Meta-Cosmos

Though some would say wisdom is synonymous with silence, Bartleby argues otherwise. Artemus has his own standards for wisdom that his brother may never meet, but that doesn't stop Bartleby from trying to persuade him. It's another best-ever episode of Meta-Cosmos that manages to say just little enough on the topic.

...Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly

Through different forms of witchcraft and various kinds of covens, Bartleby and Artemus take us on a tour through the ages. Along the way, they examine some not-so-usual covens, looking at the early days of Christianity, a history of Freemasons, and any playgroup of new moms. In the most epic episode yet of Meta-Cosmos, our favorite pair of socks help us all become our most magic-apt selves.

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly

Breaking down the debate of determinism from a theological angle, we ask ourselves, Does divine will cancel out free will? Through the lens of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Bartleby and Artemus examine how will powers combine for the ultra-rich, the working class, and even for cults of idolatry! Once again, we are all saved by love, in another forgiving episode of Meta-Cosmos!

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

After the first few years of chatbots and neural networks, we look back at the patterns already forming in the development of AI. In a delusional episode of hope and despair, Bartleby and Artemus try to be discerning as they examine this existential crisis of incredible proportions. Making the most out of a situation facing us all, it's another episode of Meta-Cosmos that musters up a can-do attitude!

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

Returning to tell ghost stories for this Halloween episode, Bartleby and Artemus welcome back their producer, Isaac. He tells us a saga of spooky encounters in the woods that gives us a certain impression about the spirit world. In another haunted episode of Meta-Cosmos, we examine our relationship with the realm of the dead and ask ourselves, What are these spirits trying to tell us and how does it connect to meeting our ultimate potential?

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

Cognitive decline will come for us all, sometimes when we least expect it, sometimes accumulatively through low-dose exposure. The chances of not having any cognitive issues are pretty slim. What does it mean, and how do we learn to cope? Bartleby and Artemus get into it in a humbling episode of Meta-Cosmos!

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

Through the lens of KPop Demon Hunters, Bartleby and Artemus examine shame and the road to healing. Together, they break down the entire movie, examining its especially accurate depiction of demons and the Devil. Along the way, they vanquish some demons of their own.

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

As national tensions rise around the world, Bartleby and Artemus examine the Cold War, the Civil War, and the Cold Civil War as it heats up. This week, our favorite pair of socks expose the role Project 2025 and The Foundations of Geopolitics play in sowing strife in the United States. It's a citizen unifying episode of Meta-Cosmos where we ask, "What would Captain America do?"

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

Bartleby and Artemus examine the approach the of third interstellar object to enter the solar system, 3i ATLAS. Though Artemus explains at length why his brother is wrong, Bartleby insists, this is a visitor from deep space with a purpose that somehow has something to do with the Epstein files. Get ready for another full disclosure episode of Meta-Cosmos!

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

Bartleby wants to talk about something happening today, but Artemus keeps dwelling on an ancient calendar and its contemporary forgery. This week, we learn about the Mayan calendar and how it reminds us to live in the moment. Follow our two favorite socks into another harmonic episode of Meta-Cosmos, converging the collective consciousness into more mindful moments.

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

After a rough week, Bartleby has to ask the question. He takes Artemus along for an examination of Pixar's blooper reels and what they say about the human condition in light of not extending empathy to others. It's a ride through empathy, sympathy, blind spots, and prejudice in an ironically sad yet inspiring episode of Meta-Cosmos.

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

When Bartleby is asked, "Where does wind come from?" he uses it as a launching point to describe the complexity of life on the grandest of scales. Artemus brings in a little math and mythology to the topic, and we find ourselves immersed in chaos! It's another multilayered episode of Meta-Cosmos, where, within each layer, we find all the other layers combined.

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

Looking into The Lord of the Rings and comparing the books to the movies, Artemus exposes how the movies were a fine adaptation but failed us as a society. In relation to Tolkien's essay, On Fairy Stories, Artemus explains to Bartleby how Peter Jackson's version fell into the trap of dating itself, while the book remains timeless. It's another genre-defining episode of Meta-Cosmos!

...Hosted by Bartleby & Artemus Neehi.

...Produced By Isaac Bluefoot.

...Theme Song By Royal Jelly.

While J.R.R. Tolkien was creating Middle Earth, he literally defined the genre of Fantasy in a 1939 lecture, "On Fairy Stories." This week, Artemus breaks down that lecture, taking Bartleby on a tour of a very real realm of Fairy and giving us a glimpse into how magic works. Follow along in another enchanted episode of Meta-Cosmos!

...Hosted by Bartleby & Artemus Neehi.

...Produced By Isaac Bluefoot.

...Theme Song By Royal Jelly.

This week, we look at the origins of the Tarot and the Major Arcana, examining the relationships between these archetypes. Artemus guides us through a tour of the cards and explores their relationship to Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey, all of storytelling, and the collective unconscious. It all begins after the black death and still lasts to this day as psychological scar tissue that we poke at in another occult filled episode of Meta-Cosmos!

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

What is reality made of? Taking a page from Carl Jung, we examine the space in between the collective unconscious and that thing we call the synchronicity. It’s a celestial dream space, where reality and imagination come together, and we all learn a bit about who we are based on how we relate to fiction, as we fall into another perfectly timed episode of Meta-Cosmos!

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

Choose your next topic! Where will you go from here?

Why do we procrastinate? What are the invisible barriers that keep us from getting it done? Bartleby and Artemus manage to unpack the topic at the very last moment and teach us the value of getting it done at your own pace. It's another episode of Meta-Cosmos that gets down to the nitty gritty magic of reality!

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

Do we deserve this? What does the word “deserve” even mean? Breaking it all down,Bartleby and Artemus discover that it is a circular loop of self-entitlement and self-deprecation. In another amazing episode of Meta-Cosmos, maybe we all get what we deserve.

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

As Superman's popularity rises in the zeitgeist, Bartleby and Artemus examine what this says about humanity. Our favorite pair of socks dive into some deep questions about Neitzche's Übermensch and the need for each individual to rise to the occaision, whatever the occaision might be! Looking at James Gunn's newe Superman movie and illustrious career, it's another inspiring episode of Meta-Cosmos to help you be your Über-best!

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…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

What does survival mean to animals and is it any different for the human animals? Inspired by the stand up comedy of David Drake, our favorite pair of socks examine human nature, yet again. Also, we learn about the Roman aqueducts! It's another dog eat dog episode of Meta-Cosmos! Which sock will survive?!

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

With education standards on the decline, we ask ourselves, what is the cause of this decline, what are its effects, and what can be done about it? Our favorite pair of socks have several suggestions, all of which begin with the letter C. We learn about ourselves and learning in general in another educational episode of Meta-Cosmos!

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

As bombs fly overhead in the Middle East, Bartleby and Artemus look back on the wisdom Delores O'Riordan left us and how relevant her message still is. With Israel and Iran embroiled at war, we ask ourselves, who are these zombies Delores sang about? Meanwhile, what does the documentary, The Bibi Files, say about Benjamin Netanyahu’s motivations for escalating this war? It's another fabulous episode of Meta-Cosmos that unflinchingly looks into the void with comedic results and maybe a few tears.

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

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Getting into the mechanics of navigating perception, Bartleby asks Artemus to explain the Flux Capacitor of interdimensional travel and the role attitude plays in outcomes. With real-time examples, they use themselves as test subjects in a universe of randomly selected plotlines. It's everything that makes reality possible in another outstanding episode of Meta-Cosmos!

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

Animal bodies come with some natural repercussions, though not everyone can admit that they're an animal. From their relative sock status, Bartleby and Artemus examine the seven signs of life and what existential challenges come with them. It's another life-defining episode of Meta-Cosmos.

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

What does authortarianism look like and how do we fall into its plans? Through the lens of Andor (the Star Wars series), Bartleby and Artemus begin a journey discussing rebellion in many forms, particularly the quieter types. Once again, it's another enlightening episode of Meta-Cosmos, despite Artemus's refusal to conform.

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

In a special Meta-Cosmos retrospective, we examine the past topic of corporate sentience and re-examine what it all means, in light of Large Language Models and Artificial Intelligence (as they have come to be known). Bartleby sets it all off with a segment of My Blue Foot and has Artemus take it from there in an especially self-referential episode of Meta-Cosmos.

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

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Our favorite pair of socks field listener questions and explore the nature of perception, the path to healing, the fundamentals of intuition, and what is up with the generation gap? In a surprisingly cohesive episode, Bartleby and Artemus prove, once again, why a self-aware universe is the best kind of universe in another questionable episode of Meta-Cosmos!

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

...Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

The internet has been a slippery slope. Or is it a flash flood taking the hillside with it? We look at the history of social media and get down to the analog roots of this digital problem. Once again, with our favorite pair of socks, we discover how society is held together in an amazing episode of Meta-Cosmos.…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

The internet has been a slippery slope. Or is it a flash flood taking the hillside with it? We look at the history of social media and get down to the analog roots of this digital problem. Once again, with our favorite pair of socks, we discover how society is held together in an amazing episode of Meta-Cosmos.

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

What is skibidi, and how is it a Dadaist expression? Dive into the origins of the early 20th-century anti-art movement as a response to a broken social contract. Along the way, Bartleby and Artemus examine whether or not this show, in itself, is a dadaist expression. It's another self-reflective episode of Meta-Cosmos.

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

Examining the social safety net, Bartleby and Artemus get to the core of what fuels bigotry. Why should a society help people? And a more important question, why would we not help each other? Our favorite pair of socks sheds a blinding light on the human condition, taking us beyond what our eyes can see, in another consciousness-expanding episode of Meta-Cosmos.

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

What are the chatbots up to? Can an LLM create art? Why would a chatbot want you to like it? In the face of an Orwellian AI mess, Bartleby and Artemus put a spotlight on the human condition and the value of community engagement. It’s another mind altering episode of Meta-Cosmos.…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

In loving memory of Pope Francis, we contrast his life of compassion to the last visitor he received before passing. From there, our favorite pair of socks examines the difference between faith and performative religion, and all the tragedy that performance entails. It's another incredible episode of Meta-Cosmos, breaking down the hypocrisy within theocracy!

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

How do you know if you’re listening to your intuition or just being paranoid? Bartleby and Artemus examine how trauma can interfere with feeling vibes. It’s a bit of a paradox, but as usual our favorite pair of socks provide some real answers on another greatest-episode-yet of Meta-Cosmos.

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

What do secure elections look like in a democray? Well, just in case you forgot, our favorite pair of socks give themselves a refresher course! It's an elected representational amount of education on another fabulous episode of Meta-Cosmos!

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

What causes people to be the way they are? Is it nature or is it nurture that determines the outcomes of personality? Bartleby and Artemus look into the cause and effect of disposition and seek out the unseen forces at play when twins are separated at birth. Once again, it's the best episode ever of Meta-Cosmos.

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

Can an executive order really end the Department of Education? What about all those student loans? Our favorite pair of socks presents a fresh take on the DOE's student loan system and its inherently flawed economic incentives.

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

What is the cost of a lack of diversity? We examine what happens when three dad's try to fold a baby stroller and examine what we can learn from it. It's a super short and none-the-less insightful episode of Meta-Cosmos.

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

Source: How Many Men Does It Take To Fold A Stroller?

We look at the myriad kinds of humans and how binary systems don't do them justice. Whether it's autism or gender or whatever, there is a rainbow of variety out there, and it's all found on a spectrum! It's another brilliant episode of Meta-Cosmos, helping you develop your latent telepathic abilities.

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.

Talking about Alan Moore's opinions on superheroes and their correlation to fascistic thinking, we find ourselves talking about Nietzsche. It's all a matter of interpretation. Once again, Meta-Cosmos asks us to step up to our best selves.

…Hosted by Bartleby and Artemus Neehi.

…Produced by Isaac Bluefoot.

…Theme Music by Royal Jelly.