
Political Philosophy Podcast
Podcast by Toby Buckle
Latest episodes

Jun 26, 2020 • 1h 47min
DEMOCRACY & THE AMERICAN LEFT With Elizabeth Anderson, Elizabeth Cohen, Angie Maxwell, & David Faris
Elizabeth Anderson, Elizabeth Cohen, Angie Maxwell, and David Faris return to the podcast for a group discussion on US democracy, representation, polarization, & political narratives.
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Jun 24, 2020 • 1h 59min
FREEDOM, EMPIRE, & TRUMP with James Kurth
I'm joined by the conservative scholar of defense & foreign policy James Kurth. We discuss the contradictions of the American empire & its ideological justifications. We then use this discussion to situate the Trump presidency in a historical context.
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Jun 11, 2020 • 1h 37min
LIBERALISM, REPUBLICANISM, & VIOLENCE
I present an original account of how my J S Mill Style liberalism might fit together with my 'Neo-Machiavellian' Republicanism. The context is a consideration of social norms around speech and violence but I develop this into a larger theory of how to normatively understand American politics.
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Jun 1, 2020 • 1h 6min
ASK ME ANYTHING
I take on a range of audience questions from winning political campaigns, rights and COVID, political forgiveness, & more.
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May 23, 2020 • 1h 12min
GRANDSTANDING With Justin Tosi & Brandon Warmke
Is moral grandstanding harmful? Is it something a virtuous person would do? I'm joined by Justin Tosi and Brandon Warmke to discuss their book on the issue.
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May 17, 2020 • 2h 42min
RACE & THE 2020 PRIMARY
What explains Biden's strong black support in the 2020 primary? What can progressives do better in our platform, candidates, rhetoric, and ideological presentation?

May 9, 2020 • 1h 22min
OPEN DEMOCRACY With Hélène Landemore
Does democracy have to be a matter of simply electing representatives? I'm joined by Hélène Landemore to discuss the problems with libertarianism, democracy in the workplace, & alternate models of democratic decision making.

Apr 25, 2020 • 1h 38min
New Media Roundtable with ETVpod, Jerb the Humanist, Chrisiousity, & The Poplar Tapes
I was part of a panel discussion of left-wing new media producers. We covered the IDW, the left, free speech, & liberalism vs the left.
Participants:
Embrace the Void
https://voidpod.com/
Chrisiousity:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn1b...
https://twitter.com/chrisiousity
The Poplar Tapes:
https://thepoplartapes.podbean.com/
https://twitter.com/ThePoplarTapes
Jerb the Humanist:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmE8...
https://twitter.com/Jerbivore

Apr 17, 2020 • 1h 10min
DISABILITY & KNOWLEDGE with Tom Shakespeare
I discuss the ethical and epistemic issues surrounding disability with Tom Shakespeare: we cover the medical and social models, eugenics, disability and sexuality, standpoint epistemology, social justice, and the nature of knowledge.

Apr 12, 2020 • 1h 6min
SUFFRAGE, ATHEISM, & EVOLUTION With Kimberly Hamlin
I'm joined by professor Kimberly Hamlin to discuss her latest book: Free Thinker: Sex, Suffrage, and the Extraordinary Life of Helen Hamilton Gardener. We cover the concept of a "fallen woman', women's suffrage, the relations between feminism, atheism, evolution & race.
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