Honor and Avatar: The Last Airbender – with Prof. Helen De Cruz
What is the meaning of honor? James is joined by Prof. Helen De Cruz, the Danforth Chair in the Department of Philosophy at Saint Louis University, to...
Ethics and Chill
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Ethics and Chill explores the ethics of pop culture. We dive deep into things considered shallow, uncovering how pop culture shapes our understanding of right and wrong. Movies, TV shows, pop music, comics and more provide the modern myths which help us live our lives – and Ethics and Chill examines them all.
The Ethics of OnlyFans – with Kaden and Tyler Hylls
OnlyFans – a content creation network launched in 2016 – has quickly become a pop culture phenomenon, allowing fans to subscribe to creators’ channels...
Consequences in The Wasteland
Wasteland 3 – the new roleplaying game from inXile Entertainment – enables the player to make numerous choices which affect the simulated game world. ...
Do AI Algorithms Ruin Our Lives? with Aaron Rabinowitz
Aaron Rabinowitz, host of the Embrace the Void Podcast, joins James to talk about the AI algorithms which are ruining our lives! How does YouTube deci...
How Pop Culture Shapes Our Identity – with Chris Stedman
Chris Stedman is an author, interfaith activist, and lover of pop culture – particularly pop music. Just before the launch of his new book “IRL: Findi...
Ethics of Star Trek Live Show at Virtual Trek Con – with Scott Baker
In this special live show James discusses the ethics of Star Trek with filmmaker Scott Baker. Part of the Virtual Trek Con, Scott and James explore ho...
Ethics After the Apocalypse – The Last of Us Parts 1 and 2
Post-apocalyptic fiction puts humanity in impossible situations in order to explore how we react: when civilization breaks down, what’s left of us? Th...
Dungeons & Dragons WAS Racist! – with Corey Clapp
Recently Wizards of the Coast – owners and developers of the Dungeons & Dragons games and franchise – outlined how they intended to change their games...
Superheroes and Social Justice – with Martin Casas
Martin Casas has had an unusual career: he worked in politics for years, starting as a White House intern, then supporting the campaigns of Howard Dea...
Can Comedy Go Too Far? – with Nadia Kamil
Are there ethical limits on comedy? Can a joke be so extreme, so offensive, or just so mean that it becomes unethical? James is joined by actress, wri...