The Laughing Philosopher's Podcast

Life is complicated. It is afflicted with more big questions than big answers. As one is tested by the suffering and irrationality of life, the questions become more compelling and imperative, and the answers become more urgent and necessary in order to be a good person and to live a happy life. What does it mean to be a good person? What is a happy life? What is love? Who am I before I was told who I am? Why haven’t I found myself yet? Why do I have regrets? Is the world just? Everything seems to have been figured out, except how to live. In this podcast, we will ask and answer the hard questions, and we will question the simple answers, the answers you’ve been told to believe almost from the moment of birth. Think for yourself. There is no feeling like it, and it really is the only good fight left. You may not be rewarded for your wisdom, but you will be rewarded by your wisdom. “The Laughing Philosopher” is Robert M. Khoury, Ph.D., a scholar and writer with a lifetime of teaching and learning at the intersection of sociology and philosophy.

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Recent Episodes
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  • The Paradox of Likability: Why Do Other People Actually Like Us More Than We Think They Do?
    Feb 6, 2025 – 25:15
  • Challenging Our Instinct to Judge: Stoic Wisdom on Labeling Others and Ourselves
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  • From Emptiness to Empowerment: The Liberating Optimism of Nihilism
    Dec 5, 2024 – 28:59
  • The Metaphysics of Heartbeats: Three Philosophical Truths for Instant Happiness
    Oct 31, 2024 – 23:00
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    Sep 5, 2024 – 28:10
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    Jul 5, 2024 – 18:49
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    Feb 29, 2024 – 29:21
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    Feb 1, 2024 – 24:31
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    Jan 11, 2024 – 16:57
  • Why is beauty beautiful? Philosophy decodes its secrets!
    Dec 21, 2023 – 40:22
  • Why do we keep tripping on life’s same banana peel?
    Nov 30, 2023 – 28:52
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    Nov 9, 2023 – 26:10
  • How does Jung’s Shadow illuminate your unique brilliance?
    Oct 19, 2023 – 27:51
  • Are you unleashing Jung’s Shadow and igniting your creative superpowers?
    Sep 28, 2023 – 26:36
  • Is radiant happiness amid life’s chaos truly attainable?
    Sep 7, 2023 – 31:39
  • Toxic Friendships? How to recognize bad friends.
    Aug 24, 2023 – 26:21
  • Are you cultivating Voltaire’s garden?
    Aug 3, 2023 – 18:32
  • What is a dog’s philosophy of life?
    Jul 13, 2023 – 33:33
  • Why do mistakes happen?
    Jun 22, 2023 – 26:42
  • Is having children morally wrong?
    Jun 8, 2023 – 24:01
  • Why does truth hurt?
    May 25, 2023 – 19:32
  • Would Socrates point silverware up or down in the dishwasher?
    May 11, 2023 – 24:35
  • How should I live, knowing I will die?
    Apr 27, 2023 – 20:08
  • What is life asking of me?
    Apr 13, 2023 – 18:56
  • Philosophically, is abortion right or wrong?
    Mar 30, 2023 – 34:06
  • Confucius matters today?
    Mar 16, 2023 – 27:18
  • Why is everyone looking at you?
    Mar 2, 2023 – 24:30
  • “How is true happiness achieved?”
    Feb 9, 2023 – 16:52
  • “What is a clinging person to do in a changing world?”
    Jan 24, 2023 – 25:08
  • “Logic or emotion? Mr. Spock or Dr. McCoy?”
    Jan 5, 2023 – 23:01
  • “Are these the biggest lies you still believe?”
    Dec 15, 2022 – 28:30
  • “What is a cat’s philosophy of life?”
    Nov 23, 2022 – 21:03
  • “Why live if life is meaningless?”
    Nov 3, 2022 – 23:20
  • “What the hell is wrong with people?”
    Oct 20, 2022 – 23:50
  • “At what point should you just stop caring?”
    Oct 6, 2022 – 25:00
  • “At what age do you stop being a child?”
    Sep 20, 2022 – 17:07
  • “Remember your dreams?”
    Sep 8, 2022 – 13:49
  • “Is it okay to be yourself?”
    Aug 18, 2022 – 21:01
  • “Was Michael Corleone right to kill his brother Fredo?”
    Aug 4, 2022 – 26:52
  • “What are the 10 best philosophy jokes?”
    Jul 7, 2022 – 18:26
  • “Is social media bad for you?”
    Jun 30, 2022 – 26:05
  • “Can people change?”
    Jun 16, 2022 – 26:05
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    I like Dr. Khoury’s philosophy and wisdom on survival. Also his quotes and the background music are good additions.
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