Conversations with Peter Boghossian

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Are Children Second-Class Humans? | Aaron Stupple Apr 21, 2026

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I engage Physician and author Aaron Stupple on whether children deserve full sovereignty, and why the answer exposes a contradiction in how we raise our kids.

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Reason vs. Altruism: The Battle for Moral Truth | Craig Biddle Apr 18, 2026

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Craig Biddle makes the case that Objectivism is not simply Ayn Rand's philosophy but the only philosophically defensible foundation for individual rights, reason, and a free society. Peter Boghossian pushes back, probing the epistemological claims, the treatment of altruism, and whether a closed system can survive genuine philosophical scrutiny.

What emerges is a collision between a defender of a complete moral framework and a skeptic who refuses to let any idea off the hook. If you think philosophy is abstract, this conversation will change your mind.

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Hard Science vs Hollywood: What Project Hail Mary Gets Right | Reid Nicewonder & Brett Hall Apr 18, 2026

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Project Hail Mary is rare: A science fiction film that refuses to talk down to its audience, built on hard physics, curiosity, and two characters solving problems through reason rather than force. Peter Boghossian, Reid Nicewonder, and Brett Hall dig into what the film gets right about how knowledge is actually created, why scientific progress may require open societies, and what it would mean to encounter a civilization that evolved entirely different physics. The film's quiet optimism turns out to be its most radical feature. More From Brett Hall Twitter: @ToKTeacher YT: @bretthall9080 Follow Peter Boghossian for more.

A Moral Duty to Eat Animals? | Nick Zangwill Apr 12, 2026

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Is eating animals a moral duty? Philosopher Nick Zangwill says yes, and the argument is more rigorous than you'd expect: Farm animals are created for a purpose, and failing to eat them is a failure to respect that purpose.

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The Government Tried to Silence Her | Celine Baumgarten Apr 10, 2026

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When a Sydney mother posted a video questioning a primary school queer club, the government moved to silence her. She fought back and won. Celine Baumgarten's story covers free speech, government censorship, and what happens when a parent decides not to back down.

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The West Is Lying to Itself and Calling It Tolerance | Michael Shermer Apr 08, 2026

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I asked Michael Shermer why the institutions built to find truth became its greatest liability. From alien life to Islamic immigration to the death of expert credibility, our institutions have betrayed public trust.

More Michael Shermer Website Youtube Book: Truth: What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters

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Is Britain Already Past the Point of No Return? | Matt Goodwin Apr 08, 2026

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Britain is being transformed beyond recognition and nobody voted for it. I asked Matt Goodwin whether the mechanisms to stop it have already been dismantled.

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The Philosopher Who Talks to Birds | Enrique Enriquez Mar 31, 2026

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Peter Boghossian walks through Central Park with poet, tarot reader, and bird whisperer Enrique Enriquez. They discuss augury, devotional joy, the language of birds, and the crisis of meaning plaguing young men. Contact Enrique here.

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Belief vs. Truth: Can You Exit a Bad Idea? | Hunter Ash Mar 28, 2026

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Hunter Ash left the left not out of disillusionment but logic. He and Peter Boghossian trace the path from progressive true believer to post-rationalist: Why language became a weapon, what the "progressive stack" is really doing, and whether liberal institutions can survive their own tolerance.

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Is the World Sleepwalking Into a Global End Game? | Michael Every Mar 26, 2026

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Global macro strategist Michael Every of Rabobank joins Peter Boghossian to dissect how conflict in the Middle East is fracturing global energy markets, exposing the fatal flaw in mainstream economic models: They assume everything returns to normal.

From the Strait of Hormuz and dollar dynamics to "reverse perestroika" and the Taiwan question, Every builds a geopolitical and financial framework most analysts refuse to confront. This is the kind of conversation that makes the comfortable assumption of stability look like willful blindness. Click here for more Peter Boghossian.