The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast

The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast is the world's first podcast dedicated to the subject of Antinatalism, created by Antinatalists! Antinatalism, (Or Anti-Natalism.) Is defined by Wikipedia as, “A philosophical position and social movement that assigns a negative value to birth.” The world of Antinatalism is very vast, and though most Antinatalists do share a kernel of the same core idea, what one Antinatalist believes from the next can be wildly different. What The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast seeks to showcase,  is a wide range of the various perspectives and ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist thinkers and creators of all kinds. Exploring Antinatalism was originally founded in early 2020 by various members of the now extinct, Rogue Philosophy: Antinatalism Discord, but soon grew away from being a team effort, to a mostly solo project run and hosted by long time Antinatalist content producer, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick. (Foreverwolffilms on YouTube.), with the exception of sometimes host/co-host, Mark J. Maharaj (Question Mark? on YouTube). Thank you for listening to Exploring Antinatalism!

Talk&Taste Debate: Should we be having more kids? Travis Timmerman vs. Amanda Sukenick, NYC 4/25/25!

Send us a text Watch the video version here!: https://youtu.be/DyHPtux54GQ The Talk&Taste Debate: Should we be having more kids? event, was held in New York City, on Friday, April 25th, 2025, to a SOLD OUT audience of over 70 people, at the beautiful Hancock foundation! Arguing for the position of pro-natalism and against my antinatalism, was the wonderful Travis Timmerman, associate professor of philosophy, and chair of the philosophy department, at Seton Hall University...

05-08
01:40:22

#101 - Sarah Dierna

Send us a text Watch the video version HERE!: https://youtu.be/LuJDNdqobeQ Welcome, to episode #101 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today – Welcome to the first episode of 2025! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with PhD student at the Department of Humanities at the University of Catania, and author of the new book È il nascere che non ci voleva. Sto...

04-21
01:09:35

Talk&Taste Debate Should we be having more kids? Amanda Sukenick/Travis Timmerman LIVE in NYC 4/25!

Send us a text Watch the video version HERE!: https://youtu.be/cK0O7bxyJYc Read more about the event HERE!: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/talktaste-debate-should-we-be-having-more-kids-tickets-1297422067329?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl https://www.instagram.com/talkandtasteclub?igsh=MXB1cmZ0ZnI4b2p3OQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr Learn more about The Handcock Foundation HE...

04-21
02:21

Tarkovsky's Black Dog and the Big White Button

Send us a text Watch the video version HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIDmD8NSx7g STALKER Andrei Tarkovsky 1979 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3hBLv-HLEc | FULL MOVIE | Directed by An... _____________________________________________________ FAQ ABOUT THE VIDEO _____________________________________________________ 1. Is the “Big White Button” actually in Tarkovsky’s Stalker? No. It’s my own thought experiment — a conceptual device that simplifies and sharpens the moral proble...

04-21
05:15

We have to talk about marzipAN - David Benatar & Matti Häyry

Send us a text Watch the video version HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpcEdBRX0ZM David Benatar and Matti Häyry discuss Matti's marzipAN trilogy marzipAN #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSrGMwk9Jww marzipAN #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb3eEIUqPtc marzipAN #3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tqrrBdbZlc and its ethical implications. Matti Häyry’s take on antinatalism and related topics can be found in: – Call Me VEXAN Then: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXTcxixHIg...

04-21
32:35

Schrödinger's marzipAN

Send us a text Watch the video version HERE!: https://youtu.be/6tqrrBdbZlc Make sure to watch: Part 1: The case of Marzipan: What would David Benatar do?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSrGMwk9Jww Part 2: How wrong cAN I be?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb3eEIUqPtc

04-21
11:39

How wrong cAN I be?

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04-21
04:59

Matti Häyry LIVE Lecture and Performance at Puistofilosofia this summer!

Send us a text Watch the video version HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJwrqJacX0A Matti Häyry @ Puistofilosofia / Park Philosophy PRESS RELEASE A Splash of Antinatalism in a Popular Finnish Outdoor Philosophy Event • Matti Häyry has been commissioned to give a presentation / performance in the popular outdoor philosophy event Puistofilosofia (Park Philosophy) in Finland in July 2025 • Puistofilosofia Week is an annual festival of thought and dialogue held in Ikaalinen, where people ga...

04-21
01:12

The case of Marzipan: What would David Benatar do?

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02-05
04:14

A Real Nowhere Man by The Better Nevers

Send us a text Watch the video version HERE!: https://youtu.be/C8aCNTUmLbE A Real Nowhere Man by The Better Nevers is based on the original idea of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and The Beatles in their 1965 hit single Nowhere Man and embellished by the pessimist philosophy of David Benatar that takes Lennon's notion of futility a step further. Original music and lyrics John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Original arrangement The Beatles. This version's lyrics by Matti Häyry...

01-29
02:19

Human Extinction: Not Whether or When But How and Why/Not

Send us a text Watch the video version HERE!: https://youtu.be/ov3DbnKvIrk Presentation in The Ethics of Human Extinction Reading Group by Matti Häyry on 20 September 2024. - Includes an answer to the classic question: "Why don't you kill yourself, then?" :D

01-18
14:09

Twenty Years on and Still at Risk.

Send us a text Watch the video version HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqmYkI26L4Y The 20th anniversary celebration of Matti Häyry's 2004 article A Rational Cure for Prereproductive Stress Syndrome - the origin of the risk argument for antinatalism...? Featuring Lawrence Anton! Please subscribe to him HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/@LawrenceAnton

12-31
01:23:56

#100 – Efilism 1.0 vs Efilism 2.0

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12-30
11:40

#99 - Neo-Manichaeism: The Ekklesia of Light – Oscar Manzano

Send us a text Watch the video version here!: https://youtu.be/0WqtJHVdn2M Welcome, to episode #99 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with the director of Neo-Manichean church, The Ek...

12-23
01:17:33

#98 – Jorge Tibilletti de Lara & Gabriel Lopes

Send us a text Welcome, to episode #98 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with Ph.D’s in History of Science and Health at the COC-Fiocruz. Laboratory of History, Climate Anxieties and Health (LHACS) &a...

11-30
01:36:42

#97 – Ricardo Lopes (The Dissenter)

Send us a text Welcome, to episode #97 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with the host of the The Dissenter podcast – Ricardo Lopes! https://www.youtube.com/@UCTUcatGD6xu4tAcxG-1D4Bg http...

11-27
01:26:31

#96 – Luca Lo Sapio

Send us a text Welcome, to episode #96 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with Assistant Professor of Bioethics at the University of Turin, translator of the Italian edition of The Human Predicament, a...

11-24
01:04:46

#95 – Tim Oseckas

Send us a text Watch the video version, HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n6dHuIBhhQ Welcome, to episode #95 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with long time contributor to the antinatalist com...

10-31
01:35:54

#94 – Aubrey de Grey

Send us a text Welcome, to episode #94 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with co-founder of both SENS, Strategies for engineered negligible senescence, Research Foundation, as well the LEV, the Longev...

10-20
01:24:04

OUT NOW! Bioethics and the Value of Human Life by Matti Häyry!

Send us a text Watch the video version here!: https://youtu.be/9dgwQEbGt6A Bioethics and the Value of Human Life by Matti Häyry - Read it HERE!: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-quarterly-of-healthcare-ethics/article/bioethics-and-the-value-of-human-life/0495DF2E44FABF9CDB20AADD57EFC1C6

10-16
00:58

rabbit Rg

what was the movie name he mentioned?

09-11 Reply

rabbit Rg

you're vegan and antainatalist? I don't know what to say. Just the people being both of them are so rare and I'm proud of you for thinking and living in a different way 💘

09-11 Reply

Eoh Refare

Lost interest after only hearing about back stories

07-30 Reply

Eoh Refare

Wow I’m always surprised by the hosts patience when one of the emotional arguers gets on. Amanda is right about nature being a hell hole that is dictated by destructive dominance. Humans are the very product of it, not it’s worst and only perpetrators! This is a world of matter and you must destroy another beings mass to feed your molecular greed. Intellectual honesty is not the strong point of any feminist I’ve ever given the time.

09-01 Reply

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