Podcast Episodes
Back to Search80 | Grab Bag Special Episode with Michael Peterson! Utilitarian Harems, Nietzschean Ciphers, and Cowardly Chatbots
Season 1 Episode 80
In this nonstandard episode, Gil and Owen are joined by Michael Peterson to talk about how dreadful utilitarianism is, consider some of the offers th…
2 years, 4 months ago
79 | What Could It Mean to Say, “Capitalism Causes Sexism and Racism”? with Professor Vanessa Wills
Season 1 Episode 79
In this episode, we are joined by George Washington University Associate Professor Vanessa Wills to discuss her article “What Could It Mean to Say, ‘…
2 years, 4 months ago
78 | Perry Anderson's Considerations on Western Marxism
Season 1 Episode 78
In this episode we get the Perry Anderson treatment and ask if we philosophers are the problem with how Western Marxism has evolved over time. We dis…
2 years, 5 months ago
77 | What is Ecosocialism? Part I. John Bellamy Foster and the Metabolic Rift
Season 1 Episode 77
In this inaugural episode of our new series on ecosocialism, we discuss some writings by ecological Marxist thinker John Bellamy Foster, whose main c…
2 years, 5 months ago
76 | For and Against Participatory Planning & Economics
Season 1 Episode 76
In this patron-requested episode, we discuss the proposals for participatory planning and economics developed by Robin Hahnel and Michael Albert. The…
2 years, 6 months ago
75 TEASER | Power, Reason, and Justification: Rainer Forst’s Critical Theory
In this episode, we discuss the social theory of the Kantian critical theorist Rainer Forst in his book Normativity and Power. We work through how we…
2 years, 6 months ago
74 | Time and Work Discipline with E.P. Thompson
Season 1 Episode 76
In this episode, we discuss E.P. Thompson’s amazing article “Time, Work Discipline, and Industrial Capitalism.” E.P. Thompson is the legendary Marxis…
2 years, 7 months ago
73 | Effective Altruism is Terrible w/ John Duncan
Season 1 Episode 75
In this episode, we are joined by researcher and video essayist John Duncan (@Johntheduncan) to talk about the Effective Altruism movement and why it…
2 years, 7 months ago
72 | Gerrard Winstanley and the English Revolution
Season 1 Episode 74
In this episode we talk English Revolutionary politics in the mid-17th century, and specifically the philosophy and practice of legendary 'Digger' Ge…
2 years, 7 months ago
Updates and Live Show Announcement! 8/22/2023
Season 1 Episode 73
No episode this week BUT we've got some big news: that's right, at long last, a What's Left of Philosophy live show! Come see us on October 12th at t…
2 years, 8 months ago