The Nickel City Forum

English Philosophy Society & Culture

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Episodes 15

Avg. Duration 30m

Activity Declining

Since Sep 2025

Latest Episode Mar 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule

Weekly

Format

Episodic

Consistency

20%

Hosting

feed.podbean.com

About This Podcast

The Nickel City Forum is a drinks & discussion series in Buffalo, New York. We have public intellectual events.

The Nickel City Forum is also a podcast. We think it's possible to pursue the big questions in life together.

So we're always up for a good argument.

We'll post event audio, follow-up interviews with our speakers, and episodes related to seeking the good life.

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Recent Episodes

S1E15 Forum 2/26/26: Is AI an Existential Threat?

Mar 10, 2026 28m

On Feb 26, 2026, we had a Nickel City Forum event at Five Points Bakery on the West Side of Buffalo. Dr. Steve Petersen is Professor of Philosophy at Niagara University, and is a leading researcher…

S1E14 The Good Life: Empowerment

Mar 10, 2026 32m

Dr. Phil Woodward finishes the last of his six approaches to philosophical values for the good life: Empowerment. What does it mean to be autonomous? Is this a good we can seek, in itself?

S1E13 The Good Life: Devotion to God

Jan 17, 2026 35m

Fr. Bryan and Phil continue on to the 5th approach to the good life: living a life of devotion to God.

S1E12 Best Books 2025

Jan 08, 2026 44m

The Nickel City Forum team - Fr. Bryan, Dr. Phil Woodward, Dr. Phil Reed, Dr. Sam Cloud, and Sharon Murphy - share their favorite books from 2025.

S1E11 Forum Follow-up: Suffering with Dr. Cloud

Jan 08, 2026 20m

Fr. Bryan chats with Dr. Sam Cloud about the 12/3/25 Nickel City Forum at Big Ditch Brewery on the topic, "How to Make Sense of Suffering."

S1E10 Forum 12/3/25: How to Make Sense of Suffering

Dec 04, 2025 25m

On December 3, 2025, Dr. Sam Cloud led a Nickel City Forum event at Big Ditch Brewery in downtown Buffalo. Dr. Cloud is the Chief Medical Officer of Erie County Medical Center. His topic was "How to…

S1E9 The Good Life: Humanitarian

Dec 02, 2025 33m

Fr. Bryan and Dr. Phil Woodward consider service to humanity as a way to pursue the good life.

S1E8 The Good Life as Community

Dec 02, 2025 34m

How can we live a truly good life? Dr. Phil Woodward and Fr. Bryan Wandel explore another topic - relationships with other people. What have the great philosophers said about this? How does it lead…

S1E7 The Good Life as Virtue

Nov 11, 2025 28m

Fr. Bryan and Dr. Phil Woodward discuss how virtue can be a path to the good life. We talk about a perennial favorite pop philosophy, Stoicism, including the opportunities for a fuller life and the…

S1E6 The Good Life as Pleasure

Nov 10, 2025 32m

Dr. Phil Woodward and Fr. Bryan discuss the philosophy of Epicurus. How does pleasure help us to understand what it means to live the good life?

S1E5 The Good Life: Intro

Oct 17, 2025 40m

Dr. Phil Woodward sits down with Fr. Bryan Wandel to talk about Phil's college course: Intro to the Good Life. Phil helps us understand how questions about what it means to live a good life are the…

S1E4 Forum Follow-up: Smartphones with Dr. Woodward

Oct 17, 2025 29m

A follow-up conversation after our 10/2/25 event with Dr. Phil Woodward: How to Reclaim Your Life From Your Phone. Fr. Bryan and Phil discuss how Phil chose this topic, how he teaches kids who are…

S1E3 Forum 10/2/25: How To Reclaim Your Life From Your Phone, with Dr. Phil Woodward

Oct 04, 2025 30m

Our October 2, 2025, Nickel City Forum event was at Five Points Bakery in Buffalo. Dr. Phil Woodward, Professor of Philosophy at Niagara University, led us in the discussion: "Engaging Digital…

S1E2 Intro: How We Have Good Arguments

Sep 24, 2025 26m

Fr. Bryan Wandel and Dr. Phil Woodward discuss: - How can we have arguments that are actually productive? - What stops us from it? - How do academics and the thinking public need each other?

S1E1 Trailer: The Nickel City Forum podcast

Sep 24, 2025 0m

The new podcast for the Nickel City Forum will include - Audio from past events - Follow-ups with our speakers - Fresh content from our team Subscribe for the latest.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does The Nickel City Forum have?

The Nickel City Forum has published 15 episodes since September 2025, covering topics in Philosophy, Society & Culture.

Is The Nickel City Forum still active?

The Nickel City Forum is currently declining with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 30m.