Very Bad Wizards is a podcast featuring a philosopher (Tamler Sommers) and a psychologist (David Pizarro), who share a love for ethics, pop culture, and cognitive science, and who have a marked inability to distinguish sacred from profane. Each podcast includes discussions of moral philosophy, recent work on moral psychology and neuroscience, and the overlap between the two.
Very Bad Wizards
Claim This Podcastby Tamler Sommers & David Pizarro
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341 episodes
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Very Bad Wizards is a podcast featuring a philosopher (Tamler Sommers) and a psychologist (David Pizarro), who share a love for ethics, pop culture, and cognitive science, and who have a marked inability to distinguish sacred from profane. Each podcast includes discussions of moral philosophy, recent work on moral psychology and neuroscience, and the overlap between the two.
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Recent Episodes
July 14, 2026
Episode 336: That Oceanic Feeling (Stanisław Lem's "Solaris")
Hosts David and Tamler explore Stanisław Lem's "Solaris," discussing its critique of science, epistemological challenges, and the psychological impact of its mysterious ocean.
June 30, 2026
Episode 336: The Wright Stuff
Host Tamler Sommers interviews author Robert Wright about his new book, "The God Test," exploring AI's cosmic reckoning and natural selection analogies.
June 16, 2026
Let's Get Metaphysical
David and Tamler explore mystical insights into reality and the evolutionary psychology behind romantic behaviors in this interview.
341 total episodes available with 35 transcripts
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