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I talk with diverse philosophers about the social and political issues of our day. We learn. We laugh. We plot revolutions.Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ social/political philosophy interviews • forgiveness, revenge, reconciliation, repair • moral emotions: regret, grief, empathy, hope • justice themes: racism, sexism, discrimination, decolonialism • democracy, representation, institutions • housing, health, education, prisons, refugees • identity, love, character, habitsThis podcast features in-depth conversations with philosophers (and related thinkers) about moral, social, and political questions shaping contemporary life. Across the episodes, the host uses philosophical concepts and traditions to examine how people and communities respond to wrongdoing, conflict, and injustice, often by focusing on the ethical life at both personal and societal scales.
A prominent thread is moral repair: what it means to forgive others or oneself, how regret and remorse work, and when forgiveness may be complicated or even inappropriate. Related discussions probe revenge and justice, reconciliation and transitional justice, and practices such as confession, public apology, and reparations. Historical and canonical figures and schools—such as Hannah Arendt, the Stoics, Immanuel Kant, existentialism, and Buddhist philosophy—are brought into dialogue with present-day debates about responsibility, character, and social change.
Another recurring focus is how identities and social structures shape knowledge, agency, and lived experience. The podcast explores feminism and misogyny, queer communities, racial injustice and dehumanization, disability and well-being, and the ways power influences emotional expectations and public discourse (including topics like shaming, complaining, and “risky speech”). Several conversations address institutional and policy-adjacent issues—housing justice, health disparities, refugee ethics and statelessness, prisons, education, democracy, and environmental and climate injustice—often through lenses such as decolonial and anti-colonial thought, Indigenous resistance and resilience, and cross-border feminist solidarity.
Alongside these public-facing themes, the show returns to everyday moral psychology: empathy and its political potential, habits and character formation, temptation and polarization, grief and attachment, and the relationship between love, happiness, and friendship. The result is a podcast that connects philosophical scholarship to current social realities, emphasizing both the inner life and collective struggles over justice and repair.
