Think Hard

By Danielle LaSusa & José Muñiz

Philosophy is sometimes seen as impractical and impenetrable, but on Think Hard, two trained philosophers have accessible and lively conversations about contemporary culture, politics, and society. Ea... more

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The podcast currently has 66 episodes available.

Think Hard episodes:

July 11, 2017 #6: White Girl Sings the Blues
Danielle and José talk about cultural appropriation. What’s wrong with a
white person wearing a Native American headdress for Halloween? Where is
the line between cultural exchange and appropriation? To what extent is it
legitimate for an artist to draw from other cultures in order to make
something new? We end, as always, with what we've been thinking about and
give some recommendations.
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June 27, 2017 #5: Lottery Players Lack Imagination
Live from PDX, Danielle and José discuss risk. What happens in our mind
when we think about whether or not to take a risk? How do we know if we are
taking a good risk or a bad risk? What should we do when our risks impact
others? How does our culture view risk? We end, as always, with what we are
thinking about and give some recommendations.
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June 15, 2017 #4: Giving with Reason
This episode, Danielle and José talk about poverty. Are there rational
reasons for giving to those less fortunate? What responsibilities or duties
do we have to give to the poor? Does giving to the poor end up doing more
harm than good? We end with “What We’re Thinking About” and give our
recommendations for this episode.
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May 12, 2017 #3: T-Shirt Feminism
Danielle and José discuss whether the mainstreaming of feminism has sold it
out to capitalist interests. Can we be both a feminist and a capitalist? Is
capitalism inherently patriarchal? Does feminism require a kind of
collective action that capitalism works to undermine? How does capitalism
exploit women’s unpaid labor of childrearing and household care? Are ad
campaigns that promote feminist ideas actually feminist or just another way
to sell products? We end with recommendations for what we’ve been thinking
about since the last episode.
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April 29, 2017 #2: Stop Traffic...and You Die
In this episode, Danielle and José consider the force, function, and
fragility of political protests. We consider some of the recent
Republican-backed legislation that threatens to limit the ability for
people to protest. What purpose do protests serve in the public arena? In
what ways do protests help build a sense of community? Is violence in
public protesting ever acceptable? Here is a Washington Post article
summarizing the national trend in legislation against protests
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April 05, 2017 #1: I had a crumby trip because I'm a crumby person
In our inaugural episode, Danielle and José discuss travel and
authenticity. When we go on trips, many of us are in search of some kind of
authentic experience of another place. Where does this desire for
authenticity come from and is it possible to achieve? Is the search for
authenticity harmful for the places we travel? We end the show by
discussing what we’ve been thinking about over the last few weeks, and
leave our listeners with some recommendations.
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FAQs about Think Hard:

How many episodes does Think Hard have?

The podcast currently has 66 episodes available.