I am thrilled to announce that the 3rd season of the Philosophy Casting Call podcast is now live! This season, I am employed full-time and can therefore deliver more episodes weekly. Things have never been better if you enjoy listening to interviews with underrepresented philosophers. Season 3 is all about exploring different interdisciplinary practices and […]
Call for Podcast Guests
Hello! It’s me, your friendly neighbourhood podcast host and producer, and I am looking for guests for Philosophy Casting Call Season 3. If you are unfamiliar with this interview podcast featuring underrepresented philosophers, you can listen to it here and read full transcripts of each episode: Philosophy Casting Call. The theme of Season 3 is […]
Embodied Subjectivities in the Philippine Context
Sometimes, your niche just finds you. This seems to be the case with me and the intersection between Filipino philosophy and philosophy of disability, as I am happy to announce my second speaking engagement on that topic on May 28, 2022 at 5PM PHT. I will be one of two presenters for the 11th Beyond […]
Philosophy Casting Call podcast: s02e06 A Transformative Practice w/Jimena Solé
In this season finale, Élaina interviews Jimena Solé, a professor of philosophy at the University of Buenos Aires. Jimena talks about her dislike of school growing up, her discovery of Spinoza, and why she believes that philosophising in Argentina and South America can be a transformative decolonial practice. The first half of the episode focuses […]
Philosophy Casting Call Podcast s02e05: Gatekeeping, Class, and Applied Epistemology w/Louise Durham
In this episode, Élaina interviews Louise Durham, a PhD student in philosophy at the University of Aberdeen. Louise talks about the three “lightbulb moments” that motivated her decision to pursue academic philosophy. This episode is for all those who have been told to give up and who kept going mostly out of spite. It’s also […]
Philosophy Casting Call s02e04: Relational Aesthetic Subjectivities w/Judith-Frederike Popp
In this episode, Élaina interviews Dr Judith-Frederike Popp, a post-doctoral researcher in philosophical aesthetics at the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt’s Faculty of Design. They address, among other things, topics of theory-practice interdisciplinarity, what it means to be a relation subject, and the aesthetic agency of online influencers. You can register for “Taking Sides: Design […]
Philosophy Casting Call s02e03: Pedagogies of Resistance w/Danna Aduna
In this episode, Danna Aduna, assistant professor of philosophy at the University of the Philippines: Baguio, tells Élaina why she no longer wants to teach male philosophers and how she gets creative with assigned syllabi by experimenting with different ways of running her classrooms. Content note: This episode contains non-graphic discussions of sexual harassment, sexual […]
Philosophy Casting Call s02e02: From Aristotle to Waste Colonialism w/Jesi Taylor Cruz
Please enjoy my conversation with Black Jewish philosopher Jesi Taylor Cruz on waste colonialism, flourishing, and anti-colonial philosophy. You might notice the sounds of life, aka seagulls on my side and the hustle and bustle of New York and the coos of a small human on Jesi’s side. I hope this only adds to your […]
Philosophy Casting Call Season 2 Premiere: The Ethics of AI from a Buddhist Perspective w/Soraj Hongladarom
Hello everyone! I hope you are safe and ready for some more Philosophy Casting Call. You can listen to my interview with Soraj Hongladarom on your podcatcher of choice or by clicking this button: Or you can read the full transcript here: Please share this episode widely and tag me @philoCCpod on Instagram and Twitter!
Philosophy Casting Call s01ep06: On counter-narratives and writing the books we want to read w/Kathryn Belle
In this season finale, Élaina interviews Kathryn Belle, founder of the Collegium of Black Women Philosophers, associate professor at Penn State University, and owner and director of La Belle Vie Coaching. They discuss Prof Belle’s work on philosophy of race and engaging with black feminist philosophical scholarship on Simone de Beauvoir’s “The Second Sex”. You […]