Podcasts: the perfect hiking accompaniment! Amy Cools listens to one on a hike in Joaquin Miller Regional Park, Oakland, CA, Oct 15, 2016
Welcome to the podcast edition of Ordinary Philosophy. Here, you can listen to interviews and audio renditions of pieces published in Ordinary Philosophy, dedicated to philosophy in the public square and the history of ideas that change the world.
*Dear listeners: I discontinued the podcast when pursuing a PhD degree at the University of Edinburgh. Since I was self-funded and had to work to support myself as I researched and wrote full-time, I had to pick my projects carefully. Recording and publishing the podcast takes a great deal of time which I could no longer spare. I look forward to having the time and funds to resume this project that’s so dear to my heart. In the meantime, you can find past episodes linked below; a few audio files, unfortunately, are lost, which I discovered when uploading them to this site; I had originally used a podcast-hosting service.*
115. The Bell Tower, Tower of London: Thomas More, Elizabeth I, and Other Histories, Part 3
114. The Bell Tower, Tower of London: Thomas More, Elizabeth I, and Other Histories, Part 2
113. The Bell Tower, Tower of London: Thomas More, Elizabeth I, and Other Histories, Part 1
112. Hannibal and Florida, Missouri, in Search of Mark Twain
111. New Salem, in Search of Abraham Lincoln
110. Springfield, Illinois, in Search of Abraham Lincoln, Part 5
109. Springfield, Illinois, in Search of Abraham Lincoln, Part 4
108. Springfield, Illinois, in Search of Abraham Lincoln, Part 3
107. Springfield, Illinois, In Search of Abraham Lincoln, Part 2
106. Athens and Springfield, Illinois, Part 1, in Search of Abraham Lincoln
105. Peoria, Illinois, in Search of Robert G. Ingersoll, Frederick Douglass, and Abraham Lincoln, Part 3
104. Peoria, Illinois, in Search of Robert G. Ingersoll, Frederick Douglass, and Abraham Lincoln, Part 2
103. Peoria, Illinois, In Search of Robert G. Ingersoll, Frederick Douglass, and Abraham Lincoln, Part 1
102. Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois – Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas Debate
101. Fort Robinson, Nebraska, in Search of Crazy Horse
100. Wounded Knee, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota
99. Standing Rock Reservation: In Search of Sitting Bull, I Find Sakakawea, Too, Part 2
98. Standing Rock Reservation: In Search of Sitting Bull, I Find Sakakawea, Too, Part 1
97. The Black Hills – Mt Rushmore, Black Elk Peak, and Crazy Horse Memorial
96. Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
95. Lewis & Clark Caverns, Yellowstone National Park, and Our Public Lands
94. Bitterroot Mountains and the Lewis and Clark Wendover Ridge Hike
92. The Love of Possession Is a Disease With Them
91. East Bay Hike with Plutarch, June 11th, 2017
89. Mary Wollstonecraft, Champion of Reason, Passionate in Love
88. A Visit to the John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez, CA
87. Two Stories About Following the Life and Work of John Steinbeck
85. On the Recent Intelligence Squared U.S. Debate About Basic Income
84. Margaret Sanger in the San Francisco Bay Area, California
81. Margaret Sanger NYC Sites, Day 4
80. Margaret Sanger NYC Sites, Day 3 Part 2
79. Margaret Sanger NYC Sites, Day 3, Part 1
78. Making the Perfect the Enemy of the Good
77. Margaret Sanger NYC Sites, Day 2, Part 2
76. Margaret Sanger NYC Sites, Day 2 Part 1
75. Margaret Sanger NYC Sites, Day 1 Part 3
74. Goodbye, Dear Leonard Cohen!
73. A ‘Light’ That Obscures: The Misrepresentation of Secular Thought in Pope Francis’s First Encyclical
72. Why So Much Hatred for Margaret Sanger?
71. Margaret Sanger NYC Sites, Day 1 Part 2
70. Margaret Sanger NYC Sites, Day 1 Part 1, and a 100 Year Anniversary
69. To New York City I Go, in Search of Margaret Sanger
68. The Little Way of Goodness
67. Philosophy as Love of Wisdom and in the Public Sphere
66. Frederick Douglass Washington DC Sites, Last Day
65. Nature’s Clocks
64. Frederick Douglass Washington DC Sites, Day 1, Part 2
63. Compassion, Emptiness, and the Heart Sutra, by Ryan V. Stewart
62. Frederick Douglass Washington DC Sites, Day 1, Part 1
61. Frederick Douglass Chambersburg and Gettysburg PA Sites
60. Affirmative Action and Balance
59. Frederick Douglass Seneca Falls, Canandaigua, Honeoye, and Mt Hope Cemetery Sites
58. Frederick Douglass Rochester NY Sites, Day 2
57. Interview with Ken Morris, Anti-Slavery Activist
56. Behind the Veil: Rawls, Locke, de Toqueville, & Human Connection in a Liberal Society
55. Frederick Douglass Rochester NY Sites, Day 1
54: Interview with Leigh Fought, Anna & Frederick Douglass Scholar, Part Two
53: Interview with Leigh Fought, Anna & Frederick Douglass Scholar, Part One
52. Frederick Douglass Albany, Troy, and Syracuse NY sites
51. Interview with Peter Adamson on Indian and Islamic Philosophy
50. Frederick Douglass Lynn Sites, Part 2: Historical Society & Hutchinson Scrapbook
49. Frederick Douglass Lynn, Massachusetts Sites
48. On Martyrdom
47. Frederick Douglass Boston Sites
46. Frederick Douglass New Bedford, Massachusetts Sites
45. Frederick Douglass New York City Sites
44. Frederick Douglass Havre de Grace and Philadelphia Sites
43. Frederick Douglass Birthplace, Easton, and St Michaels, Maryland’s East Shore Sites
42. Frederick Douglass Baltimore Sites
41. Sex, Gender, Surgery, and Freedom
40. Communitarianism, Writ Large
39. Frederick Douglass on the Constitution
38. O.P. Recommends: Landmark Cases / Injustices, Two Great Works on the Supreme Court
37. Why We Need Citizen Philosophers
36. O.P. Recommends: Fareed Zakaria on What America Could Learn From Singapore About Racial Integration
35. Frederick Douglass on Faith and Doubt
34. A Moral and Political Critique of Democratic Primary Debate Arguments of 2015, Part 2
33. Traveling Philosophy Series: Frederick Douglass Edition, Prologue, Oakland, CA
32. Interview with Clay Jenkinson as Thomas Jefferson, Jan 16th 2016
31. Really, America? Ban the Refugees, Let the Troops Do All the Work?!? (The audio file for this episode is lost)
30. From Oakland to Maryland, New York, and Massachusetts I Go, in Search of Frederick Douglass (The audio file for this episode is lost)
29. A Moral and Political Critique of Republican Primary Debate 2015 Arguments, Part 2
28. Welcome to the new Ordinary Philosophy!
27. On Free Speech and Political Correctness: A Response to Lindy West
26. A Moral and Political Critique of the Republican Primary Debates of 2015, Part 1
25. Freedom, Liberty, and the Inevitable Interconnectedness of Human Life
24. In Defense of the Introverts
23. The Pope, Climate Change, Morality, and the Politicians
22. On the Josh Duggar Controversy, Part 2
21. Josh Duggar and Public Hysteria Over the ‘Sex Crimes’ of Children
20. You Can Still Call Me Feminist
18. Thomas Jefferson Sites, Part 6: Charlottesville, and Last Day in D.C.
17. Thomas Jefferson Sites, Part 5: Washington, D.C., Third Day
16. Thomas Jefferson Sites, Part 4: Washington, D.C., Second Day
15. Thomas Jefferson Sites, Part 3: Philadelphia
14. Thomas Jefferson Sites, Part 2: Williamsburg
13. Thomas Jefferson Sites, Part 1: Washington, D.C., First Day
12. Thomas Jefferson Traveling Philosophy Series: Introduction and Prologue
11. How the Brain Works (and Doesn’t) vs Our Justice System
10. Brian Williams, Bill O’Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, and Honesty in Public Discourse
9. Sexual Purity: A Dirty Idea
8. Science and Philosophy, a Beautiful Friendship: A Response to Michael Shermer
7. Is Feminism Passe? No! Cries A Distinct Lack of Statuary
6. The Wisdom of Crowds: How Voting Produces a Better Society
5. What Leaving Religion Has Done For Me
4. Philosophy and Early Feminist Thought
3. Activism is Not Enough: As Long As We Keep Shopping and Don’t Vote, It’s Our Fault Too!
2. Is The Market Really the Most Democratic Way to Determine Wages?
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