Episode 55: Rooting for Evil (With Paul Bloom...

David and Tamler return to the strange world of Nikolai Gogol and discuss his absurdist masterpiece "The Overcoat," a story that both calls for and steadfastly resists interpretation. But first we discuss a forthcoming Phil Studies article "Philosophy as Fact-Based Discipline: 20 ...  Show more

David and Tamler return to the work of Richard Shweder and colleagues, focusing this time on his foundational paper "The "Big Three" of Morality (Autonomy, Community, Divinity) and the "Big Three" Explanations of Suffering. What are the various ways that people explain suffering ...  Show more

On this week's episode, the gang wraps up Worst of 2020 month with a chat about the totally unnecessary sequel, Bad Boys for Life! Why can't poor Marcus just retire already? Is Mike Lowery becoming an even more deranged serial killer? And wow, you never thought you'd miss Michael ...  Show more

What’s it like being one of Hollywood’s greatest villains - with a heart of gold?Alan Rickman played a professor, a doctor, an angel, a terrorist - but above all - he was a brother, son, husband and friend. Actress and collaborator Juliet Stevenson and brothers David and Michael ...  Show more

In the most ambitious crossover since the Fraggles met the Muppets, this week we have a special joint episode with moral psychologist David Pizzaro and famed philosopher and ghost detective, Tamler Sommers. Also known as the hosts of a small academic podcast Very Bad Wizards.Stea ...  Show more

“Lately, I’m getting the feeling I came in at the end. That the best is over.” 24 years ago, a man stepped into a therapist’s office and with those few words, transformed television forever. That man was, of course, Tony Soprano – a great big brooding bull of a mob boss, whose vi ...  Show more