Archive - Alex O'Connor

March 2025

Episode 100: Who is the Best Philosopher?

In April 2019 I uploaded my first podcast. At the time, it was branded “The Cosmic Skeptic Podcast”, and was practically allergic to anything resembling…

Mar 21 •

3:08:04

Penn Badgley on Playing a Psychopath

Mar 15 •

1:55:13

Richard Dawkins' Final Live Shows

Mar 14 •

Death, Haircuts, and Nothingness: Rating Your Philosophical Hot Takes 4

Mar 12 •

23:53

What is Mormonism? - Jacob Hansen

Do you know who was the first US presidential candidate to be assassinated whilst running for office?

Mar 8 •

2:21:46

What Are The Dead Sea Scrolls?

Mar 1 •

2:13:36

1.25m Subscriber QnA - Plus: Substack Private QnA

Mar 1 •

1:00:06

February 2025

Why Can't ChatGPT Draw a Full Glass of Wine?

What AI image generation can teach us about David Hume

Feb 18 •

19:25

January 2025

The Most Mysterious Man in the Bible - Who is John the Baptist?

Everybody knows who John the Baptist is.

Jan 30 •

1:22:32

Is Abortion in the Bible? Dan McClellan on the Value of Life

Jan 28 •

1:18:34

Full Interview with Dan McClellan on Wes Huff and the Isaiah Scroll

Jan 21 •

48:07

How Social Media is Revolutionising Language - The Etymology Nerd

From etumos—‘true’—etymology is, etymologically, the study of truth.

Jan 6 •

1:07:59

December 2024

The Existential Crisis Iceberg

Have you ever reflected on your own mortality?

Dec 30, 2024 •

35:02

5 Funny Things You Didn't Know About My Channel

Hitting one million subscribers last month had me feeling a touch reflective, and thinking back on the history of my channel and podcast, five moments…

Dec 19, 2024 •

The Dark Side of Christmas - Bart Ehrman

Christmas is a magical time.

Dec 18, 2024 •

59:58

What is Sufism? Exploring Islamic Mysticism (Early Access Podcast)

On the banks of the Tigris River in the 922 AD, the Persian mystic Mansour al-Hallaj was punched, lashed, and then decapitated or hanged, before his…

Dec 12, 2024 •

1:22:34

Rainn Wilson on God, Consciousness, and Radiohead

Why the hell is the actor who played Dwight on The Office writing a book on spirituality?

Dec 4, 2024 •

1:35:51

Gaslighting ChatGPT - Ad-Free

Dec 4, 2024 •

21:44

November 2024

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