David Edmonds on Undercover Robot

<p class="MsoNormal">Grief is affected by the passage of time in a way that some attitudes and emotions aren't. Samuel Scheffler explores why this might be so in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.</p> 

Philosophers who use thought experiments often believe their own intutions in response to them are unviersal. But that's not always so. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Edouard Machery discusses his research on this topic, and some of his surprising conclusions. Th ... Show More

Frantz Fanon, who was born in Martinique, died aged 36. He nevertheless made very significant contributions to the discussion of racism and colonialism, influenced strongly by the existentialist tradition. In this episode of the Philosphy Bites podcast David Edmonds discusses Fan ... Show More

David Edmond, author of many books, including Wittgenstein's Poker (which he co-wrote with John Eidinow) has recently co-written Undercover Robot, a brilliant and amusing children's story about a girl-robot. I interviewed him about this book, and how he came to write it for this ... Show More

<p>In which Rob and actor/writer/producer David Duchovny discuss conspiracy theories, David’s albums and novels, minimalism, the danger of doing your own stunts, and their time together on Californication. David’s latest novel, Truly Like Lightning, is available now wherever book ... Show More

David Faustino’s character Bud Bundy was an absolute 90’s icon! David talks about the incredible fame of Married with Children and how a plot to bring the show down backfired into its explosive success.   Plus, details on a documentary about a nightclub David owned with some hug ... Show More

On this week’s episode, Brian brings in The Encyclopedia AKA the incredible editor David Rogers. David tells Brian all about his early days on The Office, from the 25 attempts it took to get the theme song right to his role in getting Meredith hit by a car - and landing her a spo ... Show More

<p>Economist and author David Henderson talks about his book (co-authored with Steve Globerman) <i>The Essential UCLA School of Economics</i> with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Much of the conversation focuses on the work of Armen Alchian and Harold Demsetz, who both saw economics ... Show More

Meet David Itzkoff, an American journalist, writer and former cultural reporter for the New York Times. If you would like to catch up on everything culture, this is the episode for you! Don’t miss David’s books Cocaine’s Son: A memoir and Robin, a biography of Robin Williams and ... Show More

<p>My guest today is David Downie, an attorney from Australia. David found himself stuck in the middle of his career, frustrated at life and simply decided to quit without much of a backup plan. </p> <p>Many adventures have ensued!</p> <p>Since that time, David has:</p> <ul> ... Show More

A Classic Rock DJ suffers a nervous breakdown live on air, Colonel Sanders can't make it through a commercial taping, Larry King has no idea what's going on and Mike Sacks talks with writer David Sedaris and New York Times editor Emma Allen. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network ... Show More