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The Pursuit of Happiness: Virtue or Pleasure?

From: Open to Debate

Happiness is a complex emotion and mental state that can be achieved through virtue or pleasure. But should it be for the good of the individual or...

2423: Marcus Aurelius, 6/4/2024

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly

Do you have to be an emperor to lead a Stoic life?

2422: Logic For Everyone, 5/28/2024

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly

Does logic always lead us to the truth?

Should Elite Universities Reinstate the SAT?

From: Open to Debate

Many colleges during the pandemic decided to make their applications test-optional, but new research has elite colleges rethinking that policy. Tho...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KUNM, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.

Is Free Speech Threatened on Campus?

From: Open to Debate

Tensions have been ramping up at universities across the country as students continue to protest the war in Gaza. Reports of antisemitism, islamoph...

Bought by WMUU-LP and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]

2024-04-21 What Would Kant Do?

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk

This year marks the 300th anniversary of Immanuel Kant, born April 22, 1724.

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KICI Iowa City, KTSW 89.9, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUN and more

2417: What Would Kant Do?, 4/23/2024

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly

Is it really possible to base your moral values on reason?

2414: Mind Sharing, 4/2/2024

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly

Do you exaggerate your gestures when other people are around?

Has Citizens United Undermined Democracy?

From: Open to Debate

The landmark Citizens United Supreme Court case is in the news again in this high-stakes election year. Those who agree with the decision say it up...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KICI Iowa City, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]

2024-02-18 The Social Lives of Robots

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk

Can social intelligence be taught to non-social beings?

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio, KTSW 89.9, KICI Iowa City, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUN and more

2024-01-21 The Mysterious Timelessness of Math

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk

Is math like an abstract painting—beautiful equations, with no connection to the world—or is it more like a blueprint for the universe?

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KICI Iowa City, KSKQ, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle and more

2023-11-26 Microaggressions

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk

What’s the difference between a rude comment and outright hate speech?

Bought by KMUN, KICI Iowa City, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KMUN, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more

Do We Have Free Will?

From: Open to Debate

The idea of free will, or humans having the ability to make their own choices and determine the direction of their fates, is as old a question as h...

Bought by WMUU-LP and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.

Are DEI Mandates for University Faculties a Bad Idea?

From: Open to Debate

More American colleges are adopting DEI as a core value, affecting professors' tenure, hiring, and promotion. Has what was intended as solidarity t...

Bought by KUNM, WMUU-LP, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.

2023-10-29 Referring to the World: Ken's Final Work

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk

A special episode devoted to Ken Taylor's posthumous book.

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2344: Referring to the World: Ken's Final Work, 10/31/2023

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly

The Philosophy Talk co-founder would have been 69 years old on November 4.

Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for August 9, 2023

From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine

Caption: Timely, In Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991

This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: US Democracy Hangs in Balance as Trump Faces 2020 Election Subversion Indi...

Bought by WFHB, KUGS Bellingham, Wash., and WETS

RESCUE, part 26: The Missing Links--Education and Communication

From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio

This week we continue the multi-part RESCUE series with a shift from suggestions for change to analysis and observation of those things that are mi...