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Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson

English Philosophy Society & Culture

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Episodes 108

Avg. Duration 1h 3m

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Apple Rating ★ 4.4 (26)

Since Nov 2021

Latest Episode May 2026

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Every 2 Weeks

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About This Podcast

Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.

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Recent Episodes

S11E11 Esotericism (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson, with Oliver Traldi)

May 31, 2026 1h 4m

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 11, Episode 11.View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/esotericismImagine two smart curious…

S11E10 Can We Change Values? (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)

Feb 01, 2026 57m

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 11, Episode 10.View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/can-we-change-valuesImagine two smart…

S11E9 Continuing Education (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson, with Arnold Brooks)

Jan 25, 2026 1h 7m

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 11, Episode 9.View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/continuing-educationImagine two smart…

S11E8 War (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)

Jan 18, 2026 59m

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 11, Episode 8.View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/warImagine two smart curious friendly and…

S11E7 The Crisis of Culture (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)

Oct 23, 2025 1h 1m

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 11, Episode 7.View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/crisis-of-cultureImagine two smart curious…

S11E6 The World of Yesterday (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)

Sep 28, 2025 1h 1m

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 11, Episode 6.View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/the-world-of-yesterdayImagine two smart…

Taylor Swift's Engagement (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)

Sep 11, 2025 1h 2m

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 11, Episode 5.View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/taylor-swifts-engagementImagine two smart…

S11E5 Orwell and Socialism (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)

Aug 10, 2025 54m

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 11, Episode 4.View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/orwell-and-socialismImagine two smart curious…

S11E3 Weird (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)

Jul 31, 2025 1h 1m

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 11, Episode 3.View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/weirdImagine two smart curious friendly and…

S11E2 Plato's Republic (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard, with Arnold Brooks)

Jul 24, 2025 1h 12m

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 11, Episode 2.View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/platos-republicImagine two smart curious…

S11E1 Ritual (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)

Jul 17, 2025 1h 2m

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 11, Episode 1.View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/ritualImagine two smart curious friendly and…

S10E11 Bullsh*t (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)

Apr 03, 2025 57m

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 10, Episode 11.View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/bsImagine two smart curious friendly and…

S10E10 Kafka's 'The Castle' (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)

Mar 20, 2025 1h 1m

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 10, Episode 10.View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/kafkas-the-castleImagine two smart curious…

S10E9 Fertility again (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard, with Lyman Stone)

Feb 27, 2025 1h 12m

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 10, Episode 9.View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/fertility-againImagine two smart curious friendly and…

S10E8 On woke (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson, with Werner Zagrebbi)

Feb 20, 2025 1h 7m

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 10, Episode 8.View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/on-woke⁠Imagine two smart curious friendly and…

S10E7 Two Cultures again (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard, with Alok Singh)

Feb 13, 2025 1h 8m

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 10, Episode 7.View the transcript for this episode here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/two-cultures-againImagine two smart curious friendly and…

S10E6 Open Socrates (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)

Jan 30, 2025 1h 5m

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 10, Episode 6. View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/open-socrates Imagine two smart curious friendly…

S10E5 Perfection vs. greatness (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)

Jan 23, 2025 59m

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 10, Episode 5. View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/perfection-vs-greatness Imagine two smart curious…

S10E4 Fighting vs. arguing (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)

Dec 05, 2024 1h 1m

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 10, Episode 4. View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/fighting-vs-arguing Imagine two smart curious…

S10E3 Activism (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)

Nov 21, 2024 1h 3m

Minds Almost Meeting: Season 10, Episode 3. View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lmostmeeting.com/episodes/activism Imagine two smart curious friendly and…

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Minds Almost Meeting has published 108 episodes since November 2021, covering topics in Philosophy, Society & Culture.

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Minds Almost Meeting is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 1h 3m.

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