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Podcast Profile: Plato's Pod: Dialogues on the works of Plato

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72 episodes
2021 to 2025
Median: 112 minutes
Collection: Philosophy

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Plato's Pod: Dialogues on the works of Plato is a podcast dedicated to exploring the dialogues of the ancient philosopher Plato. The show is hosted by amateur philosopher James Myers, who invites guests to join discussions that blend timeless philosophical principles with contemporary issues. The podcast frequently delves into the intricacies of Plato’s thoughts on virtue, justice, and the human soul, as well as the sociopolitical structures outlined in his works.

A recurring theme in the podcast is the exploration of Plato's dialogues concerning leadership, governance, and virtue. It often refers to Plato's philosophical treatises like The Republic, The Laws, and the Statesman to draw parallels between ancient philosophical ideas and modern societal problems. Another significant focus of the show is on the nature of knowledge and reality, examining whether certain virtues can be taught or inherently known, as discussed in dialogues like the Protagoras and Meno.

The podcast also addresses Plato’s metaphysical ideas, such as his Theory of Forms, which considers the nature of reality and human perception, extensively explored in episodes on dialogues like the Parmenides and The Sophist. Moreover, there is an emphasis on ethical and epistemological questions, often referencing issues like truth, virtue, and the historical and philosophical foundations of political systems.

The podcast episodes are positioned as group discussions with philosophy enthusiasts from various philosophy meetup groups, creating a platform that combines keen insights with the practical relevance of Platonic philosophy in a modern context. Episodes are lightly edited to preserve the integrity of contributors’ perspectives, fostering an environment where diverse philosophical interpretations can be shared and examined.

Episodes:

Plato’s Letters VI and VIII: Good Kings are Servants of the Laws and Justice 2025-May-09 90 minutes

Plato's Seventh Letter, Part 2: Can Virtue Be Taught? 2025-Apr-07 93 minutes

Plato's Seventh Letter: On Tyrants Who are Blind to Philosophy 2025-Mar-03 77 minutes

Bringing Plato into the 21st Century: a Discussion on Political and Social Principles Spanning 2,400 Years 2024-Dec-29 101 minutes

Plato's Laws - Book XII, Part 2: The Nocturnal Council Guarding Virtue 2024-Oct-28 121 minutes

Plato's Laws - Book XII, Part 1: Who Guards the Guardians? 2024-Sep-27 111 minutes

Plato's Laws - Book XI: Property and Punishment in Magnesia 2024-Sep-02 112 minutes

Plato's Laws - Book IX: Legislating the Good for Unjust Acts Committed 2024-Aug-05 119 minutes

Plato’s Laws – Book VII: Teaching and Legislating for Harmony 2024-Jul-23 116 minutes

Plato's Laws - Book VI: Founding and Governing a Virtuous Society 2024-Jul-04 119 minutes

Plato’s Laws – Book V: The Soul in Communal Harmony 2024-Jun-18 104 minutes

Plato's Laws - Book IV: Leadership by Reason 2024-May-26 124 minutes

Plato’s Laws – Book III: Finding Unity and Reason in the Balance of Reason 2024-May-12 126 minutes

Plato's Laws - Book II: Learning the Pleasure of the Good and Beautiful 2024-Apr-14 132 minutes

Plato's Laws - Book I, Part 2: Mastering Pain and Pleasure in a Virtuous Society 2024-Mar-16 113 minutes

Plato's Laws - Book I, Part 1: A Constitution for Peace and Virtue 2024-Mar-03 117 minutes

Plato's Laws - Book X, Part 2: Reason as the Cause in the Middle of It All 2024-Feb-16 113 minutes

Plato's Laws - Book X, Part 1: Universal Patterns 2024-Feb-02 123 minutes

Plato's Critias Revisited: The Tale of Atlantis and the Harmonics of Memory 2023-Dec-18 113 minutes

Plato's Timaeus Revisited: Part IV - The Soul's Perceptions in the Universal Middle 2023-Dec-03 112 minutes

Plato’s Timaeus Revisited, Part III: Perceiving Imitations of Being as they Become 2023-Nov-17 119 minutes

Plato's Timaeus Revisited: Part II - A Universe Centered on the Soul 2023-Nov-03 110 minutes

Plato's Timaeus Revisited: Part I – Cities in Motion for both Observer and Observed 2023-Oct-15 114 minutes

What Would Socrates Say About ChatGPT? 2023-Sep-25 41 minutes

Plato's Crito: The Constitution of Souls 2023-Jul-18 120 minutes

Plato’s Ion: The Stories That Souls Trade 2023-Jul-04 111 minutes

Platio's Symposium, Part 3: Knowledge Versus Mastery, and Love's Light in The Cave 2023-Jun-15 108 minutes

Plato's Symposium, Part 2: Love and the Immortal Good 2023-May-31 112 minutes

Plato's Symposium, Part 1: Love's Poetry, Bearing Individual and Universal Truths 2023-May-12 106 minutes

Plato’s Hippias Minor: Truth, Lies, and Feedback Loops 2023-May-05 92 minutes

Plato's Protagoras, Part 3: In Virtue of What Does Good Outweigh Bad? 2023-Apr-09 111 minutes

Plato's Protagoras, Part 2: Is Virtue One Thing or Many? 2023-Mar-24 112 minutes

Plato's Protagoras, Part 1: Can Virtue Be Taught? 2023-Mar-10 113 minutes

Plato's Philebus, Part 3: The Philosopher's Arithmetic 2023-Feb-23 112 minutes

Plato’s Philebus, Part 2: Does the Universe Have a Soul and Reason? 2023-Feb-08 99 minutes

Dialogue on the Philebus, Part 1: The Universe of Memory, Knowledge, and Limits 2023-Jan-25 111 minutes

Plato's Greater Hippias: The Measure of Intelligence 2022-Dec-21 106 minutes

Dialogue on the Cratylus, Part 3: Things Good, True, and Beautiful 2022-Dec-08 100 minutes

Dialogue on The Cratylus, Part 2: Being, Becoming, and Limits 2022-Nov-22 102 minutes

Dialogue on The Cratylus, Part 1: Distinguishing One Thing From Another 2022-Nov-07 94 minutes

Plato's Cratylus and the Forms: Our Perception in Time 2022-Oct-22 35 minutes

Modern Technology and Ancient Philosophy: Building the Bridge With Science 2022-Jul-29 97 minutes

Dialogue on The Parmenides, Session 2: If the One is Not, then Nothing Is 2022-Jun-26 97 minutes

Dialogue on The Parmenides, Session 1: The One and the Many 2022-Jun-11 111 minutes

Dialogue on The Statesman, Session 3: Harmony in Time 2022-May-28 103 minutes

Dialogue on The Statesman, Session 2: The Mean and The Extremes 2022-May-14 112 minutes

Dialogue on The Statesman, Session 1: Ripple of Hope 2022-Apr-30 123 minutes

Dialogue On The Sophist, Session 3: The Forms In A Harmony Of Difference 2022-Apr-09 122 minutes

Dialogue On The Sophist, Session 2: The Forms Whole And One 2022-Mar-26 123 minutes

Dialogue On The Sophist, Session 1: Continuous Division 2022-Mar-12 120 minutes

Dialogue On Phaedo, Session 3: Form And Cause 2022-Feb-26 120 minutes

Dialogue On Phaedo, Session 2: Infinite Potential 2022-Feb-12 114 minutes

Dialogue On Phaedo, Session 1: Logic Of The Equal 2022-Jan-29 120 minutes

Dialogue On Philebus: The One And The Many 2022-Jan-15 124 minutes

Dialogue on The Republic, Session 6: The Immortal Soul 2021-Dec-18 113 minutes

Dialogue on The Republic, Session 5: Knowledge of Philosophers 2021-Dec-14 118 minutes

Dialogue on The Republic, Session 4: Philosopher Rulers 2021-Nov-20 115 minutes

Dialogue on The Republic, Session 3: The Guardians, The Virtues, and The Soul 2021-Nov-06 116 minutes

Dialogue on The Republic, Session 2: Social Constitution 2021-Oct-23 114 minutes

Dialogue on The Republic, Session 1: Allegory of the Cave, Simile of the Sun, Nature of Good, and the Divided Line 2021-Oct-07 117 minutes

Welcome to Plato's Pod! - Season 2 Trailer 2021-Aug-09 2 minutes

Dialogue on The Theaetetus, Part 2: Transmission of Knowledge in Two Types of Motion 2021-Jun-13 117 minutes

Dialogue on The Theaetetus, Part I: Knowledge, memory, and their measure 2021-Jun-02 115 minutes

Dialogue on The Euthyphro: The nature of piety and our relationship with the eternal 2021-May-24 110 minutes

Dialogue on The Critias: The Legend of Atlantis and the Quest for Divine Harmony 2021-May-08 112 minutes

Dialogue on The Phaedrus (Part II): The Purpose of Speech, and its Powers in Particular 2021-Apr-15 119 minutes

Dialogue on The Republic, Session 5: Knowledge of Philosophers 2021-Dec-04 118 minutes

Dialogue on The Phaedrus: The Soul and General Forms of Understanding 2021-Mar-29 less than a minute

Dialogue on The Charmides: The “Science of Self” in the Intelligent Universe 2021-Mar-26 114 minutes

Dialogue on The Meno: Virtue and Knowledge in the Intelligent Universe 2021-Mar-26 119 minutes

Dialogue on The Timaeus: Creation of the Observable, Visible, Physical Universe 2021-Mar-26 108 minutes

Dialogue on The Timaeus: Creation of the Intelligent Universe 2021-Mar-25 110 minutes