Reductio
Inverted Spectrum Media
A seasonal podcast that brings the ideas and tools of philosophy to everyone. Featuring interviews with professional philosophers, personal stories, and lots of fun thought experiments. We'll start with about 5 episodes per season.
Monads are shorts that tend to involve less production than full seasonal episodes.
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s02e03 - Ghosts
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06/01/21 • 79 min
In which Andrew asks the questions: what are ghosts, if anything? How should we think about ghost experiences? What sort of reason do they give us to believe that ghosts are real?
Special thanks to "James" and "Dianne" and their family, to Frank McAndrew, and to Casey Smith.
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02/10/21 • 57 min
In which Andrew explores Laurie Paul's concept of a Transformative Experience. With help from John Swanson, Laurie Paul, Jordan Wallace-Wolf, and Count Dracula himself.
Laurie Paul's Book Transformative Experience, can be purchased many places, including here.
Editing help by Xinjiang Huang. Thank you for all of your help!
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10/28/20 • 33 min
Welcome back to Reductio for a new Season! We'll be releasing episodes sporadically over the next 6-7 months.
In the first episode, Andrew talks with Jonathan Cohen of UCSD about the Inverted Spectrum possibility: the possibility that we might have totally different experiences of the colors around us and we'd never know it!
Editing help by Inverted Spectrum Media's new intern: Xinjian Huang
Special thanks to Jonathan Cohen. Find his book on color here: The Red and the Real.
Special thanks also to Troy Jollimore.
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Other Philosophy-Themed Podcasts to explore:
- Unmute (interviews w/ Myisha Cherry)
- Reductio (narrative w/ Andrew Lavin)
- Hi-Phi Nation (narrative w/ Barry Lam)
- Elucidations (interviews w/ Matt Teichman et al.)
- Wisdom at Work (interviews w/ David E. Storey)
- Philosophy Talk (conversation w/ Stanford Faculty incl. John Perry, formerly Ken Taylor, Ray Briggs, Debra Satz, Josh Landy, et al.)
- Philosophy Bites (short interview w/ David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton)
- Brain in a Vat (interview w/ Jason Werbeloff and Mark Oppenheimer)
Spring 2023 Update
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03/01/23 • 4 min
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M15 - Ubuntu and the Good Life
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04/18/22 • 45 min
Thaddeus Metz schools us on Ubuntu Ethics and the Good Life. A more interview-driven monad rather than something highly narrated.
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M12 - Transporters
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07/16/21 • 14 min
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s01e02: Aristotle's Reductio
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03/07/20 • 47 min
In which Andrew explores Aristotle's reductio proof for the existence of a god-like "prime mover". Joined by Stanford's Michael Fitzpatrick.
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Monad 4: What is Philosophy?
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05/23/19 • 21 min
Andrew explores a simple question that might be overdue at this point: what is philosophy anyways?
With contributions from June Brown, Michael Fitzpatrick (and his kitty Cozette), Kimberly Engels, Kelby Peeler, Olufemi Taiwo, and Dean Dominguez.
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02/02/24 • 75 min
A show called "Philosophy v. Improv" graciously had me on as a guest. This is actually my second appearance! I'll post the other one soon. In this one, appropo of recent episodes, we talk about political liberalism!
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12/06/21 • 46 min
In which Andrew explores the "Identity" in "Identity Politics" and the social groups by which we identify ourselves.
https://shows.acast.com/reductio/s02e05-another-kind-of-identity
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FAQ
How many episodes does Reductio have?
Reductio currently has 37 episodes available.
What topics does Reductio cover?
The podcast is about Ideas, Society & Culture, Metaphysics, Knowledge, Podcast, Nature, Podcasts, Science, Philosophy and Ethics.
What is the most popular episode on Reductio?
The episode title 'M16 - Are All Lives Equal?' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Reductio?
The average episode length on Reductio is 47 minutes.
How often are episodes of Reductio released?
Episodes of Reductio are typically released every 34 days, 16 hours.
When was the first episode of Reductio?
The first episode of Reductio was released on Feb 12, 2019.
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