Why Live? with Céline Leboeuf

After a BIG announcement (!!!), your hosts David and Ellie get into the economic and psychological features of the state no one wants to be stuck in: unemployment. How does capitalism structurally construct “wageless life” while nonetheless treating it as a personal failure or un ...  Show more

Beauty is big business, and the rise of looksmaxxing and increasingly invasive treatments is raising the alarm on the ways that our looks matter in our personal and social lives. Ellie and David speak with philosopher Heather Widdows about how the emphasis on beauty in the presen ...  Show more

How to live a meaningful life? An existential perspective The questions, realities, limitations, and paradoxes of existence—endings, choice, freedom, meaning—are all themes of existential psychology.  In this episode, in conversation with Christina Khoury - Psychotherapist, Docto ...  Show more

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Sam Harris speaks with David Benatar about his philosophy of "anti-natalism." They discuss the asymmetry between the good and bad things in life, the ethics of existential risk, the moral landscape, the limits and paradoxes of introspection, the "experience machine" ...

In this episode, we're tackling a question as old as humanity itself: What is the meaning of life? We will dive into various philosophies, personal anecdotes, and scientific perspectives to shed light on this profound question. We'll explore how the meaning of life isn't a one ...