History of Philosophy without any gaps is a wonderful podcast by Peter Adamson, Professor of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at King's College London.

What I am enjoying most about his cast is he keeps them short, to the point, but covers a lot of stuff. For those of us who haven't studied philosophy (or in my case didn't pay much attention 20+ years ago whilst in college), it is a great primer and one that can be referred to for "future" reference.

I am finding that as I continue my explor...
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The Partially Examined Life is straight up philosophy, in a roundtable format featuring three former philosophy graduate students. Each cast features a short reading that introduces at least one “big” philosophical question, concern or idea.

What I enjoy about this cast is the attempts to bring the "big philosophical question" into our "real" world. Both their blog and facebook page are interactive giving us simple folks a chance to discuss the topics covered. They discuss a wide range o...
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"This podcast aims, as philosopher Tim O’Connor approvingly noted, to 'take philosophy to the street, illustrating how conversation… can be carried out in a careful, civil, and constructive way by people who disagree.'"

Conversations from a Pale Blue Dot is one of two podcasts by Luke Muehlhauser aimed at philosophy and the philosophy of religion. This "kid" is smart, well read and an extraordinary interviewer. Altho I do not completely understand some of the topics, I find myself ...
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