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15 June 2025
Philippa Foot
Philippa Foot invented the thought experiment that famously became known as the Trolley Problem. Despite the vast industry of “trolleyology” it inspired, Foot’s goal to illuminate debates on abortion and euthanasia often gets lost in the mix. So,...
Recent Episodes
08 June 2025 
What Is Gender?
Gender is a controversial topic these days, but people can't seem to agree about what gender is. Is it an inner identity, a biological fact, or an...
01 June 2025 
Can Art Save Us?
The world is facing an unprecedented environmental crisis, and we urgently need good ways to address it. Courageous politicians would help, of course...
25 May 2025 
True Contradictions
If you want to tell the truth, you shouldn’t contradict yourself—that’s just common sense. A suspect who was home on the night of the crime can’t...
Upcoming Episodes
22 June 2025
Mexican Philosophy
From early feminist Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz to existentialist Emilio Uranga, from Indigenous thought to theorists of aesthetic utopia, Mexican...
29 June 2025
Private Lives
Cultural attitudes towards privacy seem to be in conflict. On the one hand, we are concerned about corporations getting their hands on or selling our...
06 July 2025
Making a Better World
Some philosophers think that morality boils down to one idea: we should make the world better for everyone. But who counts in "everyone"—babies,...
