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

1079 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Tuomas Tahko

   #987 Tuomas Tahko: Meta-Metaphysics, Fundamentality, and the Building Blocks of Reality · Aug 2024

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   Turi Munthe

   #1282 Turi Munthe - Why We Think What We Think: The Unexpected Origins of Our Deepest Beliefs · Jul 2026

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   Tyler Volk

   #259 Tyler Volk: From Quarks to Culture · Nov 2019

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   Uljana Feest

   #1234 Uljana Feest - Operationism in Psychology: An Epistemology of Exploration · Mar 2026

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   Valerie Curtis

   #102 Valerie Curtis: Disgust and Hygiene Behavior · Jun 2019

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   Valerie Hardcastle

   #579 Valerie Hardcastle: The Self, Consciousness, Pain, and Abnormal Psychology · Jan 2022

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   Valerie Tiberius

   #1202 Valerie Tiberius: The Philosophy and Psychology of Well-Being · Jan 2026

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   Vanessa Wills

   #1104 Vanessa Wills: Marx's Ethical Vision · May 2025

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   Vassilis Saroglou

   #786 Vassilis Saroglou: The Psychological Traits of Religious People · May 2023

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    Vera Gomes

    #39 Vera Gomes: Doença Inflamatória do Intestino e Síndrome do Intestino Irritável · Mar 2019

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    Vibeke Ottesen

    #1320 Vibeke Ottesen: How the Media Deal with Criminal Cases · 5 episodes

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    Vicky Oelze

    #1200 Vicky Oelze: The Anthropology of the Atlantic and Transatlantic Slave Trade · 2 episodes

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    Victoria Dougherty

    #1206 Victoria Dougherty: On Fictional Adaptations · 7 episodes

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    Ville Tulkki

    #42 Ville Tulkki: Dispelling the Fear About Nuclear Energy · Mar 2019

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    Vinod Goel

    #983 Vinod Goel - Reason and Less: Pursuing Food, Sex, and Politics · Aug 2024

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    Virgil Zeigler-Hill

    #381 Virgil Zeigler-Hill: Self-Esteem, Narcissism, and Romantic Love Styles · Oct 2020

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    Virtutis Discipulus

    #27 Virtutis Discipulus: Evolution of Language, Spelling Agreements, Virtue · Mar 2019

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    Vivek Venkataraman

    #1022 Vivek Venkataraman: Tree Climbing, Running, and Hunting across Human Societies · Nov 2024

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    Viviana Weekes-Shackelford

    #189 Viviana Weekes-Shackelford: Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, And Modern Society · Jun 2019

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    Vlasta Sikimić

    #1091 Vlasta Sikimić: Cognitive Diversity in Science, and the Ethics of AI · 2 episodes

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    Walter Scheirer

    #1014 Walter Scheirer: A History of Fake Things on the Internet · Nov 2024

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    Walter Veit

    #1196 Walter Veit: A Philosophy for the Science of Animal Consciousness · Jan 2026

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    Warren Brown

    #388 Warren Brown: Neuroscience, Dualism, Emergentism, Science and Religion · Nov 2020

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    Wataru Toyokawa

    #1289 Wataru Toyokawa: Social Learning, Collective Decision-Making, and the Wisdom/Madness of Crowds · Aug 2026

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    Wendy Johnson

    #117 Wendy Johnson: Genetics and Environment in Personality and Intelligence · Jul 2019

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    Wiebke Bleidorn

    #706 Wiebke Bleidorn: Personality Change Across the Lifespan · Nov 2022

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    Willem Frankenhuis

    #1110 Willem Frankenhuis: Human Development in Harsh and Unpredictable Environments · Jun 2025

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    William Chopik

    #1151 William Chopik: Partner Dynamics and Relationship Satisfaction · Sep 2025

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    William Glod

    #584 William Glod: Why It’s OK to Make Bad Choices · Feb 2022

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    William Harris

    #723 William Harris - Zero to Birth: How the Human Brain Is Built · Dec 2022

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    William Kelly

    #835 William Kelly: The Sociocultural Anthropology of Japan · Sep 2023

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    Zachary Garfield

    #950 Zachary Garfield: An Evolutionary Take on Leadership, Reputation, and Conflict Resolution · Jun 2024

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    Zachary Neal
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    Zanna Clay

    #314 Zanna Clay: Bonobo Societies, And Comparative Psychology · Mar 2020

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    Zoe Liberman

    #742 Zoe Liberman: Infant Social Cognition, Social Categorization, Gossip, and Ritual · Feb 2023

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    Zygmunt Baranski

    #1247 Zygmunt Baranski: Dante's Divine Comedy · Apr 2026

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    Émile Torres

    #1260 Émile Torres: The Risks of AI and Climate Change · 4 episodes

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    Şerife Tekin

    #568 Şerife Tekin: Philosophy of Psychiatry, Mental Disorder, The Self, and Flourishing · Dec 2021

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    Jonathan Zimmerman

    #550 Jonathan Zimmerman - Free Speech: And Why You Should Give a Damn · Nov 2021

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