Ten Thousand Podcast
1) Expertise: Brooke Macnamara
We've just finished the fiction series, so it's time for another meta episode! Dr. Brooke Macnamara is an associate professor of psychology at Purdue. She works on expertise, skill acquisition, and a...Show More
2) Fiction: Gwenda Bond
Gwenda Bond has written across a range of genres and media, alone and collaboratively, and for licensed properties including Lois Lane and Stranger Things. This week, we discuss the value of constrain...Show More
3) Fiction: Ken Liu
Ken Liu is an author of award-winning short stories and novels, and has thought deeply about what it means to write fiction well. In this episode, we talk about language as a tool, and about the autho...Show More
4) Fiction: Chris Huisjen (Aest Belequa)
This week, we're talking to Chris Huisjen, who writes serial fiction online under the pseudonym Aest Belequa. We discuss the difference between serialized fiction and traditional work, how he's buil...Show More
5) Fiction: Andrea Phillips
This week's conversation is with Andrea Phillips, novelist and storyteller across prose, games, and immersive experiences. We talk about the importance of the audience in good writing, the value of ...Show More
6) Fiction: Eric Schwitzgebel
The fiction series begins! First up, we hear from Dr. Eric Schwitzgebel -- professor of philosophy at UC Riverside, but also the author of short stories that explore philosophical themes. We discuss...Show More
7) Expertise: Barbara Gail Montero
Ten Thousand's first meta episode! Dr. Barbara Gail Montero is a philosopher (and former professional ballet dancer) who works on expertise. We dig into the prospects for a general theory of expertise...Show More
8) Philosophy: Johnathan Flowers
This episode is a conversation with Dr. Johnathan Flowers, assistant professor of philosophy at California State University Northridge. We talk about philosophy for the public and for the academy, a...Show More
9) Philosophy: Louise Antony
In this episode, we welcome Dr. Louise Antony, professor emerita at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She has made foundational contributions to philosophy of mind, philosophy of religion, and ...Show More
10) Philosophy: Nicholas Drake
Philosophy season continues! In this episode, we talk to Nicholas Drake, a graduate student and researcher at the Australian National University. We discuss the different aims that philosophical work...Show More