Devon Strolovitch

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Coming up on @philtalkradio: Is it weird to want to do things that are bad for us? Josh & Ray unravel our weird wants with @paulbloomatyale from the @UofT, author of "The Sweet Spot" – Sunday 11 am on @KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & kalw.org/show/philosoph….

Before CBS cancelled the @colbertlateshow, there was the original #CancelColbert: youtu.be/3k7_w4EVKls?si… @KALW @philtalkradio @StephenAtHome

Remember when @philtalkradio nominated a movie about nominating a new pope and then a new pope was nominated? philosophytalk.org/blog/creepy-co… @conclavethefilm Catch the complete Dionysus Awards episode this Sunday at 11 am on @KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & kalw.org.

Coming up: Ahead of next week's @MLB All-Star Game, tune in for songs about life on the mound, in the field, and at the plate – Sunday at 4 pm on @KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & kalw.org/show/fog-city-…. #baseball #KALWMusic

Today is the 154th anniversary of Marcel #Proust. At the height of the covid pandemic, on the occasion of our 500th episode, @philtalkradio sent our Roving Philosophical Reporter, @HollyMcDede, in search of lost time inside the @SFBART system: youtu.be/-xJJrvJRvVA @KALW

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Happy 85th, Sir Richard aka #Ringo Starr—sorry we couldn't celebrate on the air this year. @KALW #KALWMusic @thebeatles @ringostarrmusic

Question everything on America's birthday: soundcloud.com/philtalkradio/… @KALW @philtalkradio #4thofJuly

The next @philtalkradio was recorded on our guest's 77th birthday and will re-air on his 79th. Josh & Ray question how moral philosophy can make us better people with @PeterSinger, author of "Ethics in the Real World" – Sunday 11 am @KALW 91.7 FM in SF & kalw.org/show/philosoph….

#CanadaDay2025 is also also the 379th anniversary of the most important philosopher you know the least about: Gottfried #Leibniz, born on this date in 1646. @philtalkradio's 2015 episode: philosophytalk.org/shows/leibniz @KALW

Songs of defiance and resilience from @theguesswho, @JimCuddy, @BlueRodeo, @timhicksmusic, @mikeplume, @tomgreenlive, @barenakedladies, @thehipofficial, @bssmusic, The Travellers, and more: fogcityblues.blogspot.com/2025/06/playli… @KALW @Canada #CanadaDay2025

Activist and philosopher of anarchism Emma Goldman was born on this date in 1869. For @philtalkradio's episode last fall we sent our Roving philosophical Reporter, @HollyMcDede, to learn more about Goldman’s legacy and @EmmaGoldmanIowa: youtube.com/watch?v=SKO8CH… #WiseWomen @NEHgov

Coming up on @philtalkradio: With all the oversharing and data-mining, is there still such thing as a private life? Josh & Ray open up with @LowryPressly, author of "The Right to Oblivion: #Privacy and the Good Life" – Sunday 11 am @KALW 91.7 FM in SF & kalw.org/show/philosoph….

Paying tribute to @robreichmusic with Katy Stephan, Stephanie Solis, Abigail Munn, Daniel Fabricant, @KarinaDenike, Dave Ricketts, and Vic Wong: fogcityblues.blogspot.com/2025/06/playli… @KALW #KALWMusic

TODAY: With musical friends and collaborators, we remember @robreichmusic, the composer and multi-instrumentalist who passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in May – 4:00 pm on @KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & online at kalw.org/show/fog-city-…. #KALWMusic

TODAY: Happy #FathersDay  to all the papas, padres, and tatties. Songs of fatherly love and more, on the air #rightnow on @KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & online at kalw.org/show/fog-city-… #KALWMusic