Ranked #1
#29 War on Socialism
#29 War on Socialism
William James was a leading American philosopher who lived at the turn of the 20th century. In his essay the Moral Equi... Read more
5 Nov 2019
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38mins
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Episode #17 C.S. Lewis Christian Socialism
Episode #17 C.S. Lewis Christian Socialism
Should Christians be socialist and was C.S. Lewis a socialist? What are the basic themes and commitments that are common... Read more
23 Apr 2019
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37mins
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#26 Manifest Destiny Wasn't
#26 Manifest Destiny Wasn't
Apple Podcastshttps://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/open-college-podcast/id1438324613?mt=2SoundCloud https://soundcloud.co... Read more
24 Sep 2019
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38mins
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#4 Dim Ruins
#4 Dim Ruins
The post modernist British thinker John Gray wrote in his book, Enlightenment's Wake: “We live today amid the dim ruins ... Read more
6 Nov 2018
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46mins
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#11 Is Envy Worse in a Free Society?
#11 Is Envy Worse in a Free Society?
The argument claims, Socialism is motivated by anti-rich, anti-success envy, and that’s simply an illegitimate motivatio... Read more
24 Jan 2019
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38mins
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#19 Stain of Slavery
#19 Stain of Slavery
In this episode of the Open College podcast, Professor Stephen Hicks talks about the issue of slavery: its history and c... Read more
3 Jun 2019
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34mins
Ranked #7
#12 Being The Entrepreneur of Your Life
#12 Being The Entrepreneur of Your Life
It can seem like entrepreneurs are a breed apart. But they’re not. All of us are born with the ability to take risks, th... Read more
11 Feb 2019
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42mins
Ranked #8
#6 Nietzsche's Sister and The Will to Power
#6 Nietzsche's Sister and The Will to Power
The story of the The Will to Power has the makings of a dramatic documentary film. It has a tormented genius, Friedrich ... Read more
20 Nov 2018
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33mins
Ranked #9
#15 Training, Not Educating Activists
#15 Training, Not Educating Activists
Open College with Dr. Stephen R.C. Hicks | #15 Training, Not Educating Activists Are reason and analysis under attack by... Read more
20 Mar 2019
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26mins
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#3 Conservatives Are Not Free-Market Capitalists
#3 Conservatives Are Not Free-Market Capitalists
Political labeling is often sloppy and political movements are often big tent, but it’s important to keep up the effort ... Read more
1 Nov 2018
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29mins
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EP #30 | The Real Scrooge
EP #30 | The Real Scrooge
We all know the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge. Or do we? At least 20 movie versions of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol hav... Read more
22 Dec 2019
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20mins
Ranked #12
#14 Why Steve Jobs Hated School
#14 Why Steve Jobs Hated School
Did Steve Jobs fail to adapt himself to the system, or did the school system fail to fit Steve Jobs?A Japanese team of i... Read more
1 Mar 2019
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35mins
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#25 Thales’ Revolution
#25 Thales’ Revolution
The standard claim is that philosophy begins with Thales. Why did philosophy come into being in a clusters of cities on... Read more
10 Sep 2019
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24mins
Ranked #14
#18 A Conversation with Dr. Jordan Peterson [Excerpt]
#18 A Conversation with Dr. Jordan Peterson [Excerpt]
This is an excerpt from a conversation between Dr. Hicks and Dr. Jordan B. Peterson, recorded on March 27, 2019 on the J... Read more
6 May 2019
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40mins
Ranked #15
#5 Conservatives: Get Over the Dark Ages
#5 Conservatives: Get Over the Dark Ages
Open College with Dr. Stephen R.C. Hicks #5 - Conservatives Get Out of The Dark AgesIt's a faux pas in some intellectua... Read more
12 Nov 2018
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32mins
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#24 Does Power Corrupt?
#24 Does Power Corrupt?
Lord Acton said, “absolute power corrupts absolutely” but is this accurate? Abuses of social and political power are the... Read more
27 Aug 2019
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24mins
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#21 Censor The Hitlers
#21 Censor The Hitlers
Extreme cases always test our commitment to a free society. A free society depends on our general confidence in the powe... Read more
25 Jun 2019
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21mins
Ranked #18
#10 Bhopal: Government Subsidized Chaos
#10 Bhopal: Government Subsidized Chaos
Open College with Dr. Stephen R.C. Hicks | Episode #10 - Bhopal: Government Subsidized Environmental ApocalypseBhopal is... Read more
8 Jan 2019
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31mins
Ranked #19
#20 Sex Dolls: Why Not?
#20 Sex Dolls: Why Not?
Sex Dolls, Artificial Intelligence, and the Real Thing. Newly-engineered materials and robotics have made the physical e... Read more
16 Jun 2019
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26mins
Ranked #20
#9 Envy's Moral Psychological Challenge
#9 Envy's Moral Psychological Challenge
The puzzle of envy and how it impacts our lives. Why does envy cause some of us to do destructive things? How do envy di... Read more
3 Jan 2019
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40mins