The UnMute Podcast

Episódios

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  Episode 79: Stephen Darwall on Matters of the Heart 20.07.2026 47min

  Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Stephen Darwall (Yale University) about the role of respect and love in our moral lives, the power of love as demonstrated by figures like James Baldwin, the necessity of emotional healing in the face of injustice, and more.
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  Episode 78: Olivia Bailey on Empathy and Extremism 20.07.2026 45min

  Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Olivia Bailey (University of California, Berkeley) about extremism, incels, the role of empathy in understanding and addressing extremist beliefs, and more.
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  Episode 77: Robin Dembroff on Patriarchy and Masculinity 20.07.2026 40min

  Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Robin Dembroff (Yale University) about myths surrounding gender identities, the implications of patriarchy on both women and men, the fragility of masculine identity, and more.
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  Episode 76: Joel Krueger on AI and Loneliness 20.07.2026 53min

  Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Joel Krueger (University of Exeter) about AI, loneliness,  grief tech, AI companionship, and more.
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  Episode 75: Maria Acosta Lopez on Trauma, Memory, and Listening 20.07.2026 52min

  Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Maria Acosta Lopez (University of California, Riverside) about Traumatic Violence and colonization, the importance of Radical Listening, the healing power of art, and more.
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  Episode 74: Nicholas Buccola on Freedom, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Barry Goldwater 20.07.2026 1h 2min

  Myisha Cherry chats with political theorist NIck Buccola (Claremont McKenna College) about freedom, individualism, social justice, the misappropriation of Martin Luther King's legacy, and more.
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  Episode 73: Remy Debes on Respect 20.07.2026 1h 3min

  Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Remy Debes (University of Memphis) about his theory of respect, empathy and love, the place for respect in an unjust world, and more.
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  Episode 72: Michael Brownstein, Alex Madva, and Daniel Kelly on Social Change 20.07.2026 50min

  Myisha Cherry chats with philosophers Michael Brownstein (John Jay College/CUNY), Alex Madva (Cal Poly Pomona), and Daniel Kelly (Purdue) about structural change, either/or thinking, why individual choices matter, how we all can make a difference, and more.
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  Episode 71: Kate Norlock on Self-Forgiveness 01.09.2023 42min

  Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Kate Norlock about self-forgiveness, regret, remorse, and more. 
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  Episode 70: Matthew Potts on Memory and Repair 01.09.2023 51min

  Myisha Cherry chats with Harvard Chaplain and theologian Matthew Potts about memory, repair, confession, and more. 
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  Episode 69: Alice MacLachlan on Revenge 01.09.2023 55min

  Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Alice MacLachlan about revenge, justice, and more. 
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  Episode 68: Benjamin Brewer on Hannah Arendt & Forgiveness 01.09.2023 47min

  Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Benjamin Brewer about Hannah Arendt, forgiveness, revenge, and more. 
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  Episode 67: Miranda Fricker on Ambivalence about Forgiveness 01.09.2023 45min

  Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Miranda Fricker about the ambivalence we should all have about forgiveness.
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  Episode 66: Jeremy Reid on The Stoics and Forgiveness 01.09.2023 1h 2min

  Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Jeremy Reid about the stoics, forgiveness, and more.
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  Episode 65: Lucy Allais on Human Frailty and the Need for Forgiveness 01.09.2023 38min

  Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Lucy Allais about human frailty, Immanuel Kant, the need for forgiveness, and more.
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  Episode 064: Carol Hay on Thinking Like a Feminist 18.06.2021 44min

  Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Carol Hay about feminism, what it means to think like a feminist, queer communities, dancing, and more.
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  Episode 063: Victor Kumar on Moral Progress 18.06.2021 34min

  Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Victor Kumar about moral evolution, moral progress, Us and Apes, Tik Tok, and more.
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  Episode 062: Eric Schwitzgebel on Jerks 18.06.2021 45min

  Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Eric Schwitzgebel about jerks, sweet hearts, science fiction, public philosophy, and more.
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  Episode 061: Briana Toole on Identity and Knowledge 18.06.2021 37min

  Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Briana Toole about objectivity, identity and knowledge, being ‘woke', pre-college programs, and more.
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  Episode 060: Bence Nanay on the Fragmented Mind 18.06.2021 32min

  Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Bence Nanay about polarization, temptation, the fragmented mind, films, and more.