Philosophy Takes On The News
Philosophers chat about the week’s news. Sometimes serious, sometimes funny. A host of tangents. Hosted by Simon Kirchin (University of Leeds, UK) with a galaxy of stars.
Episodes
May 24, 2023
May 24, 2023
1 hr 16 min
A special Q&A panel at a Philosophy and Comedy conference! (Univ of Kent, May 2023. Sponsored by the good people at The Royal Institute of Philosophy.) What are the limits of free speech when it comes to comedy? Can comedy be a form of philosophy? Do comedians' moral failings make their performances less funny? Daphna Baram, Andy White, Alexis Dubus and Julian Dodd on the panel, Simon Kirchin chairing, and plenty of folk in the audience - Robin Ince, Rosie Wilby, Lucy O'Brien, Piers Benn, Graeme A. Forbes......
Mar 11, 2023
Mar 11, 2023
1 hr 17 min
Public Interest - WhatsApp / Religion in Politics / Hate / IWD. Julian Baggini and Sophie-Grace Chappell chat with Simon Kirchin.
Feb 25, 2023
Feb 25, 2023
46 min
A special episode discussing the war in Ukraine on the one year anniversary of its invasion. Angie Hobbs, Aaron Wendland and Gerald Lang chat with Simon Kirchin. Aaron has organised a series of benefit talks supporting academics and students in Ukraine. (Details near the top of the show.) 17th-19th March. Hosted here: https://civic.ukma.edu.ua/benefit/
Dec 9, 2022
Dec 9, 2022
1 hr 14 min
Constitutional Reforms / Crypto and Effective Altruism / End of Year round-up plus Hopes and Fears for 2023. Fiona Macpherson, Vittorio Bufacchi and Gerald Lang chat with Simon Kirchin
Nov 17, 2022
Nov 17, 2022
1 hr 10 min
Should we watch the 2022 FIFA Men's World Cup? Human rights / Moral consistency / Personal feelings / and more, including predictions. Tom McClelland, Lucy O'Brien, Martin O'Neill and Gerald Lang chat with Simon Kirchin.
Nov 10, 2022
Nov 10, 2022
1 hr 4 min
Special episode on the 2022 US mid-term elections. A run-through of the results plus democracy, trust, compromise, Trump, information, media and all the rest. Julian Baggini, Fiona Macpherson and Chris Carman chat with Simon Kirchin.
Oct 28, 2022
Oct 28, 2022
1 hr 28 min
Political mandates and legitimacy / Negotiations / Art and Protest. Josh Forstenzer and Gerald Lang chat with Simon Kirchin.
Oct 13, 2022
Oct 13, 2022
1 hr 47 sec
The absolute state of UK politics / AI. Fiona Macpherson and Chris Henry chat with Simon Kirchin.
Oct 1, 2022
Oct 1, 2022
1 hr 2 min
Italian elections / Chess, cheating and limits. Vittorio Bufacchi and Michael Hauskeller join Simon Kirchin to chat about the news in a philosophically-inspired way.
Sep 23, 2022
Sep 23, 2022
1 hr 4 min
The Queen - monarchism and republicanism / Govt. business under the radar. Julian Baggini, Graeme A. Forbes and Tom McLelland chat with Simon Kirchin.
News meet Philosophers
Philosophy Takes on the News - or PTOTN as no one lovingly calls it - is a news podcast where philosophers meet each week to chat about the week's events, offer insight, and imagine they're funny. Hosted by Simon Kirchin (University of Kent), with lots of interesting and chatty philosophical guests.
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