In a culture that values equality, what is the role and function of hierarchy in America today? With Kwame Anthony Appiah, Stephen Macedo and Carlin Romano. Produced in association with the Berggruen Institute’s Philosophy and Culture Centre. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The last of three podcasts on conceptions of self, East and West, asks whether the West suffers from “too much self”. With Rebecca Goldstein, Peter Herschock, Pico Iyer, Jay Ogilvy and David Wong. Produced in association with the Berggruen Institute's Philosophy and Culture Centre. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The second of three podcasts on conceptions of self, East and West, looks at the idea of the relational self. With Roger Ames, Daniel Bell and Jin Lee. Produced in association with the Berggruen Institute's Philosophy and Culture Centre. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The first of three podcasts on conceptions of self, East and West, looks at how the self needs to be cultivated. With Akeel Bilgrami, Thomas Kasulis and Edward Slingerland. Produced in association with the Berggruen Institute's Philosophy and Culture Centre. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the latest microphilosophy podcast I talk to the author of The Virtues of Our Vices Emrys Westacott about how the moral importance of everyday actions and the rightness of wrongness. The discussion was recorded live at Foyles bookshop in association with the Bristol Festival of Ideas. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the latest microphilosophy podcast I talk to the author of The Atheist's Guide to Reality, philosopher of Science Alex Rosenberg, about what science has to tell us about how we should live. We're also joined by Samir Okasha, author of Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction. The discussion was recorded live at Foyles bookshop in association with the Bristol Festival of Ideas. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

To coincide with the publication of The Shrink and The Sage, Julian Baggini and Antonia Macaro, authors of the book and the FT Weekend Magazine column of the same name, talk to philosopher John Sellars about the relationship between ancient Stoic philosophy and modern psychotherapy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the latest microphilosophy podcast I talk to Richard Lloyd Parry, author of People Who Eat Darkness, and Tobias Jones, author of Blood on the Altar about how the experience of writing about true, gruesome crimes has affected their understanding of evil and human nature. The discussion was recorded live at Foyles bookshop in association with the Bristol Festival of Ideas. Sketch of discussion by Michelle Cioccoloni See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mary Warnock In the latest microphilosophy podcast I talk to Mary Warnock about her latest book, Dishonest to God: On Keeping Religion out of Politics. The interview was recorded live at the Arnolfini Centre as part of the Bristol Festival of Ideas. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In his book, In Defence of Dogs, John Bradshaw provides a fascinating insight into the inner life of dogs, raising issues of consciousness and animal ethics. This podcast was recorded at Foyles bookshop in Bristol in association with the Bristol Festival of Ideas. Bradshaw was in conversation with Julian Baggini and Prof. Christine Nicol. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As homo sapiens develops more and more technologies for changing itself, what will, and should, the humans of the future look like? In Humanity 2.0, Steve Fuller addresses these questions. This podcast was recorded at Foyles bookshop in Bristol in association with the Bristol Festival of Ideas. Fuller was in conversation with Julian Baggini and Darian Meachem. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Do we suffer from a lust for certainty? This is an edited version of a talk given to a Sea of Faith Network conference in London earlier this year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

John Gray In this programme I talk to John Gray about some of the ideas that emerge from his latest book, The Immortalization Commission: The Strange Quest to Cheat Death. The podcast was recorded at the Bristol Festival of Ideas in May, at the Arnolfini. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brian Christian Can artificial intelligence teach us about what it means to be human? That is the fascinating question behind Brian Christian‘s recent book, The Most Human Human. In this programme, Julian Baggini is in conversation with Christian, recorded live at the Bristol Festival of Ideas at the Arnolfini Centre earlier this year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Richard Swinburne After a hiatus, I'm replacing my Philosophy Monthly podcast with a new series, microphilosophy. Each one will be an interview, talk, discussion or feature, no longer than half an hour but usually much shorter. This first edition is an interview with the philosopher and theologian Richard Swinburne, conducted for my new book, The Ego Trick. More podcasts relating to the book will follow over coming weeks. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.