THE N-WORD (E99)
A conversation with philosopher Daniel Weinstock about the controversy surrounding the classroom use of the n-word.
Nov 13, 2020•2 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 99
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Philosopher and professor John Faithful Hamer interviews a wide range of subjects. Nothing is off limits.
Episodes
THE ETERNALLY RADICAL IDEA (E98)
A conversation with First Amendment lawyer Greg Lukianoff—President of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) and author of The Coddling of the American Mind (2019)—about his fabulous new blog: The Eternally Radical Idea.
Nov 03, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 98
DARKNET (E97)
A conversation with novelist Matthew Mather about deep fakes, artificial intelligence, and his eerily prophetic novel, Darknet (2015).
Oct 27, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 97
BRAVE IN ZOOMLAND (E96)
A conversation with philosopher Chris Nguyen about data-harvesting, pandemic-era privacy concerns, and a viable alternative to Zoom and Microsoft Teams: Brave Together.
Oct 08, 2020•2 hr 56 min•Season 2Ep. 96
DIRTY HARRY (E95)
A conversation with Aaron Haspel about the ethics and aesthetics of Dirty Harry (1971)
Sep 27, 2020•2 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 95
SAINT COP (E94)
A conversation with movie critic and film studies professor Matthew Hays about Dirty Harry (1971). Please note that this is the first of two episodes devoted to this newly relevant Clint Eastwood classic.
Sep 23, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 94
REVOLUTIONARY CONSPIRACY THEORIES (E93)
A conversation with historian Fred Bode about Bernard Bailyn’s The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution (1967)
Sep 20, 2020•2 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 93
BULLSHIT JOBS (E92)
A conversation with horticulturist Alex Vinetti about David Graeber’s Bullshit Jobs (2019).
Sep 03, 2020•2 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 92
THE SNAKE GUY (E91)
A conversation with herpetologist Ryan Wolfe about snake ecology, herp porn, and beautiful freaks of nature.
Aug 25, 2020•2 hr 52 min•Season 2Ep. 91
MARRIAGE (E90)
A conversation with writer Stephen Marche about his new Audible series: How Not to F*ck Up Your Marriage Too Bad (2020).
Aug 13, 2020•2 hr 56 min•Season 2Ep. 90
MEET YOUR MAKER (E89)
A conversation with novelist Matthew Mather about deep fakes, disaster stories, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and his new book: Meet Your Maker (2020)
Jul 31, 2020•2 hr 33 min•Season 2Ep. 89
THE NATURALIST (E88)
A conversation with environmentalist Ryan Young—a filmmaker, teacher, activist, and elected official who remains very much in love with the natural world.
Jul 25, 2020•2 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 88
A LITTLE MORE FREE (E87)
A conversation with writer John McFetridge about his splendid trilogy of novels set in the crime-ridden Montréal of the 1970s: Black Rock (2014), A Little More Free (2015), & One or the Other (2016).
Jun 17, 2020•2 hr 44 min•Season 2Ep. 87
MANIFESTO FOR A MORAL REVOLUTION (E86)
A conversation with Jacqueline Novogratz, founder and CEO of Acumen, about her new book: Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World (2020)
Jun 01, 2020•2 hr 33 min•Season 2Ep. 86
THE QUARANTINE (E85)
A conversation with Jason Brennan, Chris Surprenant, and Eric Winsberg about the coronavirus pandemic, epidemiological expertise, and the side-effects of the quarantine.
May 11, 2020•2 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 85
CHANGING THE WORLD (E84)
A conversation with author and entrepreneur Alistair Croll about the startup scene, the future of high tech, and the post-pandemic world.
Apr 30, 2020•2 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 84
POSSESS THE AIR (E83)
A conversation with writer Taras Grescoe about fascism, the coronavirus pandemic, and his new book: Possess the Air: Love, Heroism, and the Battle for the Soul of Mussolini’s Rome (2020)
Apr 07, 2020•2 hr 45 min•Season 2Ep. 83
RACE AND THE MEMORY OF EVIL (E82)
A conversation with philosopher Susan Neiman about the #MeToo movement, idealism-induced depression, and her new book: Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil (2020).
Mar 25, 2020•2 hr 45 min•Season 2Ep. 82
QUEENSNAKE (E81)
A conversation with herpetologist Jessica Ferguson (aka Queensnake) about wandering turtles, invasive species, and a salamander named Jesus.
Mar 18, 2020•2 hr 33 min•Season 2Ep. 81
INDIGENOUS RIGHTS (E80)
A conversation with Mohawk social worker Taylor Goodleaf about The Indian Act (1876), the recent resurgence of Indigenous activism, and the nationwide pipeline protests that have succeeded in crippling Canadian infrastructure.
Mar 04, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 80
LEARNING FROM THE GERMANS (E79)
A conversation with philosopher Susan Neiman about collective guilt, reparations payments, and her new book: Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil (2019)
Feb 26, 2020•2 hr 33 min•Season 2Ep. 79
AT THE STRANGERS’ GATE (E78)
A conversation with writer Adam Gopnik about ambition, married love, New York City in the 1980s, and his delightful memoir: At the Strangers’ Gate: Arrivals in New York (2018).
Feb 12, 2020•2 hr 35 min•Season 2Ep. 78
SURVIVING HARVEY WEINSTEIN (E77)
A conversation with actress Erika Rosenbaum about moving to L.A. at 19, making it in Hollywood, and surviving Harvey Weinstein.
Jan 29, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 77
THE WORLD’S MOST TRAVELLED MAN (E76)
A conversation with travel writer Mike Spencer Bown about his backpacking memoir, The World's Most Travelled Man: A Twenty-Three-Year Odyssey to and through Every Country on the Planet (2018)
Jan 15, 2020•2 hr 36 min•Season 2Ep. 76
THE PHILISTINE (E75)
A conversation with Montreal writer Leila Marshy about her debut novel, The Philistine (2018).
Jan 03, 2020•2 hr 58 min•Season 2Ep. 75
A THOUSAND SMALL SANITIES (E74)
A conversation with writer Adam Gopnik about his new book, A Thousand Small Sanities: The Moral Adventure of Liberalism (2019).
Dec 18, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 74
THE HAPPINESS HYPOTHESIS (E73)
A conversation with social psychologist Jonathan Haidt about his 13-year-old bestseller, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom (2006).
Dec 02, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 73
MEET DR. MURDER (E72)
A conversation with criminologist Lee Mellor (aka Dr. Murder) about Jim Jones, virtual reality, and the future of education.
Nov 24, 2019•2 hr 34 min•Season 2Ep. 72
SEARCHING FOR SUGAR WOMAN (E71)
A conversation with acclaimed artist Shelley Miller about sugar, her upcoming show, and the 21st-century art world.
Nov 06, 2019•2 hr 34 min•Season 2Ep. 71
BLUEPRINT (E70)
A conversation with sociologist and physician Nicholas A. Christakis about his new book, Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society (2019)
Oct 01, 2019•57 min•Season 1Ep. 70