On this show we explore three different AI and machine-generated music technologies; vocal emulators that allow you to deep fake... more

Curtis is setting aside a large chunk of money to donate to charity, and it is up to us to... more

Willy and Heidi were both gig workers for Shipt, the fast-delivery app for groceries or same-day shopping. In 2020, they... more

We explore the lives of people who are in love with their AI chatbots. Replika is a chatbot designed to... more

A zoopolis is a future society that philosophers envision where wild, domesticated, and denizen animals have full political and legal... more

When Justin’s mom was diagnosed with cancer, he knew he wanted to keep talking to her after she died. So... more

Coming April 11, 2023, Season 6 of Hi-Phi Nation will look at the future; of work, of love and sex,... more

In our final episode on monsters, we investigate why people who eat people are the funkiest people in the afterlife.... more

The second in a three-part series on monsters in philosophy. We trace the cultural history of zombies from voodoo folklore,... more

The first in a three-part series on monsters in philosophy. We trace the cultural history of vampires from Eastern European... more

When tragedy strikes an individual, a nation, or an entire people, artists and architects are tasked with designing a public... more

The first two gene-edited species meant to be introduced into the wild are currently in their final stages of approval,... more

Barry invites Willa Paskin of Slate's Decoder Ring podcast to talk about their recent episode, The Alberta Rat War, as... more

Penny Lane gave up months of wages and weeks of her life to have her kidney cut out and given... more

David Lewis steps off a plane from Australia in 2000 and falls seriously ill. In the final year of his... more

In 1968, David Lewis decides that one truth can unify every theory he's had about the nature of the universe.... more

What was David Lewis like as a person? The consensus is that he did not know how to converse. At... more

David Lewis was one of the greatest minds of the 20th century, who few outside of academia know much about.... more

Barry updates listeners on what to expect in Season 5 of the show, currently in production. In the meantime, he... more

A woman spends 40 years in and out of prison for shoplifting and finally gets a break from a judge... more

Two men committed a double murder in rural Maine in 1990. Only one pulled the trigger. The state prosecutor decided... more

A teen-aged girl gets caught with a suitcase stuffed with powdered cocaine, and she comes before a federal judge. That... more

Erick Williams tells the story of how one bad night in the chow hall got him into solitary confinement at... more

On this episode, we look at feminist and progressive prosecution; how does a prosecutor balance the aims of prosecuting more... more

This week we go inside investigative operations in NYPD internal affairs and in the war and drugs to look at... more

Is a mobile home a home or a car? Is a car parked inside a home part of the home?... more

In this Slate Plus segment, Barry is joined by Sarah Lustbader to discuss the issues raised in Episode 1: Criminal... more

One place where law and morality are supposed to agree is that there should be no crime without a criminal... more

When it comes to closing a deal, generating client referrals, or getting repeat business, understanding how to elevate the customer’s... more

From writing criminal laws to rights denied to the formerly incarcerated, every single stage of the criminal justice system runs... more

Drake coined “YOLO,” short for “you only live once” in 2011, and then later apologized for all the douchiness it... more

Pyotr Tchaikovsky composed and conducted his final symphony in 1893. He died 9 days later, after having knowingly drunk an... more

In Australia, vegan and animal liberation activism has recently become intense and disruptive, invading farms, restaurants, and city centers. They’re... more

In the 40 years since the events at Olivia Records, gender categorization seems to pop up sporadically in the mainstream... more

It is currently very difficult to get your gender legally changed in the U.K, That might change. In recent months,... more

Preschool kids get their first taste of democratic participation when they vote on their class name, and democratic private schools... more

A few days after the New Zealand Mosque massacre, Dr. Thaya Ashman heard about a woman who was too afraid... more

This year will mark the 18th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan, the forever war characterized by regime change, a... more

What if you could sue someone for calling you a racial slur? In the 90s, one country that always looked... more

How many innocent people should we be allowed to arrest and jail in order to prevent a single dangerous person... more

On this bonus episode, I go into some of the history between the LAPD police commission and the Stop LAPD... more

Predictive policing technology is spreading across the country, and Los Angeles is the epicenter. A small group of LA activists... more

After two successful seasons, philosophy in story form comes to Slate on January 31st, 2019.  On Season 3, we look... more

Do people of opposing political parties believe in different facts? The mantra at the moment is that they do, because... more

Hi-Phi Nation stays overnight at the Brooklyn Public Library during the 2018 Night of Philosophy. From 7pm to 7am on... more

Army veteran Jim McKelvey applied for his VA benefits and was denied for willful misconduct. Thirty years later, Julie Eldred... more

Dave has been hunting for the one decisive piece of scientific evidence that will settle one of Christianity's most challenging... more

In ordinary life, it is usually not hard to know who you are and who you used to be. For... more

When Lori Lieberman was 19 years old, she went to a concert of a singer she didn't know, and ended... more

Some acts of expression are awesome, while others suck, and one philosopher has a new theory about the difference. Using... more

In the process of preparing to testify in a divorce case, Brian had to study one of the strangest books... more

High school students from around the country converge on the University of North Carolina for a weekend of moral dilemmas.... more

At the beginning of their adult lives, millennials are trying to find out what it means to be happy in... more

On our season finale, we follow a mother's love through the stages of life to seek wisdom about what love... more

Documentary film and science do not appear to have much in common, except that, philosophically, they have everything in common.... more

Our ideas of manhood and womanhood determine the ways in which we raise and socialize our children, but how much... more

One scientist decided to put the entire field of psychology to test to see how many of its findings hold... more

After years of unusual episodes dating back to her childhood, Anita went to the doctor and was told there was... more

Two records from 1983 achieved minor novelty fame, and then faded away, only to emerge 20 years later as the... more

With a small gesture of good will toward Syrian refugees, one woman incurred the wrath of evangelical Christians on social... more

For some reason, when people kill others in wars, we do not judge them morally and legally in the same... more

When one Army soldier discovered the propagation of torture tactics during the Iraq war, he engaged in a one-man mission... more

Our lives are controlled by the invisible hand from the grave. Trillions of dollars of the economy are devoted to... more

A brand new show bringing storytelling together with philosophy, Hi-Phi Nation aims to do for philosophy what Freakonomics did for... more