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love & philosophy

Hosted by andrea hiott (buzz feed) · society · EN-US

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exploring philosophical, scientific, technological & poetic spaces beyond either/or bounds. deeply human, friction friendly & not afraid to care. Support us at https://loveandphilosophy.com/giving-page https://loveandphilosophy.com/ https://youtube.com/@waymaking23 https://lovephilosophy.substack.com/

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What has love & philosophy covered recently?

Recent episodes include "#99 Persona Fog, Passion, Estrangement, Endurance, and Jung with Patricia Martin" (11 October 2026, 80 minutes), "#98 John Vervaeke on Love, Attention and Meaning with Darius Parvizi Wayne (and Iris Murdoch)" (3 October 2026, 99 minutes), and "#97 Sophie Strand & Henry Kramer on Imaginal Empathy, Consciousness, and Re-Enchantment" (18 September 2026, 65 minutes).

How often does love & philosophy publish?

love & philosophy publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 89 minutes across 115 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on love & philosophy?

Booking probability for love & philosophy is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. love & philosophy requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. love & philosophy's contact route on record: public web form.

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love & philosophy is a society podcast with 115 episodes published.

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    #99 Persona Fog, Passion, Estrangement, Endurance, and Jung with Patricia Martin

    Oct 11, 20261h 20m

    Send a love message Andrea Hiott talks with cultural researcher Patricia Martin about her book Will the Future Like You?: Reflections on the Age of Hyper-Reinvention and the condition she calls persona fog . By now we...

  • Episode #98

    #98 John Vervaeke on Love, Attention and Meaning with Darius Parvizi Wayne (and Iris Murdoch)

    Oct 3, 20261h 39m

    Send a love message This is a coversation between John Vervaeke and Darius Parvizi-Wayne introduced by Andrea Hiott. On Love, Attention, and the Good: Cognitive scientist John Vervaeke (University of Toronto) and...

  • Episode #97

    #97 Sophie Strand & Henry Kramer on Imaginal Empathy, Consciousness, and Re-Enchantment

    Sep 18, 20261h 5mS3

    Send a love message Sophie and Henry explore consciousness, mind, and the porous boundary between inner and outer experience. The conversation ranges from panpsychism and animism to imaginal empathy, ecology, myth, and...

  • Episode #96

    #96 Systems Neuroscience and Why Automaticity Matters for Cognitive Evolution with Mac Shine

    Sep 12, 20262h 8mS3

    Send a love message Find Mac at https://macshine.github.io/publications/ Mac’s Lab : https://profiles.sydney.edu.au/mac.shine The Brain Inspired conversation Andrea mentions . Mac Shine on Systems Neuroscience...

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    #95 Inventing Temperature, Operational Coherence, Activist Realism and more with Cambridge philosopher of history and science Hasok Chang

    Aug 27, 20261h 8m

    Send a love message Philosopher of science Hasok Chang (University of Cambridge) joins Andrea Hiott to trace the through-line of his work — from Inventing Temperature (2004), through Is Water H₂O? (2012), to Realism for...

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  • Episode #93

    #93 Is there a Cure? Reconsidering Freud, chemical imbalances, transference, functionalism & embodied science with Mark Solms

    Aug 8, 20261h 37m

    Send a love message Mark Solms began translating Freud's neuroscientific writings in the late 1980s, then gave twenty-nine years to revising the translation of Freud's psychological works. In this episode, Solms joins...

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    #92 Molyneux's Problem and Questioning the Perception/Cognition Border — with philosophers Janet Levin and Brian Glenney

    Jul 28, 20261h 53m

    Send a love message Molyneux's Question with Janet Levin and Brian Glenney Love & Philosophy — Beyond Dichotomy In 1688, an Irish scientist named William Molyneux sent John Locke a letter with a question in it. Suppose...

  • Episode #91

    #91 Rethinking Biological Agency & What Really Matters in Life with Charlie Munford and the Agential Biology Institute

    Jul 17, 20261h 32mS3

    Send a love message Charlie has been gathering some of the best scientists in the world to rethink what agency is together and form new connections outside the usual academic constraints Join Andrea in NYC this week...

  • Episode #90

    #90 Life in the Paradoxis: Johannes (Yogi) Jaeger & Marcus Neustetter on Art, Science and The ZoNE

    Jul 7, 20262h 17mS3

    Send a love message Andrea, Yogi and Marcus are forming Paradoxis. This is one of the conversations towards that, a Third Space episode of Love & Philosoph . Philosopher Andrea Hiott sits down with artist and...

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    #89 Wrestling is Part of It: Care Ethics, Motherhood, Embodiment & the Meaning in Dependency with Journalist Elissa Strauss

    Jun 28, 20261h 47m

    Send a love message Why Caring Isn't Self-Sacrifice with Elissa Strauss The episode of Love and Philosophy introduces a conversation with journalist and essayist Elissa Strauss, author of When You Care: The Unexpected...

  • Episode #89

    BONUS: Moving From Worry to Wonder with Isabela Granic of Liminal Learning (Guest Podcast: Life Itself with Jacob Kishere)

    Jun 17, 20261h 3mS3

    Send a love message Isabella Granic on Liminal Learning, Neither Nor , and Education for Flourishing Andrea Hiott introduces a guest podcast from Life Itself , Jacob Kishere interviews developmental psychologist...

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    #88 How Life Works Beyond Genes: the New Biology of Meaning with scientist and author Philip Ball

    Jun 2, 20261h 26m

    Send a love message Beyond Genes, Toward Meaning & Care, But Rigorously Andrea Hiott hosts British science writer Philip Ball (former Nature editor; trained chemist and physicist) to discuss his book How Life Works and...

  • Episode #87

    #87 the Money Koan: towards a new philosophy of curren(t)cy and care with investor Jenna Nicholas

    May 21, 20261h 10mS3

    Send a love message Andrea Hiott in conversation with investor Jenna Nicholas . Jenna discusses her book The Enlightened Bottom Line and how spirituality, love, and purpose can inform investing and business rather than...

  • Episode #86

    #86 A.A. Kostas and his WayMarkers (including Chris McCandless, C.S. Lewis, Robert Pirsig, Thomas Merton, D.T. Suzuki, & Christian mystics)

    May 7, 20261h 40mS3

    Send a love message What Marks our Movement through life? Andrea Hiott interviews A.A. Kostas, a Singapore-based lawyer and writer who runs the Substack Way Markers, blending poetry, fiction, and essays. They discuss...

  • Episode #85

    #85 Punk, Tech & Care: B. Scot Rousse on Being Human in the Age AI and Ambassadors of Possibility (Dreyfus, Flores, Heidegger, Kierkegaard)

    Apr 27, 20261h 51mS3

    Send a love message B. Scot Rousse (“B”)'s substack, "Without Why," focuses on what it means to be alive in an age of intelligent machines. He is philosopher in residence at Topos Institute and visiting scholar in...

  • Episode #84

    #84 There is No Average Individual: The Great Psychology Delusion with Marek McGann

    Apr 17, 20261h 9mS3

    Send a love message The Great Psychology Delusion: Why the Mean Misleads and Pluralism Matters Read the book here. This is an academic psychology-focused episode with lecturer Marek McGann, whose work spans enactive...

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    BONUS Performance of your life: Is acting inherent to being human? Sophie Fiennes, Declan Donnellan, Nick Ormerod, Macbeth

    Apr 10, 202629 min

    Send a love message This is an impromptu bonus episode previewing the NYC premiere of Sophie Fiennes’s documentary film Acting, which follows the celebrated theatre company Cheek by Jowl through their production of...

  • Episode #83

    #83 Wisdom Gates and Serious Play: Paradox, Care and Discovery with Puzzle-Maker Jasen Robillard

    Apr 7, 20261h 23m

    Send a love message Holding Paradox Through Serious Play: Can serious play be a portal to wisdom? This is an episode about puzzles and care. Andrea has a conversation with puzzle maker Jason Robillard (StumpCraft) about...

  • Episode #82

    #82 Philosophy of the Heart with Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Scilla Elworthy

    Mar 27, 202657 minS3

    Send a love message Facing Reality with Clear Eyes but without Desperation: Scilla Elworthy on Listening with the Heart to Transform Conflict Three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee Scilla Elworthy reflects on 70 years of...

  • Episode #81

    #81 Changing Minds, Metaphysics, and a Life in Analytic Philosophy with Janet Levin of USC

    Mar 18, 20262h 5mS3

    Send a love message Janet Levin on Physicalism, Zombies, and Changing Minds Andrea hosts philosopher Janet Levin, newly retired after 40 years at USC and the department’s first tenure-track woman hire, to discuss a life...

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