Minds Almost Meeting

Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson•mindsalmostmeeting.com

Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.

Last refreshed: July 1st, 2025 at 5:51 AM ⓘ

Follow this podcast in the Metacast mobile app to refresh it and see new episodes.

Follow on

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

RSS

Podcasts are better in Metacast mobile app

Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more

Episodes

Aspiration

View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/aspiration Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website h...

Nov 09, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Pink and Purple

View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/pink-and-purple Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting webs...

Nov 09, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Punishment

View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/punishment Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website h...

Nov 09, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Paternalism

View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/paternalism Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website ...

Nov 09, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Future Generations

View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/future-generations Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting w...

Nov 09, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Plagiarism

View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/plagiarism Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website h...

Nov 09, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 2

Paradox of Honesty

View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/paradox-of-honesty Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting w...

Nov 09, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 1

← Prev

Hosted on Spotify for Creators (Anchor)

For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android