PlasticPills Critical Theory & Philosophy

Booking Overview

This is a PhD-hosted solo expert show focused on critical theory, philosophy, culture, and politics, with the available episodes presenting host-led analysis rather than external guest interviews. It has no demonstrated booking pathway for agency-represented guests; if guest interviews are introduced, academically accomplished philosophers, critical theorists, political theorists, and scholars of technology or culture would be the most credible candidates, but current booking prospects are not applicable.

Metrics

Episodes: 260

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Host

PlasticPills - Described as a group of PhDs hosting the show and giving irreverent (and unsolicited) takes on critical theory, philosophy, culture, and politics.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Advanced academic background (PhD-level) and/or established publication record in philosophy, critical theory, and adjacent areas (e.g., AI/linguistics/phenomenology).
Required Achievements:  
Published books/papers or widely cited academic work, Academic authority in philosophy/critical theory, Relevant technical scholarship linking theory to AI/LLMs

Recent Guest Discussions

Leif Weatherby - Structuralism; Llms Proving Structuralist Linguistics Correct; Saussure

Hubert Dreyfus - AI Skepticism; Heidegger And Merleau-ponty-informed Phenomenology; LLM Era Implications

Recent Topics

Critical Theory, Philosophy, Politics, Structuralism

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
PlasticPills Critical Theory & Philosophy
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Nature's Leftist Conspiracy against Western Civilization: Contemporary Mythology // 260

July 21, 2026

Socialist are to blame for the Forest Fires. Antifa caused Algae to take over the reflecting pool. Conservatives believe that nature has allied with their enemies to undermine their authority and Western vicilization. We discuss many instances of the opposition of culture/nature in recent news, political theory, and most importantly Twitter discourse.Video essay referenced: https://youtu.be/ZFOSdqhpuaI?si=86JJOjAuxQl7lrhvJoin up for more content https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills

LLMs prove Structuralism was Correct all Along // 258

July 07, 2026

Join for ad-free and more episodes https://www.patreon.com/plasticpillsThere's only been about a century of structuralism. It had a day, then in the 80s haters celebrated its falloff. But today, the LLMs designed according to the precepts of structuralist linguistics have proven Saussure's intuitions were more accurate than even he could have suspected. We read the argument from Language Machines by Leif Weatherby (https://amzn.to/4bipjYu)

Chinese Room LLM // 257 (preview)

July 02, 2026

This week we evaluate a paper written by a Google DeepMind engineer which, in effect updates the Chinese Room Thought Experiment (Searle, 1980) to modern LLMs.Get this episode and hundreds more https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills

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