Colonialism Tagged Episodes

Liberty and Justice for Who?

October 11, 2026

Many democracies are founded on the ideals of 18th- and 19th-Century British Liberalism: the idea…

Allegorical painting of the British Empire, circa 1900, showing flags and coats of arms. "An Empire on Which the Sun Never Sets" is inscribed.

Crisis and Creativity in Mayan Mythology

July 12, 2026

The Popol Vuh, written in 1702, was based on a Mayan oral tradition encompassing creation…

Mayan painting depicting a bird, figures, and glyphs, illustrating crisis and creativity in Mayan mythology.

Mexican Philosophy

June 22, 2025

From early feminist Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz to existentialist Emilio Uranga, from Indigenous…

Colorful papel picado banners strung between buildings in Mexico.

Reading the Troubled Past

March 13, 2022

Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe lambasted Joseph Conrad’s novel Heart of Darkness as a deeply racist work that…

A collection of Great Books, a classic literature series.

Gandhi as a Philosopher

September 26, 2021

Gandhi is famous as the leader of the movement for Indian independence, which he based…

Gandhi, seated, contemplative expression. Philosophical leader of India's independence movement.

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