Insurrection: What Should We Be Protecting?

161 - The hosts continue their conversation about the insurrection on January 6th, 2021. Is free speech a principle or dispensable in the pursuit of a higher good?

Knowledge: Insurrection

160 - The hosts turn their discussion of “knowledge” towards the insurrection in Washington, DC on January 6th. What happens when competing knowledge networks come to blows?

Knowledge: Fandom, Social Networks, and Edification

159 – Superfans know things that casual observers do not. What are superfans—zealots, philosophers, critics, mean girls, or provocateurs—and what are the consequences of their proliferation on social media?

Knowledge: Comfort vs Responsibility

158 – The hosts use a Michelle Wolf comedy routine to discuss the antagonism between social comfort and social responsibility. How does knowing or not knowing something affect our moral responsibilities?