Category: Podcast
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Inside the Mind of a Murder Prosecutor: Matt Murphy on True Crime and Justice
This one is for the true crime junkies and philosophy-curious: Good Is In The Details podcast interview with Matt Murphy. I heard Matt on another podcast, was intrigued and bought his book (The Book of Murder), ignored all duties until I finished it, and then reached out to him and requested an interview. Of course,…
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Why Are We Obsessed With Reality TV? A Sociologist Explains
I admit it. I found myself in a reality tv binge over the summer. What in the world had I spiraled into? In the throes of some of the most absurd shows, I berated myself with my new found fascination, and I barely mentioned it to anyone out of embarrassment. If I did say something…
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The Tragic Dilemma, A Moral Code, and Philosophy: What We Learn From Batman
I’ve often invited students in my Philosophy classes to use our course material to analyze something from film and/or pop culture. As a fiction | film | pop culture enthusiast, I genuinely enjoy how the art of storytelling and crafting characters brings to light philosophical themes. One such example where this works well is the…
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Bad Blood, Elizabeth Holmes, and the Ethics of Ambition: Lessons from Theranos and Challenger
*Originally published Jan 15, 2019. Updated September 2026 While visiting a friend, she pulled out a hefty book, handed it to me, and explained that she had barely seen her wife for two days because she was so engrossed in it. That sort of endorsement is, for me, as seductive as a dirty martini at…
