Paris Institute for Critical Thinking
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
A Cloud In Love
07 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A Cloud in Love, a children's tale by Nazim Hikmet, translated from Turkish into English by Evrim Emir-Sayers, audio recording by David Selim Sayers (...
PICT Voices #36: Zachary Foster, Gaza: The Spiral of Violence
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our thirty-sixth interview is with Zachary Foster Middle East Scholar (San Francisco, USA) by David Selim Sayers (Paris, France) Wednesday, October 11...
The Last Ottoman #4: Iain T. Benson, Religious Pluralism & The Law
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our fourth guest is Iain T. Benson, legal scholar (Sydney, Australia) Monday, December 17, 2022 Nothing that was built over centuries can collapse ov...
Bookaholics #16: Jacob Soll, Free Market: The History of an Idea
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our sixteenth interview is with Jacob Soll, philosophy scholar (LA, USA) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Thursday, February 9, 2023 We...
Bookaholics #15: Stuart Dischell, The Lookout Man
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our fifteenth interview is with Stuart Dischell, poet (Greensboro, USA) by Stephanie Papa (Paris, France) Tuesday, January 10, 2023 Welcome to Bookah...
Dates with Death #6: Jan Age Sigvartsen
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our sixth interview is with Jan Age Sigvartsen, theologian (Michiana, USA) Tuesday, November 15, 2022 Death has become a taboo in the West, almost co...
PICT Voices #35: David Kilpatrick, The World Cup: The Politics of Football
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our thirty-fifth interview is with David Kilpatrick, philosophy scholar (NYC, USA) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Monday, November 21,...
Bookaholics #14: Dipali Mathur, Available To Be Poisoned: Toxicity as a Form of Life
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our fourteenth interview is with Dipali Mathur, humanities scholar (Edinburgh, UK) by Iain Mackenzie (Canterbury, UK) Thursday, November 3, 2022 Welc...
The Last Ottoman #3: Zachary Foster, Palestine: How (Not) to Write History
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our third guest is Zachary Foster, Middle East Scholar (San Francisco, USA) Wednesday, November 2, 2022 Nothing that was built over centuries can col...
Bookaholics #13: Benedict Beckeld, Western Self-Contempt
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our thirteenth interview is with Benedict Beckeld, philosophy scholar (NYC, USA) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Saturday, September 10...
Dates with Death #5: Simcha Raphael
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our fifth interview is with Simcha Raphael, Psychotherapist & Rabbi (Philadelphia, USA) Friday, August 26, 2022 Death has become a taboo in the West,...
Bookaholics #12: Nina Power, What Do Men Want?
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our twelfth interview is with Nina Power, philosophy scholar (London, UK) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Thursday, May 5, 2022 Welcom...
The Last Ottoman #2: Mortaza Behboudi, Afghanistan: Diversity & Disintegration
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our second guest is Mortaza Behboudi, journalist (Kabul, Afghanistan) Friday, June 3, 2022 Nothing that was built over centuries can collapse overnig...
The Last Ottoman #1: Atom Egoyan, 20 Years of Ararat
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our first guest is Atom Egoyan, filmmaker (Toronto, Canada) Friday, May 13, 2022 Nothing that was built over centuries can collapse overnight. And wh...
Dates with Death #4: Annik Wüthrich
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our fourth interview is with Annik Wüthrich, Egyptologist (Vienna, Austria) Wednesday, April 6, 2022 Death has become a taboo in the West, almost co...
Dates with Death #3: Charles King
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our third interview is with Charles King, historian (Omaha, USA) Monday, April 4, 2021 Death has become a taboo in the West, almost completely banish...
Bookaholics #11: Felix Ó Murchadha, The Formation of the Modern Self
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our eleventh interview is with a Felix Ó Murchadha, philosophy scholar (Galway, Ireland) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Monday, April...
Bookaholics #10: Carlo Salzani, Walter Benjamin and the Actuality of Critique
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our tenth interview is with a Carlo Salzani, philosophy scholar (Vienna, Austria) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Wednesday, March 2, 2...
Bookaholics #9: Adam Kadlac, The Ethics of Sports Fandom
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our ninth interview is with Adam Kadlac, philosophy scholar (Winston-Salem, USA) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Monday, February 21, 2...
PICT Voices #34: Sophia Rosenfeld, Truth & Common Sense
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our thirty-fourth interview is with Sophia Rosenfeld, historian (Philadelphia, USA) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Monday, February 14...
PICT Voices #33: Wolfgang Pannek, Taanteatro
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our thirty-third interview is with Wolfgang Pannek, theatre maker (Sao Paulo, Brazil) by Anton Bonnici (Paris, France) Saturday, November 13, 2021 PI...
Dates with Death #2: Sarah Iles Johnston
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our second interview is with Sarah Iles Johnston, classics scholar (Ohio, USA) Monday, November 8, 2021 Death has become a taboo in the West, almost ...
Dates with Death #1: Sheldon Solomon
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our first interview is with Sheldon Solomon, social psychologist (Saratoga Springs, USA) Thursday, June 24, 2021 Death has become a taboo in the West...
PICT Voices #32: Joseba Zulaika, What is Terrorism?
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our thirty-second interview is with Joseba Zulaika, anthropologist (Reno, USA) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Thursday, September 16, ...
PICT Voices #31: Wolfgang Streeck, The Economy of Buying Time
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our thirty-first interview is with Wolfgang Streeck, economic sociologist (Brühl, Germany) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Monday, Jul...
Bookaholics #8: Jonathan Rée, Ludwig Wittgenstein's Tractatus
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our eighth interview is with Jonathan Rée, philosopher, historian, and author (Oxford, UK) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Thursday, J...
The Object Lesson #1: Samir Gandesha, What's Left: On the Prohibition of Language
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our first interview is with Samir Gandesha, humanities scholar (Vancouver, Canada) by Emily Laurent-Monaghan (Vancouver, Canada) Wednesday, May 26, 20...
Bookaholics #7: David Cayley, Ivan Illich: An Intellectual Journey
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our seventh interview is with David Cayley, writer and broadcaster (Toronto, Canada) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Thursday, May 27, ...
PICT Voices #30: Laurie Zoloth, The Ethics of Vaccination
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our thirtieth interview is with Laurie Zoloth, ethics scholar (Chicago, USA) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Monday, May 10, 2021 PICT...
PICT Voices #29: Michelle Coursey & Jessica Padilla, Guns, Germs & Makeup
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our twenty-ninth interview is with Michelle Coursey & Jessica Padilla, makeup artists (NYC, USA) by David Selim Sayers (Paris, France) Tuesday, April ...
PICT Voices #28: Peter Knight, Conspiracy Theory
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our twenty-eighth interview is with Peter Knight, literary scholar (Manchester, UK) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Thursday, April 22,...
PICT Voices #27: Mortaza Behboudi, Moria Revisited
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our twenty-seventh interview is with Mortaza Behboudi, Journalist (Lesbos, Greece) by Evrim Emir-Sayers (Ayvalik, Turkey), Friday, March 26, 2021 PIC...
Bookaholics #6: Grant Snider, I Will Judge You By Your Bookshelf
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our sixth interview is with Grant Snider, cartoonist (Wichita, USA) by David Selim Sayers (Paris, France) Tuesday, March 23, 2021 Welcome to Bookahol...
PICT Voices #26: Ole von Uexkull, Awards: The Making of Role Models
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our twenty-sixth interview is with Ole von Uexkull, philanthropist (Stockholm, Sweden) by David Selim Sayers (Paris, France) Monday, February 22, 2021...
PICT Voices #25: Ivan Oransky, The Use and Abuse of Science
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our twenty-fifth interview is with Ivan Oransky, science journalist (New York City, USA) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Friday, Februa...
PICT Voices #24: Michael Czerny, Out of Isolation
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our twenty-fourth interview is with Michael Czerny, Cardinal (Vatican City) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Tuesday, February 9, 2021 ...
PICT Voices #23: Nadine Strossen, To Speak or Not to Speak
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our twenty-third interview is with Nadine Strossen, legal scholar (New York City, USA) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Thursday, Februa...
PICT Voices #22: Burghard Baltrusch, From Blindness to Seeing with José Saramago
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our twenty-second interview is with Burghard Baltrusch, literary scholar (Vigo, Spain) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Wednesday, Janua...
Bookaholics #5: Edward Baring, Converts to the Real
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our fifth interview is with Edward Baring, intellectual historian (New Jersey, USA) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Monday, December 21...
PICT Voices #21: Sunetra Gupta, The Great Barrington Debate
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our twenty-first interview is with Sunetra Gupta, theoretical epidemiologist(Oxford, UK) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Thursday, Dece...
PICT Voices #20: Evrim Emir-Sayers, The Anti-Education of PICT
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our twentieth interview is with Evrim Emir-Sayers, philosophy scholar (Paris, France) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Monday, November ...
Bookaholics #4: Frank Furedi, Why Borders Matter
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our fourth interview is with Frank Furedi, sociologist (Canterbury, UK) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Tuesday, November 24, 2020 Wel...
PICT Voices #19: Michael Barry, Islam: Caricature or Civilization?
28 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our nineteenth interview is with Michael Barry, Middle East scholar (Venice, Italy) by Evrim Emir-Sayers (Paris, France) Monday, November 23, 2020 PI...
Bookaholics #3: David Newheiser, Hope in a Secular Age
28 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our third interview is with David Newheiser, philosophy scholar (Melbourne, Australia) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Tuesday, Novembe...
PICT Faculty Lectures VI Subversive Selves Women Artists’ Nude Self - Portraits One Century Ago
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The PICT Faculty Lectures series staged its sixth event on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. In front of a full house, PICT visiting faculty member Lauren Ji...
Jonathan Rée Book Talk
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Paris Institute for Critical Thinking (PICT) organized its first book talk and signing event on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, at the Red Wheelbarrow ...
PICT Voices #1 Mortaza Behboudi, Moria Refugee Camp
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our first interview is with Mortaza Behboudi, Journalist (Moria Refugee Camp, Lesbos, Greece) by Evrim Emir Sayers & David Selim Sayers (Paris, France...
PICT Honorary Lecture IV “Wittgenstein And The History Of Philosophy” By Jonathan Rée
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
PICT Honorary Lectures series IV: “Wittgenstein and the History of Philosophy,” a talk by the British philosopher and historian Jonathan Rée, co-...
PICT Voices #3 David Newheiser, Religion & Hope In Exceptional Times (pt. 1)
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our third interview is with David Newheiser, philosophy scholar (Melbourne, Australia) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Wednesday, April...
Let`s Get Bored - Episode 1 So Much Time
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A Four-Part Podcast Journey to the Very Heart of Boredom by Salamis Aysegul Sentug The coronavirus has given us plenty of time to ourselves. One cons...
PICT Voices #2 Carlo Salzani, Giorgio Agamben & The State Of Exception
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our second interview is with Carlo Salzani, philosophy scholar (Vienna, Austria) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Friday, April 3, 2020 ...
Bookaholics #1 Jonathan Rée, A Schoolmaster's War
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our first interview is with Jonathan Rée, philosopher, historian, and author (Oxford, Britain) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Monday...
PICT Voices #6 David Selim Sayers, Sick In The City
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our sixth interview is with David Selim Sayers, cultural historian (Paris, France) by Evrim Emir-Sayers (Paris, France) Sunday, April 26, 2020 PICT V...
Let`s Get Bored - Episode 3 Boredom In Art
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A Four-Part Podcast Journey to the Very Heart of Boredom by Salamis Aysegul Sentug The coronavirus has given us plenty of time to ourselves. One cons...
PICT Voices #5 David Cayley, Revisiting Ivan Illich
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our fifth interview is with David Cayley, writer and broadcaster (Toronto, Canada) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Friday, April 24, 20...
PICT Voices #4 Claude Mangion, A Pandemic Of Communications
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our fourth interview is with Claude Mangion, philosophy scholar (Malta) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Thursday, April 23, 2020 PICT ...
Let`s Get Bored - Episode 2 A Philosophical Survey Of Boredom
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A Four-Part Podcast Journey to the Very Heart of Boredom by Salamis Aysegul Sentug The coronavirus has given us plenty of time to ourselves. One cons...
PICT Voices #3 David Newheiser, Religion & Hope In Exceptional Times (pt. 2)
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our third interview is with David Newheiser, philosophy scholar (Melbourne, Australia) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Wednesday, April...
PICT Voices #9 Philip Alcabes, Pandemic A Medical Narrative
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our ninth interview is with Philip Alcabes, epidemiologist (New York, USA) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Thursday, May 7, 2020 PICT ...
PICT Voices #18 Ruth Finkelstein, The Old & The Restful
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our eighteenth interview is with Ruth Finkelstein, professor of public health (New York City, USA) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Mond...
PICT Voices #17 Anton Bonnici, Theatre Is Dead, Long Live Theatre!
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our seventeenth interview is with Anton Bonnici, theatre maker & teacher (Paris, France) by Evrim Emir-Sayers (Paris, France) Friday, October 23, 2020...
PICT Voices #16 Karl Van Den Broeck, What's New(s)? Challenges To Journalism
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our sixteenth interview is with Karl Van den Broeck, journalist (Antwerp, Belgium) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Monday, October 5, 2...
PICT Voices #15 Jacky Tai, Hong Kong City Of Dissent
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our fifteenth interview is with Jacky Tai, philosophy scholar & activist (Hong Kong) by Evrim Emir-Sayers (Paris, France) Friday, June 19, 2020 PICT ...
PICT Voices #14 Andrea Perunovic, IFDT Battles Of A Dissident Humanities Institute
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our fourteenth interview is with Andrea Perunovic, philosophy scholar (Belgrade, Serbia) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Monday, June 1...
PICT Portraits #1 Rose Hartman
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our first interview is with Rose Hartman, photographer (New York City, USA) by David Selim Sayers (Paris, France) Sunday, May 24, 2020 Welcome to PIC...
PICT Voices #13 William Sitwell, Culture & Commerce Of Eating Out
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our thirteenth interview is with William Sitwell, culinary critic (London, UK) by David Selim Sayers (Paris, France) Friday, June 12, 2020 PICT Voice...
PICT Voices #12 Iain T. Benson, Values, Virtues, Viruses
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our twelfth interview is with Iain T. Benson, legal scholar (Sydney, Australia) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Friday, May 15, 2020 P...
PICT Voices #11 Barbara Lambesis, For The Common Good The Wallace Fountains Of Paris
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our eleventh interview is with Barbara Lambesis, non-profit founder (Phoenix, Arizona) by David Selim Sayers (Paris, France) Tuesday, May 12, 2020 PI...
PICT Voices #10 Iain Mackenzie, Critique In A World Of Control
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our tenth interview is with Iain Mackenzie, philosophy scholar (Canterbury, UK) by Evrim Emir-Sayers (Paris, France) Thursday, May 7, 2020 PICT Voice...
Let`s Get Bored - Episode 4 Boredom In Literature
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A Four-Part Podcast Journey to the Very Heart of Boredom by Salamis Aysegul Sentug The coronavirus has given us plenty of time to ourselves. One cons...
PICT Voices #8 Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte, Living In Limbo
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our eighth interview is with Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte, philosophy scholar (Basel, Switzerland) by Evrim Emir-Sayers (Paris, France) Wednesday, May 6, 20...
PICT Voices #7 Frank Furedi, Society Of Fear
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our seventh interview is with Frank Furedi, sociologist (Canterbury, UK) by Kristof K.P. Vanhoutte (Basel, Switzerland) Monday, May 4, 2020 PICT Voic...