The UnMute Podcast

Episode 061: Briana Toole on Identity and Knowledge

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Briana Toole about objectivity, identity and knowledge, being ‘woke', pre-college programs, and more.

Episode 060: Bence Nanay on the Fragmented Mind

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Bence Nanay about polarization, temptation, the fragmented mind, films, and more.

Episode 059: Sam Fleischacker on Empathy

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Sam Fleischacker about empathy, its political potential, Adam Smith, the opera, and more.

Episode 058: Nathifa Greene on Habits

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Nathifa Greene about habits, character, why the revolution will be mundane, learning languages, and more.

Episode 057: Alfred Archer on Emotional Imperialism

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Alfred Archer about affective injustice, enforcing emotional norms, admirable figures, soccer, and so much more.

Episode 056: Christian Miller on Character

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Christian Miller about honesty, character, why we are not as good as we think we are, the writing practice, and so much more.

Episode 055: Skye Cleary on Existentialism and Love

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Skye Cleary about romantic love, friendships, lessons from existentialism, martial arts, and more.

Episode 054: Robert Talisse on Overdoing Democracy

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Robert Talisse about the value of democracy, what it means to overdo democracy, what we should do instead, and so much more.

Episode 053: Michael Burroughs on Children & Agency

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Michael Burroughs about child development, agency in children, holding children responsible, and so much more.

Episode 052: John Torrey on Reparations

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher John Torrey about reparations, public apologies, what kind of justice is needed for African Americans, and so much more.