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Is Philosophy Just White Guys J3rk!ing Off?

Hello lovely Patrons!

Here's my latest video: it's about Kant, but also about how we teach philosophy and what the state of the subject is in the academy.

This was a lot of fun to make; it was a bit tricky getting all the various segments to 'click,' but it's worked out well I think! My poor editing software was stretched to its limits with this! Because of that, SOPHIA SUN and DARA ROBERT...

November Stream!

Hello lovely Patrons, I'll be streaming in one hour, going through comments and answering questions and chatting :) Hope you can come along!

Olly XXx

Witchcraft, Gender, & Marxism | Philosophy Tube

Hello lovely Patrons! Here's my Halloween episode - it's about the history and philosophy of the European Witch Hunts! The music is by the wonderful Zoë Blade and Nina Richards, and I really pushed the boat out on the production quality, particularly the lighting - we used a real fire!

Hope you like it! If you're curious about how we did it and the behind the scenes stuff I'll of course talk ab...

Screengrabs: Witchcraft, Gender, & Marxism

Hello Spooky Patrons! Here's some screengrabs for you of Friday's episode on Witchcraft, Gender, & Marxism! As you can see I've had a lot of fun with the lighting and FIRE for this one... I also went for some eyeshadow and eyeliner (thank you to the person who helped me find eyeshadow - you know who you are).

I won't show too much because I don't want to spoil some of the really surprising p...

Behind the Scenes Look: Witchcraft, Gender, & Marxism

My next video (Working title Witchcraft, Gender, & Marxism) is scheduled for the 26th of October and it's going to be A̞͎͒̐ ͉̆E̻̣̟͑ͩ͒ S Tͦ H͈̳ͫͩ ̩̐E͎͗ T̗̬̗̏ͨ̓ ͔ͤI ͎̤C̮̥̟

I went to an exhibit on witchcraft at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford to get ideas for costumes and the look, and made this necklace that looks like an evil meteorite from Mars....

Transphobia: An Analysis | Philosophy Tube

Hello lovely Patrons!

Here's a brand new episode, based mainly on the super-interesting work of trans philosopher Talia Bettcher. It's a theoretical examination of transphobia with a crash course in Ancient Greek scepticism built in. I'll be very interested to get feedback, particularly from my trans audience obviously. I hope I've struck a balance between using my platform for good whilst also ...

Suicide & Mental Health | Philosophy Tube ★

Hello Patrons! Here it is. It's been years in the making, but it's finally here.

 Thank you to all those who sent costume items and gadgets from my wishlist to make it happen! I hope you... well, not enjoy it, but... find it useful!

Olly XXx

Sneak Peak: Suicide & Mental Health ★

Hello Lovely Patrons! 

On Friday the 28th there'll be a new video out about Suicide. This one won't be released early to $15+ Patrons - I hope you'll understand, when you see it it'll become obvious why I'd like it to be released just once for everyone. I'm very nervous - again, you'll understand why when you see it - but also excited because as far as I know nobody has eve...

When Will Security Go Back to Normal? | Philosophy Tube

Hello lovely Patrons!

Here's a video I shot across three separate countries about the philosophy of security and how it's changed since 9/11. As you'll see it's tonally quite different from the Elon Musk one - less grand and more reflective than jokey - kindof like an old-school episode of the show only better. There's some consideration of the relationship between airports, security, and how we...

Elon Musk | Philosophy Tube

It's finally ready!

Here it is - my exploration of how billionaires like Elon Musk come to hold the place in our thoughts that they do. 

Also in this video: Slavoj Žižek, horniness, the colour purple, and saxophone music.

Thank you so much to all of you for giving me the support to make this wonderful weirdness possible.

Olly XXx

Any Questions? Comments & AMA Stream, August

Hello lovely Patrons!

I'm streaming in a couple of hours, taking feedback and comments from the last couple episodes of the show - the Why Do I Hate My Self one and the Solitary Confinement one. Hope you can stop by :)

Sneak Peak! Screengrabs from the Elon Musk video

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What is Solitary Confinement Like?

Hello lovely Patrons! Here's today's new episode, all about what solitary confinement can tell us about the philosophy of mind! Enjoy!

New Microphone!

Hello lovely Patrons! 

Here's what some of your pledges have gone on this month! The audio quality for the first 2 episodes in the studio (the second of which is out this Friday) wasn't quite where I wanted it to be, so I've watched hours and hours of YouTube tutorials on how to optimise my setup and invested in better gear so hopefully the sound should improve going forward.

Thank yo...

Why Do I Hate My Self? | Philosophy Tube

Hello lovely Patrons!

Here's a brand new episode for you, the first to be filmed in the new studio - it explores the philosophy of mind through body issues, anxiety, self-hatred, and internalised oppression. I am utterly terrified to release it, but I hope you like it!

Olly XXx

Patreon Messed Up - Please Check Your Pledges!

Hello lovely Patrons! 

It seems Patreon messed up a little last night and some credit cards have been declined. It's happening to a lot of creators, it's affected me to the tune of a few hundred dollars, so best to check your pledge went through just to be on the safe side! 

If you need to switch from a credit to a debit card, here's their article telling you how to do it: 2018-08-02 14:26:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Comments & AMA Stream Tonight

Hello Patrons! I'll be streaming tonight at 8pm Brit-time, going through feedback from the last few episodes of the show and taking questions. I think this is how I'd like to do the comment reply videos from now on, so hopefully it goes well! You can also AMA, so if you have questions feel free to message me them here on Patreon!

Preview Stills for the New Look Episodes!

Hello lovely Patrons! I've been hard at work in the studio filming the next couple of episodes with an all new, slick look...

Me & My Shadow

Hello lovely Patrons! I'm working on an episode about Split-Mind Theory (working title 'Why Do I Hate Myself?') and the credits music is gonna be me singing 'Me & My Shadow' in duet with myself. Here's an early edit of the audio; I'm mainly just sharing it because it's so trippy to hear myself singing in harmony with myself and I had a blast making it :P

Are Rules Made to Be Broken? | Philosophy Tube

Well Patrons, this should hopefully be the last video filmed in my bedroom! From now on I'll be trying to make more in-depth videos every two weeks, and filming in a professional film studio. So enjoy the last look at the bookcase!

Book Chat: Big Data

Hello lovely Patrons! Here's a brand new video for you about the last few books I've read, all along the theme of data & information: how we gather it, how it can mislead us. Enjoy!

New Gadgets!

Here's what some of your pledges have gone on this month - a new memory card and batteries for my camera so I can shoot for longer once I get into the film studio!

The Ethics of AI in Warfare | Lecture

Hello lovely patrons!

Back in April you may remember I gave a lecture to students at the Hague about artificial intelligence and warfare; this is the video of that lecture! I talk about human rights, algorithms, killing people, and some rad politics.

Full disclosure (since you're the ones who pay for my whole life!) I wasn't paid but they took care of my travel expenses.

The lect...

Updates to the Patreon & the Channel!

Hello lovely Patrons!

As you might have already seen I've added two new goals to the page - hiring a research assistant and hiring a film studio. 

Joy of joys, you're all so generous that we've hit them already! 

I just wanted to make sure you knew what your money was going on. In addition I'm also going to be getting a spare memory card and battery for my ...

Why the Left Will Win | Philosophy Tube

Hello lovely patrons! Here's a new video for you about political philosophy and how the Left and Right wings differ in the way they use it. Enjoy!

Book Chat: New Politics

Hello Patrons! While I work on taking the channel to the next level, have this fun little video about the last few books I've been reading. I talk about Venezuelan politics, as well as some disability studies. Enjoy!

A Very Important Question

Hello lovely Patrons! I've come away from VidCon utterly INSPIRED and I want to take the channel to the next level. First though, I wanted to ask you - 

What would you think about me making videos every OTHER week, rather than weekly?

Everyone says it's silly if I want to grow the channel, but I'm more concerned with making videos that are actually good and g...

Your Comments: News Media & Plato

Hello lovely patrons! Here's a brand new video featuring all your shout outs and thank yous! It's me going through the comments from the collab with Peter Coffin and the video I did on Plato. Hope you enjoy!

Should You Watch the News? | ft. Peter Coffin

Hello lovely Patrons! Here's a new video, a collab with Peter Coffin, about consuming media responsibly and whether we can have an ethical duty to be informed! Enjoy!

200,000 SUBSCRIBERS! Livestream!

Hello Patrons.

The channel has passed 200,000 subscribers. Wow. WOW. Thank you, especially you, for helping it get to this point. I've been YouTubing as my job for just over a year now, and it's you who help me to do that. <3 Thank you, I am so lucky!

If you have questions or you'd just like to hang out then come along on Sunday night at 8pm British time for the celebration livestream!<...