In this 24 November 2013 episode of Philosophy in Action Radio, Philosopher Dr. Diana Brickell discussed positive change in Islam, self-esteem and appearance, and more.

* Introduction (0:00)

* Question 1: Positive Change in Islam (2:35)

* Question 2: Self-Esteem and Appearance (29:30)

* Rapid Fire Questions (56:46)

* Conclusion (1:09:11)

For more from Dr. Diana Brickell on the application rational principles to the challenges of real life, visit Philosophy in Action: http://www.PhilosophyInAction.com

In this 17 November 2013 episode of Philosophy in Action Radio, Philosopher Dr. Diana Brickell discussed free will and moral responsibility, values destroyed by statism, leaving an inmate boyfriend, privacy in marriage, and more.

* Introduction (0:00)

* Question 1: Free Will and Moral Responsibility (3:38)

* Question 2: Values Destroyed by Statism (19:37)

* Question 3: Leaving an Inmate Boyfriend (39:39)

* Question 4: Privacy in Marriage (50:03)

* Rapid Fire Questions (1:02:10)

* Conclusion (1:05:38)

For more from Dr. Diana Brickell on the application rational principles to the challenges of real life, visit Philosophy in Action: http://www.PhilosophyInAction.com

In this 15 November 2013 episode of Philosophy in Action Radio, philosopher Dr. Diana Brickell podcast on "Reading of Responsibility & Luck, Chapter One." Topics discussed include:

* Introductory Note

* A Case of Moral Luck

* Nagel's Case for Moral Luck

* The Importance of Moral Luck

* Moral Luck and Rawls' Egalitarianism

* Overview of the Book

* Concluding Note

For more from Dr. Diana Brickell on the application rational principles to the challenges of real life, visit Philosophy in Action: http://www.PhilosophyInAction.com

In this 10 November 2013 episode of Philosophy in Action Radio, Philosopher Dr. Diana Brickell discussed winning friends and influencing people, accepting government welfare, mercenary essay contest writing, government scientists in a free society, and more.

* Introduction (0:00)

* Question 1: Winning Friends and Influencing People (4:07)

* Question 2: Accepting Government Welfare (23:44)

* Question 3: Mercenary Essay Contest Writing (32:48)

* Question 4: Government Scientists in a Free Society (48:30)

* Rapid Fire Questions (59:25)

* Conclusion (1:08:19)

For more from Dr. Diana Brickell on the application rational principles to the challenges of real life, visit Philosophy in Action: http://www.PhilosophyInAction.com

In this 27 October 2013 episode of Philosophy in Action Radio, Philosopher Dr. Diana Brickell discussed revealing a checkered past, racist names of sports teams, property owners prohibiting firearms, explaining Facebook unfriendings, and more.

* Introduction (0:00)

* Question 1: Revealing a Checkered Past (4:39)

* Question 2: Racist Names of Sports Teams (17:05)

* Question 3: Property Owners Prohibiting Firearms (33:40)

* Question 4: Explaining Facebook Unfriendings (43:36)

* Rapid Fire Questions (51:11)

* Conclusion (1:06:19)

For more from Dr. Diana Brickell on the application rational principles to the challenges of real life, visit Philosophy in Action: http://www.PhilosophyInAction.com

In this 23 October 2013 episode of Philosophy in Action Radio, philosopher Dr. Diana Brickell interviewed Paul Hsieh about "Highlights from the Personality Theory Workshop." Topics discussed include:

* About the Personality Workshop

* Our interest in personality theory

* The Myers-Briggs types

* Strengths and Weaknesses of Myers-Briggs

* The DiSC Types

* DiSC in communication

* The Five Factor Model and its problems

* Sensitivity

* Major take-home points learned

For more from Dr. Diana Brickell on the application rational principles to the challenges of real life, visit Philosophy in Action: http://www.PhilosophyInAction.com

In this 20 October 2013 episode of Philosophy in Action Radio, Philosopher Dr. Diana Brickell discussed the social effects of economic inequality, favoritism for the genetically engineered, the value of the Ten Commandments, and more.

* Introduction (0:00)

* Question 1: The Social Effects of Economic Inequality (4:00)

* Question 2: Favoritism for the Genetically Engineered (25:13)

* Question 3: The Value of the Ten Commandments (40:47)

* Rapid Fire Questions (1:02:02)

* Conclusion (1:08:05)

For more from Dr. Diana Brickell on the application rational principles to the challenges of real life, visit Philosophy in Action: http://www.PhilosophyInAction.com

In this 16 October 2013 episode of Philosophy in Action Radio, philosopher Dr. Diana Brickell interviewed Jenn Casey about "Living Safely with Food Allergies, Part 2." Topics discussed include:

* Comfort zones, again

* Educating friends and family

* Vistors and rules

* Talking to kids at different ages

* Allowing foods to the non-allergic kids

* Conflict over comfort zones with spouses

* Extended family not respecting comfort zones

* Problems with other kids, including bullying

* Unpleasant and ignorant comments

* Accommodations in schools

* The limited value of food labels

* Questions for food producers and restaurants

* Peanuts on airlines

* The value of doctors and other support

* The biggest challenge of food allergies

* Preventing food allergies

* Silver linings

For more from Dr. Diana Brickell on the application rational principles to the challenges of real life, visit Philosophy in Action: http://www.PhilosophyInAction.com

In this 10 October 2013 episode of Philosophy in Action Radio, Philosopher Dr. Diana Brickell discussed all sorts of topics from the Rapid Fire Queue.

* Introduction (0:00)

* Rapid Fire Questions (4:09)

* Conclusion (56:12)

For more from Dr. Diana Brickell on the application rational principles to the challenges of real life, visit Philosophy in Action: http://www.PhilosophyInAction.com

In this 6 October 2013 episode of Philosophy in Action Radio, Philosopher Dr. Diana Brickell discussed free speech for corporations, psychological egoism, objecting to a professor's views, deduction from axioms, and more.

* Introduction (0:00)

* Question 1: Free Speech for Corporations (3:51)

* Question 2: Psychological Egoism (17:47)

* Question 3: Objecting to a Professor's Views (28:32)

* Question 4: Deduction from Axioms (14:55)

* Rapid Fire Questions (58:08)

* Conclusion (1:12:58)

For more from Dr. Diana Brickell on the application rational principles to the challenges of real life, visit Philosophy in Action: http://www.PhilosophyInAction.com