Episode 74: Nicholas Buccola on Freedom, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Barry Goldwater

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.

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.

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.

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Joel Krueger (University of Exeter) about AI, loneliness,  grief tech, AI companionship, and more.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Kate Norlock about self-forgiveness, regret, remorse, and more. 

Myisha Cherry chats with Harvard Chaplain and theologian Matthew Potts about memory, repair, confession, and more.