Within Reason

Alex O'Connor

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Booking Overview

A philosophy-forward show that leans into big questions about meaning, ethics, and metaphysics—sometimes mixing in adjacent fields. It’s a strong booking fit for academics and public intellectuals who can make dense ideas accessible to a curious general audience.

Metrics

Episodes: 153

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 1.9M subscribers

Instagram: 387.0k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Alex O'Connor - The podcast page and episodes reference Alex O’Connor’s channels/Substack and business contact. The provided episode text presents him as the show’s host figure (e.g., host website and contact deta...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Public-facing philosophers and authors; recognized scholars in adjacent humanities; high-visibility experts and creators who engage philosophy through specialized domains (e.g., music/AI, accessibility, ethics).
Required Achievements:  
Published books and academic/professional profiles, Substantial public audience (e.g., major YouTube presence), Media recognition or widely cited work

Recent Guest Discussions

Tommy Edison - Blindness Perception; Accessibility; Understanding Vision-language; Color; Attractiveness; Accessibility And Support.

Simon Critchley - Mysticism And Religion; Definition And Practice; Unification With The Divine; Language Limits; Mystics And Gender; Pascal; Where To Start.

Adam Neely - Music And Philosophy; AI Music Tools (suno); Cheating In Music; Sampling; Humanity And Art; Jazz As A Reference Point.

Recent Topics

Philosophy, Ethics, Existentialism, Mysticism, Religion

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Within Reason
:

#157 How a Blind Man Sees the World - Tommy Edison

June 08, 2026

For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com.To donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic.@TommyEdisonXP is a blind YouTuber and radio presenter. He got his start online as the “Blind Film Critic”, reviewing movies despite being unable to see them, and thereby offering a unique angle on their storytelling.TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Being a Blind YouTuber2:03 - How Do You Understand Blindness If You Are ...

#156 Mysticism: The Heretics Who Got Too Close to God - Simon Critchley

May 26, 2026

Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF with code alexoconnor at https://huel.com/alexoconnor (Minimum $50 purchase).For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com.Simon Critchley is a British philosopher, author and professor at The New School in New York. He is best known for his work on existentialism, mysticism, ethics and continental philosophy, and is the author of books including The B...

#155 AI Music is Not Music - Adam Neely

May 13, 2026

Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF with code alexoconnor at www.huel.com/alexoconnor (Minimum $50 purchase).For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack.Adam Neely is an American bassist, YouTuber, and jazz musician based in New York City. His YouTube content includes Q&A videos, vlogs about performing music, and video essays about online music culture. As a musician, he performs with groups including the elec...

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