Hotel Bar Sessions

Jennifer Kling, Leigh (last name not provided), Dr. Robert T. Valgenti

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Booking Overview

Hotel Bar Sessions brings philosophical ideas down to real-world living, often with academics and thinkers who connect ethics to everyday choices. For PR pros, it’s a strong venue when you can translate research into accessible, human questions.

Metrics

Episodes: 254

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 399 subscribers

Contact Information

deleighmjohnson@gmail.com

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Host

Jennifer Kling - Co-host of Hotel Bar Sessions; appears as “HBS co-hosts” and is credited with asking/leading lines of inquiry in episodes, including topics in philosophy, ethics, and social/political theory.

Leigh (last name not provided) - Co-host of Hotel Bar Sessions; participates in episode segments by posing questions and advancing discussion prompts, including themes around privacy and power.

Dr. Robert T. Valgenti - Philosopher and professor at the Culinary Institute of America. He participates as a co-host/recurring host figure and leads or contributes in episodes focused on philosophy applied to everyday lif...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Academics and public-facing thinkers (professors/author-experts) who can translate philosophy/ethics/social theory into accessible, lived experience; subjects often sit at the intersection of philosophy with everyday domains (food, cognition, power, privacy).
Required Achievements:  
Academic or professional expertise (university faculty or comparable credentials), Published scholarship and/or teaching credentials, Ability to speak to public audiences in an accessible way

Recent Guest Discussions

Jennifer Kling - Hanlon’s Razor; Merits And Demerits Of Employing The Principle In Everyday Life

Dr. Robert T. Valgenti - Food; Gastronomic Event; Ethics And Politics Of Cooking And Eating; What It Means To Be Human

Recent Topics

Philosophy, Ethics, Politics, Surveillance, Privacy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Hotel Bar Sessions
:

Minibar: Art and Phenomenology (with Bob Vallier)

June 14, 2026

We tend to think of art as something you look at — a canvas on a wall, an object behind velvet rope, something that holds still while you decide what you think of it. But a tradition in contemporary art has spent the better part of sixty years insisting that this picture is wrong. The artwork isn't the object. It's your body moving through the space it creates. In this minibar episode, Bob Vallier draws on his work in phenomenology to make the case that some of the stranger, more provocative,...

MINIBAR: Hanlon's Razor (with Jennifer Kling)

June 06, 2026

The HBS co-hosts are diligently at work prepping for Season 16 so, in the meantime, enjoy this "Minibar" episode from Jennifer Kling explaining the merits and demerits of employing Hanlon's Razor in our everyday lives! Full episode notes available at this link:https://hotelbarpodcast.com/podcast/hanlons-razor---------------------SUBSCRIBE to the podcast now to automatically download new episodes!SUPPORT Hotel Bar Sessions podcast on Patreon here! (Or by contributing one-time donations here!)B...

REPLAY: Food (with Bob Valgenti)

May 29, 2026

While our co-hosts are on a short break between seasons, enjoy this REPLAY episode of one of our favorite conversations from Season 15 with  Dr. Robert T. Valgenti, philosopher and professor at the Culinary Institute of America, who dropped by the hotel bar to chat with us about food, the “gastronomic event,” the ethics and politics of cooking and eating, and what it means to be human. Bon appétit! Full episode notes available at this link:https://hotelbarpodcast.com/podcast/food-------------...

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