TODAY: On the 238th anniversary of the great grouch, tune in for a spirit-lifting with David Bather Woods from the University of Warwick, author of "Arthur #Schopenhauer: The Life and Thought of Philosophy’s Greatest Pessimist" – 11 am on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & www.kalw.org/show/philoso....

Political philosopher John Rawls was born on this date in 1921. Check out our 2008 episode with his student Joshua Cohen (then of Stanford)—like all 600+ episodes in our library it's now free to listen and download: philosophytalk.org/shows/john-rawls #PhilSky #philosophy #justice #equality

Coming up: On the 238th anniversary of the great curmudgeon, revisit our conversation with @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social from the University of Warwick, author of "Arthur Schopenhauer: The Life and Thought of Philosophy’s Greatest Pessimist." 🎧 Sunday at 11 am on KALW in San Francisco & kalw.org.

What #movies of the past year challenged your assumptions and made you think about things in new ways? This year our annual Dionysus Awards will air after the #Oscars dust has settled next month, so there's still time to send us your nominations for the most thought-provoking films of 2025.

This Sunday marks the 238th anniversary Arthur #Schopenhauer, so we'll be rebroadcasting our recent episode with @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social. Ahead of the program we sent our Roving Philosophical Reporter to find the silver lining in Schopenhauer’s dismal worldview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG-k...

As people around the world celebrate #LunarNewYear, check out episodes from our archive on topics and thinkers related to the cultures that observe the holiday. After all, as #Zhuangzi knows, it's all now free to listen and download: soundcloud.com/philosophyta... #PhilSly #philosophy #Taoism

Happy Holiday-Also-Known-as-Washington-Lincoln Day. More at philosophytalk.org/shows/lincoln-philosopher #PhilSky #Lincoln #PresidentsDay

Ian Shoales the Sixty-Second Philosopher tries to make heads or tails of #GDP in the age of #Bitcoin and AI movies in this week's episode, "Can #Money Buy Well-being?" youtu.be/3Jis6kzr9qg #PhilSky #ecomony #cryptocurrency

ICYMI Yesterday's broadcast with UMass economist Jayati Ghosh, co-author of "Earth For All: A Survival Guide for Humanity," is now available for download: podcasts.apple.com/id/podcast/c... #PhilSky #philosophy #economics

Ahead of today's broadcast, we sent our Roving Philosophical Reporter to find out how #money affects well-being for accordionist David Kaye, Street Spirit news ED Alastair Boone, @techequity.bsky.social CEO @catherinebracy.com, and others—for better and for worse: youtu.be/lR36A4PhSmA

If you're looking for love—or at least looking to question everything (except your intelligence) about it, check out our 2012 episode with @troyjollimore.bsky.social, author of "Love's Vision," and many more in our #ValentinesDay playlist: soundcloud.com/philosophyta.... #PhilSky #philosophy #love

This 2003 book by Ken Taylor came out just before he and John Perry made their debut on KALW with a live pilot broadcast in August that year. This copy was found yesterday on a free table in the Stanford #Philosophy department with a dedication from Ken to John, his "partner in crime (and radio.)"

Happy Friday the 13th! More at www.philosophytalk.org/shows/magical-thinking #PhilSky #belief #superstition

Coming up: How much money is enough to lead a well-lived life? Josh and Ray spend time with @jayatighosh.bsky.social from @umassamherst.bsky.social, co-author of "Earth for All: A Survival Guide for Humanity." 🎧 Sunday 11 am on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & online at www.kalw.org/show/philoso....

Abraham #Lincoln was also born on this date in 1809. For another bicentennial episode in 2009, we sent our Roving Philosophical Reporter to track down the elusive sixteenth President: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq2p... #PhilSky #philosophy #democracy #government

Check out our 2009 bicentennial episode with the late Daniel Dennett, author of"Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life." More at philosophytalk.org/shows/philos..., where you can listen/download the episode and more than 600 others now FREE. Because we too have evolved 🐒

On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, revisit the 2014 episode when sent our Roving Philosophical Reporter to ask women scientists about the implicit—and explicit—biases they face every day: youtu.be/sUu4BKz5_lY #PhilSky #science #gender

Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 2015 to celebrate women's scientific contributions and advance gender equality in science. Check out our episode with @lls7.bsky.social at philosophytalktalk.org/shows/science-and-gender @unesco.org

The Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences reports on our tearing down the paywall: humsci.stanford.edu/feature/belo... #PhilSky #philosophy #podcast

ICYMI Yesterday's broadcast of "Logic For Everyone" is now—like all 600+ episodes in our library—available to listen at our website or download with your favorite #podcast app: philosophytalk.org/get-the-podcast #PhilSky #philosophy #MrSpock

If today's Super Bowl and/or the Milan #Olympics has you reflecting on the deeper meanings of the Sportsballs, check out some of our best shots on goal in episodes on Games, #Sports Ethics, the Philosophical Athlete, and more: soundcloud.com/philosophytalk/sets/sportsball #PhilSky #philosophy

On this #SuperBowl Sunday, put some thought into your pre-game show as Josh & Ray question #Logic For Everyone with Patrick Girard from @aucklanduni.bsky.social, author of "Logic In the Wild" – 11 am on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & nationwide at www.kalw.org/show/philoso... #PhilSky #philosophy

Ahead of this weekend's broadcast of "Logic For Everyone," we sent our Roving Philosophical Reporter, Sarah Lai Stirland, to find out what happens when people draw similar conclusions from different premises: youtu.be/NPvRJQa5Se8 #PhilSky #philosophy #logic #vegetarian #vegan

Coming up: Does #logic always lead us to the truth? Josh and Ray question the everyday utility of logic with Patrick Girard from the @aucklanduni.bsky.social, author of "Logic in the Wild." 🎧 Sunday at 11 am on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & www.kalw.org/show/philoso... #PhilSky #philosophy

Recording "Can Money Buy Well-being?" last night (this morning?) with @umassamherst.bsky.social economist @jayatighosh.bsky.social in Delhi, India. More at philosophytalk.org/shows/can-mo... #PhilSky #economics #wellbeing

Pushing that boulder up a hill every day is a lot easier when you have something good to listen to. We’ve made our entire 600+ episode library FREE. Question everything (except your intelligence) at philosophytalk.org or anywhere you get your podcasts. #PhilSky #Camus #Sisyphus #TheStranger

Later today we'll be recording an episode with UMass economist @jayatighosh.bsky.social asking about Money and Well-being. Got a question or comment? Let us know below, and we ask yours on the show! More at philosophytalk.org/shows/can-mo... #PhilSky #philosophy #economics

It’s been 100 years since Carter Woodson launched Negro History Week and 50 years since President Gerald Ford expanded it to the whole of February, so this month we’re featuring episodes & thinkers tackling questions of social and racial justice: philosophytalk.org/playlist/bla... #BlackHistoryMonth

French philosopher, activist, and mystic Simone Weil was born on this date in 1909. Check out the episode in our #WiseWomen series with Rebecca Rozelle-Stone from @uofnorthdakota.bsky.social, editor of "Simone Weil and Continental #Philosophy." More at philosophytalk.org/shows/simone-weil #PhilSky

ICYMI Yesterday's broadcast kicking off #BlackHistoryMonth with the philosophy of Anna Julia Cooper is now available for download, along with more than 600 other episodes in our library: podcasts.apple.com/id/podcast/w... #PhilSky #podcast @nehgov.bsky.social #WiseWomen #LiftEveryVoice

TODAY: Kick off #BlackHistoryMonth with the author of "A Voice From the South" as Josh & Ray explore the life & thought of Anna Julia Cooper with Kathryn Sophia Belle, founding director of the Collegium of Black Women Philosophers – 11 am on KALW 91.7 FM in SF & www.kalw.org/show/philoso... #PhilSky

Ahead of tomorrow's broadcast about the life & thought of Anna Julia Cooper, we sent our Roving Philosophical Reporter to ask Shirley Moody-Turner from Penn State about Cooper's tempestuous tenure as Principal at a prestigious high school for Black education in Washington, DC: youtu.be/iuIIB8GNBgY

Coming up: With #BlackHistoryMonth getting underway this weekend, we revisit an episode from our #WiseWomen series exploring the life & thought of author, educator, and activist Anna Julia Cooper with Kathryn Sophia Belle, author of "Beauvoir and Belle: A Black Feminist Critique of The Second Sex."

We know things are a bit nasty right now, so we’ve made one thing a little less brutish: our entire archive of 600+ episodes is now free. No paywall, no passwords—just the philosophical tools you need to get by in the modern world. Subscribe now: philosophytalk.org/get-the-podc... #PhilSky #Hobbes

It’s time for an Enlightenment of your own. We’ve opened the gates to our archive. No paywalls, no passwords: just 20+ years of timeless insights applied to today’s most urgent questions. Dare to listen at philosophytalk.org/get-the-podcast. #PhilSky #Philosophy #KantHardlyWait

It’s time for an Enlightenment of your own. We’ve opened the gates to our archive. No paywalls, no passwords: just 20+ years of timeless insights applied to today’s most urgent questions. Dare to listen at philosophytalk.org/get-the-podcast. #PhilSky #Philosophy #KantHardlyWait

ICYMI Yesterday's broadcast of #Diogenes and the Honest Life is now free to download, along with 600+ other episodes in our library: podcasts.apple.com/id/podcast/d... #PhilSky #philosophy #cynicism

And note the Philosophy Talk Audio Archives are now freely available philosophytalk.org/audio-archive/

TODAY: Josh and Ray sincerely explore the life & thought of #Diogenes the Cynic with Inger Kuin from the University of Virginia, author of "Diogenes: The Rebellious Life and Revolutionary #Philosophy of the Original Cynic." 🎧 11 am on KALW 91.7 FM in SF & www.kalw.org/show/philoso... #PhilSky

Is an honest & simple life in tune with nature always the right choice? Check out the latest at #PhilosophersCorner ahead of tomorrow's broadcast with Inger Kuin, author of "Diogenes: The Rebellious Life and Revolutionary Philosophy of the Original Cynic." philosophytalk.org/blog/honest-... #PhilSky

Great news! Now the entire archive of Philosophy Talk radio is available for free, including an episode I recorded many years ago on Science vs. Pseudo-science. @philtalkradio.bsky.social philosophytalk.org/shows/scienc...

Ahead of our next episode with @ingerkuin.bsky.social, author of "Diogenes: The Rebellious Life and Revolutionary Philosophy of the Original Cynic," we sent our Roving Philosophical Reporter, Sarah Lai Stirland, to find modern examples of living the Diogenes way: youtu.be/qX1deKFvmeo #cynicism #punk

Coming up: For our first new episode of 2026, Josh and Ray welcome @ingerkuin.bsky.social from the University of Virginia, author of "Diogenes: The Rebellious Life and Revolutionary Philosophy of the Original Cynic." 🎧 Sunday at 11 am on KALW 91.7 FM in SF & www.kalw.org/show/philoso... #PhilSky

Is hell other people, or is it actually forgotten logins? We’re making life a little more heavenly by removing the password from our archive: 20+ years of Philosophy Talk is now open and FREE. Listen at philosophytalk.org or subscribe on your favorite podcast app. #PhilSky #philosophy #Sartre

The program that questions everything finally questioned its own paywall. Our entire archive of 600+ episodes—from Aristotle to Zhuangzi, from Anarchy to Zen Buddhism—is now FREE and open to everyone. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or stream at philosophytalk.org. #PhilSky #philosophy

ICYMI No more unjust passwords and paywalls: the entire archive is now free! Subscribe now: philosophytalk.org/get-the-podc... #PhilSky #philosophy #podcast #civildisobedience #MLKDay

TODAY: On the eve of #MLKDay, a vintage episode with John, Ken, and Kmberley Brownlee from the University of British Columbia (then of @manchester.ac.uk), author of "Conscience and Conviction: The Case for Civil Disobedience." 🎧 11 am on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & www.kalw.org/show/philoso....

Better late than never—happy birthday, John! More at philosophytalk.org/shows/philos.... #PhilSky #philosophy #work #job #retirement

Coming up: In this vintage episode, John & Ken question Civil Disobedience with Kimberley Brownlee from UBC (then of @manchester.ac.uk), author of "Conscience and Conviction: The Case for Civil Disobedience." 🎧 Sunday 11 am on KALW 91.7 FM in SF & www.kalw.org/show/philoso... #PhilSky #MLKDay

Martin Luther King Jr. was born on this date in 1929. Back in 2015, John and Ken asked about #MLK and the Art of #Nonviolence with Judith Butler from @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, author of "The Force of Nonviolence: An Ethico-Political Bind." More at philosophytalk.org/shows/art-no... #PhilSky