Jeanne Hoffman interviews Amy Sturgis about themes of liberty in science fiction books, movies and TV shows. Dr. Sturgis is an author, editor, scholar, educator, speaker and podcaster with specialties in the field of science fiction, fantasy and Native American studies. You can learn more about her work at www.amyhsturgis.com This podcast is part of our series on liberty and science fiction, please feel free to suggest topics for future podcasts in the comments! For more podcasts with Dr. Sturgis and about science fiction, visit StarShipSofa
Philosophy Program Officer Bill Glod sat down to talk with Georgetown professor and Bleeding Heart Libertarian blogger Jason Brennan about Dr. Brennan’s new book, Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press). Over the course of the interview they talked about being a libertarian, the recent rise of left libertarianism, social change, and libertarianism in academia. Previous IHS Academic podcasts Listen and watch previous IHS Academic podcasts and videos
Over time our podcast series on Themes of Liberty in Sci-Fi has really grown, reflecting that of all the research academics have done on pop culture, that there is a heavy lean towards sci-fi. So for your summer listening enjoyment, we’ve put together a recap of all our podcasts on Liberty and Sci-Fi. Enjoy! Game of Thrones, Amber Taylor Firefly and Serenity, Amy Sturgis Hunger Games, Ilya Somin Battlestar Galactica Ilya Somin Star Trek Ilya Somin The Works of J.R.R Tolkien Brad Birzer World of Warcraft and Spontaneous Order, Joseph Packer The Twilight Zone, Aeon Skoble General Themes of Liberty in Science Fiction, Amy Sturgis Image courtesy of Flickr user bkRiverdog, under Creative Commons licensing. Apologies for the false advertising of Star Wars, but if…
In this IHS Academic podcast, I interview Dr. Matt Zwolinski about his popular blog, Bleeding Heart Libertarians, and the philosophy behind it. Dr. Zwolinski is associate professor of Philosophy at the University of San Diego and co-director of USD’s Institute of Law and Philosophy. Matt covers topics ranging from how the blog has been received from both libertarians and progressives, and responds to some common objections regarding the philosophy of “bleeding heart libertarians”. Transcript: Jeanne Hoffman: Welcome to this Kosmos Online podcast! I’m Jeanne Hoffman. Today I’m joined by Matt Zwolinski, who is here to talk about his popular blog, Bleeding Heart Libertarians. Dr. Zwolinski is associate professor of philosophy at the University of San Diego and co-director of USD’s Institute…
In this KosmosOnline podcast, Jeanne Hoffman talks with Amy Sturgis about themes of liberty on the TV show Firefly and its big screen sequel, Serenity. Dr. Sturgis is an author, editor, scholar, educator, speaker, and podcaster with specialties in the field of science fiction fantasy and Native American studies. For more information on Dr. Sturgis and her work, visit amyhsturgis.com . JH. Welcome to this Kosmos Online podcast. I’m Jeanne Hoffman. Today’s episode is part of our series on liberty and science fiction. I’m talking about themes of liberty on the TV show Firefly and its big screen sequel, Serenity, with my guest Amy Sturgis. Dr. Sturgis is an author, editor, scholar, educator, speaker, and podcaster with specialties in the…
In this KosmosOnline Podcast, Jeanne Hoffman talks with Brad Birzer about themes of liberty in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Dr. Birzer is a professor of history and director of the Hillsdale College Program of American Studies and he also blogs at BradleyBirzer.com. JH. Welcome to this Kosmos online podcast! I’m Jeanne Hoffman. Today I’m talking about liberty and the works of J.R.R. Tolkien with Brad Birzer, and Dr. Birzer is a professor of history and director of the Hillsdale College Program of American Studies and he also blogs at BradleyBirzer.com. Welcome Dr. Birzer, thanks for joining us again! BB. Hi Jeanne, thanks, it’s my pleasure! I’m very glad to be here. JH. From talks previously with you, I know…
