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Philosophy for Better Humans.

by Joey Caster

If you want to build character, deepen your thinking, and understand yourself, this show gives you the ideas to do it — one episode at a time.

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What Would Thomas Sowell Say About AI? His Answer Should Terrify Every Tech Optimist

Since 1964, America has handed more and more decision-making power to experts, institutions, and centralized systems — and Thomas Sowell spent 60 years documenting exactl

Feb 24
44 min

Why the Smartest People, Make the Biggest Mistakes - Friedrich Hayek

In 1959, MIT's brightest minds tried to plan the Soviet economy with computers. 30 years later: 70 million dead. Why do brilliant people create catastrophic disasters? [

Feb 17
1 h 06 min

Milton Friedman: If Government Could Fix Poverty, Why Hasn't It?

Since 1964, America has spent over $30 TRILLION fighting poverty—yet poverty rates remain unchanged. Nobel economist Milton Friedman knew why, and his answer will shock y

Feb 15
28 min

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - The line that runs through every human heart

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Target Keywords: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago, Live Not By Lies, Stoicism, Moral Philosophy, Personal Responsibility, Truth. Des

Feb 13
29 min

Aristotle and the Revival of Virtue in a Fractured Society

Aristotle and the Revival of Virtue in a Fractured Society What does it mean to live a good life—and why does no one seem to teach it anymore? In this cinematic episode,

Jan 1
1 h 59 min

Gravity vs. Grace in the Age of Algorithms Attention, Ego, and the Battle for the Human Soul

Gravity vs. Grace in the Age of Algorithms Attention, Ego, and the Battle for the Human Soul Narrated by Charles Sebastian Whitby Why does modern life feel so effortles

Dec 27 2025
47 min

The most important Podcast you could listen to right now. (It's time you learn what's coming with AI.)

Episode 16: The Next Five Years of AI — A Warning, Not a Prediction Narrated by Charles Sebastian Whitby Something has changed. The people building artificial intellig

Dec 24 2025
50 min

How The Next Five Years of AI Will Change Humanity Forever. - (And how to prepare yourself)

The Next Five Years of AI — A Warning, Not a Prediction Narrated by Charles Sebastian Whitby Something has changed. The people building artificial intelligence — the r

Dec 23 2025
1 h 04 min

Man’s Search for Meaning in the Age of Machines Work, Worth, and the Human Soul After Productivity

What happens to meaning when work disappears? In this long-form episode of Philosophy for Better Humans, Charles Sebastian Whitby explores the philosophy of Viktor Frank

Dec 22 2025
46 min

Episode 12 — Ernest Becker: The Denial of Death Anxiety, Meaning, and the Fear Beneath Modern Life

Why do people cling so fiercely to identity, success, ideology, and recognition? Why does modern life feel anxious even when it appears comfortable? And what if much of h

Dec 21 2025
44 min

Episode 11 — C. S. Lewis: The Abolition of Man & The Great Divorce Truth, Meaning, and the Choice That Defines a Soul

Episode 11 — C. S. Lewis: The Abolition of Man & The Great Divorce Truth, Meaning, and the Choice That Defines a Soul Narrated by Charles Sebastian Whitby What if moder

Dec 19 2025
45 min

Episode 10 — Earl Nightingale: You Become What You Think About Meaning, Direction, and the Quiet Laws That Shape a Life

Episode 10 — Earl Nightingale: You Become What You Think About Meaning, Direction, and the Quiet Laws That Shape a Life Narrated by Charles Sebastian Whitby Why do so m

Dec 18 2025
1 h 05 min

pisode 9 — The Courage to Be (Paul Tillich) Facing Anxiety, Meaninglessness, and the Fear of Nonbeing

Episode 9 — The Courage to Be (Paul Tillich) Facing Anxiety, Meaninglessness, and the Fear of Nonbeing Narrated by Charles Sebastian Whitby Why does anxiety persist eve

Dec 16 2025
52 min

Episode 7 — Iris Murdoch: The Sovereignty of Good Seeing Clearly in a World Full of Illusion

Episode 7 — Iris Murdoch: The Sovereignty of Good Seeing Clearly in a World Full of Illusion Narrated by Charles Sebastian Whitby Philosophy for Better Humans Why is i

Dec 10 2025
55 min

The Invisible Hand 2.0 - AI, Meaning & The Fate Of Capitalism

Episode 6 — AI, Meaning & the Future of Humanity Adam Smith and the Rise of the Abundance Economy Narrated by Charles Sebastian Whitby Philosophy for Better Humans Wha

Dec 8 2025
1 h 21 min

Episode 5: Simone Weil — Gravity vs. Grace

Episode 5 — Simone Weil: Gravity vs. Grace Philosophy for Better Humans Narrated by Charles Sebastian Whitby What if every human life is shaped by two invisible forces—

Dec 7 2025
40 min

Episode 4: Jordan Peterson — The Responsibility Revolution

In this deeply human and beautifully told episode, Charles Sebastian Whitby guides listeners into Jordan Peterson’s philosophy of responsibility, order, and the courageou

Dec 5 2025
43 min

Episode 3: Forgiveness: The Quiet Power That Could Heal the World

What if forgiveness isn’t a moral suggestion—but a civilizational necessity? In this gripping episode, Charles Sebastian Whitby investigates forgiveness as a courageous p

Dec 5 2025
46 min

The Philosophy of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - How his ideas could save us today

The Philosophy of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn — Truth, Suffering, and the Moral Courage to Resist Podcast: Philosophy for Better Humans Host: Charles Sebastian Whitby In thi

Dec 4 2025
47 min

The World Changing Philosophy of Elon Musk

Episode Description — “The Philosophy of Elon Musk: Relentless Drive & the Vision for a Better World” In this episode, host Charles Sebastian Whitby dives deep into the

Dec 4 2025
28 min

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