Truths Don’t Exist

Truths Don’t Exist

From The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast by The People's Countryside

March 1, 2026 · 13 min

About this episode

The hosts discuss the concepts of truth and reality while answering listener questions.

Thanks very much for joining us for this episode of the People’s Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast. We answer listener questions that we’ve not seen before we press record, approaching each one cold. Well that is usually what happens! The recording of this episode was somehow lost. William is wondering if it is down the back of the sofa, but in any case we’ve had to record it again. We’re not experts, but we talk freely and honestly, as people often do when faced with important issues unexpectedly. This week, Stuart “The Wildman” Mabbutt and William Mankelow dive headfirst into two BIG listener questions’ that ask whether truth is reality, and how hard you should be punished if you don’t know you’ve broken a law. Here then is the first of the two listener questions for today’s episode which comes from John in the beautiful village town Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England: “Is truth reality?” William struggles with the concepts of truth and reality, noting that reality is simply what exists, such as the room they are sitting in and the microphones they are speaking into while recording this podcast episode. Stuart defines reality as a set of hidden rules and structures that…

People in this episode

Hosts: Stuart “The Wildman” Mabbutt, William Mankelow

Topics covered

  • truth
  • reality
  • listener questions
  • law
  • interpretation
  • philosophy

Keywords

  • truth
  • reality
  • listener questions
  • law
  • philosophy
  • interpretation

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England

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