A curated collection of philosophy-related podcasts. Also see the SciPhi-Adjacent Podcast Collection.
Updated: 2026-Jul-26 17:12 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, the dominant focus is philosophy as a tool for clarifying concepts, evaluating arguments, and making sense of contemporary social and technological change. Many episodes take up classic problems in metaphysics and epistemology—what consciousness is, how knowledge is possible, whether free will is compatible with determinism, what “nothingness” could mean, and how personal identity persists over time. Others work through major figures and traditions, including ancient Greek philosophy and Stoicism, early modern skepticism, German idealism, and strands of continental thought, alongside Chinese and Japanese philosophy.
Ethics and political philosophy recur throughout, often anchored in live controversies: the moral status of nonhuman animals and vegetarianism, climate loss and “eco-grief,” policing and reform, assisted dying and end-of-life autonomy, reproductive ethics and commercial surrogacy, and debates about punishment, responsibility, and collective guilt. Several episodes examine ideology, fascism, nationalism, polarization, and the role of myths and civic narratives in democratic life, including questions about founding ideals and institutional legitimacy.
Technology—especially artificial intelligence—forms another throughline. These podcasts explore AI bias and fairness, the limits of computation, automation and unemployment, AI in medicine and the risk of de-skilling, public backlash to AI, and philosophical disputes about whether machines can understand or be conscious. Adjacent themes include misinformation and echo chambers, prediction markets as forecasting tools and potential ethical hazards, and how media framing shapes moral judgment.
A number of episodes use literature, film, and science fiction as case studies for philosophical analysis, connecting narrative to questions about agency, desire, nihilism, social progress, and what it means to live well.
The Meditations of Marcus AureliusProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 39 episodes 2021 to 2026 Median: 31 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Stoic philosophy and Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations • self-discipline, virtue, duty, leadership • self-reflection, mindfulness, inner peace • resilience, adversity, calm practices • Western philosophy history and major thinkers • audiobook chapters and commentary 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-Jul-26 09:00 UTC): Epochs of American History Formation of the Union 1750-1829 - Albert Bushnell Hart |
The Panpsycast Philosophy PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 380 episodes 2016 to 2026 Median: 47 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy of religion debates • theism, atheism, pantheism, non-dualism • arguments from design, evil, ontology • consciousness, panpsychism, selfhood • ethics: morality, war, humour, food, veganism, animal life • mental health narratives • global religious traditions (African, Afro-Brazilian, Jain) 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-Jul-26 05:00 UTC): Episode 162, Animal Consciousness with Peter Godfrey-Smith |
History of Philosophy Without Any GapsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 505 episodes 2010 to 2026 Median: 22 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): early modern European philosophy • Descartes and Cartesianism • mind–body dualism, passions, ethics • occasionalism, Malebranche, Arnauld • skepticism, atomism • scholasticism, natural law, politics • science–religion conflicts • French moralists, 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-Jul-26 04:00 UTC): HoP 498 Probably Probable: Pierre Bayle and his Dictionary |
Sadler's LecturesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 500 episodes 2024 to 2026 Median: 15 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy lectures on ethics and poverty obligations • personal identity, self, perception bundles • consciousness and mind–body reduction • logic of propositions and modality • belief, evidence, testimony • technology, thought experiments • existential pessimism, Russian culture/literature • Plato/Aristotle moral psychology 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-Jul-25 17:23 UTC): Plutarch, On Moral Virtue - The Composite Human Soul - Sadler's Lectures |
HermitixProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 567 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 62 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): fringe philosophy, continental theory • mysticism, esotericism, magic traditions • psychoanalysis: Jung, Lacan, Reich • technology, media, internet critique • book reviews: weird literature, underread thinkers 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-Jul-25 16:00 UTC): Keiji's Nishitani's 'The Self-Overcoming of Nihilism' with Joseph Turner |
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): applied philosophy and social science interviews • victimhood and media narratives • humanitarian intervention and R2P • open society and liberalism • neglected-place economics • class privilege • climate displacement law • ethics of war • AI and work • space 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 • Kant, Hegel, Fichte, Foucault, Arendt, Marx • Black Marxism, Black feminist thought, critical race theory • Decolonization, language politics • Queer theory, homonationalism • Palestine, law, media propaganda • Ethics, care, suicidism 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" |
The DissenterProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 1277 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 61 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Evidence-based science and trust • Evolution, genetics, sex differences • Dating, attachment, masculinity, manosphere critiques • Ethics: procreation, sex work, refugees, euthanasia • Politics, polarization, authoritarianism • Consciousness, mental health, existential meaning • AI and climate risks Description (podcaster-provided): My name is Ricardo Lopes, and I’m from Portugal. Thank you for visiting my podcast. Latest episode (2026-Jul-24 18:00 UTC): #1284 Lars Penke: Do Women's Mate Preferences Change During Ovulation? |
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 798 episodes 2009 to 2026 Median: 49 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy close-reads • Hegel, Kant, Habermas, Diderot, Aquinas, Freud • Enlightenment, faith, reason, modernity • ethics, law, culture, community • metaphysics/ontology, causality, art • occasional pop culture and music discussions 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-Jul-24 15:35 UTC): PEL Presents PMP#226 Toy Story Played Out |
Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 100 episodes 2024 to 2026 Median: 54 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Close readings of Hannah Arendt •moral responsibility, judgment, evil •truth, lying, propaganda •power vs violence, war •revolution, constitutionalism, civil disobedience •solidarity, friendship •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-Jul-24 11:00 UTC): Reflections on Little Rock | Responsibility and Judgment |
Hotel Bar SessionsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 260 episodes 2021 to 2026 Median: 58 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy of contemporary life • politics, power, sovereignty, surveillance • ethics of AI, metrics, technology, de-skilling • oppression, resistance, ideology • violence, war crimes • identity, family, anonymity • art, comedy, food, nostalgia, time, free will Description (podcaster-provided): A podcast where the real philosophy happens. Latest episode (2026-Jul-24 09:00 UTC): The Right to Die |
The Gray Area with Sean IllingProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 783 episodes 2016 to 2026 Median: 60 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): philosophy and ethics • democracy, polarization, institutions • AI, algorithms, internet decay • loneliness, attachment, masculinity, dating • mental health, awe, mindfulness, dreams, addiction • culture, work, education, expertise, climate 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-Jul-24 08:00 UTC): How MAGA is turning on itself |
The Ancient Philosophy PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 38 episodes 2026 Median: 36 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Ancient philosophy across Greece, Rome, China, India, Hebrew Bible • Plato and Aristotle interpretation, methods, lost texts • Stoicism, skepticism, metaphysics • Confucian and Buddhist doctrines • Ancient science, medicine, biology, astrology, cosmology 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-Jul-24 04:00 UTC): 38. Plato's Theory of the Divided Soul |
Philosopher's ZoneProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 242 episodes 2021 to 2026 Median: 30 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy of belief, emotion, trust • public discourse, democracy, epistemic bad faith, conspiracy, propaganda • AI ethics: sport, friendship, workplace authority, reading/education • identity, gender, disability, embodiment • climate justice, colonialism, Indigenous temporalities • aesthetics, art, religion, history 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-Jul-23 23:00 UTC): Hegel: The philosopher with the (one) big idea |
Bioethics for the PeopleProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 96 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 38 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Bioethics concepts for general audiences • clinical ethics cases: autonomy, capacity, DNR, futility, palliative sedation • AI in healthcare ethics, bias, decision-support • resource allocation, trials • reproductive, disability, research, environmental justice, stigma/pain ethics 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 |
Lives Well LivedProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 87 episodes 2024 to 2026 Median: 63 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Ethics and living well • Happiness, meaning, mattering, mindfulness • Moral psychology, decision-making, bias • AI consciousness and governance • Animal ethics, alternative proteins, food politics • Social justice, trust, empathy • Trauma, resilience, forgiveness • Global challenges: climate, population, health policy 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-Jul-23 06:44 UTC): Peter Singer turns 80!! 🎂 |
Stoic Coffee BreakProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 385 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 10 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Stoic philosophy applied to daily life •virtue ethics: courage, temperance, empathy •managing anxiety, fear, anger •presence, attention, meaning-making •habits, procrastination, burnout •leadership, moral courage, decision-making •critical thinking amid misinformation •therapy/CBT connections 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-Jul-23 02:01 UTC): The Virtue of Reading | 384 |
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, multiculturalism • social cohesion, hate speech, protest, decency • AI and digital culture harms • climate, energy, sovereignty • justice, welfare policy • art, taste, beauty • religious moral philosophy 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-Jul-22 17:00 UTC): Do prediction markets enhance our understanding of the world or corrupt it? |
Weird StudiesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 238 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 79 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): art-and-philosophy conversations • weird/uncanny aesthetics • horror and sci‑fi film analysis • literature, fairy tales, comics • tarot and divination • mysticism, imaginal/daimonic realms • paranormal research • time, meaning, perception 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-Jul-22 14:30 UTC): Episode 216 – Artworks Are People Too |
Closer To TruthProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 300 episodes 2016 to 2026 Median: 27 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): cosmology and quantum foundations • consciousness theories, neuroscience, identity • free will, determinism, moral responsibility • evolution and philosophy of biology • AI intelligence, risks, transhumanism • religion, God, afterlife, reincarnation • meaning, transcendence, art • mathematics and reality 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-Jul-22 09:24 UTC): What is Nothing? |
The What Is Stoicism? PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 254 episodes 2021 to 2026 Median: 5 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Stoic philosophy in daily life • virtue and character • resilience through hardship • dichotomy of control • attention and presence • managing anger, fear, anxiety • acceptance of impermanence and death • gratitude, simplicity, kindness, community 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-Jul-22 06:45 UTC): See Clearly, Act Well, Accept the Rest |
Philosophy? WTF??Profile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 100 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 23 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Accessible pub-chat philosophy • personal identity, selfhood, persistence • memory and ageing • free will vs determinism, genetics, morality • existentialism, meaning, authenticity, absurdity • AI/ChatGPT, Turing Test, creativity, social media • culture, nation, consumerism 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 |
Lucretius Today - Epicurus and Epicurean PhilosophyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 343 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 51 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Epicurean philosophy via Lucretius and Cicero • debates with Stoicism and Plato’s Academy • epistemology: senses, impressions, skepticism, knowledge • ethics: pleasure vs virtue, happiness, pain, emotions, grief, death fear • nature study 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-Jul-21 18:27 UTC): Episode343 - In The Search For Knowledge Is "Probable" Good Enough? |
Philosophy vs. ImprovProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 124 episodes 2021 to 2026 Median: 52 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): improvised comedy scenes • philosophical discussion and self-help themes • ethics, debate, belief and religion • identity, authenticity, community • art, humor, storytelling, education • AI, technology, failure, politics, culture wars Description (podcaster-provided): Philosophy vs. Improv Latest episode (2026-Jul-21 15:53 UTC): PvI#121: Meat Suit Dolls w/ Maddie Mutations |
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/spirituality and neuroscience • meditation methods, philosophy, predictive processing • compassion training, mindfulness applications • psychedelics, altered states, spiritual entities • pain, grief, death, mental health • AI, ethics, ecology, social transformation 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 |
PlasticPills Critical Theory & PhilosophyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 260 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 72 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): critical theory and continental philosophy • AI, phenomenology, and selfhood • psychoanalysis (Freud, Lacan) • media spectacle, hyperreality, ideology • fascism, sovereignty, contemporary politics • religion, ethics, anthropology, capitalism 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-Jul-21 14:30 UTC): Nature's Leftist Conspiracy against Western Civilization: Contemporary Mythology // 260 |
ElucidationsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 157 episodes 2009 to 2026 Median: 37 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Conversational philosophy primers • political theory: expertise, democracy, free speech, discrimination, open borders • ethics/metaethics: virtue, envy, revenge, value realism, good life • science/tech: statistics, AI learning, programming algebra, causation, memory biology, brain death, quantum physics, gender theory 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 Nietzsche PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 274 episodes 2021 to 2026 Median: 94 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Nietzschean philosophy and cultural critique • close readings and Q&As • language, meaning, symbols, myth • skepticism, causality, free will, affects • history, politics, war • German Idealism • Daoism/Zhuangzi, Confucius • modern thinkers influenced by Nietzsche 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-Jul-21 13:00 UTC): The Gay Science #23 (V.356-363) |
Philosophy For Our TimesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 560 episodes 2016 to 2026 Median: 35 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy debates • liberalism/populism • AI, language, post-truth • consciousness, mind–matter, free will • neuroscience, perception, unconscious • psychedelics/altered states • ethics, animal suffering • gender, race, Enlightenment • art, literature, performance • metaphysics of time, nothingness 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-Jul-21 11:00 UTC): The mind is not a machine | Iain McGilchrist |
Philosophy BitesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 407 episodes 2007 to 2026 Median: 16 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosopher interviews • ethics: responsibility, rescue, moral heroes, law • politics: democracy, decolonisation, identity • AI, digital privacy • global traditions • Plato/Socrates/Aristotle • animal minds, sentience • grief, loneliness, authenticity 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-21 09:17 UTC): Jing Hu on Songzi on Insults and Shame |
DialexiconProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 44 episodes 2022 to 2026 Median: 52 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): accessible philosophy interviews • ethics and contemporary injustice • AI ethics, trust, misinformation, racist algorithms • political philosophy, democracy, rights vs welfare • bioethics, dehumanization, autonomy • mind, consciousness, cognition, identity • race, feminism, critical theory, reparations • law, evidence, burdens of proof • education and outreach 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-Jul-21 04:07 UTC): Deliberating Democracy — Dr. Alice Siu |
Žižek And So OnProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 167 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 46 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Žižek/Ljubljana School readings • Lacan, Hegel, dialectics, subjectivity • ideology, capitalism, commodities, alienation • race, universality, disavowal, crisis/apocalypse • quantum history/physics, retroactivity • media, film, television, comedy, rumours, religion Description (podcaster-provided): The podcast exploring the work of Slavoj Žižek & the Ljubljana School of Psychoanalysis Latest episode (2026-Jul-21 03:42 UTC): Žižek's System: Antigone |
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 436 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 81 minutes Collections: Philosophy • Physics, Math, and Astronomy • Science Themes (AI-generated): cosmology: vacuum energy, cosmological constant, dark energy • quantum mechanics, quantum gravity, field theory • neuroscience, connectomes, cognition • ethics, free will, consciousness • politics, law, markets • AI, misinformation, game theory • history of science, culture 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-Jul-20 13:23 UTC): 361 | Bonnie Bassler on How Bacteria Talk and Work Together |
The UnMute PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 82 episodes 2015 to 2026 Median: 41 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophical conversations on forgiveness, revenge, justice, repair • social and political ethics: discrimination, dehumanization, reparations, prisons • feminism, race, Indigenous decolonialism, refugees • democracy, education, housing, health justice • love, grief, empathy, character, moral progress 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 |
Why TheoryProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 223 episodes 2017 to 2026 Median: 77 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Continental philosophy and psychoanalysis • Sartre, Kant, Hegel, Marx • Lacan, Freud: drive, anxiety, symptom, superego • capitalism, public sphere, structural violence, race • film/TV genre theory, auteurs, aesthetics, desire/alienation, AI in education Description (podcaster-provided): Why Theory brings continental philosophy and psychoanalytic theory together to examine cultural phenomena. Latest episode (2026-Jul-19 21:58 UTC): The Odyssey |
Acid HorizonProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 299 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 63 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): continental philosophy & critical theory • communism/anarchism, revolt, communes, strikes • Deleuze, Bataille, Nietzsche, Hegel/Kant • psychoanalysis, desire, trauma, death • AI/digital mediation • far-right conspiracies/fascism • queer/trans/intersex politics • art, cinema, music, 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-Jul-19 19:00 UTC): *PATREON EXCLUSIVE* Forget Foucault & Forget Baudrillard: Power Versus Seduction and Why Fascism Is Obsolete on Arrival (with Cooper Cherry) [Teaser] |
Philosophy TalkProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 658 episodes 2002 to 2026 Median: 50 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): contemporary ethics and politics • virtue, honesty, civil disobedience, leadership • philosophy of mind, perception, consciousness • gender, identity, privacy, addiction • logic, computation, AI • literature, memoir, myth, film, music • major philosophers 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-Jul-19 19:00 UTC): How Do We Learn? |
Robinson's PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 285 episodes 2022 to 2026 Median: 95 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): quantum mechanics foundations, interpretations, quantum computing • relativity, time, black holes, cosmology, dark matter/energy • AI alignment, economic/social impacts • consciousness, philosophy of mind, origin of life, astrobiology, aliens/UAPs • geopolitics, war, empire, Marxist economics, institutions, human rights 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-Jul-19 16:00 UTC): 283 - Timothy Snyder: Donald Trump and the End of America |
Consciousness Live!Profile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 100 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 114 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy and neuroscience of consciousness • perception, representation, introspection, self-awareness • physicalism/dualism, panpsychism, illusionism, solipsism • theories: global workspace, IIT, sensorimotor, projective models • imagination, memory, emotions, psychedelics, AI Description (podcaster-provided): Where the stream of consciousness goes over the edge. Latest episode (2026-Jul-19 10:55 UTC): Brownapalooza 2026 Session II -Jacob Berger & Claudia Passos-Ferreira |
History of Philosophy: India, Africana, ChinaProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 263 episodes 2015 to 2026 Median: 23 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Classical Chinese philosophy survey • Confucian ethics, ritual, roles, moral cultivation • Mohist impartial care, antiwar politics, dialectic/logic • Daoism Laozi/Zhuangzi on language, skepticism, nature, death • Legalism Han Feizi standards, power, Qin statecraft 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-Jul-19 04:00 UTC): HPC 58. Historical Fiction? Texts in the Han |
SentientismProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 247 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 77 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): evidence-based philosophy • sentience and consciousness • moral circle expansion to animals, plants, AI, future beings • veganism and animal agriculture critique • animal rights law, politics, education • climate, culture, religion, activism 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-Jul-18 12:33 UTC): Pretty Lies that hide the truth and drive discrimination | Natalie Khazaal | Sentientism 248 |
The Podcaster's Guide to the ConspiracyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 364 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 46 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Conspiracy-theory analysis and philosophy • Political scandals, state secrets, propaganda • Historical mysteries: deaths, disappearances, sabotage • Religion/Vatican plots, prophecies • UFOs, Blue Beam, mind control, tech elites • Media hoaxes, internet culture, treasure hunts 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-Jul-18 00:50 UTC): M's Conference Report |
Philosophers In SpaceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 310 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 54 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Sci‑fi media analysis •applied ethics and moral dilemmas •existentialism and personhood •AI alignment, foreknowledge, uncertainty •political philosophy: fascism, colonialism, terrorism, color line •gender, sexuality, queer theory, TERFs •virtue, honor, paternalism, ecology, 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-Jul-17 16:47 UTC): Space Pirate Queen of the Ten Billion Utopias |
Love & PhilosophyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 107 episodes 2023 to 2026 Median: 79 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Care ethics, dependency, embodiment, maintenance •Mind, consciousness, memory, enactive/4E cognition •Paradox, nonbinary thinking, dialectics •Tech/AI, education, design, investing, politics of love •Complexity, ecology, bioregionalism •Play, puzzles, games, performance, voice 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-Jul-17 15:00 UTC): #91 Rethinking Biological Agency & What Really Matters in Life with Charlie Munford and the Agential Biology Institute |
Philosophy for the PeopleProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 141 episodes 2022 to 2026 Median: 59 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Thomistic philosophy and metaphysics • arguments for God, natural theology, divine simplicity • problem of evil, animal suffering, divine hiddenness • epistemology and knowledge • Scripture interpretation, Bible basics • Christianity and evolution • Catholic moral teaching debates 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-17 13:24 UTC): My Dissertation on God: Divine Simplicity, Arguments for God, and More |
The Academic ImperfectionistProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 138 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 19 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Academic perfectionism, self-worth, and comparison • writing anxiety, procrastination, decision fatigue, habits, time management • burnout, rest, resilience, hobbies • coaching/therapy insights • Stoicism and philosophical tools for motivation and flourishing 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-17 09:00 UTC): #137: How to flourish as an ADHD academic |
Short & CurlyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 188 episodes 2016 to 2026 Median: 21 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): kids philosophy & ethics • fairness, rules, responsibility • truth, lies, promises, forgiveness • friendship, exclusion, family dilemmas • art, media, stereotypes • animals, technology, money, identity 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? |
Good Is In The DetailsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 197 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 46 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): philosophy and critical thinking • ethics, virtue, meaning, happiness • culture through film, music, TV, sci‑fi • AI, privacy, surveillance, free will, mind • law, justice, media, misinformation • work, education, community, social issues, intimacy 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-16 06:36 UTC): Are You Living in an Echo Chamber? The Psychology of Misinformation & Critical Thinking | Matthew Facciani |
Within ReasonProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 157 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 83 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): philosophy interviews • consciousness and self • mind–brain debates: materialism, idealism, panpsychism • AI consciousness, alignment, existential risk • ancient ethics: Aristotle, Stoicism, Epicurus • religion, God arguments, biblical history • science, physics, cosmology • language, art, culture Description (podcaster-provided): For the curious. Latest episode (2026-Jul-15 17:43 UTC): #161 What’s the Point of Going Back to the Moon? Chris Hadfield - |
Then & Now: Philosophy, History & PoliticsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 115 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 24 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy and historical analysis • capitalism, consumerism, oligarchy • democracy, populism, culture wars • fascism, racism, propaganda • media ecosystems and conspiracy politics • technology critiques: AI, social media, surveillance, attention economy • modern psychology: anger, addiction, burnout 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 |
Very Bad WizardsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 341 episodes 2012 to 2026 Median: 89 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Moral philosophy, ethics, justice, punishment • Moral psychology, cultural psychology, shame, suffering • Consciousness, perception, cognition, neuroscience • Metaphysics, skepticism, induction, time, piety • AI impacts, LLMs, consciousness • Literature, film, TV analysis, mythology, religion 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-Jul-14 22:43 UTC): Episode 336: That Oceanic Feeling (Stanisław Lem's "Solaris") |
Philosophize This!Profile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 250 episodes 2013 to 2026 Median: 29 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Beginner-friendly philosophy explainers • Ethics: lying, justice, applied ethics • Modernity: cynicism, nihilism, authenticity, postmodern subject • Religion, Zen, mysticism • Language and self • Literature as philosophy • Education, democracy, capitalism/technofeudalism 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-Jul-14 15:10 UTC): Episode #250 ... You Must Change Your Life. - Peter Sloterdijk |
History and Philosophy of the Language SciencesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 61 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 26 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): history of linguistics in social-cultural context • interviews with linguists • linguistic relativity and Whorf • semantics, meaning, signs, concepts • structuralism, functionalism, phonology, phonetics • generative grammar debates • language contact, creoles, typology • politics, ideology, public science • documentation, archiving, language revival 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-Jul-14 14:00 UTC): Podcast episode 61: Adam Schembri on sign language linguistics |
OverthinkProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 179 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 57 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Accessible philosophy linking everyday life and big ideas • ethics of beauty, cheating, theft, porn • attention economy, AI, post-truth • gender, care labor, capitalism • climate justice, decolonization • selfhood, illness, addiction, loneliness 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-Jul-14 12:00 UTC): Unemployment |
What's Left of PhilosophyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 147 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 59 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Radical political philosophy • Marxism and critical theory • capitalism, work, exploitation, domination • democracy, representation, state, constitutionalism • race, Indigenous, civil rights, reconstruction • morality, religion, utopia, history, narrative forms 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-14 06:00 UTC): 138 | Machinic Intelligence and Marxism |
The Ethical FrontierProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 97 episodes 2023 to 2026 Median: 54 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Ethics interviews • political philosophy: liberty, moderation, socialism, reparations, immigration/refugees • bioethics: IVF, prescriptions, consent, brain death, assisted suicide • identity/sex: gender, sexuality, sexual racism, sex work • policing/ICE • animal rights • well-being/meaning/death • AI ethics Description (podcaster-provided): Interviews about ethics and other interesting topics. Latest episode (2026-Jul-13 16:22 UTC): #97 - The Ethics of Stopping Aging | Colin Farrelly |
Political Philosophy PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 227 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 71 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): fascism and democratic backsliding • immigration, asylum, citizenship • party strategy, Labour and Democrats • anti-far-right media • gender, masculinity, trans rights • race, activism, criminal justice • deliberation and liberalism • political history, religion and ancient texts Description (podcaster-provided): Podcast by Toby Buckle Latest episode (2026-Jul-13 14:56 UTC): Does dem messaging even matter? with Noah Berlatsky |
Minds Almost MeetingProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 111 episodes 2021 to 2026 Median: 62 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy–economics dialogue • classic texts and social theory • culture, modernism, internet norms • politics, state power, socialism, activism • values, persuasion, disagreement • markets, experts vs elites • love, ritual, consumerism 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) |
Seize the Moment PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 200 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 66 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Psychology, psychotherapy, trauma, mental illness • Philosophy and ethics (Stoicism, Schopenhauer, Wittgenstein) • Identity, honesty, meaning, well-being • Politics: fascism, populism, democracy, misinformation • Social justice: race, labor, poverty, healthcare, climate, criminal justice 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-Jul-12 16:32 UTC): Mike McIntire - Why America Can't Escape Gun Violence | STM Podcast #262 |
WHY? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday LifeProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 20 episodes 2025 to 2026 Median: 75 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): everyday-life philosophy • ethics, responsibility, denial, evil • mental health: addiction, madness, Freud • privacy/oblivion, tech and virtual reality • identity, fashion, emotions • social mobility, education, capitalism/Marx • nature, agriculture, sustainability • peace, nonviolence 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-Jul-12 10:00 UTC): How do philosophers talk about suicide |
Working DefinitionProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 12 episodes 2025 to 2026 Median: 59 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophical working definitions • Political philosophy: democracy, freedom, liberalism, rights, equality, politics • Ethics and social concepts: forgiveness, happiness • Law and governance: privacy, transparency • Mind and moral status: consciousness, AI consciousness 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 philosophy interviews • mind, cognition, consciousness, neuroscience • biology, organisms, individuality, evolution • metaphysics, language, meaning • ethics, justice, democracy, representation • race, gender, decolonial/Latinx/trans thought • AI, technology, extended mind, rights • environment, capitalism, ecology 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) |
Cows in the fieldProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 171 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 79 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Film discussions with philosophy lens • identity, love, immigration • AI, androids, simulation, free will • horror/sci‑fi/noir themes • class, ideology, gender, patriarchy • death, grief, meaning, transcendence • filmmaking form, realism, aesthetics 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-Jul-10 04:00 UTC): 169. Billy Elliot (w/ Aaron Meskin) |
Dilemma PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 127 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 76 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): geopolitics of Israel–Palestine, Iran, U.S. empire • Zionism vs Judaism, diaspora identity, antisemitism • violence vs nonviolence, liberation ethics • deepfakes, surveillance, tech oligarchy • moral philosophy, free will, capitalism • history, trauma, propaganda narratives Description (podcaster-provided): Solving the problems of what to do next with some of today's top thinkers and writers. Latest episode (2026-Jul-08 08:21 UTC): Sam Harris's Israel Defense & The Unchallenged Assumption He Seems To Know Is A Problem |
This Is The Way: Chinese Philosophy PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 36 episodes 2024 to 2026 Median: 79 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Chinese philosophy through classical texts and scholar interviews • Confucian ethics: ritual, virtue, moral education, autonomy/deference, family duties • Mohism: impartial caring, consequentialism, political order • Daoism: wu-wei, detachment, utopia • Music, language/logic, law, Buddhism debates 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-Jul-07 23:00 UTC): Episode 36: Zhuangzi's happy fish debate |
Embrace The VoidProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 300 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 66 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy and social theory • secularism, atheism, organizing • epistemology, misinformation, conspiracy thinking • identity politics, trans activism, masculinity, manosphere/incels • democracy, meritocracy, socialism • luck, justice, pedagogy • AI ethics, consciousness, medicine • spirituality, ritual, culture 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-03 19:49 UTC): Sociology of Luck with Fabrizio Bernardi |
Moral MazeProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 275 episodes 2015 to 2026 Median: 42 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Moral dilemmas in UK politics, democracy, cohesion • War, foreign policy, global justice • Technology, AI, privacy, social media harms • Climate, economy, welfare, inequality • Religion, culture, education, health, justice ethics 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-02 11:38 UTC): Are America's founding ideals a reality or a myth? |
Ethical MachinesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 97 episodes 2024 to 2026 Median: 48 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): AI ethics and governance • LLM limits: bias, hallucinations, reliability • agentic AI safeguards and accountability gaps • standards, regulation, corporate responsible AI • autonomy, manipulation, social infrastructure • scientific inquiry impacts • existential and military risks 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 |
Radical PhilosophyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 262 episodes 2015 to 2026 Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): feminist philosophy and history • ethics in science, AI, animals • mental health, illness phenomenology, shame, vulnerability, grief • cognition, knowledge, causation • culture: horror, art, music, dress • Indigenous and women’s histories Description (podcaster-provided): Food for Thought, let's get radical about philosophy! Latest episode (2026-Jul-01 08:00 UTC): Witches, Devils, and Ghosts - Dr Charlotte Millar |
Examining EthicsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 98 episodes 2015 to 2026 Median: 30 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): moral philosophy tools for everyday dilemmas • justice, policing, law, civic life, democracy • discretion, rules, accountability • technology bias, surveillance, misinformation, trust • climate justice, reparations, wildlife, moral circle • emotions, forgiveness, offense, swearing, comedy • care ethics, disability, gender, race, reproductive justice • ethics education: bowls, games, deliberation, thinking skills 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 |
Philosophy In FilmProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 100 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 107 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Film-based philosophy discussions • ethics, justice, moral ambiguity • free will, fate, time travel paradoxes • identity, adolescence, friendship, nostalgia • authority, leadership, community • power, class, consumerism • faith, belief, redemption • horror, survival, cosmic 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-Jun-30 12:00 UTC): Philosophy In Film - 106 - Dogville |
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 • racism, disability, LGBTQ and reproductive justice • immigrant/refugee health, detention, sanctuary policy • AI/algorithms, biased devices, data ethics • genomics, race myths, eugenics • carceral ethics, executions, policing • disaster response ethics • corporate/political determinants of health 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 |
Philosophy on the FringesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 32 episodes 2023 to 2026 Median: 55 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Philosophical analysis of fringe and everyday phenomena • Epistemology, evidence, skepticism, pseudoscience • Consciousness, dreams, hypnosis, mental imagery • Memory, identity, afterlife, reincarnation • Prophecy, apocalypse, religion, myth • Conspiracy theories, astrology, alternative medicine • Ethics of technology, sports, dating, self-improvement 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-Jun-29 12:00 UTC): Why We Should (Not?) Think About Weird Things |
Brain in a VatProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 289 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 58 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Thought experiments with philosophers • ethics and political philosophy • autonomy, consent, rights • free speech and academic freedom • identity, sex/gender debates • suffering, meaning, death • AI, technology, work • applied ethics: medicine, punishment, war, animals, sex work Description (podcaster-provided): Thought experiments and conversations with philosophers. Hosted by Dr Jason Werbeloff and Mark Oppenheimer. Latest episode (2026-Jun-28 22:36 UTC): The Philosophy of Pluribus | Spencer Case |
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 modern psychology/CBT/REBT • anger, anxiety, stress, resilience, empathy, meditation • coaching, leadership, boundaries, codependency • wisdom, skepticism, Socratic method • ancient Greek/Roman history, Marcus Aurelius, death, war/sports mindset 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 readings of Plato’s Cave • philosophy of truth, learning, education • art/film and image-thinking • science, physics, neuroscience, meditation • technology, social media, disinformation • climate crisis, ecology, activism • trauma, racism, 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 physics: quantum mechanics, black holes, electromagnetism, realism • Causation, explanation, and modeling • Probability, Bayesianism, decision under uncertainty • Mind, cognition, computation • Ethics, policy, and scientific institutions 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): moral philosophy, agency, responsibility • AI ethics: alignment, copyright, authorship, education, work • bioethics: pregnancy, reproductive tech, healthcare objection, medical devices • technology and cognition, attention, empathy, conspiracy beliefs • law, human rights, race, religious privilege • animal and food ethics, conservation biotechnology 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, liberal socialism • Marxism, Lenin, trade unionism, ideology • Australian politics • Chinese philosophy and politics: Confucianism, Daoism, cosmopolitanism • classics: Aristotle, Plato, Rousseau, Machiavelli, Rawls, Kant, Nietzsche, Freud 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 |
New Voices in the History of PhilosophyProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 32 episodes 2021 to 2026 Median: 40 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Underrepresented philosophers in Western/European canons • women’s metaphysics, moral philosophy, education • feminism, gender, personhood, friendship • slavery, abolitionism, race, colonialism, political resistance • comparative philosophy, Confucian/Chinese/Indigenous Andean thought • research methods, teaching, scholarship/podcasting 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-Jun-19 20:04 UTC): Season 5, Episode 5: Victoria Welby's metaphysics : Interview with Emily Thomas |
Micro-Digressions: A Philosophy PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 79 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 80 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): philosophy debates on religion and God • epistemology, skepticism, applied knowledge • moral responsibility, consciousness, death • law, policing, academic freedom • wokeness, speech, gender • war, foreign policy, technology/AI ethics Description (podcaster-provided): Philosophical excursions into interesting, and often controversial, topics. Hosted by Spencer Case. Latest episode (2026-Jun-11 19:00 UTC): The Concept of God |
Practical StoicismProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 21 episodes 2026 Median: 17 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Orthodox practical Stoicism • virtue and moral progress • anger regulation, parenting, endurance, resilience • decision-making via role ethics • justice, law, speech and silence • social pressures, crowds, masculinity culture • AI, work, purpose • applied ethics: war, sex work, moral relativism 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 • large language models: understanding, intentionality, theory of mind, speech acts • cognitive offloading, deskilling, education and work • manipulation, surveillance, biometrics • VR/simulated realities, identity, relationships • medical AI and 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, compatibilism, libertarianism • agency, action, intentions, abilities • moral responsibility, blame, punishment, moral luck • time travel, self-prediction, simulation • physics, neuroscience, AI ethics • theology, providence, evil, grace, prayer • historical philosophers’ views 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 concepts via conversations and sourced clips • Trans philosophy, transphobic violence, “deceiver” stereotype, reality enforcement • Epistemic violence, silencing, trust • Purity/impurity • Embodiment, emotions, conferences and philosophical 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 conversations • science and values, value-freedom, impartial inquiry • social epistemology, modeling, pluralistic ignorance • misinformation, conspiracy theories, deception • philosophy of physics, relativity, quantum theory • philosophy of medicine/biology, pain, evolutionary biology • attention, perception, cognition 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 philosophy and moral foundations • Metaethics, normativity, responsibility, moral luck • Existentialism and phenomenology (Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Sartre) • Critical theory, culture industry, fascism, antisemitism • Marxism, liberal socialism, political ethics • Literature/film criticism and aesthetics-politics links 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 discussions • virtue, justice, laws, leadership, constitutions • soul, reason, motion, time, cosmology, mathematics • language, forms, truth, memory • modern parallels: technology, AI, science, contemporary 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, inference, skepticism, materialism • Buddhist ethics, self, compassion, craving • karma/mantra loanwords • language and figurative speech • medicine, disease, expertise • cross-cultural links with Chinese/Western 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, classical texts, Straussian thought • Plato, Aristotle, Heidegger, Kierkegaard, medieval Islamic/Jewish philosophy • virtue, justice, education, modernity • close readings of novels, poetry, drama, and film • culture, technology, civil rights debates 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 • evil and suffering • God, faith and reason • truth and reality, skepticism • classic philosophers and Christian thinkers • death, love, holidays, literature and culture 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-led student discussions • ethics, political philosophy, feminism, rights • epistemology: truth, evidence, disinformation, bias • metaphysics, logic, philosophy of science/maths • language, mind, grief, care, nature/war/birth 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): Bite-sized introductions to major philosophy themes • metaphysics: laws, causation, possible worlds, naturalism • epistemology: skepticism, external world, self-knowledge • consciousness • ethics: virtue, Scanlon, liberty • aesthetics, fiction, art • social/political: standpoint, ideology, prejudice • philosophy of religion: God, secularism, heresy, pluralism • key thinkers and traditions: Plato, Aristotle, Hume, Spinoza, Camus, Confucius 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 mind and madness • ethics and empathy • political equality, democracy, feminism • science–philosophy relations, AI and nihilism • memory, trauma, identity, commemoration, forgiveness • decolonial and cross-cultural thought 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, justice, feminism, marginalized thinkers • political economy, inequality, liberalism, colonialism • technology and AI, robots, VR, autonomous cars • cognition, bias, humility, disagreement • science limits, cosmology, time, existence 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 debates and philosopher profiles • ethics, virtue, rights, civil disobedience, gender, privacy • mind, consciousness, logic, paradoxes, narrative meaning • science/AI, simulation, quantum weirdness • art, music, literature, architecture • climate and social justice 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/social philosophy scholarship • Duties to global poor, future • AI predictive policing ethics • Discrimination law, privilege • Privacy, morally wrongful questioning • Political lying, democratic harm 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 |
Little Bad ThingProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 11 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 18 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): True confessional stories of regret and moral dilemmas • Ethics of obedience, bystander inaction, vigilantism • Relationship breakups and identity choices • Fraud, scams, plagiarism, theft • Power, responsibility, unintended consequences 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-Feb-24 01:26 UTC): A FODI message from Stephen Fry |
Walter Veit PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 54 episodes 2023 to 2026 Median: 40 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Naturalistic philosophy and critiques of analytic methods • Consciousness science, Darwinian evolution, panpsychism debates • Animal minds and welfare (corvids, invertebrates) • Ethics: effective altruism, enhancement, genetic engineering, AI farming • Meaning and 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): Academic philosophy talks • epistemology, testimony, deference, rationality • ethics, moral responsibility, freedom • political philosophy: equality, race, justice • mind, perception, selfhood • metaphysics, logic, decision theory • history of philosophy: Aristotle, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche 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 and essays • Christianity, Trinity, Platonism, metaphysics of love • philosophy of mathematics, logic, paradoxes, discrete space/calculus • AI minds and souls • epistemology, postmodern truth • power hierarchies, rights, markets/complexity • Bitcoin origins/conspiracies • consciousness, psychedelics • archaeology anomalies • sleep apnea 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 behind current affairs • US politics, Trumpism, polarization • war, regime change, international law • political violence, extremism, conspiracy • free speech, universities, media • AI, metaverse, technology ethics • climate ethics, Anthropocene, Green New Deal • pandemic policy, vaccines, trust 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 takes on capitalism, spectacle, neoliberal governance • Digital media, algorithms, influencers, radicalization • US political discourse: centrism, Trump-era power, conservative figures • Identity, desire, narcissism, self-help • AI/AGI, post-truth, systems of control • Philosophy, psychoanalysis, culture critique 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 dilemmas in K-12 and higher education • philosophy of teaching and learning • trust, mentoring, classroom disclosure • admissions, costs, access, social mobility • equity, race, HBCUs • sex education, consent, campus assault • punishment, strikes, charter schools, testing opt-outs • college-in-prison programs • practical teaching methods, conversation-based learning 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): Philosophical conversations on thinking habits and virtues • rational inquiry, uncertainty, anger, humility, charity • political philosophy: anarchism, equality vs hierarchy, freedom vs harmony • cross-cultural philosophy East/West • ethics, religion, self, consciousness, AI, animal minds • philosophy in art, music, cycling, true crime 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, fine-tuning, Pascal’s Wager, resurrection, problem of evil, foreknowledge/free will, Molinism • Philosophy of mind: physicalism vs dualism, souls, mental causation • Infinity paradoxes/Kalam cosmology • Metaethics, doxastic wronging, applied ethics/effective altruism • Academic philosophy career and communication tips 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): expert philosophy interviews • Kant scholarship: mind, autonomy, anthropology, religion • Chomsky: language, cognition, innate ideas, neuroscience, evolution, politics/media • philosophy of law: rule of law, natural law • food philosophy: taste, recipes, disgust, gastrophysics • climate ethics, East–West thought • animal morality, empathy • social ontology, identity • corporate governance, sustainability 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 • justice, responsibility, autonomy • discrimination, class, reparations • democracy, citizenship, disagreement • privacy and tech ethics • AI, robots, work future • bioethics, genetics, public health • love, meaning, beauty 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, metaphysics • Stoicism and Christianity • philosophy of mind, souls, consciousness • AI/AGI, machine consciousness, deepfakes, simulation hypothesis • arguments for/against God, problem of evil • science fiction/fantasy analysis (Tolkien, Dune) • learning philosophy, commonplace books, notebooks history 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 |
The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of ScienceProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 75 episodes 2023 to 2025 Median: 27 minutes Collections: Philosophy • Science Themes (AI-generated): History, philosophy, sociology of science • Knowledge production, trust, expertise, objectivity, values • Scientific methods: experimentation, measurement, modelling, causation • Science–society issues: gender, psychiatry stigma, public controversies, communication, open science, replication, fatherhood policy 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 (2025-Oct-19 09:00 UTC): S5 E11 - Steven Shapin on the Social Life of Scientific Knowledge |
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 and intentionality • naturalistic, illusionist accounts of experience • sensation vs perception, blindsight • representation, introspection, color perception • artificial agents, LLMs, artificial consciousness • digital ethics, online 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, dual-process cognition • measuring reflection (CRT, think-aloud), psychometrics • reflection’s links to philosophy, knowledge intuitions, demographics • implicit bias debates, debiasing • moral dilemmas, public health compliance • AI judgment, strategic slow/fast reasoning 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): Interviews on philosophy and politics • Continental/analytic thinkers • Freedom, equality, selfhood, ethics • Science, AI, technology, posthumanism • Propaganda, conspiracy, post-truth • Literature, film, horror, culture, education 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 • critical rationalism, falsificationism, demarcation • pancritical rationalism and W.W. Bartley • science methodology debates • open society, liberalism, tolerance • Popper on evolution, quantum mechanics • pseudoscience, psychoanalysis, conspiracy claims 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): contemporary ethics and practical philosophy • moral discourse, virtue signaling, fanaticism • moral responsibility, blame, free will, AI harm • veganism, meat ethics, free‑riding • emotions, grief, well‑being • Confucian ethics, rituals • race, hope, democratic values • religion, human development • gamete donation, genetic identity • virtue, meaning, spirituality 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: hard problem, epiphenomenalism, materialism • anger, blame, forgiveness, outrage, empathy • moral responsibility, free will, determinism • political philosophy: liberty, equality, 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): philosophical uncertainty, selfhood, consciousness • race as social/scientific category; genetics, eugenics, natural kinds • statistics, Bayesian modeling, machine learning • linguistics and meaning • moral judgment in culture • religion, Thomism • political history (Argentina, Perón) 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): philosophy of neurodivergence • autism mind-myths: theory of mind, empathy • critiques of psychometric testing and “deficit” models • replication/pseudoscience in psychology • neurodiversity vs pathology paradigms, research values • morality, deliberative empathy skills 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 debates in medicine, science, public health • healthcare access and physician workforce • public health infrastructure • pandemic prevention and resource allocation • research ethics/IRBs, risk • race in science and algorithms • gene editing • end-of-life/MAID • moral expertise, social norms, standpoint epistemology • AI and existential risk 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, political theory • Marxism, liberalism, nihilism • religion and theology • Israel–Palestine, Ukraine war, elections • art, film, TV, music criticism • technology debates: AI art, NFTs, virtual worlds • culture, sports, gambling, consumerism 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): Applied Stoicism for resilience, virtue, happiness • Ancient ethics debates: Cicero, Aristotelian/Epicurean critiques, indifferents • Epictetus practices: impressions, desire, dichotomy of control, self-mastery • Emotions: anger, forgiveness, embarrassment • Decision-making, risk, justice, politics • Stoicism vs Buddhism, self-help, metacognition 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-student philosophy interviews • Research in ethics, epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of mind/science/law • AI and robot ethics • Analytic–continental debates • Academic life: PhD applications, publishing, teaching, wellbeing, inclusion, harassment, disability 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): ancient and modern philosophers •ethics, virtue, justice, intention •political authority, democracy, sovereignty, revolution •economic thought: mercantilism, free markets, consumption •mind, perception, consciousness, phenomenology •education, religion, culture, history 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): Urban philosophy and existential meaning • New York politics and governance • Rights to the city, civic justice • Development, public space, ecology • Democracy, elections, engagement • Food insecurity, sovereignty, justice • Social movements and ethics 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, neurorights, brain data privacy • AI and consciousness • transhumanism/cyborgs • technology and disability • automation, meaningful work, UBI • war, diplomacy • public memory, racism, polarization • health 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 for everyday life •selfhood across ancient, early modern, existentialist views •Plato on love and beauty •virtue ethics, character, moral relativism •political philosophy, property, war ethics •religious experience, God arguments •Eastern philosophies, Stoicism, literature, language meaning 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, memory, time, postmodernism • punk rock, music criticism, comedy, sports, video games • feminism, epistemic violence, sex/AIDS • science, climate change, cities, politics, scandals 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 • hard problem, IIT, predictive processing, extended mind • perception, reality, simulation hypotheses • free will, agency, determinism • physics–mind links, scientific realism/instrumentalism, psychedelics, religion 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 society • Ethics of Big Tech and emergent technologies • NFTs and digital art markets • Virtual reality for trauma healing and wellness • Corporate culture, spirituality, disability inclusion • Satire, politics, pandemic emotions 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, explanation, causation, induction, Bayesian inference • models, idealization, classification • values, ethics, public trust, policy engagement • philosophy across neuroscience, psychiatry, medicine, AI, evolution, physics, chemistry, historical sciences 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): everyday moral philosophy • political economy: wealth inequality, taxes, inheritance, housing • work, happiness, meaning, suffering • democracy, voting, strikes, refugees • religion and moral authority • AI, understanding, job risks • media, censorship, culture • autonomy, healthcare ethics 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): Practical philosophy applied to careers • Philosophers’ transitions beyond academia • Ethics, ideology, authenticity, Stoicism • Tech and UX, metaverse, AI • Leadership, team habits, conscious capitalism • Public policy: climate, immigration, government work 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, Socrates, Aristotle • Hellenistic schools: Stoicism, Epicureanism, Plotinus • Ethics: utilitarianism, Kantian duty, relativism • Logic and critical thinking • Rhetoric: Aristotle, Bitzer, Booth • Greek myth divination and 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): academic philosophy narrations • AI ethics, superintelligence safety, digital minds’ moral status/rights • transhumanism, human enhancement, posthuman dignity • existential risks, vulnerable-world governance, information hazards • future meaning, utopias, anthropic/simulation arguments 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): public philosophy conversations • ethics of suffering, charity, animal rights, violence • metaphysics: Plato/Aristotle, forms, idealism • consciousness, sensation, memory, personhood • technology and AI • politics, war, postmodernism • aesthetics of music • love, friendship, learning, grading, hermeneutics 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 • Sacred/profane tensions • Virtue ethics, sin, grace, redemption • Love, happiness, meaning • Liberal education, humanities debates • Art, truth, beauty 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 debates • AI and automation ethics • democracy, voting, free speech limits • globalisation, inequality, welfare • immigration, borders, citizenship • climate responsibility • state and private morality • justice, national guilt, sexual violence • fairness in pay, health incentives, 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 research • Modality, possible worlds, necessity/possibility • laws of nature, Humeanism, causal powers • quantum measurement • AI risk/singularity • functions, biology, individuality • grounding, realism, methodology 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: being–nothing–becoming, sublation, method • mind–body, consciousness, unconscious, Jung archetypes • meaning, synchronicity, memory • God, spirit, theodicy, process theology • cosmology, evolution, AI • language, science paradigms • politics, freedom, speech, tribalism, war, race 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 seminars • Bioethics and healthcare decision-making • Informed consent, autonomy, capacity • AI, democracy, misinformation, privacy • Neuroethics, brain data, BMIs, agency • Gene editing, enhancement, animal ethics • Public health, global justice, humanitarianism • War, policing, moral injury 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, pluralism • Epistemic rationality: personal vs shared inquiry • Testimony, peer disagreement, philosophical progress • Methodology of doing philosophy 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, narratives, thought experiments • political philosophy: liberalism, Rawlsian justice, identity politics, civil disobedience, climate protests • ethics: animals, food, cost‑benefit analysis • personal identity, consciousness, ghosts • aesthetics, technology, economics 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): AI ethics, alignment, control, sentience • human-robot relationships, moral status, responsibility gaps • surveillance, privacy, social credit, policing • LLM impacts on education, economy, healthcare • technology-driven moral/value change, identity, academia ethics, virtual worlds 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 • classic thinkers and texts • ethics, political philosophy, liberty, inequality • knowledge, skepticism, metaphysics • cognitive biases, decision theory, game theory • commons, population, evolution • dystopia, totalitarianism themes 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, Gettier • philosophy of religion: God, arguments, evil, language • ethics: utilitarianism, Kant, virtue, metaethics, business, sex, animals, war 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 with leading academics • logic, epistemology, metaphysics • philosophy of language: semantics, possible worlds, language evolution • mind, consciousness, AI, free will neuroscience • mathematics, set theory, infinity, Gödel • algorithms, complexity, P=NP, quantum computing • religion, atheism, morality • 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): Ancient Greek/Roman philosophy and classics • Socratic method, questioning, irony, civility • Informal logic, fallacies, cognitive distortions/CBT • Stoicism (Seneca, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius), resilience, emotions • Virtue ethics, leadership, politics, civic friendship/community 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 inquiry • truth, language, skepticism, uncertainty • democracy, polarization, trust • race, history, trauma, beloved community • science as metaphor, mind • ethics, Stoicism, Buddhism • climate, agriculture, commons, localism • education, 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, environmental responsibility, Indigenous philosophy • ethics of protest tactics, civil disobedience, historical case study • achievement, value, and moral evaluation 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 takes on current affairs • politics, elections, democracy, legitimacy • war in Ukraine • free speech, hate, comedy ethics • climate justice, reparations • AI, chatbots, crypto • public health, Covid • monarchy, religion in politics • human rights, protest, media ethics 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 and journalism • Ethics of AI in music, love, grief, policing • Criminal justice: punishment, discretion, mens rea, algorithms • Animal rights and activism • Gender and democracy debates • Metaphysics, religion, self, perception, war, speech 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 explained through classic texts • Plato’s Republic and Apology, Athenian democracy and Sparta • liberal democracy critiques, end-of-history and clash-of-civilizations debates • ethics thought experiments, utilitarianism, free speech • work, inequality, tech and war politics 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: language, gaze, non-being, culture • antiblackness, racism, colonialism • masculinity, violence, vulnerability • liberation, negation, humanism, futurity • diaspora identity • Black literature/film world-making 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): Interdisciplinary contemporary philosophy interviews •Marginalised thinkers: BIPOC, LGBTQIA, disabled •Ethics: AI, healthcare, global justice •Race, decolonial and environmental politics •Feminist pedagogy, epistemic injustice, social media rhetoric 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): Applied ethics debates: utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics • trolley problems, action vs inaction • charity, guilt, morality conflicts • wisdom as virtue • transhumanism, biotechnology ending suffering • gender disparities for women researchers in academia 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 readings of classic literature • ethics, ambition, morality, power • psychology and character analysis • modernism and narrative form • poetry discussion • society, class, religion, existential themes • occasional translation/interview insights 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 rights and surveillance • war, genocide, and government power • bioengineering, immortality, and scarce medicine • religion, belief, and evil • justice, punishment, and family morality 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): Practical philosophy as daily practice • Stoicism: Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca • Virtue ethics, emotions, resilience • Relationships: love, marriage, family • Politics, leadership, duty • Comparisons: Epicureanism, Aristotelianism, Confucianism, Buddhism, existentialism • Modern applications, therapy, translation, popular media 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 and philosophy texts • race, antiblackness, colonialism, settler states • abolition, incarceration, mutual aid • Marxism, capitalism, imperialism, neoliberalism • democracy, sovereignty, biopolitics • Anthropocene, ecology • feminist theory, labor, digital media • epistemic injustice 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 & “second-life” career change stories • ethics, rights, disability, abortion law • technology, cryptocurrency, disinformation • trauma, emotions, mind-body medicine • nature, animals, climate • art, music, creativity, leadership • interpretation, translation, understanding others • time, practice, resilience 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-style dialogues defining big concepts • metaphysics and philosophy of mind • ethics and social categories • language and culture • art, poetry, criticism • mathematics, money • war, history, memory, 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 Greek natural philosophy and Presocratics • Atomism, elements, metaphysics, time, motion paradoxes • Early astronomy and Babylonian math • Logic and argument analysis • Photoelectric effect, quantized light • Solar spectroscopy and spectroscopes • STEM diversity, women in science, Nobel disparities 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 interviews • Covid-19 end, vaccines, lockdowns, vaccine nationalism • triage and scarce resources, PPE duties • privacy and contact-tracing apps • inequality and social justice • zoonotic risk, factory farming, animal ethics • AI moral obligations 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 interviews and self-reflection • wide-ranging academic philosophy • ethics, moral psychology, autonomy, responsibility • epistemology and social epistemology • mind, perception, time • language, meaning, metaphor • political philosophy, justice, inequality 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 philosophy reflections • virtue and character • controlling judgments and impressions • handling insults, grief, loss • non-attachment to wealth and externals • accepting fate, living with nature • friendship, conversation, citizenship • preparation for adversity, 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 and cognitive science • neuroscience of consciousness, qualia, pain, attention, awareness • AI and language models, neural networks, mind uploading • time metaphysics and physics • transhumanism, immortality, religion, Buddhism, psychedelics 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 y demarcación ciencia/pseudociencia • realismo vs antirrealismo • ética y neutralidad científica • causalidad, explicación e incertidumbre • mente y conciencia (humana/animal) • salud, covid y cambio climático • ciencia y feminismo • biología evolutiva, simbiosis y física 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 accessible philosopher interviews • ethics: evil, moral deference, empathy, future generations • political philosophy: democracy, voting, protest • epistemology: knowledge, testimony, self-knowledge • philosophy of mind • literature, fiction, poetry, listening • history of philosophy, diversity • Schopenhauer • Chinese philosophy/Daoism, 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): meaning-making in modern life • philosophy and anthropology lenses • morality, human nature, evolution • race, racism, identity, gender, sex • death, religion, love • culture, art, music, play, science fiction • politics, free speech, polarization • COVID-19, ritual 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): Philosophical takes on science, politics, culture •ethics of rights, health, punishment, work •emotions: anger, grief, empathy •knowledge, misinformation, expertise •mind, perception, logic •art, beauty, religion, literature •animals, food, environment •space, time, travel 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 consciousness • intentions, skills, motor control • moral responsibility, causation, mental causation • self-control, grit, self-deception • ethics, law, bioethics, religion, disability, social deprivation 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 and critical theory (Kant, relativism, reason) • Mindfulness/meditation, cognitive bias, tribalism, moral psychology • Free will, determinism, time management • Quantum mechanics interpretations, reality, consciousness • Evolution, sexuality, race, effective altruism, free speech, comparative theology 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 reading • Socratic method, logic, definitions • justice, virtue, piety • trial, death, civic duty, law • moral realism • learning as recollection • forms, Good, philosopher-kings • cave/sun analogies • 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 • frameworks for inquiry, definitions, semantics • consciousness, mind, meaning, absurdity • cultural evolution, memes, systems theory • critique of gurus, nonfiction, ideation • history, prehistory, religion, politics • societal problems, fairness, accountability 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): philosopher interviews • philosophy of mind, perception, consciousness, olfaction • epistemology, self-knowledge • philosophy of science, causation, quantum mechanics • phenomenology, Heidegger • ethics, beauty norms, bioethics, policy, expertise, denialism • personal lives, hobbies, culture 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, ideology • Marxism: bourgeoisie, proletariat, communism, Hegel • Nietzsche, Aristotle metaphysics • Camus on plague, ethics, suffering, Covid-19 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 conversations • feminist, queer, trans theory • race, whiteness, Eurocentrism, global philosophy canons • care ethics, social reproduction, transformative justice • activism, BLM, migration, islamophobia • media, algorithms, writing, pedagogy 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 • Adorno and critiques of jazz • Music, ideology, propaganda • Political philosophy of the state • Absolutism, liberalism, Marxism, fascism • Expert interviews 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 • concepts of health, disease, causation, realism • evidence-based medicine, uncertainty, expert consensus, clinical judgment • public health and COVID-19 • race in epidemiology • overdiagnosis • psychiatry, DSM, delusions • pregnancy metaphysics • vaccines, hesitancy, trust 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 theories (panpsychism, idealism, IIT) • quantum mechanics foundations (Bell, many-worlds, pilot-wave, information, computing) • free will, morality, meaning • philosophy of science debates • spirituality, psychedelics, paranormal • personal intellectual journeys 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): philosophical discussions on happiness and desire • public philosophy • normality, disability theory, eugenics • work versus leisure • cancel culture and online criticism • friendship and love • time, metaphysics, science • classic thinkers explained 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 philosophy deep dives • decision theory, instrumental rationality, uncertainty • probability interpretations, bounded rationality • quantum mechanics foundations and many-worlds • arguments about God • sensory experience metaphysics • animal sentience • mathematical philosophy • ethics, justice, pandemic policy 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, purpose, transcendence • existentialism, absurdism, suicide • Buddhism, meditation, mindfulness • ethics, effective altruism, animal rights • cosmology, simulation hypothesis, aliens • time travel paradoxes, life extension • literature-inspired living • psychedelics, music culture 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 and modern state • Democracy, liberty, justice, inequality • Revolution, capitalism, markets • Feminism, patriarchy, the Other • Slavery, colonialism, nonviolent resistance • Morality, hypocrisy, leadership • Utopia, technology, machines 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 ethical challenges • vaccine mandates, trials, prioritization, distribution, intellectual property • pandemic modeling, evidence, lockdown policy • care work, nursing, childcare • work, automation, inequality • race, justice • debt, property law, business responsibilities 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 • American democracy, elections, insurrection, voting rights • political and economic violence • reparations, wealth gap, economic inequality • policing and state repression • activism, student movements, coalition-building • hip hop culture in politics • imperialism, migration and racism 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 analysis • technology ethics • AI/superintelligence control • surveillance, social media, ranking metrics • digital afterlife, memory, grief • justice, punishment, race, eugenics • politics, celebrity, masculinity • games, simulation, moral agency 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): Academic philosophy debates • epistemology, metaphysics, realism, truth, persons, consciousness • ethics, moral realism, obligation • free speech, censorship, activism, academic freedom • gender/sex politics • democracy, conservatism, Marxism • education grading • pop-culture criticism (film, TV, comics, wrestling) 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 metaphysics and epistemology • Secular and Western Buddhism critique • Buddhist engagement with Western philosophy • Feminist, Black feminist aesthetics, and women in Buddhism • Zen, Mahāyāna literature, modern Korea 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 • philosophy of language and mind: reference, belief ascriptions • political philosophy: voter competence, suffrage • ethics: trolley problems, moral intuitions • 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 • Ego, motivation, self-improvement, authenticity • Love, desire, harm • Aesthetics of fear in horror • Aliens, meaning of life • Concept categorization puzzles 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 natural philosophy • quantum metaphysics and many-worlds modal realism • emergent quantum spacetime, entanglement, gravity, AdS/CFT, string theory • black hole thermodynamics and information paradox • animal consciousness, 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 on books about thinking • Learning from failure and feedback • Creativity and efficiency from disorder • Training perception through smell and taste • Children’s fiction featuring a girl-robot 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: equality, war, Prime Directive, disobedience, good/evil, property, education, research •metaphysics: identity, consciousness, life, time, dimensions, alternate universes •religion, utopianism, narratives, esotericism, Q deities 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 • How scientific ideas and methods develop • Cultural impacts of technology • Medicine and public health debates • Biology and “what is life” questions • Mathematics and scientific language • Scientific aesthetics and imagery 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 and leadership • democracy, civic engagement, polarization • philosophy of education, higher education history, gender • pragmatism: Dewey, Jane Addams, peace activism • ethics, human rights, social justice, inclusion, disability • religion, suffering, meaning • environmental policy • law, intellectual property • philosophy and popular culture/media 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, foreign policy • agency, free will, responsibility • reactive vs objective attitudes • “ought implies can,” original sin 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 thinking • futurality and theories of the future • mind and cognition • emerging social organization • transcendental computation • Laruelle and critiques of philosophy 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, ethics, and science discussions • interviews with philosophers and political scientists • populism as a global phenomenon • intellectual virtues, vices, close-mindedness, liberatory virtues • 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): Close readings of classic philosophy texts • Aristotle’s ethics: happiness, virtue, justice, wisdom, desire, friendship • Plato on politics, laws, ideal states, education, knowledge, forms, cosmology, Atlantis • Descartes, Hume, Mill on mind, reason, liberty, God, miracles 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 applied to modern dilemmas • self-help themes: humility, doubt, failure, love, creativity, money, legacy • ethics, meaning, identity, resistance • guests from academia, science, design, journalism • habit-building, career change, travel, self-discovery 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 figures (Émilie du Châtelet, Mary Astell, Anne Conway, Margaret Cavendish) • metaphysics, value theory, influence networks • canon expansion projects, image culture, research resources 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 |
MCMP – Mathematical Philosophy (Archive 2011/12)Profile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 250 episodes 2011 to 2019 Median: 50 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Formal logic, nonclassical logics, grounding, truth theories • Laws of nature, Humeanism, dispositionalism, causation, conditionals • Philosophy of science, realism • Decision theory • Foundations/philosophy of mathematics • Formal ethics, social choice, deontic reasoning 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 (2019-Apr-22 19:51 UTC): Modality and Categories |
MCMP – Metaphysics and Philosophy of LanguageProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 18 episodes 2014 to 2019 Median: 51 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): mathematical philosophy using logic/models • metaphysics: structuralism, dependence, modality, laws • philosophy of language/semantics: compositionality, opacity, quotation, conditionals • realism debates: measurement, magnitudes, structural realism • logic, existence, truth relativism • rational arguments about God • disease ontology/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 (2019-Apr-19 00:05 UTC): Do Modus Ponens and Tollens Really Leak? Remarks from a Linguistic Semanticist |
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MCMP – Philosophy of Science Profile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 86 episodes 2013 to 2019 Median: 47 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): mathematical philosophy of science • formal models of explanation, understanding, confirmation • causation, probability, induction, belief revision • scientific modeling: big data, simulations, model selection • physics foundations: relativity, quantum, statistical mechanics, symmetries, emergence/reduction • decision and game theory, social-science methodology 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 (2019-Apr-18 23:57 UTC): How Almost Everything in Space-time Theory Is Illuminated by Simple Particle Physics: The Neglected Case of Massive Scalar Gravity |
Dialogues: a philosophy podcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 13 episodes 2018 Median: 18 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): applied ethics debates • justice, equality, redistribution • organisational wrongdoing, consumer complicity • immigration, national identity • procreation, parenting obligations • consent and autonomy over time • climate adaptation justice • social esteem • insect consciousness 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 ethics, liberalism, aggregation • Silicon Valley and society • consciousness, mind–body problem, philosophy of science • prediction markets, futarchy, self-deception, economics 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’ places and material traces • Thoreau at Walden Pond • Bentham’s auto-icon at UCL • Marx in Soho exile • Wittgenstein’s Cambridge grave • links to biography, culture, design, mortality 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): ethical dilemmas in everyday life • markets and commodification (love, organs, time) • cultural heritage and language preservation • sports spectatorship and harms • reparations and past injustices • moral responsibility in giving advice • climate ethics 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 lectures • analytic philosophy applied to public issues • equality: treatment, status, opportunity • feminism and sex equality • gender relations, ideology, political correctness • legal/social frameworks amid technological and reproductive change 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): conversational philosophy • Plato and classic texts • perennial questions • current events and political rhetoric • Western civilization and cultural identity 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-recorded philosophy debates • moral dilemmas and thought experiments • ethics: lying, hypocrisy, hate speech, exploitation, blame, free will • justice, fairness, equality • identity and vagueness puzzles • happiness, enhancement, future people, AI/robot personhood 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): practical ethics research summaries • moral and political philosophy • immigration and global ownership • class privilege and inequality • war ethics, justification for killing 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 key thinkers • knowledge, perception, consciousness, identity • language and mind • love, altruism, parenting • justice, law, rights, punishment • ethics, conscience, moral psychology • politics, markets, toleration • technology and human change • origins and creation narratives 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 |
Practical Ethics BitesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 9 episodes 2014 to 2015 Median: 18 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): practical ethics for students • sexuality and sexual orientation • abortion and embryo moral status • genetic engineering and sex selection • just war and violence • free will, responsibility, virtue ethics • euthanasia legality 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? |
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 vs utilitarianism • Gettier problems and knowledge • Possible worlds and metaphysics • 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): Western philosophy discussions • major thinkers (Kant, Wittgenstein, Hume, Nietzsche, Hegel, Socrates) • mind, consciousness, free will • ethics, meta-ethics, rights, politics, lying • philosophy of science, quantum mechanics • religion, Buddhism • education, literature, art • transhumanism, capitalism 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 • emergence, reduction, modality • causation, persistence, grounding • process vs substance ontology • structure, relations, structuralism • Aristotle, Stoicism, Marcus Aurelius, Empedocles • perception, agency • ancient medicine powers/health 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 readings and lectures on classic philosophy • Enlightenment and modern thought • epistemology, skepticism, logic • ethics and metaphysics • political philosophy, social contract, communism, economics • philosophy of history, art/poetics, religion, existence 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 |
Philosophy of ReligionProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 8 episodes 2012 Median: 41 minutes Collection: Philosophy Themes (AI-generated): Western monotheism • divine attributes: essential and accidental properties • ontological, cosmological, design arguments • religious experience, miracles • problem of evil • faith, 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 21st‑century role • Gifford panel discussions and lecture series • continental philosophy: phenomenology, being, event • metaphysics of reality’s “end” • 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 • physicalism critiques (identity theory, non-reductive physicalism) • alternatives including dualism • framing the right questions • audience Q&A discussion 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 on neuroscience and morality • Brain chemistry, responsibility, and free will • Organ markets and altruism • Healthcare resource allocation • Trust, consent, and medical authority • Genetics, enhancement, designer babies • Moral status, abortion, end-of-life decisions 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’s challenges: intervention, culture, minority obligations • toleration traditions • recognition, respect, political equality • welfare state tensions • free speech, offence, dissent • moral psychology of disgust toward difference 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 Greek philosophy as way of life • Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Stoics, Epicurus, Skeptics, Plotinus • reasons and normativity • logic’s normative role, revisability • epistemology, metaphysics • a priori scrutability, Carnap–Quine • philosophy of mind: externalism, self-knowledge, phenomenal experience, knowledge argument 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 and dilemmas • personal identity • consciousness and self-awareness • Descartes, doubt, knowledge • mind–body dualism • faith vs evidence, problem of evil • abortion ethics • political obligation, civil disobedience 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 justice • Plato on law and self-interest • utilitarianism debates • Kantian ethics • distributive justice, fairness and inequality (Rawls) • libertarian entitlement, taxation and coercion (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): Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason overview • limits of reason and experience • a priori synthetic judgments • space and time • categories and transcendental deduction • self-consciousness, apperception • idealism and external world • antinomies, paralogisms 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 and philosophy of art • Plato, Aristotle, Hume, Kant on beauty and taste • literary interpretation • emotional expression in music • defining and understanding art 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): Intro philosophy lectures • early modern thinkers (Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant) • knowledge, scepticism, induction, Gettier • perception: primary/secondary qualities, realism/idealism • mind–body, personal identity • free will, determinism, moral responsibility 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): critical reasoning basics • identifying and analyzing arguments • deductive vs inductive arguments • validity, truth, and soundness • setting arguments out logic-book style • evaluating argument strength • common 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 and digital editions • mind, language, signs, interpretation • metaphysics: determinism, selfhood, experiential monism • value monism vs dualism • freedom, free will, moral responsibility • nature experience • genealogy of guilt 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, symbolic reasoning, argumentation • metaphysics and epistemology • language, mind, rationality, consciousness • ethics and political philosophy • thought experiments • history of philosophy from Pre-Socratics to present 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 fundamentals • reason, rationality, normative question • global catastrophic risks, 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): Readings and summaries of major philosophy classics • ethics and how to live • political philosophy: state, liberty, social contract • epistemology and scepticism • metaphysics: mind–body, reality, freedom • philosophy of religion and design argument 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, liberty, rights • state legitimacy, social contract • democracy vs authority • natural law, morality • property, slavery, consent • utilitarianism, equality, distribution • liberalism, anarchism, 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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