Micro-Digressions: A Philosophy Podcast

Philosophical excursions into interesting, and often controversial, topics. Hosted by Spencer Case.

Podcasting since 2020 • 79 episodes

Micro-Digressions: A Philosophy Podcast

Latest Episodes

The Concept of God

Before we can think rigorously about whether God exists, we need to know what "God" is supposed to refer to in the first place. That's the theme of this episode. Perry Hendricks, Nevin Climenhaga, and Steve Kershnar join Spencer Case to interro...

June 11, 2026 • 1:41:21

Legal Injustices

The great Mike Huemer returns to Micro-Digressions to talk about ways in which the American legal system is morally problematic. Topics include plea bargaining and jury nullification. For more discussion of these topics, see Huemer's book, Just...

May 26, 2026 • 1:24:50

The Iran War

Craig White, Ben Burgis, and Daniel Kodsi join Spencer Case to discuss--and debate--the Iran War.

April 07, 2026 • 1:40:30

Knowledge in Real Life

Gordon Barnes joins Spencer to talk about the issues he discusses in his new book, Applied Epistemology: An Introduction.

March 20, 2026 • 1:20:55

Good and Bad Advice

Eric Wiland joins Spencer to discuss his book, Guided by Voices: Moral Testimony, Advice, and Forging a 'We'. In the ensuing discussion, Eric and Spencer cover a wide range of topics, including how moral testimony can generate moral understandi...

January 26, 2026 • 1:05:31

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apparently, this is how I can "Tell Spencer your thoughts about this episode!", which is an unusual avenue. Anyway, great podcast; thx!

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