# Philosophize This podcast

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Philosophize This podcast and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Listeners recommend it to anyone curious about philosophy, praising episodes that helped them understand their own view of the world.

## Why people recommend it

- Recommended to anyone remotely interested (1 comments): "Whole-heartedly recommend this podcast episode the entire podcast to anyone who is remotely interested" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49371427))
- Episodes on specific philosophical topics (1 comments): "There's a great "Philosophize This!" episode I recently listened to precisely about this topic" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45786172))
- Changed listeners' view of the world (1 comments): "understood so much more about my own perspective on the world as a result" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49371493))
- Helpful YouTube-hosted podcast (1 comments): "Philosophize This (youtube podcast) is a great help!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49622594))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Philosophize This podcast", https://hackerapproved.com/p/philosophize-this-podcast/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).