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Hosted by William Engels · education · EN-US · 244 episodes
Curated lectures, interviews, and talks with philosophers, social scientists, and historians together in one place. Each week, we explore brand new research in history, economics, psychology, political science, philosophy, indigenous studies, and human rights while presenting the work of canonical scholars in a way that is accessible to newcomers while retaining interest for students and specialists. If you are an author in nonfiction or a scholar in the humanities/social sciences and are interested in being interviewed for the show please email me at williamengels@substack.com or @Bluesky.
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Signup to Generate a PitchCurated lectures, interviews, and talks with philosophers, social scientists, and historians together in one place. Each week, we explore brand new research in history, economics, psychology, political science, philosophy, indigenous studies, and human rights while presenting the work of canonical scholars in a way that is accessible to newcomers while retaining interest for students and specialists.
History of Philosophy Audio Archive is hosted by William Engels. The show has published 244 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Hemlock #49: Three Passions feat. Bertrand Russell WARNING CONTAINS SOUNDS OF HUMAN BODY DRINKING" (1 April 2026, 31 minutes), "Hemlock #48 Peace in Iran: Jack Kennedy from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists talks Strait of Hormuz, Petroyuan, Albert Camus, Strategic Bombing, French and Israeli Nuke Programs, Kissinger" (30 March 2026, 109 minutes), and "Hemlock #47: Teaching Nagasaki feat. Franco Castro Escobar - Disaster Storytelling, Youth Antinuclear Education in Japan, Militarism and Nuclear Abolition, Iris Chang, & The Bells of Nagasaki" (25 March 2026, 123 minutes).
History of Philosophy Audio Archive publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 135 minutes across 244 episodes.
Booking probability for History of Philosophy Audio Archive is 51%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. History of Philosophy Audio Archive requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. History of Philosophy Audio Archive's contact route on record: verified email.
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William Engels hosts History of Philosophy Audio Archive, an education show with 244 episodes published.
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<p>A few reflections on Bertrand Arthur William Russell, Third Earl and author of some of my favorite books. </p>
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<p>Nuclear Risk Editorial Fellow Jack Kennedy https://jackkennedy.ie/about/ comes back for the second time to talk Strait of Hormuz, Israel's nuclear option, NATO proliferation risks, Nixon, Kissinger, and Vietnam...
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<p>Hiroshima rages while Nagasaki prays. FULL EPISODE DESCRIPTION ON PATREON</p><p>I'm joined for a second time by friend of the show Franco Castro Escobar, a PhD researcher at Keele University in the UK. This time we...
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<p>Happy Equinox. The Beginning, is at last: beginning.</p><p>Music Credit: Beethoven / Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" Gernot Schmalfuss / Music Director and Chief Conductor Gwhyneth Chen / Piano Evergreen Symphony...
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<p>You can find the full talk from March 2025, officially-titled "Normalizing Genocide and the New World Order" at the link below, via The Sanctuary for Independent Media, which Chris has lectured at for years. Chris...
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<p>Full episode description on Patreon</p><p>I am joined (just in time for the all-important Vernal Equinox on March 21st) - with the brilliant and timely Dr. Maya Kornberg https://www.mayakornberg.com/.</p><p>Her new...
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<p>RIP Habermas. Rick Roderick and Michael Sugrue (both also gone, Sugrue earlier this year) remember the life and theory of Jürgen Habermas and the Frankfurt School.</p><p>"Don't think that this is some fancy-Dan...
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<p>If you enjoy this work, please support the show on Patreon!</p><p>Will (the host) writes a Substack page about various and sundry topics. </p><p>Plotinus (204-270 CE) was a mystical philosopher who transformed...
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<p>ADVISORY - Contains explicit description of warfare, killing, torture, and mutilation.</p><p>FULL EPISODE DESCRIPTION ON PATREON</p><p>Music by Anapse.</p>
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<p>FULL EPISODE DESCRIPTION ON PATREON</p><p>I, William Engels, write articles on Substack.</p><p>Books Mentioned:</p><p>Arendt: Origins of Totalitarianism</p><p>Arendt: The Human Condition</p><p>Arendt: Between Past...
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<p>I read Epictetus Discourses and Enchiridion with Professor Gregory Sadler https://gregorybsadler.substack.com/ - although we both started off by dunking a bit on Bertrand Russell.</p><p>Full show notes with...
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<p>RIP Bruno Latour (1947-2022)</p><p>Follow Will’s writing on his Substack page, Hemlock:<br />https://williamengels.substack.com</p><p>Support the entire show on Patreon and get early...
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<p>"Fascism is the desire for a simple folk tale" - Thomas Mann, I think.</p><p>Substack's and LEPHT HAND's own Emma Stamm https://substack.com/@elftheory rejoins Will for a follow-up conversation on nuclear weapons...
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<p>RIP Michael Parenti (1933-2026). A brave, undimmed (sometimes controversial, of course) critic of that great juggernaut of death: the American Empire.</p><p>HoPAA #180</p><p>Watch the full video here from the College...
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<p>Reading Martin Heidegger is tough. Here to introduce us to some core concepts in The Question Concerning Technology (1954) is Greg Sadler, whose YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@GregoryBSadler "That...
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<p>Hemlock #42 - Support the History of Philosophy Audio Archive on Patreon, and follow William Engels's writing on Substack.</p><p>I am joined on this episode by independent writer and philosopher Emma Stamm to discuss...
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<p>For Hemlock #41 on the History of Philosophy Audio Archive I am joined by MKUltra survivor Bill Yarborough to discuss government secrecy, Cold War hijinks, the refinement of torture techniques over the years, and the...
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<p>Support the Archive on Patreon! Follow William Engels's writing on Substack. Who do the Black Hills really belong to? Was George Armstrong Custer a hero, an idiot, or a fanatic? Who carved Mount Rushmore, and what...
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<p>Support this work on Patreon</p><p>Read the full write-up on this archive on William Engels's Substack, Hemlock.</p><p>Part 1 of 2:</p><p>We all have our little solipsistic delusions, ghastly intuitions of utter...
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<p>Support this work on Patreon</p><p>Read the full write-up on this archive on William Engels's Substack, Hemlock.</p><p>Part 2 of 2:</p><p>We all have our little solipsistic delusions, ghastly intuitions of utter...
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Nuclear Risk Editorial Fellow, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Forgotten Poet and Irish Rebel
senior research fellow and manager at NYU Law's Brennan Center for Justice, Brennan Center
United States Air Force Veteran, Retired Law Enforcement Officer, International Bestselling Author
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