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The Marx Brothers and American Comedy (w/ E. John Winner)
E. John Winner and Dan Kaufman (Electric Agora) talk about the Marx Brothers and their relationship to American Comedy. 1:30 Vaudeville, Burlesque, and Musical...

The Cultural Significance of (Baby and Other) Food (w/ Amy Bentley an Kevin Currie-Knight)
In this episode, Amy Bentley (food historian, NYU) talks about the cultural and historical reasons we eat as we do. Amy and Kevin talk...

The Ethics of Compulsory State Education (w/ Crispin Sartwell and Dan Kaufman)
Crispin Sartwell (Dickinson College, Entanglements) returns to Sophia to talk about the issues he has with compulsory, state-sponsored k-12 education. 10:50 - Crispin’s schooling...

African Philosophy and Doing Philosophy from a Place (w/ Bruce Janz and Kevin Currie-Knight)
In this discussion, Bruce Janz (Central Florida) talks about his interest in African philosophy, and the importance of recognizing that all philosophy is affected...

The Complex Relation Between Wanting and Doing (w/ Crispin Sartwell and Dan Kaufman)
In this episode, Dan talk with Crispin Sartwell of Dickinson College about Dan's essay, "Wanting and Doing." We discuss action, desire, and powerlessness as...

Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism (w/ Kathleen Stock and Dan Kaufman)
Dan Kaufman and Kathleen Stock (Sussex) discuss Kathleen's new book, "Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism." Among other things, we talk the implications...