Promethean Onion
Join two curious STEM students on a journey to peel back the layers of some of the most complex and divisive philosophical questions. They will tackle their many disagreements through logical, fiery debate which will illuminate the truth and burn away the falsehoods. Get ready for wild opinions, unexpected arguments, and a genuine sense of camaraderie.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 71 minutes
- Episodes
- 35
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2024
T&B: Henry Ford massacre and Klansmen for Liberty
Was Pfizer's marketing designed to trick us? How did bananas rule South America? Which terrible event created the modern trade union? Sit back, relax, and listen in to tackle these fasc…
Seize the Carp
Our friend and editor, Moon, joins us for the first time at the mic to discuss the messages and implications of "Dead Poets Society", an incredible coming of age drama with a dark twist…
Bloody but Unbowed
Invictus is the ragged shout of triumphant defiance from the wildly bearded lips of a flesh-and-blood Long John Silver amidst the barbaric ministrations of 19th century surgeons. Its de…
Tea and Biscuits:Togas and Top Hats
Can Jeans get you arrested? What secret feature is missing in modern shirts? How did the Kennedy assassination change fashion? Sit down, kick back and find out on this episode of Tea an…
I wanna Vacuum your Room
Can cars commit crimes? Should pigs be taught to vacuum? Can we desire what we wish to desire? Find out this, and much more in our deep dive into desire, and moral compatibilism (a theo…
Tea & Biscuits: Dune and Ivanhoe
Welcome back to the relaxed, informal cousin of Promethean Onion. Pour yourself a cup, get comfy, and find out how Walter Scott beat a dead horse back to life, what is the secret to Dun…
The Devil wears Blue (part 2)
Back at it again with the second half of our International relations episode. This time, find out how Rome was more stable than the Soviet Union, whether facsists can be pacifists, and …
The Devil wears Blue (part 1)
Our first episode with a guest on the show; meet our good friend Lili, whose formal education in International Relations will help us navigate the thorny topic (hopefully) without getti…
Rose Tea and Biscuits: Mythologies
In the first episode of this relaxed, off-the-cuff new series, we chat about mythologies. Why didn't vikings like mistletoe? Does Genesis really talk of creation? How did McArthur embar…
Knight of Absurdity
Prepare to embark on a mind-bending exploration into the labyrinthine corridors of belief and faith. Delving deep into the realms of philosophy and literature, this episode navigates th…
Slaying the Lizard
In this emotional an eventful episode, we discuss pride, and its impact on the human mind. Literary allusions, personal anecdotes, and logical induction come together to weave a net in …
The Right to Kill Enemies with a Rubber Duck
Is secession immoral? Is the Geneva convention a joke? Who should Crimea really belong to?
In this episode, we are tackling the ethics of war, and it gets controversial!
New into and outr…
Tobermory
Join us in this thought-provoking episode as we explore the fundamental question of who deserves human rights and the criteria that underpin their allocation. Delving deeper into the re…
Free Will and Moral Relativism
Embark on a thought-provoking journey as we explore free will, computer consciousness, morality in a deterministic world, and the intricacies of moral relativism.