Podcast Episodes

Alix Spiegel on Storytelling | Alix Spiegel

In this special episode, Alix Spiegel, host and producer of ‘Invisibilia’ and journalist for ‘This American Life’, joins us to talk about storytellin…

1 year, 5 months ago

Why It's Okay to Eat Meat - Or Is It? | Dan Shahar (Rebroadcast)

Dan Shahar defends the view that eating meat is permissible, even though meat farming is not. Is this a coherent position?

[00:00] Introduction and…

1 year, 5 months ago

Who was Derek Parfit? | David Edmonds (Rebroadcast)

Parfit altered the landscape of the philosophy of identity. We speak to David Edmonds about his recently released biography on this influential philo…

1 year, 6 months ago

The Philosophy of Severance | Travis Timmerman (Rebroadcast)

Ben Stiller's superb series, Severance, raises fascinating questions about the nature of personal identity. Are we minds or brains? Is it possible fo…

1 year, 6 months ago

Anti-Semitism | Mark Oppenheimer (Rebroadcast)

What do anti-semites and ultra-orthodox Jews have in common? How did the ivy league discriminate against Jews? Is America still a safe haven for Jews…

1 year, 6 months ago

What Is a Woman? | Alex Byrne (Rebroadcast)

Oxford University Press refused to publish Alex Byrne's book on gender. We discuss whether women are adult human females and whether sex is the same …

1 year, 6 months ago

Sex Work or Prostitution? | Lori Watson (Rebroadcast)

Is sex work actually work? Is prostitution always a form of exploitation? And show we legalize or decriminalize prostitution?

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1 year, 6 months ago

Is Monogamy Wrong? | Harry Chalmers (Rebroadcast)

Is the restriction on having additional sexual or romantic partners similar to the restriction on having additional friends? Should you allow your pa…

1 year, 7 months ago

The Privacy Paradox | David Boonin (Rebroadcast)

Is observing people in a public space from the privacy of your home an infringement of their rights? Can the widespread use of CCTV cameras be justif…

1 year, 7 months ago

Benatar on Bullshit | With Rebecca Tuvel

Are there different kinds of bullshit? Do bullshitters know they are full of it? What should we do to stem the tide?

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1 year, 7 months ago