Ranked #1
S01E12: Medically Assisted Death - Steven Pinker
S01E12: Medically Assisted Death - Steven Pinker
"If I lose my mind, just kill me." Co-Hosts Jay Shapiro and Coleman Hughes discuss the philosophical borders and ethical... Read more
18 Dec 2019
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1hr 33mins
Ranked #2
S01E03: Do I Smell Donuts? - David Pizarro
S01E03: Do I Smell Donuts? - David Pizarro
Is there a point where advertising is too effective? Join us as we discuss the morality behind Dunkin' Donuts' advertisi... Read more
29 Jul 2019
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1hr 43mins
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Ranked #3
S01E06: Conscious Robots - Erik Hoel
S01E06: Conscious Robots - Erik Hoel
As your finger hovers over the power button on your computer it says, "Please don't turn me off. That will hurt and kill... Read more
9 Sep 2019
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1hr 56mins
Ranked #4
S01E02: Star Trek's Prime Directive - Eric Linus Kaplan
S01E02: Star Trek's Prime Directive - Eric Linus Kaplan
In the long running science fiction show Star Trek, the Federation has a guiding principle referred to as the Prime Dire... Read more
15 Jul 2019
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1hr 46mins
Ranked #5
S01E05: GMO Warning Labels - Robin Hanson
S01E05: GMO Warning Labels - Robin Hanson
Hosts Jay Shapiro and Coleman Hughes discuss the ethics of and hidden motivations behind the choices around food and the... Read more
26 Aug 2019
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1hr 38mins
Ranked #6
S01E07: Religion at the Hospital - Sean Carroll
S01E07: Religion at the Hospital - Sean Carroll
Betsy is a nurse who believes that one must accept Jesus to earn entry into heaven. Steve is an atheist who also happens... Read more
23 Sep 2019
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44mins
Ranked #7
S01E09: A Hospital in a Hurricane - Lisa Tessman
S01E09: A Hospital in a Hurricane - Lisa Tessman
When the power went out, the flood waters rose, and supplies dwindled in Memorial Hospital in New Orleans after Hurrican... Read more
22 Oct 2019
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2hr 55mins
Ranked #8
S01E04: Listen to the Music - Nina Strohminger
S01E04: Listen to the Music - Nina Strohminger
Is it wrong to listen to the music after the musician is revealed to be a terrible person? Join us as we discuss the mor... Read more
12 Aug 2019
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1hr 50mins
Ranked #9
S01E11: A Camera, A Child, and A Vulture - Larissa MacFarquhar
S01E11: A Camera, A Child, and A Vulture - Larissa MacFarquhar
In the depths of a brutal famine in Sudan in 1993, Kevin Carter took a photo of a starving child and a perched vulture w... Read more
22 Nov 2019
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1hr 51mins
Ranked #10
S01E08: Friendbot - Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
S01E08: Friendbot - Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
When her best friend suddenly died she collected all his texts and digital communication and created a chat bot in his i... Read more
8 Oct 2019
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2hr 1min
Ranked #11
S01E10: Clara Barton's Placebo - Stephen Finlay
S01E10: Clara Barton's Placebo - Stephen Finlay
A battlefield of wounded and dying soldiers in front of you. You hover over a mortally wounded man. You have medicine in... Read more
11 Nov 2019
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #12
Ep 6: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
Ep 6: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
Jay Shapiro looks back at Episode 6 with Erik Hoel and speaks about a central question about the mind/body problem. What... Read more
17 Sep 2019
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30mins
Ranked #13
Ep 9: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
Ep 9: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
Do you have hill worth dying on? Jay Shapiro reflects on Dilemma Episode 9: Hurricane at a Hospital with Lisa Tessman
29 Oct 2019
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15mins
Ranked #14
Ep 2: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
Ep 2: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
Host Jay Shapiro reflects on Episode 2 of Dilemma - Star Trek's Prime Directive with Eric Linus Kaplan
22 Jul 2019
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31mins
Ranked #15
Ep 4: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
Ep 4: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
Host Jay Shapiro reflects on Episode 4 of Dilemma - Listen to the Music with Nina Strohminger.
19 Aug 2019
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28mins
Ranked #16
Ep 3: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
Ep 3: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
Host Jay Shapiro reflects on Episode 3 of Dilemma - Do I Smell Donuts? with David Pizarro.
5 Aug 2019
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23mins
Ranked #17
Ep7: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
Ep7: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
Jay Shapiro looks back at Episode 7 with Sean Carroll and speaks about naturalism and the optimistic search for "god" an... Read more
30 Sep 2019
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21mins
Ranked #18
Ep 5: in Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
Ep 5: in Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
Jay Shapiro looks back at Episode 5 with Robin Hanson and the GMO label battles and looks forward to the looming future ... Read more
3 Sep 2019
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22mins
Ranked #19
Ep 8: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
Ep 8: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
Suffering is the price of engagement with life. The difference between pain, suffering, grief, and missing. And Wilfred ... Read more
14 Oct 2019
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20mins
Ranked #20
Thanksgiving Hindsight
Thanksgiving Hindsight
Jay Shapiro is joined by a very special guest... his mother, Sally. They speak about Jay's moral upbringing, Judaism, At... Read more
27 Nov 2019
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43mins