Random Reason Podcasts

Philosophy and philosophical enquiries are relevant in some shape or form to many aspects of everyday life, for example our treatment of the environment, the rapidity of today’s technological progress, whether animals should have rights and if so how they should compare to ours. Philosophy also encompasses questions about the existence of God, how life is sustained on earth, and even at what point should the Government intrude on a person’s freedom. This album introduces the study of philosophy and the human situation, and contains talks and debates from leading philosophical thinkers and teachers, past and present. This material forms part of The Open University course A211 Philosophy and the human situation.

Categories: Education

Tags: Belief, evidence, Experience, exploitation, individualism, natureexploitation, observation, Pain, physics, pleasure, Reason, science, suffering, Universe

Clinical Psychologist and Psychoanalyst addresses relevant political and social issues of our times in a straightforward and honest manner. Taking on anti-logic factions that are growing in society.

Categories: News, Society & Culture

Tags: communication, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Reason, relationships, thinking

The podcast where we talk about all things Chesterton, which includes everything, and everything else. Learn more about Chesterton, his life, his books, his way of thinking.

Categories: Education, Religion & Spirituality

Tags: ahlquist, alive, american, catholic, chesterton, Children, common, dale, Education, faith, God, Jesus, journalism, life, living, orthodoxy, Philosophy, Reason, religion, science, sense, Society, theology

GaryPHayes’s music is a rare hybrid of melodic progressive trance, celtic & world music and cinematic electronica. His versatility lies in his being able to exhibit the sensitivity in combining music of different cultures required for a wide range of film genre and being able to utilise both full orchestral scoring through arrangement and production to cutting edge electronic music realisation and sound design. Gary became interested in music at an early age and was playing guitar and clarinet by the age of 9. He was already composing piano pieces by the age 11 and was playing guitars, keyboards, saxophones, bass, music tech & writing in several signed bands through to early twenties. He gained a BA in music & physics at Manchester University. After University Gary founded Audio Images his own music and multimedia production company as one of the first in the UK to use computers and sample equipment and began creating commercial music for TV, Radio and Advertising. He also co-produced and worked with renowned Manchester bands during this period. He composed many library albums and had works regularly played on BBC TV and National Radio, scores for documentaries and drama, including stage work. Gary also began teaching Music and Multimedia Production at Central Manchester College for two years before moving to the London based Guildhall School and finally lecturing at the famous BRIT School for four years working with artists. At the BRIT school he mentored emerging young artists in the studio such as Imogen Heap & Lynden David Hall and developed new forms of interactive on and offline performance pieces. Gary also organised, performed and composed for contemporary music festivals in London in collaboration with the Royal Academy of Music. He picked up various world instruments (saz, komuz, tar etc) as well as developing an unexpected performance and improvisation passion for celtic and orchestral harps in his mid 20s. He then went to work at the BBC for eight years as a key new media Senior Development Producer but continued scoring and writing music for film, TV and interactive including several at the BBC . He has a continued interest in the participatory potential for music creation in a web 2.0 world.

Categories: Music

Tags: Clarinet, electronica, gary, guitars, Harp, hayes, live, logic, music, omnisphere, orchestral, progressive, Reason, record, sax, Soprano, Technology, trance

Humanism Now is the weekly podcast for everyone curious, interested or actively engaged in secular humanism. Each Sunday, host James Hodgson—founder of Humanise Live—welcomes scientists, philosophers, activists, authors, entrepreneurs and community leaders who are challenging the status quo and building a fairer, kinder world.

Together we unpack today’s toughest ethical questions—using reason and compassion instead of dogma—and champion universal human rights and flourishing. Expect in-depth interviews on today’s pressing issues, from climate action, protecting freedoms, equality & justice to AI ethics and cosmic wonder. Every episode delivers practical take-aways for living an ethical, purpose-driven life while discovering more about ourselves, others and the universe.

Whether you’re a lifelong secular humanist or simply curious about a naturalistic worldview, hit follow for insight-packed conversations that challenge ideas, celebrate human potential and inspire positive change. Join our global community working toward a fairer, kinder and more rational world—for this generation and the next.

Categories: Religion & Spirituality, Science, Society & Culture

Tags: atheism, ethics, freethought, humanism, Philosophy, rationalism, Reason, science, secularism

A collection of sermons preached at various places.

In this sermon, we talk about Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness by the devil after 40 days of fasting. We discuss the difference between temptation and testing.
Key phrase: The Depth of temptation’s promise is always shallower than the glory of resistance.
Outline:
1. A Sensitive Time
1.1 Youth
1.2 Second time
1.3 Alone

2. The Devil in the details
3. The Depth of Temptation

Categories: Religion & Spirituality

Tags: Belief, christian life, christianity, faith, Jesus, Reason, religion, spiritual

“Without your entrance to greater reality in this life, greater reality has no entrance to this life. The meaning of all of this life [of yours] isn’t as it appears. The meaning of this life is for greater reality to manifest through all the forms of this life.” – John de Ruiter. New podcast Episodes are released weekly on iTunes. Visit www.johnderuiter.com for audio and video releases of John’s meetings and to register for live seminars.

Categories: Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

Tags: Authentic, authenticity, awake, awaken, Awakening, aware, Awareness, being, college, conscious, consciousness, crossover, de, death, deruiter, different, energy, enlighten, Enlightenment, essence, Expression, fine, fineness, flow, forgive, forgiveness, form, formless, Forms, fragile, Freedom, greater, health, heart, heartfulness, Honesty, Insight, insightfulness, integrate, integrated, integration, into, john, johnderuiter, journey, knowledge, life, love, lovely, Loving, Meaning, meditate, meditation, meeting, Money, Morals, oasis, of, ok, okay, okayness, okness, One, oneness, Open, opening, openness, Philosophy, presence, profound, Psychology, pure, Purity, purpose, purposeful, purposefulness, realisation, realise, reality, realization, Realize, Reason, reasonable, reasonableness, relate, relating, relationship, relationships, religion, Response, Responsibility, responsible, ruiter, self, simple, simplicity, sincerity, softness, species, spirit, spiritual, still, subconscious, Surrender, Sweet, teacher, Tender, tenderness, The, Transform, Transformation, transparency, transparent, Truth, unconscious, up, vulnerability, vulnerable, your

History, anatomy and physiology, philosophy, psychology, anthropology. The podcast that attempts to resurrect sense and meaning from the dust of a billion factoids.

Categories: History, Society & Culture

Tags: Anatomy, behavior, controversy, ethics, factoids, historical, History, Human, Identity, interviews, Journals, Meaning, nature, neuroscience, Philosophy, Physiology, Politics, prehistory, prehuman, primate, Psychology, Reason, religion, research, ritual, science, sense, topical, war

How to Make Beats Like the Pros

Categories: Education, Music

Tags: ableton, beats, cubase, Fl, flstudio, logic, mix, music, pro, production, protools, Reason, Studio, theory

An interview podcast centered in Pittsburgh, PA focused on religion, philosophy, and culture

Categories: Education, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

Tags: Another Point of View, faith, God, Philosophy, Podcast, Reason, religion, spiritual, Truth

Are you in search of answers to big questions? Path of Reason is a useful site for anyone with questions about belief, religion, philosophy, and life in general. Reason is the internal compass we use to guide us down the path of life. “Reason is that in which we are all agreed, or at least the majority… Reason is social; truth, usually, is completely individual, personal and difficult to communicate. Reason unites us and truth separates.” – Miguel Unamuno, philosopher www.pathofreason.com [itunes pic]
After receiving some feedback from the last podcast, Adam and Derek crush the remaining Christian “arguments” in this blitz of podcasts 12-14. Send a message through http://www.pathofreason.com and let them know what you think! Running Time: approx. 44 minutes

Categories: Religion & Spirituality

Tags: agnostic, atheism, Bible, bright, christian, evolution, freethinker, humanism, Jesus, Philosophy, Rational, Reason, religion, science, secular, Skeptic

Point of Inquiry is the Center for Inquiry’s flagship podcast, where the brightest minds of our time sound off on all the things you’re not supposed to talk about at the dinner table: science, religion, and politics. Guests have included Brian Greene, Susan Jacoby, Richard Dawkins, Ann Druyan, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Eugenie Scott, Adam Savage, Bill Nye, and Francis Collins. Point of Inquiry is produced at the Center for Inquiry in Amherst, N.Y.

Categories: Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

Tags: atheism, freethought, humanism, Philosophy, Politics, Reason, religion, science

The Doubter’s Guide to the Universe: Questions About God, Faith, and Life hosted by Skip Bell. The Doubter’s Guide takes up the big questions of God, faith, life and spirituality with scientists and theologians, artists and teachers. A space to think, to explore reason, science, and creativity. A place for skeptics to reflect on the big questions. Each week a new encounter. Hosted by Skip Bell.

Categories: Education, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

Tags: doubters, explore, faith, God, guide, Philosophy, questions, Reason, Skip Bell, spirituality, theologians, think

The Michael Shermer Show is a series of long-form conversations between Dr. Michael Shermer and leading scientists, philosophers, historians, scholars, writers and thinkers about the most important issues of our time.

Categories: Science

Tags: dialogue, michaelshermer, Reason, Skeptic

Cross Examined Life improves the way we disagree with one another. Each week, my guests advances and defends their position on a controversial topic. Then together, we exemplify thoughtful and respectful disagreement. I’m Chris – I love challenging assumptions. I encourage you to Ask More Questions.

Categories: Education, Society & Culture

Tags: argue, argument, attorney, controversy, court, cross exam, cross examination, cross-ex, debate, defense, disagree, disagreement, discussion, lawyer, legal, logic, oral argument, Philosophy, Reason, weekly, witness

Tired of the ridiculous and radical sides of issues? So is Jesse Dollemore. Join him and his co-host, Brittany Page, as they discuss today’s hottest topics. Along with occasional guests, the skeptical Dollemore cracks-wise with an irreverent attitude and complete disregard for convention.

Categories: Comedy, Society & Culture

Tags: atheism, Atheist, commentary, conservative, Culture, current, doubt, events, liberal, News, opinion, Politics, Rational, Reason, reasonable, religion, Skeptic, Skeptical, skepticism, Society

Two guys decided to start writing and recording music in styles of specific artists then share it with the world. Meanwhile, share interviews and other songwriting related information on the blog.

Categories: Music

Tags: Beloved, brown, by, FFTB, Food, Foodforthebeloved, for, garageband, Lars, Mader, oh, protools, Reason, recording, saints, song, songwriting, Stromberg, Surrounded, The, Tim, werewolves, writing

The ExChristian.Net blog and podcasts exist for the express purpose of encouraging those who have decided to leave religion behind. These podcasts are produced and/or made available by ExChristian.Net for the purpose of encouraging ex-Christians. Dr. MarleneWinell, counsels post-religious people, healing what she calls Religious TraumaSyndrome. http://traffic.libsyn.com/everyonesagnostic/Episode_35_Marlene_Winell.mp3

Categories: Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

Tags: agnostic, agnosticism, Apostate, atheism, Atheist, christian, Ex, exchristian, extian, freethinker, freethought, Rational, Reason, xtian