Philosophically Speaking Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/philosophically-speaking A show presenting the best new scholarship in political and social philosophy, featuring lively conversations with leading thinkers. Join hosts Jeffrey Howard and Emily McTernan as they explore some of the thorniest ethical questions of our time. © 2026 UCL’s Department of Political Science and School of Public Policy 6b6180ee-da4c-5ed3-b7f4-dd63f8cfd7a6 yes a34252a0-005c-11f1-b31a-67ca46e55e20 Introducing Philosophically Speaking en Wed, 25 Feb 2026 09:00:23 +0000 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 09:02:30 +0000 https://img.transistorcdn.com/olfjEEiXH1FtHCHNz3pnox1be4ruQhL9w93Ks1Hb-qE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82OGY3/MGVmZWZiMGJiNDMx/N2ZhYjYyNjA5YmUw/YTk5YS5wbmc.jpg Philosophically Speaking episodic UCL’s Department of Political Science and School of Public Policy A show presenting the best new scholarship in political and social philosophy, featuring lively conversations with leading thinkers. Join hosts Jeffrey Howard and Emily McTernan as they explore some of the thorniest ethical questions of our time. A show presenting the best new scholarship in political and social philosophy, featuring lively conversations with leading thinkers. UCL Podcasts No No “Ineffective Altruism” with Leif Wenar 5 5 “Ineffective Altruism” with Leif Wenar full 0696d0b1-8fd0-4af1-944a-af91d7dfdc4d https://share.transistor.fm/s/832d5ff9 Leif Wenar (Stanford) explores the doctrine of effective altruism, explaining why it leads us astray when thinking about our duties to the global poor and to the future.

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]]> Leif Wenar (Stanford) explores the doctrine of effective altruism, explaining why it leads us astray when thinking about our duties to the global poor and to the future.

Read the paper at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1470594X241283034

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]]> No "Predictive Policing in the Age of AI" with Renée Jørgensen 4 4 "Predictive Policing in the Age of AI" with Renée Jørgensen full df56c35e-894e-4037-952b-142007182933 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4b673b58 Renée Jørgensen (Michigan) explores the ethics of using big data to allocate police attention, and why doing so is morally questionable.

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]]> Renée Jørgensen (Michigan) explores the ethics of using big data to allocate police attention, and why doing so is morally questionable.

Read the paper at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1470594X251379074?download=true

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]]> No “Discrimination and Privilege” with Cécile Laborde 3 3 “Discrimination and Privilege” with Cécile Laborde full 07ae5044-ccb7-464b-b1cd-ee033e044e62 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9b4ba680 Cécile Laborde (Oxford) asks who should be protected by discrimination law, and whether the socially advantaged can be victims of wrongful discrimination.

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]]> Cécile Laborde (Oxford) asks who should be protected by discrimination law, and whether the socially advantaged can be victims of wrongful discrimination.

Read the paper at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1470594X241283034

]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000 UCL’s Department of Political Science and School of Public Policy UCL’s Department of Political Science and School of Public Policy 1988 Cécile Laborde (Oxford) asks who should be protected by discrimination law, and whether the socially advantaged can be victims of wrongful discrimination.

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]]> No “Don’t Ask That!” with Sam Berstler 2 2 “Don’t Ask That!” with Sam Berstler full 0b9f7157-1d88-4f62-ba82-9989e33f8ea1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fa9c2fb0 Sam Berstler (MIT) explores how merely asking questions can sometimes be morally wrong, violating our rights to privacy.

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]]> Sam Berstler (MIT) explores how merely asking questions can sometimes be morally wrong, violating our rights to privacy.

Read the paper at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/papa.12249

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]]> No "Trump’s Lies” with Jeremy Waldron 1 1 "Trump’s Lies” with Jeremy Waldron full 6b89bd0e-dae3-48af-a794-5c05144215c2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c8002919 Jeremy Waldron (NYU) talks through what’s so bad about lying, and why certain lies are distinctively destructive to our political life.

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]]> Jeremy Waldron (NYU) talks through what’s so bad about lying, and why certain lies are distinctively destructive to our political life.

Read the paper at: https://politicalphilosophyjournal.org/article/id/15481/

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]]> No Introducing Philosophically Speaking Introducing Philosophically Speaking trailer 3a41f439-05df-446a-a975-e4ba18cac88a https://share.transistor.fm/s/6f93624a Join us for a show looking at the best new scholarship in political and social philosophy, featuring lively conversations with leading thinkers. Join hosts Jeffrey Howard and Emily McTernan as they explore some of the thorniest ethical questions of our time.

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