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Philosophy for the People

Jul 31, 2026

Dr. W. Matthews Grant—one of my greatest philosophical inspirations—served as an external examiner for my dissertation defense. Apparently, he didn’t beat me up enough the first time, so he returned to the podcast to finish the job. (Okay, it wasn’t really that combative. He just wanted to continue our...


Jul 17, 2026

Pat is interviewed by Jake Buscher about his disseration (and other things). 


Jul 16, 2026

Pat and Ethan discuss Hell. 


Mar 31, 2026

Dr. Gaven Kerr returns to the podcast to discuss his recent editted volume Thomism Revisited: https://amzn.to/4m3Z4Jx 

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Jan 13, 2026

Dr. Robert Koons has two forthcoming books on Aquinas’s Five Ways—one popular, one academic—so we spend this episode walking through how he understands and defends each of the Five Ways, and why they’re far more philosophically interesting than they’re usually given credit for.

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