Not all atheists are on board with 'the four horsemen' of the New Atheism: Dawkins, Dennett, Harris, and Hitchens. Julian Baggini, podcaster and author of Atheism: A Very Short Introductionpoints out their generally unsophisticated grasp of religion. I met Baggini in New York last December when he came to speak to a small group of us on the subject of politics. He's British, Continue Reading …
Julian Baggini’s Philosophy Monthly – the PEL review
So Mark stole my thunder with his post about AC Grayling, as I was preparing my thoughts about Julian Baggini's regular podcast, Baggini's Philosophy Monthly. Nonetheless, even though Mark hates and wants to upstage me, I will proceed with my ramblings. I found and started listening to Baggini's podcast towards the end of last year and was able to reel off a series of Continue Reading …
Baggini interviews “new atheist” AC Grayling
We've gotten into a little discussion of the new atheist movement, an area well covered by other podcasts (meaning we likely won't devote substantial time to it on our podcast, though we'll certainly discuss religious philosophy). To get clear on one of its key arguments, that it's religious moderates that create a climate where extremism can exist, I'll point to a short Continue Reading …
Why we record such good podcasts
I have spent some time listening to other philosophy podcasts, particularly the ones on iTunes that are listed as "Listeners also subscribed to". Some are good, some absolutely unlistenable and a few in between (I've put some links at the end of this post). I won't say which I feel fall into which categories, but I do invite our listeners to chime in with their own reviews Continue Reading …