Embrace The Void

Spirituality and Belonging with Kat Ford

My guest this week is Dr. Kathryn Ford, a postdoctoral research fellow at Brunel University where she’s currently working on a project called Spirits and Sources which focuses on issues around belonging among spiritual folks. We discuss the costs and benefits of these sorts of approaches and what it can feel like to live in spaces focused around spirituality. Music by GW Rodriguez Editing by Adam Wik Sibling Pod: Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/ [https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/] Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoid [https://patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoid] If you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps! This show is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org [https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/]. Next Episode: TBA

Epistemic Injustice with Aidan McGlynn

My guest this week is Aidan McGlynn, a senior lecturer in philosophy at University of Edinburgh and author of the book Epistemic Injustice: An Introduction. We discuss the various facets of epistemic injustice, the impact it has on people's lives, and how we should think about debates over objective truth. Epistemic Injustice: https://www.routledge.com/Epistemic-Injustice-An-Introduction/McGlynn/p/book/9781032251608 [https://www.routledge.com/Epistemic-Injustice-An-Introduction/McGlynn/p/book/9781032251608] Music by GW Rodriguez Editing by Adam Wik Sibling Pod: Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/ [https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/] Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoid [https://patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoid] If you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps! This show is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org [https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/]. Next Episode: Spirituality and Belonging with Kat Ford

Secular Leadership with Darrel Ray

My guest this week is Darrel Ray, an organizational psychologist and founder of Recovering from Religion, the Secular Therapy Project, and the Institute for Secular Leadership. Darrel has a new leadership course aimed at helping secular community organizers gain practical tools for thinking about everything from big picture mission questions to the nitty gritty of setting up meetings and delegating work. We also discuss how to deal with schisms and social issues that impact our groups. Darrel Ray info: https://www.seculartherapy.org/dr-darrel-ray [https://www.seculartherapy.org/dr-darrel-ray] Music by GW Rodriguez Editing by Adam Wik Sibling Pod: Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/ [https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/] Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoid [https://patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoid] If you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps! This show is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org [https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/]. Next Episode: Epistemic Injustice Aidan McGlynn

AI Consciousness with Matthew Sheffield

My guest this week is Matthew Sheffield, a writer, producer, and media entrepreneur. He hosts The Theory of Change podcast on The Flux network and when he’s not writing about our current political chaos he’s working away at an equally hard problem, that of consciousness in the age of AI. Matt's recent article on AI and consicousness: https://plus.flux.community/p/its-like-this-why-your-perception Music by GW Rodriguez Editing by Adam Wik Sibling Pod: Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/ [https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/] Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoid [https://patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoid] If you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps! This show is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org [https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/]. Next Episode: Secular Leadership with Darrel Ray

Lottocracy with Alex Guerrero

My guest this week is Alex Guerrero, a professor of philosophy at the Rutgers University and author of the book Lottocracy: Democracy without Elections. We talk through the major problems with democracy and how a lottocracy might avoid them, as well as unique concerns of its own. Lottocracy: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/lottocracy-9780198938989 [https://global.oup.com/academic/product/lottocracy-9780198938989] Music by GW Rodriguez Editing by Adam Wik Sibling Pod: Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/ [https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/] Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoid [https://patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoid] If you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps! This show is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org [https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/]. Next Episode: AI consciousness with Matthew Sheffield