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Publishes	Twice monthly	Episodes	418	Founded	15 years ago
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Rivka Weinberg, "The Meaning of It All: Ultimate Meaning, Everyday Meaning, Cosmic Meaning, Death, and Time" (Oxford UP, 2026)

You can stock your life with important work, relationships, activities, and art, and yet, you can still ask: what's the point of it all? Almost every thinking person has had that question—many more than once. Granted, you're more likely to worry abou... more

3 Jun 2026 • 49 min

PJ DiPietro, "Sideways Selves Travesti and Jotería, "Struggles Across the Américas" (U Texas Press, 2025)

How does coloniality shape the sociosomatic possibilities of our bodies? More importantly, how do gender-nonconforming people not only resist the limitations of that coloniality but also make, connect to, and revitalize other possibilities? How do di... more

24 May 2026 • 1 hr 17 min • Most popular

Alexander Klein, "Consciousness is Motor: William James on Mind and Action" (Oxford UP, 2025)

When it comes to consciousness, William James is well-known for his descriptions of it rather than his theory of it and its relation to the body. In Consciousness is Motor: William James on Mind and Action (Oxford UP, 2025), Alexander Klein elaborate... more

10 May 2026 • 1 hr 6 min • Popular

Kathryn Nave, "A Drive to Survive: The Free Energy Principle and the Meaning of Life" (MIT Press, 2025)

The cybernetic tradition in cognitive science analyzes the purposive behavior of many complex systems – from sensory-guided missiles to sensory-guided animals -- in terms of feedback control that maintains stability in the face of external perturbati... more

10 Apr 2026 • 55 min

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Recent Guests

PJ DiPietro

Associate professor of women's and gender studies

Syracuse University

Episode: PJ DiPietro, "Sideways Selves Travesti and Jotería, "Struggles Across the Américas" (U Texas Press, 2025)

Alexander Klein

Canada Research Chair and Professor of Philosophy at McMaster University

McMaster University

Episode: Alexander Klein, "Consciousness is Motor: William James on Mind and Action" (Oxford UP, 2025)

Kate Nave

Author of A Drive to Survive, The Free Energy Principle and the Meaning of Life

University of Edinburgh

Episode: Kathryn Nave, "A Drive to Survive: The Free Energy Principle and the Meaning of Life" (MIT Press, 2025)

Andrew Lister

Author of Justice and Reciprocity (Oxford University Press, 2024)

Queen's University (Kingston, Canada)

Episode: Andrew Lister, "Justice and Reciprocity" (Oxford UP, 2024)

Catherine Elgin

Professor of Philosophy of Education at Harvard University

Harvard University

Episode: Catherine Elgin, "Epistemic Ecology" (MIT Press, 2025)

Ellen Clarke

Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Leeds

University of Leeds

Episode: Ellen Clarke, "The Units of Life: Kinds of Individual in Biology" (Oxford UP, 2025)

Kenneth Aizawa

Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University Newark

Rutgers University

Episode: Kenneth Aizawa, "Compositional Abduction and Scientific Interpretation: A Granular Approach" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

Ladelle McWhorter

Stephanie Bennett-Smith, Chair of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Emerita, at the University of Richmond

University of Richmond

Episode: Ladelle McWhorter, "Unbecoming Persons: The Rise and Demise of the Modern Moral Self" (U Chicago Press, 2025)

Orestis Palermos

Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Ioannina

University of Ioannina

Episode: S. Orestis Palermos, "Cyborg Rights: Extending Cognition, Ethics, and the Law" (Routledge, 2025)

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Carrie Figdor

Co-host of New Books in Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy; affiliation commonly listed with University of Iowa

Sarah Tyson

Co-host; Associate Professor of Philosophy (University of Colorado, Denver) / affiliated with New Books Network channel

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4.3 out of 5 stars from 253 ratings

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WeirdChick1469422689433890
United States2 years ago
Love but
please turn down the ad volume --speakers are almost always way quieter than new ads (excluding host voiced ones); also ads are now beginning, end, & twice in the middle /: hm.
But love that it actually gives you an idea of whats in the books.
(& people upset w/ 'um's, might consider reading: 'Like, Literally, Dude by Valerie Fridland)
Apple Podcasts
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WeirdChick1469422689433890
United States2 years ago
Often very good interviews. Books not covered elsewhere.
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Skeptic
3 years ago
Great content but poor sound quality
I really enjoy the interviews, but I do think there’s quite a margin of improvement concerning sound quality. Maybe better microphones? Ask for some advice from a sound engineer?
Thanks a lot for your work anyway, it’s great!
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Constant1004
Switzerland3 years ago
Very interesting, but PLEASE!
Very interesting, but PLEASE, like many others have said in the reviews, either get rid of the “ums” and *lipsmacks* in post-editing, or have the interviewer practice not doing those things so much. It’s incredibly hard to focus on what is being said when those things are constantly ringing in your ear. Thank you!
Please consider!
Apple Podcasts
5
MuthaFcuak
United States3 years ago

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Andrew Lister, "Justice and Reciprocity" (Oxford UP, 2024)

Q: Why does your book focus on the early Rawls rather than the late Rawls?

The early Rawls centers on justice as fairness and a theory of distributive justice, while the late Rawls introduces concerns about stability, reasonable pluralism, and public reason. Focusing on the early Rawls allows a clearer exploration of reciprocity as a grounding notion within justice, before the later political liberalism reframes justice in broadly ecumenical terms. This framing also helps connect reciprocity to civic friendship and public justification.

John Drabinski, "So Unimaginable a Price: Baldwin and the Black Atlantic" (Northwestern UP, 2025)

Q: How does Baldwin witness home and make room for its existential complexity?

Baldwin's reflections on home reveal the complexity of identity and belonging intertwined with the painful history of African American experiences, as he grapples with claiming a place that does not fully accept him.

John Drabinski, "So Unimaginable a Price: Baldwin and the Black Atlantic" (Northwestern UP, 2025)

Q: Can you tell us more about why you sought to understand Baldwin in relation to the mid-20th century Black Atlantic milieu of thinkers and writers?

Drabinski explains his interest in Baldwin's connections to a broader intellectual tradition that encompasses important questions about culture and identity across the Black Atlantic.

John Drabinski, "So Unimaginable a Price: Baldwin and the Black Atlantic" (Northwestern UP, 2025)

Q: Will you tell us a little bit about yourself and your background as a theorist and how you came to write this book on Baldwin?

John Drabinski shares his quirky intellectual journey including his PhD in philosophy focusing on Jewish philosophy and his long-term engagement with the Black intellectual tradition, which led him to delve into Baldwin's work.

Gina Schouten, "The Anatomy of Justice" (Oxford UP, 2024)

Q: What is the focus of your continuing projects?

I'm working on a co-authored book about equal educational opportunity, aiming to engage a wider audience with my philosophical inquiries, particularly about the value of home and rootedness.

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The show's conversations center on newly published philosophy books, with guests ranging from senior scholars to rising auteurs who defend or critique cutting-edge theories across mind, knowledge, ethics, and political philosophy. Episodes frequently examine how contemporary ideas—like bio-enactivism, the predictive brain, or justice—apply to real-world issues, often linking deep theoretical arguments to methodological questions in science, society, and culture. A distinctive strength is long, in-depth discussions that unpack complex arguments from primary texts, making it a robust resource for researchers, graduate students, and professionals seeking rigorous scholarly perspectives. Notable is the consistent focus on how new work challenge... more

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