Civil Disobedience with Noëlle McAfee

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

This week on Thoughts we're getting political as Naroa Hammerson and Liz Deleau delve into political philosophy with Calum Hodgson. In this episode, they discuss how democracy and civil disobedience interact with and influence one other and the role that activists play in this pr ...  Show more

On The Force of Nonviolence: An Ethico-Political Bind (2020). What is it to be nonviolent in political activity? Most ethics allow for self-defense, but Judith has a problem with defining "self" as well as "violence," and offers a full critique of the individualism that underlies ...  Show more

Is nonviolence truly the higher ground, or is that just a myth handed to the oppressed by those in power? In this fiercely honest and far-reaching conversation, South African lawyer, activist, and former parliamentarian Magdalene Moonsamy returns to the mic to confront the mor ...

This week on Monday’s premium Bad Faith podcast, I spoke to two constitutional law professors about what’s really going on with the leaked Dobbs draft overturning Roe and Casey. Tonight, let’s talk about 1) the protest in front of Justice Kavanaugh’s house (are they ethical?), 2) ...  Show more