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21 July 2024
Who Speaks For You?
People often speak on behalf of others, like the concerned citizen who stands up for their neighbors at a city council meeting, or the activist who defends the rights of an oppressed group. Some of these spokespeople are elected, and some volunteer...
Recent Episodes
14 July 2024 
20th Anniversary Quiz Night
Philosophy Talk made its radio debut on August 20, 2003 with a live pilot on KALW San Francisco and weekly broadcasts beginning in January 2004. To...
07 July 2024 
Nísia Floresta
Nísia Floresta was a 19th-century writer and translator known as “the Brazilian Mary Wollstonecraft.” She published the first book on women’s rights...
30 June 2024 
Daniel Dennett Retrospective
In April 2024, we lost one of the greatest American philosophers of our time—Daniel Dennett. Known for his brilliant mind and controversial views,...
Upcoming Episodes
28 July 2024
Karl Popper
Karl Popper is a landmark figure in the philosophy of science. His notion of "falsifiability" endures to this day and even appears in arguments...
04 August 2024
James Baldwin and Social Justice
Sometimes, we struggle to tell the truth—especially when it's the truth about ourselves. Why did James Baldwin, a prominent Civil Rights-era...
11 August 2024
The 2024 Dionysus Awards
What movies of the past year challenged your assumptions and made you think about things in new ways? Josh and guest co-host Jeremy Sabol present our...
