Podcast Recommendations - 11/06/23

My favourite podcasts this week

The Daily - The New Afghanistan, Through the Eyes of Three Women

One was grateful for the peace, and even she regretted the loss of female rights.

Making Sense - #321: Reckoning with Parfit

I take immature pride in having read and genuinely loved Reasons and Persons.

The Daily - The Fight Over Phonics

It disgusts me that children were thrown under the bus because a nonsensical, useless form of teaching "felt good".

Conversations with Tyler - Peter Singer: Utilitarianism, Influence, and Controversial Ideas

I admire Peter's philosophical consistency.

Cortex - #143: Apple Vision Pro | Experiencing the Future

By next year, I need to make £3,500.

Revisionist History - The Pushkin Prize for Egregiously Deceptive Self-Promotion

George Santos is hilariously broken.

Planet Money - The town that changed economics

Busia in Kenya hosted some of the first RCTs for economic aid.

Freakonomics Radio - #545: Enough with the Slippery Slopes!

I was pleasantly surprised at the nuanced takes on where this "fallacy" is valid.