A show presenting the best new scholarship in political and social philosophy, featuring lively conversations with leading thinkers. Join hosts Jeffrey Howard and Emily McTernan as they explore some of the thorniest ethical questions of our time.
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UCL’s Department of Political Science and School of Public Policy
Jeffrey Howard (UCL) asks what moral responsibilities social media platforms have to refrain from amplifying harmful content.
Read the paper at: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10982-026-09557-8 (https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Farticle%2F10.1007%2Fs10982-026-09557-8&data=05%7C02%7Cj.yelloly%40ucl.ac.uk%7Ccaaf18d243ce40825b0208df17e8881b%7C1faf88fea9984c5b93c9210a11d9a5c2%7C0%7C0%7C639255959689591422%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=YBoMxDwcHWWQ8B%2FcXV4u2VsS7%2FZPDTMEJKG9%2Byq46so%3D&reserved=0)
Follow our sister podcast, UCL Uncovering Politics: https://uncoveringpolitics.com/ (https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Funcoveringpolitics.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cj.yelloly%40ucl.ac.uk%7Ccaaf18d243ce40825b0208df17e8881b%7C1faf88fea9984c5b93c9210a11d9a5c2%7C0%7C0%7C639255959689619304%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=wQ7Hbmk5LKJvJAgA3u40qclPT6VpcDIjFxD%2F74aUeKE%3D&reserved=0)
10 Sept 2026
“Resisting Injustice” with Daniel Viehoff
Daniel Viehoff (UC Berkeley) asks what citizens are ethically allowed to do when public officials threaten to inflict injustice on them.
Read the paper at https://academic.oup.com/book/61684/chapter-abstract/540883622?redirectedFrom=fulltext (https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Facademic.oup.com%2Fbook%2F61684%2Fchapter-abstract%2F540883622%3FredirectedFrom%3Dfulltext&data=05%7C02%7Ci.dimmer%40ucl.ac.uk%7Caa0e3823bec24eb8f7c908df04521de7%7C1faf88fea9984c5b93c9210a11d9a5c2%7C0%7C0%7C639234422870943490%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=0AleIS8oli%2BF6IL73fgCreO81ZBpNag5ivfVe9mbvWA%3D&reserved=0)
And for an even deeper philosophical dive, see https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/papa.12218 (https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fonlinelibrary.wiley.com%2Fdoi%2Fabs%2F10.1111%2Fpapa.12218&data=05%7C02%7Ci.dimmer%40ucl.ac.uk%7Caa0e3823bec24eb8f7c908df04521de7%7C1faf88fea9984c5b93c9210a11d9a5c2%7C0%7C0%7C639234422870966046%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KVmkbVJwimau49OnzWVuznBWUS8zUI46%2BwilXiKi9Bc%3D&reserved=0)
3 Sept 2026
“What’s Wrong with Capitalism?” with Chiara Cordelli
Chiara Cordelli (Chicago) explores why existing critiques of capitalism fall short — and offers her own alternative, which focuses on the imperative to democratize investment. Read the paper at https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-political-science-review/article/what-is-the-wrong-of-capitalism/CD320C659A33C006C6562D363FD5D954 (https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cambridge.org%2Fcore%2Fjournals%2Famerican-political-science-review%2Farticle%2Fwhat-is-the-wrong-of-capitalism%2FCD320C659A33C006C6562D363FD5D954&data=05%7C02%7Ci.dimmer%40ucl.ac.uk%7Caa0e3823bec24eb8f7c908df04521de7%7C1faf88fea9984c5b93c9210a11d9a5c2%7C0%7C0%7C639234422870896678%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=IdZQMoGk44paARRmcuvGOSAopAk%2Fx00TeWaI1bvei2o%3D&reserved=0)
25 Feb 2026
“Ineffective Altruism” with Leif Wenar
Leif Wenar (Stanford) explores the doctrine of effective altruism, explaining why it leads us astray when thinking about our duties to the global poor and to the future.
Read the paper at: https://www.wired.com/story/deaths-of-effective-altruism/
18 Feb 2026
"Predictive Policing in the Age of AI" with Renée Jørgensen
Renée Jørgensen (Michigan) explores the ethics of using big data to allocate police attention, and why doing so is morally questionable.
Read the paper at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1470594X251379074?download=true
11 Feb 2026
“Discrimination and Privilege” with Cécile Laborde
Cécile Laborde (Oxford) asks who should be protected by discrimination law, and whether the socially advantaged can be victims of wrongful discrimination.
Read the paper at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1470594X241283034
4 Feb 2026
“Don’t Ask That!” with Sam Berstler
Sam Berstler (MIT) explores how merely asking questions can sometimes be morally wrong, violating our rights to privacy.
Read the paper at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/papa.12249
4 Feb 2026
"Trump’s Lies” with Jeremy Waldron
Jeremy Waldron (NYU) talks through what’s so bad about lying, and why certain lies are distinctively destructive to our political life.
Read the paper at: https://politicalphilosophyjournal.org/article/id/15481/
2 Feb 2026
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Join us for a show looking at the best new scholarship in political and social philosophy, featuring lively conversations with leading thinkers. Join hosts Jeffrey Howard and Emily McTernan as they explore some of the thorniest ethical questions of our time.
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