The Badlands Politics & Philosophy Podcast
A group of trained philosophers explore the philosophical dimensions of contemporary politics, and make the case for progressive politics.
94 - Success or Meaning?
93 - Against Success Culture Pt. 1: What is Success and Is It Good to be Successful?
92 - Is AI Replacing Artists?
91 - The Supreme Court Overturns Roe vs Wade (pt.2)
90 - The Supreme Court Overturns Roe vs Wade (pt.1)
89 - Uh Oh, Have the Chat Bots Gone Sentient??
88 - Should We Get Rid of Applications? Pt. 2
87 - Should We Get Rid of Applications? Pt. 1
86 - Machine Learning and Ethics: The Toronto Declaration Pt. 2
85 - Machine Learning and Ethics: The Toronto Declaration Pt. 1
84 - Is Doping Wrong?
83 - Are We Living In A Failed Simulation?
82 - Pope Says It's Selfish to Have Pets Instead of Kids
81 - Do Ecosystems Have Intrinsic Value? Pt. 2
80 - Do Ecosystems Have Intrinsic Value? Pt. 1
79 - Can You Be Anti-Abortion Without Being A Socialist Vegan? (Part 2)
78 - Can You Be Anti-Abortion Without Being A Socialist Vegan? (Part 1)
77 - Texas' Anti-Abortion Law
76 - The Conservative Mind and the Liberal Mind pt. 2
75 - The Conservative Mind and the Liberal Mind
74 - Michael Sandel's The Tyranny of Merit pt. 2
73 - Michael Sandel's The Tyranny of Merit pt. 1
72 - Is Morality Just Like Your Opinion, Man? Pt 2: Metaethics or Why Morality is Kind of Weird Though...
71 - Is Morality Just Like Your Opinion, Man? Pt 1: On Cultural Relativism
70 - The Psychology of Power and Wealth
69 - Why Is Twitter So Awful?
68 - UFO Reports & David Hume On Miracles
67 - On Irrationality and Detachment From Reality
66 - McCarthyism and Trumpism: Lessons In Political Hysteria
65 - The First Red Scare: Anti-Left Hysteria & How Progressives Became Known As Communists
64 - The Demise of American Political Culture? Pt. 2:Epistemic Estrangement & Derangement
63 - The Demise of American Political Culture? Pt. 1: Polarization Hell, Trumpism
62 - The Supreme Court On Mail-in Ballot Deadlines in the 2020 Presidential Election
61 - 2020 Presidential Debate Nightmare: Catharsis
60 - Hannah Arendt On Eichmann and the Banality of Evil
59 - Mike Pompeo's Commission on Unalienable Rights
58 - Bostock vs. Clayton County: The Supreme Court On Sexual Orientation/Identity and Workplace Discrimination (pt. 2)
57 - Bostock vs. Clayton County: The Supreme Court On Sexual Orientation/Identity and Workplace Discrimination (pt. 1)
56 - The Ethics of Protest Pt 2: The Justification of Violent Protest
55 - The Ethics of Protest Pt 1: Protest and the Public Perception of Protest
54 - Arthur Lieber on Political Introverts (How Empathetic Voters Can Help Save American Politics)
53 - Coronavirus pt. 3: Inequality in a Pandemic
52 - Coronavirus pt. 2: The Delicate Balance of Health and the Economy
51 - Coronavirus Pt. 1: The Epistemology of a Pandemic
50 - The Sanders Scare
48 - The Democratic Primary Begins: Does Iowa Have Too Much Influence?
49 - The Philosophy of Joe Biden (?)
47-What Is The Right To Privacy?
46 - Badlands Christmas Special: The Ethics of Christmas
45 - Interview with Robert Talisse on Overdoing Democracy: Why We Must Put Politics in Its Place
44 - Why Should We Care About Privacy?
43 - Property Rights As A Social Construct
42 - Is There A Natural Right To Property?
41 - The Right to Representation and the Global Citizen
40 - Making Sense of the Census: The Right to Count vs. the Right to Vote
39 - Is It Actually Obvious That We Should Deport Violent Criminal Immigrants?
38 - What’s Wrong With Partisan Gerrymandering? Pt. 2: The Complications of Proportionality
37 - What's Wrong With Partisan Gerrymandering? Pt. 1
36- Is the General Public Epistemically Screwed?
35 - When Experts Misinform: Conflicts of Interest, Bad Faith, and Research Blind Spots
34 - The Philosophy of Elizabeth Warren pt. 2: Crises of Democracy, Foreign Policy
33 - The Philosophy of Elizabeth Warren pt. 1: Warren's Economic Philosophy
32 - The Housing Crisis in Nashville with Sarah Imran
31 - The Sad State of U.S. Happiness, Social Media, Big Data, and Addiction
30 - World Happiness in 2019: Results, Explanation, Political Engagement, Prosocial Behavior
29 - On The Economic and Political Ramifications of a Democratic Economy
28 - Richard Wolff’s Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism” pt. 2
27 - The College Admissions Scandal
26 - Richard Wolff’s "Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism” pt. 1
25 - Suzy Killmister On the Socially Constructed Human and the Foundations of Human Rights
24 - The Philosophy of Work pt. 3: Is Being Hardworking A Virtue or a Vice?
23 - The Philosophy of Work pt. 2: Total-Work Minds, Total-Work Lives
22 - The Philosophy of Work pt. 1: On Survival, Enhancement, and Purpose
21 - Are Progressives Luddites? Pt. 2: The Threat of the AI Automation Revolution
20 - Is Kamala Harris Proposing A Universal Basic Income? Yeah Nah.
19 - Roundtable: Progressives for President in 2020? Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Tulsi Gabbard
18 - Are Progressives Luddites? Pt. 1: On The Potential of Life-saving Artificial Intelligence
17 - On The Ethics of Immigration pt. 2: Progressive Opposition to Open Borders?
16 - On The Ethics of Immigration pt. 1: Freedom of Movement, National Security, and Culture
15 - Do Countries Have the Right to Exclude Refugees?
14 - Roundtable: The 2018 Midterms
13 - Free Market Libertarianism vs. Progressivism
12 - Roundtable: “What Will Future Generations Condemn Us For?” Pt. 2
11 - Roundtable: “What Will Future Generations Condemn Us For?” Pt. 1
10 - What’s Happening: Amazon’s $15 Minimum Wage, Working Class Politicians, 4-Day Work Week
9 - What is Capitalism?
8 - Economic Inequality pt. 3: The Myth of Meritocracy
7 - Roundtable: “Optics”
6 - What’s Happening: Kavanaugh, Vontae Davis, Defense Bill
5 - Economic Inequality pt. 2: Inequality of Opportunity and the Myth of the American Dream
4 - Economic Inequality pt. 1: The American Dream and Deprivation Amidst Plenty
3 - Roundtable: The Cure for Toxic Partisanship Is not “Coming Together”
2 - Money in Politics pt. 2: The Corrupting Influence of Money in Politics