If Socrates Had a Podcast

Episode 6 - Contexts of Language: Politics, Medicine, and a Dialogue

In the sixth episode of “If Socrates Had a Podcast”, Socrates meets Firuzabadi. Here, hear them discuss the effect of language on the listener, in two very different contexts. Music “Debussy – Clair de Lune – L 75” by Gregor Quendel [https://pixabay.com/users/gregorquendel-19912121/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=179688%22] from Pixabay [https://pixabay.com/music//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=179688] Disclaimers This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes, and does not intend to provide, nor should be understood as providing, advice of any sort. The books are real, and I highly recommend that you (legally!) obtain copies and explore them for yourself. The characters are also real people, and quite fascinating ones. However, the conversations they have, the views that they hold, and the backstory that I have created, are entirely fictional and are work of my own, even if they are based on reality to some extent.

Episode 5 - Socrates on an Adventure: An Epic Tale

To celebrate the fifth episode of If Socrates Had a Podcast, Socrates decides to go on a voyage to Brazil to meet the Emperor. Hear their story, and how they met. Transcript https://sites.google.com/view/ishappodcast/episode-transcripts/episode-5 [https://sites.google.com/view/ishappodcast/episode-transcripts/episode-5?authuser=1] Music  “Piano Background” by Sakartvelo from Pixabay Disclaimers This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes, and does not intend to provide, nor should be understood as providing, advice of any sort. The books are real, and I highly recommend that you (legally!) obtain copies and explore them for yourself. The characters are also real people, and quite fascinating ones. However, the conversations they have, the views that they hold, and the backstory that I have created, are entirely fictional and are work of my own, even if they are based on reality to some extent.

Episode 4 – On Crime Choices: A Paper, An Epic, and a Dialogue

In the fourth episode of If Socrates Had a Podcast, Socrates and Chanakya meet to discuss a major Hindu epic and the subject of what crimes people choose to commit.  Transcript https://sites.google.com/view/ishappodcast/episode-transcripts/episode-4 [https://sites.google.com/view/ishappodcast/episode-transcripts/episode-4?authuser=1] Works Featured in This Episode * The Ramayana: A Modern Retelling of the Great Indian Epic by Ramesh Menon * “How people choose between criminal opportunities” by Andrew T. Krajewski et al., in Criminology, https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-9125.70006 [https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-9125.70006] Music “Peter Tchaikovsky, March (From Nutcracker) – Classical Remix” by Trygve Larsen, from Pixabay Disclaimers This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes, and does not intend to provide, nor should be understood as providing, advice of any sort. The books are real, and I highly recommend that you (legally!) obtain copies and explore them for yourself. The characters are also real people, and quite fascinating ones. However, the conversations they have, the views that they hold, and the backstory that I have created, are entirely fictional and are work of my own, even if they are based on reality to some extent.

An Unfortunate Announcement and a Very Important One

Due to a production delay, Episode 4 will be released on Saturday, November 29th rather than today. Take a listen for this and an important announcement. Transcript https://sites.google.com/view/ishappodcast/episode-transcripts/an-unfortunate-announcement-and-a-very-important-one [https://sites.google.com/view/ishappodcast/episode-transcripts/an-unfortunate-announcement-and-a-very-important-one] Disclaimers This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes, and does not intend to provide, nor should be understood as providing, advice of any sort. The books are real, and I highly recommend that you (legally!) obtain copies and explore them for yourself. The characters are also real people, and quite fascinating ones. However, the conversations they have, the views that they hold, and the backstory that I have created, are entirely fictional and are work of my own, even if they are based on reality to some extent.

Episode 3 – A Correction and a Deeper Exploration of Neuroimmunology and Cancer

In the third episode of If Socrates Had a Podcast, Socrates has dinner with Marie and Louis Pasteur to discuss an error that was made in Episode 2, and go deeper into the content of that episode. Find out about these connections, a mysterious figure Socrates and the Pasteurs met on the way to Paris, and more in this episode. Transcript https://sites.google.com/view/ishappodcast/episode-transcripts/episode-3 Works Featured in This Episode * “Protein Synthesis and Metabolism in T Cells” in the Annual Review of Immunology, by Linda V. Sinclair and Doreen A. Cantrell, https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-immunol-082323-035253 [https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-immunol-082323-035253] * “Enkephalin-producing regulatory T cells in the skin restrain local inflammation through control of nociception” by Alejandra Mendoza et al., https://doi.org/10.1126/sciimmunol.adz6869 [https://doi.org/10.1126/sciimmunol.adz6869] * “Neuro-immune cross-talk in cancer” in Nature Reviews Cancer, by Moran Amit et al., https://doi.org/10.1038/s41568-025-00831-w [https://doi.org/10.1038/s41568-025-00831-w] * Immune by Philipp Dettmer (ISBN 9780593241318) Music “Gymnopedie 1 Erik Satie” by Jerome Chauvel, from Pixabay Disclaimers This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes, and does not intend to provide, nor should be understood as providing, advice of any sort. The books are real, and I highly recommend that you (legally!) obtain copies and explore them for yourself. The characters are also real people, and quite fascinating ones. However, the conversations they have, the views that they hold, and the backstory that I have created, are entirely fictional and are work of my own, even if they are based on reality to some extent.