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What's missing in [many] discussions on politics, ethics, religion, and society, [mostly] focussed on South Africa. Hosted by Jacques Rousseau and Greg Andrews.... more
FAQs about Square Brackets:How many episodes does Square Brackets have?The podcast currently has 38 episodes available.
June 18, 2019Babelfish interviews Greg AndrewsThis week [and next week], Square Brackets is sharing interviews that Kirstine Kaern of the Babelfish podcast had with the hosts of Square Brackets....more32minPlay
June 11, 2019Saving God, the Bible and religion from the religiousIn this final episode of the series on god(s), Greg and Jacques talk about why religion might be more interesting than you think, and why Greg was a "troll priest" during his time as a Methodist minister....more36minPlay
June 04, 2019God, atheism and agnosticismIn this second episode discussing God[s], Greg and Jacques discuss the difference between atheism and agnosticism, whether Jacques is going to hell, and whether we should tell him so....more27minPlay
May 28, 2019What’s god got to do with it?Greg and Jacques talk about god(s), even though they don't think they are all that interesting. [But apparently, others disagree.]...more31minPlay
May 21, 2019Free speech #4: no-platforming, hateful bigots, and restorative justiceNo-platforming and the Flemming Rose case at UCT; Penny Sparrow; Velaphi Khumalo; legal responses to hateful speech; and how free speech controversies might be used to foster restorative justice....more32minPlay
May 14, 2019Free speech #3: Censorship, Steve Hofmeyr (and the elections)In the third episode of who knows how many in a series [allegedly] about free speech, Greg and Jacques talk about the election results, Steve Hofmeyr and Multichoice, censorship, and other things.Musical interludes are edits of Soixante-8 by Obsibilo (under Creative Commons license 3.0)...more42minPlay
May 07, 2019Free speech #2: absolute principles and civil disobedienceWe talk about absolute principles, negative and positive liberties, and whether Patricia de Lille stole your contact information....more33minPlay
April 30, 2019Free Speech #1 – Why do we value it?In the first episode in a series on free speech, Greg and Jacques speak about why we consider free speech valuable, and provide an overview of a classic liberal defence of free speech.Musical interludes are edits of Soixante-8 by Obsibilo (under Creative Commons license 3.0)...more26minPlay
April 16, 2019On patriotismGreg and Jacques talk about patriotism – whether there are ever good reasons to be patriotic, and some of the [irrational?] ways in which people express patriotism, such as through supporting national sports teams. We also talk about rugby, which might be a sport.Musical interludes are edits of Soixante-8 by Obsibilo (under Creative Commons license 3.0)...more29minPlay
April 09, 2019White privilege, part 3In the final segment on white privilege, we talk about how to deal with people on the street asking for money, and whether quotas in sport are a good idea.Musical interludes are edits of Soixante-8 by Obsibilo (under Creative Commons license 3.0)...more34minPlay
FAQs about Square Brackets:How many episodes does Square Brackets have?The podcast currently has 38 episodes available.