Conversations with Peter Boghossian

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Conversations with Peter Boghossian

Listen to programs, interviews, and conversations with Peter Boghossian. This show started as "All Things Re-Considered," which took a closer look at the ideological capture of NPR. That program is complete, but the podcast is carrying on with interviews, conversations, and new projects from Peter and his team at National Progress Alliance. Visit to learn more and consider making a donation to support this work: https://www.nationalprogressalliance.org/donate/ 

  1. 6 DAYS AGO

    “Trickle Down Ideology: It’s Like TOXIC" With Wael T Miller

    Wael Taji Miller is a Visiting Fellow at the Mathias Corvinus Collegium’s School of Psychology. Taji’s research focuses on the intersection of innovation, evolved psychology, and contemporary societal challenges.We discussed social and cultural evolution, particularly the implications of losing our capacity to engage differing viewpoints. We agreed that the erosion of the possibility of dialogue with those who hold opposing perspectives poses a threat to society. This is a kind of cultural de...

    1h 56m

  2. 21 OCT

    The TRUTH About Gender Mutilation | Mia Hughes (WPATH Files Report Author)

    Mia Hughes is an Ottawa-based British journalist and researcher for Michael Shellenberger's nonprofit, Environmental Progress. Mia authored the WPATH Files report, which exposed widespread medical mistreatment of children, adolescents, and vulnerable adults in the realm of gender-affirming care. We were both in Lisbon, Portugal, for the Genspect conference—which uncoincidentally coincided with WPATH’s conference. (NB I reached out to WPATH organizers and speakers to have a conversation about ...

    1h 32m

  3. 18 OCT

    How AI Will End Academia w/Jozef Gherman

    StealthGPT can write academic papers. It can also write peer-reviewed papers and Ph.D. theses. And it can write them in such a way that they are undetectable by AI. In this conversation, I talk with Jozef Gherman, creator of StealthGPT.Jozef on XWatch this episode on YouTube.Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies - The Beltway BriefingListen for of-the-moment insider insights, framed by the rapidly changing social and...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify More Than the Dress“More than the Dres...

    1h 5m

  4. 15 OCT

    Self-Sabotage: The Silent Killer | Africa Brooke

    In this conversation with author and consultant Africa Brooke, we discuss addiction, self-sabotage, and self-censorship. Africa shares her journey from Zimbabwe to the United Kingdom and how it shaped her understanding of the world and herself—including her struggle with a ten-year alcohol addiction. Writing became a lifeline as did helping others to understand and identify self-sabotage: what are we trying to escape from, and why do we fall into destructive patterns? Africa's book, "The Thir...

    1h 13m

  5. 7 OCT

    “You’re a Relativist,” said the Atheist to the Christian! | Dr. Jan Bentz

    Dr. Jan Bentz is a lecturer and tutor at Oxford who specializes in the convergence of medieval and modern philosophy. We covered a wide range of philosophical themes, truth, delusions of utopia, applied epistemology, the importance of friendship, the nature of realism, and if we can claim to know something absent the “dogma” of the scientific method.How does caring for others influence our epistemology? Jan delved into the nature of identity, arguing that when it is rooted in the "I" (Descart...

    1h 49m

  6. 1 OCT

    Ethical Dimension of Artificial Intelligence OR Are We in a Simulation? | Dr. Clinton Staley

    Dr. Staley has taught computer science at UC Santa Barbara, Cal Poly SLO, and Principia College. He has also built software, managed development projects, and co-founded several small software companies. We explored the age-old question of how to measure right and wrong, especially in the context of advancing technology, AI, and robotics. We also discussed the philosophical implications of AI and consciousness and more!Watch this episode on YouTube.Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies - The Beltw...

    1h 16m

  7. 24 SEPT

    The Power of Literature w/Kirsten Hall Herlin, Assistant Professor at UATX

    I had the pleasure of conversing with Kirsten Hall Herlin, an Assistant Professor at UATX, a distinguished scholar of literature, and the managing editor of the Genealogies of Modernity Journal. We discussed the intricacies of writing and the role of literature in shaping our lives and understanding the world.Kirsten and I explored the impact of AI and Critical Social Justice on the humanities. Could AI ever win a Pulitzer Prize? Does human consciousness play a crucial role in the writing pro...

    52 min

  8. 17 SEPT

    How WEIRD Societies Shaped the World w/Evolutionary Biologist Joseph Henrich

    I had a conversation with Joesph Henrich, a distinguished anthropologist and evolutionary biologist at Harvard. Renowned for his interdisciplinary research on cultural evolution and the origins of WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) societies, Joseph is a deep dude.We had a wide-ranging discussion on topics such as cultural learning, social contagion, and the WEIRD phenomenon. We explored the interplay between truth and religion, the economic and political impacts ...

    1h 9m
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Listen to programs, interviews, and conversations with Peter Boghossian. This show started as "All Things Re-Considered," which took a closer look at the ideological capture of NPR. That program is complete, but the podcast is carrying on with interviews, conversations, and new projects from Peter and his team at National Progress Alliance. Visit to learn more and consider making a donation to support this work: https://www.nationalprogressalliance.org/donate/ 

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