Rhodders is back after a holiday from the show. During this holiday he went to a music festival. This week we discussed Joe Dunthorne’s idea that “mosh pit psychology” could help us live our everyday lives more peacefully and happily. Prior to discussing this main topic there Read More …
Tag: Idle Talk
Idle Talk 12 08 12 Crime, punishment and Revenge
Despite feeling a little under the weather Rhodders struggles through some of today’s big issues. Starting with the sport, moving on to the justification of criminal punishment and ending in a shooting! Our guest this week is Niall Norbury a politics and philosophy graduate from Read More …
Idle Talk 02 08 12 “Ethics, Olympics and Doping”
In the words of Will I Am”That’s dope man!” With the Olympics still taking over London the show this week is about the ethics of substance doping and Gene doping in sports. Rhodders’ guest this week is Nick Harding, a masters student in ethics and Read More …
Idle Talk 29 07 12 “The Olympics and Olympism”
The main theme this week is the philosophy of Olympism. This seeks to create a way of life based on the joy of effort a new sports as a vehicle for positive social change. This week we ask whether Olympics still follows its original founding Read More …
Idle Talk 22-07-12 “what is success?”
Idle talk “a sideways look at pop culture and life with a philosophical slant. In the co-host corner is illustrator Nicola Patten. The main themes on this weeks show where: success, status anxiety and graduate employment. This week we discuss: The Dark Knight shooting and Read More …
Idle Talk 15-07-12 “A meaningful life?”
Rhodders launches his brand-new show “Idle talk” a sideways look at pop culture and life with a philosophical slant. In the co-host corner is illustrious illustrator Nicola Patten (nicolapatten.com). This week’s theme is “how to live a meaningful life”. This week we discuss: the point Read More …