Within Reason
by Alex J O'Connor
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Estimated from 38 chart positions in 38 markets.
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- 🇦🇺AU · Philosophy#8300K to 1M
- 🇨🇦CA · Philosophy#10300K to 1M
- 🇺🇸US · Philosophy#11300K to 1M
- 🇩🇪DE · Philosophy#29100K to 300K
- 🇮🇳IN · Philosophy#17100K to 300K
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567K to 1.8M🎙 Daily cadence·147 episodes·Last published 1w ago - Monthly Reach
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1.9M to 6.1M🇦🇺16%🇨🇦16%🇺🇸16%+35 more - Active Followers
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567K to 1.8M
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#161 What’s the Point of Going Back to the Moon? Chris Hadfield -
Jul 15, 2026
57m 00s
#160 Every Theory of Consciousness - Robert Lawrence Kuhn
Jul 2, 2026
2h 20m 22s
#159 Aristotle: The World's Greatest Philosopher?
Jun 25, 2026
1h 24m 29s
#158 Could Consciousness Be an Illusion?
Jun 18, 2026
2h 07m 10s
#157 How a Blind Man Sees the World - Tommy Edison
Jun 8, 2026
1h 04m 08s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 7/15/26 | space explorationpsychological challenges+3 | Chris Hadfield | Final Orbit | — | space travelastronaut+5 | Huelalexoconnor | 57m 00s | ||
| 7/2/26 | consciousnessphilosophy+5 | Robert Lawrence Kuhn | PBSCloserToTruthTV+3 | — | consciousnessmaterialism+5 | — | 2h 20m 22s | ||
| 6/25/26 | Aristotlephilosophy+4 | John Sellars | Royal Holloway, University of LondonKing's College London+4 | — | Aristotlephilosophy+7 | Huelalexoconnor | 1h 24m 29s | ||
| 6/18/26 | consciousnessillusionism+4 | Keith Frankish | Mind ChatSubstack+1 | — | consciousnessillusionism+5 | — | 2h 07m 10s | ||
| 6/8/26 | blindnessaccessibility+4 | Tommy Edison | SubstackPayPal | — | blindnessYouTuber+5 | — | 1h 04m 08s | ||
| 5/26/26 | mysticismphilosophy+4 | Simon Critchley | The Book of Dead PhilosophersFaith of the Faithless+1 | — | mysticismphilosophy+5 | Huelalexoconnor | 1h 17m 36s | ||
| 5/13/26 | AI in musicmusic philosophy+4 | Adam Neely | SunoAberdeen+1 | New York City | AI musicmusic philosophy+5 | Huelalexoconnor | 1h 57m 19s | ||
| 5/4/26 | HappinessEpicureanism+4 | Jonny Thomson | PhilosophyMinisBritish Philosophy Association+2 | — | EpicureanismHappiness+5 | — | 1h 48m 33s | ||
| 4/26/26 | AI alignmentexistential risk+4 | Nate Soares | If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us AllMachine Intelligence Research Institute | — | AIsuperintelligence+5 | — | 1h 35m 13s | ||
| 4/20/26 | AI consciousnessneuroscience+5 | Anil Seth | University of SussexThe Mythology of Conscious AI | — | AIconsciousness+5 | Huelalexoconnor | 1h 41m 50s | ||
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| 4/13/26 | faithscience+4 | John Lennox | — | — | GodNew Atheists+5 | SPCK PublishingAOC30 | 1h 18m 44s | ||
| 4/8/26 | philosophy of mindpanpsychism+3 | Galen Strawson | John LockeDavid Hume+2 | — | panpsychismconsciousness+3 | Huelalexoconnor | 57m 39s | ||
| 4/2/26 | philosophyreligion+4 | Philip Pullman | HBOBBC+3 | — | C.S. LewisPhilip Pullman+7 | — | 1h 27m 00s | ||
| 3/25/26 | Blaise Pascalphilosophy+4 | Graham Tomlin | Seen and UnseenBlaise Pascal: The Man Who Made the Modern World | — | Blaise PascalGraham Tomlin+5 | Huelalexoconnor | 1h 34m 28s | ||
| 3/25/26 | #148 Blaise Pascal: Philosopher, Mathematician, Genius - Graham Tomlin | Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF with code alexoconnor at https://huel.com/alexoconnor (Minimum $50 purchase).For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com.Graham Tomlin is a British theologian, author and former Church of England bishop. Get Graham's book, Blaise Pascal: The Man Who Made the Modern World. Graham's organisation, Seen and Unseen. TIMESTAMPS(00:00) Can Blaise Pascal Be Categorised?(03:05) Who Was Blaise Pascal?(11:12) Pascal’s First Conversion(17:19) Pascal’s “Night of Fire”(21:59) Did Pascal Reject Reason?(31:45) Pascal’s War With Descartes(42:31) Did Pascal Invent the Bus?(45:42) The Heart Has Its Reasons, Of Which Reason Knows Nothing(50:03) How Pascal Invented Probability Theory(52:29) Pascal’s Wager(1:15:35) The Pensées(1:18:30) Pascal’s “Two Minds”(1:22:39) The Importance of Boredom(1:26:58) Why Should Atheists Read Pascal?(1:31:34) What Would Graham Ask Pascal?CONNECTMy Website: https://www.alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKSTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmicskepticCONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comBrand enquiries: David@modernstoa.co | — | ||||||
| 3/18/26 | pure consciousnessphilosophy of mind+4 | Thomas Metzinger | University of MainzThe Elephant and the Blind: The Experience of Pure Consciousness: Philosophy, Science, and 500+ Experiential Reports | — | pure consciousnessmeditation+5 | Huelalexoconnor | 2h 03m 28s | ||
| 3/8/26 | brainconsciousness+5 | Matthew Cobb | University of ManchesterThe Idea of the Brain: A History+1 | — | brainconsciousness+8 | — | 2h 24m 33s | ||
| 3/4/26 | linguisticslanguage change+3 | Adam Aleksic | Harvard UniversityAlgospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language | — | linguisticsetymology+5 | Huelalexoconnor | 1h 15m 49s | ||
| 2/25/26 | spiritualityatheism+5 | Sam Harris | Making SenseWaking Up+2 | CambridgeNewcastle | spiritualityatheism+6 | — | 1h 52m 47s | ||
| 2/16/26 | #143 Hinduism, Consciousness and Advaita Vedanta - Swami Sarvapriyananda | Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF with code alexoconnor at https://huel.com/alexoconnor (Minimum $50 purchase).For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com.Swami Sarvapriyananda is a Hindu monk belonging to the Ramakrishna Order. He is the current resident Swami and Minister in Charge, of the Vedanta Society of New York.TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) Tour(00:32) An Intro to Hinduism and Advaita Vedanta(14:31) What Are the Upanishads(22:08) Where Do the Vedas (Scripture) Come From?(29:02) What Does “Upanishad” Mean?(34:36) What Do the Upanishads Teach Us?(47:07) What Is Brahman, or Ultimate Existence?(1:02:52) What Is the True Nature of Consciousness?(1:08:15) Non-Dualism in Advaita Vedanta(1:18:34) Why Isn’t There Just One Big Consciousness?(1:29:06) What Is the Self?(1:36:30) Are Brahman and Atman the Same Thing?(1:45:25) What Does ‘God’ Mean in Hinduism?(1:49:07) Does Hinduism Believe Other Religions Are Incorrect?CONNECTMy Website: https://www.alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKSTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmicskepticCONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comBrand enquiries: David@modernstoa.co | — | ||||||
| 2/8/26 | Atheist Slogans You Should Stop Using - Joe Schmid | Get all sides of every story and be better informed at https://ground.news/AlexOC - subscribe for 40% off unlimited access.For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack.Joe Schmid is a PhD student in philosophy at Princeton University and creator of the Majesty of Reason YouTube channel. He graduated with a B.A. in philosophy from Purdue University in 2022. He has published articles in metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and philosophy of time, and the author of books including "Existential Inertia and Classical Theistic Proofs". Felipe Leon’s 200 arguments for atheism: https://exapologist.blogspot.com/2023/03/200-or-so-arguments-for-atheism.htmlTIMESTAMPS(00:00) Tour(00:32) Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence(07:50) There Is No Evidence for God(25:27) Who Created God?(49:44) Science Flies You to the Moon, Religion Flies You into Buildings(01:02:33) Your Location Determines Your Religion(01:28:33) Claims Are Not Evidence(01:32:50) You Can’t Prove a Negative(01:38:35) What Can Be Asserted Without Evidence Can Be Dismissed Without Evidence(01:43:51) Faith Is Belief Without Evidence(01:54:59) Religion Makes Good People Do Bad Things(01:55:32) Absence of Evidence Is Evidence of Absence(01:56:31) Theism Is Unfalsifiable(02:01:03) Science Books Would Come Back, Religions Would Not(02:12:58) Evolution Disproves GodCONNECTMy Website: https://www.alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKSTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmicskepticCONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comBrand enquiries: David@modernstoa.co | — | ||||||
| 2/3/26 | #141 Stoicism: Everything You Need to (Actually) Know - John Sellars | Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF with code alexoconnor at https://huel.com/alexoconnor (Minimum $50 purchase).For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com.John Sellars is a Reader in philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London, a visiting Research Fellow at King's College London and a Member of Wolfson College, Oxford. His books include Lessons in Stoicism, The Fourfold Remedy, Aristotle and his work has been translated into over a dozen languages.TIMESTAMPS(00:00) Tour(00:32) Did Socrates Found Stoicism?(08:03) The Three Eras of Stoicism(17:50) Stoic Logic(26:19) Empiricism: How the Stoics Got Knowledge(34:33) Materialism: Only Physical Things Exist(43:00) How Reason Fundamentally Animates the Universe(48:43) Did the Stoics Believe in God?(59:37) Do the Stoics Contradict Themselves?(01:08:17) Stoic Ethics(01:24:24) How Did the Stoics Deal With Evil?(01:36:32) Can You Choose Your Outcome If Everything Is Determined?CONNECTMy Website: https://www.alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKSTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmicskepticCONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comBrand enquiries: David@modernstoa.co | — | ||||||
| 1/26/26 | #140 Sean Carroll - The Limits of Scientific Explanation | Get all sides of every story and be better informed at https://ground.news/AlexOC - subscribe for 40% off unlimited access.For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com.Sean Michael Carroll is an American theoretical physicist who specializes in quantum mechanics, cosmology, and the philosophy of science.TIMESTAMPS:0:00 – Tour0:32 – Can Science Alone Explain the Universe?6:08 – The Principle of Sufficient Reason10:07 – What Are the Laws of Physics?18:22 – The Fine-Tuning Argument32:39 – Does the Multiverse Undermine Morality?36:29 – Free Will and the Multiverse42:24 – What Is Emergence?56:21 – What “Stuff” Do Materialists Believe In?1:02:41 – How Does Consciousness Work on Materialism?1:17:31 – What Could Move Sean Away from Materialism?CONNECTMy Website: https://www.alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKSTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmicskepticCONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comBrand enquiries: David@modernstoa.co | — | ||||||
| 1/18/26 | #139 David Bentley Hart - All Things Are Full of Gods | Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF with code alexoconnor - https://huel.com/alexoconnor (Minimum $50 purchase).TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) Intro(0:32) Are All Things Full of Gods?(8:51) Subjectivity and the Scientific Third Person(18:56) What is the Materialistic Worldview?(28:45) Consciousness of the Gaps?(38:21) What’s Wrong with Emergence?(1:00:18) Why Panpsychism is False(1:10:25) Is There a Fundamental Unit of Consciousness?(1:23:08) Why Are There Individual Selves?(1:27:43) What’s Special About the Brain?(1:40:35) Where Does the Self Go After Death?CONNECTMy Website: https://www.alexoconnor.com SOCIAL LINKSTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmicskeptic CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comBrand enquiries: David@modernstoa.co | — | ||||||
| 1/11/26 | #138 Rhett McLaughlin - How to Save Christianity From Christians | Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF with code alexoconnor at huel.com/alexoconnor (Minimum $75 purchase).Rhett McLaughlin is a comedian best known for creating the internet’s most-watched daily talk show, Good Mythical Morning, alongside Link Neal. The pair also host a weekly podcast, Ear Biscuits.Timestamps:0:00 – Tour0:32 – Did Rhett Break Christianity on Easter Sunday?6:15 – What About Christianity Needs Rethinking?12:16 – Christians Should Embrace Faith23:39 – Christians Should Stop Relying on Evidence37:01 – Christians Should Stop Relying on Philosophy49:05 – Christians Should Embrace Truth55:15 – Why Do Christians Resist Evolution?1:02:55 – Are Alex and Rhett About to Convert to Christianity?1:07:49 – Christians Should Embrace Jesus1:34:30 – Rhett’s New ChannelCONNECTMy Website: https://www.alexoconnor.com SOCIAL LINKSTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmicskeptic CONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comBrand enquiries: David@modernstoa.co | — | ||||||
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Chart history for Within Reason
Peaked at #4 in TH, top 10 in 8 of 49 tracked markets, currently #4 in TH.
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| United States | — | #11 | #11 | — |
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| India | — | #17 | #17 | — |
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Chart Positions
49 placements across 38 markets.
Chart Positions
49 placements across 38 markets.