SE02 E01: Field Notes: Featuring Simon Ruchti and Catherine Clune-Taylor

Drs. Kristin Rodier and Anna Mudde went on a philosophy podcast roadtrip (so to speak). This is the first in a series of "field notes" episodes based on conversations we had at the Thinking Trans/Trans Thinking conference in Spring 2025. This first episode features two philosophers--one we know well, Catherine Clune-Taylor--and one we just met, Simon Ruchti. We discuss the Golden Girls, what philosophy conferences should be like, the importance of philosophy, and what we would teach high schoolers about sex, gender, and sexuality--among other things!

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Chapters

• 7:07 What are philosophy conferences like? and what would make them better?
• 16:16 What would you teach high school students, and why?
• 31:48 Simon on masculinity and flawed bodies
• 38:21 Catherine on what philosophical training helps you with and how "the natural" is weaponized
• 47:13 Kristin and Anna on gender as a "working answer"