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May 24, 2018 — Daniel Kaufman & Richard Thompson
Sophia
Richard, a.k.a. miceelf88, joins Dan to talk gender politics
The difference between sex and gender identity
The ontological (and legal) issues with fluid gender identity
Dan: Social identities like gender aren't "self-made"
What trans identity means for the civil rights coalition
Jordan Peterson and gender as the essence of self
Empathy vs. sympathy in coalition building
July 08, 2019 — Daniel Kaufman & Jane Clare Jones
Sophia
Where have all the feminists gone?
The feminist tradition in philosophy
How does second-wave feminism distinguish sex from gender?
Jane: Patriarchy hurts men, too
On the present controversy around gender non-conformity and identity
Was Prince genderqueer?
Gender, feminism, and the classical liberal tradition
May 11, 2020 — Daniel Kaufman & Jesse Singal
Sophia
The continuing battle over gender in philosophy
Harm avoidance vs. competing interests
Jesse: There's disagreement within the trans community over what it means to be trans
Dan: "This is madness to everyone other than the people inside the tent"
The social dynamics of philosophy
Ordinary language and "they"
Will the trans movement moderate?
Dan: Philosophy is in trouble and the pandemic is making it worse
January 08, 2019 — John Horgan & Deirdre McCloskey
Mind-Body Problems
Deirdre McCloskey's personal experience with mind, body, and gender
Are there female and male psyches?
How traditional liberalism guides Deirdre's personal philosophy
Why Deirdre describes herself as a postmodernist
Liberalism, capitalism, and Marx
Understanding the global turn to populism
September 16, 2019 — Daniel Kaufman & David Ottlinger
Sophia
The fight, and meta-fight, in philosophy over trans issues
David's essay on philosophy and activism
The admonition to "go read the literature"
Dan: The profession needs to push back against the mob
Should philosophers avoid signing petitions?
David regrets the "neglect of the ordinary virtues" in this battle
How professors should teach controversial subjects
March 07, 2020 — Daniel Kaufman & Helen Joyce
Sophia
Helen's forthcoming book on gender
Why are younger women attracted to novel gender theories?
Social constructivism vs. self-constructivism
Did feminists bring this upon themselves?
Helen: Immigration caused Britain's political realignment
Helen's narrative of the evolution of trans identity
Why is it harder to be a girl now, when society is less sexist?
Dan: Online porn has made teenage boys undateable
February 19, 2016 — Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Jesse Singal
Jesse's article on the closure of a gender identity clinic
The rise of #firejessesingal
The real-world consequences of abusive online discourse
The social dynamics driving internet vitriol
Why engage at all?
Life lessons from being shamed on Twitter
August 16, 2018 — Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Philip Christman
Culturally Determined
Phil's essay, "What Is It Like to Be a Man?"
Modern male stereotypes: Homer Simpson vs. Harvey Weinstein
Proud Boys, Jordan Peterson, and the crisis of masculinity
The trans challenge to gender norms
Phil explains why his Christian faith doesn't provide him with certainty
Contrasting certainty in Judaism and Christianity
June 20, 2019 — Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Rachel Vorona Cote
Culturally Determined
Rachel's essay on her mother's death, "The Fraught Culture of Online Mourning"
Aryeh recalls mourning his father in the pre-social media era
A moment when language fails
Is it possible to talk about death with sincerity on Twitter?
The many (often gendered) Victorian rituals of mourning
Rachel's forthcoming book, Too Much: How Victorian Constraints Still Bind Women Today
Do you want to be memorialized for eternity on Facebook?
March 01, 2016 — Robert Wright & Mark Smith
The Wright Show
Considering the thesis of Mark's new book Secular Faith
Creative uses of the Scriptures by pro-choice and pro-life advocates
What shapes attitudes towards abortion?
Reinterpreting biblical condemnations of homosexuality
How cultural change affects religious thought
How cultural change affects religious institutions
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