're celebrating TWO YEARS of Tabletop RPGs, philosophy and theology with a big, bad quiz about EVERYTHING we've discussed on the podcast so far! REAL fans can test their knowledge of the deep deep lore of Dungeons & Dialectics and compare their results to Matt's score after he takes the quiz LIVE on our podcast. Today.




49. Christmas Origins

Season 1 · Episode 48

lundi 25 décembre 2023Duration 01:07:56

Where does Christmas come from? Some of you may have heard it's secretly a pagan subterfuge infiltrating our beloved Jesus's bday with trees and demon worship. Some of you may have heard actually all that plus the rampant consumerism was all part of God's plan! Matt and Joe are here to set the record straight once and for all about the magical beginnings of Christmas.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep in touch on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ and support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Sources

Arthur George. "Yahweh’s Divorce from the Goddess Asherah in the Garden of Eden". 2014.

Joe Wheeler. Saint Nicholas. 2010.

Kirk Cameron. Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas. 2014.

Paul Bradshaw. "The Dating of Christmas". The Oxford Handbook of Christmas. 2020.

Wikipedia. "Feast of the Annunciation". 2023.

Bible. The Holy Bible (New International Version). 1973.

48. Mothership and Technology pt. 2: Technology, Mothership and the dystopian future of neoliberalism

Season 1 · Episode 48

mardi 19 décembre 2023Duration 30:11

More than just a review of the hot new TTRPG Mothership! Hear about our new favorite sci-fi horror RPG by Sean McCoy, and dive into the meaning of technology and how viewing technology through Heidegger's analysis can help us understand capitalism: the true horror of Mothership.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Keep in touch on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Sources:

⁠⁠Guignion, David. Theory and Philosophy Podcast: "Martin Heidegger’s ”Being and Time” (Part 1/8)". 2023.⁠⁠⁠⁠

Heidegger. The Question Concerning Technology. 1954.⁠⁠⁠⁠

Matt and Joe. "32. One D&D and the Future of D&D". 2023.⁠⁠⁠⁠

McCoy, Sean. Mothership 1e. 2023.⁠⁠

Quick disclaimer: Heidegger was a terrible person and a dedicated Nazi, and we will dive into what is useful about his philosophy as well as the ways his antisemitism are ingrained in his philosophy.

47. Mothership and Technology pt. 1: Heidegger and the meaning of technology

Season 1 · Episode 47

mercredi 29 novembre 2023Duration 53:58

More than just a review of the hot new TTRPG Mothership! Hear about our new favorite sci-fi horror RPG by Sean McCoy, and dive into the meaning of technology and how viewing technology through Heidegger's analysis can help us understand capitalism: the true horror of Mothership.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep in touch on Twitter⁠⁠⁠ and support us on ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠!

Sources:

⁠Guignion, David. Theory and Philosophy Podcast: "Martin Heidegger’s ”Being and Time” (Part 1/8)". 2023.⁠

⁠Heidegger. The Question Concerning Technology. 1954.⁠

⁠Matt and Joe. "32. One D&D and the Future of D&D". 2023.⁠

⁠McCoy, Sean. Mothership 1e. 2023.⁠

Quick disclaimer: Heidegger was a terrible person and a dedicated Nazi, and we will dive into what is useful about his philosophy as well as the ways his antisemitism are ingrained in his philosophy.

46. Interview on Artificial Intelligence pt. 5: what WILL we do with AI?

Season 1 · Episode 46

mercredi 15 novembre 2023Duration 27:48

THERE'S MORE??? Hell yea there is! Learn about the future potentials of AI in D&D and other TTRPGs... What about an AI for every NPC in history??? Is this exciting... or terrifying?

⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep in touch on Twitter⁠⁠ and support us on ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠!

Sources:

The vast knowledge of Faraz

⁠⁠Cairn RPG⁠⁠

⁠Owen S. Good, D&D publisher updates policies after AI art discovered in latest book, 2023.

45. Artificial Intelligence Interview pt 4: How we CAN use AI

Season 1 · Episode 45

jeudi 2 novembre 2023Duration 47:43

Today, continue our WAY TOO LONG deep dive into AI in the game as we ask our guest Faraz about what we could do with AI. Could AI replace DMs? What about artists? Has it done so... already??? And if that's the case, does this say more about art, technology or capitalism itself?

⁠⁠⁠Keep in touch on Twitter⁠ and support us on ⁠Patreon⁠!

Sources:

The vast knowledge of Faraz

⁠Cairn RPG⁠

⁠Albert Camus, The Myth of Sysiphus, 1942.⁠

⁠Albert Camus, The Stranger, 1957.

Owen S. Good, D&D publisher updates policies after AI art discovered in latest book, 2023.

44. Artificial Intelligence Interview pt 3: How we CAN'T use AI

Season 1 · Episode 44

mercredi 18 octobre 2023Duration 01:07:27

Last time we talked about what is Artificial Intelligence. Today, we ask our guest Faraz about the limits of AI. What COULDN'T we do with AI? Is Joe's job as a professional DM in danger??? Is the PODCAST IN DANGER??? The answer to this and more today on Dungeons & Dialectics.

⁠⁠Keep in touch on Twitter and support us on Patreon!

Sources:

The vast knowledge of Faraz

Cairn RPG

Albert Camus, The Myth of Sysiphus, 1942.

Albert Camus, The Stranger, 1957.

43. Artificial Intelligence Interview pt 2: What does AI mean?

Season 1 · Episode 43

mardi 3 octobre 2023Duration 35:59

Join us for the follow-up on this month's interview with Faraz on AI in TTRPGs like D&D, Pathfinder and Mothership. Today, we dive into what AI means for the game and for our lives! How can we use it? What does it mean?

⁠⁠⁠Keep in touch on Twitter⁠ and support us on Patreon!

Sources:

The vast knowledge of Faraz

The Chinese Room Argument

The Grasshopper, Bernard Suits, 2014.


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