Selling Plato
Episodes
UNC Professor Mark McNeilly - Why This Business Professor Bans Laptops in Class
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mark McNeilly teaches in the areas of marketing and organizational behavior in the MBA and Undergraduate Business programs, and serves as the co-chair...
Jeremy Alder - How a Homeschooled, Philosophy-Majoring Preacher Got Into Comedy
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy Alder headlines comedy clubs and bars around the country and has opened for several nationally touring acts, including Demitri Martin, Russell ...
David Bahnsen: Why 99% of Wealth Managers Don’t Understand Economics
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From www.thebahnsengroup.com: David Bahnsen oversees the management of over $9 billion in client assets. He is consistently named one of the top finan...
Gary Gulman Wants YOU to Like Philosophy, Too
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Gulman (https://garygulman.com) is one of the most well-known, talented, smart comedians working today. His massive HBO special "The Great D...
Inside Nick McIlwain's Career With the Wildly Successful Preston and Steve Show and WMMR
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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How This Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot Taught Philosophy at West Point
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Dr. Cory Clark - The Feminization of Academia
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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John Mackey - The Entrepreneur Philosopher Behind Whole Foods
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Dr. Lorraine Besser - The Good Life Isn't Boring
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Maddie Rowley - Seeking Truth with The Free Press
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Zuby: Influencing Millions with Philosophy and Positivity
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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L.A. Paul - Transformative Experience and Practical Philosophy
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 17 - Dr. Brandon Warmke: The Massive Moral Failures of Academia
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brandon Warmke will be Associate Professor of Humanities at the Hamilton School of Classical and Civic Education at the University of Florida starting...
Episode 16 - How Colleges Actually Work
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Few people know how colleges work. What does "R1" mean? How are professors incentivized? Why do graduate students teach college courses? Wha...
Dr. Nathan Howard - Reasons Why We Do What We Do
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nathan Howard is an assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto, specialized in moral philosophy, particularl...
Dr. Gillian Russell - Virtual Reality, Martial Arts, and Logic
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gillian Russell is Professor of Philosophy at the Australian National University, as well as a visiting Professorial Fellow at the University of S...
Episode 13 - Dr. Megan Fritts - Academia Has a Parenting Problem
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Megan Fritts is an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She specializes in the areas of ethics, action ...
Episode 12 - Dr. Randal Baker and The World-Changing Weight Loss Device
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Randal Baker (MD, FACS) is a bariatric surgeon, specializing in obesity and weight loss. Well lover a decade ago, Dr. Baker developed a potentiall...
Episode 11 - Dr. Marcus Arvan, The Philosophy Career Guru
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Marcus Arvan is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tampa. He received his PhD from the University of Arizona and works in ethi...
Dr. Sarah Jane Murray - Hollywood Meets Medieval Philosophy
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Sarah Jane Murray (Ph.D., Princeton) is an award-winning Professor of Great Texts & Creative Writing at Baylor University and EMMY®-nominated...
Dr. Edward Zalta - Behind the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Edward Zalta served as Principal Editor of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy from 1995 to 2022, and now serves as Co-Principal Editor. He is...
Dr. Jared Oliphint - So You Want to Do a PhD in Philosophy?
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jared Oliphint is the founder of Selling Plato (www.sellingplato.com), received his PhD in philosophy, and teaches philosophy at the college level...
Dr. Christian Miller - Why is the Virtue of Honesty So Neglected Within Philosophy?
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Christian Miller is the A. C. Reid Professor of Philosophy at Wake Forest University. His main areas of research are meta-ethics, moral psychology...
Andy Blitz - The Slipnutz, Working with Conan, and A Life of Comedy
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Blitz is a standup comic and was a writer and performer for Late Night with Conan O’Brien for many years, worked on the shows Human Giant, Revi...
Parker Settecase - YouTube Lessons, Journaling, and Marketing Philosophy
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Parker Settecase is a professional YouTuber (with three master's degrees) who hosts a channel called ParkNotes with almost 200,000 subscribers. He hos...
Dr. Kevin Zollman on How to Apply Game Theory to Parenting, Poker, and Life
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kevin Zollman is the Herbert A. Simon Professor of Philosophy and Social and Decision Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University, and the director of ...
Tom Ryan - A Philosophical Look at Standup Comedy
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Ryan is a New York-based standup comic who has appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman and played venues like Carnegie Hall. He has been fe...
Episode 02 - Dr. Sabrina Little - An Ultramarathoner Meets Philosophy
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Sabrina Little is an ultramarathon multi-time national champion, silver medalist, a previous ultramarathon record holder, and a philosophy assista...
Episode 01 - Dr. Tom Morris on the Usefulness of Philosophy
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Tom Morris is one of the world's top public philosophers and pioneering business thinkers. authoring over 30 books, including If Aristotle Ran Gen...
Episode 00 - Welcome to Selling Plato
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Selling Plato! Subscribe to listen to the first episode premiering July 25. Watch: www.youtube.com/@SellingPlato 📬 FREE Selling Plato's ...