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Podcast Profile: Hotel Bar Sessions

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188 episodes
2021 to 2025
Median: 57 minutes
Collection: Philosophy


Description (podcaster-provided):

where the real philosophy happens


Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):

➤ Philosophy discussions • Ethical dilemmas • Social and political issues • Notable philosophers and theories • Current events analysis • Cultural phenomena • Technology and society impacts

"Hotel Bar Sessions" is a philosophy podcast that delves into profound questions and contemporary issues through a spirited and engaging format. As suggested by its description "where the real philosophy happens," the podcast features discussions that unravel complex philosophical concepts, integrating them with current social and cultural topics. The episodes cover a broad spectrum of subjects, from traditional philosophical themes such as ethics, justice, and moral responsibility, to more contemporary issues like climate change, posthumanism, and artificial intelligence.

The podcast explores philosophical giants like Immanuel Kant and Jean-Paul Sartre, but also engages with modern thinkers and critiques. A recurring motif is the tension between historical philosophical ideas and their relevance or reinterpretation in today’s world. This includes examinations of authority, human nature, personhood, and the evolving understanding of virtues. The format includes lively debates and the presence of special guests, which adds depth to the discussions.

Listeners can expect the podcast to interpret philosophical concerns through modern phenomena, such as the implications of technology on journalism and communication, the ethics of revenge, and even popular culture references such as Star Trek and reality television. Episodes often intertwine philosophical discourse with societal analyses, sometimes incorporating narratives from literature, film, and various cultural anecdotes. The podcast aims to weave philosophy into the fabric of everyday life, making it accessible while encouraging a reflective, critical engagement with the world. Overall, it is a space where timeless philosophical inquiries meet the dynamic complexities of contemporary existence.


Episodes:
Episode Image Trust
2025-Feb-14
59 minutes
Episode Image Judgment
2025-Feb-07
62 minutes
Episode Image Responsibility
2025-Jan-31
62 minutes
Episode Image Authority
2025-Jan-24
65 minutes
Episode Image Revenge
2025-Jan-17
58 minutes
Episode Image Virtue
2025-Jan-10
58 minutes
Episode Image REPLAY: Forgiveness
2025-Jan-03
56 minutes
Episode Image REPLAY: Deconstruction
2024-Dec-27
56 minutes
Episode Image Kant's Categorical Imperative
2024-Dec-20
66 minutes
Episode Image The Significance Impulse (with Josh Glasgow)
2024-Dec-13
64 minutes
Episode Image Justice
2024-Dec-06
66 minutes
Episode Image Matter and Consciousness in Indian Philosophy (with Tuhin Bhattacharjee)
2024-Nov-29
55 minutes
Episode Image Ethics, Democracy, and Phronesis (with Dimitris Vardoulakis)
2024-Nov-22
64 minutes
Episode Image Posthumanism
2024-Nov-15
56 minutes
Episode Image Nature
2024-Nov-08
60 minutes
Episode Image Does God Exist?
2024-Nov-01
77 minutes
Episode Image The Ethics of Refusal (with Devonya Havis)
2024-Oct-25
58 minutes
Episode Image Meat
2024-Oct-18
65 minutes
Episode Image Zionist ressentiment, the Left, and the Palestinian Question (with Zahi Zalloua)
2024-Oct-11
62 minutes
Episode Image Aristotle and Feminist Materialism, Troubled (with Emanuela Bianchi)
2024-Oct-04
59 minutes
Episode Image The Gutenberg Parenthesis (with Jeff Jarvis)
2024-Sep-27
64 minutes
Episode Image Evidence
2024-Sep-20
58 minutes
Episode Image Whose Jesus? (with John D. Caputo)
2024-Sep-13
52 minutes
Episode Image REPLAY: The Master/Slave Dialectic
2024-Sep-07
55 minutes
Episode Image REPLAY: Punching Nazis (with Devin Shaw)
2024-Aug-30
55 minutes
Episode Image Baudrillard's Simulacra and Simulation
2024-Aug-23
55 minutes
Episode Image Voting
2024-Aug-16
52 minutes
Episode Image The Future of Journalism (with Andrea Guzman)
2024-Aug-09
58 minutes
Episode Image Overcoming Sexuality (with Nir Kedem)
2024-Aug-02
54 minutes
Episode Image Peer Review
2024-Jul-26
54 minutes
Episode Image Ideology and Self-Emancipation (with William Clare Roberts)
2024-Jul-19
59 minutes
Episode Image The Sublime
2024-Jul-12
55 minutes
Episode Image Off-Grid Living (with Eric Mack)
2024-Jul-05
59 minutes
Episode Image Ideology
2024-Jun-28
55 minutes
Episode Image Generative AI
2024-Jun-21
56 minutes
Episode Image Reality TV
2024-Jun-14
50 minutes
Episode Image Friendship
2024-Jun-07
58 minutes
Episode Image Personhood
2024-May-31
54 minutes
Episode Image Originality
2024-May-24
54 minutes
Episode Image HBS Goes to the Movies: "Joe Versus the Volcano" (1990)
2024-May-17
53 minutes
Episode Image MINIBAR EPISODE: Will The Courts Save Democracy?
2024-May-10
22 minutes
Episode Image MINIBAR EPISODE: Meet Our New Co-host, David Gunkel!
2024-May-03
24 minutes
Episode Image REPLAY: YouTube's Alt-Right Rabbit Hole (with Caleb Cain)
2024-Apr-26
60 minutes
Episode Image Jean-Paul Sartre's "Bad Faith"
2024-Apr-19
65 minutes
Episode Image Companion Animals
2024-Apr-12
56 minutes
Episode Image Psychoanalysis (with Benedetta Todaro)
2024-Apr-05
60 minutes
Episode Image Whose Anthropocene?
2024-Mar-29
53 minutes
Episode Image Academic Freedom
2024-Mar-22
54 minutes
Episode Image Immediacy (with Anna Kornbluh)
2024-Mar-15
57 minutes
Episode Image Boredom
2024-Mar-08
53 minutes
Episode Image Breaking Things at Work (with Gavin Mueller)
2024-Mar-01
70 minutes
Episode Image Lying
2024-Feb-23
53 minutes
Episode Image Growing Old(er)
2024-Feb-16
56 minutes
Episode Image The Phenomenology of Black Spirit (with Biko Mandela Gray and Ryan Johnson)
2024-Feb-09
51 minutes
Episode Image Back to "Normal"
2024-Feb-02
54 minutes
Episode Image Real Life Heroes
2024-Jan-26
59 minutes
Episode Image Deconstruction
2024-Jan-19
56 minutes
Episode Image HBS Goes to the Movies: "The Magnificent Seven" (1960)
2024-Jan-12
57 minutes
Episode Image Decartes' Second Meditation
2023-Dec-08
50 minutes
Episode Image Trust
2023-Dec-01
59 minutes
Episode Image Thought Leaders (with Christopher P. Long)
2023-Nov-24
70 minutes
Episode Image Trans Philosophy (with Talia Mae Bettcher)
2023-Nov-17
58 minutes
Episode Image The Stories We Tell
2023-Nov-10
59 minutes
Episode Image Collegiality
2023-Nov-03
63 minutes
Episode Image Debt
2023-Oct-27
55 minutes
Episode Image Political Philosophy of Mind (with John Protevi)
2023-Oct-20
54 minutes
Episode Image Fan Culture
2023-Oct-13
57 minutes
Episode Image The Problem Spaces of Philosophy (with William Paris)
2023-Oct-06
59 minutes
Episode Image The Uncanny Valley
2023-Sep-29
63 minutes
Episode Image Jordan Peele's Horror (with Johanna Isaacson)
2023-Sep-22
59 minutes
Episode Image The Subversive Seventies (with Michael Hardt)
2023-Sep-15
51 minutes
Episode Image Forgiveness
2023-Sep-08
56 minutes
Episode Image HBS Goes to the Movies: "Hands on a Hardbody" (1997)
2023-Sep-01
59 minutes
Episode Image REPLAY: Death
2023-Aug-25
59 minutes
Episode Image REPLAY: Revolutionary Mathematics (with Justin Joque)
2023-Aug-18
54 minutes
Episode Image The Master/Slave Dialectic
2023-Aug-11
55 minutes
Episode Image Too Soon?
2023-Aug-04
52 minutes
Episode Image Tenure
2023-Jul-28
48 minutes
Episode Image Prestige TV
2023-Jul-21
68 minutes
Episode Image Hobbies
2023-Jul-14
58 minutes
Episode Image What's YOUR Philosophy?
2023-Jul-07
56 minutes
Episode Image Community
2023-Jun-30
57 minutes
Episode Image Gossip
2023-Jun-23
56 minutes
Episode Image Men and Masculinity (with Nathan Duford)
2023-Jun-16
57 minutes
Episode Image Gatekeeping
2023-Jun-09
49 minutes
Episode Image Punching Nazis (with Devin Shaw)
2023-Jun-02
55 minutes
Episode Image Progress
2023-May-26
57 minutes
Episode Image The University and its Discontents
2023-May-19
54 minutes
Episode Image Lazy Relativism
2023-May-12
58 minutes
Episode Image HBS Goes to the Movies: The Conversation (1974)
2023-May-05
56 minutes
REPLAY: The Public Intellectual (with Eddie Glaude, Jr.)
2023-Apr-28
63 minutes
Episode Image REPLAY: Vulgarity
2023-Apr-21
55 minutes
Episode Image REPLAY: YouTube's Alt-Right Rabbit Hole (with Caleb Cain)
2023-Apr-15
61 minutes
Episode Image REPLAY: Robots (with David Gunkel)
2023-Apr-07
72 minutes
Episode Image The Allegory of the Cave
2023-Mar-31
56 minutes
Episode Image Late Capitalism
2023-Mar-24
60 minutes
Episode Image ChatGPT
2023-Mar-17
55 minutes
Episode Image Death
2023-Mar-10
58 minutes
Episode Image Fascism (with Alberto Toscano)
2023-Mar-03
53 minutes
Episode Image Bullshit Jobs
2023-Feb-24
50 minutes
Episode Image Abolition of the Family (with Sophie Lewis)
2023-Feb-17
61 minutes
Episode Image Influencers
2023-Feb-10
48 minutes
Episode Image Afterthoughts: Season 6, Eps 79-81
2023-Feb-09
32 minutes
Episode Image Materialism
2023-Feb-03
48 minutes
Episode Image Afterthoughts: Season 6, Eps 76-78
2023-Feb-01
47 minutes
Episode Image Hospitality (with Michael Naas)
2023-Jan-27
56 minutes
Episode Image Attention and Distraction
2023-Jan-20
55 minutes
Episode Image The History of Philosophy
2023-Jan-13
57 minutes
Episode Image Revolutionary Mathematics (with Justin Joque)
2023-Jan-06
53 minutes
Episode Image Human Nature
2022-Dec-30
57 minutes
Episode Image HBS Goes to the Movies: Casablanca
2022-Dec-23
52 minutes
Episode Image REPLAY: Whose History? (with Dr. Charles McKinney)
2022-Oct-28
66 minutes
Episode Image REPLAY: Style
2022-Oct-25
62 minutes
Episode Image Podcasting and Philosophy
2022-Oct-14
55 minutes
Episode Image The Last Dance
2022-Oct-07
53 minutes
Episode Image Artificial Personhood (with Regina Rini)
2022-Sep-30
57 minutes
Episode Image The Rights of Nature (with Stewart Motha)
2022-Sep-23
59 minutes
Episode Image Critics and Criticism (with A.O. Scott)
2022-Sep-16
55 minutes
Episode Image Democracy in Peril (with Linda Alcoff)
2022-Sep-09
57 minutes
Episode Image Fear
2022-Sep-02
55 minutes
Episode Image YouTube's Alt-Right Rabbit Hole (with Caleb Cain)
2022-Aug-26
60 minutes
Episode Image Rethinking Disability (with Joel Michael Reynolds)
2022-Aug-19
53 minutes
Episode Image Sex Robots (with Kate Devlin)
2022-Aug-12
65 minutes
Episode Image The Blues (with Charles L. Hughes)
2022-Aug-05
62 minutes
Episode Image Memes (with Andrew Baron)
2022-Jul-29
62 minutes
Episode Image Reason
2022-Jul-22
55 minutes
Episode Image Plagiarism
2022-Jul-15
64 minutes
Episode Image The Public Intellectual (with Eddie Glaude, Jr.)
2022-Jul-08
63 minutes
Episode Image Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics
2022-Jun-17
57 minutes
Episode Image Queers (with Ladelle McWhorter)
2022-Jun-10
56 minutes
Episode Image Utopia
2022-Jun-03
57 minutes
Episode Image Philosophers on the Internet
2022-May-27
56 minutes
Episode Image Musical Theater
2022-May-20
62 minutes
Episode Image National Identity
2022-May-13
61 minutes
Episode Image Algorithms
2022-May-06
62 minutes
Episode Image Metaphysics
2022-Apr-29
55 minutes
Episode Image Immortality
2022-Apr-22
53 minutes
Episode Image Moral Subjectivity
2022-Apr-15
65 minutes
Episode Image Desire
2022-Apr-08
64 minutes
Episode Image Memory
2022-Apr-01
63 minutes
Episode Image The Simulation Hypothesis
2022-Mar-25
62 minutes
Episode Image Style
2022-Mar-18
62 minutes
Episode Image Bars
2022-Mar-10
66 minutes
Episode Image Turning Up the Heat
2022-Feb-11
65 minutes
Episode Image The Godfather Trilogy
2022-Feb-04
70 minutes
Episode Image Superstition
2022-Jan-28
64 minutes
Episode Image Optimism and Pessimism
2022-Jan-21
56 minutes
Episode Image Tourism
2022-Jan-14
58 minutes
Episode Image Resolve
2022-Jan-07
55 minutes
Episode Image Work
2021-Dec-31
62 minutes
Episode Image Social Media
2021-Dec-24
61 minutes
Episode Image Transcendence
2021-Dec-17
57 minutes
Episode Image The Global South
2021-Dec-10
48 minutes
Episode Image Legally Right, Morally Wrong
2021-Dec-03
60 minutes
Episode Image Cancel Panic
2021-Nov-26
62 minutes
Episode Image Thought Experiments
2021-Nov-19
64 minutes
Episode Image American Christianity
2021-Nov-12
58 minutes
Episode Image Whose History?
2021-Nov-05
66 minutes
Episode Image Robots
2021-Oct-08
71 minutes
Episode Image Defending the Humanities
2021-Oct-01
69 minutes
Episode Image Generations
2021-Sep-24
64 minutes
Episode Image The Hustle
2021-Sep-17
54 minutes
Episode Image Music
2021-Sep-10
61 minutes
Episode Image Guns
2021-Sep-03
62 minutes
Episode Image Specialization
2021-Aug-27
59 minutes
Episode Image Superheroes
2021-Aug-20
63 minutes
Episode Image White Working Class
2021-Aug-13
58 minutes
Episode Image Conspiracy Theories
2021-Aug-06
59 minutes
Episode Image Vulgarity
2021-Jul-30
55 minutes
Episode Image Laughter
2021-Jul-23
58 minutes
Episode Image Digital Afterlives
2021-Jul-16
63 minutes
Episode Image Citizenship
2021-Jul-09
57 minutes
Episode Image Private Cities
2021-Jul-02
55 minutes
Episode Image Hey, Biden!
2021-Jun-04
57 minutes
Episode Image Shame
2021-May-28
56 minutes
Episode Image Teaching
2021-May-21
62 minutes
Episode Image WhoDunnIt?
2021-May-14
63 minutes
Episode Image Privacy
2021-May-07
60 minutes
Episode Image Love
2021-Apr-30
55 minutes
Episode Image The Philosophical Canon
2021-Apr-23
57 minutes
Episode Image Apocalypse(s)
2021-Apr-16
58 minutes
Episode Image Nostalgia
2021-Apr-09
64 minutes
Episode Image Metrics
2021-Apr-02
60 minutes
Episode Image One Year with COVID
2021-Mar-26
48 minutes
Episode Image Origins
2021-Mar-19
49 minutes
Episode Image Leigh M. Johnson on Technology
2021-Mar-12
51 minutes
Episode Image Ammon Allred on Art
2021-Mar-12
57 minutes
Episode Image Shannon M. Mussett on Freedom
2021-Mar-12
56 minutes