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Very Bad Wizards
by Tamler Sommers & David Pizarro
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The Lotus Eaters Episode 13: An Odyssey Dream Cast [unlocked]
October 29, 2026 · 52 minIn the final episode of The Lotus Eaters, Tamler and David make their casting decisions (any actors across history) for their dream "Odyssey" film. We then end with some broader thoughts about The Odyssey and our experience doing The Lotus…
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Episode 343: Culture and the Concept of a Person
October 27, 2026 · 1 hr 18 minHow would you a describe a friend or a co-worker? Would you list their personality traits like generous, aggressive, principled, or stubborn? Or would you give more concrete context-filled descriptions ("she argues with her parents a lot,"…
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The Lotus Eaters Episode 12: Reunited in Ithaca [unlocked]
October 22, 2026 · 1 hr 2 minAs foretold in the prophecies, Tamler and David unite in Ithaca to cover the final chapters (23 & 24) of The Odyssey, in which Odysseus passes Penelope's final test, reunites with Laertes, and Athena and Zeus do a little deus ex…
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The Lotus Eaters Episode 11: Cleaning House [unlocked]
October 8, 2026 · 1 hr 6 minTamler and David discuss books 20, 21, & 22 of The Odyssey. Beginning with omens and portents and ending with merciless slaughter (with a bow contest in between), we finally see Odysseus' plans for revenge reach fruition.
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Episode 342: A Boy's Best Friend (Hitchcock's "Psycho")
October 6, 2026 · 1 hr 54 minDavid and Tamler steal some of Laurie Santos' podcast money (she'll never miss it), drive to LA, and pull over in the rain to spend the night in the Bates Motel. That lanky young man in the office seems nice if a bit awkward, not sure…
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The Lotus Eaters Episode 10: Like-Minded [unlocked]
October 1, 2026 · 1 hr 3 minTamler and Dave devote a full episode to Book 19 of The Odyssey. In what is one of the most emotionally intense chapters of the story so far, Odysseus continues his Cretan lies, has a long tête-à-tête with Penelope, and finally gets…
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The Lotus Eaters Episode 9: An Ode to Argos [unlocked]
September 24, 2026 · 49 minTamler and David discuss The Odyssey books 17 & 18, in which Telemachus and Odysseus, back at home, continue their deception and put everyone to the test. Everyone except for Argos, that is, because Argos was (and will always be) a very…
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Episode 341: Psychology Ranked (With Paul Bloom)
September 22, 2026 · 1 hr 38 minDavid and Tamler welcome Paul Bloom back to the show for a definitive ranking of classic psychology experiments. Will the shocking results of the Milgram studies earn him a posthumous 'S' ranking? How far will Zimbardo fall? Is the Stroop…
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The Lotus Eaters Episode 8: Home and Homelessness [unlocked]
September 17, 2026 · 1 hr 3 minIn this episode, Tamler and David discuss The Odyssey Books 15 & 16, in which father and son (and father figure and son) are reunited, and in which the Odysseus and Telemachus start planning their revenge against the suitors.
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The Lotus Eaters Episode 7: Lying Odysseus [unlocked]
September 10, 2026 · 56 minTamler and David discuss Books 13 & 14 of The Odyssey. Odysseus finally makes it to Ithaca and meets up with Athena, gets a disguise, and has a chat with his most loyal slave Eumaeus.
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Episode 340: The Sublime Folly of Hope
September 8, 2026 · 1 hr 16 minWhy do baseball players have so many superstitious rituals compared to athletes in other sports? How does this relate to the magic rituals of the Trobriand Islanders of Melanesia? We dive into Bronisław Malinowski's classic 1925 paper…
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The Lotus Eaters Episode 6: Psyches [unlocked]
September 3, 2026 · 58 minDavid and Tamler discuss The Odyssey's iconic books 11 & 12, in which our hero visits the ghosts of the dead, hears the call of the sirens, and survives a no-win situation.
About the show
Very Bad Wizards is a podcast featuring a philosopher (Tamler Sommers) and a psychologist (David Pizarro), who share a love for ethics, pop culture, and cognitive science, and who have a marked inability to distinguish sacred from profane. Each podcast includes discussions of moral philosophy, recent work on moral psychology and neuroscience, and the overlap between the two.