What does it mean to live in a world? Animal spirit masters in Labrador to the foundations of climate science, they investigate concepts of nature, culture, and the idyllic nurturing earth with Hannah Arendt and Arturo Escobar. Do animals have worlds? And what is a world where many worlds fit?

In episode 85 of Overthink, Ellie and David work through some of universities’ attempts at a sexual consent policy, discuss complex legal cases, and “gray rape.” They probe the limits of our idea of consent with cases of pain and grisly violence. They explore Ellie’s own proposal for rethinking our idea of consent. Is consent contractual? Performative? Magic? And, should it really be the central tenet of our sexual ethics?

In episode 84 of Overthink, Ellie and David talk about standpoint theory and its relationship to W. E. B. DuBois’ concept of double consciousness. They welcome Dr. Briana Toole, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Claremont McKenna College. They discuss electoral politics, educational policy, Corrupt the Youth, a philosophy outreach program founded by Dr. Toole that brings philosophy to high schools in the U.S.

In episode 83 of Overthink, Ellie and David tackle the philosophy of workouts, from Plato to the modern loneliness of a solitary bench press. They discuss building bodies and training souls, the ancient Olympics, our cravings for health and beauty and Jean Baudrillard's thoughts about Americans' passion for jogging.

In Overthink’s epsiode 82, David and Ellie dicuss regret, from career decisions to breakups. They talk its usefulness and philsophy from Confucius and Aristotle to today. Can teens and dogs regret? Is regret, remorse, and existential despair rational?

In episode 81 of Overthink, Ellie and David talk everything from Shein to Ferragamo. They chart the history of clothing, and ask, questions about perception, class, injustice, consumption, and Y2K jeans.

Minds meet machines in episode 80 of Overthink. Ellie and David talk with guest Raphaël Millière, philosopher at Columbia University, on the aesthetics of AI and computer-generated art. They discuss early photography YACHT’s pop songs, emotional expression, and more. itself? Might DALL·E be the greatest artist of us all?

From Émile Zola to Edward Said, from Antonio Gramsci to… Joe Rogan? In episode 79 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss the figure of the high-minded ‘intellectual’ and their role in today’s mass-media landscape. Who are intellectuals, what do they do, and what are they for? Can they, and ought they, participate in public debate?

What is boredom? Listen to episode 78 of Overthink as two philosophers and professors, David Peña-Guzmán and Ellie Anderson discuss this “bestial, indefinable affliction.” They discuss the pandemic panic, medieval Monks; they speak of Dostoyevsky, Lars Svendsen, and Kierkegaard.

Orgasm. Fireworks, a gushing waterfall, little death. In episode 77 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss how philosophy, phenomenology, evolutionary biology, and psychoanalysis interpret the experience of orgasm. They tackle what the orgasm gap says about the state of gender and sex in our society.

Bad movies, good-bad movies, and more. What’s the difference between Freddy Got Fingered and Citizen Kane? Matthew Strohl discusses his book Why It’s Ok to Love Bad Movies with philosophy professors Ellie Anderson and David Peña-Guzmán

Silence is related to awe and to the overwhelming feeling of peace…but also to the monkey-mind of constant thoughts! Philosophers Ellie Anderson and David Peña-Guzmán explore the theories of silence in Christian mysticism, phenomenology, Heidegger, Buddhism, and more.

Lived experience is a common term today, indicated through such claims as “As a queer Mexican immigrant” (we’re looking at you, David!). We get into the roots of the term in phenomenology —Erlebnis in German— and talk about how lived experience gets used in social sciences and humanities.

Cultural appropriation is a common charge today, but what does it mean? How do we determine in-group out-group identity, and who decides what the line is between appreciation and cultural appropriation? Two philosophy professors discuss.

Céline Leboeuf, philosopher and expert in existentialism, talks with us about overcoming an existential crisis through the work of Tolstoy, Camus, and William James.

Emotional labor is a term that many use in popular discourse without really understanding. Two experts explain the concept as originally defined by Arlie Hochschild and in terms of the exploitation of women under patriarchy, including Ellie Anderson’s concept of hermeneutic labor.

Fear of missing out - FOMO - the condition of the self that desires social connection to the point of a phobia of being left out. Why isn’t JOMO - the joy of missing out- a viable alternative?

Martha Nussbaum discusses her new book, Justice for Animals, including her view of predators, capabilities approach, and more.

Heroes: everyday agents or spectacular superheroes? David and Ellie dive into the philosophy of heroes and heroism from ancient Greece to the present day.

Ellie and David talk about the sense of taste. What is gustatory experience? We discuss Hume’s theory of taste, including whether taste is merely a subjective experience or there are some things that objectively taste good, and more!