The BetterPears Podcast
Join Dr. Jason Fugikawa for his insights on theology, philosophy, culture, and the verbal expressions we use to relate meaning and reality to one another. This is a podcast for nerds..., but particular nerds who are searching for old wisdom made ever new. This would be a great podcast while "touching grass," folding laundry, or sipping on a cup of hot tea after a long day. Please visit BetterPears.com to learn more about the BetterPears cultural empire.
Episodes
January 8, 2026 • 10 mins
Season 4, Episode 7: Insidious Invidious
Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with Insidious Invidious after what might playfully be called a “mid-season hiatus.” The full Season 4 schedule of episodes for this winter and spring is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email list so that you are the first to know of future episode drops. Please stick around after the episode ...
Mark as Played
November 2, 2025 • 8 mins
Season 4, Episode 6: Paradise
Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with Paradise. The full Season 4 schedule of episodes is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email list so that you are the first to know of future episode drops. Please stick around after the episode proper to learn more about BetterPears and how you can support its Fruit for the Human Soul. And now, on wit...
Mark as Played
October 12, 2025 • 10 mins
Season 4, Episode 5: Catholic Heresy
Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with Catholic Heresy. The full Season 4 schedule of episodes is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email list so that you are the first to know of future episode drops. Please stick around after the episode proper to learn more about BetterPears and how you can support its Fruit for the Human Soul. A...
Mark as Played
September 29, 2025 • 11 mins
Season 4, Episode 4: Decimation Dignity
Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with Decimation Dignity, which is brought to you by the number 10 and the generosity of our BetterPears Leaves contributors. The full Season 4 schedule of episodes is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email list so that you are the first to know of future episode drops. Please stick around after t...
Mark as Played
July 28, 2025 • 14 mins
Season 4, Episode 3: Matter Form
Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with our third and final installment on the four causes. The full Season 4 schedule of episodes is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email list so that you are the first to know of future episode drops. Please stick around after the episode proper to learn more about BetterPears and how you can support i...
Mark as Played
July 1, 2025 • 12 mins
Season 4, Episode 2: Agent Instrument
Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with our second installment on the four causes. The full Season 4 schedule of episodes is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email list so that you are the first to know of future episode drops. Please stick around after the episode proper to learn more about BetterPears and how you can support its F...
Mark as Played
April 26, 2025 • 7 mins
Welcome to this Season 4 update for BetterPears and The BetterPears Podcast. I am Dr. Jason Fugikawa, founder of BetterPears and managing member of FugiCor, LLC, its parent company. This blog post and podcast will include updates on Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast, an option to Lock-In support for BetterPears Leaves contributors, and our new Fellowships coming this summer.
***
If you enjoy BetterPears, I ask that you subscrib...
Mark as Played
April 21, 2025 • 11 mins
Season 4, Episode 1: Τέλος Terminus
Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast returns with an initial three episodes on the four causes. The full Season 4 schedule of episodes will be posted later this week, so head over to BetterPears.com and sign up to our email list so that you are the first to see the schedule and know of future episode drops. Please stick around after the episode proper to learn more about BetterPears and how you ...
Mark as Played
January 7, 2025 • 13 mins
Season 3, Episode 12: Frui Uti
This episode is on human relations and the complicated, complementary aspects of use and enjoyment. It is yet again another episode that should not be enjoyed along with the operation of heavy equipment or sharp objects, and, as we shall discover by the end, properly not enjoyed at all.
If you, nevertheless, do enjoy this production, I also ask that you like the episode, subscribe to the podcast i...
Mark as Played
December 21, 2024 • 16 mins
Season 3, Episode 11: Liber Liberalis
This episode is on books, liberty, and bovine movement. As mentioned previously, please do not operate heavy machinery while listening to this episode. Find a comfortable chair and a pleasant beverage to enjoy for the next 15 minutes.
If you enjoy this production, I also ask that you like the episode, subscribe to the podcast if you have not already, and leave us a message in the comments. Y...
Mark as Played
December 1, 2024 • 12 mins
Season 3, Episode 10: Critical Thinking
This episode on critical thinking might have you thinking critically or simply thinking. In either case, please do not operate heavy machinery while listening to this episode. Find a comfortable chair and a pleasant beverage to enjoy for the next 10 minutes.
If you enjoy this production, I also ask that you like the episode, subscribe to the podcast if you have not already, and leave us a ...
Mark as Played
November 5, 2024 • 9 mins
Season 3, Episode 9: Fate
This episode on fate is being released on Election Day 2024, offers the perspective of contingent and necessary beings, and explores the declarations enacted in the celestial and sub-lunar spheres and Pennsylvania in particular. It is an episode possibly described as “e pluribus unum” meets “ut unum sint.”
If you do enjoy this production, I also ask that you like the episode, subscribe to the podcast if...
Mark as Played
November 1, 2024 • 11 mins
Season 3, Episode 8: Aurum Aures
This episode responds to the doleful dollar previously considered with an exploration of gold, its elemental permanence, and a particular relationship it holds with our ears. As with our previous explorations, this is certainly another episode that Big Lexi, the lexicography cartel does not want you to hear nor enjoy.
If you do enjoy this production, I also ask that you like the episode, subscrib...
Mark as Played
October 25, 2024 • 15 mins
Season 3, Episode 7: Dollar Dole Δοῦλος
This episode considers the dollar and its effect upon us as a debt instrument. There is something fundamentally flawed with our financial system which has led to economic booms and busts of intensifying magnitude over the last 50 years. While this podcast will not address the technical aspects of why this has been the case, many other insightful thinkers have. Links to their work is include...
Mark as Played
September 28, 2024 • 12 mins
Season 3, Episode 6: Comedy
This episode considers the Hellenic origin of the word “Comedy” and considers both the analysis of Aristotle and the witness of John’s Gospel. The origin of the episode was my 40-page undergraduate thesis which has now been consolidated to less than 1,000 words. Unlike that thesis, the ensuing analysis does consider more the non-extant Greek comedies, which despite their no longer existing does provide...
Mark as Played
September 14, 2024 • 11 mins
Season 3, Episode 5: Architecture
This episode considers the word “architecture,” a term rich with meaning and verbal resonance that frames our lives and worldviews. It is another episode that Big Lexi, the lexicography cartel does not want you to hear nor enjoy.
If you do enjoy this production, I also ask that you like the episode, subscribe to the podcast if you have not already, and leave us a message in the comments. Your lik...
Mark as Played
August 28, 2024 • 11 mins
Season 3, Episode 4: Immolation
This episode considers scarred words in a scarred world and the healing that comes from authentic sacrifice. It is another episode that Big Lexi, the lexicography cartel does not want you to hear nor enjoy. For those listening who did not have deep reflection on immolation at the top of their proverbial bucket list, there is likely space in the margins for this addition. You may never view burnt to...
Mark as Played
August 17, 2024 • 15 mins
Season 3, Episode 3: Artificial Intelligence
This episode is on so-called artificial intelligence, a topic which is all the rage and an argument which will likely enrage. For those of us, including myself, who have spent their adulthood dismissing the Luddites who railed against the automation of the textile industry, it remains a journey of the intellect and will to consider more deeply the foundation of their anger and the defe...
Mark as Played
August 3, 2024 • 13 mins
Season 3, Episode 2: Gravy Gravity
This episode is on gravy, gravity, and glory. The purpose of the episode, like all those of the podcast, is to suggest deeper meanings for the words we employ to express reality each day. Thus, while the positions offered in each episode are in no way definitive and at times are rather speculative, it is my hope that they function as timeless attempts at expanding your palette for true and accur...
Mark as Played
July 20, 2024 • 9 mins
Welcome to the Season 3 Premiere of The BetterPears Podcast.
This episode is on fish, fruit, and fistfuls. The purpose of the episode, like all those of the podcast, is to suggest deeper meanings for the words we employ to express reality each day. Thus, while the positions offered in each episode are in no way definitive and at times are rather speculative, it is my hope that they function as timeless attempts at expanding your ...
Mark as Played
Popular Podcasts
I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.
The World's Most Dangerous Morning Show, The Breakfast Club, With DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, And Charlamagne Tha God!
"SmartLess" with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, & Will Arnett is a podcast that connects and unites people from all walks of life to learn about shared experiences through thoughtful dialogue and organic hilarity. A nice surprise: in each episode of SmartLess, one of the hosts reveals his mystery guest to the other two. What ensues is a genuinely improvised and authentic conversation filled with laughter and newfound knowledge to feed the SmartLess mind. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of SmartLess ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.