TrueSciPhi

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195 episodes
2019 to 2026
Median: 46 minutes
Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent

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This podcast blends public philosophy with education and interviews to examine how big ideas shape everyday life and public affairs. Across conversations with scholars, authors, journalists, and practitioners, the hosts connect classical and contemporary philosophy—especially ethics, critical thinking, and theories of human flourishing—to practical questions about work, relationships, culture, technology, and civic life.

A recurring focus is how to reason well in a noisy information environment. Episodes frequently address bias, context, evidence, and the social forces that influence what people believe, including the decline of local journalism, conspiracy thinking, influencer marketing in health spaces, and the ways media ecosystems can narrow public understanding. Critical thinking is treated not only as an academic skill but as a daily practice for interpreting events and having difficult conversations.

The show also uses philosophy to illuminate social problems and institutions, emphasizing the interplay between individual choices and structural conditions. Listeners will encounter discussions of homelessness, public policy, law and moral discretion, policing and surveillance, justice in criminal cases, and trust in public agencies. Built environments and infrastructure—transit, traffic, urban design, and disaster preparedness—are explored as ethical and political choices that shape freedom, access, and community.

Another theme is human identity and agency in light of science and technology, including debates about free will, consciousness, neuroscience, AI, and privacy. Alongside these, the podcast often draws on pop culture and the arts—film, music, science fiction, and fandom—to explore meaning, virtue, attachment, and authenticity. Intimacy and relationships appear through philosophical and psychological lenses, including sexuality, asexuality, masculinity narratives, and communication and presence at work.

Episodes:

How To Critically Think About Career Choices: Hope for Unhappy Lawyers 2026-Jun-16 43 minutes

How To Navigate The Homeless Crisis With Humanity and Reason 2026-May-25 40 minutes

The Good in Getting There: Thinking Critically About Your Career/Skills and The Meaning of Your Life's Work 2026-May-15 51 minutes

Encore: The Philosophy of Star Wars. Eastern Wisdom, Attachment, and the Search for Happiness 2026-Apr-30 47 minutes

The Slow Death of Local News and Its Impact on Critical Thinking 2026-Apr-15 41 minutes

The Sex Recession Is Real: A Sex Coach Explains How to Find Your Way Back to Intimacy 2026-Mar-31 27 minutes

Your Phone Is Watching You: Privacy, Surveillance, and the Law with Prof. Andrew Guthrie Ferguson 2026-Mar-21 44 minutes

How To Be Mindful about our Brains: Brain Surgery, Free Will, and the Illusion of Mind? 2026-Mar-01 58 minutes

Introduction to Philosophy and Critical Thinking: Bill Tomlinson on Reasoning, Paradox, and AI as a Tool for Thinking 2026-Feb-20 37 minutes

Thinking Clearly When Everything Feels Heavy: A Conversation on Media, Bias, and Context 2026-Feb-02 31 minutes

Revisiting The Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster 2026-Jan-28 40 minutes

Everyday Philosophy and Wisdom from the Aztecs 2026-Jan-15 46 minutes

Socrates, Wisdom, and Thinking Critically: Philosophy for Everyday Life 2025-Dec-29 15 minutes

Arts Education, Community, and Creativity 2025-Dec-16 47 minutes

The Problem With Self-Help: Critical Psychology, Philosophy, and the Real Causes of Distress 2025-Nov-30 51 minutes

Biography, History, and Philosophy: Iris Murdoch, Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, & Mary Midgley 2025-Nov-13 33 minutes

Encore: The Ethics of Sexbots 2025-Oct-28 50 minutes

Artificial Intelligence, Free Will, and Consciousness 2025-Oct-16 43 minutes

The Human Experience and AI 2025-Sep-29 48 minutes

Individual Choices, Challenges, and Social Changes 2025-Sep-17 50 minutes

Masculinity, Red Pill, & The Anger Economy 2025-Aug-30 43 minutes

Health, Influencers, and The Truth 2025-Aug-21 45 minutes

The Paranormal, Ghosts, and Aliens 2025-Jul-30 39 minutes

Hidden History of Los Angeles: Mexican Repatriation, Immigration, and Forgotten Stories 2025-Jul-10 36 minutes

Confidence and Presence 2025-Jun-26 28 minutes

Fatherhood, Masculinity, Generational Shifts 2025-Jun-16 37 minutes

Discretion, Laws, and Moral Questions 2025-May-29 46 minutes

Romantic Love, Attraction, and Asexuality 2025-May-13 47 minutes

Memoir, History, and the Ambiguity of Color 2025-Apr-30 53 minutes

Existentialism, Myth, and Film with Dr. Lewis Gordon 2025-Apr-15 64 minutes

Murder, Politics, and The Law with Matt Murphy 2025-Mar-27 69 minutes

Natural Disasters & Recovery with George Siegal 2025-Mar-06 52 minutes

Justice, Tradition, and the FBI 2025-Feb-24 38 minutes

God, Eternity, and Spinoza 2025-Feb-08 34 minutes

Ethics, Action, and Intention 2025-Jan-25 45 minutes

2024 Moments and Behind the Scenes 2025-Jan-11 15 minutes

Truth vs Conspiracy with Jason Cavanagh 2024-Dec-27 53 minutes

Infrastructure Details: The History of Traffic, Car Dependency, and the Ethics of Urban Design 2024-Dec-09 48 minutes

The Philosophy of Star Wars: Eastern Wisdom, Attachment, and the Search for Happiness 2024-Nov-21 47 minutes

How to Advocate for Yourself at Work: Negotiation, Career Growth, and Finding Meaning 2024-Nov-08 51 minutes

The Public Square Post Covid 2024-Oct-18 51 minutes

Encore: The Climate is Above Politics 2024-Oct-11 50 minutes

Why Post-Punk Is the Most Philosophical Music Ever Made: Two Philosophy Professors Explain 2024-Oct-02 43 minutes

Critical Thinking Details: Beware of Con Women 2024-Sep-16 50 minutes

Business Details: The Story Behind Success 2024-Sep-05 51 minutes

Life Lessons from "The Dude": Philosophy in The Big Lebowski 2024-Aug-17 47 minutes

What Do We Learn From Reality TV? 2024-Aug-06 46 minutes

How to be Philosophical About Romance 2024-Jul-23 55 minutes

What We Learn About Virtue From Captain America 2024-Jul-06 50 minutes

Engineering Ethics: Lessons from The Challenger Disaster 2024-Jun-20 39 minutes

What Makes Decisions Difficult? 2024-Jun-09 40 minutes

Self Actualization and Relationships 2024-May-21 40 minutes

Encore: On Women Serial Killers 2024-May-11 53 minutes

Innocent Until Proven Guilty. Is That Still True? A Constitutional Law Professor on Equal Justice in America 2024-May-01 45 minutes

A Dialogue about Consent 2024-Apr-20 50 minutes

Rhetoric Is Not a Dirty Word: How an Ancient Art Can Help You Think for Yourself in a Polarized World 2024-Apr-10 46 minutes

To Envy is Human: The Philosophy of Our Most Misunderstood Emotion with Dr. Sara Protasi 2024-Mar-27 44 minutes

Who Are You Becoming? Kierkegaard, Faithfulness, and the Philosophy of Living Well 2024-Mar-09 56 minutes

Daredevil, Ethics, and Romance 2024-Feb-27 46 minutes

What Your Worst Date Reveals About You: The Philosophy of Modern Dating Culture 2024-Feb-15 52 minutes

The WHY of Podcasting 2024-Jan-31 30 minutes

How We Speak About Morality 2024-Jan-22 34 minutes

Wisdom Is Knowing What to Embrace and What to Release: The World's Happiest Philosopher on Living Well 2024-Jan-12 57 minutes

Inside the Alcohol Marketing Machine: An Industry Insider Reveals How Your Drinking Habits Were Designed 2023-Dec-30 50 minutes

Philosophy of Punk Rock 2023-Dec-12 35 minutes

Embrace the New: Ideas, Career Shifts, and Happiness 2023-Dec-01 52 minutes

BMI, Health, and the Holidays 2023-Nov-19 33 minutes

Writing, Divesting, and Questioning with Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez 2023-Nov-05 39 minutes

The Hidden Resume: Why Caregiving Is the Most Undervalued Skill Set in the American Workforce 2023-Oct-21 33 minutes

Medical Ethics and The Retrievals 2023-Oct-03 29 minutes

Honor your Talent 2023-Sep-27 2 minutes

Encore: How to Recover Creativity and Empathy in Work Life 2023-Sep-15 53 minutes

True Crime and Society: The Black Dahlia, Media, and Human Curiosity 2023-Aug-31 40 minutes

Does Free Will Exist? 2023-Aug-14 38 minutes

Leave the Gun, Take the Philosophy: What The Godfather Teaches Us About Moral Corruption, Power, and Who We're Becoming 2023-Jul-31 35 minutes

What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy? 2023-Jul-13 42 minutes

Encore: The Virtue of Captain America with Mark D White 2023-Jul-04 59 minutes

The Wisdom of Women Entrepreneurs 2023-Jun-30 52 minutes

Is the "Good Husband" a Myth? What Philosophy and Data Say About Modern Marriage 2023-Jun-23 48 minutes

The WHY of True Crime 2023-Jun-07 44 minutes

The Philosophy and Future of Journalism 2023-May-30 46 minutes

Know Your Goals: Job Search & Happiness for 2023 2023-May-16 46 minutes

Does the Universe Have a Moral Status? Drew Dalton on Evil, Entropy, and the Fire Worth Walking Into 2023-Apr-25 47 minutes

The Climate is Above Politics 2023-Apr-13 49 minutes

The Magnetism of True Crime with Matthew Kraig Kelly 2023-Mar-29 47 minutes

The Rockstar Educator: Breaking Rules with Rich Balling 2023-Mar-17 62 minutes

The Power of Creativity in Education 2023-Mar-01 36 minutes

Is Roy Batty Human? The Philosophy of Blade Runner: What the Greatest Sci-Fi Film Ever Made Teaches Us About Being Alive 2023-Feb-18 57 minutes

What Does Inclusion Mean in the Work Place? 2023-Jan-23 47 minutes

Happy New Year 2023-Jan-04 16 minutes

Faith, The Meaning of Life, and Great Expectations 2022-Dec-31 61 minutes

The Invisible Labor Killing Your Relationship — And What to Do About It 2022-Dec-16 45 minutes

Money and Morality: A Philosophical Approach 2022-Dec-08 48 minutes

100 Episodes! 2022-Nov-28 20 minutes

How To Be Worthy: Thor and Philosophy 2022-Nov-13 44 minutes

Tapping into Creativity Through Screenwriting 2022-Oct-28 51 minutes

Lady Killers: The Deadly Women History Forgot — and the Sexist Myths That Let Them Get Away With It 2022-Oct-09 53 minutes

The Science of Movement 2022-Sep-23 40 minutes

When Philosophy and Psychology Meet 2022-Sep-04 56 minutes

It IS Sexy: More on Infrastructure with Liz Farmer 2022-Aug-11 49 minutes

How Do You Maternity? Part VI 2022-Aug-03 27 minutes

The City of Angels Has a Dark Side: Film Noir, L.A. Private Eyes, and What They Reveal About Power and Corruption 2022-Jul-26 52 minutes

What is Corruption? 2022-Jul-05 58 minutes

Praise for A Good Kind of Trouble 2022-Jun-15 52 minutes

Book Banning Culture: A Discussion with Mari Naomi 2022-Jun-01 43 minutes

What Makes A Villain? Analyzing Black Panther's Killmonger 2022-May-15 48 minutes

Monthly Monster or Miracle? What is PMS? 2022-May-01 56 minutes

A Cardiologist, A Lawyer, and A Philosopher Walk Into A Podcast 2022-Apr-21 53 minutes

How Do You Maternity? 2022-Apr-07 44 minutes

An incredible search: Finding Uncle Dave, a WWII Paratrooper 2022-Mar-30 40 minutes

What Do Haunted Home Films Reveal About American Culture? 2022-Mar-18 48 minutes

How Do You Maternity? Part IV 2022-Mar-02 30 minutes

Some Pop and Spiracy 2022-Feb-23 51 minutes

How To Recover Creativity and Empathy in Work Life 2022-Feb-09 53 minutes

How Does Genetic Engineering Reflect Our Humanity? 2022-Jan-30 49 minutes

Season 3 Teaser 2022-Jan-21 less than a minute

It's A Wrap! 2021-Nov-24 42 minutes

On Otherness and Filmmaking: More with The Philosopher-Documentarian 2021-Nov-08 42 minutes

The Philosopher-Documentarian on Race 2021-Oct-28 38 minutes

How To Be Philosophical About Grief 2021-Oct-16 41 minutes

What is Time Hacking? 2021-Oct-06 51 minutes

What is Philosophy of Science? 2021-Sep-23 52 minutes

How Do You Maternity? Part III 2021-Sep-12 25 minutes

Social Epistemology, Arguments, and the Internet 2021-Sep-02 44 minutes

Bringing Sexy Infrastructure Back 2021-Aug-22 50 minutes

For the Love of Poetry 2021-Aug-13 48 minutes

Answering Your Personal Finance Questions 2021-Aug-01 54 minutes

The Ethics of Sexbots 2021-Jul-15 50 minutes

Let's Overthink 2021-Jun-30 54 minutes

Podcast in Review 2021-Jun-21 33 minutes

The Creative Process: Comedy, Film, and Storytelling 2021-Jun-13 61 minutes

A Lesson in Asian American History: What Every American Should Know 2021-May-16 52 minutes

Understanding Anxiety 2021-May-04 43 minutes

Make Me A Match 2021-Apr-24 38 minutes

To Infinity and Beyond 2021-Mar-28 49 minutes

From We to Me 2021-Mar-16 53 minutes

Examining the Social Media Landscape 2021-Feb-28 49 minutes

Don't Spoil That! 2021-Feb-12 33 minutes

Too young and Too Early: On the Hyper-sexualization of Girls in Media 2021-Jan-29 43 minutes

About January 6th 2021 2021-Jan-16 46 minutes

New Year New You: Talking Finance and Real Estate 2021-Jan-08 40 minutes

The Value of Sex Education 2020-Dec-28 48 minutes

How to Learn from Heartbreak 2020-Dec-21 46 minutes

Let's Be Objective 2020-Dec-17 48 minutes

Gig Economy and the Fate of Cities 2020-Nov-28 42 minutes

Swiping For Romance 2020-Nov-18 44 minutes

The Gravity of Joy: A Theologian on Finding Joy in the Midst of Grief, Loss, and Suffering 2020-Nov-08 47 minutes

Her Phil-Life-Sophy 2020-Oct-27 40 minutes

How to Navigate Social Media 2020-Oct-15 51 minutes

It's a Men's Issue 2020-Oct-04 57 minutes

The Psychology of Social Distancing 2020-Sep-21 40 minutes

What is Existential Sociology? 2020-Sep-10 47 minutes

Ancient Ideas Everyday Life 2020-Sep-01 46 minutes

Season 2 Teaser 2020-Aug-18 1 minute

Politics, meet Science 2020-Jul-31 43 minutes

Examining Ex Machina 2020-Jul-19 49 minutes

Desire, Communication, and Sex Therapy 2020-Jul-11 39 minutes

Captain America and the Virtuous Life 2020-Jul-05 59 minutes

The Crossroads of Literature and Politics 2020-Jun-28 49 minutes

Naming Parts, Reproductive Health, and Sex Positive 2020-Jun-20 45 minutes

Tasteless Jokes and the State of Comedy 2020-Jun-13 45 minutes

Working From Home-Life Balance 2020-Jun-07 46 minutes

Corruption in the Time of Coronavirus 2020-May-29 58 minutes

Fitness as Process 2020-May-20 35 minutes

The Morality of Batman 2020-May-15 39 minutes

What Is Bully Culture? 2020-May-04 68 minutes

When Pandemic Life Imitates Art: Part II 2020-Apr-24 37 minutes

When Pandemic Life Imitates Art: Part I 2020-Apr-17 35 minutes

Podcast in the time of Coronavirus: Part IV 2020-Apr-11 42 minutes

What is Existential Ethics? 2020-Apr-06 27 minutes

Podcast in the Time of Coronavirus: Part III 2020-Mar-30 23 minutes

Podcast in the Time of Coronavirus: Part II 2020-Mar-24 30 minutes

Podcast in the time of Coronavirus 2020-Mar-20 35 minutes

What Can Comedy Do? 2020-Mar-13 22 minutes

Love and the Graphic Memoir with Mari Naomi 2020-Mar-03 31 minutes

Reflections on Blackness 2020-Feb-24 39 minutes

Masculinity and Gender Roles 2020-Feb-12 43 minutes

An FBI agent, a Lawyer, and a Philosopher walk into a podcast. Part II 2020-Feb-03 45 minutes

An FBI agent, a Lawyer, and a Philosopher walk into a podcast. Part I 2020-Jan-29 58 minutes

How Do You Maternity? Part II 2020-Jan-20 11 minutes

CRISPR Me This 2020-Jan-14 44 minutes

This Is Your Brain on Love 2020-Jan-06 42 minutes

How Do You Maternity? Part I 2019-Dec-31 11 minutes

Beauty, Self Love, and Comedy 2019-Dec-13 54 minutes

All About The Funny 2019-Dec-01 59 minutes

Moody Responsibility 2019-Nov-19 41 minutes

How To Be A FemDom 2019-Oct-22 52 minutes

How We Speak About Madness 2019-Aug-29 48 minutes

Lessons from Outbreak and Zombie Narratives 2019-Aug-02 50 minutes

Ancient Philosophical Therapy 2019-Jul-14 21 minutes

A Plastic Surgeon's Notes on Beauty 2019-Jul-09 48 minutes

Dentistry: Truths, Ethics, & General Health 2019-Jun-23 67 minutes

What's It Like To Meet Beauvoir? 2019-Jun-16 54 minutes

All About LA Infrastructure 2019-Jun-09 55 minutes

On Writing 2019-Jun-03 38 minutes