Very Bad Wizards is a podcast featuring a philosopher (Tamler Sommers) and a psychologist (David Piz
David and Tamler list three things they've changed their minds about in their careers. (This episode
Dave and Tamler celebrate their 75th episode by welcoming six BFFs of the podcast and asking them to
David and Tamler return after an end of summer hiatus to finally talk about the ethics of deception…
In what is possibly our most repugnant first segment ever, David and Tamler break down the ethics of
It finally happened: David and Tamler welcome special guest Joshua Weisberg to the podcast to talk a
David and Tamler go deep into the best TV show of the summer, "Mr. Robot. They talk about the moral
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, papers by Williams and movies from Sweden. Long graphic
Dave and Tamler try to figure out what we talk about when we talk about objectivity. In past episode
Dave drags Tamler into the nerd abyss by making him watch an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generati
Dave and Tamler break the cardinal rule of comedy by trying to analyze it. What are the origins and
Special guest Yoel Inbar (author of Hitchcock’s Women: From Margaret Sullivan to Tippi Hedren) joins
Holy crap, it's the apocalypse!!!! ...for philosophy. Maybe. Has this 2500 year old discipline bec
Dave and Tamler talk about the human tendency to believe in a just world. Why do we have the belief?
Sam Harris gets back in the VBW ring for another round on moral responsibility, ethical theories, an
Dave and Tamler discuss a new study that, according to Tamler, offers decisive support for restorati
Dave and Tamler take a break from blame and responsibility to tackle a much easier subject: meaning
Dave and Tamler argue some more about the role of emotion and intuition in blame judgments, and then
Bestselling author and friend of the podcast Sam Harris joins Tamler and Dave for a marathon podcast
Film critic, VBW regular, and social psychologist Yoel Inbar joins David and Tamler to talk about Sp
David and Tamler talk about a new study that links your belief in free will to the fullness of your