The Dissenter

My name is Ricardo Lopes, and I’m from Portugal. Thank you for visiting my podcast. Over the past few years, I have conducted and released more than 900 interviews and talks with experts and academics from a variety of areas and disciplines, ranging from the Arts and Philosophy to the Social Sciences and Biology. You will certainly find a subject of your interest covered here. New interviews are released on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays.

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Every guest on The Dissenter

1078 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Don Ross

   #133 Don Ross: Naturalism, Philosophy of Economics, and Addiction · 3 episodes

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   Donald Johanson

   #1107 Donald Johanson: Lucy, Australopithecus afarensis, and Homo habilis · Jun 2025

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   Dorothea Debus

   #610 Dorothea Debus: Philosophy of Memory, and Mental Self-regulation · Apr 2022

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   Douglas Fry

   #1271 Douglas Fry: Advanced Introduction to Conflict Resolution · 3 episodes

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   Drew Bailey

   #578 Drew Bailey: Educational Attainment, Educational Interventions, and Sex Differences · Jan 2022

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   Dries Bostyn

   #1182 Dries Bostyn: How People Respond to Trolley Dilemmas · Nov 2025

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   Dwight Read

   #210 Dwight Read: Cultural Kin Systems, And The Evolution of Human Sociality · Aug 2019

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   Edgar Dubourg

   #959 Edgar Dubourg: The Psychological Foundations and the Cultural Evolution of Fiction · Jun 2024

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   Eduardo Fernandez-Duque

   #914 Eduardo Fernandez-Duque: Mating Systems, Biparental Care, and Cooperative Breeding in Primates · Mar 2024

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    Edward Fischer

    #324 Edward Fischer: The Anthropology of Wellbeing, The Good Life, Values, And Markets · Apr 2020

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    Edward Hall

    #1001 Edward Hall: The Philosophy of Causation, and the Structure of Reality · Oct 2024

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    Edward Westermann

    #454 Edward Westermann - Drunk on Genocide: Alcohol and Mass Murder in Nazi Germany · Apr 2021

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    Eleanor Scerri

    #1208 Eleanor Scerri: Homo sapiens in Saudi Arabia, Africa, and Malta · 2 episodes

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    Elena Ziliotti

    #1056 Elena Ziliotti - Meritocratic Democracy: A Cross-Cultural Political Theory · Feb 2025

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    Eli Alshanetsky

    #758 Eli Alshanetsky: Articulating a Thought · Mar 2023

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    Eli Merritt

    #898 Eli Merritt: How to Save Democracy · Feb 2024

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    Elisabeth Bik

    #1076 Elisabeth Bik: Scientific Integrity and Scientific Fraud · Mar 2025

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    Elise Zipkin

    #1034 Elise Zipkin: Population Dynamics, Biodiversity, and Climate Change · Dec 2024

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    Elizabeth Hill

    #238 Elizabeth Hill: Life History Theory, Development, And Risky Behavior · Oct 2019

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    Elizabeth Pillsworth

    #955 Elizabeth Pillsworth: The Anthropology of Partner Choice, Mating Systems, and Gender · Jun 2024

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    Elliott Sober

    #357 Elliott Sober: Group Selection, Altruism, and Multilevel Selection · Aug 2020

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    Elly Vintiadis

    #500 Elly Vintiadis - Philosophy by Women: 22 Philosophers Reflect on Philosophy and Its Value · Jul 2021

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    Elmar Unnsteinsson

    #888 Elmar Unnsteinsson - Talking About: An Intentionalist Theory of Reference · Jan 2024

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    Emily Kubin

    #580 Emily Kubin: Political Polarization, Dehumanization, and the Media · Jan 2022

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    Emily Towner

    #1321 Emily Towner: Social Isolation and Social Media Use in Adolescents · Oct 2026

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    Eric Funkhouser

    #826 Eric Funkhouser: The Signaling Functions of Beliefs, and Self-Deception · Aug 2023

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    Eric Schniter

    #702 Eric Schniter: Skill and Knowledge Acquisition, and Trust-Based Interactions · Nov 2022

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    Eric Smith

    #18 Eric Smith: The Origin and Nature of Life on Earth · Feb 2019

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    Eric Sprankle

    #1156 Eric Sprankle: The History and Science of Masturbation and Pornography · Sep 2025

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    Eric Storm

    #1190 Eric Storm - Nationalism: A World History · Dec 2025

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    Erica van de Waal

    #152 Erica van de Waal: Social Cognition And Culture in Primates · Mar 2019

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    Erik Kimbrough

    #488 Erik Kimbrough: Norms, Institutions, Impersonal Exchange, Specialization, and Organ Donation · Jun 2021

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    Espen Hammer

    #1309 Espen Hammer: Death of God: Secularization as a Philosophical Challenge from Kant to Nietzsche · Sep 2026

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    Ethan Porter

    #501 Ethan Porter: The Consumer Citizen · Jul 2021

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    Eugénia Cunha

    #207 Eugénia Cunha: Antropologia Biológica e Forense, e Evolução Humana · Jul 2019

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    Evert Van de Vliert

    #416 Evert Van de Vliert: Climate, Economics, Affluence, Social Organizations, and Culture · Jan 2021

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    Ewa Dabrowska

    #504 Ewa Dabrowska: Linguistics, and Native and Second Language Attainment · Aug 2021

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    Felipe De Brigard

    #554 Felipe De Brigard: Memory, Imagination, and Free Will · Nov 2021

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    Felix Warneken

    #186 Felix Warneken: Cooperation And Altruism In Apes And Children · Jun 2019

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    Fernanda Drumond

    #60 Fernanda Drumond (Gapminder): The Right Way to Look at Progress · 2 episodes

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