Micro-Digressions: A Philosophy Podcast

Micro-Digressions: A Philosophy Podcast

Spencer Case

Episodes 75
Avg. Duration 1h 20m
Activity Highly Active
Since Mar 2020
Latest Episode Jan 2026

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Schedule
Monthly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
58%
Hosting
feeds.buzzsprout.com

About This Podcast

Philosophical excursions into interesting, and often controversial, topics. Hosted by Spencer Case. 

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Recent Episodes

Good and Bad Advice

Jan 27, 2026 1h 5m

Tell Spencer your thoughts about this episode!Eric Wiland joins Spencer to discuss his book, Guided by Voices: Moral Testimony, Advice, and Forging a 'We'. In the ensuing discussion, Eric and Spencer…

AI Dangers (The Dark Side of Technology, Part 3)

Dec 04, 2025 1h 11m

Tell Spencer your thoughts about this episode!Full professor of philosophy at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and sometimes David Cross impersonator Ryan Jenkins returns to Micro-Digressions to discuss the…

What is Hate Speech?

Nov 25, 2025 59m

Tell Spencer your thoughts about this episode!Mark Oppenheimer from Brain in a Vat discusses controversies surrounding hate speech in South Africa.

Philosophical Horrors

Oct 24, 2025 1h 21m

Tell Spencer your thoughts about this episode!Philosophers J.P. Andrew, Mark Oppenheimer, Jason Werbeloff, Nicholas Delon, and Jason Brennan discuss their worst philosophical nightmares.

On Moderates and Extremists

Sep 16, 2025 1h 6m

Tell Spencer your thoughts about this episode!Marcus Arvan returns to MD to talk about his new book, Why It's Ok to be a Moderate, which you can find here:Amazon.com: Why It's OK to Be a Moderate:…

What is Wokeness?

Aug 15, 2025 1h 22m

Tell Spencer your thoughts about this episode!Nathan Cofnas joins Spencer Case to discuss the nature of the political ideology/movement known as "wokeness." Cofnas argues that wokeness follows from…

Conundrums of Academic Freedom

Jul 23, 2025 57m

Tell Spencer your thoughts about this episode!Oliver Traldi challenges the standard conservative model of academic freedom in his article, "Defusing Academic Freedom." Link here:Defusing Academic…

"You're Under Arrest!" On Ethical Policing

Jun 22, 2025 1h 31m

Tell Spencer your thoughts about this episode!Jake Monaghan joins Spencer to discuss his new book, Ethical Policing. The discussion covers such questions as: what makes policing legitimate? What…

Better Arguments for the Existence of God

May 19, 2025 1h 34m

Tell Spencer your thoughts about this episode!Matthew Adelstein returns to Micro-Digressions to talk about the arguments for the existence of God at the top of his tier list. You can find his…

Free Will and Responsibility: Huemer vs. Kershnar

Mar 28, 2025 1h 6m

Tell Spencer your thoughts about this episode!Mike Huemer and His Offensiveness Steve Kershnar join Spencer to discuss free will and moral responsibility.

Not-So-Great Arguments for the Existence of God

Feb 24, 2025 1h 32m

Tell Spencer your thoughts about this episode!Matthew Adelstein, the prolific young writer who posts at "Bentham's Bulldog" on Substack, has recently attracted attention for a tier ranking of…

The Virtuous Gamer

Jan 20, 2025 1h 21m

Tell Spencer your thoughts about this episode!Sarah Malanowski and Nicholas Baima join Spencer Case to discuss their book Why it's Ok to be a Gamer. They cover common objections to gaming, such as…

Rant-a-thon 2024! (Part 2)

Dec 26, 2024 1h 31m

Tell Spencer your thoughts about this episode!Featuring rants by Matt Lutz (on a priori knowledge and the politicization of the university) Travis Timmerman (on the film "Megalopolis") Spencer Case…

Rant-a-thon 2024! (Part 1)

Dec 20, 2024 1h 12m

Tell Spencer your thoughts about this episode!Featuring rants from Matthew Adelstein (on shrimp welfare), Mark Oppenheimer (on missing the golden age of universities), Craig White (on the folly and…

Progressive Myths about Sex and Gender

Nov 28, 2024 1h 13m

Tell Spencer your thoughts about this episode!Michael Huemer returns to the podcast to discuss more of the issues in his self-published book, Progressive Myths (which you can buy on Amazon for a mere…

Progressive Myths

Oct 20, 2024 1h 51m

Tell Spencer your thoughts about this episode!Michael Huemer returns Micro-Digressions to discuss his new self-published book, Progressive Myths, which you can purchase here for a mere…

Nuclear War, Part 2

Sep 25, 2024 1h 25m

Tell Spencer your thoughts about this episode!Dave Baker returns to Micro-Digressions to finish the discussion of nuclear weapons. Topics this time include the development of the hydrogen bomb, the…

Nuclear War

Aug 17, 2024 1h 32m

Tell Spencer your thoughts about this episode!Is the possession of nuclear weapons morally justified? Was it a mistake to invent them to begin with? Dave Baker joins Spencer to discuss these and…

Come on, man! Debating the Joe Biden presidency

Jul 20, 2024 1h 31m

Tell Spencer your thoughts about this episode!You may have heard that there's an election going on in the U.S. A big one in fact. This episode is a debate about the records of one of the candidates,…

Consciousness and the self

Jun 18, 2024 1h 24m

Tell Spencer your thoughts about this episode!Mike Huemer rejoins Spencer to discuss the nature of consciousness. They consider the reasons for thinking that consciousness can't be physical and some…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Micro-Digressions: A Philosophy Podcast have?

Micro-Digressions: A Philosophy Podcast has published 75 episodes since March 2020, covering topics in Education, News.

Is Micro-Digressions: A Philosophy Podcast still active?

Micro-Digressions: A Philosophy Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 1h 20m.

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