Podcast: HOTEL BAR SESSIONS

where the real philosophy happens

MINIBAR EPISODE: Will The Courts Save Democracy?

The HBS hosts cross-examine the courts. Former President Trump is currently dividing his time between the campaign trail and the courtroom. Some Americans are outraged by what they view to be targeted prosecutions by biased and overzealous District Attorneys, while others view the same events as a lifelong con man getting his just deserts. Fascinatingly, both…

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MINI-BAR EPISODE: Meet our new co-host, Dr. David Gunkel!

For this “mini-bar” episode, HBS introduces our newest addition to the co-host gang, Dr. David Gunkel! David Gunkel is an award-winning author, educator and researcher, specializing in the philosophy of technology, with a focus on the moral and legal challenges of artificial intelligence and robots. He is the author of a number of important texts on…

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Episode 135: Jean-Paul Sartre’s “Bad Faith”

The HBS hosts discuss the many and varied ways we lie to ourselves.

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Episode 134: Companion Animals

The HBS hosts celebrate the paw-some impact of furry companions on our lives.

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Episode 133: Psychoanalysis (with Benedetta Todaro)

The HBS hosts take a break from the bar and lie down on the couch.

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Episode 132: Whose Anthropocene?

The HBS hosts look for the cause of the Golden Spike.

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Episode 131: Academic Freedom

The HBS hosts consider a case study testing the limits of academic freedom.

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Episode 130: Immediacy (with Anna Kornbluh)

The HBS hosts discuss the style of “too late” capitalism with Anna Kornbluh.

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Episode 129: Boredom

The HBS hosts discuss the many paradoxes of ennui.

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Episode 128: Breaking Things At Work (with Gavin Mueller)

The HBS hosts discuss how the Luddites were right about why we hate our jobs.

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