My guest in this episode is Mark James. Mark is a postdoctoral fellow in philosophy and cognitive science at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan. His research is on topics related to embodied intersubjectivity, habituation, enactive cognitive science, learning, and design.

My guest in this episode is Valeria Motta. Valeria is a postdoctoral researcher in philosophy at the University of Birmingham, UK, where she investigates loneliness and solitude. 

My guest in this episode is Julian Stern. Julian is Professor of Education and Religion at Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln, UK. One of his research interests is the study of solitude, silence, and loneliness.

My guest in this episode is Matthew Ratcliffe. Matthew is Professor of Philosophy at the University of York, UK. One of his main research interests is in phenomenology and the philosophy of psychiatry. His most recent book, Grief Worlds: A Study of Emotional Experience, has just appeared with MIT Press. 

My guest in this episode is Elana Feldman. Elana is Associate Professor of Management in the Manning School of Business at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, US. She is a founder and steering committee member of the international Positive Relationships at Work (PRW) Microcommunity. Amongst other things, she is interested in how people relate to one another at work.

My guest in this episode is Emily Hughes. Emily is a postdoctoral researcher in philosophy at the University of York, UK. She is currently working on the project "Grief: A Study of Human Emotional Experience".