The Map: A podcast about morality and politics

Michael Bang Petersen and Oliver Scott Curry
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A podcast about morality and politics

Episodes

  1. 03/11/2022

    8. Propaganda

    Michael and Oliver discuss what to do – and what not to do – about Russian propaganda. Prompted in part by Michael's recent Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/M_B_Petersen/status/1499377808740700161

    28 min

  2. 01/28/2022

    7. The Nature of Politics

    Oliver tries to convince Michael that politics is best understood as conflict about cooperation.

    45 min

  3. 12/03/2021

    6. Social Media

    Michael and Oliver discuss the pros and cons of social media.

    40 min

  4. 03/25/2021

    5. Brexit

    Michael and Oliver discuss the rights and wrongs of Brexit

    53 min

  5. 12/19/2020

    4. Disgust

    Michael and Oliver discuss the role of disgust in morality and politics, and refer to: Jeon, J., Kim, C., & Choe, J. C. (2016). Disgust and Status Hierarchy. (https://www.hbes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/HBES2016FullProgram_7.pdf) Kaminski, M. M. (2018). Games Prisoners Play: The Tragicomic Worlds of Polish Prison: Princeton University Press.

    51 min

  6. 11/04/2020

    3. Election Reaction

    Michael and Oliver discuss the fallout from the US presidential election

    37 min

  7. 10/22/2020

    2. Covid

    Michael and Oliver discuss the political response to Covid. Michael's original opinion piece: https://pure.au.dk/portal/files/181464339/The_unpleasant_truth_is_the_best_protection_against_coronavirus_Michael_Bang_Petersen.pdf Some relevant research: Everyday Helping and Responses to Crises https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118347683.ch6 Prosocial Behavior in the Context of Crisis https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118347683.ch4

    45 min

  8. 10/10/2020

    1. Trump

    Michael and Oliver discuss the political and moral instincts to which Trump appeals. We mention the following articles: This Researcher Predicted 2020 Would Be Mayhem. Here’s What He Says May Come Next https://time.com/5852397/turchin-2020-prediction/ The Sex-Slavery Epidemic That Wasn’t https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2007/09/the-sex-slavery-epidemic-that-wasn-t.html Human Trafficking Evokes Outrage, Little Evidence https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/22/AR2007092201401_pf.html

    51 min
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