No Take-Backs! What does it mean to retract, correct, renege and change your mind?
Ben, Mike and Logan ask what it means "to take something back." They stumble into the topics of opinions versus facts, the value of a promise, and the proper way to crack an egg.
26 Jul 20241h 18min
What makes a government "legitimate"? And what do the Founding Fathers and the Bolsheviks have in common?
Happy Independence Day! In this episode, Aaqib, Ben, Ian, Logan, Mackenzie and Michael discuss what makes a government a government, and how in a moment of crisis, taking up the mantle of power gives ...
7 Jul 20241h 37min
Is T-Pain the Greatest Musical Talent of the Past 150 Years? (And what is modern musical mastery)?
Aaqib, Ben, Ian, Logan and Mike ask if the 2000-2010 was a tough time for music. Opinions vary wildly. They discuss what is complexity in music now? How can music theory encompass the increasing impor...
25 Jun 202434min
"Locker Room Presence" and Consequentialism-How to pick a President
Ben, Ian and Logan discuss the how to evaluate policy decisions and the wisdom of playing catch with a bowling ball from a tall building. It's hard to evaluate policy based on the consequence, but it ...
7 Jun 20241h 15min
The “Spider-Man question” (And what should you do with 300 Slices of cake?)
Ben, Logan and Mike exam what your moral obligation is in given scenarios. They discuss Peter Singer's famous shallow pond thought experiment, and consider whether that obligates you to be a lifeguard...
25 Apr 20241h 11min
Why obey the Law?
In one of our most contentious episodes yet! Beau, Mike, Logan and Ben try to reconcile radically different views of what is Law, what is a State (or a state) and what claims a state has on its citize...
13 Apr 20241h 22min
Philosophy Jam Sessions, Reasonable beliefs, and Intellectual Sloth--How to listen to your internal philosophical voice.
Mike begins by asking Katie, Ben and Logan if, after a decade of meeting to discuss philosophy, they have gotten any better at Philosophy? The four of them discuss the skills of thinking deeply, as we...
15 Mar 20241h 33min
All Cultures, Big and small (2 of 2)
Johny Mac rescues a floundering Ben and Mike and they continue to explore the conservation and destruction of culture. They ask how much sharing will destroy uniqueness? Is the erasure of cultures ine...
29 Feb 202444min
