Islam vs. Liberal Values | Muslim Apologist Subboor Ahmad
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
I'm very grateful that British Muslim apologist came on the show. Subboor is a debater, writer, and podcaster who engages topics in philosophy, atheism, and evolutionary biology from a staunchly Islamic perspective. He has a master's degree in philosophy from Birkbeck, University of London, and he focuses on critiquing evolution and atheism while traveling globally to teach Muslims how to articulate Islam to non-Muslims. Watch this episode on and read more on
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Society Lionizes Cowards | Dave Silverman
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
remains the most uncompromising atheist I’ve ever met (coming from me, that’s quite the statement), and we’ve been friends for over a decade. Even when we’ve been on opposite sides of culture-war issues, we’ve never traded a harsh word. In this conversation, we talk about why identitarian leftists are unwilling to defend their beliefs, the Atheist movement, #MeToo, and more. Watch this episode on and read more on
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How to Deter Violence & Make Good People DANGEROUS | Matt Thornton
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
is one of my closest friends. We have, as Aristotle describes, a friendship of virtue—one I’m profoundly grateful for. It was a genuine pleasure to sit down with Matt and discuss violence, Jew hatred, and the strange idea that has gained so much traction lately: “Silence is violence.” Watch this episode on and read the accompanying .
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Showing Muslims the Mirror | Lubna Candid
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
Lubna is a covering political and social affairs in Britain. As a British woman with Pakistani and Indian heritage, she facilitates discussions about Islam in Britain, current events, and more. Find Lubna's latest book here: Watch this episode on .
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Astronaut Health & the Effects of Spaceflight on Humans | Eliah Overbey
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
is an Assistant Professor of Bioastronautics at the University of Austin. (She also co-founded the Space Omics and Medical Atlas, a biobank that’s generated over 90% of publicly available astronaut omics data, and integrating samples from missions like Inspiration4, NASA's Twins Study, and JAXA projects. She specializes in studying genomic and molecular changes in astronaut health during spaceflight. I had the opportunity to ask every question I’ve ever had about astronaut health, and then some more on top of those! Watch this episode on and read the accompanying .
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Reading Fictions Helps You Understand the World | Clay Greene
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
I love science fiction (fantasy’s a distant second), but reading fiction always gnaws at me with guilt. That changed after talking with , Assistant Professor of Literature at the University of Austin (UATX). Clay dismantled my doubts, proving literature is far more than an escape. It is ammunition for the War. By helping me reflect on some of my favorites, Joe Haldeman’s The Forever War and Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Clay changed my view. Fiction tackles civilizational woes directly, and it is one of the many things worth fighting and dying for. Thanks to our...
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The West's "SUICIDAL EMPATHY" for Illegal Immigrants | James Klug
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
and I had wide-ranging conversation at the Center for Inquiry in Los Angeles. James is behind some of the most viral clips that expose ideological inconsistencies on the left and right, though these have targeted inconsistencies across the political spectrum, including the identitarian left. We talk about immigration, left vs right beliefs, and more. Watch this episode on and read the accompanying .
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UATX Student Deftly Answers Peter Boghossian's Difficult Philosophical Questions
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
Carlos Carvalho, President of the University of Austin (UATX), recently told me, “UATX is Navy Seals training for the mind”. It’s no surprise, then, that when I ask 19-year-old UATX student Merrick Meardon difficult philosophical questions, he was more than capable of sustaining a high level of discourse about concepts of “abiding significance”. (Hat tip to the late philosopher Dan Dennett who popularized this phrase.) Merrick and I didn’t know what we’d talk about when we sat down together, but we both knew the unspoken assumptions: You will be held to task for your ideas; our...
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What's WRONG With Dating Today? | Rikki Schlott
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
Young people are having less sex. There are a lot of speculations as to why, e.g., digital distractions, increasing mental health issues, delayed independence and increased economic pressure, rising autism rates, changing cultural norms, etc., but ultimately, we don’t really know why. Helping me unpack these issues is none other than , best-selling author, New York Post columnist, and friend of the show. Rikki is writing her next book about sex and dating, and I found it fascinating to learn about how sexual and dating norms were shifting. Watch this episode on and read the...
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Glen Weyl on Democracy, Religion & AI Governance
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
is an economist, researcher, and social technologist known for his work on political economy, technology, and democratic innovations. In this conversation, we talk about religion, tech, AI, and more. Watch this episode on and read the accompanying .
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