This video documents the creation of my essay “Head Transplants and the Non-Existence of the Soul” from the very beginning to the very end.
This video documents the creation of my essay “Head Transplants and the Non-Existence of the Soul” from the very beginning to the very end.
0x9 Revisiting My College Paper on Lethal Injections Episode overview
Reading and reflecting on a paper I wrote in October of 2014, titled “Unusually Common: An Examination of the Failures of Lethal Injection.”
Reading and reflecting on a paper I wrote in October of 2014, titled “Unusually Common: An Examination of the Failures of Lethal Injection.”
0x3 Revengeance Never Ends: A Conversation with a Metal Gear Scholar Episode overview
An extended conversation with author and Metal Gear scholar Harper Jay MacIntyre about the lasting impact of Revengeance.
An extended conversation with author and Metal Gear scholar Harper Jay MacIntyre about the lasting impact of Revengeance.
0x1 Pirates 3 Forever Deserves To Be The Most Expensive Movie Ever Made Episode overview
Battening upon huge sea worms in his sleep,
Until the latter fire shall heat the deep;
Then once by man and angels to be seen,
In roaring he shall rise and on the surface die.
Battening upon huge sea worms in his sleep,
Until the latter fire shall heat the deep;
Then once by man and angels to be seen,
In roaring he shall rise and on the surface die.
0x4 The Biggest Mod in Resident Evil History is Finally Complete Episode overview
Anything can and will travel across screens: violence and trust; empathy, however slight or temporary; connection and disconnection; presence and absence.
Anything can and will travel across screens: violence and trust; empathy, however slight or temporary; connection and disconnection; presence and absence.
0x6 Everything That Didn’t Fit Into Jacob’s Top Ten of 2022 Episode overview
Please try to enjoy each fact equally, and not show preference for any over the others. That's ten points off.
Please try to enjoy each fact equally, and not show preference for any over the others. That's ten points off.
0x7 The Failed Space Weapons of the US Military Episode overview
“Give ‘em hell!” (Ichiban Kasuga to his personal orbital laser, Yakuza: Like a Dragon)
“Give ‘em hell!” (Ichiban Kasuga to his personal orbital laser, Yakuza: Like a Dragon)
0x8 Making Wanted: Dead's Questionable Lasagna Recipe Episode overview
Time to test out if Vivienne's lasagna really is a heartstopper.
Time to test out if Vivienne's lasagna really is a heartstopper.
0x10 The World Has Forgotten Quad-Wielding, But I Won’t Episode overview
In the land of the two-armed mobs, the four-armed man is king.
In the land of the two-armed mobs, the four-armed man is king.
0x11 Jacob Geller Live! at the Durham Public Library Episode overview
A recording of a talk and Q&A session I delivered at the Durham Public Library. This recording includes a slideshow not shown at the original talk.
A recording of a talk and Q&A session I delivered at the Durham Public Library. This recording includes a slideshow not shown at the original talk.
0x12 Making Impressionist Galettes with Jacob and Annie Episode overview
Impressionists excelled at capturing a moment in time. Can we capture the same moment in food?
Impressionists excelled at capturing a moment in time. Can we capture the same moment in food?
0x13 Jacob Geller’s (Other) Favorite Things from 2023 Episode overview
A collection of individuals pooling their resources through intertwined roots, sheltering one another from wind and weather and drought.
A collection of individuals pooling their resources through intertwined roots, sheltering one another from wind and weather and drought.
0x14 Attempting to Understand "Pinocchio: A True Story" Episode overview
Jacob and Annie unpack the 2022 film "Pinocchio: A True Story."
Jacob and Annie unpack the 2022 film "Pinocchio: A True Story."
0x15 I Want to Tell You About EVEN MORE of My Favorite Fight Scenes Episode overview
Reloading Arms is clinically proven to improve punching effectiveness.
Reloading Arms is clinically proven to improve punching effectiveness.
0x24 Jacob Geller’s (Other) Favorite Things From 2024 Episode overview
Books, movies, games, and more; consume them all and you will become Jacob Geller.
Books, movies, games, and more; consume them all and you will become Jacob Geller.
0x25 Making a Video Essay: The "Jacob Geller" Method Episode overview
From before the beginning to after the end: this is how I make a video essay. This is a recorded workshop I originally presented at the Fritt Ord Foundation in Norway.
From before the beginning to after the end: this is how I make a video essay. This is a recorded workshop I originally presented at the Fritt Ord Foundation in Norway.
0x26 My Most Played Games on Steam (and a bunch of others, for good measure) Episode overview
Running down my 10 most played games on Steam, followed by a list of fun asterisks!
Running down my 10 most played games on Steam, followed by a list of fun asterisks!
