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SciPhi-Adjacent Podcast Collection

A curated collection of podcasts that sometimes venture into science or philosophy, among many other topics. Also see the Science Podcast Collection and the Philosophy Podcast Collection.

Updated: 2026-Jul-06 17:13 UTC. Podcasts listed: 38. Ordered by date of most recent episode (newest to oldest). AI-generated content is based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions.

Collection summary covering past 30 days of combined episodes (AI-generated):

Across these podcasts, the dominant mode is long-form conversation and analysis, drawing on philosophy, science, history, politics, and culture to examine how people understand reality and organize society. Several episodes focus on foundational questions in metaphysics and philosophy of mind: what it means to say something exists, how we talk about fictional or non-existent objects, and competing theories of consciousness (materialism, panpsychism, illusionism, and religious or quantum-adjacent approaches). Time is another recurring theme, explored both as a physical concept (relativity, the block universe, quantum probability) and as a political and psychological one, shaping how societies imagine progress, decline, and “the future.”

Science and technology discussions range from theoretical physics and quantum computing to genetics, hormones, sleep, and public health, often linking technical ideas to broader ethical or social implications. Artificial intelligence appears repeatedly as both a practical force (online manipulation, dark patterns, changes to work, education, and publishing) and a civilizational challenge (governance, geopolitics, existential risk, and the possibility of AI as humanity’s successor). Related episodes probe privacy, surveillance, prediction, and the erosion of trust in an increasingly automated or “synthetic” internet.

Public affairs and historical inquiry are equally prominent: debates over democracy, national identity, constitutional myths, and political polarization; examinations of wars and international crises; and deep dives into empires, revolutions, and contested histories. Cultural episodes use literature, film, satire, and memoir to explore moral ambiguity, identity, and collective memory, while others address social well-being through topics like loneliness, attachment, happiness research, community, and the design of cities and institutions.

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Conversations with Coleman Image Context with Brad Harris Image Intelligence Squared Image Converging Dialogues Image Past Present Future Image Know Time Image Ideas Image The Gray Area with Sean Illing Image Robert Wright's Nonzero Image Within Reason Image Moral Maze Image Making Sense with Sam Harris Image Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal Image Good Is In The Details Image Lex Fridman Podcast Image Dwarkesh Podcast Image Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria Image Free Thinking Image Big Brains Image Lives Well Lived Image Conversations with Tyler Image The Michael Shermer Show Image nan Image Wonder Cabinet Image 80,000 Hours Podcast Image Point of Inquiry Image The Human Podcast Image MULTIVERSES Image

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ANOMALY Image The Neuromantics Image

Last updated in 2024:

Paradigm Image

Last updated in 2023:

Futuremakers Image Four Thought Image

Last updated in 2021:

Rationally Speaking Podcast Image MeaningofLife.tv Image Talking Politics: HISTORY OF IDEAS Image

Last updated in 2020:

The Big Idea Image Think Again - a Big Think Podcast Image