Ep 12: Free, universal healthcare! | Murali Neelakantan on how to fix India's healthcare
Murali Neelakantan says we simply cannot allow people to suffer because they are unable afford a drug that already exists. He argues that India must make healthcare free, universal, and funded by the ...
30 Sep 20252h 20min
Ep 11: Democratize political parties! | Parth Shah on populism, democracy, and the design of political parties
Parth Shah argues that part of the unraveling of globalized, liberal democracies is the way political parties themselves are designed. If parties are the central lever of democratic life, should they ...
30 Aug 20251h 52min
Ep 10: Libertarians should consider conservatism | Bhuvana Anand on coercion and human flourishing
Bhuvana Anand believes that libertarians fall short of maximizing human flourishing because their worldview lacks space for coercion. But who gets to decide what the “right” kind of coercion looks lik...
29 Jun 20251h 38min
Ep 9: What's wrong with a monopoly? | Shilpi Bhattacharya on why markets need regulation
Dr. Shilpi Bhattacharya believes monopolies are a problem and competition regulation is essential. But what exactly makes monopolies harmful? Isn't state interference worse? And doesn't regulation jus...
31 Mai 20252h 24min
Ep 8: Scrape the public web! | Tarunima Prabhakar on piracy, property, and the ethics of data scraping
Tarunima Prabhakar believes that scraping publicly available data should be not just permitted, but actively defended. But what counts as "public"? Is scraping an act of theft? And how should research...
27 Apr 20251h 57min
Ep 7: What even is journalism? | Samarth Bansal on finding truth in a sea of information
Samarth Bansal is a journalist and writer. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Plank, a new magazine dedicated to truth-seeking journalism for curious citizens. But what does it mean for som...
30 Mar 20251h 57min
Ep 6: Ban gene editing in children? | Shambavi Naik on the science and ethics of gene editing
Shambhavi Naik believes gene editing in children should remain unregulated beyond ensuring safety and compliance with existing laws. But what does "safe" mean? Where do we draw the line between therap...
19 Jan 20252h 19min
Ep 5: Do you own yourself? | Amit Varma defends classical liberalism
Amit Varma believes the relationship between the state and society should be rooted in the classical liberal contention of rights. But why does he believe this? Why not prefer anarchy? And most import...
22 Des 20242h 4min
