My guest this week is Matt Dillahunty (@Matt_Dillahunty), longtime activist for skepticism and atheism and former host of The Atheist Experience. Matt has engaged in public debates on contentious issues like religion and reproductive rights with contentious individuals like Ray Comfort and Jordan Peterson. We discuss his 16 year stint on the Atheist Experience and how the culture wars have impacted our community during that time.Matt's Patreon Feed: https://www.patreon.com/AtheistDebatesConvocation: AndorMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pods:Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Filmed Live Musicals Pod: https://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/thepodcast.htmlSupport us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent appearances: Had several recent appearances you should check out!QED Skepticamp talk! Decoding a (((moral panic))) conspiracy meme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAKGA8-Da1EI was on The Podcaster's Guide to The Conspiracy talking about philosophy of conspiracism: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-7ra6d-130e8e8?utm_campaign=au_share_ep&utm_medium=dlink&utm_source=au_shareI was on Dan Norton's YouTube show discussing free will and luck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dZx_VD54pgNext Episode: Difficult Women with Helen Lewis

My returning guest this week is Stephanie Lepp (@stephlepp), a conceptual artist and the incoming executive director at the Institute for Cultural Evolution. We discuss her recent project, Deep Reckonings, a series of videos using deep fake technology to imagine what it would look like if famous individuals apologized for harms they've caused.Note: We recorded this episode twice in an attempt to have a productive conversation worth listening to. While I believe this final version is worth listening to, we ultimately disagreed on one editing issue.Deep Reckonings: https://www.deepreckonings.com/about.htmlConvocation: Bell HooksMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pods:Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Filmed Live Musicals Pod: https://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/thepodcast.htmlSupport us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent appearances: Had several recent appearances you should check out!I was on The Podcaster's Guide to The Conspiracy talking about philosophy of conspiracism: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-7ra6d-130e8e8?utm_campaign=au_share_ep&utm_medium=dlink&utm_source=au_shareI was on Dan Norton's YouTube show discussing free will and luck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dZx_VD54pgComing soon: QED videos!Next Episode: Deep Reckonings with Stephanie Lepp

My guest this week is Alfred Mele, the William H. and Lucyle T. Werkmesiter Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University, and author several books on free will, most recently Free Will: An Opinionated Guide. Mele argues for a soft compatibilism, claiming he's not convinced by either the compatibilist or incompatibilist positions, but feels the first is more likely to be true. We discuss the arguments for this position and whether it's livable.Free Will: An Opinionated Guide: https://www.amazon.com/Free-Will-Opinionated-Alfred-Mele/dp/0197574238Convocation: Aaron's void, with a little help from Janis JoplinMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pods:Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Filmed Live Musicals Pod: https://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/thepodcast.htmlSupport us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent appearances: Had several recent appearances you should check out!Dentith had me on their show to discuss the Better Way antivaxxer conference: https://conspiracism.podbean.com/e/circling-the-void-with-aaron-rabinowitz/other discussions of that conference:I doubt it pod (discussing luck): https://dollemore.com/2022/06/02/801-aaron-rabinowitz-from-embrace-the-void-and-philosophers-in-space-podcasts/Skeptics with a K: http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2022/06/skeptics-with-a-k-episode-330/Next Episode: Deep Reckonings with Stephanie Lepp

My guest this week is David Berstein (@DavidLBernstein), author of Woke Antisemitism. In the book he argues that wokeness poses a threat to Jews because it promotes an illiberal society and the view that Jews are white oppressors. We discuss the merits and potential pitfalls of his argument.Woke Antisemitism: https://jilv.org/book/Convocation: FanonMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pods:Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Filmed Live Musicals Pod: https://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/thepodcast.htmlSupport us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent appearances: Had several recent appearances you should check out!Dentith had me on their show to discuss the Better Way antivaxxer conference: https://conspiracism.podbean.com/e/circling-the-void-with-aaron-rabinowitz/other discussions of that conference:I doubt it pod (discussing luck): https://dollemore.com/2022/06/02/801-aaron-rabinowitz-from-embrace-the-void-and-philosophers-in-space-podcasts/Skeptics with a K: http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2022/06/skeptics-with-a-k-episode-330/Next Episode: Deep Reckonings with Stephanie Lepp

My guest this week is Reverend Todd Eklof, author of The Gadfly Papers: Three Three inconvenient essays by one pesky minister. Rev Eklof was removed from fellowship with the Unitarian Universalist church as a result of complaints made by members of the church in response to his dissemination of The Gadfly Papers at a Unitarian Universalist Alliance in Spokane in 2019. We discuss his claims the UUA has succumb to safteyism and PC culture in a way that undermines the core UU principles of questioning orthodoxy. We also discuss his suggestion that a "divorce" between Unitarians and Universalists might be necessary.Convocation: https://www.uua.org/beliefs/what-we-believe/sacred-textsMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pods:Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Filmed Live Musicals Pod: https://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/thepodcast.htmlSupport us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent appearances: Had several recent appearances you should check out!Dentith had me on their show to discuss the Better Way antivaxxer conference: https://conspiracism.podbean.com/e/circling-the-void-with-aaron-rabinowitz/other discussions of that conference:I doubt it pod (discussing luck): https://dollemore.com/2022/06/02/801-aaron-rabinowitz-from-embrace-the-void-and-philosophers-in-space-podcasts/Skeptics with a K: http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2022/06/skeptics-with-a-k-episode-330/Next Episode: Woke Antisemitism with David L. Bernstein

My guest this week is Dell Onnerth (@moarcowbelle), a longtime friend of the show who I finally got to meet in person at the American Atheists con. They own their own dairy farm, as well as working other jobs to afford that farm. We discuss the concept of animal welfare, comment attempts to define it and how modern agriculture is measuring up.Convocation: https://crohnsmonster.com/2013/06/03/what-you-risk-by-telling-your-story/Music by GW RodriguezSibling Pods:Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Filmed Live Musicals Pod: https://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/thepodcast.htmlSupport us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent appearances: Had several recent appearances you should check out!Dentith had me on their show to discuss the Better Way antivaxxer conference: https://conspiracism.podbean.com/e/circling-the-void-with-aaron-rabinowitz/other discussions of that conference:I doubt it pod (discussing luck): https://dollemore.com/2022/06/02/801-aaron-rabinowitz-from-embrace-the-void-and-philosophers-in-space-podcasts/Skeptics with a K: http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2022/06/skeptics-with-a-k-episode-330/Next Episode: The Gadfly Papers with Rev. Todd Eklof

My guest this week is Jesse Rabinowitz, a clinical psychologist and creator of Mindfulness for Mensches. We discuss his decades of experience using gestalt mindfulness in clinical psychology and how that's culminated in Mindfulness for Mensches.Mindfulness for Mensches: https://www.menschitude.com/Convocation: Fritz PerlsMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pods:Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Filmed Live Musicals Pod: https://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/thepodcast.htmlSupport us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent appearances: Had several recent appearances you should check out!Dentith had me on their show to discuss the Better Way antivaxxer conference: https://conspiracism.podbean.com/e/circling-the-void-with-aaron-rabinowitz/other discussions of that conference:I doubt it pod (discussing luck): https://dollemore.com/2022/06/02/801-aaron-rabinowitz-from-embrace-the-void-and-philosophers-in-space-podcasts/Skeptics with a K: http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2022/06/skeptics-with-a-k-episode-330/Next Episode: Animal Welfare with Dell Onnerth

My guest this week is Brittany Page (@brittanyepage), a psychotherapist and co-host of the I Doubt it Podcast. We discuss her experience growing up in a neo-nazi family and how that impacts her work in psychology and politics.Convocation: Aryan Nation poemMusic by GW RodriguezI Doubt it Podcast: https://dollemore.com/Sibling Pods:Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Filmed Live Musicals Pod: https://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/thepodcast.htmlSupport us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent appearances: Had several recent appearances you should check out!Dentith had me on their show to discuss the Better Way antivaxxer conference: https://conspiracism.podbean.com/e/circling-the-void-with-aaron-rabinowitz/other discussions of that conference:I doubt it pod (discussing luck): https://dollemore.com/2022/06/02/801-aaron-rabinowitz-from-embrace-the-void-and-philosophers-in-space-podcasts/Skeptics with a K: http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2022/06/skeptics-with-a-k-episode-330/Next Episode: TBA

My guest this week is Will MacAskill, an associate professor in philosophy and research fellow at the global priorities institute at the University of Oxford. Will is one of the founders of the effective altruism and 80,000 hours, as well as a proponent of longtermism. His new book is “What we owe the future”. We discuss developments in longtermism and challenges like being co-opted or leading to undervaluing of present persons.Convocation: MacAskillWhat We Owe the Future: https://www.amazon.com/What-Owe-Future-William-MacAskill-ebook/dp/B09N3D7QSQ/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=Music by GW RodriguezSibling Pods:Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Filmed Live Musicals Pod: https://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/thepodcast.htmlSupport us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent appearances: Had several recent appearances you should check out!Dentith had me on their show to discuss the Better Way antivaxxer conference: https://conspiracism.podbean.com/e/circling-the-void-with-aaron-rabinowitz/other discussions of that conference:I doubt it pod (discussing luck): https://dollemore.com/2022/06/02/801-aaron-rabinowitz-from-embrace-the-void-and-philosophers-in-space-podcasts/Skeptics with a K: http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2022/06/skeptics-with-a-k-episode-330/Next Episode: Raised by Nazis with Brittany Page

My guest this week is Ian Czora, a technical trainer who works as for a company that develops and deploys satellite technology primarily for the military. We discuss his experience as an atheist both in and working with the military system. We also talk about Wine.Convocation: Aaron's twisted psycheMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pods:Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Filmed Live Musicals Pod: https://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/thepodcast.htmlSupport us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Recent appearances: Had several recent appearances you should check out!Dentith had me on their show to discuss the Better Way antivaxxer conference: https://conspiracism.podbean.com/e/circling-the-void-with-aaron-rabinowitz/other discussions of that conference:I doubt it pod (discussing luck): https://dollemore.com/2022/06/02/801-aaron-rabinowitz-from-embrace-the-void-and-philosophers-in-space-podcasts/Skeptics with a K: http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2022/06/skeptics-with-a-k-episode-330/Next Episode: What We Owe the Future with Will MacAskill