| Philosophy Talk Live at The Marsh Theater: A Matter of Death and Life | ||
Death is inevitable - why should we fear it? A Virtual Life is now possible for anyone - is that a good thing? Join hosts John Perry and Ken Taylor on Sunday September 28 at The Marsh Theater in San Francisco for two rousing recording sessions of Philosophy Talk.
Don't miss these opportunities to participate in deep discussion and meet John, Ken, and the whole Philosophy Talk Crew up close and personal. The Marsh Theater -- San Francisco's breeding ground for new performance -- is located at 1062 Valencia Street (near 22nd). |
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| Philosophy Talk Featured in the Los Angeles Times | ||
| Read the Saturday July 5, 2008 article here. | ||
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| Philosophy Talk Now on Facebook | ||
| Visit our new Facebook page and show your support by becoming a fan! You can connect with the hosts, other fans and subscribe to receive updates. |
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| Philosophy Talk Records "Varieties of Love" Live in Portland | ||
Philosophy Talk recorded "Varieties of Love" live at Powell's City of Books in Portland, Oregon on February 8, 2008. Christopher Phillips, author of Socrates in Love, joined John and Ken to discuss whether love is a single thing, or just a word we use to express any number of unrelated emotions. The show will air live on KALW on April 20, 2008. |
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| Philosophy Talk Records "Why Music Matters" Live in San Francisco | ||
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Philosophy Talk recorded "Why Music Matters," with guest David Harrington of the Kronos Quartet and musical guest Nanos Operetta in front of a live studio audience at San Francisco's Biscuits and Blues on December 3, 2007. Thanks to everyone who took part in this event! |
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Philosophy Talk Records "Immigration" Show Live at College of the Sequoias in Visalia, California |
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John and Ken engage guest Noe Lozano, Associate Dean of Student and Diversity Affairs at the Stanford School of Engineering, in a philosophical conversation about "Immigration" in front of a live studio audience at College of the Sequoias in Visalia, California. The program is scheduled to air on November 11th. |
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| Philosophy Talk wins Radio Broadcasting Award | ||
 Philosophy
Talk won a Silver World Medal in Social Issues and Current Events
in the 2007 Radio Broadcasting Awards competition from the New
York Fesitvals. |
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| Philosophy Talk at Powell's City of Books | ||
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Philosophy Talk at the Smithsonian |
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On Tuesday, September
12, Philosophy Talk recorded an episode in front of a live
audience at the Smithsonian, in collaboration with the Smithsonian
Resident Associates Program. Our guest was famed scientist
and entrepreneur J.
Craig Venter, founder and former CEO of Celera
Genomics, founder and current director of the J.
Craig Venter Institute, founder, chairman and CEO of Synthetic
Genomics.
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 John and Ken with Craig Venter |
 John with Barbara Tuceling of the Smithsonian |
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 Ian Shoales getting ready and performing |
 John cracks wise |
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 The Production Team in Action |
 Audience Participation |
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Philosophy Talk moves to Sundays at 10am |
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Imagine the perfect Sunday morning: fresh coffee, the Sunday paper… and now, the most intelligent radio program on the airwaves. The first Sunday morning episode, October 1, 2006 will tackle Jewish Philosophy at the start of Yom Kippur. Our guest will be Paul Franks from the University of Toronto. Download the press release. |
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Philosophy Talk in the News |
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The Palo AltoWeekly catches up with Philosophy Talk during the live broadcast of "Science vs. Pseudo-Science" (March 5, 2008). Stuart Jeffries from The Guardian says on his blog that Philosophy Talk is an example of the "best kind of talk radio" and is "one of the great joys of American radio." An article on Ken by his alma mater, the University of Chicago (published June 2006 in The University of Chicago Magazine). And an article on Philosophy Talk's recent trip to Oregon (published March 23, 2006 in The Oregonian). |
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Philosophy Talk with a room full of philosophers |
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| Philosophy Talk recorded a show in front of a live audience of professional philosophers at the Pacific Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association. | ||
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