Contrapoints: Making Philosophy Fabulous Again

Decoding the Gurus

Christopher Kavanagh and Matthew Browne

Science, Leisure, Social Sciences, Society & Culture

4.2 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 December 2020

⏱️ 118 minutes

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Summary

Natalie Wynn is kind of a big deal. Her YouTube channel Contrapoints explores not only philosophy, but also politics and social issues. Praised by august publications such as the New Yorker and the Atlantic, there's little doubt that she has her finger on the pulse of contemporary internet culture (and its wars). The production values, costumes, and set dressings are all a sight to behold... and completely invisible on this podcast.

Nevertheless, armed with a menagerie of alter-egos, Contrapoints does delve into some pretty deep waters and has garnered quite a cult following, despite (or perhaps because of) her self-deprecating humour and refusal to take herself too seriously.

So, what is going on here, behind the cat eye contact lenses and elaborate costumes? Does she actually back up the insights she purports to provide with careful arguments? Will the duo decide that Contrapoints is just like Russell Brand: all style and no substance? Is her deprecating humour merely cover for a rampaging and performative ego? Will Matt ever find out where he can get his hands on that fabulous wallpaper?

All these questions, and more, will be answered in this exciting new episode!

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0:00.0	You're going to be. Hello and welcome to the coding the gurus the podcast where to academics listen to
0:20.6	content from the greatest minds the online world has to offer and we try to
0:24.5	understand what they're talking about. With me as always is the podcast's most valuable
0:30.5	player the man whose dark energy makes it all worthwhile.
0:34.0	Chris Kavanagh, hi Chris, how are you?
0:37.0	Ah, that's, it's a very touching sentiment coming from Matthew Smith.
0:42.0	It's beautiful, it's beautiful. So thank you. Thank you.
0:45.0	Yeah, we have your your suck as.
0:48.0	Oh, sorry, Matt. Matthew Brown, I will remember this one day.
0:53.2	I'll get it.
0:54.3	I'll get it. Thank you, Chris.
0:55.3	It's a real mystery why you get into so many fights on Twitter.
0:58.7	I don't get it.
1:00.5	Yeah, I'll have to work out why that is one day.
1:03.7	But yes, good morning.
1:05.4	Good morning, good morning.
1:06.2	So we've got a few things to get through before we get on to the person of the hour.
1:12.0	We got some shout outs, we got some, we don't have corrections, but-
1:16.3	Well, I do have a correction to surprise you with.
1:20.9	You remember my Scott Adams?
1:23.6	If not, I can do the chuckle for you.
1:25.6	No need, I remember.
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