The Casual Philosopher

Mohsen A
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Bringing further questioning to the everday grey. Join me on a podcast that looks at current events through a casual philosopher's lens, recommends new music, and introduces strangely wonderful puzzles.

Episodes

  1. Episode 8: Ignore This Episode...

    FEB 8

    Episode 8: Ignore This Episode...

    Welcome to the eighth episode of the Casual Philosopher, where we strive to deliver an accessible form of Philosophical thinking. Join me for another episode on AI safety as we investigate indirect prompt injection (the title will make sense along the way!), multi-agent systems, and listen to some music I wrote inspired by today's topics.   Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/thecasualphilosopher Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@casualphilosopherpod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠thecasualphilosopher.pod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠   All music, unless otherwise stated, was composed by Mohsen Ansari.   Timestamps: (00:00) – Intro (01:44) – Serious Talk: Indirect Prompt Injection (09:27) – Music Talk: Sketches on Today's Theme (10:57) – Silly Talk: Fear of the Present (21:41) – Coda

    23 min

  2. JAN 18

    Episode 7: A Mentall Order

    Welcome to a seventh episode of the Casual Philosopher, where we strive to deliver an accessible form of Philosophical thinking. Join me as we investigate mental health self-diagnosis through social media, consider the possibility of a fear of the present, with help from Sartre, and listen to some music I wrote inspired by today's topics. Buy Me A Coffee: ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/thecasualphilosopher⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@casualphilosopherpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thecasualphilosopher.pod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   All music, unless otherwise stated, was composed by Mohsen Ansari.   Timestamps: (00:00) – Intro (02:22) – Serious Talk: Mental Health Self-Diagnosis (16:01) – Music Talk: Sketches on Today's Theme (17:39) – Silly Talk: Fear of the Present (24:49) – Coda

    26 min

  3. JAN 4

    Episode 6: AI, Robot

    Welcome to the sixth episode of the Casual Philosopher, where we strive to deliver an accessible form of Philosophical thinking. Join me for our second 'Serious Talk Special' as we look at the unexplored sides to AI Safety with our second guest on the podcast, Peter, a software engineer with experience in quantum computing, natural language processing, and data analysis. Link to a playlist of Rob Miles videos (as mentioned in the podcast). Buy Me A Coffee: ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/thecasualphilosopher⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@casualphilosopherpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thecasualphilosopher.pod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ All music, unless otherwise stated, was composed by Mohsen Ansari.   Timestamps: (00:00) – Intro (01:59) – Serious Talk

    32 min

  4. 12/14/2025

    Episode 5: A Critique of Pure Love

    *Content notice: this episode contains reference to death.* Welcome to a fifth episode of the Casual Philosopher, where we strive to deliver an accessible form of Philosophical thinking. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Professor Andrew Cooper. Join me as we argue for existence preceding omnibenevolence, get confused as we try to imagine possible worlds beyond ours, and listen to some music I wrote inspired by today's topics.   Buy Me A Coffee: ⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/thecasualphilosopher⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@casualphilosopherpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thecasualphilosopher.pod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   All music, unless otherwise stated, was composed by Mohsen Ansari.   Timestamps: (00:00) – Intro (02:02) – Serious Talk: God-at-all-costs Argument (08:58) – Music Talk: Sketches on Today's Theme (10:18) – Silly Talk: Life Beyond Death (19:25) – Coda

    20 min

  5. 10/26/2025

    Episode 4: Beyond the Pink

    *Content notice: this episode contains discussions of cancer.* Welcome to the fourth episode of the Casual Philosopher, where we strive to deliver an accessible form of Philosophical thinking. Join me for our first 'Serious Talk Special' as we explore the issue of Breast Cancer with our first guest on the podcast, Dr Nazanin Derakhshan. Transcript available here: https://sites.google.com/view/casual-philosopher-episode-4-t/home A huge thank you to Dr Derakhshan for her time and for suggesting the episode title, and apologies for the poor audio quality. I will have this sorted for the next interview.   Buy Me A Coffee: ⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/thecasualphilosopher⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@casualphilosopherpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thecasualphilosopher.pod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   All music, unless otherwise stated, was composed by Mohsen Ansari.

    50 min

  6. 10/05/2025

    Episode 3: A Minor Minority Report

    Welcome to the third episode of the Casual Philosopher, where we strive to deliver an accessible form of Philosophical thinking. Join me as we explore radical flank effects, civil right protest music, and thoughts about floating men. This week, we'll be asking: Questions?More questions?And some more questions.Buy Me A Coffee: ⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/thecasualphilosopher⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@casualphilosopherpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thecasualphilosopher.pod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   All music, unless otherwise stated, was composed by Mohsen Ansari.   Timestamps: (00:00) – Intro (01:59) – Serious Talk: Radical Flank Effects (11:33) – Music Talk: Civil Right Masterpieces (14:56) – Silly Talk: Floating Man Thought Experiment (20:40) – Coda

    22 min

  7. 09/28/2025

    Episode 2: Fool Britannia

    Welcome to a second episode of the Casual Philosopher, where we strive to deliver an accessible form of Philosophical thinking. Join me as we explore rhetoric in British politics, scientifically measure the most sunshiney London artists, and melt our brains as we try to make heads-or-tails of the Liar's paradox. This week, we'll be asking: How can we deconstruct political rhetoric? (feat. Reform UKAre all podcasters liars? (feat. yours truly)​And what does this mean for the concept of truth? (feat. Wittgenstein)  Buy Me A Coffee: ⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/thecasualphilosopher⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@casualphilosopherpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thecasualphilosopher.pod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   All music, unless otherwise stated, was composed by Mohsen Ansari.   Timestamps: (00:00) – Intro (02:14) – Serious Talk: Rhetoric in British Politics (16:04) – Music Talk: London Sunshine (19:18) – Silly Talk: Liar's Paradox (24:57) – Coda

    26 min

  8. 09/21/2025

    Episode 1: Law, what is it good for?

    *Content notice: this episode contains reference to murder.*   Welcome to first episode of the Casual Philosopher, where we deliver an accessible form of Philosophical thinking. This week, we'll be asking: ​What are the limits to presidential authority? ​Can it, and rather should it, exceed that of the rule of law?​And can someone plan a murder, then unintentionally murder the same person they intended to murder?  Join me as we explore the intersection of constitutional law and Trump’s decisions on immigration, take a look at some women artists on the rise, before discussing the philosophy of intentionality, as we begin to work out a strange puzzle involving a guy named Bill. Buy Me A Coffee: ⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/thecasualphilosopher⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@casualphilosopherpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thecasualphilosopher.pod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   All music, unless otherwise stated, was composed by Mohsen Ansari.   Timestamps: (00:00) – Intro (03:21) – Serious Talk: Trump and the law (13:41) – Music Talk (18:49) – Silly Talk: Intentionality (26:09) – Coda   Resources & Links: Trump’s Actions Have Created a Constitutional Crisis, Scholars Say https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/us/politics/trump-constitutional-crisis.html David M. Driesen, “Donald Trump and the Collapse of Checks and Balances” https://scholar.smu.edu/smulrforum/vol77/iss1/7/

    27 min
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Bringing further questioning to the everday grey. Join me on a podcast that looks at current events through a casual philosopher's lens, recommends new music, and introduces strangely wonderful puzzles.

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  • Creator
    Mohsen A
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Mohsen A
  • Show Website
    The Casual Philosopher