Hi-Phi Nation


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Hi-Phi Nation is a story- and sound-driven philosophy podcast, from Slate. Season 6 finished running May 16, 2023. You can go to each season page to get complete show notes, episodes, transcripts, and links.

If you are new to podcasts, there are many ways to listen and subscribe to get all future episodes. You can find any episode and hit the play button directly in the player above. Or, you can download for offline listening. If you have an Apple device, click on the “Listen on Apple Podcasts” button, then subscribe and download any episode you want. If you have an Android device, listen on Google Podcasts or on Spotify, or Radiopublic or Pocketcasts, or search for “Hi-Phi Nation” on whatever podcast app you have on your device.

Go to the Teaching page if you want to use Hi-Phi Nation in your philosophy class to get syllabus recommendations and a break down of episode by theme.

 

Artwork by Katherine M. Zhou.

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About Hi Phi Nation

Barry006From Slate podcasts, Hi-Phi Nation begins with a story, and seeks to extract big ideas, unquestioned assumptions, and unexamined conflicts in those stories. We then engage in an exploration of those ideas, assumptions, and conflicts with philosophers and other scholars. It is the first show weaving philosophy with narrative storytelling, investigative journalism, and sound design. The show is written, edited, and produced by Barry Lam. Barry is an alum of UC Irvine and former program director and general manager at KUCI 88.9FM. A PhD in philosophy from Princeton University, Barry was Associate Professor of Philosophy at Vassar College for 16 years, and has recently moved to UC Riverside as Professor of Philosophy. He served as Visiting Professor at Princeton University for Spring 2023, teaching Podcast Production and Public Philosophy. He is also Associate Director of the Marc Sanders Foundation and runs the Philosophy in Media program. Hi-Phi Nation has received critical acclaim at the GuardianHuffington Post, Indiewire (1, 2, 3), and lots of other places. For Slate podcasts, Mia Lobel is Executive Producer of Slate podcasts. Support has been made possible by the Whiting Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, the Humanities-Writ Large Fellowship, the Frances Fergusson Technology Fund, and the Eleanor Nims Brink fund. Barry also gives intensive workshops in podcast production, particularly for philosophers, professors, and higher-education media producers. Email hiphination at slate dot com.

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