The Badlands Politics & Philosophy Podcast

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Episodes: 94

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A group of trained philosophers explore the philosophical dimensions of contemporary politics, and make the case for progressive politics.

Episode Date
94 - Success or Meaning?
Feb 03, 2023
93 - Against Success Culture Pt. 1: What is Success and Is It Good to be Successful?
Jan 06, 2023
92 - Is AI Replacing Artists?
Sep 30, 2022
91 - The Supreme Court Overturns Roe vs Wade (pt.2)
Aug 05, 2022
90 - The Supreme Court Overturns Roe vs Wade (pt.1)
Jul 22, 2022
89 - Uh Oh, Have the Chat Bots Gone Sentient??
Jul 01, 2022
88 - Should We Get Rid of Applications? Pt. 2
Jun 17, 2022
87 - Should We Get Rid of Applications? Pt. 1
Jun 03, 2022
86 - Machine Learning and Ethics: The Toronto Declaration Pt. 2
May 13, 2022
85 - Machine Learning and Ethics: The Toronto Declaration Pt. 1
May 02, 2022
84 - Is Doping Wrong?
Mar 28, 2022
83 - Are We Living In A Failed Simulation?
Mar 04, 2022
82 - Pope Says It's Selfish to Have Pets Instead of Kids
Jan 14, 2022
81 - Do Ecosystems Have Intrinsic Value? Pt. 2
Dec 10, 2021
80 - Do Ecosystems Have Intrinsic Value? Pt. 1
Nov 26, 2021
79 - Can You Be Anti-Abortion Without Being A Socialist Vegan? (Part 2)
Oct 22, 2021
78 - Can You Be Anti-Abortion Without Being A Socialist Vegan? (Part 1)
Oct 08, 2021
77 - Texas' Anti-Abortion Law
Sep 20, 2021
76 - The Conservative Mind and the Liberal Mind pt. 2
Sep 03, 2021
75 - The Conservative Mind and the Liberal Mind
Aug 27, 2021
74 - Michael Sandel's The Tyranny of Merit pt. 2
Jul 30, 2021
73 - Michael Sandel's The Tyranny of Merit pt. 1
Jul 16, 2021
72 - Is Morality Just Like Your Opinion, Man? Pt 2: Metaethics or Why Morality is Kind of Weird Though...
Jun 18, 2021
71 - Is Morality Just Like Your Opinion, Man? Pt 1: On Cultural Relativism
Jun 04, 2021
70 - The Psychology of Power and Wealth
May 21, 2021
69 - Why Is Twitter So Awful?
Apr 16, 2021
68 - UFO Reports & David Hume On Miracles
Apr 02, 2021
67 - On Irrationality and Detachment From Reality
Jan 29, 2021
66 - McCarthyism and Trumpism: Lessons In Political Hysteria
Jan 08, 2021
65 - The First Red Scare: Anti-Left Hysteria & How Progressives Became Known As Communists
Dec 28, 2020
64 - The Demise of American Political Culture? Pt. 2:Epistemic Estrangement & Derangement
Dec 04, 2020
63 - The Demise of American Political Culture? Pt. 1: Polarization Hell, Trumpism
Nov 27, 2020
62 - The Supreme Court On Mail-in Ballot Deadlines in the 2020 Presidential Election
Nov 06, 2020
61 - 2020 Presidential Debate Nightmare: Catharsis
Oct 01, 2020
60 - Hannah Arendt On Eichmann and the Banality of Evil
Sep 11, 2020
59 - Mike Pompeo's Commission on Unalienable Rights
Aug 21, 2020
58 - Bostock vs. Clayton County: The Supreme Court On Sexual Orientation/Identity and Workplace Discrimination (pt. 2)
Jul 17, 2020
57 - Bostock vs. Clayton County: The Supreme Court On Sexual Orientation/Identity and Workplace Discrimination (pt. 1)
Jul 10, 2020
56 - The Ethics of Protest Pt 2: The Justification of Violent Protest
Jun 20, 2020
55 - The Ethics of Protest Pt 1: Protest and the Public Perception of Protest
Jun 12, 2020
54 - Arthur Lieber on Political Introverts (How Empathetic Voters Can Help Save American Politics)
May 29, 2020
53 - Coronavirus pt. 3: Inequality in a Pandemic
Apr 10, 2020
52 - Coronavirus pt. 2: The Delicate Balance of Health and the Economy
Apr 03, 2020
51 - Coronavirus Pt. 1: The Epistemology of a Pandemic
Mar 27, 2020
50 - The Sanders Scare
Mar 13, 2020
48 - The Democratic Primary Begins: Does Iowa Have Too Much Influence?
Feb 07, 2020
49 - The Philosophy of Joe Biden (?)
Feb 04, 2020
47-What Is The Right To Privacy?
Jan 17, 2020
46 - Badlands Christmas Special: The Ethics of Christmas
Dec 20, 2019
45 - Interview with Robert Talisse on Overdoing Democracy: Why We Must Put Politics in Its Place
Nov 29, 2019
44 - Why Should We Care About Privacy?
Nov 15, 2019
43 - Property Rights As A Social Construct
Oct 25, 2019
42 - Is There A Natural Right To Property?
Oct 11, 2019
41 - The Right to Representation and the Global Citizen
Sep 20, 2019
40 - Making Sense of the Census: The Right to Count vs. the Right to Vote
Sep 06, 2019
39 - Is It Actually Obvious That We Should Deport Violent Criminal Immigrants?
Aug 23, 2019
38 - What’s Wrong With Partisan Gerrymandering? Pt. 2: The Complications of Proportionality
Aug 02, 2019
37 - What's Wrong With Partisan Gerrymandering? Pt. 1
Jul 26, 2019
36- Is the General Public Epistemically Screwed?
Jul 12, 2019
35 - When Experts Misinform: Conflicts of Interest, Bad Faith, and Research Blind Spots
Jul 05, 2019
34 - The Philosophy of Elizabeth Warren pt. 2: Crises of Democracy, Foreign Policy
Jun 28, 2019
33 - The Philosophy of Elizabeth Warren pt. 1: Warren's Economic Philosophy
May 24, 2019
32 - The Housing Crisis in Nashville with Sarah Imran
May 17, 2019
31 - The Sad State of U.S. Happiness, Social Media, Big Data, and Addiction
May 03, 2019
30 - World Happiness in 2019: Results, Explanation, Political Engagement, Prosocial Behavior
Apr 26, 2019
29 - On The Economic and Political Ramifications of a Democratic Economy
Apr 19, 2019
28 - Richard Wolff’s Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism” pt. 2
Apr 12, 2019
27 - The College Admissions Scandal
Mar 22, 2019
26 - Richard Wolff’s "Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism” pt. 1
Mar 15, 2019
25 - Suzy Killmister On the Socially Constructed Human and the Foundations of Human Rights
Mar 08, 2019
24 - The Philosophy of Work pt. 3: Is Being Hardworking A Virtue or a Vice?
Mar 01, 2019
23 - The Philosophy of Work pt. 2: Total-Work Minds, Total-Work Lives
Feb 22, 2019
22 - The Philosophy of Work pt. 1: On Survival, Enhancement, and Purpose
Feb 15, 2019
21 - Are Progressives Luddites? Pt. 2: The Threat of the AI Automation Revolution
Feb 08, 2019
20 - Is Kamala Harris Proposing A Universal Basic Income? Yeah Nah.
Feb 01, 2019
19 - Roundtable: Progressives for President in 2020? Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Tulsi Gabbard
Jan 25, 2019
18 - Are Progressives Luddites? Pt. 1: On The Potential of Life-saving Artificial Intelligence
Jan 18, 2019
17 - On The Ethics of Immigration pt. 2: Progressive Opposition to Open Borders?
Dec 13, 2018
16 - On The Ethics of Immigration pt. 1: Freedom of Movement, National Security, and Culture
Dec 07, 2018
15 - Do Countries Have the Right to Exclude Refugees?
Nov 30, 2018
14 - Roundtable: The 2018 Midterms
Nov 16, 2018
13 - Free Market Libertarianism vs. Progressivism
Nov 09, 2018
12 - Roundtable: “What Will Future Generations Condemn Us For?” Pt. 2
Nov 02, 2018
11 - Roundtable: “What Will Future Generations Condemn Us For?” Pt. 1
Oct 26, 2018
10 - What’s Happening: Amazon’s $15 Minimum Wage, Working Class Politicians, 4-Day Work Week
Oct 19, 2018
9 - What is Capitalism?
Oct 12, 2018
8 - Economic Inequality pt. 3: The Myth of Meritocracy
Oct 05, 2018
7 - Roundtable: “Optics”
Sep 28, 2018
6 - What’s Happening: Kavanaugh, Vontae Davis, Defense Bill
Sep 25, 2018
5 - Economic Inequality pt. 2: Inequality of Opportunity and the Myth of the American Dream
Sep 21, 2018
4 - Economic Inequality pt. 1: The American Dream and Deprivation Amidst Plenty
Sep 14, 2018
3 - Roundtable: The Cure for Toxic Partisanship Is not “Coming Together”
Sep 07, 2018
2 - Money in Politics pt. 2: The Corrupting Influence of Money in Politics
Aug 31, 2018
1 - Money in Politics pt. 1: The Structural Problem of Money in Politics
Aug 22, 2018