The mindful body with Ellen Langer Can mindfulness be contagious? Ellen Langer's research certainly seems to suggest that's the case. As Professor of Psychology at Harvard University and the author of 'The Mindful Body', Ellen has racked up decades of experience and numerous awards during her investigations into the impact of mindful living. In thi…

The good, the bad, and the beautiful What is beauty? Why are we so drawn to it? And should we be - or is it a distraction? The philosophy of aesthetics and beauty has a long and fascinating history. Over the millennia, while we mostly agree on the essential nature of this ephemeral thing, "beauty", we disagree on the reasons why it is important, on…

This weeks show is hosted by Austin Burke, Rob Stone and Holly Hutton. The "Rob and Holly Show" is a nationally syndicated country radio show hosted by Rob Stone and Holly Hutton. They are known for their high-energy personalities, connecting fans with their favorite country artists, and sharing real-life anecdotes. Here's a breakdown of their indi…

Once values such as justice and equality were agreed upon by all. Now they are identified by some as vehicles to entrench or overturn power. On the left, 'justice' as a means to sustain and impose privilege, 'truth' as an attempt to claim enduring authority. On the right, 'diversity' and 'equality' as means to undermine the status quo in favour of …

The economy is a vital part of the way we understand our lives and our politics more generally. But after years of growth, development, and progress, on the surface everything is rosy. But as Nobel Laureate Angus Deaton argues, behind the big picture many people have been left behind by the modern economy, and this is precisely because of the blind…

This episode is hosted by Austin Burke and Filmore. Filmore (Tyler Filmore) is a country singer-songwriter from Wildwood, Missouri, who now calls Nashville home. He's known for blending traditional country songwriting with pop and electronic elements, creating a distinctive contemporary country sound. Filmore gained significant attention as the fir…

This episode is hosted by Austin Burke and Restless Road Restless Road is a Nashville-based country music band formed by Zach Beeken, Garrett Nichols, and Colton Pack. Beeken and Pack initially met on The X Factor in 2013 and later formed the band. After some lineup changes, Nichols joined, and Pack eventually returned. In 2019, Kane Brown signed t…

The journey in search of the destination Does life have a purpose? Is that what gives life meaning? Or is it the journey that matters the most? Join our four speakers - Nietzschean philosopher Babette Babich, clinical psychologist Frank Tallis, existentialist philosopher Jonathan Webber, and linguist philosopher Sandra Laugier - as they explore the…

Nietzsche, the birth of tragedy, and the technology trap with Babette Babich Babette Babich discusses Nietzsche, the importance of tragedy, and the danger of technology interfering with our judgement. Babette Babich is a world renowned Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University in New York. In this in-depth interview, she looks to Nietzsche's Bi…

The hosts this week include Austin Burke, Tommy Massad & Lane Smith. Tommy Massad fell in love with country music as a child. After graduating from Georgetown University in 2017, he moved from his hometown of Austin to Nashville to pursue a career in country music with SiriusXM. He started as an intern at SiriusXM's The Highway channel in 2016 and …

The essential philosophy of fun Do we need to have fun or is it an unnecessary excess? Are we living in an age of fun's decline, what with the moralism and strictures of Gen Z, or is there something else going on? On this panel, our three guests - philosopher James Tartaglia, film-maker Myriam François, and writer Freya India - dive into the idea o…

The show is hosted this week by Austin Burke, Jamie Collazo and Dalton Stanley. This episode highlights being in a band, playing an instrument for a major artist, touring and expectations for musicians in Nashville. Performers include: Todd Cameron Chris Linton Norah Bass The Mad Uke-Bard Chandler Marie…

There is an old Soviet joke, ‘Capitalism is the exploitation of man by man. Communism is its exact opposite.’ On the surface, neoliberalism, with its emphasis on free markets, competition and privatisation, is as far removed as possible from the Soviet Union. But behind the policies, could they be guided by the same false utopianism? Abby Innes, pr…

Something for nothing Do rewards and incentives damage our humanity? In much of our personal and professional lives, we receive rewards for good behaviour and carrying out our responsibilities. But, evidence now suggests there are risks to this approach. Studies show rewards can damage wellbeing, fostering dependence and undermining our own sense o…

6 artists perform a song in front of a live audience and guest hosts. This weeks guest host is Cooper Alan. Cooper Alan is a rising independent country music artist known for his engaging online presence and connection with fans. A native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Alan built a significant following through social media, amassing over 14 mil…

The spectre of the Enlightenment What the Enlightenment a net positive or a net negative? Or is that the wrong question, and should we look at it simply as a historical period? Join Professor of History Aviva Chomsky as she dissects one of the most important periods in modern history from the lens of a critical historian. The Enlightenment was not …

Episode 14 is hosted by Austin Burke and Storme Warren. Storme Warren is an American television and radio broadcaster, born on March 3, 1970, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Warren is widely recognized as the host of "The Big 615" channel on TuneIn, which is part of Garth Brooks' SEVENS Radio Network. Before this, he was the long-time host of "The Storme Warr…

Why Marx was right Having fallen out of favour around the turn of the century, Marxism is now back in fashion, often playing the role of an alternative to the increasingly right-wing politics of the modern world. Once the guiding ideology of Korean guerillas and Hampstead screenwriters alike, Marxism is back and taking universities and intellectual…

Lost in stories Is life a story or a sequence of events? Our narratives enable us to make sense of the complex, often confusing, world that we live in. And yet there is a risk that rather than helping us to truly understand this world, narratives can hide reality from us, providing delusional states of mind in its place. From witch hunts to cults, …

Show is hosted by Austin Burke, Tyler Rich and Jamie Shoemaker Tyler Rich Northern California-raised, Nashville-rooted Tyler Rich his love of music gathered around a Christmas tree alongside family singing holiday classics and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Fast forward to graduating college with a degree in Economics, Tyler moved to LA to pursue a …

Ava's songwriting credits have amassed over 100 million streams, and charted on both Canadian and American country radio. She also founded and actively runs Hope on the Row, a Nashville based non-profit that serves the unhoused community in Middle Tennessee. Based in Nashville but raised in Colorado, Sophia Scott has blazed her own bold trail to Co…

The dark side of 'mental health' with Susie Orbach Why are psychotherapy, psychology, psychoanalysis, therapy so popular today? Do these respond to a new need in our society or are they evolutions of age-old human approaches to resolution and knowing oneself? Join psychotherapist and psychoanalyst (famously Princess Diana's therapist!) Susie Orbach…

Peter Singer is one of the world's leading philosophers, renowned for his challenging and often controversial views. From animal ethics to effective altruism, Singer has shaped the philosophical landscape. In this episode we uncover the key events in his life that led to his ideas, and hear him answer his critics and defend the convictions that hav…

Jake LaGrone has been in the music industry for 30+ years working with acts like Reba, Jason Aldean and Brooks & Dunn. He talks about the shooting in Vegas at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, attending the inauguration for Donald J. Trump and working with some of the biggest country stars in the world. The show is hosted by Austin Burke. The performe…

Under capitalism, it can be hard to disentangle an idea of 'value' from that which the market sets as 'valuable' - that is to say, expensive items. Is the price mechanism in any way a useful or accurate way of representing value, or are we unable to measure what we really value through it? Join our panel of four diverse social scientists to make se…

Is genuine originality a realistic goal for artists? From fashion to fantasy, entertainment to enterprise, we seek the 'new' as the means to originality, change, and creativity. And for the most part, we imagine the new is always identifiable as a radical break from the past. But the nature of the new is more elusive and unknown than it first appea…

Episode 10 is hosted by Austin Burke, Trey Lewis and Mitch Wallis. 7 artists sing a song to try to impress the hosts. The song is followed by an interview and the artists are given feedback on their song. Artists performing include: Pryor Baird Colorblue Leland ft. GTTC Nick Smith Zach Michael Renae Nicole Louise Rieffer…

We take it for granted that through language and communication we can learn about the experience of others. But it remains unknown whether we can fully know what it is like to be another human being. James Baldwin and Jean-Paul Sartre take radically different approaches. For Sartre, the experience of others is unknown to us. Fundamentally, we are a…

Episode 9 is hosted by Austin Burke, McV and Jordan Gray. 6 artists sing a song to try to impress the hosts. The song is followed by an interview and the artists are given feedback on their song. Artists performing include: DEK of Hearts Chace Saunders Dylan Wolff Megan Knight Ben Graves Ashton Smith…

What do Friedrich Nietzsche, the Korean War, and Homer's Odyssey have in common? Join the team at the IAI for four articles about the history and philosophy of geopolitics, ranging from Nietzsche's impact on Russia's imperialist strategies to the importance of Ancient Greek tragedies during the decline of the West. Written by Slavoj Žižek, John Mil…

The philosophy of dehumanisation with David Livingstone Smith In this exclusive interview, philosopher David Livingstone Smith explores the history, nature, and evolution of dehumanisation. As what is 'acceptable' in society changes, so do the tactics of undercover dehumanisation. How can we identify these, and how might we progress? Smith's soluti…

Episode 8 is hosted by Austin Burke, Tyler Rich and Joe Devenney. 6 artists sing a song to try to impress the hosts. The song is followed by an interview and the artists are given feedback on their song. Artists performing include: Chad Frick Payton Taylor Sarina Haggarty Cooper Riley Steel Ivory Julielle…

Consciousness is one of the most fundamental aspects of our existence, but it remains barely understood, even defined. Across the world scholars of many disciplines - philosophy, science, social science, theology - are joined on a quest to understand this phenomenon. Tune into one of the more original and controversial thinkers at the forefront of …

Episode 7 is hosted by Austin Burke, Jessi Vaughn Stevenson and Heath Warren. 6 artists sing a song to try to impress the hosts. The song is followed by an interview and the artists are given feedback on their song. Heath Warren is a Nashville based, Multi-Platinum Award Winning songwriter from Albuquerque, New Mexico. With a passion for music and …

Metaphysics vs consciousness Panpsychism has recently become something of a household term in philosophical and scientific conversations alike. Deceivingly simple, it defends the view that consciousness is the primary 'stuff' of reality, and that all things have mind-like qualities. Join philosopher Philip Goff, one of the world's leading defenders…

Re-thinking the limits of the mind Most scientists think that consciousness is created by the brain. After all, most assume consciousness vanishes if the brain is destroyed. But what if this consensus view is radically mistaken? Join distinguished scientist Rupert Sheldrake as he argues that the mind extends beyond the brain and explores the radica…

14 singers compete for the chance to win the Grand Prize of a fully produced and mastered song. ($2,500 Value). Guest hosts include Grammy nominated artist Lincoln Parrish, Brandon Day, Locke Davis and Austin Burke. Big thank you to our sponsor PICKR for putting on this event. They allowed a young artist to get their song recorded for free. The cos…

The consciousness test Could an artificial intelligence be capable of genuine conscious experience? Coming from a range of different scientific and philosophical perspectives, Yoshua Bengio, Sabine Hossenfelder, Nick Lane, and Hilary Lawson dive deep into the question of whether artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT could one day become self…

Episode 5 is hosted by Austin Burke, Will Levis and Mac Hereford. Will Levis is the quarterback for the Tennessee Titans. He played college football at Penn State and The University of Kentucky. Mac Hereford is a social media influencer who played football at the University of Alabama and won 2 SEC Championships there along with a National Champion…

Should we sacrifice the present for a better future? Join the team at the IAI for three articles about effective altruism, longtermism, and the complex evolution of moral thought. Written by William MacAskill, James W. Lenman, and Ben Chugg, these three articles pick apart the ethical movement started by Peter Singer, analysing its strengths and we…

Why do we love evil? We may condemn tyrants and abhor serial killers, but we are obsessed with evil and violence. Our news and our entertainment focus on such material. Are we fascinated by evil, violent characters because they make life more exciting? Or because they express our true nature? Should we look to end this morbid obsession, or accept i…

Episode 4 is hosted by Cole Taylor, Tyler Reeve and Austin Burke. Cole and Tyler are some of the best songwriters in Nashville. They have written songs for Luke Combs, Eric Church, Luke Bryan, Brett Young, Florida Georgia Line and many more. The performers include: Megan Kelly, Ginn, Chace Saunders, Chandler James and Mike Sands.…

Morality and prejudice Is there such a thing as morality? And, if so, can we know what it is and act on it? Or is morality rather a shield for the powerful and a defence of their interest? The answer may have life-changing consequences... Join a heated debate between three philosophers with three different perspectives on the meaning of morality an…

Episode 3 is hosted by John Marks and Austin Burke. Performers include: GREENLEE, Alex Graham, Chelsea Rhodes, Malak Osli, Gatlin Dean Williams and Jackson Dreyer. Be sure to come to the live taping every Monday at 7pm in Nashville, TN at the Greenlight Bar located at 833 Hawkins St.By Playlisted Podcast

Humans are not morally superior Is the meat industry a monstrous tyrant? Join YouTuber Alex O'Connor for a thought-provoking talk on the ethics, or lack thereof, of eating meat. From a horrifying look at the practices of the meat industry to provocative analogies and compelling arguments, Alex doesn't hold back as he holds up a mirror to our modern…

Humanity and the gods of nature Do animals and nature have an ethical life of their own? Must, or should, we extend our morality to non-human entities, or are their limits to notions of ethics? Tune in to hear three world-famous philosophers on ethical issues discuss these questions from their different perspectives: Peter Singer has made a name fo…

Episode 2 is hosted by Austin Burke, Lexy Burke and Ollie Kadey. Performers include: Chace Saunders, Noah West, Braeden Berry, Paul Rosewood and July MoonBy Playlisted Podcast

Nietzsche, the birth of tragedy, and the technology trap with Babette Babich Do life's struggles make the search for meaning a hopeless endeavour? Join renowned, continental philosopher Babette Babich as she explains the Nietzschean path to finding purpose, arguing that we must embrace all elements of life - good and bad - in our search for a meani…

Welcome to the very first episode of Playlisted, the live music podcast brought to you by Austin Burke. Each episode features special guests that will give their feedback to artists who perform their original songs. Tune in to discover new music, hear the stories behind the songs, and experience the magic of live performances in the heart of Music …

What can ancient philosophers teach you about exercise, economics, and the myth of celebrity? Join the team at the IAI for three articles about life, ideas, and status in ancient Greece. Written by Etienne Helmer, Steve Fuller, and Sabrina B. Little, these articles cover a range of thought-provoking concepts, including; why Plato wants you to go fo…