
Children's impossible questions addressed by the greatest minds in philosophy. With jokes. Hosted by philosopher Christabel Cane and comedian Steve Cross.
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 7 | Founded | a month ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Society & CulturePhilosophy | |||

This episode sees Steve and Christabel explore a topic that has fascinated philosophers for centuries in their attempt to answer Steve’s daughter's question “Is your brain a separate thing that tells you to do things?”.
To gain insight into the natu... more
Content note: extensive discussion of death, mortality and loss.
This week’s episode is an existential crisis courtesy of Steve's daughter, who asks “When will I die?”. This triggers a brief discussion of the chic continental philosophers you might ... more
In this episode, Steve and Christabel smash through Marxian false consciousness as they answer this week’s question: “Why do people make the same bad choice again and again?”. The duo embark on a heroes’ journey through a landscape of determinisms, e... more
To answer this week’s question, “Am I too perfect?” Steve and Christabel begin with a brief survey of a selection of religious conceptions of human perfection. This takes them from the contemplation of fitra in Sufi Islam, to the concepts of ātman an... more
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Obsessed with the premise of this - so interesting, I feel like I'm getting smarter just listening to Christabel's words of wisdom! Great duo 👏🏻🙌🏻
Well of course Steve is wrong about Queen, but I’ll forgive him this lapse in judgement for the greater good of this fabulous listen. Keep these episodes coming!
Brilliant premise - outstandingly executed, exploding with insight and comedy in equal parts. 👏🏽
Thought provoking and hilarious, Christabel’s voice is infinitely listenable, please say more words Christabel
An absolutely hilarious and insightful 45 mins — I didn’t know it was possible to cackle whilst learning about antinatalism, but thank god we can. The perfect blend of interesting insights into how philosophy can apply to our everyday thinking with pauses for laughter in all the right places. Can’t wait for the next one!
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