The Philosopher's Nest

By: Lewis Williams and Kyle van Oosterum
  • Summary

  • The Philosopher's Nest is a podcast created by Kyle van Oosterum and Lewis Williams, two graduate students in philosophy at the University of Oxford. Our podcast is dedicated to showcasing the work, insights, and experiences of graduate students in philosophy. In each episode we talk with a different graduate philosophy student about their research and their views on the discipline of philosophy as it is practised today.
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Episodes
  • S3E1 - Kathleen Murphy-Hollies on Confabulation, UBirmingham and the Philosophy Garden
    Sep 2 2024

    Today we're joined by Kathleen Murphy-Hollies who was, until very recently, a PhD candidate at the University of Birmingham. We'll be talking about her experiences finishing the PhD while beginning her postdoc, her research on confabulation and her project the Philosophy Garden.

    If you'd like to get in touch with Kathleen, you can reach her at k.l.murphy-hollies@bham.ac.uk, or get in touch through twitter or bluesky at @kmurphyhollies on both.

    Music credit: @progressivaudio

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    20 mins
  • End of Season Announcement
    May 31 2024

    Thanks for listening to the second season of The Philosopher’s Nest. We’ve really enjoyed interviewing these brilliant up-and-coming philosophers and learning about their unique research areas and personal experiences with the discipline.

    The first episode of season 3 will be released on the first Monday of September. As usual, each season will consist of 13 tri-weekly episodes followed by a 13-week summer break. Thanks again for listening, and we’ll look forward to seeing you in September.

    Music credit: @progressivaudio

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    Less than 1 minute
  • S2E13 - Bonus Episode! What's the Most Underrated Part of Doing a PhD?
    May 13 2024

    In this third bonus episode of The Philosopher's Nest, we've asked each of our last 12 guests the same question, and we've compiled each of these answers into a single episode.

    We'll be hearing 12 Philosophy PhD students answer: "What's the most underrated part of doing a PhD?"

    Music credit: @progressivaudio

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    11 mins

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