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Would you jump off a bridge if all your friends were doing it?

February 17, 2015

Imagine yourself, alone with a small group of your closest friends, at the center of a suspension bridge looking hundreds of feet down into the ravine below. One by one your friends jump. No parachute. No bungie cord. No apparent reason. But you are there. You did walk to the center. These are your friends. So, after everyone else has jumped, would you? Today on Important Question? Caleb J. Ross and Gordon Highland ask the stereotypical mother question, if all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you? What about you? Would you jump off a bridge if all your friends were doing it? Let us know on Twitter. Caleb J. Ross can be found @calebjross and Gordon Highland can be found @gordonhighland. Subscribe to the podcast by clicking one of the buttons below, or simply add http://feeds.feedburner.com/ImportantQuestion to your favorite (or least favorite) Podcast app.

Would you live in a nudist colony?

February 3, 2015

Oh, the allure of flesh, of thick folds of burbling, cellulicious, pocked pockets of wonder. Or so that's what Gordon may think of when he imagines a nudist colony. Caleb is a bit more open minded, in that to him the preceding sentence would be said without sarcasm. Nudity is a wonderful thing. And that's what our boys, Caleb J. Ross and Gordon Highland discuss during today's episode of the Important Question? Podcast. What about you? Would you live in a nudist colony? Let us know on Twitter. Caleb J. Ross can be found @calebjross and Gordon Highland can be found @gordonhighland.

Would you have sex with a corpse?

January 20, 2015

Necrophilia: Of all the philias, is it really the sexiest? Caleb J. Ross and Gordon Highland explore the ethics and physical logistics of having sex with a corpse in this important episode of the Important Question? Podcast. What about you? Would you have sex with a corpse? Let us know on Twitter. Caleb J. Ross can be found @calebjross and Gordon Highland can be found @gordonhighland.

Would you take a bullet for a stranger?

January 6, 2015

Every image of a noble hero involves some sort of self-sacrifice for the sake of the greater good. But is this really desirable? Caleb J. Ross and Gordon Highland play devil's advocate and explore the logic of offering your own life to save the life of another human being in this important episode of the Important Question? Podcast. What about you? Would you take a bullet for a stranger? Let us know on Twitter. Caleb J. Ross can be found @calebjross and Gordon Highland can be found @gordonhighland.

Would you ruin a child’s Christmas on purpose?

December 23, 2014

Even the most jolly of us get fed up with Christmas at some point. Perhaps it’s the commercialism, perhaps the forced family interactions, or perhaps even the perpetually smiling faces of children that ultimately drive us to crazy thoughts...insane thoughts...diabolical thoughts, like ruining Christmas for children. Caleb J. Ross and Gordon Highland explore the concept of ruining Christmas for children and even offer a few how-tos. What about you? Would you ruin Christmas for a child on purpose? Let us know on Twitter. Caleb J. Ross can be found @calebjross and Gordon Highland can be found @gordonhighland

Would you eat another human being?

December 16, 2014

In this very first episode of Important Question? we ask, under what circumstances would you be enticed into eating the flesh of another human being? Cannibalism isn’t common and it certainly isn’t culturally accepted in most areas of the world, but surely you could be convinced, right? Caleb J. Ross and Gordon Highland explore possible scenarios that might support having a bite or two of a fellow human being. One part peer pressure + one part devil’s advocate = one very Important Question?

Discussing S. by J.J Abrams and Doug Dorst on the Booked. Podcast

November 27, 2013

Wow, that blog post title has not one, but two extraneous periods. Last night I sat with Robb Olson and Livius Nedin of the Booked. Podcast to chat a bit about the new book S., masterminded by J.J Abrams and written by Doug Dorst. The novel is incredible unique, so rather than rehash the entire discussion I''ll rehash my final thoughts and encourage you to listen to the entire podcast episode. An extremely unique book, both in form and execution, which forces the reader to re-imagine the very act of reading not just once, but on every page. This brilliance carries with it the potential for mental exhaustion which might deter many readers looking for something more accessible and casual. It’s not an easy book, especially if you’re a completionist who would feel obligated to follow every narrative thread, to investigate every reference, to explore the book the way an…