Hi-Phi Nation: Effective Altruism and its Critics
Curtis is setting aside a large chunk of money to donate to charity, and it is up to us to persuade him where he should donate it. Luckily, philosophers, economists, and the nonprofit world has been t...
9 Maj 20231h 1min
Hear Me Out: The Iraq War Was a Necessary Evil
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out… Mission Accomplished? This year marks the 20th anniversary of then-President Bush’s infamous address aboard an aircraft carrier, declaring that the war had been won...
2 Maj 202331min
Hi-Phi Nation: The Problem with Gig Work
Willy and Heidi were both gig workers for Shipt, the fast-delivery app for groceries or same-day shopping. In 2020, they both realised: the pay algorithm had changed. Now, they couldn’t tell what a jo...
2 Maj 202354min
Hear Me Out: Trashy TV Is Actually Good For You
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out… Kim, there’s people that are dying. We can probably all agree that reality shows aren’t exactly peak TV. But there’s a time, a place, and an audience for pretty muc...
25 Apr 202332min
Hi-Phi Nation: Love in the Time of Replika
We explore the lives of people who are in love with their AI chatbots. Replika is a chatbot designed to adapt to the emotional needs of its users. It is a good enough surrogate for human interaction t...
25 Apr 202353min
Hear Me Out: Stop The Hiss-Teria: Outdoor Cats Can Thrive.
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out… a tail as old as time. As part of Slate’s weeklong pet advice column, Faux Paws, Hear Me Out is tackling a debate that gets animal lovers on all sides heated up: s...
18 Apr 202332min
Hi-Phi Nation: Living in a Zoopolis
A zoopolis is a future society that philosophers envision where wild, domesticated, and denizen animals have full political and legal rights. What would that look like? In this episode, we look at how...
18 Apr 202347min
Hear Me Out: Don’t Celebrate the Trump Indictment
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out… a former president got indicted, and all we got was this stupid t-shirt. Writer and former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori joins Celeste to make the case that, w...
11 Apr 202335min
