The UnMute Podcast

I talk with diverse philosophers about the social and political issues of our day. We learn. We laugh. We plot revolutions.

Episode 71: Kate Norlock on Self-Forgiveness

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Kate Norlock about self-forgiveness, regret, remorse, and more. 

09-01
42:31

Episode 70: Matthew Potts on Memory and Repair

Myisha Cherry chats with Harvard Chaplain and theologian Matthew Potts about memory, repair, confession, and more. 

09-01
51:49

Episode 69: Alice MacLachlan on Revenge

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Alice MacLachlan about revenge, justice, and more. 

09-01
55:09

Episode 68: Benjamin Brewer on Hannah Arendt & Forgiveness

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Benjamin Brewer about Hannah Arendt, forgiveness, revenge, and more. 

09-01
47:27

Episode 67: Miranda Fricker on Ambivalence about Forgiveness

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Miranda Fricker about the ambivalence we should all have about forgiveness.

09-01
45:14

Episode 66: Jeremy Reid on The Stoics and Forgiveness

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Jeremy Reid about the stoics, forgiveness, and more.

09-01
01:02:16

Episode 65: Lucy Allais on Human Frailty and the Need for Forgiveness

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Lucy Allais about human frailty, Immanuel Kant, the need for forgiveness, and more.

09-01
38:14

Episode 064: Carol Hay on Thinking Like a Feminist

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Carol Hay about feminism, what it means to think like a feminist, queer communities, dancing, and more.

06-18
44:16

Episode 063: Victor Kumar on Moral Progress

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Victor Kumar about moral evolution, moral progress, Us and Apes, Tik Tok, and more.

06-18
34:18

Episode 062: Eric Schwitzgebel on Jerks

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Eric Schwitzgebel about jerks, sweet hearts, science fiction, public philosophy, and more.

06-18
45:47

Episode 061: Briana Toole on Identity and Knowledge

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Briana Toole about objectivity, identity and knowledge, being ‘woke', pre-college programs, and more.

06-18
37:00

Episode 060: Bence Nanay on the Fragmented Mind

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Bence Nanay about polarization, temptation, the fragmented mind, films, and more.

06-18
32:35

Episode 059: Sam Fleischacker on Empathy

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Sam Fleischacker about empathy, its political potential, Adam Smith, the opera, and more.

06-18
44:31

Episode 058: Nathifa Greene on Habits

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Nathifa Greene about habits, character, why the revolution will be mundane, learning languages, and more.

06-18
49:54

Episode 057: Alfred Archer on Emotional Imperialism

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Alfred Archer about affective injustice, enforcing emotional norms, admirable figures, soccer, and so much more.

06-18
33:28

Episode 056: Christian Miller on Character

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Christian Miller about honesty, character, why we are not as good as we think we are, the writing practice, and so much more.

06-18
52:15

Episode 055: Skye Cleary on Existentialism and Love

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Skye Cleary about romantic love, friendships, lessons from existentialism, martial arts, and more.

06-18
33:40

Episode 054: Robert Talisse on Overdoing Democracy

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Robert Talisse about the value of democracy, what it means to overdo democracy, what we should do instead, and so much more.

05-05
01:15:41

Episode 053: Michael Burroughs on Children & Agency

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher Michael Burroughs about child development, agency in children, holding children responsible, and so much more.

05-05
51:44

Episode 052: John Torrey on Reparations

Myisha Cherry chats with philosopher John Torrey about reparations, public apologies, what kind of justice is needed for African Americans, and so much more.

05-05
59:16

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