Embrace The Void

My guest this week is Alex Guerrero, a professor of philosophy at the Rutgers University and author of the book Lottocracy: Democracy without Elections. We talk through the major problems with democracy and how a lottocracy might avoid them, as well as unique concerns of its own.

Lottocracy: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/lottocracy-9780198938989

Music by GW Rodriguez

Editing by Adam Wik

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Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/

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Next Episode: AI consciousness with Matthew Sheffield

My returning guest this week is C. Thi Nguyen, a professor of philosophy at the University of Utah, and author of the new book The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game.  We discuss the nature of games, why it's problematic to build a society based on keeping score, and whether or not the real monster is always capitalism. Enjoy!

The Score: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735252/the-score-by-c-thi-nguyen/

Music by GW Rodriguez

Editing by Adam Wik

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Next Episode: Lottocracy with Alex Guerrero

My guest this week is Matt McManus, an assistant professor in Political Science at Spelman College, and author of The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism. We discuss his new book and why both liberalism and socialism are essential to move towards a flourishing society.

The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism: https://www.routledge.com/The-Political-Theory-of-Liberal-Socialism/McManus/p/book/9781032647234

Music by GW Rodriguez

Editing by Adam Wik

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Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/

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My guest this week is anarchist activist William Gillis, author of the book Did the Science Wars Take Place? The Political and Ethical Stakes of Radical Realism. We cover the many flavors of anti-realism Gillis lays out in his book, and which ones seem harmfully prevalent on the left. Enjoy!

Did the Science Wars Take Place? https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/william-gillis-did-the-science-wars-take-place

Music by GW Rodriguez

Editing by Adam Wik

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Next Episode: Liberal Socialism with Matt McManus

My returning guest this week is the most pleasant of bureaucrats ever to serve the the blood god, associate professor of philosophy at the London school of economics and political science Liam Kofi Bright. Folks might not know this, but when Liam isn’t verifying verification or whatever epistemologists do, he writes some hilarious fanfic about philosophy and logistics in the world of 40k. Since I’m convinced that 40k is somehow central to understanding modern politics, I’ve asked Liam on to help me parse that intuition.

The Office for Ceremonial Calculations: https://archiveofourown.org/series/4703680

Unjust Deserts: https://sherdenpact.neocities.org/GuestPostLuck

Music by GW Rodriguez

Editing by Adam Wik

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Next Episode: Did the Science Wars Take Place? with William Gillis

My guest this week is Alastair Lichten (@humanistdad.bsky.social), a humanist organizer who is particularly interested in the intersection of neurodivergence and secularism. We discuss the theory that being autistic or neurodivergent makes one more likely to be non-religious.

Alastair's website: https://humanistdad.uk/2025/09/09/professional_update/

Music by GW Rodriguez

Editing by Adam Wik

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Next Episode: 40k Philosophy with Liam Kofi Bright

My guest this week is Kevin Bolling, executive director of the Secular Student Alliance, the largest organization in the country representing secular and nonreligious students. We discuss how things are going on the youth secular organizing front, including community moderation and coping with the resurgence of White Christian Nationalism. Enjoy!

Secular Student Alliance: https://secularstudents.org/

Music by GW Rodriguez

Editing by Adam Wik

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Next Episode: Autism and Humanism with Alistair Lichten

My guest this week is Matthew Facciani (@matthewfacciani.bsky.social‬), a social scientist at Notre Dame and author of the recent book Misguided: Where Misinformation Starts, How it Spreads, and What to Do about It. We discuss all three topics at length! Enjoy!

Misguided: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/misguided/9780231555814/

Music by GW Rodriguez

Editing by Adam Wik

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Next Episode: Secular Student Alliance with Kevin Bolling

My returning guest this week is Jonathan Church (@jondavidchurch.bsky.social‬), a chartered financial analyst, and author of books like Reinventing Racism: Why White Fragility is the Wrong way to think about racial inequality, and Virtue in an age of identity politics: A stoic approach to social justice. He’s also a contributing editor and podcaster with Merion West. When we last we talked he was primarily critical of woke social justice, though also skeptical of some forms of anti-woke overreach. Now he's back to talk about his disillusionment towards the anti-woke movement.

Why I have converted to democratic socialism after defending capitalism for years: https://www.sublationmag.com/post/why-i-have-converted-to-democratic-socialism-after-defending-capitalism-for-years

Music by GW Rodriguez

Editing by Adam Wik

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Next Episode: Misguided with Matthew Facciani

My guest this week is James Kimmel Jr., a Yale Psychiatry lecturer, lawyer, and founder of the Yale Collaborative for Motive Control Studies. He has a new book out, The Science of Revenge, that overlaps heavily with my own work on luckpilling, so I was excited to have him on to discuss the problem of revenge addiction.

The Science of Revenge: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739999/the-science-of-revenge-by-james-kimmel-jr-jd/

Music by GW Rodriguez

Editing by Adam Wik

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Next Episode: Anti-woke skepticism with Jonathan Church