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In this video, originally made for my Elder Scrolls & Philosophy study, I discuss the story of Oblivion in relation to Søren Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling. 

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This is my short presentation of the story of Oblivion for the Elder Scrolls and Philosophy study.

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As part of our Elder Scrolls & Philosophy study, we discuss Morrowind's expansions, Bloodmoon and Tribunal.

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Across the domains of literature, philosophy, video games, and movies, I discuss some of the place Mythic Mind has been in 2025 and where we are going in 2026.

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The Mythic Mind Fellowship continues its Fallout series the first season of Fallout on Amazon Prime.

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We continue our Fallout series with a critical (although still appreciative) look at Fallout 4 to discuss its philosophy and gameplay.

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Having just played The Forgotten City, I discuss my emerging thoughts on video games as a medium for philosophy and I critique the particular philosophies that I see presented through this game.

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We are continuing our Fallout series with the lore and philosophy contained within New Vegas.

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This is the beginning of a Fallout series on the Mythic Mind Games podcast as we release weekly episodes leading up to the second season of the show on Prime. In this episode, we discuss Fallout 1-3. Subscribe here and to my YouTube channel so you don't miss anything!

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Made for The Elder Scrolls & Philosophy, these are my summaries of the story of Morrowind's expansions, Bloodmoon and Tribunal.

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I am joined by patrons David and Micah to discuss Final Fantasy VI.

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As part of our Elder Scrolls & Philosophy study, we discuss the main game of Morrowind.

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As part of our Elder Scrolls & Philosophy study, we discuss the main game of Morrowind.

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This is my summary of the story of Morrowind, prepared for "The Elder Scrolls & Philosophy," which is now is open to ALL patrons!

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This is my mythological, philosophical, and theological analysis of the creation myth of The Elder Scrolls. If you have not already done so, I encourage you to first watch my presentation of the myth itself.

Both of these episodes are part of the introductory unit for The Elder Scrolls and Philosophy, which begins the week of 10/19 and is open to ALL patrons!

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I am joined by patron Micah Jones to discuss Final Fantasy IV

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his is my mythological, philosophical, and theological analysis of the creation myth of The Elder Scrolls. If you have not already done so, I encourage you to first watch my presentation of the myth itself.

Both of these episodes are part of the introductory unit for The Elder Scrolls and Philosophy, which begins the week of 10/19 and is open to ALL patrons!

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I am joined by patrons David and Micah to discuss Final Fantasy IV

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This is the introductory video for my course on The Elder Scrolls and Philosophy, which begins the week of 10/19.

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I am joined by patrons David and Micah to discuss Final Fantasy I, II, and III.

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I am joined by patrons David and Micah for a general discussion of Final Fantasy, including our experience with the series, its major themes, why it has such staying power, and more. Next time we will begin working our way through particular games.


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Join us for our first Final Fantasy chat on 9/2 at 9:00PM EST. Paid and free patrons are welcome to participate in this one!

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Join Andrew Snyder, David Rutledge, Kit Callis, Ian Miller, and special guests Megan Maldonado and Michael Kane for our discussion of Mass Effect 3!

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Today I am joined by Master Samwise and Josh Traylor to discuss the potential value of video games, as well as some of our favorite titles.

Note: I said that this conversation was originally part of Mythic Mind episode 80, but it was actually 78.

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Join Andrew Snyder, David Rutledge, Kit Callis, Ian Miller, and special guests Megan Maldonado and Michael Kane for our discussion of Mass Effect 2!

Note: After this episode, we are going back to an episode every other week for the time being.

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Join an all-star cast of Andrew Snyder, David Rutledge, Kit Callis, Ian Miller, and special guests Megan Maldonado and Michael Kane for the first episode in our three-part Mass Effect series!

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I am joined by Joshua Traylor to speak with Anthony Cirilla, a medievalist and co-editor of Mythopoeic Narrative in The Legend of Zelda

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I am joined by Josh Traylor and David Rutledge for a general discussion of the philosophy and mythology of The Legend of Zelda.

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I am joined by Master Samwise and Jeremy Kee to discuss the world, story, and philosophy found in the incredible 2018 game, Red Dead Redemption 2.

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In this episode, I discuss the memento mori wisdom of Red Dead Redemption 2's Arthur Morgan and Tolstoy's Ivan Ilyich.

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We conclude our Old Republic mini-series with SWTOR (the mmo) for a broad-level discussion of themes, stories, and the moral nature of gameplay.

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We continue our KOTOR mini-series with Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. You can find our conversation on the first KOTOR in episode 93 of the main Mythic Mind podcast

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Welcome to the Mythic Mind Games podcast! In this introductory episode, I discuss how video games might play a positive role in the pursuit of wisdom. In particular, I discuss their position as sub-creation with reference to J.R.R. Tolkien's essay, "On Fairy-Stories."

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