Best Kristian Urstad And Stephen Webb Podcasts (2025)

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Will Durant - The top ten greatest thinkers of all time! 21:07

3h ago21:07

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The distinguished historian Will Durant published a book where he ranked the greatest thinkers ever! See who made the list! If interested, check out my new book series! Here's the first one: A Manifest on Beauty: Reclaim Real Beauty in a Digital Age www.amazon.com/Manifesto-Beauty-Reclaim-Digital-World/dp/1069510815/…

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Henri Bergson - Overcoming the tyranny of mechanical time! 17:18

4d ago17:18

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The French philosopher Bergson criticized the scientific notion of time, instead turning to what he called lived time. Find out more! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If interested, check out my new book series! Here's the first one: A Manifest on Beauty: Reclaim Real Beauty in a Digital Age …

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Greek tragedy, Pollution and AI! + announcement! 14:48

9d ago14:48

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If interested, check out my new book series! Here's the first one: www.amazon.com/Manifesto-Beauty-Reclaim-Digital-World/dp/1069510815/ The full title is: A Manifest on Beauty: Reclaim Real Beauty in a Digital AgeBy Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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If I could time travel....Cafe, Paris, 1940's! 17:29

14d ago17:29

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If I could time travel anywhere, I’d skip the big battles and royal balls. Drop me in a smoky café in 1940s Paris—existentialism, espresso, and all! If you're not convinced, take a listen!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Kafka's A Hunger Artist - The Death of Uncompromising Art! 14:56

18d ago14:56

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What would Kafka think about our attention economy today? And what about the state of our art? Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Dylan Thomas' Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night - Don't surrender the flame! 15:55

18d ago15:55

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How should we meet death? With rage! Or so says the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas! And he's not the only one! Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Naomi Klein - The Apocalypse, Mars, and the Bunker Nation! 16:59

24d ago16:59

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Naomi Klein, the Canadian author and social activist, argues for what she sees as the apocalyptic mindset of the far Right. Along with Klein, I offer up a few of my own concerns!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Why We Can't Avoid Making JUDGMENTS—And Why That's a Great Thing! 14:14

26d ago14:14

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So as we all know, there’s the popular or cliched idea that we should be “nonjudgmental”. But by and large, I don’t think that’s right!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Adorno on Animals - "The degradation of a creature to the status of a mere thing" 15:15

28d ago15:15

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The philosopher Theodor Adorno lays a powerful groundwork for thinking ethically about animals! Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Humour as Social Critique - Let's keep LAUGHING at POWER! 15:48

30d ago15:48

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Humour can have real revolutionary force! Ask the philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin. Let's keep laughing at the powerful. It will work!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Heidegger - The death of the LOVE LETTER in the time of the digital message! 14:08

1M ago14:08

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The love letter has become an extinct species! This is a symptom of a much larger problem - at least according to Heidegger!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Miles Davis - Why LESS IS MORE! 14:21

1M ago14:21

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In our world of more and faster and louder, we might do well to remember that less is often more! Just ask Miles!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Tolstoy vs. Dostoevsky - Some major DIFFERENCES! 17:51

1M ago17:51

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These giants of literature, they're often viewed as similar from afar. But they're not. Especially when it comes to how they see the human soul and the road to salvation!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Buddhism and NON-ATTACHMENT - Some Objections! 16:20

1M ago16:20

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Is human well-being and flourishing really all about detachment? I would argue, no!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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What does it mean to be a GOOD FATHER? 14:15

2M ago14:15

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Inspired by Gabriel Marcel and Martin Buber, I argue that being a good father requires the invisible labor of presence.By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Byung-Chul Han and Plato on the POWER of BEAUTY! 11:20

2M ago11:20

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Modern beauty has become tepid and smooth. It lacks the depth and friction and power of genuine beauty! Or so say Han and Plato!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Foucault and Kierkegaard - Where the heck has YOUTHFUL REBELLION gone? 19:22

2M ago19:22

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When I was growing up teenage rebellion seemed to be everywhere! Where is it now? At the heart of this decline: social media and technology!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Socrates - Power and Stupidity: A Destructive Combination! 13:50

2M ago13:50

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Socrates argues that ignorance is the worst of all evils! Especially in the service of power! Ring any bells today?By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Simone De Beauvoir and Hannah Arendt - A Happiness of ENGAGEMENT! 13:15

2M ago13:15

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De Beauvoir and Arendt both argue against passive forms of happiness! Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Pascal and Kierkegaard on the SUPERFICIAL LIFE - Owning up to one's SELF! 14:42

2M ago14:42

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One could argue that we live more superficially than ever before. Pascal and Kierkegaard are particularly relevant here!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Why Plato wrote dialogues - Let's bring back the power of real conversation! 13:35

2M ago13:35

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Plato chose not to write essays. He wrote dialogues instead. Why? And how is this relevant for us today? Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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The Myth of Icarus and Daedalus - Melting the wings of our children! 19:26

2M ago19:26

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I think this ancient myth is more relevant today than ever before! Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Nietzsche - DECADENT Culture! 12:23

3M ago12:23

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According to Nietzsche, cultures can be healthy or decadent. How do we see the culture today?By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Erich Fromm - Submission to Authoritarianism! 19:20

3M ago19:20

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The psychologist Erich Fromm argues that we tend to willingly submit to authoritarianism! Relevant today?By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Carl Jung - UFOs and their PSYCHIC SIGNIFICANCE! 13:32

3M ago13:32

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Carl Jung believed that UFOs have their basis in a vital psychic need! Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Camus's The Rebel - Helping us to find MEASURE in a time of EXTREMES! 14:47

3M ago14:47

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What Camus has to say in The Rebel is very relevant to our current trend towards absolutist and binary thinking!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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The Cult of Personality and CEO worship! 15:08

3M ago15:08

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Scary times...By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Kierkegaard - We've forgotten how to exist! Passion in the age of apathy! 13:09

3M ago13:09

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Kierkegaard spends a lot of time talking about the connection between existence and passion! We'd do well to listen to him!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Dostoevsky - Kiss the earth! Why the soil matters! 15:09

4M ago15:09

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The archetype of the earth is crucial for understanding Dostoevsky's view! Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Byung-Chul Han and Aristotle - Why real friends shouldn't be afraid of conflict! 15:12

4M ago15:12

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As friends we gratify and pamper too much, or so these philosophers say! Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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The Beat Writers - If it ain't got that swing, it don't mean a thing! 20:52

4M ago20:52

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The Beats were a group of poets and writers who emerged after WWII. What was their philosophy all about? Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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What time is it? - Chronos vs. Kairos! 14:29

4M ago14:29

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The Ancient Greeks had two words for time - chronos and kairos. What is this distinction and how might it be important for us today? Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Why the death of Socrates matters! 21:49

5M ago21:49

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Apart from the death of Jesus, no death has been discussed more than that of Socrates. And for very good reasons! Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Selflessness as the antidote to death! 15:36

5M ago15:36

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How do we take the sting off of death? How about a little less ego, a little more selflessness! Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Kant's "What is Enlightenment?" - Emancipate your thinking! 13:13

5M ago13:13

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Dare to know and think! This was Kant's calling in his famous 1784 essay "What is Enlightenment?" Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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The Delphic Injunction - KNOW THYSELF! 16:34

5M ago16:34

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The words “know thyself” were carved into stone at the entrance to the revered temple of Apollo at Delphi in Greece. What does it mean? Well, the Greek playwright Sophocles and the philosopher Socrates interpret it in their own way!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Bertrand Russell - Why I am not a Christian 22:27

6M ago22:27

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In 1927 the philosopher Bertrand Russell gave a lecture called Why I am not a Christian. Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Dostoevsky and Heidegger - How to escape the algorithm! 17:39

6M ago17:39

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Both Dostoevsky and Heidegger, in their own way, look for ways to salvage some deeper meaning and experience in the midst of our increasingly technological and rational-scientific world! Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Cormac McCarthy's The Road - Each the other's world entire! 33:48

6M ago33:48

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One of the most emotionally powerful novels ever written! A father and son try to make their way across a post-apocalyptic America trying to get to a better place.By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Byung-Chul Han and Gabriel Marcel on Hope! 18:15

6M ago18:15

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Is there anything more important than hope, especially today? These two profound philosophers have lots to say about this!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Selfies and Existentialism! 15:43

7M ago15:43

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Selfie-ism permeates our world culture! Do we have cause for concern? What would the existentialists think?By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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What the heck happened to integrity and character?! 19:28

7M ago19:28

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What's going on? Why don't we care about character anymore? This is very troubling.By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Marinetti and Futurism - Welcome to the machine! 20:31

7M ago20:31

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The Italian futurist Marinetti called for the absolute glorification of everything new and modern, a worship of everything machine! What resonance all this has today!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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The lost art of reading! And why reading makes us truly happy! 23:27

7M ago23:27

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Reading has become nearly obsolete in our age of momentary gratification. This is a great loss as reading engenders all sorts of important qualities that benefit us!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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The problem with lying and liars! 16:32

8M ago16:32

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Lying seems to be on the rise, especially in the political world! I don't think we realize how dangerous and how morally problematic it is!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Why the existentialists hate the bourgeois! 14:38

8M ago14:38

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The French existentialists have a problem with bourgeois morality and relationships! What's their beef all about? Find out more!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Aristotle, Leisure and AI - Outsourcing our humanity! 18:30

8M ago18:30

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For Aristotle, leisure is the most important human activity. Unfortunately we're contracting out our leisure activities to AI, and with it, our humanity!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Freud, the Uncanny and AI! 16:26

8M ago16:26

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Why do we feel so disturbed by dolls and robots that are human-like? Why do we really fear AI? Freud has an answer!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Can you be GOOD without GOD? 20:37

9M ago20:37

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Dostoevsky said that if God is dead, then everything is permitted. In other words, morality depends on religion. Is that true? I don't think so!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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Horace and Carpe Diem - What this famous phrase REALLY means! 14:44

9M ago14:44

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Carpe Diem is usually translated as seize the day. But that's not quite accurate, and it's a reflection of our times! Sit back and enjoy, like a good Epicurean!By Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb

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