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Podcast Profile: Micro-Digressions: A Philosophy Podcast

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70 episodes
2020 to 2025
Median: 80 minutes
Collection: Philosophy

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Micro-Digressions: A Philosophy Podcast, hosted by Spencer Case, delves into a wide array of philosophical topics through discussions with various guests. The podcast explores both current and timeless philosophical questions across several themes. A frequent focus is political ideologies, particularly "wokeness," and its interplay with science and societal norms. Episodes often tackle contentious social and political issues such as academic freedom, gun ownership, and the ethics of policing, offering a platform for diverse perspectives and debates.

The podcast also dives into philosophical conundrums regarding technology, consciousness, and the self, examining questions of moral responsibility and free will. Discourse on existential topics like death, immortality, and the nature of consciousness is prevalent, as are discussions about political beliefs, social trust, and the ethics of war and borders. Another recurring theme is the ethical implications of beliefs and actions, including moral expertise, the aesthetics of art, and parenting philosophies.

In addition to these topics, the podcast discusses metaphysical and epistemological issues, such as the existence of God, skepticism, and the philosophy of death. There is a consistent questioning of societal norms and values, particularly concerning ideology, morality, and political engagement. Through various lenses, the podcast seeks to challenge conventional wisdom and probe the limits of philosophical and ethical thought, fostering an atmosphere of critical inquiry and debate among its audience.

Episodes:

What is Wokeness? 2025-Aug-15 82 minutes

Conundrums of Academic Freedom 2025-Jul-23 57 minutes

"You're Under Arrest!" On Ethical Policing 2025-Jun-22 91 minutes

Better Arguments for the Existence of God 2025-May-19 94 minutes

Free Will and Responsibility: Huemer vs. Kershnar 2025-Mar-28 66 minutes

Not-So-Great Arguments for the Existence of God 2025-Feb-24 92 minutes

The Virtuous Gamer 2025-Jan-20 81 minutes

Rant-a-thon 2024! (Part 2) 2024-Dec-26 91 minutes

Rant-a-thon 2024! (Part 1) 2024-Dec-20 72 minutes

Progressive Myths about Sex and Gender 2024-Nov-28 73 minutes

Progressive Myths 2024-Oct-20 111 minutes

Nuclear War, Part 2 2024-Sep-25 85 minutes

Nuclear War 2024-Aug-17 92 minutes

Come on, man! Debating the Joe Biden presidency 2024-Jul-20 91 minutes

Consciousness and the self 2024-Jun-18 84 minutes

Death and Immortality (Thinking About Death Part 2) 2024-May-22 80 minutes

Thinking about Marxism 2024-Apr-29 79 minutes

Debating Israel/Palestine 2024-Mar-31 96 minutes

Is it Ok to Own a Gun? 2024-Feb-24 74 minutes

Thinking about Death, Part 1 2024-Jan-25 92 minutes

Rant-a-Thon 2023 2023-Dec-20 134 minutes

Political Beliefs (with Oliver Traldi) 2023-Nov-19 69 minutes

Discriminating for the Greater Good Part 2: Law and Affirmative Action 2023-Oct-30 90 minutes

Trust and the liberal order 2023-Sep-29 71 minutes

Gender, Pronouns and Linguistic Negotiation 2023-Aug-07 80 minutes

American Patriotism 2023-Jul-01 83 minutes

Wokeness in Science: Critiquing a critique 2023-Jun-09 74 minutes

Thought experiments (Special Brain in a Vat co-production) 2023-May-21 75 minutes

Sikh Metaphysics and Ethics 2023-Apr-21 71 minutes

Creating Future People 2023-Mar-30 97 minutes

Unreasonable Doubt: Rejecting Skepticism 2023-Feb-25 93 minutes

The Dark Side of Technology, Part 2 2023-Jan-28 70 minutes

Rant-a-thon spectacular (2022) 2022-Dec-25 95 minutes

Black Friday Special episode: Famine, Affluence and Morality, Part 2 2022-Dec-09 68 minutes

Black Friday Special episode: Famine, Affluence and Morality, Part 1 2022-Dec-01 72 minutes

Realism, idealism, and the War in Ukraine 2022-Oct-27 113 minutes

Self-Contempt and the Decline of Civilizations 2022-Sep-17 77 minutes

Parenting and Philosophy 2022-Aug-21 80 minutes

Is everything becoming political? (Remastered) 2022-Aug-03 64 minutes

Let's talk about Socialism 2022-Jul-18 103 minutes

The University Disaster 2022-Jun-11 86 minutes

SPECIAL EPISODE: Moral Experts 2022-May-19 111 minutes

The Problem of Induction and the Uniformity of Nature 2022-Apr-21 91 minutes

Hypocrisy and Bad Intentions 2022-Mar-15 87 minutes

Why Philosophy? 2022-Feb-20 80 minutes

Killing in War 2022-Jan-26 91 minutes

Should borders be open? 2022-Jan-01 105 minutes

Beauty, Ugliness and Morality: Some moral quandaries of art 2021-Nov-30 97 minutes

SPECIAL EPISODE: Debating abortion 2021-Nov-01 97 minutes

The Dark Side of Morality 2021-Oct-13 65 minutes

Discriminating for the greater good 2021-Sep-23 116 minutes

Religious and atheistic experience 2021-Aug-31 73 minutes

SPECIAL EPISODE: What's the Deal with Critical Race Theory? 2021-Jul-14 104 minutes

The metaphysics of bitcoin 2021-Jun-14 74 minutes

Dangerous ideas: an interview with Francesca Minerva 2021-Apr-28 55 minutes

Some conflict, she says: An interview with Holly Lawford-Smith 2021-Apr-02 82 minutes

What is knowledge (and who cares)? 2021-Mar-30 71 minutes

Thinking about Disagreement 2021-Jan-26 88 minutes

Conquering Anger and Fear 2020-Dec-26 66 minutes

The Limits of Scientific Authority 2020-Oct-07 78 minutes

Has liberalism failed? 2020-Sep-01 76 minutes

The Virtue Illusion: Are you as good as you think you are? 2020-Aug-07 69 minutes

You're cancelled! 2020-Jul-19 65 minutes

Philosophical Dispositions 2020-Jul-06 67 minutes

What's the deal with relativism? 2020-Jun-06 60 minutes

Compassion and Rationality: An interview with Jacy Reese Anthis 2020-May-20 61 minutes

Is Everything Becoming Political? 2020-May-08 66 minutes

Do you have a right to your opinion? Clifford, James and the ethics of belief 2020-Apr-21 58 minutes

What good is free speech? 2020-Mar-29 63 minutes

The dark side of technology 2020-Mar-25 54 minutes