Thales’ Well
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Thales’ Well
A podcast exploring Philosophy, Politics, Current Affairs, Literature and Film.
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On Jacques Rancière with Stuart Blaney
In this episode I talk with Dr Stuart Blaney about the French Philosopher Jacques Rancière, a thinker who has reshaped how we understand politics, equ...
On Freedom with Matt Barnard
In this episode, I talk to Dr Matthew Barnard from Manchester Metropolitan University. We talk about the question of freedom and it's significance for...
On Hegel's 'Spirit' with Terry Pinkard
In this conversation with Terry Pinkard, I discuss Hegel’s famous Phenomenology of Spirit. Terry recently published a brilliant introductory guide to...
On Life, AI and Technosymbiosis with Katherine Hayles
In this wide-ranging conversation, I met with acclaimed literary theorist, philosopher and technology scholar N. Katherine Hayles, whose pioneering wo...
On Socrates with Agnes Callard
On this episode I talk to the Agnes Callard about the great Ancient Greek philosopher Socrates. We discuss Agnes' new book Open Socrates: The Case for...
On Remaking Science with Evan Thompson
In this episode, I am joined for a fascinating conversation with philosopher Evan Thompson as we delve into his thought-provoking book The Blind Spot....
On Secular Gurus with Chris Kavanagh
I talk to psychologist Dr Christopher Kavanagh about the phenomenon of secular gurus. We discussed the secularism of latter day gurus, how they differ...
On Writing with Lars Iyer
Lars Iyer is back! On this episode I talk to novelist Lars Iyer about the fiction, the writing process, the relation between literature and the world,...
On Richard Rorty with Chris Voparil
On this episode I talk with Chris Voparil from Union Institute & University about American philosopher Richard Rorty. We discuss Rorty’s biography, hi...
On Spiritual Freedom with Martin Hägglund
On this episode of the podcast, I talk to Swedish philosopher Prof. Martin Hägglund from Yale University about his book This Life: Why Mortality Makes...
On Bruno Latour with Joost van Loon
On this episode I talk to Prof. Joost van Loon about French philosopher and sociologist Bruno Latour. We talked about a lot! Joost taught me about Lat...
On Alexandre Kojève with Hager Weslati
On this podcast I talk to Dr Hager Weslati about the philosopher Alexandre Kojève. Kojève is a hugely influential but not very well-known philosophers...
On the Truth of Snuff with Mark McKenna
A podcast with my colleague Dr Mark McKenna who is an Associate Professor at Staffordshire University. We talked about horror films. Specifically, we...
On the Embrace of Capital with Don Milligan
Don Milligan is back to discuss his new book The Embrace of Capital (Zero Books: 2022). In this , Don recounts and analyses his history of social and...
On Architecture with Graham Harman
On this episode Professor Graham Harman returns to talk about architecture and philosophy. We had a fascinating conversation discussing architecture i...
On Nietzsche’s Socialism with Robert Miner
Friedrich Nietzsche is usually considered a staunch critic of socialism. My guest on this episode thinks this picture is a lot more complicated than w...
On Simone Weil with Tiff Thomas
This episode I am talking to Dr Tiff Thomas. We discuss the philosophy, ideas and politics of activist, mystic, worker and educator Simone Weil.
On Michel Serres with David Webb
On this podcast I am talking to my colleague Prof. David Webb a philosopher at Staffordshire University. David is the author of Heidegger, Ethics and...
On the Formation of the Modern Self with Felix O’Murchadha
On this episode of Thales’ Well I talk to Prof. Felix O’Murchadha who returns to talk about his new book The Formation of The Modern Self (Bloomsbury,...
On Propaganda with Colin Alexander
This episode I had a fantastic discussion with Dr Colin Alexander about propaganda. We discussed the nature of propaganda, how to identify it, its ubi...
On David Lewis and Possible Worlds with Ben Curtis
On this episode, I discuss analytic philosopher David Lewis' concept of possible worlds with Dr Benjamin Curtis. Ben is colleague at Nottingham Trent...
On Camus and 'The Plague' with Robert Zaretsky
I had an amazing conversation with Robert Zaretsky who is a Professor of Humanities at the Honors College, University of Houston. We spoke about Frenc...
On Character with Christian Miller
I am talking with Prof. Christian Miller about the nature of character. We discuss different types of character, character psycholgoy, forms of chara...
On Plato with Keith Crome
This time we turn to Ancient Philosophy, and I discuss Plato with Dr Keith Crome. We speak about the pedagogical dimension of Plato's work, and focus...
On Blockchain with Peter Howson
I am talking with Dr Peter Howson from Nottingham Trent University about blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Peter is a Human Geographer, so we talk abou...
On Online Learning with David Webster
This time I thought it would be useful to try to do something slightly different. Given that many teachers and lecturers have had on-line learning foi...
On Difference and Repetition with David Deamer
Dave is back! We speak again about French philosopher Gilles Deleuze. This time we try to crack one of his most famous works Difference and Repetition...
On Cormac McCarthy with Julius Greve
I discuss American novelist Cormac McCarthy with literary scholar Dr Julius Greve. Cormac McCarthy is known for his often bleak and unwavering take on...
On Nietzsche with Lars Iyer
I had tremendous fun talking to philosopher and novelist Lars Iyer. We discussed Nietzsche in light of Lars' new novel Nietzsche and the Burbs. We dis...
On Religion and Violence with Felix O'Murchadha
This month I spoke to Prof. Felix O’Murchadha of the National University of Ireland at Galway about religion and violence. We discussed the nature of...
On Social Work with Joe Smeeton
This month I am talking to Joe Smeeton. We had a brilliant chat about the nature of social work, anxiety, risk, child protection, the political backdr...
On Levinas with Will Large
I spoke with Will Large about the Jewish philosopher Emmanual Levinas. Levinas is a philosopher who had a unique conception of ethics, one resistant...
On Shame with Luna Dolezal
This month I am talking with Dr Luna Dolezal from the University of Exeter. Luna is Senior Lecturer in Medical Humanities, with a particular interest...
On Denial, Conspiracy and Post-Truth with Keith Kahn-Harris
This week I discuss the nature of denial, post-truth, and conspiracy theories with Dr Keith Kahn-Harris. We ended up talking about Holocaust denial, a...
On Dirt with Olli Lagerspetz
This week I am talking to Olli Lagerspetz about his recent book A Philosophy of Dirt (Reaktion, 2018). This book is a fascinating exploration of what...
On Metaphysics, Objects and Decent Politics with Graham Harman
This week I had a fantastic conversation with Prof. Graham Harman about his unique theory of Object-Oriented Philosophy. Our discussion was wide-rangi...
On the Geography and Politics of Light with Tim Edensor
I had a fascinating discussion with Tim Edensor this week on the geography and politics of light. Tim has a brilliant talent for making us think diff...
On Forensic Linguistics with David Wright
This week I am talking about forensic linguistics with Dr David Wright from Nottingham Trent University. We chatted about how forensic linguistics is...
Horror, Ghosts and Monsters with Sorcha Ní Fhlainn
This week, as we approach All Hallows Eve, we turn to the ghastly, the monstrous, the shocking, the ghoulish, the spooky and the downright eerie. I a...
On US Politics, Edmund Burke and Trump with Michael Baranowski
With the upcoming US elections I thought it would be a good time to see what a political philosopher has to say about it all. I am joined by Michael B...