The UnMute Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Episode 71: Kate Norlock on Self-Forgiveness
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Kate Norlock about self-forgiveness, regret, remorse, and more.
Episode 70: Matthew Potts on Memory and Repair
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with Harvard Chaplain and theologian Matthew Potts about memory, repair, confession, and more.
Episode 69: Alice MacLachlan on Revenge
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Alice MacLachlan about revenge, justice, and more.
Episode 68: Benjamin Brewer on Hannah Arendt & Forgiveness
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Benjamin Brewer about Hannah Arendt, forgiveness, revenge, and more.
Episode 67: Miranda Fricker on Ambivalence about Forgiveness
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Miranda Fricker about the ambivalence we should all have about forgiveness.
Episode 66: Jeremy Reid on The Stoics and Forgiveness
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Jeremy Reid about the stoics, forgiveness, and more.
Episode 65: Lucy Allais on Human Frailty and the Need for Forgiveness
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Lucy Allais about human frailty, Immanuel Kant, the need for forgiveness, and more.
Episode 064: Carol Hay on Thinking Like a Feminist
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Carol Hay about feminism, what it means to think like a feminist, queer communities, dancing, and more.
Episode 063: Victor Kumar on Moral Progress
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Victor Kumar about moral evolution, moral progress, Us and Apes, Tik Tok, and more.
Episode 062: Eric Schwitzgebel on Jerks
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Eric Schwitzgebel about jerks, sweet hearts, science fiction, public philosophy, and more.
Episode 061: Briana Toole on Identity and Knowledge
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Briana Toole about objectivity, identity and knowledge, being ‘woke', pre-college programs, and more.
Episode 060: Bence Nanay on the Fragmented Mind
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Bence Nanay about polarization, temptation, the fragmented mind, films, and more.
Episode 059: Sam Fleischacker on Empathy
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Sam Fleischacker about empathy, its political potential, Adam Smith, the opera, and more.
Episode 058: Nathifa Greene on Habits
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Nathifa Greene about habits, character, why the revolution will be mundane, learning languages, and more.
Episode 057: Alfred Archer on Emotional Imperialism
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Alfred Archer about affective injustice, enforcing emotional norms, admirable figures, soccer, and so much more. ...
Episode 056: Christian Miller on Character
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Christian Miller about honesty, character, why we are not as good as we think we are, the writing practice, and s...
Episode 055: Skye Cleary on Existentialism and Love
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Skye Cleary about romantic love, friendships, lessons from existentialism, martial arts, and more.
Episode 054: Robert Talisse on Overdoing Democracy
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Robert Talisse about the value of democracy, what it means to overdo democracy, what we should do instead, and so...
Episode 053: Michael Burroughs on Children & Agency
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Michael Burroughs about child development, agency in children, holding children responsible, and so much more.
Episode 052: John Torrey on Reparations
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher John Torrey about reparations, public apologies, what kind of justice is needed for African Americans, and so muc...
Episode 051: Ellie Anderson on The Divide in Philosophy
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Ellie Anderson about the continental/analytic divide, methodology, marginalization in the academy, and so much mo...
Episode 050: Axelle Karera on Frantz Fanon
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Axelle Karera about anti-colonial thought, Frantz Fanon, existentialism, and so much more.
Episode 049: Adam Hosein on Discrimination
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Adam Hosein about theories of discrimination, inclusion, anti-discrimination norms, and so much more.
Episode 048: Monique Wonderly on Grief
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Monique Wonderly about attachment, grief and celebrities, what Not to say to the bereaved, and so much more.
Episode 047: Nic Bommarito on Buddhism
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Nic Bommarito about the aims of Buddhism, mental habits, karma, and so much more.
Episode 046: Rose Lenehan on Housing Justice
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Rose Lenehan about housing justice, tenant unions, gentrification, and so much more.
Episode 045: Lindsey Stewart on Black Joy
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Lindsey Stewart about Black Joy, Zora Neale Hurston, resistance and refusal, and so much more.
Episode 044: Laura Pérez on Seeing Corruption
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Laura Pérez about visual experiences and social institutions, how is corruption inherent in our visual experienc...
Episode 043: Serena Parekh on Refugees
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with Serena Parekh about refugees and statelessness, the harms of statelessness, our ethical obligations, and so much more.
Episode 042: Kathryn Norlock on Complaining & Shaming
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Kathryn Norlock about complaining, its prohibitions, what it does, how to do it well, its connection to shaming, ...
Episode 041: Yolonda Wilson on Health Justice
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Yolonda Wilson about health disparities, factors that contribute to it, race, class, and medical treatment, healt...
Episode 040: Erin Tarver on Sports and Identity
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Erin Tarver about sports fandom, hero worship vs mascotting, the logics of white supremacy and misogyny in sport...
Episode 039: Kris Sealey on Bad Faith
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Kris Sealey about decolonialism, the role of the stereotype, Bad Faith's subversive potential, and so much more. ...
Episode 038: Carrie Jenkins on Love & Happiness
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Carrie Jenkins about the nature of love and happiness, can you have one without the other, what is love-crafting...
Episode 037: Michele Moody-Adams on Monuments & Memorials
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Michele Moody-Adams about monuments and memorials, their similarities and differences, arguments for their destr...
Episode 036: Colleen Murphy on Reconciliation
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Colleen Murphy about reconciliation, its connection with forgiveness, its role in transitional justice, and so mu...
Episode 035: Kate Manne on HIMpathy
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Kate Manne about over-sympathy for men, its connection to misogyny, why women are prone to it, some strategies to...
Episode: 034 Andrea Pitts on Indigenous Resistance to Neoliberalism
14 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Andrea Pitts about neoliberalism, how it uniquely affects indigenous communities, projects of resistance, Latinx ...
Episode 033: Adrienne Martin on Hope
12 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Adrienne Martin about the nature of hope, why we should hope in humanity, differences and connections between ho...
Episode 032: Kyle Whyte on Indigenous Resilience and Environmental Change
05 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Kyle Whyte about climate injustice, settler colonialism, anthropogenic environmental change, Indigenous resilien...
Episode 031: Serene Khader on Cross-Border Feminist Solidarity
21 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Serene Khader about transnational feminism, solidarity, neoliberalism and women in the global south, writng advic...
Episode 030: Winston Thompson on Educational Justice
08 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Winston Thompson about justice and education, potential and formation, charter schools, decolonizing the curricul...
Episode 029: Wendy Salkin on Informal Representation
03 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Wendy Salkin about informal representation, its powers, duties, and problems, Du Bois & Coates on the issue, an...
Episode 028: David Livingstone Smith on Dehumanization
31 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher David Livingstone Smith about dehumanization, it's history, the role of race in dehumanizing practices, how mon...
Episode 027: Lori Gruen on Prisons
14 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Lori Gruen about carceral spaces, teaching philosophy in prisons, the animal, prisoner, and blacks analogy, is an...
Episode 026: Elizabeth Barnes on Disability and Well-Being
17 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Elizabeth Barnes about theories of disability, abnormal bodies and a flourishing life, diabilty pride, valuing di...
Episode 025: Cassie Herbert on Risky Speech
05 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosoher Cassie Herbert about risky speech, the difference between accusations and reports, how to respond to accounts of r...
Episode 024: Larry Blum on Teaching Race
04 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Larry blum about teaching race, dealing with guilt and resentment in the classroom, teaching race in a Trump era,...
Episode 023: Tommie Shelby on Dark Ghettos
01 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Tommie Shelby about dark ghettos, integration, single black mothers, the moral permissibility of crime, hip-hop...
Episode 022: John Corvino on Homosexuality
27 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher John Corvino about homosexuality, traditional marriage, religious liberty and discrimination, being out in academ...
Episode 021: Denise James on Political Illusions
02 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha cherry chats with philosopher Denise James about Political Illusions, Lorraine Hansberry, the problem of integration, dying cities, and much mo...
Episode 020: Post-Election Panel on Trump and the Age of Ignorance
16 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with Meena Krishnamurthy and Rachel McKinnon about their reactions to the election, ignorance during the election season, how to...
Episode 019: Paul C. Taylor on Black Aesthetics
02 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with Philosopher Paul C. Taylor about black invisibility, art and politics, authenticity and cultural appropriation, beauty and ra...
Episode 018: Linda Alcoff on Whiteness
15 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher, Linda Alcoff, about white exceptionalism, white double consciousness, the future of whiteness, and much more.
Episode 017: Tom Digby on Masculinity
10 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Tom Digby about masculinity and militarism, rape culture, the gender war, cultural programming, and more.
Episode 016: Nancy Bauer on Pornography
15 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher, Nancy Bauer, about pornography, the sexiness of taboos, feminism and porn, hookup culture, and more.
Episode 015: Jose´ Mendoza on Immigration
11 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with José Mendoza about whiteness and immigration, open borders, the myth surrounding Mexican immigration, 'alien' and 'illega...
Episode 014: Luvell Anderson on Slurs
01 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Luvell Anderson about slurs, swearing, the N-Word, appropriating language, and racial humor.
Episode 013: Meena Krishnamurthy on Distrust
01 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Meena Krishnamurthy about Martin Luther King jr. and political distrust, the global poor, and a phenomena known a...
Episode 012: Chike Jeffers on W.E.B. Dubois
29 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Chike Jeffers about double consciousness, Dubois' predictions, Black art, Dubois and Booker T. Debate, race, and ...
Episode 011: Chike Jeffers on Black Thought
28 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Chike Jeffers about africana philosophy, Ethiopian political philosophy, black life and black solidarity in Canad...
Episode 010: Joel Reynolds on Disability
11 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Joel Reynolds about the stigmas and oppressions surrounding disability, technology and mortality, 'inspiration po...
Episode 009: Kristie Dotson on Ignorance
21 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Kristie Dotson about ignorance, problems facing black girls, academic passing, and black feminist thought.
Episode 008: David McClean on Money
19 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher, David McClean, on money and the philosophical life, hip-hop culture and materialism, occupy wall street, and wh...
Episode 007: Vanessa Wills on Marxism
17 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher, Vanessa Wills, on marxism and its misconceptions, and what today's social movements can learn from marxist thoug...
Episode 006: Rachel McKinnon on Allies & Active Bystanders
14 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with Philosopher Rachel McKinnon about what is ally culture and its problems, how we can become active bystanders, why blogs are a...
Episode 005: Amir Jaima on Philosophy and Literature
08 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with Philosopher, Amir Jaima, about what philosophy can learn from literature, what makes black literature so philosophically rich...
Episode 004: Douglas Ficek on Frantz Fanon & Social Protest
13 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher, Douglas Ficek about Fanon, existentialism, #BlackLivesMatter, and current day activism
Episode 003: Rachel Ann McKinney
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry chats with Philosopher, Rachel Ann McKinney about the power of words, language and police interactions, and women and the philosophica...
Snippet Episode: Justin Clardy on Love
08 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This is a 3-minute "mixtape" consisting of snippets of our interview with Justin Clardy.
EPISODE 002: Justin Clardy on Love
09 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry talks with philosopher, Justin Clardy, about the nature of love, polyamory, love & politics, and why the movie "Love Jones" should be a ...
Snippet Episode: Jason Stanley
09 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This is a 3-minute "mixtape" consisting of snippets of our interview with Jason Stanley.
Episode 001: Jason Stanley
12 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Myisha Cherry talks with Yale University philosophy professor, Jason Stanley, about satire, liberalism, public intellectualism, and why Ice Cube is a ...
Episode 000: What is UnMute?
08 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Host, Myisha Cherry, explains the purpose of the UnMute podcast and provides a preview of whats to come.