Political Philosophy Podcast

Jan 31 2025 172 ep. 81 mins 3k

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Podcast by Toby Buckle

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IGNORING POLITICS with Chris Freiman

Jan 31 2025 62 mins

Do we have an ethical obligation to vote? Chris Freiman joins the podcast to argue no, our time and energy is better spent elsewhere. I disagree, and through the conversation we pressure test many of the moral claims people make about this defining democratic act.

THE MORAL MINIMUM with Nicole Hassoun

Jan 27 2025 63 mins

What is the minimum we can be asked to provide for others? I'm joined by Nicole Hassoun to discuss this, relationships, loneliness, and more.

REALISM & APOCALYPTICISM with Alison McQueen

Dec 08 2024 92 mins

How did realist thinkers like Machiavelli and Hobbes respond to people predicting the end of the world, and what lessons can we draw from that in our own day? Alison McQueen Joins the podcast to discuss.

POLITICAL LEGITIMACY with Fabienne Peter

Nov 27 2024 75 mins

What makes a political decision legitimate? That it tracks the popular will, that it's made with the right information, or something else? Fabienne Peter discusses both the theory, and the applied cases of COVID, Brexit, and Trump

NON-CANONICAL CHRISTIAN TEXTS with Eric Vanden Eykel

Nov 17 2024 105 mins

What are the books that didn't get included in the New Testament? A big, fun, deep-dive into all things early Christianity and non-canon with Eric Vanden Eykel.

THE (US) BODY POLITIC

Nov 03 2024 86 mins

In a final election think piece I argue that the danger the US political system faces is not easily understood through the mechanical-newtonian visualisation we have of it. Instead, I see how things look using a much older metaphor - the body politic

ANTI-TRUMP REPUBLICANS with Kristen Monroe

Nov 03 2024 79 mins

Kristen Monroe discusses conservative opposition to Trump from the perspective of political phycology - why so many republicans have capitulated, what made the difference for those who didn't, and what should our moral evaluation of the MAGA movement be.

FREEDOM & FASHION With Derek Guy

Nov 03 2024 62 mins

Part 2 of my conversation with Derek Guy - A broader look at pluralism in fashion, liberal freedom and its discontents, in which Derek challenges my Millite liberalism from a communitarian perspective.

LIBERALISM & THE SUIT With Derek Guy

Oct 28 2024 68 mins

I'm joined by Derek Guy (AKA Menswear Guy) to take on the intersection of fashion history & the history of political thought. Derek argues the suit is a creation of liberalism, but was also killed by liberalism, & we discuss what that means for how we see the tradition & ourselves.

LIBERAL SOCIALISM With Matt McManus

Oct 20 2024 70 mins

Matt McManus is back on the podcast to discuss liberal socialism throughout history from early antecedents, to Mill, Thomas Paine, and Rawls, as well as the neoliberal critique of it by Hayek & others. Pre-order Liberal Socialism: https://t.co/0r9ZVpLF2i