Philosophy Bites
David Edmonds (Uehiro Centre, Oxford University) and Nigel Warburton (freelance philosopher/writer) interview top philosophers on a wide range of topics. Two books based on the series have been published by Oxford Univer...
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- Chike Jeffers2 eps
- Alexander Guerrero1 ep
- Tarun Khaitan1 ep
Also: Janet Radcliffe Richards, Angie Hobbs, Samuel Scheffler, Edouard Machery, Lewis Gordon, David Edmonds, Jing Hu, Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, Monima Chadha, Carissa Véliz
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- 🇺🇸United States · PhilosophyHOME#19233K to 1.2M
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom · Philosophy#1040K to 209K
- 🇮🇳India · Philosophy#229.5K to 50K
- 🇦🇺Australia · Philosophy#188.8K to 47K
- 🇪🇸Spain · Philosophy#158.1K to 43K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
360K to 1.9M🎙 Biweekly cadence·409 episodes·Last published 1w ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
514K to 2.7M🇺🇸65%🇬🇧11%🇮🇳3%+16 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
206K to 1.1M
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/19/26 | Daisy Dixon on Depraved Art | Can a work of art be immoral? What does that mean? Daisy Dixon, author of Depraved: The Story of Dangerous Art discusses this question with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. | 23m 57s | ||||||
| 10/11/26 | Heather Widdows on the Beauty Ideal | Which physical characteristics does a woman have to have to be considered beautiful? Are there many different cultural variations on this? Heather Widdows, author of Perfect Me, thinks that today there is a single set of charactestics and that pressure to conform with these has pernicious effects. | 19m 04s | ||||||
| 9/21/26 | Miranda Fricker on Blame | We blame people, and sometimes we blame institutions. Miranda Fricker investigates the nature of blame and its functions, draws some important distinctions, and considers the metaphysical implications of this practice. | 23m 34s | ||||||
| 9/10/26 | Nilanjan Das on Buddhist Philosophy and Caste | There is a long tradition of caste in South Asia. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Nilanjan Das discusses a pre-modern philosophical critic of the whole system, and particularly of its underlying metaphysical assumptions. This episode was supported by the Ideas Workshop, part of the Open Society Foundations | 20m 37s | ||||||
| 8/22/26 | Lani Watson on the Power of Questions | What is a question? It seems obvious, but perhaps it isn't. Lani Watson has just published a book on the topic. She thinks that true questions can be identified by their function, not by their form. She explains what she means by this and why questions matter so much in philosophy and elsehwere. | 16m 28s | ||||||
| 7/30/26 | Peter Singer on Ending Innocent Lives | The utilitarian philosopher Peter Singer has controversial views about when it is acceptable to end a human life. In conversation with David Edmonds he explains his approach, using examples from a range of areas, including infanticide. Some listeners may find some aspects of this discussion disturbing. | 23m 26s | ||||||
| 7/21/26 | insultsshame+3 | Jing Hu | Concordia University | — | insultsshame+3 | Open Society Foundations | 17m 56s | ||
| 6/5/26 | matteringphilosophy+3 | Rebecca Newberger Goldstein | Mattering | — | matteringphilosophy+3 | — | 22m 17s | ||
| 5/18/26 | Buddhist philosophymoral responsibility+3 | Monima Chadha | Oxford UniversityOpen Society Foundations | — | Buddhismmoral responsibility+5 | Ideas Workshop | 17m 44s | ||
| 5/11/26 | predictionsinevitability+3 | Carissa Véliz | Prophecy | — | predictionsinevitability+3 | — | 17m 12s | ||
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| 4/20/26 | civil rights movementabolitionism+4 | Chike Jeffers | Ideas Workshop | — | DouglassDu Bois+5 | Open Society Foundations | 26m 42s | ||
| 3/24/26 | democracylottery system+3 | Alexander Guerrero | Philosophy Bites | — | democracylottery+3 | — | 15m 57s | ||
| 2/26/26 | decolonizationpost-colonial constitution+3 | Tarun Khaitan | London School of EconomicsOpen Society Foundations | — | decolonisingconstitution+3 | Ideas Workshop | 21m 55s | ||
| 1/24/26 | philosophymedical ethics+3 | Janet Radcliffe Richards | Philosophy Bites | — | philosophyethics+3 | — | 15m 29s | ||
| 1/1/26 | Africana PhilosophyPhilosophy+3 | Chike Jeffers | Dalhousie UniversityIdeas Workshop | — | Africana PhilosophyDavid Edmonds+5 | Open Society Foundations | 15m 33s | ||
| 12/11/25 | Platopower+3 | Angie Hobbs | Plato | — | Platopower+3 | — | 23m 50s | ||
| 11/21/25 | grieftime+3 | Samuel Scheffler | — | — | grieftime+4 | — | 21m 02s | ||
| 11/2/25 | thought experimentsphilosophy+3 | Edouard Machery | Institute of Philosophy | — | thought experimentsphilosophy+5 | — | 21m 36s | ||
| 10/17/25 | racismcolonialism+3 | Lewis Gordon | What Fanon Said | Martinique | Frantz FanonLewis Gordon+5 | — | 23m 11s | ||
| 10/5/25 | moral philosophythought experiments+3 | David Edmonds | Death in a Shallow Pond | — | thought experimentmoral implications+4 | — | 19m 12s | ||
| 9/2/25 | Carlos Alberto Sánchez on Mexican Philosophy | What is distinctive about Mexican philosophy? How much is it linked to its geopolitical context? Carlos Alberto Sanchez, author of Blooming in the Ruins, a book about major themes in 20th century Mexican philosophy discusses this topic in conversation with David Edmonds. This episode was supported by the Ideas Workshop, part of Open Society Foundations. | 21m 22s | ||||||
| 8/17/25 | Ellie Robson on Mary Midgley on Animals | Mary Midgley didn't begin publishing until she was 59 years old, but nevertheless made a significant impact and had a distinctive approach. In this episode of Philosophy Bites Ellie Robson discusses some of her key ideas about our relationship with other animals. | 16m 05s | ||||||
| 8/17/25 | Sari Nusseibeh on Philosophy and Conflict | Many people think philosophical discucssion is a luxury in times of conflict, but the Palestinian philosopher Sari Nusseibeh is more optimistic. In this episode of Philosophy Bites, recorded in early 2025, he explains why. | 24m 23s | ||||||
| 7/30/25 | Robert Talisse on Civic Solitude | Democracy is about acting as a group, but, surprisingly, Robert Talisse argues that what it needs to function well is a degree of solitude for citizens. In-group and out-group dynamics mean that individuals become vulnerable to being pushed towards more extreme views than they would otherwise hold. There is, Talisse, maintains, a need to balance times of thinking together with times of thinking alone, at a distance from the fray. | 17m 42s | ||||||
| 7/11/25 | Hanno Sauer on The World History of Morality | How did morality evolve? Why do different cultures have such a similar set of moral norms and values? Hanno Sauer gives an evolutionary story that explains the genealogy of morality through human co-operation. | 24m 33s | ||||||
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Chart history for Philosophy Bites
Peaked at #9 in Norway, top 10 in 2 of 50 tracked markets, currently #9 in Norway.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| Norway | — | #9 | #9 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #10 | #10 | — |
| HK | — | #11 | #11 | — |
| PL | — | #12 | #12 | — |
| NG | — | #13 | #13 | — |
| Ireland | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| GR | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| South Africa | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| Spain | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #16 | #16 | — |
| PT | — | #17 | #17 | — |
| SA | — | #17 | #17 | — |
| Australia | — | #18 | #18 | — |
| United States | — | #19 | #19 | — |
| AR | — | #20 | #20 | — |
| India | — | #22 | #22 | — |
| Sweden | — | #26 | #26 | — |
| IL | — | #26 | #26 | — |
| TH | — | #26 | #26 | — |
| Canada | — | #29 | #29 | — |
Chart Positions
50 placements across 49 markets.
Chart Positions
50 placements across 49 markets.