Oct 4, 202632 min
In this episode, Matt sits down with Marshall Abrams , Professor of Phhilosophy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham , to talk evolutionary theory. One phrase sometimes associated with the theory of evolution is...
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Elucidations
Hosted by Matt Teichman · society · EN
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Elucidations is an unexpected philosophy podcast produced in association with Emergent Ventures. Every episode, Matt Teichman temporarily transforms himself back into a student and tries to learn the basics of some topic from a person of philosophical interest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What is Elucidations about?
Elucidations is an unexpected philosophy podcast produced in association with Emergent Ventures. Every episode, Matt Teichman temporarily transforms himself back into a student and tries to learn the basics of some topic from a person of philosophical interest.
Who hosts Elucidations?
Elucidations is hosted by Matt Teichman. The show has published 158 episodes to date.
What has Elucidations covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Episode 158: Marshall Abrams discusses the nature of the evolutionary process" (4 October 2026, 32 minutes), "Episode 157: Robin Hanson discusses prediction markets" (21 July 2026, 50 minutes), and "Episode 156: Oliver Traldi discusses political expertise" (7 June 2026, 43 minutes).
How often does Elucidations publish?
Elucidations publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 41 minutes across 158 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Elucidations?
Booking probability for Elucidations is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Elucidations requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Elucidations's contact route on record: verified email.
About the host
Matt Teichman hosts Elucidations, a society podcast with 158 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Jul 21, 202650 min
In this episode, Matt and Joseph sit down with Robin Hanson , Associate Professor of Economics at George Mason University, to discuss prediction markets. A prediction market is a kind of betting market, wherein people...
- Jun 7, 202643 min
For this episode, Matt Teichman and Joseph Diller sit down with Oliver Traldi (University of Toledo, Mercatus Center) to talk about political expertise. What does it mean to be an expert in something? Our guest opens by...
- May 1, 202640 min
Last episode, we talked about free speech, and this time, we sit down with Rebecca Lowe (Mercatus Center) to discuss the related but slightly different topic of speaking freely. Speaking freely: the thing you feel...
Episode #154
Episode 154: Greg Salmieri discusses free speech, "cancel culture," and "academic freedom"
Feb 28, 202652 minIn the latest episode of Elucidations, Greg Salmieri (University of Texas) joins us once again, this time to discuss freedom of speech. Free speech talk has been in the air, on the internet, for the past...
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- Jan 2, 202643 min
In the latest episode of Elucidations, Sam Enright ( Progress Ireland , The Fitzwilliam ) instructs us in the delicate art of learning forever. If you’re one of those people who responds well to...
- Nov 22, 202543 min
This time around, Matt talks to Luca Gattoni-Celli about why it’s so expensive to buy a house. In the 80s, people from all sorts of socioeconomic backgrounds were able to afford apartments and houses in...
- May 3, 202546 min
Note: this episode was recorded in August of 2022. In the latest Elucidation, Matt talks to Witold Więcek about the difficulties that come up for researchers who would like to draw upon statistics. ...
- Aug 20, 202447 min
In this episode, Matt sits down with Shruti Rajagopalan (Mercatus Center) to talk about what the future holds for India. We often have a tendency to think of the current economic and geopolitical situation...
- Apr 14, 202442 min
In this episode, we are joined by Lainie Ross (University of Rochester Medical Center) and (once again!) Christos Lazaridis (UChicago Medicine), this time to talk about the different ways of...
- Oct 20, 202338 min
In this episode, Matt sits down with Christos Lazaridis (University of Chicago Medicine) to chat about what brain death is and whether brain death should count as, like, death death. Modern life support...
- Jul 15, 202340 min
In this episode, Matt talks to Gabriella Gonzalez about how basic concepts from the branch of math known as abstract algebra can help us simplify our computer programs and organize our thoughts...
- Mar 30, 202340 min
In this episode, Matt sits down with Gaurav Vankataraman ( Trisk Bio ) to talk about how human memory is physically realized. Where do your memories live? In the brain, right? They’re, like, imprinted there...
- Jan 21, 202340 min
This episode, Matt and Joseph sit down with Andrew Sepielli (University of Toronto) to talk about metaethical quietism. His new book on the topic, Pragmatist Quietism , is out now from...
- Nov 20, 202238 min
This episode, Matt talks to Christopher Beem (Penn State University) about how we can cultivate those skills that conduce to having a functioning democracy. His book on the topic, The Seven Democratic...
- Oct 5, 202244 min
This episode, Matt Teichman talks to Mark Linsenmayer about alternative models of education. Mark is creator and host of the Partially Examined Life, Nakedly Examined Music, Pretty Much Pop, and Philosophy vs. Improv...
- Aug 2, 202236 min
In this episode of Elucidations, Matt sits down with Emily Dupree to learn about whether it’s rational or irrational to try to seek revenge. As a culture, we kind can’t decide what we think about revenge...
Episode #141
Episode 141: Rob Goodman discusses eloquence
Jun 13, 202235 minThis time around, Matt sits down with Rob Goodman to talk about political eloquence. Goodman is the author of a new book on this topic called Words on Fire , which you can pick up a copy of wherever you like to get...
- Apr 10, 202244 min
Intro philosophy classes often get stuck in a rut. Some philosophy classes go through a list of old dead people and try to understand excerpts from some of their most influential writings, over the course of a semester...
- Feb 13, 202232 min
This month, Jessica Tizzard (University of Tuebingen) makes her second appearance on Elucidations to talk to Matt about pregnancy. Human pregnancy is weird. Try talking to a reproductive...
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Robin Hanson
professor at George Mason University and researcher at the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford, Maple Grove Charter School
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Oliver Traldi
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, James Madison Program at Princeton University
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Rebecca Lowe
Premier League & NBC Olympic Games host, Lewes Public Library
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Shruti Rajagopalan
Lead of Indian Vertical, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
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