Philosophy vs Work

About Philosophy vs Work

The podcast that examines the Ethics of the “Work Ethic” and other philosophical and socio-political questions regarding Work, Life, and Death. Host Michael Murray holds a Master's in Ethics and Applied Philosophy from UNC Charlotte, where his research focus was on Marxism, Existentialism, and Critical Theory. He finished his BA Summa Cum Laude with Departmental Honors in Art History, also from UNCC. He was a faculty Teaching Assistant as both Graduate and Undergraduate, for Philosophy and Art History. He is also a rising talent in Commercial and Video Narration Voiceover.

Publisher

Michael Murray

Category

business · education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

21 May 2024

Latest episode

26 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

26 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Aug 2025

   Critical Historicity; an Alternative to Ideology?

   Hey everyone, I found myself in the rare position of having a little extra time and some prior research that felt particularly relevant to the current moment. Wait, which current moment you ask? Good question! The firehose of crises vomiting from the White House and far right governments across the world have produced no shortage of current moments of concern. In this regard, I’d like to speak directly to the Trump admins’ latest Orwellian attempt to whitewash US history by imposing their ide...

2. 

   12 Aug 2025

   Socialist Humanism; the Humanist Side of Marx and the Old/New Left

   Hello again, been a minute. In this episode, following along with Weeks' argument in The Problem with Work, we take a look at Socialist Humanism, the ties to productivism Weeks (and I) have issues with, we get a bit into psychologist-philosopher Erich Fromm, the (old) New Left, and humanism in Marx' early works. Hope you're up for a long episode! Join the conversation on Patreon! Obligatory bibliography, or books (and articles) you may also want to check out: Celikates, Robin and Jeffr...

3. 

   24 Jun 2025

   Art, Power, and Strange Economies

   This episode explores the economics of affects, examining the emotional responses to current events and their underlying power structures, offering insights into the relationship between art and political action.

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

4,823,548

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 50 / 100

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

Quality

50

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

32

Contact Philosophy vs Work

Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.