People often ask me why I started presenting Idle Talk, my philosophy radio show. Previously I had mostly presented comedy/entertainment breakfast show style programs. Admittedly it does seem a bit weird to go from a show called “Thank God it’s Friday” filled with prank calls Read More …
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A radio ad I voiced for A1 Metal Recycling. Teenager and Dad
Below is a recent radio advert I had the pleasure of voicing for A1 Metal Recycling. I’m the whining teenager, a part I was born to play! I was going for Kevin the teenager but I think I’ve ended up sounding a bit more like Read More …
Reading Fringe Festival: interview with The Thom Show
Here is me interviewing unicycle riding one-man variety act The Tom Show. During this interview I learned the hard way I’m rubbish at balloon modelling! For more information on the Reading Fringe Festival and buy your tickets got to http://readingfringefestival.co.uk
Rhodders presents for Reading Fringe Festival YouTube channel
I’m very happy to announce that I am one of the presenters for the Reading Fringe Festival Youtube channel. Soon you’ll seen videos of me running around interviewing the wonderfully unusual acts performing at the Fringe. For the first time in the town’s history Reading Read More …
Idle Talk 14 07 13 Email and the alienation of the worker
Nicola @nicola_patten joins @rhodders for another week of philosophical talk and odd silly side track This week we talked about Carl Marx’ idea of alienation. Defined in the simple terms as a feeling of being our of sorts with ones self and the world. Carl Read More …
Idle Talk 30 06 13 What is beauty?
This week’s topic is What is beauty? Everybody thinks they have an idea of beauty, they can point out a beautiful person, a beautiful painting etc but where do we get this conception of beauty from? why is it we can call a landscape and Read More …
Idle Talk 23 06 13 Charity and effective altruism
This week’s topic is charity and effective altruism. In an age where many charities are run in the same way as commercial businesses we question whether it is even possible to give to charity effectively. We explore a possible solution to this problem, the idea Read More …
Big announcement concerning how you listen to the Idle Talk podcast Wed 12pm
I will be making a big announcement on this website at noon on Wednesday 31st concerning how you listen to the podcast of my Idle Talk radio show. More info will be posted later today, follow me on twitter @rhodders and Facebook. Rhodders
Idle Talk 21 04 13 The best of so far…
Idle Talk is accessible an interesting philosophy based show. We cover a wide range of topics with a easy-going and humorous approach.This week episode is a “best of” so if you haven’t listened to the show before this is a quick and easy way to Read More …
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 …