Welcome to This is Not an Episode! This ... episode... takes us into some of the most provocative frontiers of philosophy today. We begin inside the prison walls, asking what it means to teach philosophy in a world where truth and lies carry life-changing weight. Then we shift gears: should philosophers take drugs? Could altered states open new doors to insight, or is that a dangerous distraction from philosophy’s real task? Finally, we turn to the future—how should we think about education in the age of AI, when technology is reshaping not just what we know, but how we learn?

From truth and deception to psychedelics and artificial intelligence, this conversation explores how philosophy remains alive, disruptive, and deeply human in a rapidly changing world.