play Play pause Pause S2 E4 Dec 18, 2025 Friendship and Flourishing Do you divide your friends into tiers or levels? If so, what does it take to get into the first tier, to count as a close friend? In this episode, Luke Russell discuss...
play Play pause Pause S2 E3 Dec 11, 2025 Live to Work or Work to Live? “Workists” are people who find most of their life’s meaning through their work. Critics have bemoaned the fact that workism is on the rise, encouraging us instead to f...
play Play pause Pause S2 E2 Dec 04, 2025 Choosing to Forgive In what sense is forgiveness a choice? Is forgiving something that is under the victim’s voluntary control, or do some victims find themselves unable to forgive, no ma...
play Play pause Pause S2 E1 Nov 27, 2025 A Life Without Art Is a life without art worth living? Some philosophers have suggested that appreciating art makes your life better because it brings you pleasure, or because it gives y...
play Play pause Pause S1 E4 Dec 19, 2024 Anger, Forgiveness, and Moving On Victims of wrongdoing are frequently encouraged to forgive and move on, but we seldom pause to ask what forgiveness amounts to. In this episode, Luke Russell and guest...
play Play pause Pause S1 E3 Dec 12, 2024 Liberalism and the Good Life Liberalism – a value system that prioritises equality, reciprocity, tolerance, and fairness – is under attack from all sides. In this episode, Luke Russell and Alex Le...
play Play pause Pause S1 E2 Dec 05, 2024 Blaming Yourself Better Self-help gurus often recommend that you stop blaming yourself. In this episode, Luke Russell and Hannah Tierney ask whether this really is good advice. They outline t...
play Play pause Pause S1 E1 Nov 28, 2024 Is there More to Life than Happiness? Everyone hopes to find happiness, but what is that they are seeking? In this episode, Luke Russell and Caroline West discuss the difference between feeling good and li...
