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Conversations with Coleman

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Conversations with Coleman is where deep thinkers and curious minds meet for sharp, surprising, and unfiltered chats. Hosted by Coleman Hughes, writer, thinker, and guy who asks the questions other people dodge - this podcast isn’t about  debating . It’s about discovery. Politics, philosophy, race, culture, science: it’s all fair game. If you're done with hot takes and hungry for real-talk, come join the conversation.

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The Free Press

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Society

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Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

My Open Letter To Ibram X. Kendi - Bonus 20.10.2020

For exclusive member-only content become a CwC subscriber via https://colemanhughes.org/ This month’s bonus episode is based on an open letter Coleman wrote to Ibram X. Kendi.  In the letter, he invites Ibram to have a public conversation on Conversations with Coleman. As you know, we are living through a time in which great attention is being paid to the related issues of race, racism, and racial...

Trump, COVID-19, and Cold War II with Niall Ferguson Ep. 16 15.10.2020

For exclusive member-only content become a CwC subscriber via https://colemanhughes.org/ In this episode Coleman interviews Niall Ferguson. Niall is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, and a senior faculty fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard. He is also a visiting professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Ni...

The Problem of Race: Glenn Loury and Coleman Hughes - Bonus Episode 02.10.2020

For exclusive member-only content become a CwC subscriber via https://colemanhughes.org/ This recording was created during an event hosted by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, which features Coleman Hughes alongside Glenn Loury. Glenn is an economist at Brown University and host of The Glenn Show at Blogging Heads.  This conversation is a big picture discussion of the problem of race in Ameri...

The Intellectual Roots of Wokeness with James Lindsay and Peter Boghossian (Ep.15) 01.10.2020

For exclusive member-only content become a CwC subscriber via https://colemanhughes.org/ In this episode, Coleman interviews James Lindsay and Peter Boghossian. James is a mathematician, writer, and founder of New Discourses. He is the author of a new book called ‘Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity’. Peter is a philosopher, a professor at Po...

The Limits of Identity with Ayishat Akanbi (Ep.14) 17.09.2020

For exclusive member-only content become a CwC subscriber via https://colemanhughes.org/ In this episode, Coleman interviews Ayishat Akanbi, a Nigerian-British fashion stylist, writer, cultural commentator, and photographer. During the episode they talk about Ayishat’s background in the fashion world, why the art world is so progressive, the tension between free speech and safety, the psychology o...

Q&A with Coleman Hughes - Bonus 03.09.2020

For exclusive member-only content become a CwC subscriber via https://colemanhughes.org/ Listen to the recording of a live Q&A Coleman hosted for his subscribers. Recording date: August 23rd, 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Approaching the Third Rail with Bret Weinstein (Ep.13) 20.08.2020

For exclusive member-only content become a CwC subscriber via https://colemanhughes.org/ In this episode, Coleman interviews Bret Weinstein, an American evolutionary biologist and host of the Dark Horse Podcast - which he was on a few weeks ago. During this episode they talk about whether economics is the driving force behind ethnic conflict, the extent to which racial differences in average IQ ar...

Thinking About Morality with Peter Singer (Ep.12) 06.08.2020

For exclusive member-only content become a CwC subscriber via https://colemanhughes.org/ In this episode, Coleman interviews Peter Singer, an Australian moral philosopher, professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and a Laureate Professor at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at the University of Melbourne. Peter is known for his book, ‘Animal Liberation’ in which he argues i...

Is Black Lives Matter Right? - Bonus 21.07.2020

Solo episodes in their entirety are usually available to subscribers only. Due to the importance of the subject matter, Coleman has decided to make this episode available to everyone. For member-only perks please consider joining at colemanhughes.org.   In this episode, Coleman discusses his views on race and police. A subject that has been on the lips of many since the death of George Floyd by th...

Life, Death, and Meaning with Brian Greene (Ep. 11) 16.07.2020

For exclusive member-only content become a CwC subscriber via https://colemanhughes.org/ In this episode, Coleman interviews Brian Greene, an American theoretical physicist, mathematician, and string theorist. During this episode they talk about Brian’s latest book ‘Until the End of Time’, consciousness, religion, the meaning of life, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

The Arc of Racial Progress with Neil deGrasse Tyson (Ep.10) 02.07.2020

For exclusive member-only content become a CwC subscriber via https://colemanhughes.org/ In this episode, Coleman interviews Neil deGrasse Tyson, an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. In the first half of this episode, they talk about the progress that has been made in reducing racism since Neil was a child, and the prevalence of racial profiling and stereotyping in the mai...

Q&A with Coleman Hughes - Bonus 25.06.2020

For exclusive member-only content become a CwC subscriber via https://colemanhughes.org/ Listen to the recording of a live Q&A Coleman hosted for his subscribers.  Recording date: June 14th, 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime, Violence, and Progress With Steven Pinker (Ep.9) 18.06.2020

Coleman talks to Steven Pinker, a Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist, and popular science author. During this episode they discuss the death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers and the riots that followed, the Black Lives Matter movement, the broader discourse surrounding race in America, and more. For exclusive member-only content become a CwC subscriber via https://co...

Unlearning Race with Thomas Chatterton Williams - Bonus Partial 28.05.2020

To hear the full interview consider becoming a member at https://colemanhughes.org/ In this episode, Coleman interviews Thomas Chatterton Williams, an American author, columnist and cultural critic. They talk about identity politics, the conflict between race consciousness and color blindness, reparations, the logic of diversity, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

Living In Paradox With Chloe Valdary (Ep.8) 14.05.2020

Coleman talks to Chloé Valdary, an American writer and entrepreneur, about the rise of global antisemitism; the wealth gap; the injustices within American history and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Case For Color Blindness - Bonus Partial 15.04.2020

To hear the full interview consider becoming a member at https://colemanhughes.org/ Coleman makes the case for color blindness in his latest solo episode for Patreon members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Are Young Men Vulnerable To Violence? | Jamil Jivani (Ep.7) 09.04.2020

Coleman talks to Jamil Jivani, author and social entrepreneur, about why young men are vulnerable to violence, Islam and the West, Black Lives Matter and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deadly And Dangerous Prison Conditions | John Pfaff (Ep. 6) 26.03.2020

Coleman talks to John Pfaff, author and American law professor at Fordham University, about criminal justice, the true causes of mass incarceration and how to achieve reform.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could Robots Become Conscious? | Annaka Harris (Ep. 5) 12.03.2020

In this episode, Coleman has a chat with Annaka Harris, New York Times bestselling author of CONSCIOUS and the wife of Sam Harris about the notions of science, consciousness and AI.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 1619 Project and the Legacy of Slavery - Bonus Partial Episode 1 28.02.2020

To hear the full interview consider becoming a member at https://colemanhughes.org/ Coleman talks about The 1619 Project and the Legacy of Slavery in his first solo episode for subscribers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where Do Morals Come From? | Sean M. Carroll (Ep.4) 20.02.2020

In this episode, Coleman has a chat with Sean Caroll an atheist theoretical physicist, specialising in quantum mechanics, gravity, and cosmology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should America Pay Reparations For Slavery? | Katherine Franke (Ep.3) 06.02.2020

In this episode, Coleman has a chat with Katherine Franke — one of America's leading scholars on law, racial justice, and African American history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Has Anti-Racism Become A New Religion? | John McWhorter (Ep.2) 16.01.2020

In this episode, Coleman has a chat with John McWhorter - an American academic and linguist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will The Push For Reparations Get Trump Reelected? | Sam Harris (Ep.1) 11.12.2019

In this episode, Coleman talks to best-selling author, neuroscientist, and philosopher, Sam Harris about the reality of reparations, post-racialism, social justice thinking and more. Head to https://colemanhughes.org/ for more  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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