Key Thinking (Aloud)

Keith, thinking aloud. About the issues of our times.

About the show

Casual philosophy & cultural criticism with Keith Telfeyan. Keith is a writer and artist born in California, living in Berlin. He takes a contrarian perspective toward triggering topics, but with curiosity and compassion. Support Keith on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/keithtelfeyan

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Episodes

  • Thoughts on the Virus

    15 April 2020  |  45 mins 34 secs

    I wasn't going to do a Coronavirus episode because, well, what should I say. But I decided I did have things I wanted to put on the record.

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    Nerdom

    9 March 2020  |  18 mins 58 secs

    I just watched The Big Year (2011) and I'm thinking about bird nerds, and nerds of all sorts. They're kind of wonderful..!

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    Why I don't like Arizona

    6 March 2020  |  19 mins 41 secs

    A casual critique of this US state

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    Immigration

    26 February 2020  |  47 mins 42 secs

    Why is this topic so controversial? Is it too much to ask for a sensible immigration policy?

  • Winter Depression

    17 February 2020  |  31 mins 52 secs

    Feeling low, procrastinating, making excuses, reflecting on all that

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    All of the Holidays

    9 January 2020  |  50 mins
    celebration, christmas, halloween, holidays, new year, paganism, spirits, thanksgiving

    Hope everyone had good holidays. Which holidays are your favorites? Mine are the ones rooted in paganism.

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    The Caribbean, explained

    14 December 2019  |  35 mins 6 secs
    antilles, caribbean, cruising, personal, philosophy, politics, puerto rico, thinking, travel, winter travel

    Do you know much about this region of the world?

  • Cultural Relativism

    12 December 2019  |  42 mins 21 secs

    How do we think about cultural norms we disagree with?

  • Trigger Warnings & Safe Spaces

    28 October 2019  |  41 mins 27 secs

  • Joker as Social Commentary

    27 October 2019  |  36 mins 39 secs

    This noir film feels like a cultural flashpoint. Can it rally us around maturely discussing mental health? Or does it further alienate us from each other?

  • LGBT identity issues

    4 October 2019  |  44 mins 39 secs

    What are LGBT issues? Does this concept even make sense?

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    Governmental Domain

    1 October 2019  |  36 mins 42 secs

    What rules apply to government buildings? What laws should apply to commercial buildings?

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    Keep abortion safe, legal and rare

    10 September 2019  |  48 mins 11 secs
    abortion, personal, philosophy, politics, thinking

    What is your stance on abortion?

  • National Security

    9 August 2019  |  25 mins 6 secs
    assassination, national security, personal, philosophy, politics, thinking

    I'm taking an online quiz: isidewith.com. This episode deals with national security issues.

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    Welcome to the podcast

    7 August 2019  |  25 mins 20 secs
    personal, philosophy, politics, thinking

    An introduction to me and my political identity. This will be a thinking-out-loud experience.