Fighting Britains Bathroom Ban with Jolyon Maugham Political Philosophy Podcast 2026-09-20 | Fighting Britains Bathroom Ban with Jolyon Maugham
Left Abstention & Message Discipline with Liam Bright Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-09-24 | Does my argument that the left should not threaten abstention survive Liam's case that we can't impose message discipline on online communities? An open free-form chat.Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.com
Should liberalism fight, or retreat & retrench? with Alec Crisman Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-09-24 | I recently wrote that liberalism must reject neutrality and instead embrace a comprehensive vision of what is good for people, one that takes the fight to fascism. I defend that view against concerns from Alec Crisman and we debate our very different visions about what liberals can - or should - try to achieve in the age of Trump.Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.comSupport: politicalphilosophypodcast.com
White Psychodrama Revisted with Liam Bright Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-09-24 | Liam Bright discusses his influential White Psychodrama paper & we give our takes on the various cultural products arising from white guilt. Is the era of 'high woke' over, and is there anything to be learnt from it?Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.com
Can deliberation save democracy? with James Fishkin Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-09-24 | James S. Fishkin, the Pioneer of deliberative polling joins the podcast. We discuss the nature of public opinion, how it can be changed, the positivities of consensus, 'activist disfunction' and can deliberation help cure our current democratic death spiral.Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.com
Writing The Bible 2: Hammurabis Code Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-30 | The series continues, exploring the world the Bible was born into. Another genre of writing these texts existed within was the Ancient Near Eastern law code. We look at the most famous, focusing on sex, marriage, adultery, homosexuality, and offending cows.
Precolonial Africana Philosophy with Peter Adamson and Chike Jeffers Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-25 | From Ancient Egypt, to Ethiopia, to the Islamic tradition, Africa had a rich - & truly ancient - tradition of philosophy prior to European Colonization.Peter Adamson and Chike Jeffers join the podcast to discuss.Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.comSupport: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcastEmail Newsletter: politicalphilosophypodcast.com/emailupdates
Do Elections Define Democracy with Natasha Piano Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-25 | What is democracy and why is it failing? Natasha Piano joins the show to discuss her recent book, Democratic Elitism: The Founding Myth of American Political Science.Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.comSupport: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcastEmail Newsletter: politicalphilosophypodcast.com/emailupdates
UK AMA Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-25 | I take a range of questions on all things British politics.Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.comSupport: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcastEmail Newsletter: politicalphilosophypodcast.com/emailupdates
The Neverending Primary Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-25 | The 2016 democratic primary is the great waterfall moment for inter-left divisions. Pulling everything before it in, churning everything after it. After spending sometime on division in the anti-Trump coalition, I revisit this incredibly divisive campaign to end this body of work by looking back at how it all started.In doing so, I was struck, again and again, that what we are fighting about now, is not what we were fighting about then. The primary never really ended, but grew into somthing else, something angrier, uglier, stupider.I revisit the history of the campaign and how it shaped our politics now. Uncharacteristically, I end with a note of hope - we may now, finally, be in a place to move beyond it. Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.comSupport: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcastEmail Newsletter: politicalphilosophypodcast.com/emailupdates
The Far Right & Criminality with Josie Duffy Rice Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-25 | Crime and criminality are central concepts in American political discourse - fears of crime, crime as code for race, or illegal immigration are all common issues.Now we have a movement running the country that is obsessed with crime, but also led by criminals, how do we make sense of that? Why is that so appealing to so many, and how do we talk them out of it? I'm joined by one of the best writers on the criminal justice system - Josie Duffy Rice - to discuss.Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.comSupport: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcastEmail Newsletter: politicalphilosophypodcast.com/emailupdates
Tech Bro Dystopia with Dave Karpf Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-25 | What the hell is up with Silicon Valley's lurch to the far-right? Dave Karpf joins to discussWebsite: politicalphilosophypodcast.comSupport: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcastEmail Newsletter: politicalphilosophypodcast.com/emailupdates
Firing the Generals with Samantha Hancox Li Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-25 | Why & how the Democratic Party needs to change. Samantha and I discuss our recent articles on what is going wrong for democrats, and what is going wrong for those who want to reform the party.Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.comSupport: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcastEmail Newsletter: politicalphilosophypodcast.com/emailupdates
Its the Fascism, Stupid with Kevin Elliot Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-25 | The debate on if Trump is an existential fascist threat is now over. What, if anything, is to be learnt from it?Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.comSupport: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcastEmail Newsletter: politicalphilosophypodcast.com/emailupdates
The European Union with Simon Hix Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-25 | The EU from a political philosophy perspective - How do we justify it, is it legitimate, is there a 'democracy gap', & how will it weather the rising far-right?Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.comSupport: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcastEmail Newsletter: politicalphilosophypodcast.com/emailupdates
Rousseau with Eoin Daly Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-25 | Who was Rousseau? What is the 'general will'? What did he think was important when designing constitutions, and what does this tell us about freedom - and the possibility of freedom - today?Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.comSupport: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcastEmail Newsletter: politicalphilosophypodcast.com/emailupdates
The First Kings with Mouhdy Al Rashid Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-24 | Moudhy Al-Rashid on the first kings in history - The origins of the institution, royal ideology & propaganda, & their use of violence & terrorWebsite: politicalphilosophypodcast.comSupport: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcastEmail Newsletter: politicalphilosophypodcast.com/emailupdates
The UK Immigration Debate with Rob Ford Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-24 | How does the UK political system work, what role has immigration played in our politics, and are we at risk of a 'Trump moment' here?First released March 25Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.comSupport: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcastEmail Newsletter: politicalphilosophypodcast.com/emailupdates
The Ethics of Asylum with Rebecca Buxton Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-24 | What's wrong with the refugee debate in the UK? Does our process respect asylum seekers (or even attempt to)? Do refugees have an obligation to be grateful? And how do we even start to think ethically in such a warped information environment?Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.comSupport: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcastEmail Newsletter: politicalphilosophypodcast.com/emailupdates
Mapping the Anti Trump Coalition Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-23 | I share a new political spectrum for the anti-Trump coalition and use it to think through questions like: Why did the democtratic vote decline from 2020 to 2024, what's gone wrong for liberal messaging, how can the left win primaries, & what's with (some) dems becoming much worse post-election?Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.comSupport: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcastNewsletter: politicalphilosophypodcast.com/emailupdates
Platos Tyrant with Carol Atack Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-23 | A deep dive into all things Plato & The Republic with Dr Carol Atack. Particularly his description of tyranny and the tyrant, do they apply today, and how we might read Plato in the light of our current moment.Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.comSupport: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcastNewsletter: politicalphilosophypodcast.com/emailupdates
Biden, Trump, & Israel with Avishay Ben-Sasson-Gordis Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-23 | First released Feb 27 2025An in-depth look at the US-Israel relationship. What were the Biden administrations goals post October 7th, and how successful were they? How should we think about Trump's proposed plan, what is the thinking (or lack of) behind it, and why does it hold such appeal for some?Website: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcastPatreon: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcastNewsletter: politicalphilosophypodcast.com/emailupdates
The Supreme Court with Noah Rosenblum Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-23 | Everything Supreme Court - Theory and practice: How has the role of the court developed historically, how has it gained more power recently, how should we think about it, and what should we expect in Trump's second term?website: politicalphilosophypodcast.comPatreon: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcastNewsletter: politicalphilosophypodcast.com/emailupdates
Ignoring Politics with Chris Freiman Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-23 | Do we have an ethical obligation to vote? Chris Freiman joins the podcast to argue no, our time and energy is better spent elsewhere. I disagree, and through the conversation we pressure test many of the moral claims people make about this defining democratic act.Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.comPatreon: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcastNewsletter: politicalphilosophypodcast.com/emailupdates
The Moral Minimum with Nicole Hassoun Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-22 | First released jan 25What is the minimum we can be asked to provide for others? I'm joined by Nicole Hassoun to discuss this, relationships, loneliness, and more.Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.comPatreon: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcast
Realism & Apocalyptcism with Alison McQueen Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-15 | How did realist thinkers like Machiavelli and Hobbes respond to people predicting the end of the world, and what lessons can we draw from that in our own day? Alison McQueen Joins the podcast to discuss.website: politicalphilosophypodcast.compatreon: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcast
Political Legitimacy with Fabienne Peter Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-15 | First released nov 24 What makes a political decision legitimate? That it tracks the popular will, that it's made with the right information, or something else? Fabienne Peter discusses both the theory, and the applied cases of COVID, Brexit, and TrumpWebsite: politicalphilosophypodcast.comPatreon: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcast
The US Body Politic Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-15 | First released November 2024In a final election think piece I argue that the danger the US political system faces is not easily understood through the mechanical-newtonian visualisation we have of it. Instead, I see how things look using a much older metaphor - the body politicWebsite: politicalphilosophypodcast.comPatreon: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcast
Anti Trump Republicans with Kristen Monroe Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-15 | First released November 2 2024 Kristen Monroe discusses conservative opposition to Trump from the perspective of political phycology - why so many republicans have capitulated, what made the difference for those who didn't, and what should our moral evaluation of the MAGA movement be.Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.comPatreon: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcast
Freedom & Fashion with Derek Guy Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-14 | First released Nov 2024Part 2 of my conversation with Derek Guy - A broader look at pluralism in fashion, liberal freedom and its discontents, in which Derek challenges my Millite liberalism from a communitarian perspective.Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.comPatreon: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcast
Liberalism & the Suit with Derek Guy Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-14 | First published October 24 I'm joined by Derek Guy (AKA Menswear Guy) to take on the intersection of fashion history & the history of political thought. Derek argues the suit is a creation of liberalism, but was also killed by liberalism, & we discuss what that means for how we see the tradition & ourselves.Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.comPatreon: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcast
Liberal Socialism with Matt McManus Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-14 | First released October 2024Matt McManus is back on the podcast to discuss liberal socialism throughout history from early antecedents, to Mill, Thomas Paine, and Rawls, as well as the neoliberal critique of it by Hayek & others.Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.comPatreon: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcast
Unions with Steven Klein Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-14 | First released October 24The history of unions, including antecedent forms of worker organisation, the different justifications for them, and how these relate to values like equality, freedom, and democracy.Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.comPatreon: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcast
Trump, Gender, & Getting It Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-14 | First released September 2024 I develop an original account of the increasing gender voting gap & relate it to why some people are much more alive to the dangers of the populist right than others.Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.comPatreon: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcast
Rawlsianism & the Populist Right with Gabriele Badano & Alasia Nuti Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-14 | First Released September 24Rawls, religion, the reasonable & unreasonable, and what are our obligations when liberal democracy is under threat? Do we have a duty to try and persuade people out of the populist right?Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.comPatreon: patreon.com/c/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcast
USA Q & A Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-14 | First released August 2024 Following a tumultuous month in American politics, I take a range of audience questions on all things USA.
Elite Capture and Democracy with Samuel Bagg Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-08-02 | Most Americans know the outsized influence big corporations and the wealthy can have on our democracy. What does it look like to build a theory of liberal democracy based on avoiding that? Samuel Bagg and I get into that, the ethics of voting, and the reality of activism.First released June 24
Equality with Darrin McMahon Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-07-31 | How has equality been thought about throughout human history? Is there a final definition of the term? Does it have a potential dark side, and how does its history compare to that of freedom? Darrin McMahon joins the podcast to discuss.
The Political Right and Equality with Matt McManus Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-07-29 | What defines the modern American right? Matt McManus argues we should understand the movement as fundementally about hierarchy, we then get into a general conversation about the Biden administration and the direction of the US Left.First released April 2024
Intergralism with Kevin Vallier Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-07-27 | Kevin Vallier returns to the podcast to breakdown the lastest intelectual movement on the relgious right - intergralism. What is it, where did it come from, and what should liberals and conservatives make of it?(First released April 24)
The Ancient Near East with Amanda Podany Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-07-27 | I'm joined by Amanda Podany, author of Weavers, Scribes, and Kings, to chat all things Ancient Near East. From her 'microhistory' method, to the culture, religion, gender norms, politics, and even food of the period.(First released July 2023)
The State with Philip Pettit Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-07-27 | Friend of the Podcast Philip Pettit returns to discuss his latest book - the State - we discuss his genealogy of norms, laws, and nations.(First released July 2023)
THE HISTORICAL JESUS with Jonathan Rowlands Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-07-27 | (First released December 2022)I'm Joined by Jonathan Jowlands for an in-depth discussion of historical Jesus research. We cover the history of the 'quest' and the different worldviews we both bring to it. Jonathan lays out a view for including theological perspectives, and I defend a 'history only' approach.
Midterm Reactions Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-07-27 | (first released November 2022) Why did democrats exceed expectations in the midterms, and what does that mean for America's increasingly unstable democracy? I give some overall reactions and analysis in this solo episode.
Writing The Bible: 1 The First Flood Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-07-26 | The first episode of my new, new format, history series - the Bible in its historic and literary context. We start in 1750 BC in ancient Babylon, with the epics that would evolve into the Genesis flood story.
Writing The Bible - Intro Music Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-07-15 | The opening music to my upcoming Writing The Bible Podcast series. Featuring Amanda Podany, Avishay Ben Sasson-Gordis, Erik Vanden Eykel, John Chekal, Linda Buckle, and Ivy Valentine, speaking; Akkadian, Koine Greek, Ecclesiastical Latin, Elizabethan English, and Contemporary American English respectively. For more details and to subscribe, go to: politicalphilosophypodcast.com
Speaking at the No Kings rally outside the US Consulate in Edinburgh Political Philosophy Podcast 2025-06-14 | ...
Fresh Lasagne After a Snowstorm Political Philosophy Podcast 2024-12-01 | Trying something completely different - after years of sharing food photos & recipes I made a short cooking video just for fun. The recipe is mine, I wrote the full thing out here: politicalphilosophypodcast.com/lasagneMusic Credit: Run Away, Moonwalk1 & Maybe Tomorrow SoulProdMusic
NON CANONICAL CHRISTIAN TEXTS with Eric Vanden Eykel Political Philosophy Podcast 2024-11-18 | What are the books that didn't get included in the New Testament? A big, fun, deep-dive into all things early Christianity and non-canon with Eric Vanden Eykel.
The Resurection as History Political Philosophy Podcast 2024-10-06 | An extended episode in which I take on one of the most significant historical mysteries of all time: What happened at, and after, the death of Jesus? What did Paul see, or claim to have seen? How and why the gospel accounts differ, and my best guess on the reality behind it all. Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.comPatreon: patreon.com/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcast
Dating the Gospels Political Philosophy Podcast 2024-10-06 | An in-depth deep dive into how we might deduce the time of writing of the anonymous, undated, genre-defying documents we call the four canonical gospels.Website: politicalphilosophypodcast.comPatreon: patreon.com/PoliticalPhilosophyPodcast
