Manifesto!

Phil Klay, Jacob Siegel

Booking Overview

A literary-philosophical show that pairs big ideas with close reading—guiding listeners through intellectual “commandments” via philosophy and literature. It’s a strong platform for authors and academics whose work reshapes debates around ethics, belonging, and moral/spiritual imagination.

Metrics

Episodes: 91

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

manifesto.pod@gmail.com

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Host

Phil Klay - Co-guide for the show and teaches at Fairfield University in both their undergraduate English department and their Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program.

Jacob Siegel - Co-guide for the show (referred to as “Jake” in episode descriptions).

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:

Academic philosophers and/or writers/thinkers connected to literary criticism, aesthetics, ethics, modernism, and closely related humanities scholarship; authors with recent books are a strong fit.

Required Achievements:

Published scholarly or popular academic books, Teaching affiliations at universities, Work recognized through major publishers or academic presses

Recent Guest Discussions

Ian Marcus Corbin - Belonging In The Modern World; Nancy Fraser; Bell Hooks.

Jenn Frey - Iris Murdoch; Madame Bovary.

Vladislav Davidzon - Kazimir Malevich’s The Manifesto Of Suprematism; Poetry Of Serhiy Zhadan.

Recent Topics

Philosophy, Literature, Ethics, Aesthetics, Modernism

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Manifesto!

Episode 91: The Left Case for Great Books

August 27, 2026

Phil is joined by Dan Walden, formerly a professor in the honors college at the University of Tulsa, to discuss Dan's essay "The Left Case for Great Books," alongside Plato's Symposium. The Manifesto: Dan Walden "The Left Case for Great Books" https://thepointmag.com/examined-life/the-left-case-for-great-books/ The Art: Plato's Symposium https://hackettpublishing.com/symposium

Episode 90: Belonging in the Modern World

June 16, 2026

Phil and Jake are joined by the philosopher Ian Marcus Corbin, whose new book To Arrive Where We Started: Belonging in the Modern World, is out today. We discuss Nancy Fraser and bell hooks. The Manifesto: Nancy Fraser, "From Progressive Neoliberalism to Trump--and Beyond" https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2017/11/progressive-neoliberalism-trump-beyond/ The Art: bell hooks, "Habits of the Heart" https://www.amazon.com/Belonging-Culture-Place-bell-hooks/dp/041596816X Ian's new book: To A...

Episode 89: Madame Murdoch

May 28, 2026

Jake and Phil are joined by Jenn Frey, a philosopher at the University of Virginia, to discuss Iris Murdoch and Madame Bovary The Manifesto: Iris Murdoch - The Sovereignty of Good https://eganphilosophy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Murdoch-The-Sovereignty-of-Good-Over-Other-Concepts.pdf The Art: Flaubert - Madame Bovary Manifesto! A Podcast is sponsored by Fairfield University

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