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This is Unbound, the podcast that tries to nudge the boundaries of philosophy.Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ boundary-pushing philosophy conversations • feminist care ethics, social reproduction, transformative justice • queer/trans theory, gender identity, pronouns • global/canonical philosophy, Eurocentrism • race/whiteness, migration/islamophobia, activism/BLM • media/algorithms, writing and academiaThis podcast features conversational interviews that “nudge the boundaries” of philosophy by putting academic questions in dialogue with contemporary social and political concerns. Across episodes, hosts speak with philosophers, scholars, and graduate students about how philosophy is practiced, taught, written, and researched, including debates over disciplinary boundaries, canons and canonicity, and the place of global and non‑Eurocentric traditions alongside established European lineages. Several conversations explore methodological and media questions—how archives, algorithms, and digital tools shape inquiry, how “low theory” and auto-theory work, and what it means to communicate philosophy publicly.
A sustained throughline is gender, sexuality, race, and identity as philosophical problems and lived realities. The show returns to feminist theory and praxis, queer and trans theory, and topics such as pronouns and gendered social norms, often connecting them to institutional contexts like universities and new research initiatives. Ethical and political themes include care ethics, social reproduction, transformative justice, migration, islamophobia, anti-racist politics, and activism, with attention to how theory relates to everyday practices and collective struggle. The podcast also engages phenomenology and questions of selfhood, orientation and disorientation, and the experience of whiteness and Asian American identity.
Alongside these core themes, episodes sometimes draw philosophy into conversation with literature, art, music, and games, using cultural materials as resources for ethical and political reflection. Some discussions involve sensitive topics such as sexual assault narratives and the criminal justice system.
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Episode 10 - Kelly Gawel2021-Sep-27 78 minutes |
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Episode 9 - McKenzie Wark 2021-Jun-20 89 minutes |
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Episode 8 - Justin Smith 2021-Apr-26 79 minutes |
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Episode 7 - Austin Burke 2021-Apr-12 83 minutes |
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Bonus Episode - GSSI (w/ Chiara Bottici) 2021-Mar-28 44 minutes |
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Episode 6 - Adam Hosein 2021-Mar-14 57 minutes |
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Episode 5 - Miranda Young 2021-Feb-28 75 minutes |
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Episode 4 - Tamsin Kimoto 2021-Feb-15 68 minutes |
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Episode 3 - PJ Gorre 2021-Feb-01 79 minutes |
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Episode 2 - Gina Walker 2021-Jan-16 73 minutes |
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Episode 1 - Mariam Matar 2020-Dec-23 55 minutes |