'The scientific advisory committee is a neglected political institution whose importance became clear during the COVID-19 pandemic. The committee finds itself in a double bind: if it tries to be more useful, it compromises the neutrality that is the source of its authority and legitimacy; if it tries to remain neutral, it sacrifices usefulness (Pam…

This episode invites Dr Fredrick Ajwang, a Kenyan politics expert and a lecturer at King’s College London. This is a conversation about the issue of property rights in Kenya, where we touched on concepts from identity and discourse to violence fatigue. This discussion draws on Dr Ajwang’s ongoing work titled ‘Sons of soil under siege? Political vio…

This episode continues our discussion on the ethical dilemmas of true crime, only this time, we dig deeper. With us, we have Dr Daniel Elbro, a lecturer in Philosophy at King's College London. His research interests are in ethics and the philosophy of action, with particular expertise in the abilities and moral status of non-human animals. He has a…

Have you watched the recent Netflix series "Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story"? Do you think it is ethical to be exposed to such realities? In this episode, we discuss the complexities of true crime and its popularity since the "true crime boom" of the early 2000s. With us, we have Theodore Radvanyi, a first year PPE student at King's Coll…

Dr Paul Sagar is a senior lecturer in political theory at King’s College London, specialising in the history of political thought and contemporary political theory. This episode gives a glimpse of his new book, Adam Smith Reconsidered: History, Liberty, and the Foundations of Modern Politics, in which we learn about Adam Smith as an interdisciplina…

In this episode we welcome Georgios Samaras, who is a Research Associate at the School of Politics and Economics at King's College London. We discuss his most recent publication addressing extremism in Greece, specifically, the neo-Nazi party, Golden Dawn. Our conversation touches on terrorism, new media, as well as regulations on the corporate, th…

This episode serves as a followup to our last episode on contract sex with perspective from lived experience. With us we have Charlotte, a representative from the English Collective of Prostitutes (ECP). We discuss what the ECP does, arguments on the decriminalisation of sex work, the role of feminism, mainstream media, and the importance of not ge…

In our second episode we discuss some touchy contracts, namely marriage and sex, and their relationship in both political and economic terms. Dr. Friedman, Dr. Shrage and Dr. Aoyama consider different angles of the debate surrounding contract sex, different issues of regulation, and underlying inequalities that pervade the sex industry. Follow us o…

With our first episode, we begin where it all ends. We look at the question of death from some different perspectives, with guests including a reverend, a doctor and a philosopher. This week we explore how we should approach death when alive, if death can be bad for the one that dies and what this means for obligations towards dead people. Joining …