A curated collection of philosophy-related podcasts. Also see the SciPhi-Adjacent Podcast Collection.
Updated: 2026-Aug-16 17:11 UTC. Podcasts listed: 236. Ordered by date of most recent episode (newest to oldest). AI-generated content is based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions.
Collection summary covering past 30 days of combined episodes (AI-generated):
Across these podcasts, much of the content centers on philosophy as it intersects with everyday life, public affairs, and scientific developments. Many episodes take up classic metaphysical and epistemological questions—what it means for something to exist, how we know anything, whether the self is unified, and how consciousness might emerge in humans and other animals. There is also recurring attention to philosophy of mind and cognitive science, including memory, perception, reductionism, and debates about whether machines can genuinely think or merely simulate understanding.
Ethics is a major throughline. Discussions range from duties to animals and debates about vegetarianism, to end-of-life decisions such as assisted dying, organ donation criteria, and suicide. Several episodes explore bioethics and medical judgment under new technologies, especially the use of AI in healthcare, along with broader concerns about AI risk, alignment, public backlash against AI projects, and even the possibility of AI welfare.
Political and social philosophy also appears prominently, with episodes examining democracy, elites, propaganda and PR, free speech in schools, trust and institutional legitimacy, corruption and money in politics, and polarization. Contemporary conflicts, including Israel–Palestine and broader geopolitical instability, are analyzed through moral, historical, and policy lenses. Related to these themes are explorations of misinformation, echo chambers, conspiracy thinking, and the social dynamics that shape belief and group behavior.
Finally, many podcasts use literature, film, and art as vehicles for philosophical inquiry—discussing adaptations of ancient epics, interpretations of major novels and poems, and the idea that visual art can function as philosophy—alongside material on religious belief, theology, and Western esotericism.
HermitixProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 575 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 62 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): fringe philosophy & obscure theory • psychoanalysis and depth psychology (Lacan, Jung, Reich) • Western esotericism/occult practice (Golden Dawn, Crowley, chaos magic, sigils, tarot) • mysticism, deities, spiritual seeking • tech/media critique • literature and book reviews Description (podcaster-provided): Hermitix is a podcast focusing on one-on-one interviews relating to fringe philosophy, obscure theory, weird lit, underappreciated thinkers and movements, and that which historically finds itself 'outside' the academic canon. Latest episode (2026-Aug-16 16:00 UTC): The History of the Tarot (Hermitage Course Teaser) |
Robinson's PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 288 episodes 2022 to 2026 Median: 95 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Geopolitics and war economics (Iran, Ukraine, US–China) • US politics and authoritarianism • AI alignment, impacts, existential risk • Quantum foundations, relativity, time • Consciousness, origin of life, astrobiology, aliens Description (podcaster-provided): Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between. Latest episode (2026-Aug-16 16:00 UTC): 286: Adam Mockler: Trump, Newsom, and the Dark Future of American Politics |
Sadler's LecturesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 500 episodes 2024 to 2026 Median: 15 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy lectures on virtue and moral psychology • AI, computation, and understanding (Turing test, Chinese room, intentionality) • personal identity, consciousness, mind–body reduction • ethical duties, poverty, belief ethics • logic of propositions and modality • population ethics, technology thought experiments Description (podcaster-provided): I'm that YouTube Philosophy Guy! Find more than 3,000 videos in my main channel. Support my video and podcast work! https://www.patreon.com/sadler or https://www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM Latest episode (2026-Aug-16 15:11 UTC): Alasdair MacIntyre, Is Patriotism A Virtue? - Clarifying What Patriotism Is |
SentientismProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 248 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 77 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Evidence-based philosophy • Sentience and moral consideration for humans, animals, AI, possibly plants • Veganism, animal agriculture, zoos, factory farming critique • Intersectional justice, media narratives • Policy, constitutions, education, activism • Climate and meaning Description (podcaster-provided): We discuss the biggest questions: "what's real?", "who matters?" and "how to make a better world?" with scientists, celebrities, activists, writers and philosophers. Latest episode (2026-Aug-16 13:03 UTC): Religion, Morality and Philosophy in Scotland | What Even Is RMPS Sentientism Episode Cross-post | Sentientism 249 |
The Meditations of Marcus AureliusProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 62 episodes 2021 to 2026 Median: 231 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Stoic philosophy and Marcus Aurelius reflections • Self-discipline, mindfulness, resilience, leadership • Full-length public-domain audiobooks spanning history, religion, biographies, classic fiction, science, travel, and adventure Description (podcaster-provided): Explore the timeless reflections on self-discipline, duty, and the nature of existence suggested by the philosophical musings of a Roman emperor. This podcast taps into the contemplative essence of stoic philosophy, exploring themes of introspection and personal growth. Each week, listeners are introduced to a new complete audiobook, offering a broad spectrum of philosophical reflections, historical contexts, and diverse narrative styles. This rotating collection ensures a fresh perspective every time, inviting curiosity and insight from different epochs and thinkers. With new books added weekly, there's always something new to learn and ponder. Check out more shows at solgoodmedia.com. Latest episode (2026-Aug-16 09:01 UTC): House on the Marsh A Romance - Florence Warden |
History of Philosophy Without Any GapsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 506 episodes 2010 to 2026 Median: 22 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Early modern European philosophy and context • Descartes, Cartesianism, dualism, ethics, passions • Malebranche, occasionalism, ideas • skepticism, fideism, Bayle • Pascal’s Wager • scholasticism, natural law, politics • science, medicine, astronomy • gender, literature, art Description (podcaster-provided): Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King’s College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, ”without any gaps.” The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition. www.historyofphilosophy.net. NOTE: iTunes shows only the most recent 300 episodes; subscribe on iTunes or go to a different platform for the whole series. Latest episode (2026-Aug-16 07:55 UTC): Bonus Episode: Glenn Adamson on A Century of Tomorrows |
Micro-Digressions: A Philosophy PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 81 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 80 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy debates • God, free will, evil • epistemology, skepticism, testimony • political ideology, polarization • academic freedom, universities • law, policing, guns • war, nuclear ethics • AI, technology risks • gender, speech controversies • death, consciousness • applied ethics: charity, gaming, genetics Description (podcaster-provided): Philosophical excursions into interesting, and often controversial, topics. Hosted by Spencer Case. Latest episode (2026-Aug-16 05:00 UTC): The Honesty Crisis |
The DissenterProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 1287 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 62 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Expert interviews on moral psychology, political theory, ideology and polarization • evolution, mating, sex differences, relationships, masculinity • mental health, psychosis, suicide/euthanasia • AI ethics, deepfakes, existential risk • science, evidence, cognition, culture • feminism, sex work, procreation ethics • societal collapse, conflict resolution, archaeology, genetics Description (podcaster-provided): My name is Ricardo Lopes, and I’m from Portugal. Thank you for visiting my podcast. Latest episode (2026-Aug-14 18:00 UTC): #1293 Amy McPhie Allebest: Breaking Down Patriarchy |
History and Philosophy of the Language SciencesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 63 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 26 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): history of linguistics and language science • interviews with linguists • language documentation and Indigenous community roles • sign language linguistics • linguistic relativity, Whorf and AI • semantics, meaning, signs and concepts • structuralism, generative grammar debates • politics, ideology, schools of thought • sociolinguistics, contact, creoles, revival and archiving • key figures from Pāṇini to Saussure, Boas, Bloomfield, Chomsky Description (podcaster-provided): History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences explores the history of the study of language in its varied social and cultural contexts. Latest episode (2026-Aug-14 14:00 UTC): Podcast episode 63: Kristine Palmieri on comparativism |
PlasticPills Critical Theory & PhilosophyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 261 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 72 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Critical theory and continental philosophy • AI/LLMs via structuralism, phenomenology, Chinese Room • Psychoanalysis (Freud, Lacan), desire, psychosis • Politics, fascism, sovereignty, culture wars • Religion, selfhood, anthropotechnics, media spectacle, hyperreality Description (podcaster-provided): The Pill Pod is hosted by a group of PhDs offering their irreverent (and unsolicited) takes on critical theory, philosophy, culture, and politics. Latest episode (2026-Aug-14 13:52 UTC): The Right's Recycled Mythology of Far-Left Terrorism // 261 |
Lucretius Today - Epicurus and Epicurean PhilosophyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 346 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 51 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Epicurean philosophy via Lucretius and Cicero • epistemology: truth, senses, skepticism, inference • critiques of Stoicism, Platonism, Socrates • ethics: pleasure vs virtue, happiness, pain, emotions, death fear • nature, emergence, infinity Description (podcaster-provided): Lucretius Today is a podcast dedicated to learning Epicurean philosophy through study of the poet Lucretius, who lived in the age of Julius Caesar and wrote "On The Nature of Things," the only complete presentation of Epicurus' ideas left to us from the ancient world. We'll walk you line by line through the six books of Lucretius' poem, and we'll discuss how Epicurean philosophy can apply to you today. In this podcast we won't be talking about modern political issues. How you apply Epicurus in your own life is entirely up to you. Over at the Epicureanfriends.com web forum, we apply this approach by following a set of ground rules we call "Not Neo-Epicurean, But Epicurean." Epicurean philosophy is not a religion, it''s not Stoicism, it's not Humanism, it's not Libertarianism, it's not Atheism, and it's not Marxism or any other philosophy - it is unique in the history of Western Civilization, and as we explore Lucretius's poem you'll quickly see how that is the case. The home page of this podcast is LucretiusToday.com, and there you can find a free copy of the version of the poem from which we are reading, and links to where you can discuss the poem between episodes at Epicureanfriends.com. Latest episode (2026-Aug-14 12:47 UTC): Episode 346 - Epicurean Defense Of The Senses Against Plato's Cave Analogy |
Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 100 episodes 2024 to 2026 Median: 55 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Close readings of Hannah Arendt • Moral and political responsibility, judgment, collective guilt • Totalitarianism, evil, complicity, trials • Truth, lying, propaganda • Violence, war, power, revolution • American constitutionalism, civil disobedience, solidarity • Technology/AI, climate politics Description (podcaster-provided): This podcast offers close readings of Arendt’s books alongside engaging interviews and thought-provoking conversations in the spirit of Hannah Arendt, who thought loving the world means neither uncritical acceptance nor contemptuous rejection, but the unwavering facing up to and comprehension of that which is. Visit The Hannah Arendt Center online at hac.bard.edu. Latest episode (2026-Aug-14 11:00 UTC): Hannah Arendt's Unwritten Chapter on Judging with Samantha Fazekas | Bonus Episode |
Hotel Bar SessionsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 263 episodes 2021 to 2026 Median: 58 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): contemporary philosophy discussions • ethics, politics, and power • trust, expertise, rules, responsibility • oppression, gender, family estrangement • violence, war crimes, surveillance, anonymity • technology critique: AI, metrics, de-skilling, platforms • mind, time, imagination, drugs, comedy, art, food Description (podcaster-provided): A podcast where the real philosophy happens. Latest episode (2026-Aug-14 09:05 UTC): Failure |
The Gray Area with Sean IllingProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 789 episodes 2016 to 2026 Median: 60 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy-driven conversations • AI and the changing internet • US politics, democracy, institutions • Psychology of self, anxiety, relationships • Culture wars, masculinity, loneliness • Faith, meaning, forgiveness • Climate, demographics, work, expertise Description (podcaster-provided): The Gray Area with Sean Illing takes a philosophy-minded look at culture, technology, politics, and the world of ideas. Each week, we invite a guest to explore a question or topic that matters. From the the state of democracy, to the struggle with depression and anxiety, to the nature of identity in the digital age, each episode looks for nuance and honesty in the most important conversations of our time. New episodes drop every Monday. From the Vox Media Podcast Network. Latest episode (2026-Aug-14 08:00 UTC): Why straight dating feels bleak |
Dilemma PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 130 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 77 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): geopolitics of Israel–Palestine, Iran, Zionism, empire • genocide/atrocity law, Holocaust memory, racism • moral philosophy: violence vs nonviolence, free will, humanism • tech risk: AI, deepfakes, oligarchy/elite power, capitalism-climate crisis Description (podcaster-provided): Solving the problems of what to do next with some of today's top thinkers and writers. Latest episode (2026-Aug-14 07:52 UTC): What Do We Owe People Who Commit Horrific Crimes? Joseph Margulies on Forgiveness & Punishment |
The Podcaster's Guide to the ConspiracyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 366 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 46 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Conspiracy theory analysis with philosophical critique • case studies: political scandals, disappearances, assassinations • revisiting classic claims (Project Blue Beam, Alex Jones) • religion/Vatican plots, prophecies • media hoaxes, treasure hunts, local NZ tunnel lore • humor, interviews, academic papers/books Description (podcaster-provided): A humorous and informative analysis of conspiracy theories new and old by Josh Addison and Associate Professor of Philosophy (and conspiracy theory theorist) M R. X. Dentith. Latest episode (2026-Aug-14 06:42 UTC): Project Anchor |
Cows in the fieldProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 173 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 79 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Film analysis with philosophy/art lens • sci‑fi and AI/technology ethics • identity, masculinity, class, capitalism • love, loneliness, family, immigration • horror, noir, war, death, spirituality • auteurs, style, narrative meaning Description (podcaster-provided): A movie podcast inspired by a Werner Herzog quote, “We have to articulate ourselves, otherwise we would be cows in the field.” Hosted by Justin Khoo (professor of philosophy at MIT) and Laura Khoo (art historian turned fundraiser). Latest episode (2026-Aug-14 04:00 UTC): 171. Looper (w/ Tushar Menon) |
Very Bad WizardsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 346 episodes 2012 to 2026 Median: 89 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): moral philosophy, metaphysics, epistemology • moral psychology, cultural psychology, shame, suffering • classics and thought experiments (Plato, Hume, Schopenhauer, James) • literature and film analysis (Borges, Kafka, O’Connor, Tarkovsky, Kubrick) • AI, cognition, science methodology, quantification skepticism Description (podcaster-provided): Very Bad Wizards is a podcast featuring a philosopher (Tamler Sommers) and a psychologist (David Pizarro), who share a love for ethics, pop culture, and cognitive science, and who have a marked inability to distinguish sacred from profane. Each podcast includes discussions of moral philosophy, recent work on moral psychology and neuroscience, and the overlap between the two. Latest episode (2026-Aug-13 17:47 UTC): The Lotus Eaters Episode 3: The Halfway House to Humanity [unlocked] |
Philosopher's ZoneProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 242 episodes 2022 to 2026 Median: 30 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy of AI and technology ethics • belief, emotion, consciousness, selfhood • climate crisis, eco-grief, justice • democracy, propaganda, public discourse • identity, gender, race, colonialism • art, education, religion, classical thinkers Description (podcaster-provided): The simplest questions often have the most complex answers. The Philosopher's Zone is your guide through the strange thickets of logic, metaphysics and ethics. Latest episode (2026-Aug-12 23:00 UTC): Habermas and the retreat of reason |
Stoic Coffee BreakProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 388 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 10 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Stoic philosophy for daily life • virtue and courage • emotional regulation without suppression • habits, discipline, procrastination • attention, presence, burnout • anxiety, fear, meaning • leadership ethics • critical thinking, objectivity, perspectives • interviews with therapists/authors Description (podcaster-provided): "Act on your principles, not your moods." A weekly meditation on how Stoic principles can help you be a better human. https://stoic.coffee Latest episode (2026-Aug-12 19:15 UTC): The Danger of Certainty | 387 |
The MinefieldProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 250 episodes 2021 to 2026 Median: 54 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Ethical dilemmas in modern life • Democracy, populism, nationalism, immigration, social cohesion • Technology ethics: AI, algorithms, wearable tech, prediction markets • Culture and moral psychology: reading, art, beauty, authenticity, “the heart” Description (podcaster-provided): In a world marked by wicked social problems, The Minefield helps you negotiate the ethical dilemmas, contradictory claims and unacknowledged complicities of modern life. Latest episode (2026-Aug-12 17:00 UTC): Should fat from cadavers be used for cosmetic procedures? |
Closer To TruthProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 300 episodes 2016 to 2026 Median: 27 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): cosmology and fundamental physics: multiverse, nothingness, origin of time, expansion • consciousness and mind: neuroscience, theories, identity, virtual reality • free will, meaning, transcendence • evolution, philosophy of biology, religion • AI, intelligence, transhumanism • afterlife, reincarnation, global philosophy of religion • mathematics and reality • art and belief systems Description (podcaster-provided): Closer To Truth presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions in Cosmos, Life, Consciousness, and Meaning. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Seek your own answers. Latest episode (2026-Aug-12 15:00 UTC): How do Brains Work? |
The What Is Stoicism? PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 257 episodes 2021 to 2026 Median: 5 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Stoic philosophy as daily practice • attention and present-moment living • mortality, time, priorities • resilience, acceptance, control • emotions: anger, fear, anxiety • virtue, moderation, simplicity • kindness, empathy, justice, service • practical exercises, reflection, interviews Description (podcaster-provided): Using Stoic philosophy to help you (and me): LEARN from the past, PLAN for the future, LIVE in the present. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Latest episode (2026-Aug-12 06:45 UTC): The Stoic Reset for a Complicated Mind |
The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of ScienceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 76 episodes 2023 to 2026 Median: 28 minutes Collections: Philosophy • Science Themes (AI-generated): history, philosophy and social studies of science • scientific knowledge-making, experimentation, modelling, measurement • trust, expertise, disagreement, replication • values, objectivity, stigma, gender, well‑being • science communication, publishing, open science, public controversies • policy and fatherhood roles Description (podcaster-provided): Leading scholars in History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (HPS) introduce contemporary topics for a general audience. Developed by graduate students from the HPS program at the University of Melbourne. Latest episode (2026-Aug-12 05:00 UTC): Mazviita Chirimuuta on Simplification in Neuroscience |
Little Bad ThingProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 11 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 18 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): true-story confessions • moral regret, guilt, accountability • ethical dilemmas and unintended consequences • bystander inaction, vigilante impulses • scams, theft, plagiarism • relationships and abrupt breakups • power, rules, and harm in humanitarian settings Description (podcaster-provided): True stories each week of the things we wish we hadn't done. Smart, dark, wry, and surprising, this is a show for anyone who's made a big decision or regretted a small one. Hosted by philosopher Eleanor Gordon-Smith and produced by The Ethics Centre. Latest episode (2026-Aug-11 23:56 UTC): Festival of Dangerous Ideas returns in 2026 |
Philosophy For Our TimesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 563 episodes 2016 to 2026 Median: 35 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy debates on reason, truth, language, post-truth • consciousness, mind–matter, materialism vs idealism, free will • AI, creativity, mind uploading • politics after liberalism, populism, gender, race • psychedelics, spirituality, wellbeing, ethics Description (podcaster-provided): Philosophy for our Times is a free philosophy podcast bringing you the latest talks and debates from the world’s leading thinkers. We host weekly episodes on today’s biggest ideas in news, society, culture, politics, science and arts. Subscribe today to never miss an episode. Latest episode (2026-Aug-11 17:00 UTC): The future of the right | Sohrab Ahmari, Gawain Towler, Rachel Maclean, Mark Littlewood |
The Nietzsche PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 277 episodes 2021 to 2026 Median: 94 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Nietzsche-focused philosophy commentary • close readthrough of The Gay Science • critiques of Romanticism, morality, skepticism • language, meaning, symbols (Wittgenstein, Cassirer) • influences: Spinoza, Hume, Schopenhauer, Goethe, Bataille • Daoism/Confucius comparisons • politics, history cycles, cultural analysis Description (podcaster-provided): A podcast about Nietzsche's ideas, his influences, and those he influenced. Philosophy and cultural commentary through a Nietzschean lens. Latest episode (2026-Aug-11 13:00 UTC): Q&A #16 |
OverthinkProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 181 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 57 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Accessible philosophy linking everyday life • ethics of relationships, sexuality, beauty, gender • capitalism, labor, meritocracy, care, burnout • technology and AI impacts • attention economy, media, post-truth • sociality, loneliness, politics, decolonization, climate justice • phenomenology of selfhood, illness, addiction Description (podcaster-provided): The best of all possible podcasts, Leibniz would say. Putting big ideas in dialogue with the everyday, Overthink offers accessible and fresh takes on philosophy from enthusiastic experts. Latest episode (2026-Aug-11 12:00 UTC): Mourning |
Consciousness Live!Profile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 100 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 115 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy and science of consciousness • perception, representation, self-consciousness • physicalism, dualism, monism, illusionism • panpsychism, biopsychism, solipsism • IIT vs global workspace • metacognition, introspection, memory • brain dynamics, computation • logic, God argument Description (podcaster-provided): Where the stream of consciousness goes over the edge. Latest episode (2026-Aug-10 19:30 UTC): Brownapalooza 2026 Session 3 -Eric Schwitzgebel & Jamie Woodhouse |
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 439 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 81 minutes Collections: Philosophy • Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): Physics/cosmology: quantum mechanics, quantum gravity, dark energy, neutrinos, exoplanets, multiverse •Mind/biology: bacteria communication, mRNA therapeutics, connectomes, cognition, consciousness, nature’s effects •Society/culture: cities/complex systems, markets/ethics, liberal democracy, surveillance, misinformation, AI/music math Description (podcaster-provided): Ever wanted to know how music affects your brain, what quantum mechanics really is, or how black holes work? Do you wonder why you get emotional each time you see a certain movie, or how on earth video games are designed? Then you've come to the right place. Each week, Sean Carroll will host conversations with some of the most interesting thinkers in the world. From neuroscientists and engineers to authors and television producers, Sean and his guests talk about the biggest ideas in science, philosophy, culture and much more. Latest episode (2026-Aug-10 10:59 UTC): 363 | Chandra Sripada on How LLMs and Humans are Cognitive Cousins |
The Ancient Philosophy PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 41 episodes 2026 Median: 38 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Ancient philosophy across Greece, Rome, China, India • Plato and Aristotle: soul, virtue, ethics, interpretation • Presocratics and metaphysics • Stoicism, skepticism, Buddhism • Ancient science and medicine: anatomy, disease, dreams, astrology • Textual scholarship, lost works reconstruction Description (podcaster-provided): The Ancient Philosophy Podcast explores important topics in ancient philosophy, whether that's in India, China, Greece, Rome, the Near East, or beyond. Latest episode (2026-Aug-10 04:00 UTC): 41. Rachel O'Keefe: Plotinus on Beauty |
Brain in a VatProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 292 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 58 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): thought experiments with philosophers • applied ethics: consent, sex work, torture, punishment • autonomy vs state power: medicine, taxes, parenting • academic freedom, free speech, campus politics • meaning, suffering, religion • AI, identity, moral status, digital afterlife Description (podcaster-provided): Thought experiments and conversations with philosophers. Hosted by Dr Jason Werbeloff and Mark Oppenheimer. Latest episode (2026-Aug-10 03:21 UTC): The Man Who Exposed Jason Arday: Cancelled at Cambridge | Nathan Cofnas |
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 802 episodes 2009 to 2026 Median: 49 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophical text discussions: Hegel, Kant, Habermas, Peirce, Freud • Religion, faith, Enlightenment critique, ethics, mind-body/panpsychism • Pop-culture analysis (films/TV/franchises, fantasy) • Song/artist deconstructions • Philosophy-inflected improv/performance talk Description (podcaster-provided): The Partially Examined Life is a podcast by some guys who were at one point set on doing philosophy for a living but then thought better of it. Each episode, we pick a short text and chat about it with some balance between insight and flippancy. You don't have to know any philosophy, or even to have read the text we're talking about to (mostly) follow and (hopefully) enjoy the discussion. For links to the texts we discuss and other info, check out www.partiallyexaminedlife.com. Latest episode (2026-Aug-10 02:28 UTC): Ep. 397: Federalist Papers LIVE (Part Two) |
Philosophy TalkProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 661 episodes 2002 to 2026 Median: 50 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophical inquiry into mind, perception, consciousness, learning, habits • ethics, virtue, freedom, suffering, wellbeing, addiction • political philosophy: authority, representation, civil disobedience, justice • gender, identity, privacy • philosophy through literature, myth, film, music • major thinkers and intellectual biographies Description (podcaster-provided): "The program that questions everything—except your intelligence." Philosophy Talk began as a weekly one-hour radio series and has been on the air for more than two decades. Latest episode (2026-Aug-09 19:00 UTC): Wise Woman: Simone Weil |
Within ReasonProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 160 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 83 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): philosophy conversations • religion and arguments for/against God • consciousness theories: materialism, panpsychism, idealism, illusionism • neuroscience, mind, self, psychedelics, meditation • AI consciousness, alignment, existential risk • ethics, ancient philosophy • science, cosmology, physics • language, art, culture Description (podcaster-provided): For the curious. Latest episode (2026-Aug-09 17:32 UTC): #164 The Chosen Creator: Putting Words in Jesus' Mouth? |
WHY? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday LifeProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 20 episodes 2025 to 2026 Median: 75 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Everyday philosophy • ethics of suicide, addiction, madness • moral psychology: denial, self-deception, emotions • privacy, memory, saving objects • social mobility, education • political philosophy: Marx, peace, violence, evil • nature, agriculture, Indigenous thought • technology, AI, virtual reality • identity, fashion, Freud Description (podcaster-provided): Join us each month as we engage in philosophical discussions about the most common-place topics with host Jack Russell Weinstein, professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at the University of North Dakota. He is the director of The Institute for Philosophy in Public Life. Latest episode (2026-Aug-09 09:00 UTC): What is Jewish Philosophy? |
The Panpsycast Philosophy PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 381 episodes 2016 to 2026 Median: 47 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy of religion debates: God, atheism, pantheism, non-dualism • ethics and morality: divine command theory, evil, war, humour, food • consciousness and mind • animal sentience, veganism • global religious philosophies (African, Jain, Afro-Brazilian) Description (podcaster-provided): An 'informal and informative' philosophy podcast inspiring and supporting students, teachers, academics and free-thinkers worldwide. All episodes are available at www.thepanpsycast.com. Latest episode (2026-Aug-09 04:30 UTC): Episode 163, The Battle for Reality with Slavoj Zizek, Sabine Hossenfelder, Rowan Williams, and William Lane Craig |
Philosophers In SpaceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 311 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 54 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): sci‑fi media through philosophy • ethics thought experiments • personhood, AI, consciousness • political violence, fascism, colonialism • gender, feminism, masculinity • social progress, honor cultures • paternalism, altruism, luck, memetics Description (podcaster-provided): Welcome to Philosophers In Space, where the intrepid trekker captain Callie Wright and their questionable Chief Ethics Officer Aaron Rabinowitz explore the weird, gooey world of sci-fi, searching for tantalizing hypotheticals and gear-stripping questions in a space odyssey of meaning and amusement. Latest episode (2026-Aug-08 17:45 UTC): Shards of Earth and Eugenics Pt.1 |
Philosophize This!Profile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 251 episodes 2013 to 2026 Median: 29 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): accessible philosophy history • moral psychology: lying, cynicism, emotivism • virtue ethics, practical wisdom, education • selfhood, authenticity, nihilism, hope • religion, Zen, mysticism • language games • politics, capitalism, democracy • philosophical readings of literature, tragedy, technology, responsibility Description (podcaster-provided): Beginner friendly if listened to in order! For anyone interested in an educational podcast about philosophy where you don't need to be a graduate-level philosopher to understand it. In chronological order, the thinkers and ideas that forged the world we live in are broken down and explained. Latest episode (2026-Aug-08 11:28 UTC): Episode #251 ... You Must Change Your Life, Pt. 2 - The Worlds That Make Us |
DialexiconProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 45 episodes 2022 to 2026 Median: 52 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy education and public engagement •AI ethics: fairness, agency, regulation •Democracy, deliberation, political reform •Bioethics: autonomy, dehumanization, healthcare AI •Consciousness, cognition, mind •Race, social epistemology, misinformation, law Description (podcaster-provided): A podcast dedicated to promoting philosophical education and deep reflection. We invite philosophers from around the globe to discuss philosophy in the context of contemporary injustices – all at an easy-to-understand and digestible level. New episodes weekly on Friday. Latest episode (2026-Aug-08 11:05 UTC): Locating the Mind — Ms. Caitlin Mace |
Acid HorizonProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 301 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 63 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Continental philosophy & critical theory • Marxism/communism, abolitionism, revolt history • fascism/new right conspiracies • Deleuze, Hegel, Nietzsche, Bataille, Fanon • digital/AI, media spectacle • psychoanalysis, gender/queer/intersex liberation • aesthetics, music, cinema, occult/mysticism Description (podcaster-provided): Emerging from affinities with post-structuralism, abolitionism, biopolitics, communism, critical metaphysics, critical mysticism, and ontological anarchy, Acid Horizon is a philosophy and theory podcast committed to thought in motion and political struggle. While these are our grounding currents, each episode opens out onto a wider constellation: ethics, politics, phenomenology, decolonial thought, queer theory, post-psychoanalysis, disability/crip theory, anarchism, Marxism, feminism, and analyses of the emergence of the new right. Latest episode (2026-Aug-08 11:00 UTC): *PATREON EXCLUSIVE* 'The Logic of Sense' in Michael Mann's 'Heat': Deleuze, Crime, and the Crystal Image |
Love & PhilosophyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 109 episodes 2023 to 2026 Median: 80 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy of mind and perception • 4E/enactive cognition, embodiment, cognitive maps, memory • care ethics, dependency, maintenance • paradox, beyond binaries, language • art–science collaboration, play, games, agency • complexity, ecology, posthuman/AI, technology ethics Description (podcaster-provided): It's reasonable to care. Exploring philosophical, scientific, technological & poetic spaces beyond either/or bounds. From the heart. Deeply researched. Mostly unscripted. Latest episode (2026-Aug-08 03:00 UTC): #93 Is there a Cure? Reconsidering Freud, chemical imbalances, transference, functionalism & embodied science with Mark Solms |
Philosophy vs. ImprovProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 125 episodes 2021 to 2026 Median: 52 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy topics in playful improv scenes • ethics, truth, relativism, identity, argumentation • education and performance techniques • feminism, authenticity, code-switching • religion, atheism, mysticism • self-help, fear, ego, failure • humor, art, storytelling, music improv • AI and culture/politics Description (podcaster-provided): Philosophy vs. Improv Latest episode (2026-Aug-06 18:10 UTC): PvI#122: Hello from Iran w/ AmirAli Maleki |
Lives Well LivedProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 88 episodes 2024 to 2026 Median: 63 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Ethical living, effective altruism and philanthropy • Happiness, meaning and “mattering” • Animal ethics, veganism and food systems • AI consciousness and tech governance • Psychology, neuroscience and decision-making • Social justice, trauma, empathy and moral progress Description (podcaster-provided): Lives Well Lived is hosted by Peter Singer & Kasia de Lazari Radek. Episodes consist of interviews with remarkable guests who have lived well, both in the sense of living an ethical life, but also in that they are fulfilled and happy with what they have achieved in their lives. Some of these guests will be well-known figures, but others who are doing extraordinary things will be unfamiliar to almost all of our listeners. The conversations will often cover ground that involves ethics, how to live well, and how to make a positive difference in the world. It will inspire and empower its audience to change their own lives for the better. Latest episode (2026-Aug-06 06:44 UTC): the multiverse with SEAN CARROLL |
Weird StudiesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 239 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 79 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): art and philosophy conversations • weird fiction, horror, and cinema analysis • tarot, divination, and occult theory • imaginal/daimonic, faerie, and paranormal inquiry • time, labyrinths, and meaning-making • music, sound, and creativity Description (podcaster-provided): Professor Phil Ford and writer J. F. Martel host a series of conversations on art and philosophy, dwelling on ideas that are hard to think and art that opens up rifts in what we are pleased to call "reality." Latest episode (2026-Aug-05 14:30 UTC): Episode 217 – Books, Spirits, and Hysteria, with Asti Hustvedt |
This Is The Way: Chinese Philosophy PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 37 episodes 2024 to 2026 Median: 79 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Chinese philosophy close readings • Confucian ethics: ritual, virtue, moral education, family duties, character • Daoism: wu-wei, detachment, uselessness, utopias • Mohism: impartial care, consequentialism • Legalism: law, governance • Language/logic debates • Music and emotion theory Description (podcaster-provided): This Is The Way is a podcast on Chinese philosophy, exploring philosophical themes by reflecting on significant Chinese texts and through interviews with scholars of Chinese thought. We aim to offer discussions that are informative and accessible to a broad audience. Latest episode (2026-Aug-05 03:00 UTC): Episode 37: Confucius as Ritual Prodigy |
Philosophy In FilmProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 107 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 105 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophical analysis of popular films • ethics and moral ambiguity • identity, autonomy, and power • coming‑of‑age, friendship, nostalgia • fate, free will, time travel • authority, leadership, community • belief, faith, redemption • horror and existential dread Description (podcaster-provided): A fun and accessible podcast that explores philosophical ideas and themes in popular films. Come join the conversation at "Philosophy in Film"! Latest episode (2026-Aug-04 12:00 UTC): Philosophy In Film - 107 - The Odyssey |
Žižek And So OnProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 168 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 46 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Žižek and Ljubljana School exegesis • Hegel–Lacan dialectics, ideology critique, ethics • race, universality, capitalism • quantum history, retroactivity, catastrophe politics • media/film/television theory • comedy, laughter, disavowal • religion, death‑of‑God theology, rumours • technology, AI, accelerationism Description (podcaster-provided): The podcast exploring the work of Slavoj Žižek & the Ljubljana School of Psychoanalysis Latest episode (2026-Aug-03 09:26 UTC): PREVIEW - Žižek's System: The Transcendental Ontological Parallax |
Why TheoryProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 224 episodes 2017 to 2026 Median: 77 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Continental philosophy and psychoanalysis • Hegel, Kant, Marx, Sartre, Freud, Lacan, Žižek • capitalism, ideology, nationalism, law, racism • desire, anxiety, symptom, superego, gaze/voice • film/TV genre and cultural analysis Description (podcaster-provided): Why Theory brings continental philosophy and psychoanalytic theory together to examine cultural phenomena. Latest episode (2026-Aug-02 22:12 UTC): Adaptations |
Seize the Moment PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 200 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 66 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Psychology and psychotherapy: trauma, anxiety, ADHD, sleep, meaning • Moral philosophy and virtue: honesty, Stoicism, equanimity • U.S. politics and democracy: fascism, populism, vigilantism, lobbying, gun violence • Social justice: race, civil rights, labor organizing • Technology, AI, misinformation, religion • Healthcare and climate policy Description (podcaster-provided): Seize the Moment Podcast, hosted by Leon Garber and Alen Ulman, is a project centered around making the most important and useful ideas in psychology, philosophy, and personal development mainstream. We feature guests from all walks of life whether they be artists, musicians, comedians, entrepreneurs, philosophers, psychologists and many more. There is a saying, "the most essential knowledge is not yet made widely accessible." We want to make that information accessible and change as many lives for the better as possible. Latest episode (2026-Aug-02 20:32 UTC): J. Aaron Simmons & Benjamin W. McCraw - The Hidden Philosophy of Heavy Metal | STM Podcast #263 |
The Ethical FrontierProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 98 episodes 2023 to 2026 Median: 54 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Ethics interviews on bioethics and aging/longevity • political morality: liberty, free speech, reparations, protest, refugee crisis, immigration enforcement • sexuality, gender, prejudice • animal rights • AI ethics • well-being, meaning, death, assisted suicide Description (podcaster-provided): Interviews about ethics and other interesting topics. Latest episode (2026-Aug-02 15:45 UTC): #98 - Israel and Palestine | Raja Halwani |
History of Philosophy: India, Africana, ChinaProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 264 episodes 2015 to 2026 Median: 23 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Classical Chinese philosophy • Confucian ethics, ritual, human nature, politics • Mohist consequentialism, impartial care, dialectic, language • Daoist Laozi/Zhuangzi themes: wuwei, nature, skepticism • Legalism: law, standards, power • Qin–Han historical context, texts, historiography Description (podcaster-provided): Peter Adamson teams up with Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers, and Karyn Lai to represent the philosophical traditions of ancient India, Africa and the African diaspora, and classical China. Website: www.historyofphilosophy.net. Latest episode (2026-Aug-01 04:00 UTC): HPC 59. Forget Me Not: Han History Writing |
The Academic ImperfectionistProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 139 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 19 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Perfectionism, self-criticism, comparison • Academic writing process, anxiety, procrastination • Time management, decision fatigue, habits • Burnout, rest, hobbies, resilience • ADHD, neurodiversity at work • Philosophical lenses: Stoicism, Hume, Sartre, Goffman • Coaching, communication Description (podcaster-provided): The Academic Imperfectionist combines philosophical analysis and coaching insights to help you dump perfectionism and flourish on your own terms. Your host is Dr Rebecca Roache, a coach and Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of London. Latest episode (2026-Jul-31 16:00 UTC): #138: 'So, what do you do?' |
Philosophy for the PeopleProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 142 episodes 2022 to 2026 Median: 59 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Catholic philosophical theology • Thomism and Aquinas • arguments for God, divine simplicity, contingency, grounding • problem of evil, hell, divine hiddenness • epistemology and knowledge • scripture interpretation • evolution and Christianity • mind-body dualism Description (podcaster-provided): Philosophy for the People's mission is an educational program aimed at overcoming the paucity of serious, fair-minded, and accessible philosophical discourse available to a popular audience. Though we are ourselves dedicated to the Catholic intellectual tradition, we are likewise committed to exploring ideas from all rigorous traditions of philosophizing (scholastic, classical, analytic, and phenomenological). We pursue this mission by providing long-form guided readings of great texts, discussions with expert guests, our own open-ended philosophical discussions of issues and thinkers, live question and answer opportunities, in depth lecture courses, and our own articles and book-length writings. Philosophy for the People's pedagogical materials will be provided either without charge or for minimal cost to assure provision of broad access to first-rate philosophical education. Latest episode (2026-Jul-31 13:38 UTC): Can God Be the Ultimate Explanation? Dissertation Defense, Part II |
Good Is In The DetailsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 198 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 46 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Practical philosophy and critical thinking • media literacy: misinformation, echo chambers, conspiracy • ethics in law, justice, public policy • technology, AI, privacy, surveillance • culture through film, music, reality TV • identity, love, sexuality • work, purpose, education • social issues: homelessness, infrastructure, local news Description (podcaster-provided): Good Is In The Details is an engaging philosophy and education podcast hosted by Gwendolyn Dolske, Ph.D., and Rudy Salo, exploring the ideas that shape how we think, learn, and live. Blending philosophy, higher education, books, ethics, culture, and critical thinking, the show invites listeners into thoughtful conversations with scholars, authors, and experts from a wide range of disciplines. Latest episode (2026-Jul-31 02:54 UTC): Cults, Conspiracy Theories & Critical Thinking: The History America Didn't Teach You |
Philosophy BitesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 408 episodes 2007 to 2026 Median: 16 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Interviews with philosophers • moral dilemmas, responsibility, rescue, longtermism • political philosophy: democracy, institutions, decolonisation, identity • AI, digital ethics, prediction • global traditions, racism, colonialism • animal minds, sentience • grief, loneliness, sex, hope • thought experiments, vagueness, decision-making • major thinkers’ ideas and biographies Description (podcaster-provided): David Edmonds (Uehiro Centre, Oxford University) and Nigel Warburton (freelance philosopher/writer) interview top philosophers on a wide range of topics. Two books based on the series have been published by Oxford University Press. We are currently self-funding - donations very welcome via our website http://www.philosophybites.com Latest episode (2026-Jul-30 09:18 UTC): Peter Singer on Ending Innocent Lives |
Embrace The VoidProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 300 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 66 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy and social science interviews • luck, meritocracy, inequality • secularism, atheism, community organizing • AI consciousness, welfare, medical ethics • misinformation, conspiracy thinking, epistemology • gender, masculinity, incels, trans activism • democracy, socialism, fascism Description (podcaster-provided): Welcome friends, to a podcast for a darker timeline. Maybe the darkest of all timelines. Definitely not one of the good timelines. Maybe it’s always been a dark timeline, maybe the Hadron collider screwed us over. Science may never know. What we do know is that we live in the void. The void, a place where a chittering mass of void crabs can infest a person suit and win the presidency. The void, a place where we're just clever enough to know that climate change is happening, but not quite clever enough to do anything about it. The void seems terrible and cruel, but it loves you, in its own ironic way. Latest episode (2026-Jul-29 17:16 UTC): AI Welfare with Jeff Sebo |
Radical PhilosophyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 263 episodes 2015 to 2026 Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy interviews • feminist theory and activism • women’s, lesbian, Indigenous histories • ethics in AI, science, animals • mental health, illness, cognition • emotions: shame, grief, vulnerability • art, music, fuzzy logic • witchcraft, horror, death, climate listening Description (podcaster-provided): Food for Thought, let's get radical about philosophy! Latest episode (2026-Jul-29 07:00 UTC): Philosophy of Lesbianism Part 1 - Chris Sitka |
Political Philosophy PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 228 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 71 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Fascism and far-right politics • US/UK party strategy and messaging • immigration and citizenship policy • gender, trans rights, bigotry • democracy, deliberation, public opinion • political theory and history (Roman Republic, Rousseau, EU) • religion/ancient texts series • race, bioethics, criminal justice • media, tech-right alignment Description (podcaster-provided): Podcast by Toby Buckle Latest episode (2026-Jul-28 17:09 UTC): The end of free enterpirse rhetoric? with Larry Glickman |
What's Left of PhilosophyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 148 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 59 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): radical philosophy and political theory • Marxism, critical theory, modernity • labor, work, capitalism, markets, AI/automation • state, representation, constitutionalism, equality • race, Black politics, Indigenous anti-colonial thought • religion and emancipation Description (podcaster-provided): In What’s Left of Philosophy Gil Morejón (@gdmorejon), Lillian Cicerchia (@lilcicerch), Owen Glyn-Williams (@oglynwil), and William Paris (@williammparis) discuss philosophy’s radical histories and contemporary political theory. Philosophy isn't dead, but what's left? Support us at patreon.com/leftofphilosophy Latest episode (2026-Jul-28 15:00 UTC): 139 TEASER | What is Modernity? Part I: Marshall Berman and the Contradictions of Modern Experience |
Moral MazeProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 276 episodes 2015 to 2026 Median: 42 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Live moral debates on politics, democracy, inequality, welfare, justice • Technology ethics: AI, social media, privacy • War, foreign policy, nationalism • Climate, economy, trade, sacrifice • Culture, religion, identity, education, human nature Description (podcaster-provided): Combative, provocative and engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze Latest episode (2026-Jul-28 13:47 UTC): Are networks the glue of society or the architecture of privilege? |
Philosophy on the FringesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 33 episodes 2023 to 2026 Median: 56 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Fringe-topic philosophy • consciousness, dreams, hypnosis, memory • prophecy, fate, apocalypse • conspiracy theories, secret societies • pseudoscience demarcation • religion, secularism, myths • ethics of research, medicine, biohacking • aliens, cryptids, ghosts • everyday life rituals, sports, dating Description (podcaster-provided): A couple of philosophy professors, Megan Fritts and Frank Cabrera, try to prove that you can do philosophy about almost anything. Join them as they explore the philosophical dimensions of topics on the outskirts of the academy. From Bigfoot to birthday parties, they take a Socratic approach to phenomena strange and mundane, asking listeners the question: What if we did philosophy on the fringes? Latest episode (2026-Jul-28 11:00 UTC): MKUltra |
New Voices in the History of PhilosophyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 33 episodes 2021 to 2026 Median: 40 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Underrepresented philosophers in Western and global traditions • Feminist, abolitionist, anti-racist thought • Moral and political philosophy • Metaphysics, personhood, identity • Education, literature, salons • Research methods, canon critique, academic practice Description (podcaster-provided): New Voices is a podcast from the Extending New Narratives in the History of Philosophy Partnership, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. newnarrativesinphilosophy.net Latest episode (2026-Jul-27 13:55 UTC): Marie de Gournay's life and philosophy: Interview with Anik Waldow |
The Phlexible Philosophy Podcast, Hosted by Hamza KingProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 10 episodes 2024 to 2026 Median: 38 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): practical ethics dilemmas • effective altruism and charity impact • victimhood and media politics • humanitarian intervention and just war ethics • liberal open society debates • inequality, class mobility, regional development • climate displacement law • AI automation and work • space exploration ethics Description (podcaster-provided): Big Ideas | Deep Conversations Latest episode (2026-Jul-25 13:38 UTC): Death in a Shallow Pond, with David Edmonds |
Theory & PhilosophyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 460 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 40 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Accessible philosophy and critical theory book breakdowns • Marxism and political economy • Black feminist, gender/queer, race theory keywords • decolonial language and discourse analysis • ethics, care, suicide politics, Palestine law/history Description (podcaster-provided): Welcome! My name’s David Guignion and I distill complicated philosophical and theoretical ideas for wide audiences. While ideas are important to help us understand the world, it is even more important to put ideas into action. Some of this channel’s key theoretical and pragmatic influences include, but are not limited to, Marxism, Decolonialization, Feminism, Gender and Queer theory, and Critical Race Theory. Latest episode (2026-Jul-25 08:00 UTC): Paulo Freire's "Pedagogy of the Oppressed" |
Bioethics for the PeopleProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 96 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 38 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Bioethics concepts • clinical ethics dilemmas • AI in medicine, bias, decision-support • organ donation and death determination • autonomy, capacity, DNR, futility, palliative care • research and disability ethics history • reproductive ethics, surrogacy Description (podcaster-provided): Bioethics for the People Podcast is for anyone interested in bioethics. Wait, not sure what bioethics is? We are here to explore that question. Latest episode (2026-Jul-23 20:05 UTC): Dead Donor Rule and Organ Donation |
Philosophy? WTF??Profile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 100 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 23 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): accessible pub chat on philosophy • solipsism and skepticism • language and perspective • selfhood, memory, persistence • human identity amid AI • free will vs determinism, ethics • existentialism, meaning, authenticity, online selves Description (podcaster-provided): What is Philosophy? Why should we bother with it? Sit down with Danny and Dr. Mike in the comfort of their local pub, as they grapple with the big ideas in a unique and accessible way! Dive into our archive of earlier episodes here: https://castbox.fm/channel/id3766780?country=gb Send us an email: [email protected] Check out our article about the podcast here! Get into Mike and Danny's heads for free! https://blog.apaonline.org/2018/10/03/the-philosophy-wtf-podcast-philosophy-outside-academia/ Latest episode (2026-Jul-21 23:00 UTC): Episode 2: Solipsism for Two |
The Contemplative Science PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 79 episodes 2022 to 2026 Median: 32 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): contemplative science bridging Buddhism and neuroscience • mindfulness, compassion, ethics, well-being • predictive processing, agency, consciousness, self • psychotherapy, somatics, pain, grief, end-of-life care • psychedelics, non-duality, rituals, altered states • AI, ecology, social justice Description (podcaster-provided): What can cutting-edge science tell us about spiritual development? And how are ancient contemplative practices helping us to investigate the nature of well-being? On The Contemplative Science Podcast, host Dr. Mark Miller speaks with the real experts, from Monks to Neuroscientists, to get clear on how contemplative practices work and how they might help us improve our lives. Our diverse range of guests will cover everything from mindfulness and wisdom, to sex, death and enlightenment. Latest episode (2026-Jul-21 15:52 UTC): Authentic Intelligence: The Brahma Vihāras and the Future of Secular Dharma w/ Dave Smith |
ElucidationsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 157 episodes 2009 to 2026 Median: 37 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Interview-based philosophy lessons • ethics, virtues, emotions, good life • rights, freedom, free speech, discrimination • political economy: housing, immigration, India, prediction markets • logic, statistics, education, programming, AI • mind, memory, death, pregnancy, gender Description (podcaster-provided): Elucidations is an unexpected philosophy podcast produced in association with Emergent Ventures. Every episode, Matt Teichman temporarily transforms himself back into a student and tries to learn the basics of some topic from a person of philosophical interest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Latest episode (2026-Jul-21 13:34 UTC): Episode 157: Robin Hanson discusses prediction markets |
The UnMute PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 82 episodes 2015 to 2026 Median: 41 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): social & political philosophy interviews • justice, racism, feminism, patriarchy, masculinity • empathy, respect, love, forgiveness, revenge • trauma, grief, memory, repair • social change, democracy, polarization, extremism • decolonialism, Indigenous issues, climate, housing, refugees Description (podcaster-provided): I talk with diverse philosophers about the social and political issues of our day. We learn. We laugh. We plot revolutions. Latest episode (2026-Jul-20 12:07 UTC): Episode 79: Stephen Darwall on Matters of the Heart |
Short & CurlyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 188 episodes 2016 to 2026 Median: 21 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Kids philosophy & ethics dilemmas • fairness, rules, responsibility • truth, lying, promises • identity & names • friendships, exclusion, jealousy • parenting, autonomy • art, beauty, media • animals, stereotypes, welfare • technology & blame • meaning of life, dreams, selfhood Description (podcaster-provided): Short & Curly is the fun and educational ABC Kids and Family podcast that makes philosophy and ethics easy, entertaining, and thought-provoking. Hosted by Molly Daniels, Carl Smith, and philosopher Eleanor Gordon-Smith, the show explores big questions for kids about right and wrong, fairness, truth, knowledge, logic, beauty, and art. Latest episode (2026-Jul-16 17:30 UTC): BITES – Being forced to step out of your comfort zone? |
Then & Now: Philosophy, History & PoliticsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 115 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 24 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy and history (Kant, Hegel, Marx, Spinoza, Stoicism) •Capitalism, consumerism, oligarchy •Fascism, populism, authoritarianism, propaganda •Tech critiques: AI, internet, social media, attention economy, metaverse, robotics •Democracy, immigration, geopolitics Description (podcaster-provided): The Then & Now podcast: audio versions of the Youtube videos on philosophy, history, and politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Latest episode (2026-Jul-15 14:56 UTC): How to Make a Fascist: Part 4 |
Minds Almost MeetingProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 111 episodes 2021 to 2026 Median: 62 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Cross-tradition philosophy–economics dialogues • social theory classics (Plato, Durkheim, Simmel, Orwell, Kafka) • culture politics (woke, cancel culture, activism, protest) • reasoning, persuasion, values, disagreement • modernity, money, state power, war, technology/futures (cryonics, prediction markets) Description (podcaster-provided): Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Latest episode (2026-Jul-12 19:22 UTC): Durkheim, The Division of Labor in Society (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard) |
Working DefinitionProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 12 episodes 2025 to 2026 Median: 59 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophical definitions and analysis • Political philosophy: liberalism, democracy, freedom, politics, equality • Ethics: rights, animals, forgiveness, happiness • Privacy and transparency • Consciousness, AI consciousness, moral status Description (podcaster-provided): The new philosophy podcast! Philosopher Rebecca Lowe talks with philosophical guests about philosophical concepts, with the aim of providing rigorous yet accessible rough working definitions. Latest episode (2026-Jul-11 21:07 UTC): Working Definition episode 12: Animals, with J.P. Andrew |
New Books in PhilosophyProfile • RSS • Apple Podcasts 420 episodes 2011 to 2026 Median: 66 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Scholarly interviews on philosophy books • meaning, reference, language, linguistics • mind, consciousness, cognition, AI, mental representation • philosophy of biology, organisms, evolution • justice, democracy, liberalism • race, gender, decolonial, identity • environmental ethics Description (podcaster-provided): This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Latest episode (2026-Jul-10 08:00 UTC): Daniel Cohnitz and Jussi Haukioja, "Foundations for Metasemantics" (Oxford UP, 2025) |
Ethical MachinesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 97 episodes 2024 to 2026 Median: 48 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): AI ethics beyond hype • LLM limits: bias, hallucinations, reliability • agentic AI safeguards, responsibility gaps • governance, standards, regulation • prediction, power, autonomy, manipulation • AI in science, education, writing • labor impacts, meaning • military uses, cyber risk, surveillance • environmental and social costs • personhood, moral worth, intelligence, alignment/AGI risk Description (podcaster-provided): I have to roll my eyes at the constant click bait headlines on technology and ethics. Latest episode (2026-Jul-02 05:05 UTC): Season Finale: AI Paradoxes |
Examining EthicsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 98 episodes 2015 to 2026 Median: 30 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Moral philosophy tools • justice, policing, law, civic life • rules vs discretion • democracy, equality, deliberation • tech bias, surveillance, misinformation • climate ethics, wildlife • race, gender, disability, reproduction • emotions, forgiveness, offense, swearing, comedy • ethics education, virtues, games, ethics bowls • moral circle incl. animals and AI Description (podcaster-provided): Examining Ethics is an ethics podcast produced by The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University. Everybody wrestles with questions about ethics. Some of those questions are easy to figure out. Should I murder someone? No! But other questions are more difficult to answer. Examining Ethics doesn’t provide answers to these ethical dilemmas, but instead leaves listeners with tools and ideas from some of the biggest names in moral philosophy and ethics. Academic philosophy and ethics can sometimes be difficult to understand, and our accessible, open-minded content bridges the gap between scholars and everyone else. Examining Ethics is hosted and produced by Christiane Wisehart. Latest episode (2026-Jul-01 02:28 UTC): Jake Monaghan: Just Policing |
Bioethics in the MarginsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 45 episodes 2021 to 2026 Median: 49 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Structural inequity in healthcare • Racial justice, disability, LGBTQ ethics • AI and health technology bias • Genomics, race myths, polygenic scores • Immigrant health, detention, sanctuary • Reproductive justice • Carceral systems, policing, capital punishment • Corporate determinants, disaster policy Description (podcaster-provided): Who we are: We are a collaborative of bioethics scholars interested in creating a more inclusive space to explore topics relevant to bioethics and the medical humanities while advancing equity and social change/restitution. Although we found our shared interests through our membership in the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Race Affinity Group, we are independent of ASBH and any other organization. The views expressed in this podcast are our own and the speakers and do not represent our employers, institutions, or professional societies. Mission: Bioethics in the Margins aims to include topics, guests and audiences who are not always highlighted in mainstream bioethics discourse. We will focus on structural inequity and the role bioethics can play in social change. We aim to move beyond traditional bioethics frameworks and intentionally draw on intersectionality, social justice, racial justice, disability ethics, women, LGBTQ ethics, and topics specific to Black, immigrant/refugee, Native American, Latinx populations. Latest episode (2026-Jun-30 00:00 UTC): Disparities in Healthcare Delivery with Dr. Liz Chuang |
The Stoic Question: Philosophy and PsychologyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 80 episodes 2022 to 2026 Median: 56 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Stoic philosophy applied to psychotherapy and coaching • anger, anxiety, stress, resilience, empathy, burnout • wisdom, skepticism, Socratic method • relationships, boundaries, codependency, people-pleasing • Marcus Aurelius/Seneca • ancient Greek/Roman history, democracy, war, death Description (podcaster-provided): Donald Robertson, author of How to Think Like a Roman Emperor and How to Think Like Socrates, explores the meeting point of Stoicism, philosophy, psychology, psychotherapy, and the art of living through solo reflections and conversations with leading experts on anger, anxiety, resilience, self-improvement, and how to live well. Latest episode (2026-Jun-25 14:23 UTC): The Rivalry of Athens and Sparta |
Life From Plato's CaveProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 62 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 77 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): interdisciplinary Plato’s Cave lens • philosophy of truth, learning, development • art/film/image-thinking • science & communication: physics, astronomy, geology, neuroscience • technology, social media, distraction, disinformation • climate crisis, activism, rights of nature • trauma, racism, education, medicine, spirituality Description (podcaster-provided): A course in interdisciplinarity by Mario Veen. In each episode I travel through Plato's Allegory of the Cave together with a guide. Together, we examine the question of what it means to learn, grow and develop in life on earth. We do so from a new perspective every time. You can use this course to study whatever interests you through the lens of philosophy, film, art, physics, spirituality and many more. All you need is the willingness to think things through and the openness to have your preconceived notions challenged. Latest episode (2026-Jun-25 11:30 UTC): 57- Artificial Intelligence with Daniel Ross |
BJPS Short ReadsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 38 episodes 2021 to 2026 Median: 9 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy of science and epistemology • causation, explanation, modeling, scientific realism • probability, Bayesianism, decision-making under uncertainty • quantum mechanics, time’s arrow, black holes • social epistemology, peer review, science policy and funding • mind, computation, biology, medicine Description (podcaster-provided): BJPS articles, but shorter. Also louder. Latest episode (2026-Jun-24 05:00 UTC): Getting to Basecamp with Everettian Quantum Mechanics |
In the CAVE: An Ethics PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 42 episodes 2022 to 2026 Median: 27 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): applied ethics and moral agency • AI ethics: alignment, copyright, authorship, education, work, robots • digital media, empathy, attention, radicalisation • bioethics: pregnancy, uterus transplant, conscientious objection, devices • food/animal/conservation ethics • race, religion, human rights, identity, belief and cognition Description (podcaster-provided): In the CAVE: An ethics podcast, is back with Season 7 of the show! Join your hosts, Professor Paul Formosa and Distinguished Professor Wendy Rogers, from the Macquarie University Ethics and Agency Research Centre, as they explore a range of philosophical topics focused on the question of how we can live well as moral agents in an ethically complex world. Latest episode (2026-Jun-23 18:09 UTC): Can bacteria make decisions? Exploring cognition in nonneural organisms, with Dr Matthew Sims |
Ideas MatterProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 33 episodes 2021 to 2026 Median: 62 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): political philosophy and intellectual history • liberalism/post‑liberalism, communitarianism, socialism/Marxism • Australian politics: liberalism, unions, industrial relations • Chinese thought: Confucianism, Daoism, cosmopolitanism, academia • classic texts: Plato, Aristotle, Rousseau, Kant, Nietzsche, Freud, Machiavelli • masculinity/manosphere ideologies Description (podcaster-provided): A podcast where two mates discuss philosophy, politics and intellectual history, because Ideas Matter. Latest episode (2026-Jun-23 11:40 UTC): The Rise and Fall of Australian Liberalism: A Conversation with Prof. Judith Brett AM |
Practical StoicismProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 21 episodes 2026 Median: 17 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): orthodox practical Stoicism • virtue, justice, roles • anger regulation, parenting, endurance/resilience • decision-making framework • resisting slogans, groupthink, “manosphere” distortions • ethics debates: laws, war, relativism, sex work, AI and purpose • journaling/self-examination Description (podcaster-provided): Stoicism the pursuit of perfect moral character. If this is not what you understand the objective of Stoicism to be, then you do not understand Stoicism properly. If you would like to understand Stoicism properly, you should join Stoic author and public philosopher Tanner O. Campbell, every week, right here, to explore various aspect of Stoicism from an orthodox, but practical perspective. Practical Stoicism is 100% independently owned, entirely ad-free, and produced by a real live human being who knows what he's talking about. Latest episode (2026-Jun-06 16:00 UTC): Are Laws Un-Stoic? |
AITEC Philosophy PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 35 episodes 2023 to 2026 Median: 65 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): AI ethics and philosophy • LLM understanding, intentionality, theory of mind • cognitive offloading, deskilling, education • manipulation, surveillance, biometrics • VR/simulated realities, identity • human-technology relations, wellbeing, relationships, medical AI bioethics Description (podcaster-provided): Welcome to AITEC Podcast, where we explore the ethical side of AI and emerging tech. Latest episode (2026-May-26 23:07 UTC): #34 John MacCormick: Can Machines Think Like Us? |
The Free Will ShowProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 125 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 42 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): free will debates • determinism vs libertarianism • moral responsibility, blame, moral luck • agency, action theory, abilities • time travel, self-prediction, simulation hypothesis • physics, neuroscience, AI responsibility • theology: divine freedom, providence, evil, grace, sin, prayer • historical philosophers on freedom Description (podcaster-provided): Do any of us really have free will? What does it mean to have free will, anyway? Is free will compatible with determinism? Hasn’t science disproved free will? How could we have free will if God exists and foreknows everything that we will ever do? The Free Will Show provides a beginner-friendly introduction to the topic of free will while at the same time exposing listeners to cutting-edge developments on the topic. Hosted by a couple of philosophers, Taylor Cyr and Matt Flummer, The Free Will Show features interviews with guests on a diverse array of issues relating to free will, including issues in science and theology. thefreewillshow.com Latest episode (2026-May-25 10:00 UTC): Episode 120: Nonbasic Action with Mikayla Kelley |
thinking bodies: a feminist philosophy podcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 10 episodes 2024 to 2026 Median: 65 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Feminist philosophy via conversations and voice clips • Trans philosophy, transphobic violence, “deceiver” stereotype, reality enforcement • Trust and anti-trust • Purity/impurity, separation • Epistemic violence, silencing • Embodiment, bodily comportment • Emotional expression politics • Philosophy conferences and community spaces Description (podcaster-provided): thinking bodies is a feminist philosophy podcast for newcomers and lifelong learners of feminist philosophy. Drs Anna Mudde and Kristin Rodier crowd source voice clips from feminist philosophers (broadly construed) and use them to bring concepts to life. We are doing philosophy conversations differently, one episode at a time. Latest episode (2026-May-24 09:00 UTC): SE02 E04: Field notes: Featuring Riley Lewicki, Alanah Mortlock with special guest Amy Marvin |
Conversations at the CenterProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 16 episodes 2024 to 2026 Median: 34 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy of science research • science and values, value-freedom, impartial inquiry • social epistemology, modeling, pluralistic ignorance • misinformation, conspiracy theories, deception • philosophy of physics, relativity, quantum theory • philosophy of biology/medicine, pain, reproductive equity • cognition, attention, perception Description (podcaster-provided): The mission of the Center for Philosophy of Science is to foster the development of the best, new work in philosophy of science. In so far as the flourishing of philosophy of science internationally will generate more of the best work in philosophy of science, The Center seeks to propagate an understanding of the methods and achievements of this work to a broader academic audience. Latest episode (2026-May-15 14:00 UTC): Conversations at the Center: Science and Values |
Moral MinorityProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 27 episodes 2024 to 2026 Median: 93 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): moral foundations and normativity • existentialism and moral psychology • political philosophy: Marxism, liberal socialism, fascism • critical theory and culture industry • ethical literary/art criticism • faith, responsibility, identity, modernity Description (podcaster-provided): Moral Minority is a podcast on moral philosophy and the problem of moral foundations. Why does morality matter? What grounds the moral principles to which we appeal when making judgments about right and wrong, justice and injustice? Do we have good grounds for making the judgments we do make–in our everyday lives, our relationships, our work, or in politics? And if not, where does that leave us? Latest episode (2026-May-05 11:00 UTC): Moral of the Story: Hannah Smart on Meat Puppets |
Plato's Pod: Dialogues on the works of PlatoProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 77 episodes 2021 to 2026 Median: 112 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Plato dialogue analysis • virtue, justice, law, constitutions, leadership • soul, reason, motion, time • language, truth, perception, Forms • cosmology, geometry, number, measurement • modern links: technology, AI, politics, science, modern Platonists Description (podcaster-provided): Welcome to Plato's Pod, a podcast of discussions on the dialogues of Plato, the philosopher and geometer who wrote nearly 2,400 years ago. Hosted by amateur philosopher James Myers, the first four seasons of the podcast featured group discussions and some incredible insights on many of Plato's works. Now in our fifth season, we continue to probe the philosophy of Plato's dialogues, with invited guests discussing selected topics and applying the timeless philosophical principles to contemporary issues and circumstances. Latest episode (2026-Apr-13 01:41 UTC): Alfred North Whitehead, Part 2: The Mathematician Who Added Plato to Modern Science |
Sutras & Stuff: A Philosophy PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 31 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 15 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Indian philosophy via Sanskrit texts • Nyāya reasoning, debate, skepticism, materialism • karma, mantra, dharma loanwords • Buddhism: Nāgārjuna, Śāntideva, compassion • language/meaning, ritual commands • medicine, contagion, expertise, COVID-19 • cross-cultural links with Chinese, Western, feminist thought Description (podcaster-provided): In this informal bite-sized podcast, we'll talk about a range of ideas found in Indian philosophy, along with their connections to the modern day. Your host is a philosopher who reads Sanskrit texts and thinks about how the modern and premodern are intertwined. Latest episode (2026-Apr-11 20:53 UTC): S3 E4: Christine Tan |
The New ThinkeryProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 264 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 64 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): political philosophy and history • close readings of Plato, Aristotle, Strauss, Heidegger, Kierkegaard, medieval Islamic and Jewish thought • virtue, justice, reason–revelation • literature and film analysis • liberal/classical education debates • modernity, technology, culture Description (podcaster-provided): The New Thinkery is a podcast devoted to political philosophy and its history, along with its many guises in literature, film, and human experience generally. Named after Socrates' infamous "Thinkery" in Aristophanes' Clouds, The New Thinkery strikes a balance between the seriousness of academia and the playfulness of casual conversation among friends. Latest episode (2026-Mar-31 09:00 UTC): Panel: David Bolotin's On Plato's Republic: The 1988 Lecture Notes |
Mysterium TremendumProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 180 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 12 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy of religion • divine hiddenness, silence, unbelief • problem of evil and suffering • faith, reason, skepticism • God and reality through major philosophers • death, love, virtue, holidays • literature and cultural reflections Description (podcaster-provided): Mysterium Tremendum is a philosophy of religion podcast exploring the depths of the human heart, the exaltations of the soul, and the mystery of God. Latest episode (2026-Mar-21 06:21 UTC): Introducing Mysterium Tremendum |
Thoughts: Philosophy UntangledProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 77 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 39 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): expert interviews on philosophy • epistemology, truth, evidence, disinformation • political theory: democracy, civil disobedience, anarchism, rights • ethics: war, care, oppression, pornography, children • metaphysics, mind, language, logic, science, maths • nature, indigenous kinship, art, Stoicism, Spinoza Description (podcaster-provided): A Podcast Created by Glasgow University Philosophy Students. In every episode, we explore a different philosophical topic with the help of an expert. Whether you're new to philosophy or already love the subject, we look forward to embarking on this philosophical journey together! Latest episode (2026-Mar-13 15:00 UTC): Ep. 67 Disinformation ft. Mona Simion |
Five Minute PhilosophyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 84 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 5 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): short introductions to key philosophical ideas •metaphysics/science: laws, causation, possible worlds, idealism •mind/knowledge: consciousness, self-knowledge, scepticism •ethics/aesthetics/politics: virtue, liberty, ideology, art •religion/theology: God, secularism, heresy Description (podcaster-provided): A philosophy podcast with simple five minute episodes, making philosophy accessible for people of all ages, backgrounds and experience! Latest episode (2026-Mar-12 20:23 UTC): Laws of Nature (Fred Collings) |
The London Lecture SeriesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 56 episodes 2022 to 2026 Median: 87 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy lectures on mental health and madness • memory, trauma, forgiveness, identity • ethics of empathy, moralism, anger, shame • social equality, feminism, race, decolonising thought • democracy, public philosophy • philosophy–science relations, AI, technology shaping personal histories Description (podcaster-provided): What is mental health? Can we make sense of psychosis? What’s the connection between mental health and concepts including race & evolution? Latest episode (2026-Mar-06 17:00 UTC): Wittgenstein and his impact upon Anglophone philosophy, Peter Hacker |
Select EpisodesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 83 episodes 2007 to 2026 Median: 50 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy discussions on ethics and politics • women philosophers and feminist thought • social justice, liberalism, inequality • science vs scientism, knowledge and bias • mind, perception, humility, online discourse • technology ethics: AI, robots, VR, driverless cars • cosmology and physics basics Description (podcaster-provided): A selection of episodes from the program that questions everything... except your intelligence. Learn more and access the complete archive at www.philosophytalk.org. Latest episode (2026-Mar-01 22:58 UTC): "Select Episodes" is ending |
Philosophy Talk StartersProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 537 episodes 2015 to 2026 Median: 10 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy bite-sizes • major philosophers and global traditions • ethics, virtue, meaning, narrative • mind, consciousness, perception • logic, paradoxes • social justice, gender, privacy, civil disobedience • art, music, architecture • AI, simulation, quantum weirdness • climate and well-being Description (podcaster-provided): Bite-size episodes from the program that questions everything... except your intelligence. Learn more and access complete episodes at www.philosophytalk.org. Latest episode (2026-Mar-01 20:00 UTC): The End of the Starters |
Philosophically SpeakingProfile • RSS • Apple Podcasts 6 episodes 2026 Median: 35 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Political and social philosophy scholarship • Ethical duties to global poor and future • AI predictive policing and big-data justice • Discrimination law, privilege, protected groups • Privacy rights and morally wrongful questions • Political lying and democratic harms Description (podcaster-provided): A show presenting the best new scholarship in political and social philosophy, featuring lively conversations with leading thinkers. Join hosts Jeffrey Howard and Emily McTernan as they explore some of the thorniest ethical questions of our time. Latest episode (2026-Feb-25 09:00 UTC): “Ineffective Altruism” with Leif Wenar |
Walter Veit PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 54 episodes 2023 to 2026 Median: 40 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Naturalistic philosophy and critique of analytic methods•Evolutionary approaches to consciousness, agency, animal minds•Animal welfare and sentience•Evolutionary theory: natural selection, multicellularity•Bioethics: enhancement, inequality, effective altruism, nihilism Description (podcaster-provided): Dr. Walter Veit is a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Reading. This podcast features conversations, interviews, talks, and lectures about philosophy, science, as well as his own research. Latest episode (2026-Feb-19 17:00 UTC): What to do with a meaningless life? |
Proceedings of the Aristotelian SocietyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 187 episodes 2012 to 2026 Median: 53 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Contemporary academic philosophy talks • epistemology, rationality, testimony, deference • ethics, moral responsibility, moral demands, rights • metaphysics, ontology, vagueness • philosophy of mind, perception, selfhood • historical figures: Aristotle, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Malebranche • logic, decision theory, philosophy of science • aesthetics, photography, art Description (podcaster-provided): The Aristotelian Society, founded in 1880, meets fortnightly in London to hear and discuss talks given by leading philosophers from a broad range of philosophical traditions. The papers read at the Society’s meetings are published in the Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society. The mission of the Society is to make philosophy widely available to the general public, and the Aristotelian Society Podcast Series represents our latest initiative in furthering this goal. The audio podcasts of our talks are produced by Backdoor Broadcasting Company in conjunction with the Institute of Philosophy, University of London. Please visit our website to learn more about us and our publications: http://www.aristoteliansociety.org.uk Latest episode (2026-Feb-16 19:33 UTC): 19/01/2026: Lewis Ross, Are Philosophers Absurd? Progress, Testimony & Dividing Labour |
Patterson in PursuitProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 205 episodes 2016 to 2026 Median: 34 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Real-world philosophy interviews • Christianity, Catholicism, Trinity, love and Platonism • metaphysics of patterns, mind, consciousness, idealism • philosophy of mathematics, paradoxes, discrete calculus • AI, souls, robots • power, rights, Marxism • Bitcoin origins/conspiracies Description (podcaster-provided): Philosophy in the real world. Interviewing intellectuals across the globe. Grappling with the biggest ideas. Latest episode (2026-Feb-12 14:14 UTC): Ep. 115 - Simon Dixon on Bitcoin, Epstein, and Whether BTC was Hijacked |
The Philosopher & The NewsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 51 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 58 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy lenses on current affairs • US politics, Trumpism, polarization • political violence, extremism, conspiracy • war, international law, regime change • free speech, universities, media • climate ethics, Anthropocene • AI, metaverse, biotech • public health ethics, vaccines Description (podcaster-provided): Leading philosophers bring to the surface the ideas hidden behind the biggest news stories. Latest episode (2026-Feb-02 04:00 UTC): Has Trump Proved Realists Right? |
The Labyrinth: critical theory, culture, and politicsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 35 episodes 2022 to 2026 Median: 27 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): critical theory on digital culture, influencer ecosystems, and political spectacle • capitalism, consumerism, self-help commodification, narcissism • right-wing radicalization, Trump-era politics, conservative media figures • AI, post-truth, systems of control • Lacan/Deleuze consciousness, identity, desire Description (podcaster-provided): chaotically curious. tragically confused. simulated enigma. i write about the thing. Latest episode (2026-Jan-09 23:19 UTC): The New Radical Centrist |
Ethics and EducationProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 41 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 26 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): ethical issues in K-12 and higher education • teaching practice and classroom dilemmas • trust, mentoring, and political disclosure • equity, access, and admissions • sex education and sexual assault • charter schools, strikes, punishment, prison education Description (podcaster-provided): How should we be thinking about ethical questions in education? Conversations and features with philosophers and education researchers. From classroom dilemmas to policy decisions, K-12 through higher ed. Latest episode (2026-Jan-07 17:12 UTC): Philosophy With (and for) Children | (K-12) |
Microphilosophy with Julian BagginiProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 40 episodes 2011 to 2026 Median: 23 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosopher interviews and live salons • thinking skills: humility, charity, evidence, anger • cross‑cultural philosophy: Confucianism, Buddhism, self • politics: freedom, harmony, hierarchy, equality, anarchism • ethics, religion, AI, art Description (podcaster-provided): Diverse discussions with philosophers worth listening to. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Latest episode (2026-Jan-01 00:01 UTC): An Interview with Martin Parr |
Majesty of Reason Philosophy PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 171 episodes 2021 to 2025 Median: 81 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy of religion debates • God’s existence arguments (fine-tuning, ontological, contingency, kalam) • problem of evil, divine hiddenness, miracles, resurrection • mind-body physicalism vs dualism, souls • free will, foreknowledge, Molinism • debunking arguments, ethics (sexual ethics, effective altruism, charity) • academic philosophy methods/publishing, argument analysis • infinity paradoxes, causal finitism Description (podcaster-provided): A podcast that explains, analyzes, and evaluates philosophical issues. Buckle up for philosophy of religion, metaphysics, and philosophy of time. Latest episode (2025-Dec-21 20:30 UTC): Pascal's Wager: A Crash Course |
Dare to know! | Philosophy PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 41 episodes 2020 to 2025 Median: 85 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophical interviews with experts • Kant scholarship: mind, autonomy, anthropology, religion, emotions • Chomsky-focused philosophy of language, cognition, linguistics, evolution • philosophy of law: rule of law, natural law • food aesthetics, taste, recipes, eating science, local food ethics • climate crisis and comparative Eastern–Western thought • animal morality, evolution, human nature • open society, identity, social ontology • corporate sustainability and governance Description (podcaster-provided): In this show we will try to explore deeply philosophical questions & the work of important philosophers. The aim is to have a philosophical dialogue with experts in their fields. Latest episode (2025-Dec-09 20:33 UTC): The Open Society in the Age of Identity - Frank Hindriks |
Philosophy 24/7Profile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 47 episodes 2016 to 2025 Median: 19 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): moral and political philosophy interviews • responsibility, justice, autonomy in health • privacy, surveillance, AI and robots • discrimination, class, beauty norms • democracy, citizenship, rights, reparations • meaning, love, addiction, psychedelics • animals, sport, war, sacred places Description (podcaster-provided): Concise interviews with leading philosophers about moral, political and social issues. Latest episode (2025-Nov-16 17:40 UTC): Which lives deserve commemorating? |
Parker's PenséesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 291 episodes 2020 to 2025 Median: 74 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy/theology interviews • Stoicism and Christianity • arguments for God, problem of evil, souls • metaphilosophy, analytic vs continental • consciousness, panpsychism, AI/AGI, simulation hypothesis • sci‑fi/fantasy philosophy (Tolkien, Dune) • notebooks/commonplace books • politics/CRT, epistemology/deepfakes Description (podcaster-provided): Become a Paid Subscriber to listen to ad free episodes: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/parkers-pensees/subscribe Latest episode (2025-Oct-24 12:18 UTC): Ep. 286 - Stoicism, Christianity, and Sports w/Dr. Michael Tremblay |
Mind to MindProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 3 episodes 2022 to 2025 Median: 112 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy of mind interviews • Consciousness theories • Representation, intentionality, introspection • Phenomenal consciousness debates, illusionism • Sensation vs perception, blindsight • Artificial agents, large language models, artificial consciousness • Digital ecology and misinformation pollution Description (podcaster-provided): Philosopher Keith Frankish interviews leading philosophers of mind and cognitive scientists Latest episode (2025-Oct-12 19:51 UTC): 3: Anna Strasser |
Upon ReflectionProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 17 episodes 2019 to 2025 Median: 34 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): reflective reasoning and dual-process intuition vs reflection • measurement and psychometrics of reflection tests • links between reflection, philosophy, morality, religiosity/atheism • implicit bias and debiasing • decision-making in humans and AI Description (podcaster-provided): A podcast about what we think as well as how and why we think it. Latest episode (2025-Oct-08 16:00 UTC): Ep. 16: Strategic Reflectivism |
Thales’ WellProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 61 episodes 2018 to 2025 Median: 60 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy interviews across ancient/continental/analytic traditions • politics, equality, freedom, ethics, education • science/technology critiques: AI, posthumanism, blockchain, objectivity • literature/film analysis, horror • propaganda, conspiracy, post-truth • social issues: capitalism, consent, trauma, social work Description (podcaster-provided): A podcast exploring Philosophy, Politics, Current Affairs, Literature and Film. Latest episode (2025-Sep-16 14:46 UTC): On Jacques Rancière with Stuart Blaney |
The Popperian PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 52 episodes 2020 to 2025 Median: 76 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Karl Popper’s philosophy and life • critical rationalism, falsification, induction debates • W.W. Bartley and pancritical rationalism • open society, tolerance, liberalism • demarcation problem, pseudoscience • Popper’s views on evolution, quantum mechanics, historiography of science Description (podcaster-provided): Interviewing academics, professionals and other experts, The Popperian Podcast is a monthly podcast where Jed Lea-Henry looks into the philosophy and life of Karl Popper. Latest episode (2025-Sep-14 08:10 UTC): #52 – W.W. Bartley and his Critics |
Ethical Theory ReviewProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 12 episodes 2020 to 2025 Median: 57 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Ethical theory debates • virtue signaling and moral discourse • moral responsibility, blame, determinism, AI • fanaticism and moral emotions • veganism and free‑riding • Confucian flourishing • grief ethics • genetic identity in reproduction • race, hope, religion, meaning Description (podcaster-provided): Critical Discussions of recent articles in ethics and practical philosophy. Latest episode (2025-Sep-12 16:32 UTC): Virtue Signaling, Grandstanding, and Judging Others |
Plato's CaveProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 84 episodes 2020 to 2025 Median: 84 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy reading-group discussions • consciousness debates: hard problem, materialism, epiphenomenalism, Mary thought experiment • anger, blame, forgiveness, empathy • moral responsibility, free will, determinism • political philosophy: equality, liberty, Marx, rights, restorative justice • existentialist literature Description (podcaster-provided): I'm Jordan Myers and I'm a PhD student studying philosophy at USC. Plato's Cave is my attempt to exit... well, the cave. It's a philosophy podcast meant to help me guide my ascent to the real world, the truth, the place where life is worth living; and apparently that means giving up a regular job with good pay to pursue the security of the academic job market - the philosophy job market nonetheless! Join me on my journey as I cover philosophical works and speak with the best philosophical minds I can convince to come on the show! Latest episode (2025-Aug-31 11:00 UTC): Ep. 78 - Identity Arguments for Materialism: David Papineau (Consciousness pt. 5) |
A Million Little GodsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 35 episodes 2015 to 2025 Median: 41 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy of uncertainty • selfhood and consciousness • science and epistemology • race as social/scientific category • statistics, Bayesian modeling, machine learning • language and categorization • morality, aesthetics, cultural judgment • Catholic theology vs modernity • Argentine political history and ideology Description (podcaster-provided): A Million Little Gods: A podcast on the consolation of uncertainty. It's about being of two—or more—minds about things and being okay with that. Hosted by Aaron Gowen of the Institute for English and American Studies at the University of Hamburg. amillionlittlegods.com Latest episode (2025-Aug-08 20:17 UTC): Book 3: Introduction – Part Two |
NeuroDivingProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 8 episodes 2023 to 2025 Median: 35 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): autism philosophy • theory of mind myths and tests • empathy in autism • critiques of deficit/pathology paradigms • double empathy problem, monotropism, interoception • pseudoscience, falsifiability, replication issues • values in research • empathy and morality Description (podcaster-provided): a philosophy podcast about neurodivergence Latest episode (2025-Aug-07 10:00 UTC): Episode 7: "Deliberative Empathy" |
Bio(un)ethicalProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 22 episodes 2023 to 2025 Median: 81 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Bioethics and philosophy in medicine and public health • research oversight, IRBs, risk/benefit • race, algorithms, social epistemology • pandemic prevention and resource allocation • end-of-life and aid-in-dying • AI, existential risk, gene editing Description (podcaster-provided): The podcast where we question existing norms in medicine, science, and public health. Latest episode (2025-Jul-14 18:00 UTC): #21 Bryan Carmody: Are doctor shortages real? |
Owls at DawnProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 100 episodes 2019 to 2025 Median: 97 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy, ethics, and political theory • Marxism, liberalism, nihilism • theology and religion (Calvin, Job, Christianity) • war, empire, Israel–Palestine • AI, money, streaming, NFTs • film, TV, music, sports, gambling Description (podcaster-provided): Two dudes from SoCal who studied philosophy, politics, and religion around the globe who decided to start a podcast where we could bullshit with impunity. Latest episode (2025-May-27 04:58 UTC): "Was Marx a Moral Philosopher?" - OaD Ep. 195 |
Stoa Conversations: Stoicism AppliedProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 183 episodes 2022 to 2025 Median: 52 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Stoic philosophy applied • ancient texts (Epictetus, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, Cicero) • virtue, happiness, indifferents • ethics and moral dilemmas • anger, forgiveness, desire, self-mastery • attention, metacognition, epistemology • resilience amid adversity, risk, money, politics • Stoicism vs Buddhism/Epicureanism/Nietzsche Description (podcaster-provided): Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay discuss how to build resilience, develop virtue, and make sense of the world through Stoic philosophy. Latest episode (2025-May-13 05:00 UTC): Wrestling with Stoic Ethics: Cicero's On Ends V (Episode 183) |
The Philosopher's NestProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 61 episodes 2022 to 2025 Median: 23 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): graduate philosophy student interviews • research across ethics, epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, social/political philosophy • AI/robot ethics, law, religion • grad school life: admissions, publishing, teaching, wellbeing, academia experiences Description (podcaster-provided): The Philosopher's Nest is a podcast created by Kyle van Oosterum and Lewis Williams, two graduate students in philosophy at the University of Oxford. Our podcast is dedicated to showcasing the work, insights, and experiences of graduate students in philosophy. In each episode we talk with a different graduate philosophy student about their research and their views on the discipline of philosophy as it is practised today. Latest episode (2025-May-12 11:08 UTC): S3E13 -Bonus Episode: What was the Highlight of your PhD? |
In Our Time: PhilosophyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 157 episodes 1998 to 2025 Median: 42 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophers and classic texts • ethics and virtue • political philosophy: justice, sovereignty, democracy • economics: markets, planning, consumption • mind, consciousness, perception, phenomenology • religion, theology, reason • education, law, power, rhetoric • history, time, selfhood Description (podcaster-provided): From Altruism to Wittgenstein, philosophers, theories and key themes. Latest episode (2025-Apr-24 09:15 UTC): Maurice Merleau-Ponty |
Phi on New YorkProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 9 episodes 2021 to 2025 Median: 63 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy of city life • Urban meaning and existentialism • New York politics and governance • Rights to the city • Civic engagement, elections, voting reforms • Development, space, ecology • Social justice: food, hunger, #MeToo Description (podcaster-provided): The Phi on New York podcast deciphers the words that city's philosophers (and other prophets) have written on the subway walls. Through in-depth conversations about the ideas, issues, and challenges that shape lives of New Yorkers, we try to understand what the city is and what it might become. Latest episode (2025-Mar-13 00:59 UTC): Meaning in the City: Shane Epting on Urban Existentialism |
Ethics in Action PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 39 episodes 2018 to 2025 Median: 57 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Applied ethics debates • brain-computer interfaces, neurotechnology, neurorights, brain data privacy • AI, consciousness, governance • transhumanism/cyborgs • future of work, UBI, meaningful work • war, diplomacy, international order • race, monuments, education • public health triage • psychiatric ethics Description (podcaster-provided): Part of UMass Boston’s Philosophy Department, the Applied Ethics Center promotes research, teaching, and awareness of ethics in public life. In this podcast, Applied Ethics Center Director Nir Eisikovits hosts conversations on the intersection of ethics, politics, and technology. Latest episode (2025-Feb-18 21:24 UTC): Neural Decoding: A Conversation with Stephen Rainey |
Open Door PhilosophyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 100 episodes 2021 to 2025 Median: 58 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): accessible philosophy applied to life • self and identity across ancient, early modern, existentialist views • love, beauty, happiness, hope • virtue, character, moral relativism • political philosophy, justice, property, war ethics • religion, God, religious experience • Eastern traditions, major philosophers, philosophy-literature connections Description (podcaster-provided): Andrew has a degree in philosophy, Taylor is working on a degree in philosophy, and Mr. Parsons taught philosophy to them both. Together they explore philosophy and its application to life, so come along! The door is always open. Open Door Philosophy on Open Door Philosophy on Instagram @opendoorphilosophyOpen Door Philosophy website at opendoorphilosophy.comContact us via email at [email protected] Latest episode (2025-Feb-11 06:00 UTC): Ep. 96 The End |
Peter Westmoreland PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 30 episodes 2024 Median: 43 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): 1990s pop culture through philosophy • authenticity, selling out, punk values • humor, bullshit, memory, time • feminism, epistemic violence, sexuality, AIDS/HIV, PrEP • science, climate change • politics, scandals, cities, sports, music, art censorship Description (podcaster-provided): Host Peter Westmoreland entertains philosophy and pop culture ideas with guests and friends. Latest episode (2024-Dec-25 11:00 UTC): Exile in 90sville | Season Finale |
Mind ChatProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 28 episodes 2021 to 2024 Median: 116 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Consciousness debates: panpsychism, illusionism, materialism, dualism, idealism • Mind–reality link: perception, predictive processing, controlled hallucination • Free will and agency • Physics, emergence, IIT • Simulation hypotheses, psychedelics, mysticism • Philosophy of science realism/instrumentalism Description (podcaster-provided): Philip Goff is a philosopher who thinks consciousness pervades the universe. Keith Frankish is a philosopher who thinks consciousness* doesn't even exist. From their very different perspectives, Keith and Philip interview leading scientists and philosophers of consciousness, engaging and debating in a friendly way in pursuit of truth. Mind Chat aims to be highly accessible, allowing those with no background in science and/or philosophy to get a grip on the cutting edge of the field. Latest episode (2024-Dec-10 18:30 UTC): Andy Clark: The Experience Machine |
Out of the TowerProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 10 episodes 2020 to 2024 Median: 38 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy in tech and practical skills gaps • Ethics, law, and social impacts of emergent technologies and Big Tech • VR-based trauma healing and wellness • NFTs and digital art markets • Workplace culture and spirituality • Satire, politics, pandemic emotions, disability inclusion in sports Description (podcaster-provided): Podcast by Out of the Tower Latest episode (2024-Dec-08 00:00 UTC): Ep. 10 - Serenity through VRenity: Driving Wellness with VR |
SCI PHI PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 101 episodes 2017 to 2024 Median: 79 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Interviews with philosophers of science • scientific methodology, rationality, induction, Bayesianism • causation, modeling, explanation • science–values, ethics, policy, public trust • case studies: neuroscience, psychiatry, medicine, biology, AI, physics, astronomy Description (podcaster-provided): SCI PHI is a weekly philosophy of science podcast featuring interviews with prominent and up-and-coming philosophers of science who engage with scientists in interesting ways. Latest episode (2024-Nov-26 19:54 UTC): Episode 101: David Thorstad |
The Morality of Everyday Things: An Everyday Philosophy PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 83 episodes 2020 to 2024 Median: 44 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): accessible moral philosophy • everyday ethical dilemmas • political economy: wealth inequality, taxes, UBI, housing • democracy and voting ethics • work, happiness, meaning, suffering • religion and moral authority • AI risks and understanding • media narratives • free speech/censorship • public policy ethics: medicine pricing, strikes, lockdowns, vaccines, refugees, euthanasia • pop-culture thought experiments Description (podcaster-provided): The Morality of Everyday Things is a philosophy podcast (top 0.1% most listened to, in fact!) that guides you through the moral questions we may all wonder in life, from "Should billionaires exist?" to "Is God a good thing?" Join Jake and Ant, two friends who studied philosophy, politics, and economics at Oxford before founding Stasher.com together, as they still find time to enjoy philosophy in their sparetime when they break down the key arguments on these and other everyday ethical issues. Latest episode (2024-Oct-24 09:45 UTC): What is happiness? What form matters? Part 1 - Season teaser drop! |
Wisdom at WorkProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 43 episodes 2020 to 2024 Median: 77 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophers’ career transitions beyond academia • Practical philosophy in business, government, tech • Ethics, AI, ideology, culture wars • UX/phenomenology, metaverse • Habits, authenticity, stoicism • Climate policy, immigration justice • Philosophical counseling, coaching, entrepreneurship Description (podcaster-provided): What is the value of philosophy in everyday life and work? Latest episode (2024-Oct-01 14:22 UTC): Episode #41: From Google to Meta and Back: Aaron Kagan on “Study Abroad” in the Metaverse |
Microdosing PhilosophyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 34 episodes 2020 to 2024 Median: 9 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): classical philosophy survey • Plato, Aristotle, Hellenistic schools, Plotinus • ethics: utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics • Kant vs Hume • logic basics: propositions, syllogisms, validity/soundness • rhetoric: Aristotle, Bitzer, Booth • Greek divination and mythic seers Description (podcaster-provided): I will discuss some of the great philosophers and their ideas on ethics and metaphysics. Classcial philosphy is always my starting point; Plato and Aristotle will start things, but I will discuss various Hellenistic schools, and more modern thinker such as Mill , Kany, Nietzsche, and Whitehead. Latest episode (2024-Sep-21 21:20 UTC): Divination |
Radio BostromProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 29 episodes 2022 to 2024 Median: 44 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): AI ethics and superintelligence governance • digital minds’ moral status, rights, resource claims • transhumanism and human enhancement (genomics, embryo selection) • existential risk, information hazards, vulnerable world policy • cosmology, simulation, doomsday, extraterrestrial life • utopian meaning and metaethics Description (podcaster-provided): Audio narrations of academic papers by Nick Bostrom. Latest episode (2024-Aug-08 11:26 UTC): AI Creation and the Cosmic Host (2024) |
For the Love of Sophia!Profile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 122 episodes 2019 to 2024 Median: 51 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): accessible philosophy in everyday life • ethics: suffering, charity, animal rights, violence • metaphysics: Plato/Aristotle, forms, idealism, universals • mind: consciousness, sensation, memory • culture: music, tradition, postmodernism • technology, AI, politics/war • personhood, learning/teaching Description (podcaster-provided): A philosophy podcast made by two professors from NJ. An extension of the Public Philosophy Project -- a community-building and educational organization dedicated to spreading philosophical discussion beyond academia and into everyday life. For questions or suggestions for future episodes: [email protected]. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/publicphilosophyproject Latest episode (2024-Jul-20 01:10 UTC): Summer Hiatus Update |
Sacred and Profane LoveProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 84 episodes 2019 to 2024 Median: 67 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Literature-philosophy-theology conversations • Close readings of classic and modern novels, poetry, tragedy, satire • Themes: love, eros, sin, grace, virtue, suffering, truth, beauty • Great Books, liberal education, humanities debates Description (podcaster-provided): Podcast by Sacred and Profane Love Latest episode (2024-Jun-21 19:53 UTC): Episode 71: Dana Gioia on the Tragic Thought of Seneca |
The Public PhilosopherProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 17 episodes 2012 to 2024 Median: 41 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Public moral philosophy via audience debates • AI ethics, automation, human judgment • democracy, voting, free speech • borders, immigration, national identity, globalization • inequality, welfare, fair pay • climate justice • state and private morality • sexual violence ethics • education access Description (podcaster-provided): Harvard political philosopher Michael Sandel examines the thinking behind a current controversy. Latest episode (2024-Jun-11 08:32 UTC): The Ethics of AI |
Condensed MatterProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 38 episodes 2021 to 2024 Median: 11 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): metaphysics and philosophy of science • modality: possibility, necessity, possible worlds, modal skepticism/conventionalism • laws of nature, Humeanism, causation, grounding • quantum measurement, time, symmetry • naturalized metaphysics • functions, biology, individuality • AI singularity • realism, values, social kinds Description (podcaster-provided): Condensing recent work in metaphysics and the philosophy of science down to what matters. Hosted by Dr Sam Kimpton-Nye, research associate on the MetaScience project (ERC, Horizon 2020, grant agreement No 771509; www.metascience.xyz) at the Unversity of Bristol. Music: NaturesEye from Pixabay. Art: Francesca Smith Latest episode (2024-Jun-04 09:00 UTC): 37: "Why Being Necessary Really Is Not the Same As Being Not Possibly Not", Dana Goswick |
The Cunning of GeistProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 81 episodes 2020 to 2024 Median: 24 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Hegel-centered philosophy • dialectics, sublation, Being–Nothing–Becoming • consciousness, mind–body, free will • Jungian psychology: archetypes, shadow, synchronicity, personality types • meaning, spirit, theology • science debates: cosmology, evolution, AI • language, politics, free speech, tribalism Description (podcaster-provided): Gregory Novak explores philosophy, psychology, and science with an emphasis on Hegel. For seekers and scholars alike. Latest episode (2024-Apr-14 20:00 UTC): 081 - The Fermi Paradox - Are We Alone in the Universe? Can Rationality Ever be Alone? |
Uehiro Oxford InstituteProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 133 episodes 2009 to 2024 Median: 47 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Practical ethics and moral theory • Bioethics: consent, capacity, end‑of‑life, healthcare dilemmas • Neuroethics, mental privacy, brain interfaces • AI, democracy, misinformation • Global/public health, law, justice • Genetics, animal welfare Description (podcaster-provided): A selection of seminars and special lectures on wide-ranging topics relating to practical ethics brought to you by the Uehiro Oxford Institute. Latest episode (2024-Mar-28 09:35 UTC): The Vagueness of Demandingness Objections |
Doing PhilosophyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 4 episodes 2024 Median: 45 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Original philosophy essays and interviews • Truth theories: correspondence, pragmatism, deflationism, alethic pluralism • Epistemic rationality: personal vs shared inquiry • Testimony, peer disagreement, philosophical progress, intellectual tastes and moral convictions Description (podcaster-provided): Doing Philosophy is a podcast for original philosophy. Its episodes are philosophical essays, but then in the medium of sound. They contain interviews with leading names in the field, such as Huw Price, Crispin Wright, and Sanford Goldberg. Doing Philosophy is created and hosted by Tom Kaspers, who recently obtained his Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of St Andrews. If you like this format, and you want your own work to be featured on this podcast, please do get in touch. For more information, go to https://tomkaspers.com or send an email to [email protected]. Latest episode (2024-Mar-07 00:00 UTC): 4. The Personal Nature of Philosophy with Sanford Goldberg and Crispin Wright |
ReductioProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 37 episodes 2019 to 2024 Median: 46 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): accessible philosophy interviews • political theory: liberalism, Rawls, ideal vs nonideal • ethics: animal rights, food, cost-benefit inequality • identity, consciousness, thought experiments • technology, capitalism, technocracy • civil disobedience, climate protests • urban life, aesthetics, philosophical fiction/audio texts Description (podcaster-provided): A seasonal podcast that brings the ideas and tools of philosophy to everyone. Featuring interviews with professional philosophers, personal stories, and lots of fun thought experiments. We'll start with about 5 episodes per season. Latest episode (2024-Feb-02 18:54 UTC): 34 - Andrew does Improv - Liberalism |
Philosophical DisquisitionsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 60 episodes 2020 to 2023 Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): technology ethics • AI/robot moral agency, status, rights • value alignment, control, responsibility gaps • human–machine relationships, identity, transhumanism • privacy, surveillance, social credit • LLM impacts, regulation, slowdown • automated decision-making, policing • academia ethics Description (podcaster-provided): Interviews with experts about the philosophy of the future. Latest episode (2023-Dec-20 10:58 UTC): TITE 10 - Bonus Episode: Audience Q and A |
Egg Timer PhilosophyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 148 episodes 2020 to 2023 Median: 9 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): bite-sized philosophy • political philosophy: liberty, democracy, inequality • ethics: law, self-defense, organ donation, future generations • epistemology: knowledge, Gettier, biases • metaphysics: dualism, monads, presentism • collective-action commons, scarcity • literary themes: 1984, Camus • evolution, population theory • puzzles, thought experiments, game theory Description (podcaster-provided): A podcast where philosophical ideas are scrambled up in about five to ten minutes. From ancient philosophy to contemporary approaches and everything in between, if you are looking for accessible, interesting, and relevant philosophy served up fast then you are in the right spot. New episode dished out weekly. Check out the egg timer philosophy website at: www.eggtimerphilosophy.com Latest episode (2023-Dec-04 10:55 UTC): 147: Thomas Malthus on Population |
Philosophy Gets SchooledProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 42 episodes 2022 to 2023 Median: 69 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): A‑level/IB philosophy revision • philosophy of mind: dualism, physicalism, functionalism, zombies/Mary • epistemology: knowledge, scepticism, perception • philosophy of religion: God, arguments, evil, language • ethics: Kant, utilitarianism, virtue/metaethics, applied issues (business, sex, war, animals, abortion/euthanasia) Description (podcaster-provided): Philosophy podcast aimed at school students. Fun, informative, engaging. Philosophers at universities and schools talk about loads of questions and topics that come up in Philosophy, Ethics and Political Theory - A-Levels / IB / Highers and even GCSE. Hosted by Simon Kirchin, University of Leeds and Director of the British Philosophical Association. Timetable of topics: https://stkirchin.wixsite.com/mysite/schools-podcast (Music by Alex Grohl) Latest episode (2023-Nov-21 12:08 UTC): PGS - Property Dualism |
Philosophical TrialsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 15 episodes 2020 to 2023 Median: 53 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy, logic, and philosophy of mind • language evolution, semantics, possible worlds • free will debates in neuroscience • religion: atheism, Christianity • mathematics foundations, infinity, Gödel, set theory • computational complexity, algorithms, P vs NP, quantum computing • memory and attention Description (podcaster-provided): My name is Tedy Nenu and I am the host of the 'Philosophical Trials' podcast. This is a place where philosophers, mathematicians, linguists and other bright individuals share with us fascinating aspects of their work. Whether you are interested in the nature of mathematical reality or how language works, there will be an episode here that caters to your interests. Latest episode (2023-Nov-18 18:00 UTC): Robert Sapolsky vs Kevin Mitchell: The Biology of Free Will | Episode 15 |
Philosophy and ClassicsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 24 episodes 2022 to 2023 Median: 14 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Greek and Roman philosophy applied today • Socratic method, questioning, civility • logic, fallacies, cognitive distortions/CBT • Stoicism, resilience, emotions • virtue ethics, leadership, politics, community • figures: Socrates, Aristotle, Seneca, Epictetus, Diogenes, Plutarch, Marcus Aurelius Description (podcaster-provided): Join us as we explore the world of Greek classics and philosophy, and their relevance to modern life. Episodes published bi-weekly, featuring interviews with renowned authors and academics in the fields of philosophy and classics. Show hosted by Plato's Academy Centre, a nonprofit organization based in Athens, Greece. Latest episode (2023-Sep-20 14:36 UTC): Spencer Klavan: Civic Friendship & Politics as an Act of Love |
Damn the Absolute!Profile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 25 episodes 2020 to 2023 Median: 49 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Pragmatist philosophy and anti-absolutism • truth, language, inquiry, humility • democracy, polarization, trust, deliberation, trauma • race, history education, beloved community • science metaphors, mind, consciousness • ethics, religion, Stoicism, Buddhism • climate, commons, localism, agriculture • education and parenting Description (podcaster-provided): Hosted by Jeffrey Howard, editor-in-chief of Erraticus, Damn the Absolute! is a show about our relationship to ideas. Latest episode (2023-Aug-03 11:10 UTC): S2E05 Americans Don’t Know How to Sing the Blues w/ Brad Elliott Stone & Jacob Goodson |
Prindle Institute for Ethics PodcastsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 3 episodes 2023 Median: 55 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Applied ethics discussions • climate justice and environmental responsibility • Indigenous philosophy perspectives • ethics of protest and dissent tactics • moral evaluation of achievement and success Description (podcaster-provided): Ethics podcasts hosted by the Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University. Latest episode (2023-Aug-01 13:51 UTC): Climate Justice with Kyle Whyte |
Philosophy Takes On The NewsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 26 episodes 2022 to 2023 Median: 70 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophical analysis of current affairs • UK/US politics, elections, constitutional issues • Ukraine war, sanctions, resistance, media • Free speech, hate, religion, gender • Climate justice, reparations • Technology, AI, crypto • Sports, culture, comedy ethics • Covid, public morality Description (podcaster-provided): Philosophers chat about the week’s news. Sometimes serious, sometimes funny. A host of tangents. Hosted by Simon Kirchin (University of Leeds, UK) with a galaxy of stars. Latest episode (2023-May-24 10:21 UTC): PTOTN - Phil and Comedy special |
Hi-Phi NationProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 64 episodes 2016 to 2023 Median: 45 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): narrative philosophy journalism • AI impacts on music, love, grief • ethics of gig work, philanthropy, animal rights, bioengineering • crime and punishment: policing, sentencing, free will • democracy, gender, religion, war, speech, perception, identity, monsters Description (podcaster-provided): Hi-Phi Nation is philosophy in story-form, integrating narrative journalism with big ideas. We look at stories from everyday life, law, science, popular culture, and strange corners of human experiences that raise thought-provoking questions about things like justice, knowledge, the self, morality, and existence. We then seek answers with the help of academics and philosophers. The show is produced and hosted by Barry Lam of UC Riverside. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Latest episode (2023-May-16 04:00 UTC): Rise of the Music Machines |
Good in Theory: A Political Philosophy PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 47 episodes 2020 to 2023 Median: 44 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): political philosophy primers • Plato’s Republic and Apology • ancient Greek democracy, Sparta, polis • justice, education, rhetoric, free speech • liberal democracy critiques • inequality, work power, meritocracy • war ethics, drones • tech shaping desire • utilitarianism and moral psychology Description (podcaster-provided): Good in Theory is a podcast about political philosophy and how it can help us understand the world today. Want to know what's in Plato's Republic or Hobbes's Leviathan but don't want to read them? This is your pod. I explain my favourite books in political theory in enough detail that you’ll feel like you read them yourself. Deep but not heavy. No experience needed. Latest episode (2023-May-11 04:00 UTC): 46 - Athenian democracy and Plato w/ Graham Culbertson (Everyday Anarchism Podcast) |
Black ExistentialismProfile • RSS • Apple Podcasts 22 episodes 2023 Median: 21 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Black existentialist thought • Fanon’s Black Skin, White Masks • antiblackness, gaze, language, desire • race, identity, diaspora, colonization • masculinity, violence, vulnerability • liberation, negation, responsibility • literature and film analysis • world-making, expressive life Description (podcaster-provided): Podcasted process pieces from my course Black Existentialism. The course introduces one of the most important and potent mid-century intellectual movements - the existentialist movement - through a series of black Atlantic thinkers. Our keystone will be Frantz Fanon’s Black Skin, White Masks, which is arguably the most important work of Black existentialism from this period. Across the semester we will see why existentialism, with its focus on the ambiguities and ambivalences of lived-experience, had such a deep impact on Black thinkers across the diaspora. We will see these existentialist insights register in literature, philosophy, and film. Old and new. Latest episode (2023-Apr-27 20:18 UTC): Jenkins on Masculinity, Touch, and Vulnerability |
Philosophy Casting CallProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 23 episodes 2021 to 2023 Median: 39 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Contemporary, marginalized-focused philosophy interviews • interdisciplinarity across humanities, medicine, media • disability/crip ethics, anti-ableism • trans health and gender justice • AI ethics • race, Black feminist thought, decolonial/anti-colonial politics • social media rhetoric, archives, pedagogy Description (podcaster-provided): Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates? Well, this is not about them! Philosophy Casting Call is where Élaina Gauthier-Mamaril, your friendly neighbourhood philosopher, interviews professors, grad students, and non-academics to find out what philosophy looks like now and try to shine a spotlight on thinkers, topics, and themes that are historically marginalised in academic philosophy. This includes women, LGBTQIA, disabled, and BIPOC people who are out there, getting their philosophy on, and who deserved to be cast as philosophers in our culture. Latest episode (2023-Mar-09 13:42 UTC): Sh*tposting and Algorithm Hygiene w/Jess Rauchberg |
The PhilosophistsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 8 episodes 2021 to 2023 Median: 46 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Ethics frameworks: utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics • Moral dilemmas: trolley problem, action vs inaction, charitable obligation • Wisdom and virtue • Transhumanism, biotech, ending suffering • Philosophy education for children • Gender disparities in academia research Description (podcaster-provided): The Philosophists - Declan & Simon - look to inject some philosophy into your day. So if you're looking for meaning, morality, or just a bit of mayhem then tune in for their unique blend of shorter and longer conversations. Often with the help of some very special guests. This project may or not succeed, but what's the worst that could happen? Listen & find out! Latest episode (2023-Feb-28 03:00 UTC): Ep 8 - The Challenges Women Researchers Face - Part 1 (with Mohammad Hosseini and Shiva Sharifzad) |
Phi FicProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 47 episodes 2016 to 2023 Median: 82 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophical discussions of classic and modern literature • ethical questions, ambition, power, identity • psychological and social critique • modernism and narrative form • poetry readings and interpretation • occasional translator or contributor interviews Description (podcaster-provided): Dicussions of literature from a philosophical perspective. Latest episode (2023-Feb-13 03:58 UTC): Stendhal's Red and Black (Le Rouge et le Noir) - Phi Fic Ep. 46 |
Philosophy | Ethics Short Story DiscussionsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 77 episodes 2019 to 2023 Median: 38 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophical short-fiction discussions • ethics thought experiments • AI, biotechnology, immortality • justice, punishment, rights, freedom vs safety • war, genocide, scarce medicine allocation • religion, belief, family conflict, identity • art morality, labor, prejudice, manipulation Description (podcaster-provided): Named “TOP 20 PHILOSOPHY PODCAST” for 2022! Latest episode (2023-Jan-29 15:51 UTC): E71. "Season Five Recap" - After Dinner Conversation editor Kolby answers listener questions. |
Philosophy as a Way of LifeProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 37 episodes 2021 to 2023 Median: 59 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Practicing philosophy as daily life • Stoicism (Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca) • Ethics, virtue, resilience, emotions • Relationships and character • Politics, leadership, environmentalism • Modern applications: therapy, prisons, bullying • Comparisons with Epicureanism, Aristotelianism, Confucianism, Buddhism, existentialism • Translating ancient texts Description (podcaster-provided): Join Rob Colter and Massimo Pigliucci for a series of engaging conversations, sometimes with special guests, on what it means to practice philosophy as a way of life. New episodes out on the second Friday of every month. Full index at https://philosophyasawayoflife.blog/philosophy-for-life-podcast/ Latest episode (2023-Jan-12 09:52 UTC): 37. Robin Waterfield on Epictetus |
Always Already Podcast, a critical theory podcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 80 episodes 2016 to 2023 Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): critical theory text discussions • race/antiblackness, racial capitalism, abolition • colonialism/settler states, Indigenous sovereignty • Marxism, imperialism, neoliberalism, labor • Anthropocene/climate politics • feminist/queer and posthuman theory • biopolitics/epistemology interviews with activists, artists, academics Description (podcaster-provided): Tune in to the Always Already Podcast for indulgent conversations about critical theory (in the broadest read of the term!). Our podcast consists of two episode streams. The first is a discussion of texts spanning critical theory, political theory, social theory, and philosophy. We work through and analyze main ideas, underlying assumptions, connections with other texts and theories, and occasionally delve into the great abyss of free association, ad hoc theory jokes, and makeshift puns. The second stream, entitled Epistemic Unruliness, consists of interviews and discussions with activists, artists, and academics whose “disobedient” work builds upon the themes of that arise in the texts we discuss and in our ongoing podcast conversations.
Latest episode (2023-Jan-09 18:31 UTC): Interview: Dr. Vincent Lloyd on Black Dignity and the Struggle Against Domination — Epistemic Unruliness 38 |
Living PhilosophyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 41 episodes 2021 to 2022 Median: 56 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): applied philosophy in everyday life • career and identity change • ethics, justice, rights • disability and trauma • technology, crypto, disinformation • climate, animals, gastronomy • interpretation, translation, understanding others • creativity, music, leadership, work wellbeing Description (podcaster-provided): What is your second-life? Living Philosophy is dedicated to exploring the inspiring second lives of people who have successfully made significant changes to their careers and lives through self-reflection, insight, and practice. Listen also to our Public Philosophy podcasts, which you can find by topic and the bespoke logo artwork. Hosted by Dr Todd S. Mei, former Head of Philosophy at the University of Kent (UK), and founder, consultant, and freelance author at Philosophy2u.com. Latest episode (2022-Dec-17 20:00 UTC): Philosophy of Gastronomy with Kelly Donati |
What Is X?Profile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 25 episodes 2021 to 2022 Median: 62 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Socratic dialogues defining core concepts • metaphysics: being, time, matter, numbers, consciousness • ethics and social life: virtue, love, friendship, gender, slurs, mental health • culture: art, poetry, criticism, punk, humor • history, memory, war, conspiracy theories, money, breakfast Description (podcaster-provided): “What Is X?” has been described as “a cross between a Platonic dialogue and ‘The Price Is Right.’” It combines dialectical inquiry of the sort perfected by Socrates and his interlocutors with a distinctly ludic spirit. Here’s how it works: For each episode, host Justin E. H. Smith invites on a guest distinguished in their field (or occasionally a “regular” person who really likes to talk). Smith asks the guest to answer a question of the form “What is X?” (for example, “What is beauty?” “What is nature?” “What are dreams?”), after which the two partners in dialogue undertake a Socratic inquiry into the nature of X, in search of a definition that satisfies both of them. There are three possible outcomes: agreement, disagreement, and aporia (Greek for “dead end”), each with its own sound effect: if we arrive at agreement, a church bell will chime; disagreement is signaled by a bleating goat; if aporia is the best we can do, we will hear naught but a gust of wind. Rigorous but freewheeling, fun and serious at once, accessibly highbrow, these conversations model rational inquiry in a new way, providing answers for truth-seekers... or perhaps just more questions. /// Host: Justin E.H. Smith (justinehsmith.substack.com) /// Presented by The Point Magazine (thepointmag.com) Latest episode (2022-Dec-14 23:00 UTC): What Is Being? | Kris McDaniel |
Lux & Flux: The History and Philosophy of Physics PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 20 episodes 2020 to 2022 Median: 23 minutes Collections: Philosophy • Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): History and philosophy of physics • Ancient natural philosophy: Babylonian astronomy, Presocratics (Thales, Parmenides, Heraclitus, atomists) • Logic and argument analysis • Spectroscopy, photoelectric effect, early quantum theory • Science diversity, Nobel statistics, women in science Description (podcaster-provided): A podcast looking at the wonderful world of physics through the lenses of history and philosophy! Latest episode (2022-Dec-02 16:50 UTC): Bonus 5: You Are My Sun-Line (Intelligent Speech Conference 2022) |
Thinking Out Loud: leading philosophers discuss topical global issuesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 17 episodes 2020 to 2022 Median: 14 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Practical ethics debates • Covid-19 pandemic endpoints, lockdowns, liberty • Vaccine allocation, hesitancy, nationalism • Triage and scarce medical resources, PPE duties • Inequality, corruption, racism in healthcare access • Privacy risks of contact-tracing apps • Zoonoses, factory farming, pandemic prevention • AI moral obligations • Ethical pet diets, alternative proteins Description (podcaster-provided): Thinking Out Loud provides audio-podcasts based on a series of videos produced by Katrien Devolder in which she talks to leading philosophers from around the world on topics related to practical ethics. The podcast and videos are meant for a non-specialist audience. You can watch the videos on the Practical Ethics Channel. Katrien is a Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics. Latest episode (2022-Oct-04 10:51 UTC): When does (or did) the Covid-19 pandemic end? |
Five QuestionsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 81 episodes 2020 to 2022 Median: 26 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosopher self-interviews • intellectual biographies and influences • ethics, responsibility, autonomy • epistemology, belief, knowledge • mind, perception, time • political philosophy, justice, inequality • language, meaning, metaphor • philosophy of science, quantum theory • ancient and early modern thought Description (podcaster-provided): I ask philosophers five questions about themselves. Latest episode (2022-Oct-04 05:00 UTC): Kieran Setiya |
Stoic MeditationsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 1094 episodes 2017 to 2022 Median: 2 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Stoic reflections on virtue and character • managing impressions and judgments • what’s in our control • resilience to insults, grief, loss • non-attachment to wealth and fame • friendship, conversation, civic duty • fate, nature, tranquillity Description (podcaster-provided): Occasional reflections on the wisdom of Ancient Greek and Roman philosophers with Prof. Massimo Pigliucci. Complete index by author and source at https://massimopigliucci.org/stoic-podcast/. (cover art by Marek Škrabák; original music by Ian Jolin-Rasmussen). Latest episode (2022-Aug-23 10:00 UTC): 1094. The Olympics have already started! |
Space Time MindProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 100 episodes 2014 to 2022 Median: 86 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy of mind, consciousness theories • neuroscience of perception, pain, attention, memory, emotion • AI and language models, neural networks, simulation • physicalism, naturalism, metaphysics/epistemology • time, spacetime, quantum interpretations • transhumanism, mind uploading, digital afterlives • psychedelics, meditation, Buddhism, religion Description (podcaster-provided): Philosophy professor Pete Mandik tackles topics ranging from the neuroscience of consciousness to the philosophical foundations of physics. Latest episode (2022-Jul-15 03:59 UTC): Episode 40: Crungus Among Us (with Alex Kiefer) |
Inaplicables - Tu podcast de Filosofía de la CienciaProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 20 episodes 2021 to 2022 Median: 32 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): filosofía de la ciencia • método científico, demarcación ciencia/pseudociencia • realismo vs antirrealismo • ética y neutralidad científica • causalidad y explicación científica • incertidumbre, creatividad • mente y conciencia • clima, salud, feminismo • biología, cuántica Description (podcaster-provided): Con Laura Nuño de la Rosa, Vanessa Triviño y Cristina Villegas. Latest episode (2022-May-25 18:31 UTC): Inaplicables 3x05 | ¿Es la ciencia siempre neutral? Hoy hablamos con Ramón Feenstra y Laura Bernal de ética científica |
Common Room PhilosophyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 12 episodes 2020 to 2022 Median: 50 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Long-form philosopher interviews • ethics and evil • fiction, art, poetry, listening • moral deference and deliberation • democracy, protest, civic duties • long-termism and empathy • knowledge, mind, testimony, self-knowledge • Schopenhauer, Chinese/Daoist comparative philosophy Description (podcaster-provided): A podcast by Toby Tremlett featuring long-form interviews with philosophers. Latest episode (2022-Mar-18 14:59 UTC): 12| The Philosophy of Evil — with David Bather Woods |
The Meaning of...Profile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 24 episodes 2017 to 2022 Median: 56 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): finding meaning in modern life • anthropology, philosophy, evolution • morality and human nature • race, racism, gender, sex, #metoo • death, religion • free speech, polarization • play, art, music, science fiction • COVID-19 rituals and community Description (podcaster-provided): The Meaning of Life explores how we find meaning in the modern world, hosted by anthropologist Dr Monty Badami and philosopher Dr Tim Dean. Latest episode (2022-Mar-01 04:03 UTC): How We Became Human special part 1 |
Forum for PhilosophyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 100 episodes 2020 to 2022 Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy of science, politics, culture • ethics of rights, health, punishment, work • emotions: anger, grief, empathy • misinformation, expertise, science communication • food, animals, environment • art, beauty, music, religion • mind, logic, communication • travel, space, time • philosophers’ lives and book discussions Description (podcaster-provided): Science, politics, and culture from a philosophical perspective Latest episode (2022-Feb-18 14:43 UTC): A Right to Health? |
Free Will MattersProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 17 episodes 2020 to 2021 Median: 13 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): free will debates • human agency and action theory • moral responsibility • consciousness, intentions, motor control • self-control, grit, self-deception • causation and mental causation • ethics, law, bioethics • disability and inclusive communities • theology and religion Description (podcaster-provided): The problem of free will has been at the center of many discussions in western philosophy for the last 20 centuries. But in recent years the problem has reappeared in a fresh form. There are new and exciting developments in the field that make this a fascinating topic of conversation. For this podcast we have invited various philosophers who work in free will. Philosophy might be a daunting thing, but with their help we will get to know better the what, the how and the why of free will. Welcome. Latest episode (2021-Dec-13 20:51 UTC): E8 Myrto Mylopolous |
MeaningofLife.tvProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 31 episodes 2021 Median: 60 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy debates (Kant, critical theory, free will) • Quantum mechanics interpretations and reality • Evolution, consciousness, cognitive biases, tribalism • Mindfulness/meditation and ethics • Religion/spirituality, comparative theology • Culture-war discourse, free speech • Education policy, grading • Effective altruism, time management Description (podcaster-provided): Conversations about philosophy, science, religion and spirituality Latest episode (2021-Nov-29 18:35 UTC): Kant Stop Critiquin' (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & David Ottlinger) |
Understanding PlatoProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 22 episodes 2021 Median: 17 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Plato dialogues guided readings • Socratic method, logic, inductive/deductive argument • definitions of piety, virtue, justice • moral realism, duty to obey law • trial and death of Socrates • Republic: forms, Good, philosopher-kings, allegories, city-soul, constitutions, tyranny Description (podcaster-provided): Do you need help understanding the great books of philosophy? In his podcasts, Professor Laurence Houlgate reads and discusses the classic works of Plato, Thomas Hobbes, Rene Descartes, John Locke, Immanuel Kant, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, John Stuart Mill, and David Hume. His short readings are based on his acclaimed Smart Student's Guides to Philosophical Classics series (learn more at www.houlgatebooks.com). The episodes begin with the dialogues of Plato and will continue week by week through each chapter of Understanding Plato. For those who want to read along, a digital or print copy of the book can be purchased at Amazon.com at this address: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01I5GAIJI Latest episode (2021-Nov-23 01:00 UTC): Republic Book IX EP 22 (Final Episode) Tyranny and the Tyrannical Soul |
The Dawdler's PhilosophyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 89 episodes 2018 to 2021 Median: 62 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy and science discussions • definitions, semantics, modes of inquiry • philosophy of mind and consciousness • cognition, analogy, culture • evolution, religion, memetics • sociopolitical systems, revolutions • critique of gurus, nonfiction writing norms Description (podcaster-provided): Most hustlers won’t wait to put off to tomorrow what they can do today. Not us! We can’t wait to put off to tomorrow what we can do today. We’re overripe fruit of the late bloom. Dawdlers. But all things must come to a partial end and this is partially it! ...a whimper into the abyss... Latest episode (2021-Nov-19 00:13 UTC): E47: On Margin Haunting - Quo Bros, Margin Haunters, & Secular Gurus |
Out of the VatProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 10 episodes 2019 to 2021 Median: 32 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophers’ research and lives • philosophy of science and quantum mechanics • mind, consciousness, panpsychism • perception and olfaction • phenomenology and Heidegger • ethics, beauty, bioethics, utopias • expertise, public policy, AIDS denialism Description (podcaster-provided): Philosophers’ work and philosophers’ lives, both inside and outside of philosophy. Brought to you by the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, LSE, and the Forum for Philosophy. Latest episode (2021-Nov-10 12:54 UTC): Out of the Vat #10 – Ann-Sophie Barwich |
Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonaldProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 140 episodes 2019 to 2021 Median: 42 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Close readings of philosophical texts • critical theory: Marcuse, Debord • totalitarianism, propaganda, surveillance (Arendt) • Marxism and proletariat • Camus on plague, ethics, Covid • Nietzsche, Aristotle metaphysics Description (podcaster-provided): Dr Andrew McDonald with several years of teaching experience at the University of Dundee takes listeners through a close reading of philosophical texts that allow us to delve into a deeper understanding of them. It is friendly to those new to philosophy and gives easy to understand examples throughout. Latest episode (2021-Nov-01 06:00 UTC): Episode 122| Herbert Marcuse One Dimensional Man | One Dimensional Philosophy |
UNBOUNDProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 11 episodes 2020 to 2021 Median: 75 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): boundary-pushing philosophy interviews • feminist, queer, trans theory • global/canonical philosophy, Eurocentrism • race/whiteness, migration, islamophobia • care ethics, social reproduction, justice • media/auto-theory, writing, academia Description (podcaster-provided): This is Unbound, the podcast that tries to nudge the boundaries of philosophy. Latest episode (2021-Sep-27 16:41 UTC): Episode 10 - Kelly Gawel |
PhilosophyCastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 7 episodes 2021 Median: 25 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy of language and constructed languages • Music philosophy: jazz, Adorno, ideological music • Political philosophy: state power, absolutism, liberalism, Marxism, fascism • Expert interviews and contemporary relevance Description (podcaster-provided): A look at a range of philosophy topics and making them simple as well as relevant to the present day. Topics include philosophy of music, political philosophy, philosophy of language and others. Some of the podcasts are in the form of guest interviews with experts in some of these areas. Latest episode (2021-Sep-21 20:00 UTC): More on The Philosophy of Constructed Languages - Interview with Prof. Timothy Williamson |
Philosophers on MedicineProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 17 episodes 2019 to 2021 Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy of medicine • Health/disease concepts and disease realism • Evidence, EBM critiques, consensus • Causation and classification (DSM, epidemiology, race) • Clinical judgment • Public health, COVID-19, uncertainty, trust/vaccines • Overdiagnosis • Delusions • Pregnancy metaphysics Description (podcaster-provided): For the deepest problems in healthcare, philosophy is the best medicine. In this podcast series, Jonathan Fuller, MD, PhD (University of Toronto) speaks to philosophers about their work on medicine and healthcare. You will hear from philosophers on the meaning and reality of disease, on their skeptical worries about evidence-based medicine, on current movements and controversies that shake medicine to its philosophical foundations. Visit our website at www.philosophersonmedicine.com. Latest episode (2021-Aug-28 19:47 UTC): Philosophy of Medicine on COVID-19 |
MeaningofLife.tv: Mind-Body ProblemsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 16 episodes 2019 to 2021 Median: 60 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): mind-body problem, consciousness, free will • quantum mechanics interpretations, information, many-worlds, Bell’s theorem • panpsychism, idealism, spirituality, psychedelics, paranormal claims • philosophy of science, progress skepticism, stoicism, morality, meaning of life Description (podcaster-provided): The mind-body problem, which Buddha, Socrates and many modern scientists have sought to solve, encompasses riddles such as consciousness, free will, morality and the meaning of life. In this podcast, science journalist John Horgan, talks to leading mind-body theorists about their views and often, about their personal lives. The show is an outgrowth of a book of the same title, available for free at mindbodyproblems.com. Latest episode (2021-Aug-05 16:30 UTC): Consolations of Physics (John Horgan & Sabine Hossenfelder) |
CAN YOU PHIL IT?Profile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 25 episodes 2021 Median: 6 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Applied philosophy on happiness and desire • love and friendship • time and consciousness • normality, health, disability, eugenics • work versus leisure • public philosophy and media ethics • cancel culture debates Description (podcaster-provided): This is an interdisciplinary podcast which uses a philosophical lens to explore any topic: death, time, consciousness, desire, sex and gender, perception, language, truth, art and beauty, love, friendship, happiness or technology. We will critically decipher philosophical jargon and ideas to help our listeners grasp various contributions to the greatest, or the most seemingly trivial, questions of humankind. Latest episode (2021-Jul-14 17:51 UTC): Public Philosophy + Barry Lam |
Portugal Street Philosophy PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 9 episodes 2021 Median: 56 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Expert-led deep dives in philosophy • decision theory, instrumental rationality, uncertainty • probability and formal epistemology • quantum mechanics interpretations • philosophy of religion arguments • metaphysics of perception • animal sentience and welfare • ethics, public policy, pandemic tradeoffs Description (podcaster-provided): The Portgual Street Philosophy Podcast is the official podcast of the LSE SU Philosophy Society. Each episode, we take a deep dive into a particular philosophy topic, in conversation with leading experts on the subject. By having focused explorations of these topics, we hope to provide accessible introductions and a pathway into the philosophical literature for interested students of all backgrounds. Latest episode (2021-Jun-27 19:25 UTC): 9. Sean Carroll | What is the correct interpretation of quantum mechanics? |
Searching For ItProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 26 episodes 2019 to 2021 Median: 30 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): meaning of life and transcendence • existentialism, absurdity, suicide • Buddhism, meditation, mindfulness • ethics, altruism, animal rights, effective giving • metaphysics: existence, time travel, simulation • futurism: life extension, consciousness, identity • cosmic questions: aliens, Fermi paradox • literature-inspired living deliberately, freedom, happiness Description (podcaster-provided): Our search for 'it' will explore the most insightful thoughts from philosophy, literature, and elsewhere that provide a meaning or purpose to our lives. Each episode will uncover a new idea or way of life that brings us closer to transcendence. You don't need to have a degree in philosophy to listen to this podcast - just an open mind and a desire to learn more about the meaning behind human existence. Latest episode (2021-May-16 15:30 UTC): E25 Thanks for Listening |
Talking Politics: HISTORY OF IDEASProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 27 episodes 2020 to 2021 Median: 46 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): political philosophy through major thinkers • state, sovereignty, liberty, justice • democracy and leadership • revolution, capitalism, markets • feminism, patriarchy, sexual politics • slavery, colonialism, nonviolence • morality, hypocrisy • utopia/dystopia, technology, machines • crises shaping ideas Description (podcaster-provided): A new series of talks by David Runciman, in which he explores some of the most important thinkers and prominent ideas lying behind modern politics – from Hobbes to Gandhi, from democracy to patriarchy, from revolution to lock down. Plus, he talks about the crises – revolutions, wars, depressions, pandemics – that generated these new ways of political thinking. From the team that brought you Talking Politics: a history of ideas to help make sense of what’s happening today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Latest episode (2021-May-08 23:00 UTC): History of Ideas Q and A |
Pandemic EthicsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 14 episodes 2020 to 2021 Median: 38 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Covid-19 ethics and public policy • vaccine mandates, trials, prioritization, intellectual property • pandemic modeling, data, lockdown evidence • debt crises, poverty, inequality, race • work, automation, care labor, nursing, childcare • business responsibility, property law, risk distribution Description (podcaster-provided): A discussion of the defining ethical challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, featuring world-renowned experts in ethics, public health, law, economics, public policy, and beyond. Hosted by Joshua Preiss, Director of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) at Minnesota State University, Mankato and the author of Just Work for All: The American Dream in the 21st Century (Routledge 2021). Visit pandemic-ethics.com for more information on recent and upcoming episodes. Latest episode (2021-May-04 08:00 UTC): Should Vaccination Be Mandatory? |
A Pod Called QuestProfile • Site • RSS 12 episodes 2020 to 2021 Median: 60 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Racial justice and systemic racism • US elections, democracy, transitions of power • Political and economic violence, policing, reparations • Social movements and student activism • Hip hop/culture in politics • Imperialism, migration, coalition-building • Evidence-based justice solutions Description (podcaster-provided): A Pod Called Quest is a podcast taking on everything that people concerned about injustice care about from the wealth gap to voting rights, to police brutality, to reparations, to health and well-being, to climate change, to state repression and much more. Sage and Science want listeners to think with them about problems of injustice, just futures, and evidence-based solutions. Derrick Darby (aka Sage) is a philosopher. Christian Davenport (aka Science) is a political scientist and sociologist. Join our quest to impose logic as well as data on the struggle for justice in America and globally. Give us your time, we give you power, wealth, and culture. Latest episode (2021-May-03 03:00 UTC): Episode 12 – A Pod Called Quest Goes to Dartmouth |
BLACK MIRROR REFLECTIONSProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 22 episodes 2020 to 2021 Median: 54 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Black Mirror episode analysis • technology ethics and AI • surveillance and social media • justice, race, eugenics • digital afterlives, personhood, consciousness • dating apps, games, virtual worlds • politics, celebrity, morality Description (podcaster-provided): Thinking through the technology, philosophy, morality, and politics of Black Mirror Latest episode (2021-Mar-05 12:00 UTC): "Smithereens" (with special guest, James Buchanan "Bru" Wallace) |
MeaningofLife.tv: SophiaProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 100 episodes 2014 to 2021 Median: 60 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophical inquiry across epistemology, metaphysics, morality, realism • academic culture: expertise, grading, humanities, professional norms • free speech, censorship, activism, identity politics • gender, feminism, trans debates • democracy, elections, liberalism • pop-culture criticism (comics, Marvel, Star Trek) • COVID modeling policy Description (podcaster-provided): Knowledge, Reality, Truth, Morality … Daniel Kaufman, David Ottlinger, Robert Gressis, and their guests explore the rich universe of philosophical investigation and inquiry. Latest episode (2021-Feb-18 17:00 UTC): Questioning the Practice of Grading in Schools (Robert Gressis & Kevin Currie-Knight) |
The Buddhist Philosophy PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 6 episodes 2020 to 2021 Median: 39 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Buddhist philosophy dialogues • reality, ineffability, existential judgment, science • secular/Western Buddhism critiques • engaging Buddhist ideas in Western philosophy • feminism, women in Buddhism, Korean Zen • bell hooks, Black feminist aesthetics Description (podcaster-provided): A podcast about Buddhist Philosophy. Latest episode (2021-Jan-15 12:25 UTC): Episode 6 Can we make existential judgements? |
London Philosophy TalkProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 4 episodes 2020 to 2021 Median: 82 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Informal expert discussions in analytic philosophy • Philosophy of language and mind: reference, belief ascriptions • Ethics: trolley problems, moral intuitions • Political philosophy: voter competence, suffrage restrictions • Aesthetics: philosophy of fiction, imaginative resistance Description (podcaster-provided): This is a podcast, directed at the philosophically curious, students, as well as fellow academics, in which I, Florian Steinberger, a philosopher at Birkbeck College, University of London, have informal philosophical discussions with experts in a range of different topics. Among them are the philosophy of fiction, the status of moral intuitions, as well as questions surrounding reference in the philosophy of language and whether many of us are too incompetent to deserve a right to vote, and much more. Future episodes will also take a philosophical angle on topics ranging from the sciences and the arts to dog training and martial arts. Latest episode (2021-Jan-03 21:37 UTC): Episode 004 - Alex Grzankowski on Reference and Attitude Ascriptions |
Armchair OpinionsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 8 episodes 2020 Median: 58 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Public-question philosophy discussions • personal identity, cloning, selfhood • ethics of being child-free • meaning of life, aliens • self-improvement, authenticity, ego • emotions: love, harm • aesthetics of horror • concepts, categorization (food definitions) Description (podcaster-provided): Armchair Opinions is a blog where qualified philosophers – the Armchair Philosophers – answer questions asked by the public. Here, on the podcast, we take a closer look at some of those answers. Hosted by Alex Impey and Armchair Philosophers Carl Messenger and James Brown. Latest episode (2020-Oct-19 05:00 UTC): Is it wrong to be child-free by choice? |
Natural PhilosophersProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 4 episodes 2020 Median: 116 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Interviews on philosophy of physics • Quantum metaphysics, Everett/many-worlds, modal realism • Quantum spacetime emergence, entanglement, decoherence • AdS/CFT, string theory, entropic gravity • Black hole thermodynamics, information paradox • Consciousness, animal cognition, evolution Description (podcaster-provided): Here, I interview some of the leading thinkers in modern natural philosophy. I'm your host, Dr. Siddharth Muthukrishnan. I originally trained in theoretical physics, before deciding that my interests were more conceptual and foundational, and switched to philosophy. Conversations will span science and philosophy and perhaps other topics as well. Latest episode (2020-Sep-16 19:12 UTC): Alastair Wilson on Quantum Modal Realism |
Thinking BooksProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 4 episodes 2017 to 2020 Median: 19 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Author interviews about books on thinking • learning from failure, feedback, experimentation • creativity and efficiency in disorder • sensory perception, wine tasting expertise • storytelling about robots, technology, imagination Description (podcaster-provided): Nigel Warburton interviews a range of authors about their books about thinking Latest episode (2020-Sep-01 15:08 UTC): David Edmonds on Undercover Robot |
Meta Treks: A Star Trek Philosophy PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 98 episodes 2015 to 2020 Median: 86 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Star Trek philosophical analysis • ethics and moral dilemmas • existentialism, identity, mortality • metaphysics of mind, consciousness, alternate universes, dimensions • utopianism, politics, war, Prime Directive • religion, mysticism, epistemology, education, virtue ethics Description (podcaster-provided): Meta Treks is a Trek.fm podcast dedicated to a deep examination of the philosophical ideas found in Star Trek. In each episode, Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison take you on a fascinating journey into the inner workings of Star Trek storytelling, deeper into subspace than you've ever traveled before. Latest episode (2020-Aug-17 09:00 UTC): 98: Geordi's Pedagogically Esoteric PowerPoint Presentations |
Wonder CupboardProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 18 episodes 2018 to 2020 Median: 53 minutes Collections: Philosophy • Science Themes (AI-generated): history and philosophy of science • scientific concepts: numbers, life, simulation • science in society: vaccines, segregation psychology • material culture and practices: lab coats, language, peer review • environment and technology: ice, air conditioning, sunbathing • aesthetics and beauty in science Description (podcaster-provided): Wonder Cupboard asks what science is, how it works, and how it came to be. Elena Falco and Ian Bridgeman present a new topic on the history and philosophy of science every episode. Latest episode (2020-Jul-31 12:00 UTC): 018 – Sunbathing |
Philosophy Bakes Bread, Radio Show & PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 94 episodes 2015 to 2020 Median: 63 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Public philosophy for everyday life • democracy, leadership, civic activism • education reform, gender, inclusion • ethics: character, rights, justice, protest • religion, meaning, suffering • environment, outdoors, media/AI, pop culture Description (podcaster-provided): Philosophy Bakes Bread is a radio show and podcast that showcases the importance of philosophy for everyday life and for leadership. The saying goes that "philosophy bakes no bread." We disagree and co-hosts Dr. Eric Thomas Weber and Dr. Anthony Cashio invite engaging philosophers as guests for interviews about various ideas and conflicts that matter to people in real life, beyond the academy. Latest episode (2020-Jul-24 13:47 UTC): Ep89 - BC17 - Education and Gender |
Premise PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 3 episodes 2020 Median: 50 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophical interviews • Nietzsche: Übermensch, self-overcoming, morality, “God is dead” • ethics of war, peace, justice, foreign policy • agency, free will, responsibility, reactive/objective attitudes, “ought implies can” Description (podcaster-provided): Welcome to Premise Podcast. This is your host Angelos Sofocleous. Latest episode (2020-Jul-10 07:54 UTC): #20 Friedrich Nietzsche | Dr Matthew Bennett |
Theory TalkProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 1 episodes 2020 Median: 71 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): contemporary philosophy and critical theory • futurity and the future • philosophy’s belligerence (Laruelle) • cognitive science of mind • new social organization forms • transcendental computation Description (podcaster-provided): Theory Talk is a philosophy podcast and critical thinking jam session, featuring in-depth discussions of contemporary thought and thinkers. The show is produced by Joseph Weissman and Taylor Adkins. Latest episode (2020-Apr-01 13:00 UTC): Ep. 74: Futurality |
Ethics Lab PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 10 episodes 2018 to 2020 Median: 21 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy and applied ethics • intellectual virtues and vices, close-mindedness, liberatory virtues • populism and political discourse • environmental ethics • intellectual property rights • gene drives in mosquitoes • AI, workforce, tech ethics • fake news Description (podcaster-provided): Exploring news and views on philosophy, ethics, and science. Latest episode (2020-Jan-28 19:25 UTC): Ethics Lab Podcast Episode 10, November 13, 2019: Interview with Alan Hazlett |
Philosophy by the BookProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 73 episodes 2015 to 2019 Median: 15 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Classic philosophy text walkthroughs • Aristotle’s ethics: virtue, happiness, desire, wisdom, justice, friendship • Plato on knowledge, Forms, politics, lawmaking, education, Atlantis • Descartes on skepticism, mind-body, God, free will • Hume on ideas, causation, miracles • Mill on liberty, speech, state limits Description (podcaster-provided): Each week we read through, summarize, and explain a different text in Philosophy. Latest episode (2019-Jul-23 22:24 UTC): Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics Book 10: Philosophy by the Book Episode 71 |
The Happier HourProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 54 episodes 2018 to 2019 Median: 26 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): practical philosophy for self-help dilemmas • humility, doubt, failure, creativity, love, money, legacy • ethics and moral codes • identity, oppression, resistance, feminism • science vs pseudoscience, neuroscience • habits, branding, self-promotion, travel, meaning-making Description (podcaster-provided): Equal parts philosophy and self-help (with a dash of humor thrown in for taste), The Happier Hour aims to make philosophy useful for the rest of us. Each episode explores a modern-day dilemma, via the lens of the greatest philosophers of all time, and often with special guests in the hot seat who know about stuff. Like the joy that comes from a strong drink at half the price, this show is for curious minds who want to know more about philosophy, without going back to school. Join your host Monica McCarthy, because it's time to get happier! Latest episode (2019-May-28 09:00 UTC): #054 Humility Q&A: Self-Care, Self-Promotion, And The Myth of Being Self-Made |
New Narratives in the History of PhilosophyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 8 episodes 2018 to 2019 Median: 28 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Interviews on women philosophers • Early modern thought: du Châtelet, Astell, Cavendish, Conway • Metaphysics, value theory, influence networks • Canon expansion, Project Vox, image culture in philosophy history Description (podcaster-provided): A series of short interviews with people interested in women philosophers. Learn something, get excited, find out how to learn more. Developed by the New Narratives in the History of Philosophy Project Latest episode (2019-May-16 20:27 UTC): Episode 8: Katherine Brading and Anne-Lise Rey on Emilie du Chatelet |
Dialogues: a philosophy podcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 13 episodes 2018 Median: 18 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Ethics debates with philosophers • Climate justice and sea-level rise • Consumer complicity in injustice • Equality, redistribution, social esteem • Immigration, national identity • Consent and autonomy over time • Organisational wrongdoing • Insect consciousness • Morality, shame, culture • Parenthood, procreation, charity Description (podcaster-provided): Snodger Media produces the Dialogues Podcast, and other radio works. Latest episode (2018-Nov-29 20:00 UTC): Dialogues 13 Colin Klein |
Re:thinkingProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 3 episodes 2018 Median: 48 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy–technology intersections • economic growth, liberalism, moral philosophy • prediction markets, futarchy, self-deception • consciousness, mind–body problem, conscious realism • philosophy of science, Silicon Valley perspectives Description (podcaster-provided): Re:thinking is an interdisciplinary podcast exploring ideas at the intersection of philosophy and technology. Latest episode (2018-Oct-31 15:00 UTC): Ep 6 - Tyler Cowen on Economic Growth, Liberalism, and Philosophy |
Philosophy SitesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 4 episodes 2016 to 2018 Median: 19 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophers’ sites and objects • Thoreau at Walden Pond and American philosophy • Bentham’s auto-icon at UCL • Marx’s Soho years in London • Wittgenstein’s Cambridge grave, design, culture, death Description (podcaster-provided): Nigel Warburton interviews a range of experts on places associated with philosophers. Latest episode (2018-May-20 15:54 UTC): John Kaag on Henry David Thoreau and Walden Pond |
Open QuestionsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 7 episodes 2017 Median: 22 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): applied ethics and moral philosophy • markets and commodification (love, organs, money) • cultural heritage and language preservation • sports spectatorship and player harms • reparations and past injustices • advice and responsibility • climate change and procreation Description (podcaster-provided): A podcast about ethics from the Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto. Latest episode (2017-Dec-22 20:35 UTC): What Can Money Buy? |
Uehiro Lectures: Practical solutions for ethical challengesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 6 episodes 2017 Median: 52 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Practical ethics and analytic philosophy • Equality: treatment, status, opportunity • Feminism and sex equality • Fair legal/social frameworks for gender relations • Reproductive technology’s ethical impacts • Ideology, political correctness, public-debate fallacies Description (podcaster-provided): The annual public Uehiro Lecture Series captures the ethos of the Uehiro Centre, which is to bring the best scholarship in analytic philosophy to bear on the most significant problems of our time, and to make progress in the analysis and resolution of these issues to the highest academic standard, in a manner that is also accessible to the general public. Philosophy should not only create knowledge, it should make people’s lives better. Latest episode (2017-Aug-24 11:06 UTC): 2013 Annual Uehiro Lecture (3): Equal Opportunity |
Ex Nihilo: A Philosophy PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 1 episodes 2017 Median: 80 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy chat • Western civilization • political rhetoric and current events • classic texts and perennial questions • pop culture through philosophical analysis Description (podcaster-provided): Ex Nihilo is a philosophy podcast hosted by two students earning PhDs in philosophy. It's like a conversation at your local bar, only with more references to Plato. Topics range from philosophical issues involved in current events and pop culture to perennial questions or classic texts. Latest episode (2017-Jul-23 18:56 UTC): Episode 1: What is Western Civilization? |
The Philosopher's ArmsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 23 episodes 2012 to 2017 Median: 27 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Pub-based philosophy discussions • moral dilemmas, justice, blame, hypocrisy, lying • free will, weakness of will • speech harms, hate speech • equality, exploitation, free-riding • induction, identity, vagueness • enhancement, AI, happiness thought experiments Description (podcaster-provided): Matthew Sweet examines philosophical problems with a live audience in a pub Latest episode (2017-Feb-28 11:35 UTC): Swearing |
Journal of Practical EthicsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 3 episodes 2014 to 2017 Median: 10 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Moral and political philosophy research • Immigration and collective ownership of Earth • Class privilege and distributive justice • War ethics, justification for killing in conflict Description (podcaster-provided): The Journal of Practical Ethics, an open access journal in moral and political philosophy (and related areas), published by the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, located at the University of Oxford. In this series, an author from each issue of the journal presents an overview of their paper in conversation with Dave Edmonds of Philosophy Bites. Latest episode (2017-Feb-07 10:38 UTC): Humanity’s Collective Ownership of the Earth and Immigration |
A History of IdeasProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 60 episodes 2014 to 2015 Median: 12 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy and history of ideas • Knowledge, perception, consciousness, other minds • Scientific method and falsification • Selfhood, memory, unconscious, existentialism • Love, parenting, altruism, selfishness • Justice, law, tolerance, markets, governance • Technology, evolution, transhumanism • Origins, God, cosmology, creation myths • Ethics, conscience, moral psychology Description (podcaster-provided): Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the work of key philosophers and their theories. Latest episode (2015-Aug-07 11:15 UTC): Neuropsychologist Paul Broks on Wittgenstein |
MCMP – Metaphysics and Philosophy of LanguageProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 18 episodes 2013 to 2015 Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): mathematical philosophy methods • formal logic, conditionals, modality • truth relativism, superassertibility, intuitionism • semantics: quotation, compositionality, opacity • realism/structuralism, inter-theory relations • ontology: abstract objects, nonexistence, dependence • model theory, skepticism • God’s existence arguments • metaphysics of laws, measurement, disease classification Description (podcaster-provided): Mathematical Philosophy - the application of logical and mathematical methods in philosophy - is about to experience a tremendous boom in various areas of philosophy. At the new Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, which is funded mostly by the German Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, philosophical research will be carried out mathematically, that is, by means of methods that are very close to those used by the scientists. Latest episode (2015-Jul-20 05:56 UTC): Mathematical Structuralism and Metaphysical Dependence |
Practical Ethics BitesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 9 episodes 2014 to 2015 Median: 18 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Practical ethics for students • Sexual orientation and homosexuality • Abortion and foetal moral status • Embryo genetic engineering • Sex selection • Euthanasia legalization • Just war and violence • Free will and moral responsibility • Virtue ethics Description (podcaster-provided): Practical Ethics Bites is a series of audio podcasts on practical ethics targeted specifically at pupils studying philosophy in UK schools. It is produced by the team behind the popular podcast Philosophy Bites, David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton. Philosophy Bites has had over 21 million downloads. David Edmonds is a Senior Research Associate at Oxford’s Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics and all the interviewees are academics linked to the Uehiro Centre. The series aims to be a free educational resource for teachers. Each interview is around 20 minutes long. Latest episode (2015-Jul-14 08:46 UTC): Can you choose to be gay? |
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MCMP – Philosophy of Science Profile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 86 episodes 2013 to 2015 Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Mathematical philosophy of science • logical empiricism • inductive logic, Bayesian inference • scientific explanation, causation • modeling, idealization, measurement • reduction, emergence, micro–macro links • physics foundations • climate/economic/social-science methods • information, decision theory Description (podcaster-provided): Mathematical Philosophy - the application of logical and mathematical methods in philosophy - is about to experience a tremendous boom in various areas of philosophy. At the new Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, which is funded mostly by the German Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, philosophical research will be carried out mathematically, that is, by means of methods that are very close to those used by the scientists. Latest episode (2015-Jul-08 09:41 UTC): Fifteen Dimensions of Evaluating Theories of Causation. A Case Study of the Structural Model and the Ranking Theoretic Approach to Causation |
A Romp Through Philosophy for Complete BeginnersProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 5 episodes 2014 Median: 82 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Beginner-friendly philosophical method • Evaluating arguments and logic • Descartes’ cogito • Freedom vs equality • Deontology and utilitarianism • Gettier problems • Possible worlds • Objective facts in science Description (podcaster-provided): In this series of podcasts Marianne Talbot uses some famous arguments in the history of philosophy to examine philosophy as a discipline. By harnessing participants’ intuitions on both sides of the various arguments she encourages her audience actually to do philosophy. In listening to these podcasts you can yourself learn how to do philosophy, not by listening to someone else do it, but by starting to do it for yourself. Latest episode (2014-Nov-11 15:57 UTC): Questions and Answers Session |
Philosophy NowProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 41 episodes 2011 to 2014 Median: 49 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy debates • mind–brain, consciousness, quantum metaphysics • ethics/meta-ethics, lying, medical ethics, human rights • major philosophers (Kant, Wittgenstein, Hume, Nietzsche, Hegel, Socrates) • philosophy of science limits • religion, feminism, capitalism • philosophy in education, children • literature, art, wonder, existential psychotherapy • transhumanism Description (podcaster-provided): Podcasts from philosophynow.org, home of the most widely read philosophy magazine in the world, Philosophy Now. Latest episode (2014-Jun-29 19:00 UTC): The Mental Universe Debate |
Power Structuralism in Ancient OntologiesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 58 episodes 2012 to 2014 Median: 51 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): powers/dispositions metaphysics • causation, necessity, modality, emergence • process vs substance ontology • structure, relations, grounding, persistence • Aristotle, Stoics, Empedocles, Galen: perception, ethics, politics, medicine • science/physics links (mechanisms, quantum) Description (podcaster-provided): Exploring various aspects of modern and ancient metaphysics as they relate to the hypothesis that powers (or dispositions) are the sole elementary building block in ontology. Latest episode (2014-May-07 14:24 UTC): Two Concepts of Emergence |
The Philosophy PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 22 episodes 2008 to 2013 Median: 19 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Audio renditions of classic philosophy • epistemology and skepticism • ethics and practical reason • political philosophy, social contract, government • Enlightenment and history of philosophy • theology and existence of God • economics and communism Description (podcaster-provided): With The Philosophy Podcast, LearnOutLoud.com will showcase audio renditions of classic philosophy from such greats as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Nietzsche and much more. For more audio and video material tailored to the lifelong learner, please feel free to visit www.learnoutloud.com Latest episode (2013-Sep-07 03:00 UTC): The Communist Manifesto |
MCMP – Mathematical Philosophy (Archive 2011/12)Profile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 248 episodes 2011 to 2013 Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Mathematical philosophy using logic and formal methods • truth, semantics, reference, context change • paradoxes, adaptive/dynamic logics, proof theory • Bayesianism, probability, coherence, decision theory • belief revision, epistemic norms, peer disagreement • foundations, infinity, type theory, structuralism • modality, possible worlds, laws, chance Description (podcaster-provided): Mathematical Philosophy - the application of logical and mathematical methods in philosophy - is about to experience a tremendous boom in various areas of philosophy. At the new Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, which is funded mostly by the German Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, philosophical research will be carried out mathematically, that is, by means of methods that are very close to those used by the scientists. Latest episode (2013-Jul-16 22:32 UTC): Alexander von Humboldt Professor Stephan Hartmann |
Philosophy of ReligionProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 8 episodes 2012 Median: 41 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Western monotheism (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) • divine attributes: essential and accidental properties • arguments for God: ontological, cosmological, design • religious experience and miracles • arguments against: problem of evil • faith and Pascal’s Wager Description (podcaster-provided): This series of eight lectures delivered by Dr T. J. Mawson at the University of Oxford in Hilary Term 2011, introduces the main philosophical arguments pertaining to the Western monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Each lecture has an associated hand-out (two for the first lecture). Latest episode (2012-May-02 13:48 UTC): 8. Faith and Pascal's Wager |
PhilosophyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 6 episodes 2011 to 2012 Median: 70 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): University’s role in contemporary society • Gifford Lectures on “end of reality” • phenomenology and post-metaphysical thought • being, events, and ontology • ethical implications of dissolving reality Description (podcaster-provided): The study of philosophy at Glasgow builds on a prestigious history that includes the achievements of great thinkers such as Francis Hutcheson, Adam Smith and Thomas Reid. We have expertise in metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, logic, philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of science, ethics, aesthetics, political philosophy, philosophy of religion, and the history of philosophy. Latest episode (2012-Apr-25 17:50 UTC): Being and Event (The End of Reality) |
A Romp Through the Philosophy of MindProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 5 episodes 2012 Median: 82 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy of mind • mind–brain relation • critiques of identity theory and physicalism • non-reductive physicalism issues • dualism and alternatives • framing the right questions • audience Q&A Description (podcaster-provided): The mind is a fascinating entity. Where, after all, would we be without it? But what exactly is it? These days many people believe the mind simply is the brain. Descartes would have disagreed profoundly. He recommended a dualism of substance. Modern philosophers are again finding various forms of dualism attractive because the problems with physicalism are so intractable. One such problem is whether the mind, like the brain, is located in space (specifically inside the head). But does philosophy have anything sensible to say about the mind? Surely today it is scientists we should be listening to? Come and find out why this is – and always will be – false. Latest episode (2012-Apr-10 12:24 UTC): Part 5: Questions and Answers |
Bio-Ethics BitesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 10 episodes 2011 to 2012 Median: 18 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Bioethics debates • neuroscience, serotonin, moral decision-making • responsibility and mental disorder • organ sales and transplantation ethics • healthcare resource allocation • trust and informed consent • genetic enhancement, status quo bias, designer babies • end-of-life, euthanasia, moral status, embryos/abortion Description (podcaster-provided): Bioethics is the study of the moral implications of new and emerging medical technologies and looks to answer questions such as selling organs, euthanasia and whether should we clone people. The series consists of a series of interviews by leading bioethics academics and is aimed at individuals looking to explore often difficult and confusing questions surrounding medical ethics. The series lays out the issue in a clear and precise way and looks to show all sides of the debate. Latest episode (2012-Feb-03 11:25 UTC): Neuroscience Can Tell Us About Morality |
Multiculturalism Bites - AudioProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 20 episodes 2011 Median: 18 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): multiculturalism history and varieties • liberalism, culture, and toleration • recognition, respect, political equality • free speech, offence, and dissent • welfare state compatibility • political obligation, minority-majority law • intervention ethics • disgust and prejudice Description (podcaster-provided): Multiculturalism is one of the most vexing political issues of our day. How can people with very different values and customs live alongside each other? What is the history of multiculturalism? What are the arguments for and against its various forms? Has it failed? Does it have a future? The Open University's Nigel Warburton interviews ten leading thinkers about the meaning and implications of multiculturalism. David Edmonds introduces each episode. Latest episode (2011-Jul-08 03:10 UTC): Tariq Modood on The History of Multiculturalism |
John Locke Lectures in PhilosophyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 27 episodes 2008 to 2011 Median: 60 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Ancient philosophy as way of life • Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Stoics, Epicureans, Skeptics, Plotinus • normativity and reasons • logic’s normative role, revisability • epistemology, metaphysics, expressivism • a priori scrutability, Carnap–Quine • mind, content externalism, knowledge argument, phenomenal experience Description (podcaster-provided): The John Locke Lectures are among the world's most distinguished lecture series in philosophy. The series began in 1950 and are given once a year. Latest episode (2011-Jul-06 18:09 UTC): 2011 Lecture 4: Platonism as a Way of Life |
Exploring Philosophy - AudioProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 22 episodes 2011 Median: 12 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Applied philosophy in everyday life • thought experiments • personal identity • consciousness and self-awareness • faith versus reason • problem of evil • abortion ethics • political obligation, consent, civil disobedience • Descartes, skepticism, knowledge • mind–body dualism Description (podcaster-provided): Have you ever considered what being conscious actually means? By choosing to live in a particular state are you consenting to be subject to all its laws? For some there’s an assumption that philosophy might not be relevant to modern life but Dr. Nigel Warburton, senior lecturer in Philosophy at The Open University argues that many of us today are faced with philosophical questions such as these as we live our lives in the twenty first century. In this collection we ask academics to discuss these questions in addition to other important philosophical issues and concepts such as the morality of abortions and the reconciling a world with evil and a good God. Latest episode (2011-Jun-13 21:48 UTC): Philosophy in the real world |
Philosophy: Justice and Morality - AudioProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 10 episodes 2011 Median: 13 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): moral philosophy and theories of justice • Plato on law, self-interest, and motivation • utilitarianism: classical vs modern • Kantian ethics • distributive justice and fairness (Rawls) • libertarian justice, taxation, property rights (Nozick) Description (podcaster-provided): Although what constitutes justice may vary depending on culture or historical context, all forms of justice are built on a foundation of moral assumptions that include ideas about ethics, fairness and the law. Philosophers have often debated the nature of both morality and justice and their relationship with each other and in this collection we explore some of the most influential ideas on the topics from Kant to Bentham and investigate problems such as can inequalities be justified, provided they are to the benefit of the worst off? Latest episode (2011-Jun-13 21:37 UTC): Plato on justice and self interest |
Kant's Critique of Pure ReasonProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 8 episodes 2011 Median: 42 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Kantian epistemology and metaphysics • limits of sense, understanding, reason • a priori synthetic judgments • space and time as forms of intuition • categories, transcendental deduction, judgment • self, apperception, self-consciousness • idealism and refutations • paralogisms, antinomies, transcendental ideas Description (podcaster-provided): A lecture series examining Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. This series looks at German Philosopher Immanuel Kant's seminal philosophical work 'The Critique of Pure Reason'. The lectures aim to outline and discuss some of the key philosophical issues raised in the book and to offer students and individuals thought provoking Kantian ideas surrounding metaphysics. Each lecture looks at particular questions raised in the work such as how do we know what we know and how do we find out about the world, dissects these questions with reference to Kant's work and discusses the broader philosophical implications. Anyone with an interest in Kant and philosophy will find these lectures thought provoking but accessible. Latest episode (2011-Mar-16 16:09 UTC): The discipline of reason: The paralogisms and Antinomies of Pure Reason. |
Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art lecturesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 8 episodes 2011 Median: 54 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Western aesthetics classics: Plato, Aristotle, Hume, Kant • beauty, taste, aesthetic judgment • philosophy of art: defining art • interpreting literature • musical emotion and expression Description (podcaster-provided): Lecture series on Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art. The first part of the series focuses on some of the most important writings on art and beauty in the Western philosophical tradition, covering Plato, Aristotle, David Hume, and Immanuel Kant. The second part of the series focuses on questions about understanding works of art and about the nature of art. This part examines the interpretation of literature, the expression of emotion in music, and the definition of art Latest episode (2011-Mar-15 16:40 UTC): 8. Defining Art |
General PhilosophyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 33 episodes 2010 Median: 12 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Introductory Oxford philosophy lectures • early modern philosophy history • knowledge and scepticism • induction • perception and primary/secondary qualities • mind–body dualism • free will, determinism, moral responsibility • personal identity, memory, consciousness Description (podcaster-provided): A series of lectures delivered by Peter Millican to first-year philosophy students at the University of Oxford. The lectures comprise of the 8-week General Philosophy course, delivered to first year undergraduates. These lectures aim to provide a thorough introduction to many philosophical topics and to get students and others interested in thinking about key areas of philosophy. Taking a chronological view of the history of philosophy, each lecture is split into 3 or 4 sections which outline a particular philosophical problem and how different philosophers have attempted to resolve the issue. Individuals interested in the 'big' questions about life such as how we perceive the world, who we are in the world and whether we are free to act will find this series informative, comprehensive and accessible. Latest episode (2010-Dec-01 15:57 UTC): 8.4 Persons, Humans and Brains |
Critical Reasoning for BeginnersProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 6 episodes 2010 Median: 68 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Identifying and analyzing arguments • Deductive vs inductive reasoning • Validity, truth, and argument strength • Setting out arguments in logic-book form • Evaluating good vs bad arguments • Common logical fallacies Description (podcaster-provided): Are you confident you can reason clearly? Are you able to convince others of your point of view? Are you able to give plausible reasons for believing what you believe? Do you sometimes read arguments in the newspapers, hear them on the television, or in the pub and wish you knew how to confidently evaluate them? Latest episode (2010-Mar-18 11:02 UTC): Evaluating Arguments Part Two |
Nietzsche on Mind and NatureProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 7 episodes 2009 Median: 57 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Nietzsche scholarship resources • metaphysics and determinism • denial of free will, moral responsibility • value monism vs dualism • consciousness, language, signs, interpretation • nature experience, cultural mediation • genealogy of guilt, Christianity, self-cruelty Description (podcaster-provided): Keynote speeches and special session given at the international conference 'Nietzsche on Mind and Nature', held at St. Peter's College, Oxford, 11-13 September 2009, organized by the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford. Latest episode (2009-Dec-23 12:42 UTC): Nietzsche Source. Scholarly Nietzsche editions on the web |
Philosophy for BeginnersProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 5 episodes 2008 to 2009 Median: 92 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Introductory philosophy lectures • Logic, argumentation, symbolic logic • Metaphysics and epistemology: reality, knowledge • Philosophy of language and mind: rationality, consciousness • Ethics and political philosophy: justice, how to live • History of philosophy overview Description (podcaster-provided): Philosophy has been studied for thousands of years. It involves the use of reason and argument to search for the truth about reality - about the nature of things, ethics, aesthetics, language, the mind, God and everything else. This series of five introductory lectures, aimed at students new to philosophy, presented by Marianne Talbot, Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford, will test you on some famous thought experiments and introduce you to some central philosophical issues and to the thoughts of some key philosophers. Latest episode (2009-Jan-09 14:36 UTC): Philosophy of language and mind |
Interviews with PhilosophersProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 5 episodes 2008 Median: 31 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Oxford philosopher interviews • metaphysics definitions and questions • reason, rationality, normative ethics • global catastrophic risk, simulation theory • applied ethics, biosciences, human enhancement • Aristotle’s ethics Description (podcaster-provided): A selection of short interviews with Oxford philosophers (part of the series of 'Interviews with Oxonians'). Latest episode (2008-Sep-12 18:13 UTC): Adrian Moore on Metaphysics |
Philosophy: The ClassicsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 18 episodes 2007 to 2008 Median: 15 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Classic philosophy summaries and critiques • ethics: duty, utility, virtue • political theory: liberty, social contract, state power • epistemology and skepticism: knowledge, induction, causation • metaphysics: reality, mind-body, freedom • philosophy of religion: design argument, miracles Description (podcaster-provided): Author Nigel Warburton reads from his book Philosophy: The Classics which is an introduction to 27 key works in the history of Philosophy Latest episode (2008-Jul-21 19:51 UTC): Soren Kierkegaard - Either/Or |
The History of Political Philosophy: From Plato to RothbardProfile • RSS • Apple Podcasts 10 episodes 2007 Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Survey of political philosophy • justice, morality, natural law • social contract, consent, legitimacy • liberty vs authority, democracy, monarchy • property rights, slavery, usury • utilitarianism, equality, distribution • nonaggression, libertarian critiques Description (podcaster-provided): In this ten-lecture course sponsored by Steve Berger and Kenneth Garschina, intellectual historian David Gordon guides students through a survey of the greatest thinkers, and evaluates these scholars by their arguments for and against the idea of Liberty.Download the complete audio of this event (ZIP) here. Latest episode (2007-Jun-09 05:00 UTC): 10. Robert Nozick and Murray Rothbard |
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