Podcasts in English
Attic Philosophy: Attic Philosophy is all about bringing you free, high-quality, university-level education on YouTube. As a lecturer, I see the benefits of a university education every day, and I want more people to have access to those benefits. With videos covering metaphysics, language, logic, and social philosophy.
Acid Horizons: Acid Horizon and Inner Experience theory podcasts. Metaphysics, ethics, politics, critical theory, phenomenology, and beyond. Available on Spotify and YouTube.
The Partially Examined Life: informal roundtable discussions, with each episode loosely focused on a short reading that introduces at least one "big" philosophical question, concern, or idea.
The Gray Area: philosophical takes on culture, politics, and everything in between with host Sean Illing.
Philosophize This!: half-an-hour episodes on a great variety of mostly western texts, philosophers and ideas. Great for beginners and advanced readers of philosophy alike.
After Dinner Conversation: thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues.
Institute of Art and Ideas: big contemporary ideas and issues discussed by leading figures in philosophy, among others.
Brain in a Vat: a wide variety of philosphical debates initiated by thought experiments.
Moral Maze: panel discussions about moral and ethical issues raised by recent news stories.
Good in Theory: a politcal scientist breaking down the core concepts of political philosophy.
The Unmute Podcast: focused on providing informal and accessible conversations about social, political, and ethical issues from a philosophical perspective, touching on controversial topics and pop-culture alike.
Overthink Podcast: talk show podcast that examines a variety of ethical and social topics whilst providing great entry-level resources.
HI-PHI Nation: begins with a story, and seeks to extract big ideas, unquestioned assumptions, weaving philosophy with narrative storytelling, investigative journalism, and sound design.
Elucidations Podcast: discussions with prominent figures of academical philosophy.
Five Questions: a philosophy podcast where host Kieran Setiya poses five questions to contemporary philosophers.
80000 Hours: in-depth conversations about the world's most pressing problems through the lens of effective altruism.
Always Ready Podcast: discussion of texts spanning critical theory, political theory, social theory, and philosophy.
Condensed Matter: recent discussions in metaphysics and the philosophy of science.
Cows in the Field: exploration into philosophical, aesthetic, and cultural themes in popular movies.
The Dissenter: interviews and talks with experts and academics from a variety of areas and disciplines, ranging from the Arts and Philosophy to the Social Sciences and Biology.
Embrace the Void: a look at the epistemic and moral crises that are facing society discussed from a philosophical perspective laced with sarcasm and irony.
Ethics in Action: promotes research, teaching, and awareness of ethics in public life.
Prindle Institute for Ethics: discussion about ethics education, dialogue, and research.
SRSLY Wrong: utopian leftist comedy podcast featuring a wide variety of topics like library socialism, ecology and social justice.
Free Will Matters: series about the theory behind the concept of "free will" and discussions about its implications in everyday life.
The Free Will Show: provides a beginner-friendly introduction to the topic of free will while at the same time exposing listeners to the latest developments on the topic.
The History of Philosophy without any Gaps: the series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition around the globe.
Hotel Bar Sessions: public philosophy on a wide variety of topics.
Ideas Matter: two mates discuss philosophy, politics and intellectual history. Each episode is structured around the work of a great thinker.
In our Time (BBC): the history of philosphical ideas in a condensed format.
I think therefore I Fan: a talk show podcast that explores philosophical themes in television, movies, video games, and books.
Little Bad Thing: series about the choices we wish we could undo. Honest stories of lying, cheating, consent, blame and forgiveness that ultimately reveal the complexities of being human.
Mind Chat: interviews with leading scientists and philosophers of consciousness. Accessible to newcomers.
New Books Network: interviews with philosophers about their new books.
The Panpsycast: discussions about philosophy and religious studies. The project aims to provide students and teachers with high-quality resources, whilst creating content that is appealing and accessible to the wider public.
The Philosopher and the News: conversations with philosophers to discuss “the ideas hidden behind the biggest news stories.”
Philosophers in Space: talk show podcasts that examines science fiction films, television shows, and literature from a philosophical point of view.
Philosopher´s Nest: showcases the work, insights, and experiences of graduate students in philosophy.
The Philosopher´s Zone: a weekly ABC Radio National radio discussion series exploring philosophical issues.
Philosophical Disquisitions: the ethical, social and legal implications of emerging technologies, but dances around some other philosophical topics as well.
Philosophy in Film: each episode draws upon a well-known movie in order to help illustrate a basic philosophical theme or question.
Academic Muslimahs: features interviews with folks who self-identify as Muslimah and are in academia. The conversations revolve around a diverse array of topics; from mental health and climate change to Palestine and Christmas.
Why Theory: brings continental philosophy and psychoanalytic theory together to examine cultural phenomena.
Theory & Philosophy: David Guignion's YouTube Channel is dedicated to the distribution of ideas so that they be made accessible to anyone. Some key theoretical domains that this channel explores, but that are not limited to, include Feminism, Gender and Queer theory, Post-Structuralism, Structuralism, Psychoanalysis, Marxism, Rhetoric, Epistemology, Ontology, and Phenomenology.
Wisecrack: a collective of academics, filmmakers, artists, and pop culture junkies who are curious and contemplative about the world around us. A YouTube channel exploring big ideas like philosophy and critical thinking through the lens of movies, TV shows, video games, current events, books, and more. (New Episodes on Fridays and Mondays)
The Great Philosophers with Bryan Magee (1987): this playlist from the YouTube channel Philosophy Overdose offers high-quality reuploads of the 1987 BBC series in which Bryan Magee interviewed for each episode a famous philosopher. Among these philosophers are, for example, Peter Singer, and Marta Nussbaum.
What's left of Philosophy? Four leftist friends get together to talk about concepts, thinkers, and texts from the history of philosophy and political theory. This podcast is available on all major listening platforms
BSP Podcast (British Society for Phenomenology): Organised into seasons, with episodes released weekly. This podcast promotes the activities of the British Society for Phenomenology as well as it preserves, archives and shares the work of the phenomenologists.
Arthur Holmes' series "A History of Philosophy": This YouTube playlist presents the complete lectures from Dr. Arthur Holmes' influential course, "A History of Philosophy."