The
program that
questions everything
...except
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intelligence.
| Philosophy Talk Live at The Marsh Theater, Berkeley | |||||
| Philosophy Talk records two new shows in front of a live audience at The Marsh Theater's Berkeley location on Sunday, April 25, 2010: "Democracy and the Press" with guest Leslie Griffith, and "Social Reality" with guest John Searle. | |||||
 Ken, Ian Shoales, and John at The Marsh |
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| Bringing Deep Thought to "Live" in San Francisco | |||||
| The San Francisco Chronicle reviews
Philosophy Talk's two
latest live recording sessions
at The Marsh Theater:
"What is a Wife?" with guest Marilyn Yalom and "Faces, Feelings, and
Lies" with guest Paul Eckman. Check back and stay tuned to our regular weekly broadcast for information on our next live session at The Marsh, slotted for Sunday, April 25 (topics and guests TBA). |
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| Philosophy Talk Records "Is It Wrong to Wreck the Earth?" at Oregon State University | |||||
| On October 22nd, Philosophy
Talk recorded
a brand new show in front of an
overflow audience at OSU's LaSells
Stewart Center in Corvallis,
Oregon. |
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 The house is overflowing at OSU's LaSells Stewart Center |
 John & Ken discuss environmental ethics with guest Kathleen Moore |
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 The 60-Second Philosopher |
 A question from the audience |
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| SF Weekly Feature on Philosophy Talk's Upcoming Live Shows | |||||
| "On the Erudite Air" -- the San Francisco Weekly previews Philosophy Talk's two upcoming live recordings at The Marsh Theater. | |||||
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| Philosophy Talk Records Live in Portland, Oregon: 2009 Illahee Lectures | |||||
| Philosophy
Talk kicked off this year's Illahee
Lectures
in Portland, Oregon with a live recording on January 30.
Ken and John Perry interviewed William Irvine,
author
of On
Desire: Why We Want What We Want.
Ken and John will
host an encore show on Saturday, January 31st with Portland's own
Michael Philips, author of The Undercover
Philosopher: A
Guide to Detecting Shams, Lies and Delusions. |
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| Audience for the live recording | Ken chats with fans in Portland | ||||
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| Ian Shoales, 60 Second Philosopher | John and Ken with Michael Philips | ||||
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| John meets some young fans | Julie Napolin, Roving Philosphical Reporter | ||||
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| Philosophy Talk Featured in the Los Angeles Times | |||||
| Read the Saturday July 5, 2008 article here. | |||||
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| Philosophy Talk Now on Facebook | |||||
| Visit our
new Facebook
page and show your support by
becoming a fan! You
can connect with the hosts, other fans and subscribe to receive updates. |
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| Philosophy Talk Records "Varieties of Love" Live in Portland | |||||
Philosophy Talk recorded "Varieties of Love" live at Powell's City of Books in Portland, Oregon on February 8, 2008. Christopher Phillips, author of Socrates in Love, joined John and Ken to discuss whether love is a single thing, or just a word we use to express any number of unrelated emotions. The show will air live on KALW on April 20, 2008. |
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| Philosophy Talk Records "Why Music Matters" Live in San Francisco | |||||
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Philosophy Talk recorded "Why Music Matters," with guest David Harrington of the Kronos Quartet and musical guest Nanos Operetta in front of a live studio audience at San Francisco's Biscuits and Blues on December 3, 2007. Thanks to everyone who took part in this event! |
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Philosophy Talk Records "Immigration" Show Live at College of the Sequoias in Visalia, California |
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John and Ken engage guest Noe Lozano, Associate Dean of Student and Diversity Affairs at the Stanford School of Engineering, in a philosophical conversation about "Immigration" in front of a live studio audience at College of the Sequoias in Visalia, California. The program is scheduled to air on November 11th. |
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| Philosophy Talk wins Radio Broadcasting Award | |||||
 Philosophy Talk won a
Silver
World Medal in Social Issues and Current Events in the 2007 Radio
Broadcasting Awards competition from the New York Fesitvals. |
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| Philosophy Talk at Powell's City of Books | |||||
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Philosophy Talk at the Smithsonian |
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On
Tuesday,
September 12, Philosophy Talk recorded an episode in front of
a live audience at the Smithsonian, in collaboration with the Smithsonian
Resident Associates Program. Our
guest was famed
scientist and entrepreneur J.
Craig
Venter, founder and former CEO
of Celera
Genomics,
founder and current director of the J. Craig
Venter
Institute, founder, chairman and
CEO of Synthetic
Genomics.
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 John and Ken with Craig Venter |
 John with Barbara Tuceling of the Smithsonian |
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 Ian Shoales getting ready and performing |
 John cracks wise |
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 The Production Team in Action |
 Audience Participation |
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Philosophy Talk moves to Sundays at 10am |
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Imagine the perfect Sunday morning: fresh coffee, the Sunday paper… and now, the most intelligent radio program on the airwaves. The first Sunday morning episode, October 1, 2006 will tackle Jewish Philosophy at the start of Yom Kippur. Our guest will be Paul Franks from the University of Toronto. Download the press release. |
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Philosophy Talk in the News |
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The
Palo AltoWeekly catches up with Philosophy Talk
during the
live broadcast of "Science vs. Pseudo-Science" (March 5, 2008). Stuart Jeffries from The Guardian says on his blog that Philosophy Talk is an example of the "best kind of talk radio" and is "one of the great joys of American radio." An article on Ken by his alma mater, the University of Chicago (published June 2006 in The University of Chicago Magazine). And an article on Philosophy Talk's recent trip to Oregon (published March 23, 2006 in The Oregonian). |
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Philosophy Talk with a room full of philosophers |
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| Philosophy Talk recorded a show in front of a live audience of professional philosophers at the Pacific Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association. | |||||
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