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15/12/2023

How do the words we use contribute to the meaning we make?

Hosts Lloyd Vogelman and Emile Sherman are joined by award-winning broadcaster and author Krista Tippett in the second of our special spotlight episodes on wisdom and meaning.

Episode 52 is out now, tune in on your favourite podcast app 👇
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/is-wisdom-helpful-pt-2-on-the-couch-with-krista-tippett/id1571868650?i=1000638217231

12/12/2023

What tools do we need on the journey to becoming wise? And is wisdom always helpful?

Award-winning US broadcaster and author Krista Tippett gets personal on the couch with host Lloyd Vogelman in the second of our special spotlight episodes.

Episode 52 is out now, tune in on your favourite podcast app 👇

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/is-wisdom-helpful-pt-2-on-the-couch-with-krista-tippett/id1571868650?i=1000638217231

05/12/2023

In a special Spotlight episode, multi-award-winning broadcaster and author Krista Tippett joins hosts Emile Sherman and Lloyd Vogelman to examine wisdom and meaning.

Emile says of Krista "It’s a privilege to see how her worldview can be applied to the principle of charity, to the way we approach, listen to and interact with others”.

Episode 51 is available to listen now on your favourite podcast app 👇

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/spotlight-with-krista-tippett-wisdom-meaning/id1571868650?i=1000637461128

05/12/2023

Krista Tippett is a Peabody-award winning broadcaster, National Humanities Medalist, and New York Times bestselling author. She created and hosts the On Being radio show and podcast, which has won the highest honours in broadcast, enriching the lives of its many millions of listeners over decades.

In this special spotlight episode, Krista joins us to talk about the measures of wise and meaningful living.

Episode 51 is out now, listen to Principle of Charity on your favourite podcast app.

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/spotlight-with-krista-tippett-wisdom-meaning/id1571868650?i=1000637461128

16/11/2023

About a third of adult women in the US are on a diet at any given time, and a fifth of men. Those who aren’t dieting are thinking about dieting, with well over half of all adults actively wanting to lose weight, with men only slightly trailing women.

Should we aim to be thin? And what do pervasive beliefs about the value of weight mean for different bodies?

This week fat rights advocate Tigress Obsorn and political and cultural commentator Helen Pluckrose join hosts Emile Sherman and Lloyd Vogelman for an unfiltered conversation on the couch.

Episode 50 is out now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/should-we-aim-to-be-thin-pt-2-on-the-couch/id1571868650?i=1000634675518

14/11/2023

With the global weight management industry expected to surpass US$405 billion in value by 2030, who benefits from our obsession with weight?

This week fat rights advocate Tigress Osborn and political and social commentator Helen Pluckrose join hosts Lloyd Vogelman and Emile Sherman on the couch to continue our conversation about pervasive beliefs around weight.

Episode 50 is out now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/should-we-aim-to-be-thin-pt-2-on-the-couch/id1571868650?i=1000634675518

13/11/2023

Helen Pluckrose is a liberal humanist and political and cultural writer and commentator. Her writing has focused on the evolution of postmodern thought into contemporary Critical Social Justice activism which she regards as counterproductive to the goal of genuine social justice. Helen is best known for participation in the Grievance Studies Affair, co-authoring Cynical Theories and the foundation of the organisation Counterweight to support workers at risk of cancellation for not supporting Critical Social Justice theories.

In our latest episode, Helen joins hosts Emile Sherman and Lloyd Vogelman, and fat rights advocate Tigress Osborn to delve deep into pervasive beliefs around weight.

Listen to the full episode out now:

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/should-we-aim-to-be-thin/id1571868650?i=1000633879272

10/11/2023

Tigress Osborn is a fat rights advocate and Executive Director of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA). She is a co-founding leader of the Campaign for Size Freedom, and is a two-time women's college graduate with degrees in Africana Studies (Smith) and English (Mills). She has been featured in USA Today, Newsweek, heard on BBC AntiSocial, Burnt Toast, and NPR, and seen on ABC News, NewsNation and Free Speech TV’s Feminism Today.

In our latest episode, Tigress joins hosts Emile Sherman and Lloyd Vogelman, and political and cultural commentator Helen Pluckrose to explore the value of weight, health, shame, self-discipline and beauty.

Episode 49 is available now to listen via Spotify and Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/should-we-aim-to-be-thin/id1571868650?i=1000633879272

09/11/2023

With the global weight management industry expected to surpass US$405 billion in value by 2030, who benefits from our obsession with weight?

This week Emile Sherman and Lloyd Vogelman are joined by fat rights advocate Tigress Osborn and political and cultural commentator Helen Pluckrose as we explore the pervasive belief that it's good to be thin, and bad to be fat.

Episode 49 is available now to listen via Spotify and Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/should-we-aim-to-be-thin/id1571868650?i=1000633879272

09/11/2023

In a culture so obsessed by weight, why do we believe it’s good to be thin and bad to be fat?

This week on fat rights advocate Tigress Osborn and political and cultural commentator Helen Pluckrose join hosts Emile Sherman and Lloyd Vogelman to explore the value of weight, health, shame, self-discipline, beauty and more.

Episode 49 out now, available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/should-we-aim-to-be-thin/id1571868650?i=1000633879272

27/10/2023

Tim Dean is a Senior Philosopher at The Ethics Centre. He has a Doctorate in philosophy from the University of New South Wales on the evolution of human nature and specialises in ethics, critical thinking and public philosophy. He is an Honorary Associate at the University of Sydney and the author of How We Became Human: And Why We Need to Change.

Tim joins Lloyd Vogelman on the couch alongside festival director Danielle Harvey in the second part of our deep dive into the basics of good and bad faith.

Episode 48 out now, listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-basics-of-bad-faith-pt-2-on-the-couch/id1571868650?i=1000632313875

24/10/2023

Danielle Harvey is a curator, creative producer and director working across festivals, live performance, talks, installation and digital spaces. She is festival director of Festival of Dangerous Ideas and director of the line-blurring theatrical events company Dancing Giant Productions. Now she joins Principle of Charity as our newest producer.

In our latest episode, Danielle sits down with hosts Emile Sherman and Lloyd Vogelman, and moral philosopher Tim Dean to unpack the basics of good and bad faith.

Listen to the full episode out now:
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-basics-of-bad-faith-pt-2-on-the-couch/id1571868650?i=1000632313875

20/10/2023

Have we become too resistant to the idea of having uncomfortable conversations?

Dr Tim Dean and Danielle Harvey join Emile Sherman and Lloyd Vogelman this week on the Principle of Charity Podcast.

Episode 47 is out now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-basics-of-bad-faith/id1571868650?i=1000631666747

19/10/2023

How can we better navigate difficult conversations and tricky topics?

This week hosts Emile Sherman and Lloyd Vogelman are joined by senior philosopher at The Ethics Centre Dr Tim Dean and festival director of Festival of Dangerous Ideas Danielle Harvey as we cover the basics of good and bad faith and examine the practical ways of communicating the Principle of Charity.

Episode 47 is out now, listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-basics-of-bad-faith/id1571868650?i=1000631666747

19/10/2023

What exactly is a bad faith argument? How can we get better at facilitating hard conversations and maintaining respect for different perspectives?

In the first episode of our latest season, we return to the basics of good and bad faith and introduce our new partnership with The Ethics Centre.

Moral philosopher Dr Tim Dean and festival director Danielle Harvey join Emile Sherman and Lloyd Vogelman on the podcast this week to tackle good and bad faith and how to navigate tricky conversations in our everyday lives.

Listen to the full episode, out now:

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-basics-of-bad-faith/id1571868650?i=1000631666747

Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

23/08/2023

Like AI in every domain it has touched, AI art is challenging us to rethink our categories and even to ask us to question what it means to be human.

Listen to the latest episode of “Can AI Create Art Part 2” hosted by Emile Sherman and Lloyd Vogelman with special guests Ahmed Elgammal and Michael Sacasas

Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/principle-of-charity/id1571868650

21/08/2023

Michael Sacasas is an online newsletter author, Associate Fellow in Ethics and Culture at Greystone Theological Institute whose work has featured in The New Atlantis, The Atlantic, Vox, and the New York Times. He has am MA in Theological Studies from Reformed Theological Seminary and was a doctoral candidate at the University of Central Florida.

Emile Sherman and Lloyd Vogelman sat down with Michael to discuss AI, human intention and art on this week’s episode of

Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/principle-of-charity/id1571868650

19/08/2023

In 2022, an AI generated image won a US state art competition. The artist designed lengthy complex prompts, working up hundreds of iterations before he arrived at the final work.

Is this really art?

joined Emile Sherman and Lloyd Vogelman on this week’s episode of to chat all things AI art.

Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/principle-of-charity/id1571868650

16/08/2023

In 2022, an AI generated work of art won a US state art competition. The artist who won put in lengthy complex prompts, working up hundreds of iterations before he arrived at the final work.

So, is this really art?

Ahmed Elgammal and Michael Sacasas join Emile Sherman and Lloyd Vogelman on this week to discuss whether or not AI can create art.

Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/principle-of-charity/id1571868650

15/08/2023

When we see an AI art creation, it genuinely feels ‘creative’. But is there something humans do when we create which is qualitatively different to AI?

Ahmed Elgammal and Michael Sacasas join Emile Sherman and Lloyd Vogelman on this week to discuss whether or not AI can create art.

Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/principle-of-charity/id1571868650

28/07/2023

Disagreements in religion are often the basis of high stakes conflict. With , we can challenge our ignorance about a religion that’s not our own. Scholars Robyn Horner and Mohamad Abdalla join our hosts Emile and Lloyd to discuss the fundamental theological differences between christianity and islam

Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/principle-of-charity/id1571868650

26/07/2023

Professor Mohamad Abdalla sat down with our hosts, Emile and Lloyd to reflect on his relationship with Islam, cancel culture and the distinctions between Islam and Christianity.

Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/principle-of-charity/id1571868650

24/07/2023

How do we disagree, constructively, in conversations about religion? Join Professors Robyn Horner and Mohamad Abdalla as they sit down on the couch with Emile and Lloyd to discuss faith and Christianity vs Islam

Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/principle-of-charity/id1571868650

23/07/2023

Professor Mohamad Abdalla has worked in the field of Islamic Studies for over 25 years. Leading the establishment of Islamic Studies across Australian universities, he was appointment a Member of the Order of Australia in 2020.

He is currently the Founding Director at the Centre for Islamic Thought and Education (CITE) and authored and co-authored many booked on Islam education in the west.

We are delighted to have him on the latest episode of , “Christianity vs Islam: Which Offers the Best Path to Salvation?” co-hosted by Emile Sherman and Lloyd Vogelman.

Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/principle-of-charity/id1571868650

21/07/2023

Professor Robyn Horner is a teaching and research academic within the School of Theology, and a member of the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry (IRCI) at Australian Catholic University. From 2010-2015, she held the position of Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching) of the Faculty of Theology and Philosophy.

Formerly a teacher in Catholic primary and secondary schools, Robyn is a liturgical musician and composer, joining Emile Sherman and Lloyd Vogelman this week on to talk about Christianity and Islam.

Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/principle-of-charity/id1571868650

19/07/2023

Religion and faith have powered conflict, yet many people - believers and atheists alike -are hazy when it comes to understanding the differences between Islam and Christianity.

This week on , religious scholars Robyn Horner and Mohamad Abdalla sit down with Emile and Lloyd for a conversation on the big ticket fundamental beliefs of christianity and islam

Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/principle-of-charity/id1571868650

17/07/2023

Christianity and Islam are the two biggest religions on the globe yet for many of us our understanding of a religion that’s not our own is influenced mostly through the media, politics and the actions of extreme fundamentalists.

In this episode we find out what Christianity and Islam actually believe, each faith’s theological building blocks. What is God, what is a soul, what happens after death?

Catholic theologian Robyn Horner and Islamic scholar Mohamad Abdalla join to discuss their religion’s similarities and fundamental differences

Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/principle-of-charity/id1571868650

28/06/2023

Based in Sydney, Dr Tanveer Ahmed is a psychiatrist, author, columnist for the Australian Financial Review and adjunct lecturer for the University of New South Wales.
He stopped by this week to discuss the nuances and benefits of shame.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/principle-of-charity/id1571868650

26/06/2023

Dr Patti Ashley is an international workshop presenter, TEDxspeaker, psychotherapist and author. This week on she delved into the corrosive aspects of shame, and how to release the grip of this powerful emotion.

Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/principle-of-charity/id1571868650

23/06/2023

Have you listened to this week’s episode of yet? Guests Drs Tanveer Ahmed and Patti Ashley consider the cultural forces at play in our understanding of shame

Tune in to the conversation wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts.

Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/principle-of-charity/id1571868650

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What tools do we need on the journey to becoming wise? And is wisdom always helpful? Award-winning US broadcaster and author Krista Tippett gets personal on the couch with host Lloyd Vogelman in the second of our special spotlight episodes. Episode 52 is out now, tune in on your favourite podcast app 👇 https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/is-wisdom-helpful-pt-2-on-the-couch-with-krista-tippett/id1571868650?i=1000638217231

How does award-winning director #JaneCampion find her characters? It’s about having empathy with them - even the belligerent ones! Listen to her conversation with @EmileSherman & @LloydVogelman on the podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/principle-of-charity/id1571868650

#PrincipleOfCharity isn’t just useful in conversations - it can power the way we tell stories. Legendary director Jane Campion joins our hosts to talk about how she unlocks her creativity through empathy and curiosity. 📸 ©2021 Netflix Inc https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/principle-of-charity/id1571868650?utm_content=sked_640c47d915efe917be6beabb&utm_medium=social&utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook

Director, producer and screenwriter Jane Campion is one of cinema’s most notable filmmakers. She is the first woman to receive two Oscar nominations for Best Director. And we are delighted to welcome her to the podcast to discuss how empathy and #PrincipleOfCharity can help tell her stories. Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/principle-of-charity/id1571868650 📸 ©2021 Netflix Inc

Are all points of view worth listening to? What's the line between good faith conversation hearing different viewpoints, and just platforming nasty ideas? Our hosts discuss the complexities of Uncomfortable Conversations on the podcast.

The holidays can be a particularly difficult time for some uncomfortable conversations. With the #PrincipleOfCharity, we might make things a little easier. Listen to our discussion about how to navigate those spicy conversations with @joshszeps through the link in our bio now.

We are not ones to shy away from Uncomfortable Conversations here at #PrincipleOfCharity. And so we were happy to sit down with @joshszeps on his podcast to discuss the ins and outs of difficult debates and how to navigate them. Listen to our full conversation on your favourite podcast episode now.

This podcast aims to foster constructive discussion on difficult social topics. What we don’t want is for people to withdraw. So how does @clairelehmann navigate the online abuse she receives. Is she ever tempted to retreat? She joins us On The Couch in our latest episode: https://linktr.ee/principleofcharity #PrincipleOfCharity #SocialMedia

It can be difficult to talk to someone you disagree with. Our guest @clairelehmann supports the research on the importance of listening, also shared by our good friend, #JonathanRauch. They joined us on #PrincipleOfCharity to spotlight the framework that builds knowledge and delivers truth. You can hear both episodes via the link in our bio. #Listening #Change

Fear. Is that the narrative of the media landscape? @ClaireLehmann seems to think so. Editor-In-Chief of @quillette joins us on a Spotlight Episode of #PrincipleOfCharity to answer the question: ‘Does the online media landscape help us seek the truth or win the fight?’ #Truth #WintheFight #SpotlightEpisode

To decide whether to go to war or not, you need to apply the principle of charity first. You need to actually seek to understand. That's what the Principle of Charity podcast is all about and Tim Minchin joins us to dive deeper into the principle so we can ask - when it might be problematic or unhelpful to use it? Listen to the full episode now via your favourite podcast app: https://linktr.ee/principleofcharity #PrincipleOfCharity

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How do we encourage a culture that values listening curiosity, good faith, trust, intellectual humility? Tim Minchin joins our hosts to discuss how 'principle of charity' can help get us there. Listen to the full episode now via your favourite podcast app https://linktr.ee/principleofcharity #PrincipleOfCharityPodcast