Philosophy Everyday
Episodes
Happiness Was Never the Point! | Rebecca Goldstein on Mattering
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca Goldstein is a philosopher/novelist who brings serious philosophical ideas to the world of popular discussion. A trained analytic philosopher,...
What Happened Before the Big Bang? Dr. Niayesh Afshordi on Time, Singularity, and Nothingness
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Niayesh Afshordi is a theoretical physicist and professor at the University of Waterloo, known for his work on cosmology, quantum gravity, and the...
What Happens When Death Loses Meaning? | Robert P. Harrison on Modern Life & Mortality
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Pogue Harrison is a Professor of Italian and French Literature at Stanford University and a leading scholar in Philosophy, Literature, Intellec...
Can You Prove God Using Only Reason? (Descartes' Meditations)
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What do you believe to be true? Are you absolutely certain? Can you really know? Does reason exist for its own sake, or is every thought simply an ill...
Can AI Cure Conspiracy Theories? Dr. Gordon Pennycook on Pseudo-Profound Bullshit
07 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I recently talked with Dr. Gordon Pennycook who is a cognitive psychologist and has researched, among other things, why people accept false informatio...
Why You Can’t Control Your Thoughts | Steven C. Hayes
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Steven C. Hayes is a prominent American clinical psychologist and researcher known for his foundational work in behavioral science and psychotherapy w...
Platonic Love Explained (Why Modern Dating Feels So Empty)
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The idea that love is a feeling rather than an appetite for something may be part of the marketing surrounding Valentine's Day; in other words, lo...
What Happens to Love in a Nihilistic World? | John Vervaeke on Meaning, Truth, and the Modern Crisis
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
John Vervaeke is a cognitive scientist and philosopher best known for his work on the modern meaning crisis, wisdom, and the nature of human understan...
Why Modern Philosophy Still Can’t Escape Descartes | John Cottingham
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
John Cottingham is one of the world’s leading scholars of René Descartes and early modern philosophy. He is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the...
What If Everything You Believe Is Wrong? (Descartes’ Radical Doubt)
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Nothing can be trusted to be real, or at least, that’s the starting point. In this episode, I break down René Descartes’ method of radical doubt ...
The Universe Is Not About Us! Dr. Avi Loeb on Mystery of 3I/ATLAS, Existentialism, and the Cosmos
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Avi Loeb is a prominent theoretical physicist specializing in astrophysics and cosmology. He serves as the Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science...
Books to Read in 2026 (Fiction, Philosophy & Non-Fiction) | Book Review #1
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we enter 2026, I wanted to take a step back and reflect on some of the books I read this year, and what they made me rethink about life, meaning, p...
Aristotle on Education: Why School Was Never About Jobs
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Was education ever meant to make you employable or fix your career? In the final book of Politics, Aristotle argues that this assumption misunderstand...
Did Aristotle Really Propose Universal Basic Income 2300 Years Ago?
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Did Aristotle sketch the foundations of something like Universal Basic Income in ancient times? In Book VII of Politics, he argues that no citizen sho...
Did Aristotle Think Philosophy Is a Waste of Time? Aristotle's Politics Part 16
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aristotle never treated philosophy as a luxury or something that you do when you are bored. In Book Seven of Politics, he forces a difficult question:...
What Can Aristotle Teach Us About Stability? Aristotle's Politics Part 15
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I walk through Book 6 of Aristotle’s Politics, a section where he becomes unusually practical. Here he stops talking about ideal sy...
Reality Is a Controlled Hallucination! Dr. Anil Seth on Consciousness
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I talked to Dr. Anil Seth, neuroscientist, author of "Being You", and one of the world’s leading thinkers on consciousness, to explore one of the de...
What Aristotle Really Thought About Monarchy? Aristotle's Politics Part 14
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What did Aristotle really think about monarchy? In this episode, I finish Book V of Aristotle’s Politics, exploring how monarchies rise, fall, and s...
Why Your Brain Tricks You Into False Beliefs! Dr. Spencer Greenberg Explains
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I sat down with Dr. Spencer Greenberg, mathematician, entrepreneur, and host of the Clearer Thinking podcast, to explore one of the most fascinating p...
What Really Is Aristocracy? Aristotle’s Politics Part 13
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What makes a society lose its moral strength?Did Aristotle already warn us about how virtue slowly fades not through sudden corruption, but through sm...
Did the Enlightenment Fail? A Philosophical Reflection with Dr. Stephen Hicks
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I sat down with Dr. Stephen Hicks, philosopher and author of Explaining Postmodernism, to explore some of the biggest questions in modern thought: wha...
What Aristotle Really Thought About Human Nature? Aristotle's Politics Part 12
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is the source of all conflicts? Aristotle thought that the answer had something to do with human nature itself. In this episode, I talk about Boo...
How To Thrive in Hard Times? Stoicism Explained by Dr. Massimo Pigliucci
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I sat down with Dr. Massimo Pigliucci, philosopher, evolutionary biologist, and one of the most influential voices bringing Stoicism into the modern a...
Did Aristotle Invent Checks and Balances? Aristotle's Politics Part 11
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aristotle links his ethics to politics, arguing that just as virtue is found in the middle, so too is stability in the city.The middle class, the “m...
We Live in a Simulation! Dr. Roman Yampolskiy on AI & Reality
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I sat down with Dr. Roman Yampolskiy, a leading voice in AI safety and author of AI: Unexplainable, Unpredictable, Uncontrollable. In this episode, we...
What Makes Politics Possible? Aristotle’s Politics Part 10
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Should the wealthy few rule, or the poor majority? Should politics belong to those with leisure, or can every citizen truly take part? In these chapte...
Why the Perfect System Doesn’t Exist? Aristotle's Politics Part 9
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is politics about ideals, or about what actually works? Aristotle shifts from dreaming about the perfect city to wrestling with the messy reality of r...
Who Should Rule? Aristotle's Politics Part 8
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who should rule, the one or the many?Aristotle wrestled with this question in Politics, and his answer is anything but simple. On one side stands the ...
Can One Genius Outrule Everyone? Aristotle's Politics Part 7
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I dive into Aristotle’s controversial idea, the “natural king.” This is the one person whose virtue and wisdom are so far above...
Aristotle on the Rich and the Poor! Aristotle's Politics Part 6
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore Aristotle’s brutal critique of both democracy and oligarchy and why he believed neither the rich nor the poor should rule...
Aristotle’s Definition of Citizenship Explained! Aristotle's Politics Part 5
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Does being a good person automatically make you a good citizen? In this episode, I dive into one of Aristotle’s most important distinctions between ...
Was Sparta a Lie? Aristotle's Politics Part 4
05 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sparta was worshipped, by both ancient and modern admirers. But what if the truth behind the myth is weaker, even a little absurd?In this episode, I g...
Why Utopias Fail? Aristotle on Equality and Reality! Aristotle's Politics Part 3
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the perfect society is actually a trap?In this episode, I dive into Book II of Aristotle’s Politics, where he dissects Plato’s idea of a u...
Is Profit Always Good? Aristotle on How to Get Rich with Purpose! Aristotle's Politics Part 2
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is there such a thing as getting rich the right way?In this episode, I dive into Aristotle’s views on wealth, money-making, and the purpose behind ...
Is Man a Political Animal? Aristotle's Politics Part 1
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why did Aristotle say that anyone who lives outside society is either a beast or a god?In this first episode of the Politics series, I go back to the ...
How Art and AI Shape Meaning Today with Dr. Rebecca Marks!
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do art, AI, and ideology shape how we see the world?In this first episode of Philosophy Everyday, I speak with Dr. Rebecca Marks, an art historian...