Best Agnes Callard Podcasts (2024)

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Power (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson) 1:05:53

1h ago1:05:53

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Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 5. View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/power Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they di…

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Experts vs. elites [Revisited] (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard) 1:02:18

7d ago1:02:18

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Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 4. View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/experts-vs-elites-revisited Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rul…

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Walter Sinnott Armstrong on AI and Morality 13:58

12d ago13:58

13:58

Can AI help us make difficult moral decisions? Walter Sinnott Armstrong explores this idea in conversation with David Edmonds in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

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117. Bull Durham (w/ Noah Gittell) 1:18:16

12d ago1:18:16

1:18:16

Let us all worship at the Church of Baseball! We are joined to talk Bull Durham by Noah Gittell, author of the recent book Baseball: The Movie. We discuss the film's love of the game, its exploration of life after retirement, parenthood, expiration dating, learning how to breathe out of our eyelids, Annie Savoy's timeless style, and Laura's newfoun…

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Protest (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson) 1:04:30

15d ago1:04:30

1:04:30

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 3. View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/protest Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they d…

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Internet culture (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard, with Katherine Dee) 1:09:05

22d ago1:09:05

1:09:05

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 2. View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/internet-culture Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What wou…

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116. Hot Tub Time Machine (w/ Mitchell Beaupre) 1:08:52

26d ago1:08:52

1:08:52

Let's get it started, in the TUB! We sit down with Mitchell Beaupre (Letterbox'd) to discuss male friendship, regrets, the allure of youth, reliving our best and worst days, the comic genius of Crispin Glover, and what happened in Cincinnati! Follow Mitchell on Twitter! Follow us on Twitter! Buy a cows shirt on Threadless!…

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Meta (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson) 59:24

29d ago59:24

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Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 1. View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/meta Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discu…

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115. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (w/ Edward Lewis) 1:33:16

1M ago1:33:16

1:33:16

What's a moody anti-Western got to do with mythmaking, outlaws, celebrity, bold robbers, parasocial relationships, betrayal, guilt, capitalism, Roger Deakins, Brad Pitt, and Casey Affleck? A lot, it turns out! Join us and Edward Lewis to explore the contours of Andrew Dominik's retelling of the end of Jesse James' life. We on Twitter! We on the web…

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114. Sympathy for the Devil (w/ Yuval Adler and Matt Strohl) 1:04:43

2M ago1:04:43

1:04:43

Nicolas Cage has been on a run of making several movies a year for decades now, and Sympathy for the Devil is one of his latest experiments, a pulpy chamber piece road trip mystery suspense film co-starring Joel Kinnaman. We sit down with the film's director Yuval Adler (who also happened to get his PhD in philosophy from Columbia in the 90s!) and …

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The Two Cultures (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard) 1:07:41

2M ago1:07:41

1:07:41

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 11. View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/the-two-cultures Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What wo…

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Multiculturalism (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson) 1:06:38

2M ago1:06:38

1:06:38

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 10. View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/multiculturalism Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What woul…

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113. Dogville (w/ Agnes Callard) 1:24:30

2M ago1:24:30

1:24:30

Today we explore the dark recesses of the human soul with Agnes Callard (Chicago). We discuss von Trier's minimalist staging, the movie's parable, the duality of human nature, the lies we tell ourselves and others, the film's political angle, and the role of anger in response to true evil. Cows on Twitter!…

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Cultural evolution (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard) 1:00:43

2M ago1:00:43

1:00:43

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 9. View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/cultural-evolution Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What wo…

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3 Body Problem (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson, with Arnold Brooks) 1:04:13

3M ago1:04:13

1:04:13

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 8. View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/3-body-problem Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would t…

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David Edmonds on the Life and Philosophy of Derek Parfit 20:32

3M ago20:32

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David Edmonds discusses the life and work of Derek Parfit who died in 2017 in this episode of the Bio Bites strand of Philosophy. David is the author of a recent biography of Parfit.

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Yascha Mounk on the Identity Trap 30:52

3M ago30:52

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Yascha Mounk discusses some of the ways in which focussing on gender, racial, and sexual identities can distort political argument and be counterproductive for oppressed minorities.

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112. Red Dawn (w/ Nat Hansen) 1:20:36

3M ago1:20:36

1:20:36

John Milius's 1984 film Red Dawn has a reputation as being a jingoistic conservative fever dream, but we talk with Nat Hansen, who argues that its political outlook is more complex and more interesting. Along the way, we also discuss the film's portrayal of masculinity, the toll of war, the film's many references, from The Battle of Algiers to Alex…

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Corpses (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard) 1:03:26

3M ago1:03:26

1:03:26

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 7. View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/corpses Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they dis…

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Nostalgia (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson) 1:01:46

3M ago1:01:46

1:01:46

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 6. View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/nostalgia Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they di…

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111. Dune Part Two (w/ John DeVore) 1:51:41

3M ago1:51:41

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We go BACK to Arrakis, desert planet, homeworld of the spice and the Fremen and keeper of Shai Hulud. We're joined again for the journey by major spice-head John DeVore to discuss Villeneuve's two films in relation to Lynch's 1984 version and Frank Herbert's book. Along the way, we consider the worm Uber, the possibility of bad trips with the Water…

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Resentment (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard) 1:00:06

3M ago1:00:06

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Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 5. View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/⁠resentment Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they …

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Mark Rowe on J.L.Austin 22:58

4M ago22:58

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J.L.Austin was the best known exponent of what came to be known as Ordinary Language Philosophy. He was also a war hero. In this episode of the Bio Bites strand of the Philosophy Bites podcast David Edmonds discusses Austin's life and work with his biographer Mark Rowe.

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Social miracles (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson) 1:06:12

4M ago1:06:12

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Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 4. View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/⁠social-miracles⁠ Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would …

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110. The 2024 Blobscars! (w/Sean Burns) 2:03:00

4M ago2:03:00

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Join us and critic Sean Burns to give out silly meaningless awards to our favorite films of 2023! Who will take home the top prize? Who will win best lisp? Tune in to find out!

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Consumerism (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard) 59:20

4M ago59:20

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Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 3. View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/⁠consumerism Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they di…

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Disagreement and alienation (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson, with Berislav Marušić) 1:07:06

4M ago1:07:06

1:07:06

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 2. View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/disagreement-and-alienation Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What wo…

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Evidence order bias (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard) 1:03:22

4M ago1:03:22

1:03:22

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 1. View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/evidence-order-bias⁠ Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would the…

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James Klagge on Wittgenstein 20:50

4M ago20:50

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In this episode James Klagge discusses the life and times of Ludwig Wittgenstein with David Edmonds. This is part of our mini series on the biographies of philosophers, Bio Bites.

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109. The Iron Claw (w/ Fran Hoepfner) 1:11:26

4M ago1:11:26

1:11:26

We are joined by Fran Hoepfner (BW/DR, Fran Magazine) to experience the triumph and tragedy of the Von Erich family. We discuss wrestling (duh), Zac, brothers, fathers, bodies, cults, the American political circus, all while trying to figure out our wrestling names and signature moves.

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108. Anatomy of a Fall 1:05:11

5M ago1:05:11

1:05:11

Take the plunge with us and Veronica Fitzpatrick (BW/DR, Brown University) as we explore the moral complexities of narratives, relationships, and justice. Justice for Sandra? Justice for Samuel? Tune in to find out!

8M ago1:40:07

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James Cameron's terrifying and overwhelming sequel ALIENS is a rollercoaster that Roger Ebert called "absolutely, painfully and unremittingly intense." We sit down with Brendan Hodges to explore the film's power over us, what all that goo and slime means, the film's anti-bureaucratic "strong individualist" conservatism and second wave feminist ideo…

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