After welcoming the audience at this live show at the Marsh, Ken and John introduce the audience to the meaning and history of the word “nihilism” as they will use it in the show. They realize that they need help to make sense of the concept, and so invite Professor Hubert Dreyfus from UC Berkeley to join their conversation.

Once they get a firmer grip on the meaning of nihilism, Ken challenges the justifications for taking it seriously: Why should our lack of complete confidence in guidelines and authorities of the past convince us that there are no good guidelines or authorities in life in general? They discuss the answer the Nietzsche might give to Ken’s concern, the practical imperative of grounding identity in external guidelines or life philosophies, and the place and possibility of judging others on the basis of one’s own philosophy.

在下一部分中，Ken和John邀请观众加入对话。一位观众问，当他们热情而有力地坚持认为只有他们的生活虚无主义哲学是真的时，虚无主义是否真的在行动。然后约翰在心理学虚无主义和哲学虚无主义之间做了一个有用的区分，约翰和肯问休伯特关于上帝或诸神在理解生命意义时应该或不应该处于什么位置。

In the last section, John, Ken, and Hubert discuss audience members questions about nihilism and the meaning of life. The questions and their answers lead them to discussions about the re-enchantment of the universe and Kant, Nietzsche, and Ken’s views on the the nature and source of meaning. They wrap up with Hubert’s take on the re-enchantment, a take that (contrary to Ken’s views) emphasizes the importance of being receptive and responsive to non-intellectual and unfamiliar experiences.

• Roving Philosophical Report(Seek to 6:15): April Dembosky talks to Jack Boulware, author ofGimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive, and Occasionally Pointless History of Bay Area Punk from Dead Kennedys to Green Day,about how punk rock - and their straight edge compatriots - pull in and push against nihilism.

• 60-Second Philosopher(Seek to 50:20):伊恩·肖尔斯(Ian Shoales)从希腊的真空哲学开始，对虚无主义和虚无的漫长历史进行了简短的叙述。