Embrace The Void

My guest this week is Emma McClure, a parole solicitor who frequently works with prisoners with mental health issues. We discuss the role of luck in the criminal justice system, possible reforms, and the impacts of Covid. Invocation: Watership Down Editing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.html Music by GW Rodriguez Sibling P...

My guests this week are Rebecca Buxton (@RebeccaBuxton) and Lisa Whiting (@lisawhiting_), the editors of this year's best philosophy book, Philosopher Queens. We discuss the overlooked history of women in philosophy and cutting edge work they did dealing with totalitarianism and reply guys. Philosopher queens: https://unbound.com/books/philosopher-queens/   Invocation: Martha Nussbaum Editing...

My guest this week is Tom Curry (@dissonance_pod), co-host of the Cognitive Dissonance pod and one of the hive of villainy on the Citation Needed pod. We discuss Tom's letters to his sons and how to teach healthy masculinity. Tom's Blog: https://dangerousletters.wordpress.com/ Cog Dis: https://dissonancepod.com/ Citation Needed: http://citationpod.com/ Invocation: https://dangerousletters.wordpres...

My guest this week is Dr. Alice Howarth (@AliceEmmaLouise), co-host of the Skeptics with a K podcast and postdoc in pharmacology at the University of Liverpool. We discuss cancer treatment and pseudoscience alternative medicines that are targeted at cancer patients.  Alice's Blog: https://dralice.blog/ Skeptics with a K: http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/category/podcast/skeptics-with-a-k/...

My guest this week is Dr. TJ Curry (@DrTJC), chair of Africana studies and Black Male Studies at Edinburgh University. We discuss violent decolonialization, intersectionality, and Black Male Studies. Invocation: The book of the Living, from Parable of the Talents by Butler The Man-not: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072Q2JXW9/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1   Editing by Lu Lyons,...

My guest this week is Daniel Harper, co-host of the I Don't Speak German Podcast. We discuss the many flavors of the far right and where that energy is headed after the election. Invocation: Fantasy High S1E7 I don't Speak German Podcast: https://idontspeakgerman.libsyn.com/ Editing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.html Musi...

My guest this week is Jeff Sebo (@jeffrsebo) director of the NYU animal studies MA program and author of Chimpanzee rights and Food, Animals, and the Environment. We discuss animal consciousness and the implications for animal ethics. Invocation: The Aarononomicon Jeff's website: https://jeffsebo.net/ Editing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemus...

My guest this week is Casey Petersen (@CaseyAPetersen), a research and development electrical engineer at Sandia National Labs who took issue with the diversity and racial awareness training at the National Labs. We discuss his video challenging Critical Race Theory and its use in diversity training and school curriculums. (NOTE: This discussion happened prior to the release of Breonna Taylor's gr...

My guest this week is Casey Petersen (@CaseyAPetersen), a research and development electrical engineer at Sandia National Labs who took issue with the diversity and racial awareness training at the National Labs. We discuss his video challenging Critical Race Theory and its use in diversity training and school curriculums. Casey's Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyNW9nlFDBk Study on bias pe...

My guest this week is Matt Browne (@ArthurCDent), a psychology professor at central Queensland Australia and cohost of the new Decoding the Gurus podcast. We discuss conspiracy theories within the Anti-vaxxer community and what they can tell us about a world inundated with conspiracy theories. Matt's Vaccination Paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29863949/ Decoding the Gurus: https://decoding-...

My guest this week is Bo Winegard, Assistant Professor at Marietta College, cohost of the psyphilopod podcast, and frequent contributor to Quillette. We've engaged in several disagreements on twitter and thought it could be valuable to debate some of these issues on the show. We focused our debate on the question "should society attempt to promote social progress by changing human nature". The arg...

Taking a two week break to commune with the void. In the meantime enjoy this double wide rebroadcast of our discussion of Trump's narcissism and diagnosing at a distance. Here's a link to the DSM-5 definition of narcissism: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/basics/symptoms/CON-20025568 Editing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musi...

My guest this week is Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò (@OlufemiOTaiwo), assistant professor at Georgetown university with an interest in pan African community action. We discuss a recent exchange that he and Liam Bright had with Michael Wazler on the issue of Racial Capitalism. Wazler's article: https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/a-note-on-racial-capitalism Liam and Femi's response article: https:/...

My guest this week is Kevin Dorst (@kevin_dorst), a philosopher at Oxford University and University of Pittsburg with a particular interest in polarization and irrationality. We discuss why current polarization involves elevated levels of demonization and if there's any way to break out of this spiral. Kevin's Website: https://www.kevindorst.com/ Convocation: The Tower of Babel Editing by Lu Lyons...

My guest this week is Raphaël Millière (@raphamilliere), a philosopher of mind and cognitive science at Columbia university’s Center for Science and Society. We discuss the new natural language processor GPT-3 and it's potential benefits and risks to various parts of society. Raphaël's website: http://raphaelmilliere.com/ Convocation: GPT-3's Manifesto of Void Art Editing by Lu Lyons, check out he...

My guest this week is Marcus Schultz-Bergin (@schultzbergin), a teaching professor in philosophy at Cleveland State University who’s interests include ethics and political philosophy. Marcus is also a former colleague of mine from the Colorado State masters program. We discuss different kinds of Liberalism and what the view can still bring to the table. Marcus's Website: http://schultzbergin.xyz/...

My guest this week is Sam Hoadley-Brill (@deonteleologist), a grad student in philosophy at CUNY Graduate Center with interests in moral, social, and political philosophy. We discuss his forthcoming review of Cynical Theories by James Lindsay and Helen Pluckrose. Convocation: Terry Pratchett Helen Longino "Cognitive and Non-Cognitive values in science": https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/97...

My guest this week is Adrian Rutt adjunct at Cleveland state, editor at Liberal Currents, and the manager of the Rorty Stan Account on twitter (@Adrian_Rutt). Adrian helps me to better understand Richard Rorty and his roll in all of this ::gestures wildly at the culture war:: Convocation: Richard Rorty Editing by Callie Wright Music by GW Rodriguez Sibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphil...

My guest this week is Janelle Shiroshita-Wawrzyniak. We discuss Confucian views about filial piety and what that virtue means for people who come from abusive households. Convocation: Joshua Ray Derke Editing by Brian Ziegenhagen Music by GW Rodriguez Sibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/ Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoid If you enjoy the show, please Like and...

My guest this week is Barry Lam (@ProfBarryLam), host of Hi-Phi Nation (@HiPhiNation). We discuss philosophy of justice and his recent coverage of criminal justice reform. Hi-Phi Nation: https://hiphination.org/ Convocation: Jindrich Styrsky, Emilie přichází ke mně ve snu Editing by Brian Ziegenhagen Music by GW Rodriguez Sibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/ Support...

My guest this week is Dr. Johnathan Flowers (@shengokai). Dr. Flowers teaches a range of topics at Wooster State university including asian and africana philosophy and aesthetics when he gets the chance. We discuss the role that critical studies is and should be playing in our current period of social transition. Convocation: General Iroh Editing by Brian Ziegenhagen Music by GW Rodriguez Sibling...

Welcome to a very special episode 150! No guest this week, it's sadly a solo episode where I take a deep dive down a dark rabbit hole that I've been stuck in for some time. I hope y'all find this valuable in understanding the culture wars. Convocation: Yeats Referenced Materials: https://twitter.com/GSpellchecker/status/1183297385830797313 https://sovereignnations.com/2019/08/09/grievance-scholars...

My guest this week is Rod Graham (@roderickgraham), Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Old Dominion University. We discuss Robin DiAngelo's White Fragility and why it's so hot right now. White Fragility: https://libjournal.uncg.edu/ijcp/article/viewFile/249/116 Rod's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RoderickGraham Convocation: Litany against fear from Dune Editing by Brian...

My guest this week is Reid Nicewonder (@ReidN), president of Street Epistemology International (@501c3forSE) and host of Cordial Curiosity YouTube Channel (@CordialCurious). We continue our discussion of street epistemology, its connections to the grievance studies folks, and social justice. SE International: https://streetepistemologyinternational.org/ Letterwiki referenced: https://letter.wiki/c...

My guest this week is Reid Nicewonder (@ReidN), president of Street Epistemology International (@501c3forSE) and host of Cordial Curiosity YouTube Channel (@CordialCurious). We discuss street epistemology, its connections to the grievance studies folks, and social justice. SE International: https://streetepistemologyinternational.org/ Letterwiki referenced: https://letter.wiki/conversation/166 Con...