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Why Philosophers Fear their own Farts // 245 (preview)

Podcast: PlasticPills Critical Theory & Philosophy
Published: Apr 1, 2026
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This is a preview, find all our episodes and other work ad-free at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills . In this episode we cover Peter Sloterdijk's Critique of Cynical Reason and why Philosophy needs to incorporate disrespect, sacrilege, and fart jokes if it is ever going to be relevant again.