Description (podcaster-provided):
A podcast exploring Philosophy, Politics, Current Affairs, Literature and Film.
Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ Continental and ancient philosophy • political theory, equality, freedom • science/technology studies, AI, posthumanism • ethics, character, shame, consent • literature and cultural criticism • film, horror, media • propaganda, conspiracy, post-truth
This podcast is a wide-ranging interview and discussion series focused on philosophy as it intersects with politics, culture, literature, film, and contemporary public life. Across conversations with academics and writers, it often introduces major philosophers and key texts—from ancient figures and classical ethical questions to modern European traditions and contemporary theory—while situating ideas in their historical contexts and showing how they bear on current debates about equality, freedom, education, and the formation of the self.
A recurring emphasis is on political philosophy and social critique. Listeners will encounter discussions of democracy, technocracy, propaganda, activism, capitalism and socialism, community and solidarity, and the ethical implications of public discourse, including post-truth dynamics, conspiracy thinking, and “secular guru” culture. The show also frequently explores the relationship between knowledge and power: how scientific authority is produced and contested, how objectivity and expertise function, and how lived experience relates to scientific explanation.
Another strand connects philosophy to the arts and media. The podcast draws on literature, theatre, and film to examine topics such as the value of writing, the role of myth, aesthetics, and the political work of genres like horror. In addition, it regularly engages emerging technologies and their social consequences—artificial intelligence, robotics, blockchain, and online learning—alongside broader questions about embodiment, cognition, personhood, and human–machine relations.
Overall, the episodes combine intellectual biography, close engagement with influential concepts, and applied reflection on ethical and political problems in contemporary life.
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Episodes:
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On Jacques Rancière with Stuart Blaney
2025-Sep-16
52 minutes
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On Freedom with Matt Barnard
2025-Jul-23
86 minutes
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On Hegel's 'Spirit' with Terry Pinkard
2025-Jun-27
69 minutes
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On Life, AI and Technosymbiosis with Katherine Hayles
2025-Jun-02
67 minutes
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On Socrates with Agnes Callard
2025-Apr-18
53 minutes
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On Remaking Science with Evan Thompson
2024-Dec-09
63 minutes
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On Secular Gurus with Chris Kavanagh
2024-Mar-22
82 minutes
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On Writing with Lars Iyer
2023-Dec-22
62 minutes
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On Richard Rorty with Chris Voparil
2023-Oct-27
61 minutes
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On Spiritual Freedom with Martin Hägglund
2023-Jun-10
71 minutes
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On Bruno Latour with Joost van Loon
2023-Apr-27
70 minutes
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On Alexandre Kojève with Hager Weslati
2023-Apr-02
73 minutes
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On the Truth of Snuff with Mark McKenna
2023-Apr-02
65 minutes
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On the Embrace of Capital with Don Milligan
2022-Oct-13
67 minutes
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On Architecture with Graham Harman
2022-Sep-09
62 minutes
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On Nietzsche’s Socialism with Robert Miner
2022-Sep-02
69 minutes
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On Simone Weil with Tiff Thomas
2022-Aug-26
60 minutes
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On Michel Serres with David Webb
2022-Jul-02
56 minutes
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On the Formation of the Modern Self with Felix O’Murchadha
2022-May-13
59 minutes
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On Propaganda with Colin Alexander
2021-Jul-06
77 minutes
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On David Lewis and Possible Worlds with Ben Curtis
2021-Apr-21
58 minutes
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On Camus and 'The Plague' with Robert Zaretsky
2020-May-06
57 minutes
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On Character with Christian Miller
2020-Apr-24
49 minutes
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On Plato with Keith Crome
2020-Apr-05
66 minutes
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On Blockchain with Peter Howson
2020-Apr-04
46 minutes
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On Online Learning with David Webster
2020-Mar-22
51 minutes
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On Difference and Repetition with David Deamer
2020-Feb-21
66 minutes
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On Cormac McCarthy with Julius Greve
2020-Feb-17
48 minutes
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On Nietzsche with Lars Iyer
2020-Jan-14
59 minutes
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On Religion and Violence with Felix O'Murchadha
2020-Jan-03
66 minutes
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On Social Work with Joe Smeeton
2019-Nov-29
55 minutes
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On Levinas with Will Large
2019-Oct-29
68 minutes
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On Shame with Luna Dolezal
2019-Sep-28
55 minutes
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On Denial, Conspiracy and Post-Truth with Keith Kahn-Harris
2018-Nov-30
55 minutes
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On Dirt with Olli Lagerspetz
2018-Nov-23
57 minutes
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On Metaphysics, Objects and Decent Politics with Graham Harman
2018-Nov-16
72 minutes
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On the Geography and Politics of Light with Tim Edensor
2018-Nov-09
57 minutes
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On Forensic Linguistics with David Wright
2018-Nov-02
57 minutes
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Horror, Ghosts and Monsters with Sorcha Ní Fhlainn
2018-Oct-26
62 minutes
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On US Politics, Edmund Burke and Trump with Michael Baranowski
2018-Oct-19
60 minutes
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On the Law, Consent and MeToo with Heidi Matthews.
2018-Oct-12
69 minutes
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On Sex Robots and Personhood with Kathleen Richardson
2018-Oct-05
68 minutes
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On Emile Zola with Dan Rebellato
2018-Sep-28
71 minutes
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The Philosophy of Football with Stephen Mumford.
2018-Sep-21
64 minutes
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On the Mind and Panpsychism with Philip Goff
2018-Sep-14
59 minutes
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A Cultural History of Gay Rights in Britain with Don Milligan
2018-Sep-07
61 minutes
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Introducing Byung-Chul Han with Austin Hayden Smidt
2018-Aug-31
60 minutes
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Jessica Jones, Sexual Violence and Overcoming Trauma with Anna Dawson
2018-Aug-24
50 minutes
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BONUS - Nietzsche and Dr Who with David Deamer
2018-Aug-18
29 minutes
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Deleuze and Cinema with David Deamer
2018-Aug-17
67 minutes
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Will Large teaches Patrick about Heidegger
2018-Aug-10
56 minutes
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Social Justice and Cooperation with Cilla Ross
2018-Aug-03
57 minutes
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Vitalism and Bergson with Mark Sinclair
2018-Jul-27
38 minutes
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Trump, Lyotard and_Education with Keith_Crome
2018-Jul-20
55 minutes
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Transhumanism, Technology and Apocalypse with Mark O'Connell
2018-Jul-13
62 minutes
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Consciousness, Humanism and the NHS with Raymond Tallis
2018-Jul-06
62 minutes
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Buddhism, Atheism and Education with David Webster
2018-Jun-29
39 minutes
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Technology, Capitalism, The Common with Andreas Wittell
2018-Jun-22
49 minutes
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On Safe Spaces, No-Platforming and Neo-liberalism in the University with Liz Morrish
2018-Jun-15
55 minutes
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Trump's Intellectual Origins with Timothy Shenk
2018-Jun-08
56 minutes
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On Idiots, Drones and Wonder Woman with Neal Curtis
2018-May-31
67 minutes
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