How did this blog get its name?
The blog needed a name, and I didn't want to name it something boring, like "Casey McGinnis's Boring Blog." At the time, I happened to be reading a book called The Exploding Detective (by John Swartzwelder, who, incidentally, wrote some of the best Simpsons episodes of all time). So that's where I got the idea for "The Exploding Philosopher." Pretty cool, huh?