Socrates, Philosophy in Podcasting and Challenging the Status Quo (Foundation Episode 03)

Everyone says that we don't teach critical thinking anymore, and everywhere, collective group-think is dominating discussions. This is why philosophy, and particularly Plato's work featuring Socrates, is incredibly useful when we explore podcasting. Thinking and internal discussion is more important now than ever, and what we interrogate and unpack ourselves is just as important as what we're told.

This is the third foundational episode of this podcast as an introduction to me, Matthew Bliss, the host of RE:Thinking Podcasting through sharing with you my career, a bit of my life and how my thinking has changed on my podcasting journey so far.

And in this episode, you'll hear about my background in Philosophy from High School to University, why Socrates was such a strong influence on how I think and why reflecting and reframing to find the truth is so important for the podcasting world today.

A note as well, here I reference Georgias as Plato's text where Socrates drank the hemlock - I'm pretty sure it was Phaedo on reflection but that's what happens when its been 16 years since studying it. Alright, let's get into it.

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