Embrace The Void

My guest this week is Anthony Magnabosco, co-founder of Street Epistemology International. Street Epistemology is an approach to difficult dialogue aimed at helping individuals better understand why they believe what they believe. Anthony and co recently released a website called Navigating Beliefs, an easy way to learn how to do Street Epistemology. We discuss the evidence for the effectiveness of Street Epistemology, ongoing research on its effects, and concerns with the approach...

My guest this week is Gil Morejón, a historian of ideas currently teaching at Grenell college, one of the 4 amazing hosts of the What’s Left of Philosophy? Podcast. We discuss leftist takes on meritocracy, possible alternatives, and the differences between doing politics and ethics. Enjoy! What's Left of Philosophy: https://www.leftofphilosophy.com/ Gil's Website: https://gilmorejon.wordpress.com/about/ Music by GW Rodriguez Sibling Pods: Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn...

My guest this week is Chris Kavanagh, cohost of Decoding the Gurus and a cognitive anthropologist working at the psychology department at Rikkyo university in Japan. I have him on to discuss a recent episode of theirs about metaethics and debate the case for moral realism. Plus we talk about their recent free will episode in the VIP segment. Enjoy! Decoding the Gurus: https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/ Music by GW Rodriguez Sibling Pods: Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn...

My guest this week is Megan Pike, director of Camp Omni, formerly Camp West. Megan is a lifetime educator and camp participant. We discuss Camp Omni's developing focus and how the camping world in general is adapting, as well as some pedagogical nerdery. Enjoy! Camp Omni: https://www.campomni.org/ Music by GW Rodriguez The Paradox of Secularism: https://nyupress.org/9781479809523/the-secular-paradox/ Sibling Pods: Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/ Support us at Patreon...

My guest this week is Joseph Blankholm, a religious studies scholar and associate professor at UC Santa Barbara. We discuss his recent book The Secular Paradox, where he unpacks several internal conflicts facing secular community organizers. We get into the nature of religion, the secular mindset, and how movement secularism might be able to grow past this seeming paradox. Music by GW Rodriguez The Paradox of Secularism: https://nyupress...

My guest this week is Danny Fortuna, a Warhammer 40k lore master and founder of the Facebook group Warhammer Heresyposting. Danny founded the group as a space for anti-woke 40k fans after he was banned from several other groups over debates around female space marines and other identity politics issues. We discuss whether 40k is satire, whether female space marines are compatible with 40k lore, whether the lore should change if they're not, and the argument around "go woke, go broke"...

My returning guest is M.R.X Dentith, a philosophy professor at BNUZH’s Center for international philosophy, with a focus on conspiracy theories, secrecy, and fake news. They’re also cohost of the podcaster’s guide to the conspiracy and recently published a spicy article called “I know it when I see it”- Motivating examples in the social psychology of conspiracy theory theory...

My guest this week is Bryce Eakin, an AI engineer currently working in the area medical ethics. We discuss the potential risks and benefits of AI in various parts of the medical process and where this technology is likely headed in the next few years. Music by GW Rodriguez Sibling Pods: Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/ Filmed Live Musicals Pod: https://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/thepodcast.html Support us at Patreon...

My guest this week is Dr. Debbie Ging, Professor of Digital Media and Gender in the School of Communications at Dublin City University. Dr. Ging teaches and researches on gender, sexuality and digital media, with a focus on digital hate, online anti-feminist men's rights politics, incel subculture and the radicalisation of boys and men into male supremacist ideologies...