What if our cosmic unimportance is itself not all that important?

What can the Indian dualist philosophy Sāṃkhya teach us about matter and consciousness?

The HBS hosts discuss what is lost in the critique of instrumental thinking with Dimitris Vardoulakis.

When is it right, or even necessary, to say "no"?

What can Fanon and Nietzsche teach us about the Israeli/Palestinian crisis?

Philosophy has traditionally associated the feminine with matter, implying passivity. Why? And to what ends?

Are we nearing the end of the Age of "Print"? And, if so, what comes next?

When did Jesus start hating immigrants and gays, loving guns and capitalism?

What happens when AI takes on the role of human journalists?

Can queer theory overcome its ties to sexuality?

Ideology is said in many ways. Which one is emancipatory?

What motivates people to live off-grid in the 21st C? And how hard is it to survive out there? This week, the HBS hosts are joined by Eric Mack, journalist and co-host of Our Uncertain Future podcast, who decided in 2020 to move his family “off-grid.” Currently residing in a 100% water- and energy-independent compound in the...

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

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

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

The HBS discuss Hegel, the black radical tradition, and the history of Philosophy with Biko Mandela Gray and Ryan J. Johnson.

The HBS hosts ask Chris Long about how philosophers contribute and how best to value their contributions.

The HBS co-hosts learn why it's not just about pronouns.

The HBS hosts are joined by John Protevi to talk about case studies, COVID, and the political philosophy of mind.

The HBS hosts are joined by Will Paris to talk about Du Bois, public philosophy, podcasting, and carving out "problem spaces."

The HBS hosts discuss Jordan Peele's special brand of horror with the author of Stepford Daughters, Johanna Isaacson.

The HBS hosts ask Michael Hardt why we so quickly jump from the 60's to the 80's in our political imagination?

The HBS hosts chat with Nathan Duford about what men can (and can't) want.

The HBS hosts ask Devin Shaw whether and how to punch Nazis.

The HBS hosts chat with Alberto Toscano about the long shadow of racial fascism.

The HBS hosts ask Sophie Lewis why the "family" is a troublesome institution.

The HBS hosts invite Michael Naas to make himself at home on the podcast.

The HBS hosts chat with Justin Joque about how we might get Bayes' robot boot off our necks.

The HBS hosts consider the possibility of sentient artificial intelligence with Dr. Regina Rini.

The HBS hosts discuss legal personhood and rights for rivers, lakes, and mountains with Dr. Stewart Motha.

The HBS hosts chat with A.O. Scott about the role and responsibilities of the critic.

The HBS hosts ask Dr. Linda Alcoff: just how close to the edge of the bed is the United States sleeping?

The HBS hosts chat with Caleb Cain about his experience being radicalized by the Alt-Right internet.

The HBS hosts talk with Dr. Joel Michael Reynolds about what bodies are afforded and denied.

The HBS hosts chat with Dr. Kate Devlin about social relationships between humans and machines.

The HBS hosts try to go viral with Andrew Baron, creator of KnowYourMeme.

The HBS hosts sit down with Dr. Eddie Glaude, Jr. to talk about what constitutes a "public intellectual."

The HBS hosts chat with Dr. Ladelle McWhorter about the evolution of "queer" as an identity category and a verb.

The HBS hosts sit down with Justin Weinberg of the Daily Nous to talk about philosophers on the internet.

The HBS hosts chat sit down with Dr. Charles McKinney, Jr. to talk about whose history is (and isn't) being taught.

The HBS hosts discuss how robots and intelligent machines are upending our social, moral, legal, and philosophical categories.