Embrace The Void

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EV - 234 Navigating Gender Criticism with Corrina Cohn Mar 24, 2022

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My guest this week is Corinna Cohn (@heterodorx), a gender critical activist, self identifying transsexual and cohost of the Heterodorx podcast. We discuss her views on gender and policies regarding bathrooms, sports, and gender affirming care.

Heterdorx pod: https://www.heterodorx.com/

Convocation: George Takei

Music by GW Rodriguez

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

Filmed Live Musicals Pod: https://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/thepodcast.html

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Recent Appearances: I was on the Ultraviolet podcast talking about moral luck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ31sIBgWKE

Next week: A Grand Unified Theory of Bullshit with Tom and Cecil

EV - 233 Nonbeliever Community Organizing with Hemant Mehta Mar 10, 2022

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My guest this week is Hemant Mehta (@hemantmehta), co-host of the Friendly Atheist and host of the friendly atheist youtube channel. Hemant is also a contributor at OnlySky, a news and commentary website aimed at nonbelievers, as well as the author of several books including the Young Atheist’s Survival Guide and I Sold My Soul on eBay. We discuss nonbeliever communities, image problems with movement atheism, and what we should be focused on these days.

Hemant's list of links: https://linktr.ee/HemantMehta

Convocation: Stephen Charnock

Music by GW Rodriguez

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

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Recent Appearances: I was on The Mess We're In, where I accused them of promoting a moral panic and sharing laundered antisemitic conspiracism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_VfCKtrZPQ

Next week: Navigating Gender Critical Communities with Corinna Cohn

EV - 232 Saving Animals, Saving Ourselves with Jeff Sebo Mar 03, 2022

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My guest this week is Jeff Sebo (@jeffrsebo), director of the NYU animal studies MA program and author of Saving Animals, Saving Ourselves. We discuss his new book, what sort of progress non-human animal ethics is making and what it means for the rolling crises of COVID and climate change.

Jeff's website: https://jeffsebo.net/

Saving Animals, Saving Ourselves: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/saving-animals-saving-ourselves-9780190861018?cc=us&lang=en&

Convocation: Jeff Sebo

Music by GW Rodriguez

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!

Recent Appearances: I was on The Mess We're In, where I accused them of promoting a moral panic and sharing laundered antisemitic conspiracism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_VfCKtrZPQ

Next week: Non-believer community organizing with Hemant Mehta

EV - 231 Questioning The Placebo Effect with Mike Hall Feb 24, 2022

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My guest this week is Mike Hall (@mikehall314), co-host of Skeptics with a K and one of the directors of the UK skeptic magazine. We discuss common misconceptions about the placebo effect, the possibility that it's just an artifact of flawed science, and the implications for things like alternative medicine.

Skeptics with a K: http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/category/podcast/skeptics-with-a-k/

Convocation: Bruce Lipton

Music by GW Rodriguez

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

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Recent Appearances: I was on The Mess We're In, where I accused them of promoting a moral panic and sharing laundered antisemitic conspiracism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_VfCKtrZPQ

Next week: Saving Animals, Saving Ourselves with Jeff Sebo

EV - 230 Solidarity in Conflict with Rochelle DuFord Feb 17, 2022

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My guest this week is Rochelle DuFord (@rochellehd) assistant professor of philosophy at university of Hartford and author of Solidarity in Conflict. We discuss her new book and the implications for organizing.

Solidarity in Conflict: https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=33817&bottom_ref=subject

Convocation: Deeyah Khan

Music by GW Rodriguez

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

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Recent Appearances: I was on Beyond Atheism talking about moral realism for non-believers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8dZHGosvPM

Next week: The Placebo Effect with Mike Hall

EV - 229 Tracking in Schools with TracingWoodgrains Feb 11, 2022

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My guest this week is TracingWoodgrains (@tracewoodgrains) editorial assistant for the podcast blocked and reported and an online writer who focuses on education and cultural issues.

Tracking article: https://web.archive.org/web/20200102171922/http://slatestarcodex.com/2018/09/04/acc-entry-does-the-education-system-adequately-serve-advanced-students/

Convocation: Kristen Olson

Music by GW Rodriguez

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

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Recent Appearances: I was on Beyond Atheism talking about moral realism for non-believers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8dZHGosvPM

Next week: Solidarity in Conflict with Rochelle DuFord

EV - 228 Philosophers on Consciousness with Jack Symes Feb 06, 2022

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My guest this week is Jack Symes (@_JackSymes), cohost of the Panpsycast podcast and editor of the new book in the talking about philosophy series, entitled Philosophers on Consciousness. We discuss his new book and the competing views on consciousness presented in the book.

Philosophers on Consciousness: https://www.amazon.com/Philosophers-Consciousness-Talking-about-Philosophy/dp/1350190411/ref=asc_df_1350190411/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=532655309268&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9709633510350875215&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003469&hvtargid=pla-1463149919210&psc=1

Panpsycast: https://thepanpsycast.com/

Convocation: Terence McKenna

Music by GW Rodriguez

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!

Recent Appearances: I was on Beyond Atheism talking about moral realism for non-believers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8dZHGosvPM

Next week: Tracking in Schools with TracingWoodgrains

EV - 227 Techno-epistemic crisis with Philipp Markolin Jan 28, 2022

Show notes

My guest this week is Philipp Markolin (@PhilippMarkolin), a former data analyst at ETH who writes on the role of technology in our epistemic crisis. We discuss why all issues inevitably get co-opted by commenters and what might short circuit the process.

Algorithmic curation article: https://protagonist-science.medium.com/85e9cde79189

Convocation: https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2020/10/monster-island-free-speech-experiment/

Music by GW Rodriguez

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

Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoid

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

Recent Appearances: I was on Beyond Atheism talking about moral realism for non-believers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8dZHGosvPM

Next week: Philosophers on Consciousness with Jack Symes

EV - 226 Sowell's History of Slavery with Charles Boyd Jan 21, 2022

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My guest this week is Charles Boyd (@MinorityOfOne75), a historian, writer, and activist who teaches at Georgia state university and host of the Minority of One podcast. We discuss the chapter from Sowell's Black Rednecks and White Liberals about the history of slavery.

The real history of slavery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWrfjUzYvPo

Convocation: Sowell

Music by GW Rodriguez

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

Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoid

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

Recent Appearances: I was on Beyond Atheism talking about moral realism for non-believers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8dZHGosvPM

Next week: Technoepistemic crisis with Philipp Markolin

EV - 225 Reconsidering Reparations with Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò Jan 14, 2022

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My guest this week is Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, assistant professor at Georgetown university pan african community action. We discuss his new book Reconsidering Reparations and the scale of change needed to bring about global justice.

Reconsidering Reparations: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/reconsidering-reparations-9780197508893?cc=us&lang=en&

Convocation: Cedric Robinson

Music by GW Rodriguez

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

Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoid

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

Recent Appearances: I was on Beyond Atheism talking about moral realism for non-believers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8dZHGosvPM

Next week: Sowell's History of Slavery with Charles Boyd