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A philosophy podcast exploring orthodox Stoicism, ancient texts, moral character, and practical applications for modern life.
An informal philosophy podcast covering ethics, metaphysics, religion, consciousness, political philosophy, literature, and the history of philosophy through interviews and discussions.
Long-form interviews about fringe philosophy, obscure theory, weird literature, underappreciated thinkers, esotericism, psychoanalysis, and movements outside the academic canon.
An accessible public-philosophy podcast hosted by two professors who apply philosophical ideas to perennial questions about selfhood, relationships, politics, culture, death, work, and everyday life.
Interviews and debates on philosophy, religion, science, consciousness, ethics, metaphysics, and existential questions, hosted by a philosophy Ph.D. student.
A weekly Great Books podcast exploring Homer, Plato, Augustine, Dante, Aquinas, Locke, Nietzsche, and other foundational works through philosophy, literature, virtue, and the Catholic intellectual tradition.
Ancient philosophy, Stoicism, classical history, mythology, literature, and the continuing relevance of ancient wisdom.
An independent interview podcast covering philosophy, psychology, biology, anthropology, neuroscience, ethics, religion, economics, and other academic disciplines.
Accessible discussions of classical literature, philosophy, history, art, education, theology, and the moral and intellectual questions raised by canonical works.
A philosophy podcast exploring Marxism, politics, psychoanalysis, political theory, and emancipatory thought.
Accessible discussions of philosophy, critical theory, Marxism, decolonialization, feminism, gender theory, queer theory, and influential philosophical texts.
Interviews and essays on political philosophy, ethics, ideology, democracy, liberalism, republicanism, religion, and political morality.
Catholic philosophy, theology, faith, culture, doubt, ethics, and real-life questions discussed by Dominican friars, frequently drawing on Thomas Aquinas and the Catholic intellectual tradition.
A philosophy podcast exploring contemporary questions about realism, consciousness, theology, human nature, science, and the relationship between philosophy and Christian intellectual traditions.
Conversations about business philosophy, self-awareness, leadership, organizational culture, founder dependence, human-centered management, and building organizations that outlast their founders.
A philosophy podcast exploring reality, moral consideration, sentience, ethics, animal welfare, and how to make a better world through evidence, reason, and compassion.
Continental philosophy, psychoanalytic theory, Hegel, Lacan, existentialism, critical theory, film, politics, and cultural phenomena.
A philosophy- and animal-studies podcast exploring ethics, politics, history, geography, and the ways humans think about and relate to animals.
Explores major philosophical ideas and thinkers from antiquity through postmodernism, with connections to psychology, spirituality, culture, and the practical art of living.
Long-form conversations about moral philosophy, epistemology, religion, politics, technology, war ethics, academic freedom, and controversial social questions.
Independent philosophy podcast covering ethics, politics, technology, identity, culture, race, gender, and contemporary social issues through conversations among philosophers and guests.
Independent philosophy podcast in which political theorist Benjamin Studebaker, philosopher Nina Power, and filmmaker Helen Rollins connect films, poems, essays, and books to philosophical themes in culture and society.
A philosophy and education podcast covering ethics, epistemology, culture, critical thinking, higher education, books, meaning, and philosophy in everyday life.
Accessible philosophical conversations about social, political, ethical, and cultural issues, including morality, emotions, race, feminism, justice, and real-world applications of philosophy.
Philosophy and Christian intellectual-life podcast hosted by J.P. Moreland and Stan W. Wallace, covering epistemology, metaphysics, realism, nominalism, ethics, culture, and the integration of faith and scholarship.
Long-form conversations and accessible introductions covering philosophy, theology, metaphysics, ethics, existentialism, and philosophy of religion.
Ancient philosophy across Greek, Roman, Indian, Chinese, and Near Eastern traditions, including Plato, Aristotle, Stoicism, skepticism, Buddhism, metaphysics, ethics, and ancient science.
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