Prof Noël Carroll (CUNY) discusses the nexus between cruelty and humour, comedy and tragedy, by way of responding to Montaigne:“Democritus and Heraclitus were two philosophers, of whom the first, finding the condition of man vain and ridiculou

Nietzsche's influence, with Babette Babich, Catherine Botha, and Leila Toiviainen

Oct 20th, 2021 55m 17s

Valery interviews three philosophers influenced by Friedrich Nietzsche:Leila Toiviainen (PhD, University of Tasmania)Catherine F. Botha (Professor, University of Johannesburg)Babette Babich (Professor, Fordham University)See omnystudio.com/l

ageing, with Arnold Berleant and Michael Alpert

Oct 6th, 2021 43m 57s

In this episode, Arnold Berleant (Emeritus Professor of Philosophy/Founding Editor of Contemporary Aesthetics) and Michael Alpert (Writer/Director of the University of Maine Press) discuss ageing as an everyday process, chiefly from a phenomeno

everyday anarchism, with Saul Newman and Lewis Call

Aug 6th, 2021 1h 21m

Leading post-anarchists, Prof Saul Newman (Goldsmiths, University of London) and Prof Lewis Call (Cal Poly State University), situate the most misrepresented political movement against the left-right spectrum. They then demonstrate the anarchis

pessimism and music, with Terre Thaemlitz and Seth Horvitz

May 27th, 2021 1h 2m

Terre Thaemlitz/Dj Sprinkles (Comatonse Recordings) and Seth Horvitz/Rrose (Eaux) discuss pessimism, their contrasting philosophies of music, and other curious things. To appreciate this hybrid podcast, please ensure you have the appropriate eq

art and political ideology, with Soretti Kadir and Majid Heidari

Apr 6th, 2021 1h 30m

Philosopher and art critic Dr Majid Heidari (Ferdows, Mashhad, Iran) and multi-talented storyteller Soretti Kadir (live from Nairobi, Kenya) talk about the role of art/artist, about evil and our responsibilities, art as a weapon of resistance a

philosophy and martial arts, with Graham Priest and Damon Young

Apr 6th, 2021 43m 36s

In this episode, the eclectic Australian philosopher Dr Damon Young and Valery are sitting in a vehicle on the top, seventh floor of a car park in Hobart, Tasmania. It's 10.30 am, and we are chatting with professor Graham Priest, located in New

poetics, self-understanding and health, with Richard Deming & Justin Clemens

Apr 6th, 2021 1h 40m

In the thick of the global plague, Richard Deming (Yale, Senior Lecturer), Justin Clemens (University of Melbourne, A/Professor) and Valery agreed to hold a conversation on the topic of poetics, self-understanding, and health. An analysis and d

voice and racism, with Nina Eidsheim

Apr 6th, 2021 1h 2m

Nina Eidsheim (Professor of Musicology, UCLA) and Valery discuss theoretical and practical insights that address a bundle of hard-wired assumptions about a voice - and an essence - of the other.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio

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