Music Tagged Episodes

September 14, 2025

Hildegard von Bingen was a 12th century mystic, polymath, and composer whose work spanned visionary…

August 10, 2025

From classical concerts to commercial jingles, music fills our lives every day. But philosophers disagree…

June 1, 2025

The world is facing an unprecedented environmental crisis, and we urgently need good ways to…

September 10, 2023

What’s your favorite movie? Did you watch that season finale last night? No spoilers! Popular…

May 15, 2022

John Stuart Mill was one of the most important British philosophers of the 19th century.…

January 10, 2021

In troubling, uncertain times, the arts and humanities are more important than ever. Engaging with…

May 13, 2018

Plato’s Symposium is arguably the most memorable philosophical work ever written on the subject of love.…

April 16, 2017

For decades, literary critics have been questioning the relevance of the novel as a literary…

November 8, 2009

There is something deeply mysterious about music. Why does it affect us so powerfully? Is…

March 22, 2009

Today there is an entire generation of people who have never paid for music.  From…

August 3, 2008

From Star Trek and the Grateful Dead to South Park and Stephen Colbert, philosophical questions…

September 9, 2007

Anything someone wants to call art?  Or are there some objective criteria, that not every…

September 19, 2006

Most people enjoy music daily and have strong listening preferences. Music – along with love –…