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The Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast

Jack Symes

Booking Overview

This is an interview-led philosophy podcast focused on major questions in philosophy, consciousness, religion, and ethics, featuring academic philosophers, theologians, authors, and live debate participants. Credible pitches include philosophy professors, scholars of religion, authors of serious philosophy books, and public intellectuals with distinctive positions on consciousness or metaphysics; booking difficulty is high because recent guests include prominent academics and bestselling authors.

Metrics

Episodes: 382

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: United Kingdom

YouTube: 2.6k subscribers

Instagram: 1.0M followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

info@talkingaboutphilosophy.com

info@thepanpsycast.com

jack@thepanpsycast.com

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Host

Jack Symes - Philosopher, author, and podcast host who leads accessible discussions and debates on philosophy, consciousness, religion, and metaphysics.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Philosophy or religious studies academics, theologians, authors of serious philosophy books, and public intellectuals with recognized expertise in consciousness, metaphysics, ethics, or religion.
Required Achievements:  
University professorships or established academic careers, Books from recognized publishers, Public scholarship or media appearances, Participation in prominent debates and intellectual events

Recent Guest Discussions

Peter Godfrey-Smith - Animal Consciousness, Octopus Intelligence, Sentience, Panpsychism, And Animal Ethics.

Joseph Folley - Agnosticism And Competing Belief Systems In A Debate About The Existence Of God.

Philip Goff - Limited-power Theology, Panpsychism, The Problem Of Evil, Mystical Experience, And The Nature Of The Self.

Jessica Frazier - Hindu Perspectives On The Existence Of God And Competing Accounts Of The Story Of Everything.

William Lane Craig - The Existence Of God And Traditional Theism In A Live Debate About Competing Belief Systems.

Recent Topics

Philosophy, Consciousness, Religion, Metaphysics, Ethics

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast
:

The End of The Panpsycast

August 23, 2026

Hey everyone, Today I have to break some sad news. After ten years of The Panpsycast, we have taken the difficult decision to bring the show to an end. We started this project in 2016. Since then, we have released over 400 instalments of the show; never (not once) missing our schedule to bring you your Sunday philosophy. That's an extraordinary accomplishment. One that I owe entirely to our phenomenal team and everyone who's supported us. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the 100...

Episode 163, The Battle for Reality with Slavoj Zizek, Sabine Hossenfelder, Rowan Williams, and William Lane Craig

August 09, 2026

Hey Everyone, I'm delighted to present our third and final live show from The Mystery of Existence series at the Royal Institution Theatre, London. People travelled from far and wide to join us, and for our final event we brought together four intellectual heavyweights: Slavoj Žižek, Sabine Hossenfelder, William Lane Craig, and Rowan Williams. In a two vs two debate, they explored the existence of God through science, scepticism, and the resurrection. The full video is now available on the Un...

Episode 162, Animal Consciousness with Peter Godfrey-Smith

July 26, 2026

Hey everyone, Jack here with another special episode – my recent conversation with Peter Godfrey-Smith, Professor in the School of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Sydney. Peter is best known for his bestselling book Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness – a landmark work on animal intelligence and the philosophy of mind. In this interview, we explore the world of animal consciousness: octopus minds, the evolution of sentience, panpsych...

Publicly listed emails

info@talkingaboutphilosophy.com

info@thepanpsycast.com

jack@thepanpsycast.com

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