Lovely piece by Devon Strolovitch!

April is National #Poetry Month, and today is the birthday of the late poet Louise Glück, winner of the @nobelprize.org for Literature in 2020, who joined us on the program just a few years ago.

Check out all our most poetic episodes at philosophytalk.org/national-poe... #PhilSky

What Would Kant Do: Roving Philosophical Report YouTube video by Philosophy Talk

Immanuel #Kant was born on this date in 1724. In 2022 we sent our Roving Philosophical Reporter, Sarah @laistirland.bsky.social, to find out what Kant would do about the fraught preparations for his 300th anniversary in his hometown of Kaliningrad (né Königsberg): www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfMd...

Dostoevsky and Doubting Faith: The Sixty-Second Philosopher YouTube video by Philosophy Talk

Tomorrow we'll be recording an episode about Russian novelist Fyodor #Dostoevsky with Garry Hagberg from @bardcollege.bsky.social. Got questions about faith, doubt, and other themes in his novels? Ian Shoales the Sixty-Second Philosopher certainly has some thoughts: youtu.be/6PfvSLbH1ls?... #PhilSky

Daniel Dennett Retrospective A look at one of the most well-known American philosophers, who passed away two years ago this Sunday.

TODAY: On the second anniversary of his passing, Josh and Ray listen back to past conversations with the late Daniel Dennett and learn more about his life and work from Jenann Ismael of @jhu.edu.

🎧 11 am on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & www.kalw.org/show/philoso... #PhilSky #philosophy

Coming up: This Sunday marks two years since Dan Dennett's passing, so tune in as Josh & Ray are joined by Jenann Ismael from @jhu.edu to listen back to some of Dennett’s past appearances on the program.

🎧 Sunday 11 am on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & online at kalw.org.

#PhilSky #philosophy

Last month Chloé Zhao's #Hamnet was up for 8 Oscars, with Jessie Buckley winning for Best Actress. But how well does it fare against @realgdt.bsky.social's #Frankenstein for "Best Tweak on a Classic that Raises Questions about Parents and Children?" vimeo.com/1180281846?f... @amycoplan.bsky.social

Tune in to find out this Sunday at 11 am on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco as @profjoshlandy.bsky.social and guest co-host Jorah Dannenberg present our annual Dionysus Awards for the most philosophically-compelling movies of the past year.

More at philosophytalk.org/shows/the-20... #PhilSky #movies

The 2026 Dionysus Awards: Best TV Show That Blows Up All Your Theories of Personal Identity YouTube video by Philosophy Talk

Coming up this weekend it's the Dionysus Awards, our annual celebration of the most thought-provoking #movies (and, increasingly, #TV shows) of the past year. In this segment, the philosophers consider two of TV's best extended thought experiments on personal identity: youtu.be/NU39I_TzNDA #PhilSky

Hobbes and the Ideal Citizen Podcast Episode · Philosophy Talk · 5 April · 51min

ICYMI Yesterday's not-at-all nasty, brutish, or short broadcast on political philosopher Thomas #Hobbes is now available for download: podcasts.apple.com/rs/podcast/h... #PhilSky

TODAY: On his 438th anniversary, revisit the thought of the influential 17th century philosopher with Stanford political scientist @aejm.bsky.social, author of "Political Realism in Apocalyptic Times."

🎧 11 am on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & www.kalw.org/show/philoso... #PhilSky

Hobbes and the Ideal Citizen: Roving Philosophical Report YouTube video by Philosophy Talk

Ahead of our next episode, "Thomas #Hobbes and the Ideal Citizen," we sent our Roving Philosophical Reporter, Shereen Adel, to ask Josh Ober and Emilee Chapman of Stanford how ideals of #citizenship have evolved from ancient Athens to modern America: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zca3... #PhilSky

April Arrivals - Philosophy Talk April is National Poetry Month and also the birth month of the late poet and Nobel laureate Louise Glück, who joined Josh and Ray back in 2022 to ask Why Poetry Matters. Check out that episode along w...

April is National #Poetry Month and also the birth month of the late poet and Nobel laureate Louise Glück, who joined Josh & Ray in 2022 to ask Why Poetry Matters. Check out that episode along with others focused on notable thinkers born in April—more at philosophytalk.org/playlist/apr... #PhilSky

Coming up: When does thinking become an action? Josh and guest-host Blakey Vermeule do things in the mind of their Stanford colleague Antonia Peacocke, author of "Mental Means."

🎧 Sunday at 11 am on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & www.kalw.org/show/philoso....

#PhilSky #philosophy #mind

How to Do Things With Your Mind: Roving Philosophical Report YouTube video by Philosophy Talk

Is it possible to improve the quality of your thinking? Ahead of our next episode, we sent our Roving Philosophical Reporter, Sarah @laistirland.bsky.social, to find out how #meditation can help us control our thoughts: youtu.be/yEmebVYmf98

#philSky #philosophy #zenbuddhism

What Is Addiction? Is addiction a brain disease, a character problem, or both (or neither)?

TODAY: Josh and Ray can’t quit talking to Hanna Pickard from @jhu.edu, author of "What Would You Do Alone in a Cage with Nothing but Cocaine? A Philosophy of #Addiction" — 11 am on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & www.kalw.org/show/philoso...

#PhilSky #philosophy @jhuartssciences.bsky.social

It's 3/14, which is only the beginning when it comes to π, an infinite non-repeating number. Check out our 2008 episode with @rudytheelder.bsky.social from San Jose State University, author of "Infinity and the Mind": philosophytalk.org/shows/infinity

#PhilSky #philosophy #math #PiDay

Coming up: Is #addiction a brain disease, a problem of character, or both (or neither)? Josh and Ray can't get enough of Hanna Pickard from @jhu.edu, author of "What Would You Do Alone in a Cage with Nothing But Cocaine? A Philosophy of Addiction."

George Berkeley: Roving Philosophical Report YouTube video by Philosophy Talk

Bishop George Berkeley was born otd in 1685. For our episode in 2005, we sent our Roving Philosophical Reporter to look into the relationship between #Berkeley the philosopher and Berkeley the city across from San Francisco: youtu.be/jImlQQaId-s

#PhilSky #philosophy @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

What better way to mark #InternationalWomensDay than to check out one (or more!) of the 16 extraordinary thinkers in our "Wise Women" series: philosophytalk.org/wisewomen

#PhilSky #philosophy #WomensHistoryMonth @nehgov.bsky.social

Women's History Month is the perfect time to listen to this series I designed about the overlooked and underrated contributions of women in philosophy.

From Hypatia to Hildegard, Mary Wollstonecraft to Mary Midgley, learn about philosophy's unsung heroines!

#WomensHistoryMonth #Philosophy #PhilSky

In the spirit of #WomensHistoryMonth and the upcoming #Oscars, here are films that feature thinkers from our #WiseWomen series:

• "Mary Shelley" (2017): Mary Wollstonecraft
• "Agora" (2009): Hypatia of Alexandria
• "Iris" (2001): Iris Murdoch
• "Reds" (1981): Emma Goldman

What others are there?

Mary Wollstonecraft: Roving Philosophical Report YouTube video by Philosophy Talk

Ahead of this week's #WiseWomen episode, we sent our Roving Philosophical Reporter to explore the turbulent life and times of Mary Wollstonecraft with @eileenmhunt.bsky.social from Notre Dame, author of "Portraits of #Wollstonecraft: The Making of a Feminist Icon, 1785 to 2020": youtu.be/TKndx-RNbF4

Don't forget: our entire library of 600+ episodes questioning everything (except your intelligence) from Aristotle to Zhuangzi, from Architecture to Zen Buddhism, is now free to listen and download: philosophytalk.org/get-the-podcast

#philosophy #podcast #MicheldeMontaigne

Beloved podcast 'Philosophy Talk' now available for free The popular show, which originated with support from Stanford, will reach an even wider audience.

Have you heard? The @philtalkradio.bsky.social podcast is now open access! humsci.stanford.edu/feature/belo...

Why Trust Science: Roving Philosophical Report YouTube video by Philosophy Talk

Ahead of recording "What Is Addiction?" with Hanna Pickard from @jhu.edu next week, we're thinking back to Holly J. McDede's Roving Philosophical Report exploring #harmreduction strategies that treat #addiction with care and compassion rather than punishment: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0s7... #PhilSky

Next week we'll be recording an episode asking what is #addiction with Hanna Pickard from @jhu.edu, author of "What Would You Do Alone in a Cage with Nothing But Cocaine? A Philosophy of Addiction."

Got a question or comment about addiction? Let us know below, and we may ask yours on the show!

Can Money Buy Well-being: Roving Philosophical Report YouTube video by Philosophy Talk

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

Beloved podcast 'Philosophy Talk' now available for free The popular show, which originated with support from Stanford, will reach an even wider audience.

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