<![CDATA[Why Teach Philosophy]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/why-teach-philosophy Welcome to the official channel of the Why Teach Philosophy podcast, hosted and co-produced by Samantha Flaherty, Russell Marcus, and Wright Williams. New episodes are released every two weeks on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Subscribe and enable notifications to hear more conversations.

]]> RSS.com 2026.817.133114 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:44:16 GMT en 73179c84-43b2-53a4-ac8d-f3266bb737bd https://media.rss.com/why-teach-philosophy/podcast_cover_20260812_220423_4e490701c9f701161f63d2f4fee58a29.png Why Teach Philosophy https://rss.com/podcasts/why-teach-philosophy no Russell Marcus 2o26 Russell Marcus Russell Marcus false episodic 65afd7a0-a4fd-11f1-ad70-0da8c0150a87 podcast Hamilton College, 198, College Hill Road, Town of Westmoreland, Clark Mills, Oneida County, New York, 13323, USA false <![CDATA[László Kőszeghy: The IB Program and Philosophy]]> This is the Why Teach Philosophy podcast, hosted by Samantha Flaherty, Russell Marcus, and Wright Williams. Today’s episode features László Kőszeghy. We’ll talk about learning goals, evidence of learning, and the inner workings of the IB program.

To celebrate our premiere, we’ve released three episodes. For more WTP, check out our conversations with Monica (Mo) Janzen and David W. Concepción.

This podcast is an edited version of a longer conversation. To read more WTP conversations, check out the transcripts for each subject at our website www.whyteachphilosophy.org. Follow us on Instagram @whyteachphilosophy to stay up to date on our release schedule. New episodes are released every two weeks on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Subscribe and enable notifications to hear more conversations.

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Why Teach Philosophy, conversations with thoughtful philosophy teachers, is supported by a Gertrude F. Bristol Sabbatical Award, a Faculty Innovation Grant from the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center, a Gertrude F. Bristol Faculty Fellowship, and a Dr. Edgardo Yordán Humanities Faculty Research Grant at Hamilton College.

Co-producers: Samantha Flaherty, Russell Marcus, and Wright Williams

Music: Circles II by JMHBM

Logo design: Mona Dunn and Kevin Waldron

Video promos: Isidor Marcus

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/why-teach-philosophy/3108385 46e0ec4f-b17f-4489-ae54-ee9f5e8596f9 3512 full 1 1 3 3 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:14:38 GMT false false <![CDATA[Mo Janzen: Trust the Students]]> This is the Why Teach Philosophy podcast, hosted by Samantha Flaherty, Russell Marcus, and Wright Williams. Today’s episode features Monica (Mo) Janzen. We’ll talk about learning goals, evidence of learning, and taking philosophy outside the classroom.

To celebrate our premiere, we’ve released three episodes. For more WTP, check out our conversations with David W. Concepción and Laszlo Koseghy.

This podcast is an edited version of a longer conversation. To read more WTP conversations, check out the transcripts for each subject at our website www.whyteachphilosophy.org. Follow us on Instagram @whyteachphilosophy to stay up to date on our release schedule. New episodes are released every two weeks on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Subscribe and enable notifications to hear more conversations.

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Why Teach Philosophy, conversations with thoughtful philosophy teachers, is supported by a Gertrude F. Bristol Sabbatical Award, a Faculty Innovation Grant from the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center, a Gertrude F. Bristol Faculty Fellowship, and a Dr. Edgardo Yordán Humanities Faculty Research Grant at Hamilton College.

Co-producers: Samantha Flaherty, Russell Marcus, and Wright Williams

Music: Circles II by JMHBM

Logo design: Mona Dunn and Kevin Waldron

Video promos: Isidor Marcus

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/why-teach-philosophy/3108217 8ea9a69e-157d-4d7e-8926-2d650c1586a2 2696 full 1 1 2 2 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:18:07 GMT false false <![CDATA[David W. Concepción: Fun Is Evidence of Learning]]> This is the Why Teach Philosophy podcast, hosted by Samantha Flaherty, Russell Marcus, and Wright Williams. Today’s episode features David W. Concepción:. We’ll talk about learning goals, evidence of learning, and student empowerment.

To celebrate our premiere, we’ve released three episodes. For more WTP, check out our conversations with Monica (Mo) Janzen and Laszlo Koseghy.

This podcast is an edited version of a longer conversation. To read more WTP conversations, check out the transcripts for each subject at our website www.whyteachphilosophy.org. Follow us on Instagram @whyteachphilosophy to stay up to date on our release schedule. New episodes are released every two weeks on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Subscribe and enable notifications to hear more conversations.

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Why Teach Philosophy, conversations with thoughtful philosophy teachers, is supported by a Gertrude F. Bristol Sabbatical Award, a Faculty Innovation Grant from the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center, a Gertrude F. Bristol Faculty Fellowship, and a Dr. Edgardo Yordán Humanities Faculty Research Grant at Hamilton College.

Co-producers: Samantha Flaherty, Russell Marcus, and Wright Williams

Music: Circles II by JMHBM

Logo design: Mona Dunn and Kevin Waldron

Video promos: Isidor Marcus

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/why-teach-philosophy/3108198 5dfaeb43-8652-4538-ab5f-9a512f2dba8a 3593 full 1 1 1 1 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 05:35:14 GMT false false Ball State University, West Euclid Avenue, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, 47304, USA <![CDATA[WTP Intro Episode]]> This is the Why Teach Philosophy podcast, hosted by Samantha Flaherty, Russell Marcus, and Wright Williams. . We’ll talk about learning goals, evidence of learning, and curriculum design.

To celebrate our premiere, we’ve released three episodes. For more WTP, check out our conversations with Monica (Mo) Janzen and Laszlo Koseghy.

To read more WTP conversations, check out the transcripts for each subject at our website www.whyteachphilosophy.org. Follow us on Instagram @whyteachphilosophy to stay up to date on our release schedule. New episodes are released every two weeks on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Subscribe and enable notifications to hear more conversations.

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Why Teach Philosophy, conversations with thoughtful philosophy teachers, is supported by a Gertrude F. Bristol Sabbatical Award, a Faculty Innovation Grant from the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center, a Gertrude F. Bristol Faculty Fellowship, and a Dr. Edgardo Yordán Humanities Faculty Research Grant at Hamilton College.

Co-producers: Samantha Flaherty, Russell Marcus, and Wright Williams

Music: Circles II by JMHBM

Logo design: Mona Dunn and Kevin Waldron

Video promos: Isidor Marcus

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