• Philosophy

    My Top Five Philosophy Podcasts

    Philosophy Bites is perhaps the granddaddy of philosophical podcasting. David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton interview philosophers graciously and insightfully. When I was starting out this was my go-to. Each podcast lasts no more than twenty minutes and yet manages to cover a topic succinctly and sufficiently. In Our Time is hosted by the inimitable Melvin Bragg who readily admits his limited background in philosophy. This is a distinct advantage as he will interject at the slightest whiff of an interviewee careering off into some highly technical phi-jargon. The discussions are usually between Bragg and three experts in the field and are fairly sweeping in scope covering movements, figures and historical…