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The Genealogy of Genealogy with Jason Storm Oct 13, 2026

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My guest this week is Jason Storm, Francis Christopher Oakley Third Century Professor of Religion and chair of science and technology studies at Williams College. He is author of the new book The Genealogy of Genealogy, an ironically critical analysis of a concept commonly thrown around word on the academic left.

The Genealogy of Genealogy: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/G/bo265446241.html

Music by GW Rodriguez

Editing by Adam Wik

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Next Episode: Illness, Trauma, and Cruelty with Avel Guenin-Carlut

Boldest Scientific Formula of God and Creation with Nathanael-Israel Israel Sep 18, 2026

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My guest this week is Nathanael-Israel Israel, author of the book Boldest Scientific Formula of God and Creation, where he claims to have formulated a theory proving which god is the one true god. We discuss the details of that theory as well as additional claims he makes about non-Christian faiths.

Boldest Scientific Formula: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1969961015?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback

Music by GW Rodriguez

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Next Episode: The Genealogy of Genealogy with Jason Storm

Ethical Content Creation with Steve Novella Aug 18, 2026

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My guest this week is Dr. Steve Novella, one of the founding hosts of Skeptics Guide to the Universe. We discuss the recent issue with one of the SGU cohosts making public posts of an extreme and dehumanizing nature and how to craft guidelines for both what happens on air and for deciding who to collaborate with in general.

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AI Welfare with Jeff Sebo Jul 29, 2026

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My returning guest this week is Jeff Sebo, associate professor of Environmental Studies, Affiliated Professor of Bioethics, Medical Ethics, Philosophy, and Law, Director of the Center for Environmental and Animal Protection, Director of the Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy, and Co-Director of the Wild Animal Welfare Program at New York University. He’s recently coauthored two articles on AI Welfare, taking AI welfare seriously in 2024 and Studying AI Welfare Empirically. We discuss the challenges of getting people to care about this issue and what it might mean if non-sentient AI are still moral patients.

Taking AI Welfare Seriously: https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.00986

Studying AI Welfare Empirically: https://nonhumanminds.org/studying-ai-welfare-empirically/?trk=public_post_comment-text

Music by GW Rodriguez

Editing by Adam Wik

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Next Episode: Moral Realism with Allegedly Ian

Sociology of Luck with Fabrizio Bernardi Jul 03, 2026

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My guest this week is Fabrizio Bernardi (@fabriberna.bsky.social), a Sociologist at UNED in Madrid who works on educational inequality, social mobility, and social demography. He’s also the editor at European Sociological Review and has co-authored several articles on luck. We discuss how sociology has dealt with luck and how his work seeks to improve that approach.

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Editing by Adam Wik

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Spirituality and Belonging with Kat Ford May 20, 2026

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My guest this week is Dr. Kathryn Ford, a postdoctoral research fellow at Brunel University where she’s currently working on a project called Spirits and Sources which focuses on issues around belonging among spiritual folks. We discuss the costs and benefits of these sorts of approaches and what it can feel like to live in spaces focused around spirituality.

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Epistemic Injustice with Aidan McGlynn May 01, 2026

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My guest this week is Aidan McGlynn, a senior lecturer in philosophy at University of Edinburgh and author of the book Epistemic Injustice: An Introduction. We discuss the various facets of epistemic injustice, the impact it has on people's lives, and how we should think about debates over objective truth.

Epistemic Injustice: https://www.routledge.com/Epistemic-Injustice-An-Introduction/McGlynn/p/book/9781032251608

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Next Episode: Spirituality and Belonging with Kat Ford

Secular Leadership with Darrel Ray Apr 18, 2026

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My guest this week is Darrel Ray, an organizational psychologist and founder of Recovering from Religion, the Secular Therapy Project, and the Institute for Secular Leadership. Darrel has a new leadership course aimed at helping secular community organizers gain practical tools for thinking about everything from big picture mission questions to the nitty gritty of setting up meetings and delegating work. We also discuss how to deal with schisms and social issues that impact our groups.

Darrel Ray info: https://www.seculartherapy.org/dr-darrel-ray

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Next Episode: Epistemic Injustice Aidan McGlynn

AI Consciousness with Matthew Sheffield Mar 21, 2026

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My guest this week is Matthew Sheffield, a writer, producer, and media entrepreneur. He hosts The Theory of Change podcast on The Flux network and when he’s not writing about our current political chaos he’s working away at an equally hard problem, that of consciousness in the age of AI.

Matt's recent article on AI and consicousness: https://plus.flux.community/p/its-like-this-why-your-perception

Music by GW Rodriguez

Editing by Adam Wik

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Next Episode: Secular Leadership with Darrel Ray

Lottocracy with Alex Guerrero Feb 16, 2026

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My guest this week is Alex Guerrero, a professor of philosophy at the Rutgers University and author of the book Lottocracy: Democracy without Elections. We talk through the major problems with democracy and how a lottocracy might avoid them, as well as unique concerns of its own.

Lottocracy: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/lottocracy-9780198938989

Music by GW Rodriguez

Editing by Adam Wik

Sibling Pod:

Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/

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If you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!

This show is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org.

Next Episode: AI consciousness with Matthew Sheffield

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