The morality of everyday things
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24/03/2022
Guess who Ant bumped into in Mexico City!
Excuse the slowness to post here - and to release our next episode! More coming soon :)
New episode live on the ethics of having children in an era of climate change.
All thoughts, questions, comments, feedback, all welcome. Check out and subscribe to your Youtube to see our faces!
https://anchor.fm/moedt/episodes/Is-it-wrong-to-have-children-in-an-era-of-climate-change-e10t6bk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alKa5BseFFg
31/03/2021
If you're tired of our disembodied voices...here's a video with our bodies included! Latest episode on the morality of pet ownerships.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tpppZgxVEk
Is it wrong to keep pets? Can we respect an animals rights whilst keeping them as property? In this episode, Jake and Ant look at the ethics of pet care. Is it ok to keep any sentient living being as property, free to be made infertile if their aggr...
22/03/2021
Have you left the podcast a review on Apple podcasts? It costs nothing (but a little time) and really helps new people to find the show! Another helpful, free thing you can do? Share your favourite episode with a mate :)
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New episode on the ethics of pet ownership due soon...
The Morality of Everyday Things on Apple Podcasts Philosophy · 2021
07/03/2021
Latest episode out now! Is it wrong to listen to the music of problematic artists?
What do you think? Do you have artists you don't support on principle, or do you think this is an issue where it's too much effort to filter who you listen to?
Let us know thoughts in the comments :)
https://moedt.substack.com/p/is-it-wrong-to-listen-to-the-music?r=47vw2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy
Is it wrong to listen to the music of problematic artists? "Is it bad, bad, really really bad?"
22/02/2021
https://billionsuccess.com/jacob-wedderburn-day/
A nice feature from BillionSuccess.com chronicling the growth of our podcast - from an idea we had just for fun, to reaching top 5% of pods worldwide!
Thank you all for tuning in every week. We'll keep episodes coming as often as we can! Message us on here if you have any topics you want us to cover :)
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19/12/2020
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22/11/2020
https://anchor.fm/moedt/episodes/Is-it-wrong-to-send-your-children-to-private-school-emms0q
Our latest episode - is it wrong to send your children to private school? Listen on your preferred podcast player - all available from this link!
Is it wrong to send your children to private school? by The Morality of Everyday Things • A podcast on Anchor In this episode, Jake and Ant explore the conflict between our duties to our family and our duties to fairness in society. There's some contextual info on private schools and their impact (particularly in the UK) and a discussion of why they may be good or bad. Finally, there's a discussion of some....
18/10/2020
Our latest episode is live: 'are you a bad person if you work at facebook?'
I've been waiting for the sweet irony of sharing this on our page. What are your views as users of the product, does facebook do net harm or net good?
https://anchor.fm/moedt/episodes/Are-you-a-bad-person-if-you-work-at-Facebook-el6fsb
Are you a bad person if you work at Facebook? by The Morality of Everyday Things • A podcast on Anchor In this episode, Jake and Ant explore what it means to be a bad person, briefly revisit the distinction between good/bad and right/wrong and discuss in some more depth why they specifically chose Facebook for this question (rather than BP or Goldman Sachs or Google) and some of the harms and goods i...
28/09/2020
Glad to see the pod featured as one of the top 20 podcasts in 2020!
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16/09/2020
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Comment below once you've done so and we'll share a special prize with a random commenter!
New episode due within a week.
The morality of everyday things on Apple Podcasts Philosophy · 2020
10/09/2020
The podcast is now live on youtube. Please give the channel a subscribe and like some of the videos to keep up with new episodes and help us reach a wider audience.
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When is lockdown justified? In this episode, Jake and Ant consider the circumstances where restricting personal freedoms in the interest of public health may be morally justified. This ...
21/08/2020
When is lockdown justified?
Lockdowns have been the go-to response of many countries during the pandemic, but are they the best response, morally speaking?
We put a lot of time and research into this episode, so whether you like it or completely disagree, I hope it gives you a fresh take on something you have no doubt thought about a lot in 2020!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6zunOFLDRwSlnqkZUaCoTZ
When is lockdown justified? Listen to this episode from The morality of everyday things on Spotify. In this episode, Jake and Ant consider the circumstances where restricting personal freedoms in the interest of public health may be morally justified. This includes an exploration of whether this is a truly unique circumstances...
06/07/2020
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The morality of everyday things Listen to The morality of everyday things on Spotify. 2 friends, once university roommates and now business co-founders, share the discussions they've been having around their lunch table over the last 8 years.
06/07/2020
https://anchor.fm/moedt/episodes/Should-you-have-shared-BlackoutTuesday-eg9mgi
Episode 3 discussing whether you should have shared . Listen to find out whether Jake and Ant did in fact share and whether their views have changed in researching this episode.
Feedbak and discussion welcome.
Should you have shared #BlackoutTuesday? by The morality of everyday things • A podcast on Anchor In this episode, Jake and Ant explore why those who are able may have a duty to help disadvantaged groups and whether the motives of our actions matter to their moral worth. We revisit the question of 'Can you do the right thing for the wrong reasons?' as well as exploring the types of obligations w...
16/06/2020
https://anchor.fm/moedt/episodes/Is-it-ok-to-punch-a-n**i-efg5kf
Our second episode, discussing the circumstances in which violence might be justified - comment any thoughts below and please do like and follow on your podcast player of choice.
Is it ok to punch a n**i? by The morality of everyday things • A podcast on Anchor In this second episode, Jake and Ant explore the circumstances in which we may be justified in doing something we'd typically class as wrong. Are we ever justified in using violence, particularly against those who have done or intend to do bad things? Would you be proud if your child punched a bully...
14/06/2020
https://anchor.fm/moedt/episodes/Should-billionaires-exist-ef88rb/a-a2ea3fs
The first episode of the cast - a moral perspective on whether billionaires should exist.
Should billionaires exist? by The morality of everyday things • A podcast on Anchor In this first episode, Jake and Ant explore the moral implications of extreme wealth inequality. Can billionaires co-exist with a population in poverty? When, if ever, is it right to takeaway someone's private property? Do we deserve the cash we inherit any less than the talents we inherit by birth?