• Episode 120: Nonbasic Action with Mikayla Kelley
    May 25 2026

    In this episode, we talk Mikayla Kelley about the distinction between basic and nonbasic action and different accounts of nonbasic action.

    Mikayla's website: https://www.mikaylakelley.com/

    Mikayla's paper: How to Perform a Nonbasic Action

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    35 mins
  • Episode 119: Self-Prediction and Time Travel with Alison Fernandes
    May 11 2026

    In this episode, we talk with Alison Fernandes about cases of time travel and how knowledge constrains deliberation.

    Alison's website: http://www.alisonfernandes.net/

    Alison's paper, "Freedom, Self-Prediction, and the Possibility of Time Travel": https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11098-018-1181-9


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    38 mins
  • Episode 118: Physics and Libertarian Free Will with Jeffrey Koperski
    Apr 27 2026

    In this episode, we talk with Jeffrey Koperski about whether physics rules out libertarian free will.

    Jeff's website: https://appsc2.svsu.edu/lookup/bio/koperski

    Jeff's book: Physics and Free Will: The Science of Libertarian Freedom

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    39 mins
  • Episode 117: The Structure of Agency with Joshua Shepherd
    Apr 13 2026

    In this episode, we talk with Joshua Shepherd about the structure of agency and creative intelligence.

    Josh's website: https://sites.google.com/site/shepherdphilosophy/home?authuser=0

    Josh's Book: The Shape of Agency


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    35 mins
  • Episode 116: The Simulation Hypothesis and Free Will with Marcus Arvan
    Mar 30 2026

    In this episode, we talk with Marcus Arvan about how the simulation hypothesis explains various philosophical phenomena, including free will.

    Marcus's website: https://www.marcusarvan.net/

    Marcus's paper: A New Theory of Free Will

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    44 mins
  • Episode 115: Abilities with Barbara Vetter
    Mar 16 2026

    In this episode, we talk with Barbara Vetter about abilities and how we come to know what abilities we have.

    Barbara's website: http://barbaravetter.de/

    Barbara's first book, Potentiality: From Dispositions to Modality: https://academic.oup.com/book/26364?login=false


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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Episode 114: Responsibility for Consequences and the AI Responsibility Gap with Huzeyfe Demirtas
    Mar 2 2026

    In this episode, we talk with Huzeyfe Demirtas about responsibility for consequences and how that relates to autonomous AI systems.

    Huzeyfe's Website: https://www.huzeyfedemirtas.com/

    Huzeyfe's paper, "Against the Degree-Scope Response to Moral Luck, or A Farewell to Responsibility for Consequences": https://philpapers.org/rec/DEMATD-7

    Huzeyfe's paper, "AI Responsibility Gap: Not New, Inevitable, Unproblematic": https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10676-024-09814-1



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    44 mins
  • Episode 113: Determinism and the Principle of Sufficient Reason with Shaun Nichols
    Feb 16 2026

    In this episode, we talk with Shaun Nichols about folk beliefs about determinism and causal explanation.

    Shaun's website: https://sites.google.com/view/shaunbnichols/home

    Shaun's book, Bound: Essays on Free Will and Responsibility: https://academic.oup.com/book/9296

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    41 mins