Agnes Callard on Complaint

We blame people, and sometimes we blame institutions. Miranda Fricker investigates the nature of blame and its functions, draws some important distinctions, and considers the metaphysical implications of this practice. 

There is a long tradition of caste in South Asia. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Nilanjan Das discusses a pre-modern philosophical critic of the whole system, and particularly of its underlying metaphysical assumptions. This episode was supported by the Ideas Wor ... Show More

What is a question? It seems obvious, but perhaps it isn't. Lani Watson has just published a book on the topic. She thinks that true questions can be identified by their function, not by their form. She explains what she means by this and why questions matter so much in philosoph ... Show More

<p>We often look down on people who complain a lot. Yet when something goes wrong in our own lives, many of us go straight to griping, grumbling and kvetching. This week. we talk with psychologist <a href="https://www.clemson.edu/cbshs/about/profiles/index.html?userid=RKOWALS">Ro ... Show More

Do the Irish complain about bad service?Justine O’Mahoney, Columnist with the Wexford People has been writing about this recently. What do you think?Anna Daly is joined by listeners to discuss if we complain enough. 

Are you , or someone you know, living a complaints-based life? In this episode, Carly Taylor talks through why we complain, how to get into solution mode (if there is one) and taking responsibility for how we ride the urge to complain wave. She'll leave you with a challenge - sto ... Show More

07: What better re-introduction to a space than complaining about it? Welcome BACK (yes, its been a while- thank you for being patient with me) to Working Title, a podcast where we figure it all out together, topic by topic. Today: having qualms with your "workplace" (in my case, ... Show More

<p>We've all got at least one thing to gripe about, don't we? Whether it's traffic, a messy house, relationship struggles, financial strain, technology not working, prolonged physical pain or something else entirely, it can be so easy to fall into the habit of complaining.</p> <p ... Show More

<p>In small doses, complaining can be a way to relieve stress. In today's episode, Lana had to get some complaining off her chest, and she invites you to do the same.&nbsp;</p> 

In this episode of Podverse: We have a guest speaker AC Fischer from "Turn up the AC" podcast. He asks the question "Why should any of us worry about each others’ feelings?" We explore the nature of political correctness and does it serve your feelings.... 

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation In this episode, Charlie and Stacey discuss a popular podcast people are currently talking about in the UK and then try out a segment of it called "The Weekly Whine Club". This essentially allo ... Show More