Ranked #1
On Cormac McCarthy with Julius Greve
On Cormac McCarthy with Julius Greve
I discuss American novelist Cormac McCarthy with literary scholar Dr Julius Greve. Cormac McCarthy is known for his ofte... Read more
17 Feb 2020
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48mins
Ranked #2
On Difference and Repetition with David Deamer
On Difference and Repetition with David Deamer
Dave is back! We speak again about French philosopher Gilles Deleuze. This time we try to crack one of his most famous w... Read more
21 Feb 2020
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1hr 6mins
Ranked #3
On Nietzsche with Lars Iyer
On Nietzsche with Lars Iyer
I had tremendous fun talking to philosopher and novelist Lars Iyer. We discussed Nietzsche in light of Lars' new novel N... Read more
14 Jan 2020
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59mins
Ranked #4
Will Large teaches Patrick about Heidegger
Will Large teaches Patrick about Heidegger
Here Dr William Large from the University of Gloucestershire talks about one book, Martin Heidegger's magnum opus, Being... Read more
10 Aug 2018
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56mins
Ranked #5
Deleuze and Cinema with David Deamer
Deleuze and Cinema with David Deamer
Here I talked with my friend Dr David Deamer about French Philosopher Gilles Deleuze. Dave explains to me what Deleuze w... Read more
17 Aug 2018
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #6
On Religion and Violence with Felix O'Murchadha
On Religion and Violence with Felix O'Murchadha
This month I spoke to Prof. Felix O’Murchadha of the National University of Ireland at Galway about religion and violenc... Read more
3 Jan 2020
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1hr 6mins
Ranked #7
On Social Work with Joe Smeeton
On Social Work with Joe Smeeton
This month I am talking to Joe Smeeton. We had a brilliant chat about the nature of social work, anxiety, risk, child pr... Read more
29 Nov 2019
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55mins
Ranked #8
On Levinas with Will Large
On Levinas with Will Large
I spoke with Will Large about the Jewish philosopher Emmanual Levinas. Levinas is a philosopher who had a unique concep... Read more
29 Oct 2019
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1hr 8mins
Ranked #9
On Shame with Luna Dolezal
On Shame with Luna Dolezal
This month I am talking with Dr Luna Dolezal from the University of Exeter. Luna is Senior Lecturer in Medical Humanitie... Read more
28 Sep 2019
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55mins
Ranked #10
On Denial, Conspiracy and Post-Truth with Keith Kahn-Harris
On Denial, Conspiracy and Post-Truth with Keith Kahn-Harris
This week I discuss the nature of denial, post-truth, and conspiracy theories with Dr Keith Kahn-Harris. We ended up tal... Read more
30 Nov 2018
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55mins
Ranked #11
On Dirt with Olli Lagerspetz
On Dirt with Olli Lagerspetz
This week I am talking to Olli Lagerspetz about his recent book A Philosophy of Dirt (Reaktion, 2018). This book is a fa... Read more
23 Nov 2018
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57mins
Ranked #12
On Metaphysics, Objects and Decent Politics with Graham Harman
On Metaphysics, Objects and Decent Politics with Graham Harman
This week I had a fantastic conversation with Prof. Graham Harman about his unique theory of Object-Oriented Philosophy.... Read more
16 Nov 2018
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1hr 12mins
Ranked #13
On Forensic Linguistics with David Wright
On Forensic Linguistics with David Wright
This week I am talking about forensic linguistics with Dr David Wright from Nottingham Trent University. We chatted abou... Read more
2 Nov 2018
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57mins
Ranked #14
Horror, Ghosts and Monsters with Sorcha Ní Fhlainn
Horror, Ghosts and Monsters with Sorcha Ní Fhlainn
This week, as we approach All Hallows Eve, we turn to the ghastly, the monstrous, the shocking, the ghoulish, the spook... Read more
26 Oct 2018
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #15
On US Politics, Edmund Burke and Trump with Michael Baranowski
On US Politics, Edmund Burke and Trump with Michael Baranowski
With the upcoming US elections I thought it would be a good time to see what a political philosopher has to say about it... Read more
19 Oct 2018
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1hr