Idle Talk 14 04 13 Lies

This week’s Idle Talk is all about lies. Nicola is cohost (unless I’m lying!). Lying is generally considered wrong but what if by lying you could prevent a greater evil? Would this still make the lie wrong? Kant would argue that even lying in this Read More …

Idle Talk 07 04 13 The meaning of meaning

On this week’s show we ask, what is the meaning of meaning?  To answer this we also had to tackle questions such as “what makes a statement meaningful?” and “what is it something to be meaningful?”. “From where do statements derive truth value or meaning. Read More …

Rhodders and HRR Cover Robot Appeal Event at JJ’s world of fun

A clip from Rhodders’ Hospital Radio Reading Request show. Rhodders, Louise and Rob go back to there childhood in a giant indoor play area! This is a report form an event held to help raise money for the the Robbie the Robot Appeal at the Read More …

Idle Talk 14 03 13 Waking up in vagueness

This week we force ourselves to think before we speak as we delve into the philosophy of language and examine the problem of vagueness. An example of a phrase that is vague in the philosophical sense could be “If you cut one head off of Read More …

Idle Talk 03 03 13 Life by the book. Facebook and Envy

Facebook has changed the way we communicate and relate to each other. It has allowed us to broaden our horizons, keep in touch with friends and increase our sense of connectedness with our peer groups. However there is a problem. A recent study by Humboldt University Read More …

No Idle Talk Sunday Feb 24th

There will be no Idle Talk on 1Radio  Sunday Feb 24th. Instead Espy will be doing his awesome specialist music show from 8pm to 10pm. Get the Idle Talk podcast so your brain does not go soft in Rhodders’ absence http://itunes.rhodders.com/.