Departing from the normal show format this week, Phil Kallberg talks about a contemporary problem, the need for something to balance the power of the Press. I also touch on many related subjects like the nature of justice and how it can be understood as a balance between conflicting forces. (July 12, 2019)

This week, Phil Kallberg presents an essay he has given at academic conferences on how Christians should attempt to engage with culture and give out a face palm and sigh award of the week to a prominent conservative commentator. (June 28, 2019)

In this joint episode with Pat Flynn, Pat talks to me about the problems he sees with Libertarianism and it's ethical foundations. Thus he argues that Libertarianism is not a viable system. I attempt to argue that it can be if we limit the ideas of Libertarians to things like politics and economics and look to other things for a the bases of ethics and morality. (June 21, 2019)

In this episode of The Examined Life with Phil Kallberg, Fr. Randy Soto, a sacred scripture scholar at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and Holy Apostles and Seminary in Cromwell, CT, gives his take on my podcast on inerrancy, explains the Catholic position on inerrancy, and discusses how to interpret Scripture. Also I explain why Plato is a philosopher about whom you should know. (June 14, 2019)

This episode is an expanded version of an essay I presented on Biblical Inerrancy at the 2019 meeting of SPS. First I argue that the term "inerrancy" is vague and often suffers from equivocation. Further I argue that the concept of "error" has shifted since the composition of the Bible. Also I give out a dual face palm and sigh award of the week. (June 7, 2019)

Alan Rhoda and Phil continue discussing the Open Theist perspective. Alan responds to more objections to Open Theism, and also gives his assessment of the other perspectives. This is part two of a two-part episode. (May 31, 2019)

Continuing the series on the Problem of Divine Foreknowledge, Phil Kallberg welcomes Alan Rhoda on to present the Open Theist perspective. Alan explains the philosophical reasons for thinking that the future is open rather than fixed. This is part one of a two part episode. (May 24, 2019)

In this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg continues discussing the Thomistic response to the
problem of Divine Foreknowledge with Jonathan Augustine Stute, and Jonathan assesses the other responses to the problem and explains why he rejects them. This is part two of a two-part episode. (May 17, 2019)

In this episode of The Examined Life, continuing the series on the Problem of Divine Foreknowledge Phil welcomes Jonathan Augustine Stute on the show to present the Divine Timelessness perspective. Among other things Jonathan explains why Divine Timelessness is probably not a good name for this perspective. This is part one of a two part episode. (May 10, 2019)

Elaborating a bit on the problem of divine foreknowledge, Phil Kallberg talks to John Limanto about some of the practical theological and philosophical uses of Molinism. John is from Indonesia, and he explains why he sees a lot of value in Molinism, and gives his own responses to the standard objections to Molinism. (May 3, 2019)