Philosophize This podcast
Shares rank 33 of 42 podcasts by recommenders
Listeners recommend it to anyone curious about philosophy, praising episodes that helped them understand their own view of the world.
Listeners recommend it to anyone curious about philosophy, praising episodes that helped them understand their own view of the world.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Recommended to anyone remotely interested
“Whole-heartedly recommend this podcast episode the entire podcast to anyone who is remotely interested”
Comment from 20 Aug 2026 in “Simulacra and Simulation” Episodes on specific philosophical topics
“There's a great "Philosophize This!" episode I recently listened to precisely about this topic”
Comment from 1 Nov 2025 in “Self-help gets philosophical” Changed listeners' view of the world
“understood so much more about my own perspective on the world as a result”
Comment from 20 Aug 2026 in “Simulacra and Simulation” Helpful YouTube-hosted podcast
“Philosophize This (youtube podcast) is a great help!”
Comment from 9 Sep 2026 in “The Nonfiction Book Market is Collapsing?”
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The four most recommended other podcasts, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| Dwarkesh Podcast | 29 | 8 | 78% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Oxide and Friends | 26 | 3 | 90% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Acquired podcast | 25 | 0 | 100% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Behind the Bastards podcast | 18 | 1 | 95% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Philosophize This podcastThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Philosophize This (youtube podcast) is a great help!”
“understood so much more about my own perspective on the world as a result”
“Whole-heartedly recommend this podcast episode the entire podcast to anyone who is remotely interested”
“There's a great "Philosophize This!" episode I recently listened to precisely about this topic”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.