PlasticPills Critical Theory & Philosophy

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Booking Overview

A group of PhD philosophers/critical theorists riff—often irreverently—on how ideas in critical theory, philosophy, culture, politics, and modern AI connect. For PR teams, it’s a niche but credible platform for experts who can translate complex theory into incisive, sometimes contrarian commentary.

Metrics

Episodes: 259

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

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

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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, Logic, Phenomenology

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
PlasticPills Critical Theory & Philosophy
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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

AI Will Fail Because Heidegger // 256

June 29, 2026

Join for ad-free and more episodes https://www.patreon.com/plasticpillsHubert Dreyfus loved recounting how he was maligned for his AI skepticism, which was informed by applications of Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology and turned out to be correct as of 2007. Is he still correct in the age of LLMs and self-driving cars?Link to article:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0004370207001452

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