Episodes

  • Max Weber - The age of the disenchantment of the world!
    Feb 26 2026

    The German sociologist Max Weber uses the word disenchantment to describe the character of a highly modernized, secular and bureaucratic society. Couldn't we all do with some re-enchantment! ... Check out my new book! It's called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human
    https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

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    15 mins
  • Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves to Death
    Feb 20 2026

    Neil Postman was a media theorist and a prophetic critic of modern technology... Check out my new book! It's called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human
    https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

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    14 mins
  • Heidegger - The Disappearance of the World!
    Feb 15 2026

    The German philosopher Martin Heidegger argued that human existence is grounded in meaningful relationships to things. When we lose these relationships, we lose nothing less than the world.... Check out my new book! It's called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human
    https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

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    13 mins
  • Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet - Writing as an existential necessity!
    Feb 10 2026

    The great poet Rainer Maria Rilke advises all aspiring artists to ask themselves one question: Are you prepared to sacrifice everything? Because that's what it takes! ... Check out my new book! It's called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human
    https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

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    13 mins
  • Epicurus on Gratitude
    Feb 3 2026

    What Epicurus has to say about gratitude deserves our attention, especially today... Check out my new book! It's called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human
    https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

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    11 mins
  • William James - Pluralism and Free Will!
    Feb 1 2026

    James argues for a world where we actively participate in the building of reality and where there are multiple sources of transcendence! ... Check out my new book! It's called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human
    https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

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    14 mins
  • Let's bring back the language of the SOUL!
    Jan 26 2026

    We really need to revive a character-based account of the soul!... Check out my new book! It's called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human
    https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

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    12 mins
  • Rousseau and Han - Today's Loneliness Epidemic!
    Jan 19 2026

    Why is there such a large increase in loneliness around the world? I think the philosophers Jean-Jacque Rousseau and Byung-Chul Han might be helpful here! ... Check out my new book! It's called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Human
    https://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

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    13 mins