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#137 Debunking Arguments for God - Graham Oppy
Jan 04, 2026 1h 40m

#137 Debunking Arguments for God - Graham Oppy

Graham Oppy is Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean of Research at Monash University. An Australian philosopher of religion, he is often considered one of the most thoughtful and important ac...

#136 Why Did The World Get So Ugly? - Alain de Botton
Dec 26, 2025 59 min

#136 Why Did The World Get So Ugly? - Alain de Botton

Get tickets for my UK tour here.Alain de Botton is the creator of The School of Life. A Swiss-born British author and public speaker, his books discuss various contemporary subjects and themes, emp...

#135 Christmas Isn't What You Think - John Nelson
Dec 20, 2025 1h 19m

#135 Christmas Isn't What You Think - John Nelson

John Nelson earned a PhD in New Testament and Christian Origins from the University of Edinburgh in 2023. He writes for the Substack Behind the Gospels.His thesis is the first book-length study of ...

#133 Hank Green on God, Science, and Consciousness
Dec 07, 2025 2h 12m

#133 Hank Green on God, Science, and Consciousness

Hank Green (@hankschannel) is one of YouTube's most beloved creators. One half of vlogbrothers, he is also the co-creator and host of SciShow and Crash Course.Timestamps:0:00 - Where Are All the Al...

#132 Vsauce - Does Anything Exist?
Nov 30, 2025 1h 34m

#132 Vsauce - Does Anything Exist?

Michael Stevens is the creator of Vsauce, one of YouTube's most popular channels. Alongside Hannah Fry he hosts the newly-launched podcast The Rest is Science.Timestamps:0:00 - Does Anything Really...

#131 Toby Ord - Will AI Destroy Humanity?
Nov 27, 2025 1h 1m

#131 Toby Ord - Will AI Destroy Humanity?

Timestamps0:00 - What Existential Risks Does AI Pose?8:57 - How AI Systems Lie to Us26:04 - Why We Should Be Worried About AI33:28 - What Does It Mean for AI System to “Want” Something?43:41 - AI W...

#130 Philip Goff - Why I'm a Heretical Christian
Nov 16, 2025 1h 18m

#130 Philip Goff - Why I'm a Heretical Christian

Philip Goff is a British author, panpsychist philosopher, and professor at Durham University whose research focuses on philosophy of mind and consciousness. Specifically, how consciousness can be p...

#128 Bernardo Kastrup - Materialism is Complete Nonsense
Nov 02, 2025 1h 54m

#128 Bernardo Kastrup - Materialism is Complete Nonsense

Bernardo Kastrup is a Dutch philosopher and computer scientist recognised for his contributions to consciousness studies, notably through his formulation of analytic idealism—a variant of metaphysi...

#127 Bear Grylls - Retelling Jesus' Life as a Thriller
Oct 26, 2025 1h 1m

#127 Bear Grylls - Retelling Jesus' Life as a Thriller

Bear Grylls is a British adventurer, writer, television presenter and former SAS trooper who is also a survival expert. Widely known for his television series Man vs. Wild, he was also appointed as...

#126 Was Jesus an Ancient Magician? - Religion for Breakfast
Oct 19, 2025 1h 11m

#126 Was Jesus an Ancient Magician? - Religion for Breakfast

Exclusive NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/withinreason. Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee.Andrew Mark Henry is a scholar of religious studies. His research focus is early C...

#125 Emily Qureshi-Hurst - Does God Know What Time It Is?
Oct 12, 2025 1h 2m

#125 Emily Qureshi-Hurst - Does God Know What Time It Is?

Dr. Qureshi-Hurst is a Philosopher of Religion and Science at the University of Cambridge. Her work focuses on the relationship between physics—and time in particular—and theology. Her forthcoming ...

#124 Sisyphus 55 - So You're Having an Existential Crisis
Oct 05, 2025 1h 31m

#124 Sisyphus 55 - So You're Having an Existential Crisis

Ben Thomas is @Sisyphus55, a YouTuber creating videos about philosophy, existentialism, nihilism, absurdism, and meaning. His new book, So You're Having an Existential Crisis: a Roadmap for Lost S...

#120 Brant Pitre - Jesus DID Claim to be God
Sep 10, 2025 1h 59m

#120 Brant Pitre - Jesus DID Claim to be God

Brant Pitre is an American New Testament scholar and Distinguished Research Professor of Scripture at the Augustine Institute. He has written extensively on the historical Jesus, the Virgin Mary, P...

#119 Jim Al-Khalili - The Strange World of Quantum Physics
Sep 01, 2025 1h 5m

#119 Jim Al-Khalili - The Strange World of Quantum Physics

Jim Al-Khalili is an Iraqi-British theoretical physicist and science populariser. He is professor of theoretical physics and chair in the public engagement in science at the University of Surrey. L...