Best Bildung Podcasts (2024)

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Episode #35: Charlie Gilkey on Team Habits

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Charlie Gilkey is an author, consultant, and executive coach focused on helping people build great teams. Why is belonging so important to an organization’s success, and why is it so hard to build? Charlie draws on his experience as an Army officer, his training in philosophy, and his 15 years of experience working with organizations to help answer…

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Episode #35: Charlie Gilkey on Team Habits 1:27:22

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Charlie Gilkey is an author, consultant, and executive coach focused on helping people build great teams. Why is belonging so important to an organization’s success, and why is it so hard to build? Charlie draws on his experience as an Army officer, his training in philosophy, and his 15 years of experience working with organizations to help answer…

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Episode #34: The Bildung Option: Lene Rachel Andersen on the Nordic Secret

9M ago

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According to the recently released World Happiness Report, all four Nordic nations are in the top 10, with Finland and Denmark leading the way. What is the secret to their success? In 2020, David Brooks asked the same question: Progressives say it’s because they have generous welfare states. Some libertarians point out that these countries score hi…

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Episode #34: The Bildung Option: Lene Rachel Andersen on the Nordic Secret 1:38:53

9M ago1:38:53

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According to the recently released World Happiness Report, all four Nordic nations are in the top 10, with Finland and Denmark leading the way. What is the secret to their success? In 2020, David Brooks asked the same question: Progressives say it’s because they have generous welfare states. Some libertarians point out that these countries score hi…

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Episode #33: Kim Stanley Robinson on COP26

1y ago

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During my trip to the global climate talks in Glasgow in 2021, I had a most serendipitous encounter. I was there as a member of Boston College’s first delegation to the United Nations Conference of the Parties (“COP”), and on day three, I bumped into the science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson, whose novel, The Ministry for the Future, I had re…

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Episode #33: Kim Stanley Robinson on COP26 1:19:00

1y ago1:19:00

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During my trip to the global climate talks in Glasgow in 2021, I had a most serendipitous encounter. I was there as a member of Boston College’s first delegation to the United Nations Conference of the Parties (“COP”), and on day three, I bumped into the science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson, whose novel, The Ministry for the Future, I had re…

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Episode #32: The Middle Way with Lou Marinoff

1y ago

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Lou Marinoff helped pioneer and popularize philosophical counseling and authored the international bestseller Plato not Prozac. His work has been featured in The Economist and the The New York Times, and beyond his work as a professor and counselor, he has consulted with many organizations all over the world, including the World Economic Forum. In …

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Episode #32: The Middle Way with Lou Marinoff 1:25:43

1y ago1:25:43

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Lou Marinoff helped pioneer and popularize philosophical counseling and authored the international bestseller Plato not Prozac. His work has been featured in The Economist and the The New York Times, and beyond his work as a professor and counselor, he has consulted with many organizations all over the world, including the World Economic Forum. In …

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Episode #31: Jared Woodard, Investment Strategist

1y ago

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Jared Woodard is head of the Research Investment Committee and director for Global Investment Strategy at Band of America Global Research. In this role, he offers insights on global asset allocation and key market trends to the firm’s institutional, government and retail clients. Jared also holds a PhD in Philosophy from Fordham University, where h…

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Episode #31: Jared Woodard, Investment Strategist 1:03:03

1y ago1:03:03

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Jared Woodard is head of the Research Investment Committee and director for Global Investment Strategy at Band of America Global Research. In this role, he offers insights on global asset allocation and key market trends to the firm’s institutional, government and retail clients. Jared also holds a PhD in Philosophy from Fordham University, where h…

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Episode #30: Values of the Wise with Jason Merchey

1y ago

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Jason Merchey embodies the Socratic ethos and the philosophical way of life: the humble search for wisdom. He has served in many roles—from clinical psychologist, to real estate investor, to therapy dog trainer—but his guiding passion is the love of wisdom. In his recent book, Wisdom: A Very Valuable Virtue that Cannot Be Taught, he explores this v…

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Episode #30: Values of the Wise with Jason Merchey 1:21:31

1y ago1:21:31

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Jason Merchey embodies the Socratic ethos and the philosophical way of life: the humble search for wisdom. He has served in many roles—from clinical psychologist, to real estate investor, to therapy dog trainer—but his guiding passion is the love of wisdom. In his recent book, Wisdom: A Very Valuable Virtue that Cannot Be Taught, he explores this v…

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Episode #29: How to Be Authentic with Skye Cleary 56:59

1y ago56:59

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Skye C. Cleary PhD MBA is a philosopher and author of How to Be Authentic: Simone de Beauvoir and the Quest for Fulfillment (St Martin’s Press / Ebury 2022), Existentialism and Romantic Love (Palgrave Macmillan 2015) and co-editor of How to Live a Good Life (Vintage 2020). Her work has been published with The Paris Review, Aeon, The Times Literary …

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Episode #29: How to Be Authentic with Skye Cleary

1y ago

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Skye C. Cleary PhD MBA is a philosopher and author of How to Be Authentic: Simone de Beauvoir and the Quest for Fulfillment (St Martin’s Press / Ebury 2022), Existentialism and Romantic Love (Palgrave Macmillan 2015) and co-editor of How to Live a Good Life (Vintage 2020). Her work has been published with The Paris Review, Aeon, The Times Literary …

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Episode #28: Being and Lovingness: Skye Cleary 1:35:29

1+ y ago1:35:29

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Skye C. Cleary PhD MBA is a philosopher and author of How to Be Authentic: Simone de Beauvoir and the Quest for Fulfillment (St Martin’s Press / Ebury 2022), Existentialism and Romantic Love (Palgrave Macmillan 2015) and co-editor of How to Live a Good Life (Vintage 2020). Her work has been published with The Paris Review, Aeon, The Times Literary …

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Episode #28: Being and Lovingness: Skye Cleary

1+ y ago

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Skye C. Cleary PhD MBA is a philosopher and author of How to Be Authentic: Simone de Beauvoir and the Quest for Fulfillment (St Martin’s Press / Ebury 2022), Existentialism and Romantic Love (Palgrave Macmillan 2015) and co-editor of How to Live a Good Life (Vintage 2020). Her work has been published with The Paris Review, Aeon, The Times Literary …

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Episode #27: On Science and Stoicism: Massimo Pigliucci (Part 2) 54:55

2y ago54:55

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Massimo Pigliucci is professor of philosophy at City University of New York. He holds PhDs in both philosophy and biology. As an early adopter of blogging, he has effectively communicated philosophy to the broader public. A prominent philosopher of science, he has engaged popular scientists such as Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye, exposing the lim…

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Episode #27: On Science and Stoicism: Massimo Pigliucci (Part 2)

2y ago

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Massimo Pigliucci is professor of philosophy at City University of New York. He holds PhDs in both philosophy and biology. As an early adopter of blogging, he has effectively communicated philosophy to the broader public. A prominent philosopher of science, he has engaged popular scientists such as Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye, exposing the lim…

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Episode #26: On Science and Stoicism: Massimo Pigliucci (Part 1) 1:01:21

2y ago1:01:21

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Massimo Pigliucci is professor of philosophy at City University of New York. He holds PhDs in both philosophy and biology. As an early adopter of blogging, he has effectively communicated philosophy to the broader public. A prominent philosopher of science, he has engaged popular scientists such as Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye, exposing the lim…

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Episode #26: On Science and Stoicism: Massimo Pigliucci (Part 1)

2y ago

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Massimo Pigliucci is professor of philosophy at City University of New York. He holds PhDs in both philosophy and biology. As an early adopter of blogging, he has effectively communicated philosophy to the broader public. A prominent philosopher of science, he has engaged popular scientists such as Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye, exposing the lim…

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Episode #25: Philosophical Consulting: Lou Marinoff (Part 2)

2y ago

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Lou Marinoff was doing practical philosophy before it was cool. In the 1990s, he helped pioneer and popularize philosophical counseling and authored the international bestseller Plato not Prozac. His work has been featured in The Economist and the The New York Times, and beyond his work as a professor and counselor, he has consulted with many organ…

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Episode #25: Philosophical Consulting: Lou Marinoff (Part 2) 1:04:43

2y ago1:04:43

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Lou Marinoff was doing practical philosophy before it was cool. In the 1990s, he helped pioneer and popularize philosophical counseling and authored the international bestseller Plato not Prozac. His work has been featured in The Economist and the The New York Times, and beyond his work as a professor and counselor, he has consulted with many organ…

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Episode #24: Plato Not Prozac: Lou Marinoff (Part 1) 1:04:51

2y ago1:04:51

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Lou Marinoff was doing practical philosophy before it was cool. In the 1990s, he helped pioneer and popularize philosophical counseling and authored the international bestseller Plato not Prozac. His work has been featured in The Economist and the The New York Times, and beyond his work as a professor and counselor, he has consulted with many organ…

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Episode #24: Plato Not Prozac: Lou Marinoff (Part 1)

2y ago

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Lou Marinoff was doing practical philosophy before it was cool. In the 1990s, he helped pioneer and popularize philosophical counseling and authored the international bestseller Plato not Prozac. His work has been featured in The Economist and the The New York Times, and beyond his work as a professor and counselor, he has consulted with many organ…

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Episode #23: The Tom Morris Experience (Part 2): From Notre Dame to Corporate America 1:33:48

2+ y ago1:33:48

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Tom Morris was doing public philosophy before it was a thing. At the peak of academic success–a full professor at Notre Dame for 15 years, an accomplished scholar and acclaimed teacher–Morris found another calling: bringing philosophy into the business world. After discovering he had a knack for making philosophy practical for audiences outside the…

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Episode #23: The Tom Morris Experience (Part 2): From Notre Dame to Corporate America

2+ y ago

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Tom Morris was doing public philosophy before it was a thing. At the peak of academic success–a full professor at Notre Dame for 15 years, an accomplished scholar and acclaimed teacher–Morris found another calling: bringing philosophy into the business world. After discovering he had a knack for making philosophy practical for audiences outside the…

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Episode #22: The Tom Morris Experience (Part 1) 1:12:31

2+ y ago1:12:31

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Tom Morris was doing public philosophy before it was a thing. At the peak of academic success–a full professor at Notre Dame for 15 years, an accomplished scholar and acclaimed teacher–Morris found another calling: bringing philosophy into the business world. After discovering he had a knack for making philosophy practical for audiences outside the…

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Episode #22: The Tom Morris Experience (Part 1)

2+ y ago

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Tom Morris was doing public philosophy before it was a thing. At the peak of academic success–a full professor at Notre Dame for 15 years, an accomplished scholar and acclaimed teacher–Morris found another calling: bringing philosophy into the business world. After discovering he had a knack for making philosophy practical for audiences outside the…

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Episode #21: Grace Lockrobin on Community Philosophy in a Time of Crisis 1:52:41

2+ y ago1:52:41

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Grace is a philosophy teacher, trainer, facilitator, scholar and advocate. Over the last fifteen years – through her many projects in the places people live, learn, work and play – she has enjoyed philosophical conversations with thousands of thinkers of all ages, backgrounds and levels of experience. Through her workshops, training, talks and writ…

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Episode #21: Grace Lockrobin on Community Philosophy in a Time of Crisis

2+ y ago

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Grace is a philosophy teacher, trainer, facilitator, scholar and advocate. Over the last fifteen years – through her many projects in the places people live, learn, work and play – she has enjoyed philosophical conversations with thousands of thinkers of all ages, backgrounds and levels of experience. Through her workshops, training, talks and writ…

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Episode #20: “Post-Progressive” Political Philosophy with Steve McIntosh (Part 2)

2+ y ago

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Steve McIntosh is the founder of the Institute for Cultural Evolution, a think tank devoted to solving the problem of political polarization. His recent book, Developmental Politics, draws on integral philosophy to drill down into the causes of the culture wars, and proposes a bold new vision for how America can become a better version of itself. M…

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Episode #20: “Post-Progressive” Political Philosophy with Steve McIntosh (Part 2) 1:37:04

2+ y ago1:37:04

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Steve McIntosh is the founder of the Institute for Cultural Evolution, a think tank devoted to solving the problem of political polarization. His recent book, Developmental Politics, draws on integral philosophy to drill down into the causes of the culture wars, and proposes a bold new vision for how America can become a better version of itself. M…

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Episode #19: “Post-Progressive” Political Philosophy with Steve McIntosh (Part 1)

2+ y ago

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Steve McIntosh is the founder of the Institute for Cultural Evolution, a think tank devoted to solving the problem of political polarization. His recent book, Developmental Politics, draws on integral philosophy to drill down into the causes of the culture wars, and proposes a bold new vision for how America can become a better version of itself. M…

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Episode #19: “Post-Progressive” Political Philosophy with Steve McIntosh (Part 1) 1:28:43

2+ y ago1:28:43

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Steve McIntosh is the founder of the Institute for Cultural Evolution, a think tank devoted to solving the problem of political polarization. His recent book, Developmental Politics, draws on integral philosophy to drill down into the causes of the culture wars, and proposes a bold new vision for how America can become a better version of itself. M…

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Episode #18: Ask a Philosopher with Ian Olasov 1:46:32

3y ago1:46:32

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Ian Olasov is a doctoral candidate in philosophy at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and a public philosopher at large. In his new book, Ask a Philosopher: Answer to Your Most Important and Most Unexpected Questions, Ian weighs in on the results of a social experiment he has run for years: philosophers travel to public places …

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Episode #17: Cameron Keys–Philosophy at the Pentagon 1:24:20

3+ y ago1:24:20

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Cameron Keys is a Financial Specialist at the Army Research Laboratory, but his intellectual journey started with philosophy. After studying the intersection of science, policy, and philosophy at ASU, Cameron was awarded a Presidential Management Fellowship that eventually brought him to work at the Department of Defense. In this episode, we talk a…

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Episode #16: Marci Baranski 2:08:09

3+ y ago2:08:09

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Marci Baranski destroys greenhouse gases for a living. After getting her PhD in biology and society, Marci became a Presidential Management Fellow and pursued a career as public servant, working for the US Department of Agriculture as a climate change specialist. Due in part to the Trump administration’s systematic rollback of climate policies, Mar…

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Episode #15: Zachary Pirtle 1:35:29

4y ago1:35:29

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Conventional wisdom regards the “STEM” disciplines as diametrically opposed to the humanities in general, and philosophy in particular. But Zachary Pirtle is living proof that this view is wrong headed. After studying philosophy and engineering as an undergraduate, Zach went on to receive an MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Arizona St…

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Episode #14: Amy Reed-Sandoval 1:38:16

4y ago1:38:16

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What can philosophy tell us about immigration and identity? Amy Reed-Sandoval, assistant professor of philosophy at UNLV, is the founder of two Philosophy for Children (P4C) initiatives: one in Oaxaca, Mexico, and one at the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso. She is the author of the new book, Socially Undocumented: Identity and Immigration Justice. Am…

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Episode #13: Tim Richardson (Part 2) 52:40

4y ago52:40

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Tim Richardson is a Washington, DC based multi-client government affairs and media consultant. After extensive political and business publishing and two congressional aide stints, Richardson has become the nation’s only private sector consultant that has worked on Exxon Valdez and Deepwater Horizon oil spill restoration. In addition, he has served …

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Episode #12: Tim Richardson (Part 1) 1:12:02

4y ago1:12:02

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Tim Richardson is a Washington, DC, based multi-client government affairs and media consultant. After extensive political and business publishing and two congressional aide stints, Richardson has become the nation’s only private sector consultant that has worked on Exxon Valdez and Deepwater Horizon oil spill restoration. In addition, he has served…

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Episode #11: Andrew Light (Part 1) 1:26:00

4y ago1:26:00

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With the possible exception of William Bennett, Andrew Light is the first philosopher to work in a presidential administration. Andrew has two interrelated careers. One is as an academic. He is University Professor of Philosophy, Public Policy, and Atmospheric Sciences, and Director of the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy at George Mason …

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Episode #10: Greg Sadler (Part 2) 52:28

4y ago52:28

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Over the last decade, Greg Sadler has emerged as the “YouTube philosopher.” Someone was inevitably going to fill that role, but the title is well deserved: Greg has produced around 1400 videos, has 84,000 subscribers and, at this writing, has received almost 8,000,000 views. After leaving a conventional academic career as a philosophy professor, Gr…

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Episode #9: Greg Sadler (Part 1) 1:09:46

4y ago1:09:46

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Over the last decade, Greg Sadler has emerged as the “YouTube philosopher.” Someone was inevitably going to fill that role, but the title is well deserved: Greg has produced around 1400 videos, has 84,000 subscribers and, at this writing, has received almost 8,000,000 views. After leaving a conventional academic career as a philosophy professor, Gr…

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Episode #8: Dan Fincke (Part 2) 53:43

4y ago53:43

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Dan Fincke is a “Rogue” par excellence. An expert in ethics and the work of Friedrich Nietzsche, he runs an online teaching business and offers philosophical counseling from his home in France. In the second part of our conversation (Part 1 here), Dan walks us through his period of experimentation in starting an online teaching business, and how he…

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Episode #7: Dan Fincke (Part 1) 57:31

4y ago57:31

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Dan Fincke is a “Rogue” par excellence. An expert in ethics and the work of Friedrich Nietzsche, he runs an online teaching business and offers philosophical counseling from his home in France. Of all the people I met in graduate school–including myself–Dan Fincke is the one who most deserves the title “real philosopher.” His personal story is good…

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Episode #6: Matthew Stewart 1:40:13

4y ago1:40:13

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One night, after completing a doctorate in philosophy at Oxford University and wondering what he was going to do with his life, Matthew Stewart was shooting pool with a group of graduating seniors. They were going on about the jobs they were about to begin in something called “management consulting.” For lack of a better idea of what to do, he appl…

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Episode #5: David Brendel 57:36

4y ago57:36

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David Brendel wears many hats–philosophical counselor, executive coach, and psychiatrist. After catching the philosophy bug reading the Great Books at Yale, David pursued a medical career at Harvard Medical School. Refusing to choose between medicine and philosophy, he enrolled in a PhD program at the University of Chicago, where he did pioneering …

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Episode #4: Ryan Stelzer (Part 2) 50:10

4y ago50:10

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A “philosophy company” might sound like an oxymoron, but Ryan Stelzer had the audacity to found one. After studying philosophy at the University of Chicago, Ryan landed a Presidential Management Fellowship, and went to Washington to work in the White House as a management consultant. Torn between returning to the academy to complete his PhD and sta…

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Introducing Lyceum 0:55

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I’m thrilled to announce that Wisdom at Work is officially a member of Lyceum! Lyceum is a new app whose hand-curation cuts through the noise of a million podcasts to help people find great educational shows and have great conversations about them, right in the app. Download the app at lyceum.fm and then check out Wisdom at Work’s Discussion Room t…

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