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Context with Brad Harris

Context is a podcast that explores the historical forces shaping our modern world. Hosted by Brad Harris, who earned his PhD from Stanford in the History of Science & Technology, each episode delves into pivotal ideas, events, and figures that have influenced civilization’s trajectory. From the rise of scientific thought to the challenges of globalization, Brad provides insightful analysis that connects the past to our present. Whether you’re a history enthusiast or seeking deeper understanding of contemporary issues, Context with Brad Harris offers a thoughtful journey through the narratives that define us.

info_outline PREVIEW: The Ghost in the Machine – Why We Believe in Robots 06/05/2025
info_outline The Lost Virtue of Boredom: What We Lose When We’re Never Still 05/29/2025
info_outline The Bureaucracy vs. the Future: How the SEC Is Undermining American Innovation 05/22/2025
info_outline Sliding Into Serfdom - 10 Minutes on Hayek 05/15/2025
info_outline Into the Trenches Once More 05/17/2023
info_outline Urban Versus Rural 06/01/2021
info_outline Notes On Tribalism 04/26/2021
info_outline The Fate of Universities 02/24/2021
info_outline Explaining Postmodernism: A Conversation with Stephen Hicks 01/25/2021
info_outline Escaping the Cycle of History 12/21/2020
info_outline Reflections from A Distant Mirror 10/26/2020
info_outline 2+2=5 09/14/2020
info_outline All Things Being Equal 08/25/2020
info_outline Approximating Perfection 07/08/2020
info_outline Science as a Candle in the Dark 06/05/2020
info_outline What If Our Ignorance Outgrows Our Potential? 08/05/2019
info_outline A Battle Against Medieval Barbarism 07/01/2019
info_outline What's True? 06/03/2019
info_outline The Closing of the American Mind, by Allan Bloom 05/02/2019
info_outline Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation, by Joseph Ellis 04/04/2019
info_outline Applied Perspective: A Conversation with Niall Ferguson 03/07/2019
info_outline The Square and the Tower, by Niall Ferguson 02/07/2019
info_outline Why the West Rules - For Now, by Ian Morris 01/09/2019
info_outline The Fall of Rome, and the End of Civilization 12/12/2018
info_outline The Two Cultures, by C. P. Snow 11/21/2018
info_outline Merchants of Doubt, by Naomi Oreskes & Erik Conway 10/30/2018
info_outline Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science, by Peter Atkins 10/08/2018
info_outline Evolution's Other Narrative 09/17/2018
info_outline Plagues and Peoples, by William McNeill 09/05/2018
info_outline 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created, by Charles Mann 08/20/2018
 
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