The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast Creators & Guests

Mark is a singer, songwriter, the host of Partially Examined Life and the creator and host of Nakedly Examined Music

Dylan Casey is the host of the show Partially Examined Life, a philosophy podcast .

Jah Wobble is a bass guitarist, singer, poet, and composer.

Oliver Wakeman is a musician, rock keyboardist, and composer.

Nick Bostrom is a philosopher at the University of Oxford known for his work on existential risk, the anthropic principle, human enhancement ethics, superintelligence risks, and the reversal test.

Chris Heath is a British writer.

Michael Tomasello is a professor of psychology at Duke University.

Stephen Metcalf is a critic, essayist, podcaster, and screenwriter. He is co-creator and host of the Slate magazine's "Culture Gabfest."Metcalf's work has appeared in The New York Times, New York Magazine, Slate, The Guardian, The Atlantic, and The New Yorker. Metcalf has taught at Yale, University of Pennsylvania, and NYU. He was a visiting faculty member at Bennington for Fall 2018.

Adal Rifai has been improvising in Chicago since 2007. He performs at iO with the house team Revolver, in the weekly show Whirled News Tonight (iO) and around the U.S. with Pudding-Thank-You and BagCat.

Yascha Mounk is a political scientist.

Bill Arnett is the Director of the Chicago Improv Studio.

Lawrence Ware is a philosophy professor and codirector of Oklahoma State University's Center for Africana Studies. He writes widely on race, sports, and culture for publications such as the New York Times, Slate, and The Root.

Al Baker is the Managing Director of Prose Intel.