# Philosophy? WTF?? What is Philosophy? Why should we bother with it? Sit down with Danny and Dr. Mike in the comfort of their local pub, as they grapple with the big ideas in a unique and accessible way! Dive into our archive of earlier episodes here: https://castbox.fm/channel/id3766780?country=gb Send us an email: philosophywtf@gmail.com Check out our article about the podcast here! Get into Mike and Danny's heads for free!… Page: Feed: --- ## [Episode 2: Solipsism for Two](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/philosophywtf/episodes/2026-07-21T16_00_00-07_00) _2026-07-21 · Danny O'Donnell & Dr. Michael Alsford_ Is anyone really out there, or am I just chatting to a very articulate hallucination? In this episode, we juggle Descartes’ lonely thinker , Kant’s phenomena vs noumena , and Wittgenstein’s ban on private language . If all we ever have are mental snapshots of the world, what right do we have to talk about some “real” thing behind them? On the way we hit: Private language & inner voices – are we… [Listen](https://www.podomatic.com/e/podcasts/philosophywtf/episodes/2026-07-21T16_00_00-07_00.mp3) ## [Episode 1: Solipsism for One](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/philosophywtf/episodes/2026-07-14T16_00_00-07_00) _2026-07-14 · Danny O'Donnell & Dr. Michael Alsford_ So… what if it really is just you in here? And if it is, why on earth did you populate your private universe with MAGA rallies, property prices, and Descartes? In this episode, we start somewhere perfectly normal – kids moving back home, off‑grid living, and the old “school–uni–job–marriage–mortgage–2.4 kids” life script – and somehow end up knee‑deep in solipsism, Wittgenstein, Nietzsche, virtual… [Listen](https://www.podomatic.com/e/podcasts/philosophywtf/episodes/2026-07-14T16_00_00-07_00.mp3) ## [Episode 226: Human Identity Part Four](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/philosophywtf/episodes/2025-10-22T04_56_49-07_00) _2025-10-22 · Danny O'Donnell & Dr. Michael Alsford_ Our forth and final part of our exploration into human identity. [Listen](https://www.podomatic.com/e/podcasts/philosophywtf/episodes/2025-10-22T04_56_49-07_00.mp3) ## [Episode 225: Human Identity Part Three](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/philosophywtf/episodes/2025-10-05T05_00_00-07_00) _2025-10-05 · Danny O'Donnell & Dr. Michael Alsford_ The third part of our chat on Human Identity! [Listen](https://www.podomatic.com/e/podcasts/philosophywtf/episodes/2025-10-05T05_00_00-07_00.mp3) ## [Episode 224: Human Identity Part 2](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/philosophywtf/episodes/2025-09-24T09_14_31-07_00) _2025-09-24 · Danny O'Donnell & Dr. Michael Alsford_ The next part of our chat on Human Identity. [Listen](https://www.podomatic.com/e/podcasts/philosophywtf/episodes/2025-09-24T09_14_31-07_00.mp3) ## [Episode 223: Human Identity Part One](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/philosophywtf/episodes/2025-09-16T23_00_00-07_00) _2025-09-17 · Danny O'Donnell & Dr. Michael Alsford_ Danny and Dr. Mike return with a discussion on the importance of keeping our human identity in the coming AI revolution! [Listen](https://www.podomatic.com/e/podcasts/philosophywtf/episodes/2025-09-16T23_00_00-07_00.mp3) ## [Episode 222: Special BONUS episode 'My Mt. Rushmore](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/philosophywtf/episodes/2025-08-20T01_00_00-07_00) _2025-08-20 · Danny O'Donnell & Dr. Michael Alsford_ Special BONUS episode 'My Mt. Rushmore. A pilot for a new show! [Listen](https://www.podomatic.com/e/podcasts/philosophywtf/episodes/2025-08-20T01_00_00-07_00.mp3) ## [Episode 221: Persistence and Memory Part 3](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/philosophywtf/episodes/2025-08-06T01_00_00-07_00) _2025-08-06 · Danny O'Donnell & Dr. Michael Alsford_ Persistence and Memory Part 3 [Listen](https://www.podomatic.com/e/podcasts/philosophywtf/episodes/2025-08-06T01_00_00-07_00.mp3) ## [Episode 220: Persistence and Memory Part 2](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/philosophywtf/episodes/2025-07-23T01_00_00-07_00) _2025-07-23 · Danny O'Donnell & Dr. Michael Alsford_ Persistence and Memory Part 2 [Listen](https://www.podomatic.com/e/podcasts/philosophywtf/episodes/2025-07-23T01_00_00-07_00.mp3) ## [Build with the cheapest GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xq0hvMZHDBgt) _2025-07-23 · **Sponsored**_ Deployed a live API in minutes; one user spent under $10. ## [Episode 219: Memory and Persistence Part One](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/philosophywtf/episodes/2025-07-09T00_00_00-07_00) _2025-07-09 · Danny O'Donnell & Dr. Michael Alsford_ That's right Danny and Dr. Mike are back! Pull up your bar stool and join us as they dive into the tangled web of persistence and memory . This week they unravel how our memories shape who we are, how we persist through time, and whether our sense of self is more than just a collection of recollections. [Listen](https://www.podomatic.com/e/podcasts/philosophywtf/episodes/2025-07-09T00_00_00-07_00.mp3)