Category: Podcasts

Elan Journo and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss the ideas behind growing conservative calls to resist technological and economic progress in the name of preserving familiar jobs. Recorded May 18, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=299nLFmdrkA Photo by Liam Riby on Unsplash

Twenty years since the U.S. invasion began, Onkar Ghate and Elan Journo explore the moral and political lessons of the Iraq War. Recorded May 5, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlOaqmnrpRk Photo by Levi Meir Clancy on Unsplash

In March, an incident at Stanford Law school went viral, after a group of students shouted down a guest speaker -- a Federal appeals court judge -- whose views they opposed. When a university administrator arrived to defuse the conflict, she seemingly endorsed the hecklers. But in a remarkable development, Stanford Law School later apologized … Continue reading ‘Heckler’s Veto’ at Stanford Law School

In two related cases -- against Harvard and University of North Carolina -- the U.S. Supreme Court may overturn admissions policies that consider applicants’ race. Such “affirmative action” policies are defended for fostering “diversity” and fixing “underrepresentation.”But what are the philosophic ideas underlying these goals? Are these goals coherent? How can collectivized, race-conscious thinking remedy … Continue reading The Anti-Individualism of Affirmative Action

Elan Journo and Sam Weaver discuss Natalie Wexler's recent book The Knowledge Gap, and its implications for the state of American education. Recorded February 10, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtDGjiGdwcs Photo by Taylor Flowe on Unsplash

Onkar Ghate and Elan Journo discuss Elon Musk’s management of Twitter and Brittney Griner’s return from captivity in Russia. Recorded December 20, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUXjq6SWXBI Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash

Ben Bayer and Elan Journo discuss the philosophical bankruptcy of effective altruism and its role in the FTX collapse. Recorded December 16, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeWuJMO5jSg Photo by Stephen Dawson on Unsplash

Onkar Ghate and Elan Journo look at the midterm elections and offer a philosophical analysis of the state of American politics. Recorded November 14, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vb1UYM7LFo Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash