Moral Mayhem

About Moral Mayhem

Hosted by real-life partners, Vaishnav and Regan, Moral Mayhem offers non-batshit-crazy, good-faith commentary from the center-right (in the words of a listener). Always irreverent, sometimes funny. moralmayhem.substack.com (https://moralmayhem.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Regan Arntz-Gray & Vaishnav Sunil

Category

history · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Nov 2023

Latest episode

19 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

48 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Jul 2026

   Optimizing Towards Nothing

   Steven Bartlett said two glasses of wine ruined three days of his life, and the internet lost it. Who is more fragile, Stevie boy or the internet? Get full access to Moral Mayhem Podcast at moralmayhem.substack.com/subscribe (https://moralmayhem.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

2. 

   21 May 2026

   Is Libertarian Paternalism an Oxymoron?

   In this episode, we discuss Cass Sunstein’s “Why Nudge?” and his defense of “libertarian paternalism,” the idea that the state should steer people toward better choices and can do so without violating the tenets of classical liberalism. Get full access to Moral Mayhem Podcast at moralmayhem.substack.com/subscribe (https://moralmayhem.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

3. 

   16 Jan 2026

   Debunking Creedal Beliefs: Abortion, Vaccines and Daryl Cooper

   In this episode, we discuss philosopher Hrishikesh Joshi's paper "Debunking Creedal Beliefs." A creedal belief is one where: (1) there's little personal cost to being wrong, (2) the belief is policed by your social circle, and (3) it's not trivial to verify. Joshi argues you should hold these beliefs with less confidence—not because they're false, but because you'd hold them regardless of whether they're true. Get full access to Moral Mayhem Podcast at moralmayhem.substack.com/subscribe (https://moralmayhem.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

19 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

76

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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