Is family "estrangement" a defensible choice?

Philosopher and culinary professor Bob Valgenti explains how the history of humanity is the history of gastronomy.

What can Palestinian rock climbers teach us about resisting differently?

How do we tame the fury of today's "furious minds"?

How can we recover not only the power, but the importance, of imagination for philosophy?

One bar, three philosophers, infinite choices... or none at all.

Robin James explains how tech bros and manosphere podcasters made "cool" obsolete.

Who are philosophers talking to when they do "public philosophy"?

The rise of AI, the decay of democracy, colonial legacies, climate disaster, Is it time to panic now?

Sean Kirkland unpacks living on the edge of "was" and "not yet."

Can democracy be saved from totalitarianism?

Carlos Amador on Latin American aesthetics, precarity, and what it means to be completely f*cked.

Freedom Rider Paul Breines joins us to talk about the three most dangerous letters in the alphabet.

Raising a glass to the misfits, rebels, and rule-breakers!

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.