PvI#114: Earning Crazy Town w/ Jenny Hansen

PvI#114: Earning Crazy Town w/ Jenny Hansen

From Philosophy vs. Improv by Mark Linsenmayer

March 19, 2026 · 49 min · Season 5 · Episode 114

About this episode

Jennifer L. Hansen discusses feminist philosophy and improv with host Mary, exploring themes of masculinity in philosophical debate.

St. Lawrence philosophy prof Jennifer L. Hansen , one of the most frequent guest on Mark’s podcasts and expert in feminist philosophy, here hits it off with our new host Mary. We act out vegan jerky time, snacktime at the all-girls clubhouse, and two gals getting pulled over by a cop. Does the “come debate me” style of philosophy include unnecessarily masculine tropes? How does this Charlie Kirk model relate to what Socrates was doing? What are alternative, fun ways to get students to talk in philosophy classes? The inspirational figure that Mary refers to is Viola Spolin . Sponsor:  Visit  squarespace.com/LINSENMAYER  (code LINSENMAYER) for a free trial and 10% off your first website or domain. Hear more PvI . Support the podcast to get all the post-game chatter and an ad-free experience. You can choose to watch this unedited on YouTube (without the post-game): Image note : In asking MidJourney to draw me “crazy town,” its only way of interpreting that image was to give me variations where the buildings are of various bright colors. This option I thought was exceptional in that it seems like the town is being bombed, which seemed…

People in this episode

Host: Mary

Guest: Jennifer L. Hansen

Topics covered

  • feminist philosophy
  • improv
  • philosophy education
  • comedy
  • masculine tropes
  • Socrates

Keywords

  • feminist philosophy
  • improv
  • philosophy education
  • masculine tropes
  • Socrates
  • Viola Spolin
  • comedy

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