talkPOPc's Podcast
talkPOPc (Philosophers' Ontological Party club), is public philosophy + cognitively-engaged art nonprofit founded by Dr. Dena Shottenkirk, who is both a philosopher and an artist. As a topic-based project (we are now on our fourth) talkPOPc sponsors one-to-one conversations between a participant and a philosopher (who always dons our amazing gold African king hat, along with our mascot Puppet!) These conversations are consensus-building conversations and feed back into Shottenkirk's related artworks and published philosophy. The conversations become collaborative acts of making both philosophy and art. Thus, each topic - #1. nominalism, #2. censorship, #3. art as cognition, and #4 power - has three "pillars" the associated artworks, the published philosophy book, and podcast conversations. Various philosophers participate (see our website talkpopc.org for the list of philosophers) and these conversations happen in various places. For example, we go into bars and have one-to-one conversations. We sit down next to the deli counter and hold a conversation with someone who has walked in to get a ham sandwich and walked out knowing so much more about their own thoughts. We go into the MDC prison in Brooklyn and have conversations. We set up in galleries where the artworks and the philosophy are also displayed. And we listen. Here are some of those conversations.
Change happens when people talk.
Episodes
140 episodes
Episode #144: Resident Philosopher Dena Shottenkirk speaks with Dr. Richmond Kwesi at the University of Ghana on Consensus vs. Listening
Timestamps:00:10: Intros00:50: The will to compromise vs freedom to deliberate05:00: Listen vs compromise, the constraints of consensus10:15: Camouflage differences in value. Mental frameworks as a matter ...
Episode #143: Resident Philosopher Dena Shottenkirk speaks with artist Alexander (Zev) on art as a form of power at Stephen Street Gallery
Timestamps:00:10: Introductions01:15: Power in leadership as a positive force03:00: The loss of power, male loneliness, and the blowback against individual rights05:00: Art as Power. The raw self0...
Episode #142: Resident Philosopher Jordan Bridges speaks with Noah Gotlib at carriagetrade Gallery
Episode #141: Resident Philosopher Jordan Bridges speaks with Elise Duryee-Browner at carriagetrade Gallery
Episode #140: Resident Philosopher Dena Shottenkirk speaks with Marketa about the Velvet Revolution at Jilska 14 Gallery in Prague
Episode #139: Resident Philosopher Dena Shottenkirk speaks with Amelie on power and the censorship of Lolita at Jilska 14 Gallery in Prague
Episode #138: Resident Philosopher speaks with William about power as both a mental construct and physical thing @ Stephen Street Gallery
Timestamps:00:10: Introductions01:00: Exploring the idea of Power02:30: Power and institutional structures vs. individual power03:45: Power as a mental concept. The power of the ideas people share...
Episode #139: Resident Philosopher Dena Shottenkirk talks with art critic Sean Tatol about power, Wittgenstein, & looking at art
Timestamps:00:10: Introductions02:20: Power as it relates to art criticism. Kant, Wittgenstein, and the grounds of objectivity05:50: The crisis of criticism. Speculative investment in the art world. 1...
Episode 137: Tsee
Timestamps:00:10: Introductions00:45: Where there is power, there's abuse. 03:05: Imbalance of power is inevitable. If we don't share power, we hoard it04:05: Can power ever be positive? To take actio...
Episode 136: Stone
Timestamps:00:10: Introductions00:35: Organizing people and how it relates to power02:05: How do we apply knowledge of Foucault to the real world?03:55: Are people hesitant or afraid to use their power?&nb...
Episode 135: Lucy Gray
Timestamps:00:10: Introductions00:40: Power is and has been based on violence02:15: How do we define violence as it relates to power? Is it purely physical?03:10: Power as better or worse, not necessarily ...
Episode 134: Claire Hamilton
Timestamps:00:10: Introductions00:30: What do we think about power? Power comes in many forms, but not everyone is interested in it02:40: Power plays a role in social dynamics. Cultivating a sense of power...
Episode #133 R.P. Tyler Olds talks with talkPOPc participant Maggie about philosophy, power, and justice
Timestamps: 00:10 Introductions01:00 Thoughts on Philosophy, ethics as a branch of Philosophy02:05 Concern over monetary power, the world our children will inherit03:05 Meritocracy, intelligence, and kindness. The Republic ...
Episode #132 R.P. Tyler Olds talks with talkPOPc participant Kendall about philosophy, power, and freedom
Timestamps:00:10 Introductions01:10 Philosophy and the Lives and Legacies of 20 Unsung Women Who Contributed to Philosophy02:30 What is the nature of power? How does it work in society? Power exists in every interaction03:45 How...
Episode #131 R.P. Tyler Olds talks with talkPOPc participants Jenn and Katherin about social power, power structures, and relationships
Timestamps:00:10 Intros01:10 What do we think when we hear "Philosophy? // Interested bystanders02:00 The nature of power in society // The power of common connection 03:00 Power dynamics as an inevitability, how is power n...
Episode #130 R.P. Tyler Olds talks with talkPOPc participant Christopher about social power, community dynamics, and obligation
Timestamps:00:10 intros01:20 setting the stage and outfit talk01:55 What is philosophy? The thought about thought // Power is ability, the ability to do things and influence03:15 Power and influence, the connection to trust. Inf...
Episode #129 R.P. Alex Mendez talks with talkPOPc participant Noor about censorship,free speech, and Gaza conflict
1:00 They discuss how government censorship, particularly in banning books, restricts access to knowledge and different perspectives, questioning why the government has the authority to control what information people can access or contemplate....
Episode #128 R.P. Alex Mendez talks with talkPOPc participants Javon and Brodin about censorship, free speech and social media
2:00 They reflect on the notion of free speech in their personal life, noting that as Americans, they feel relatively unrestricted in their ability to express themselves. While they believe in the importance of free speech, they emphasize the n...
Episode #127 R.P. Alex Mendez talks with talkPOPc participant Noah about censorship, free speech and cancel culture
1:00 The conversation begins with a focus on free speech and censorship, prompting them to share their thoughts on whether these concepts are prevalent in society.5:00 They discuss the potential social consequences of expressing differi...
Episode #126 R.P. Dena talks with talkPOPc participant Emily about censorship, art, and free speech
2:00 They explore the uncertainty surrounding censorship and the understanding of the First Amendment.5:00 They acknowledge that artists often express political views through their work and note differences in how art is supported in di...
Episode #125 R.P. Dena talks with talkPOPc participant Joshua about art, expression, and censorship
1:00 They discuss the significance of the arts in facilitating free speech and expression.5:00 They delve into the complexities of humor and artistic expression in navigating sensitive topics.8:00 They ponder the concept of cens...
Episode #124 R.P. Dena talks with talkPOPc participant Malka about censorship and Gaza conflict
1:00 They discuss a recent revisitation of a censorship project in light of challenges faced on American campuses. Malka encounters a family member who mentioned students leaving Brooklyn College due to feeling attacked during Palestinian demon...
Episode #118 R.P. Shottenkirk speak in Prague at Jilska 14 with Victoria about art, peacemaking, and God
Timestamps:00:10: Introductions with Victoria01:50: What does Art do for people? What's the point? Opening a door to philosophy/psychology. Sharing experiences between nations perhaps. 03:55: Art starts in a p...
Episode #117: Resident Philosopher Vincent Peluce talks with talkPOPc participant Levi about censorship
00 - 6:55 Vincent and Levi debate whether there are kinds of speech that one should censor. Levi argued that censorship should be avoided in general, not just of government speech but of social speech. After all, people are too sensitive to cen...