Very Bad Wizards

Very Bad Wizards is a podcast featuring a philosopher (Tamler Sommers) and a psychologist (David Piz

Episodes

Total: 303

David and Tamler stumble their way through talking about the election results, how Trump got elected

Why do we call Mozart a creative genius? He created his music, but do we also think that he created

Episode 100: It's a Celebration

2016/10/13

David and Tamler have their 100th episode hijacked briefly before taking it back like Wesley Snipes

David and Tamler tackle three topics on their last double digit episode. First, should a middle scho

Episode 98: Mind the Gap

2016/9/13

David and Tamler break down the biggest question in moral philosophy -- can we derive value judgment

Do you have strong views on climate change, taxes, health care, or gun control? Do you think the evi

So where are you? You’re in some house. What am I listening to? Sounds like the radio. Is it the rad

Hello friend, did you come from the Berenstein with an 'E' universe? Or have you lived in the Berens

We all remember the famous iTunes review calling David and Tamler "repugnant." (And the T-shirt/mugs

Dave and Tamler don’t agree about much, but one thing they do share is an affinity for character-bas

Scandinavian film scholar Yoel Inbar joins the podcast for a deep dive on the Swedish film Force Maj

David and Tamler continue their intermittent “classic paper series” with an episode on Jonathan Benn

Inspired by a recent ProPublica report on racial bias in an algorithm used to predict future crimina

Episode 90: Of Mice and Morals

2016/5/25

David and Tamler have their first real fight in a while over an article defending "social mixing"--d

David and Tamler welcome author and environmental science professor Jennifer Jacquet to the podcast

David and Tamler celebrate Passover with a high-spirited episode on guns, revenge, liberals, being o

We hit the jackpot with this one! Economist Robert Frank (you may remember him from such episodes as

We know that criminal punishment has consequences, both good and bad, and that many people think tha

Philosophers can be funny and funny movies can be philosophical. David and Tamler welcome frequent V

Episode 84: Lifting the Veil

2016/2/23

David and Tamler talk about the perils of trying to step outside of your own perspective in ethics,