The Neutral Ground Podcast

The Neutral Ground Podcast is the place you come for meaningful conversations about the human experience without extreme noise and hot takes. It's for people who are tired of the bickering, tired of the politicization of everything, tired of feeling like we always have to be at odds with each other. My name is Dr. Joe Meyer. My research focuses on early American literature and history, the importance of the heroic narrative, and how historical movements have shaped the ways we interact with each other today. It is time for us to get out of the extreme sides and meet on neutral ground. Join us.

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Harvey Korman, the actor, the comedian, the loving father | Christopher Korman #28

January 20, 2022

01:13:5967.74 MB

Harvey Korman, the actor, the comedian, the loving father | Christopher Korman #28

The great actor/comedian Harvey Korman made a countless number of people laugh, cry, and cheer with the work that he did in movies like Blazing Saddles, History of the World: Part 1, and television shows like the Carol Burnett Show, Mama's Family, The Flintstones, and many more. He has been lauded f...

Faith and Science, Elon Musk's prayer, and Multiverse Madness | Dr. Jeff Zweerink #27

January 13, 2022

00:51:3447.22 MB

Faith and Science, Elon Musk's prayer, and Multiverse Madness | Dr. Jeff Zweerink #27

Are there ways to reconcile faith and science, and can doing so actually strengthen both? My guest on this episode of the podcast is Dr. Jeff Zweerink. Dr. Zweerink is an astrophysicist, specializing in gamma rays. We talk about the various multiverse theories--even the Marvel Cinematic Universe mul...

Critical Thinking, Rhetoric of CNN vs Joe Rogan, and Rethinking Higher Ed | with Jonathan Haber #26

January 05, 2022

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Critical Thinking, Rhetoric of CNN vs Joe Rogan, and Rethinking Higher Ed | with Jonathan Haber #26

In this first episode of season 2, we take on a heavy topic: critical thinking. We talk about the Joe Rogan vs CNN rhetorical battle--and why we all lose with this kind of rhetoric; Jonathan discusses modern-day journalism a little bit; we model a bit of Aristotelian logic; I expose my own recent fa...