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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   Kieran Setiya

   #789 Kieran Setiya - Life Is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way · Jun 2023

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   Martie Haselton

   #370 Martie Haselton - Hormonal: The Hidden Intelligence of Hormones · Sep 2020

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   Michele Gelfand

   #224 Michele Gelfand: Rule Makers, Rule Breakers; Tight and Loose Cultures · Sep 2019

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   Owen Flanagan

   #1148 Owen Flanagan: What Is It Like to Be an Addict? · 3 episodes

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   Stephen Fleming

   #557 Stephen Fleming - Know Thyself: The New Science of Self-Awareness · Dec 2021

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   Thomas Metzinger

   #559 Thomas Metzinger: Consciousness, Subjectivity, the Self, and the Ethics of AI · Dec 2021

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   Tim Maudlin

   #469 Tim Maudlin: Philosophy of Physics, Quantum Mechanics, and Metaphysics · May 2021

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   Will Storr

   #1140 Will Storr: How to Use the Science of Storytelling to Lead, Motivate and Persuade · 2 episodes

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   Jim Al-Khalili

   #1300 Jim Al-Khalili - On Time: The Physics That Makes the Universe Tick · Aug 2026

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    Susan Blackmore

    #191 Susan Blackmore: How Memetics Works · Jun 2019

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    Uta Frith

    #875 Uta Frith & Chris Frith: What Makes Us Social? · Dec 2023

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    Naomi Oreskes

    #854 Naomi Oreskes - The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market · Oct 2023

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    Sam Arbesman

    #1317 Samuel Arbesman - The Half-life of Facts: Why Everything We Know Has an Expiration Date · Oct 2026

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    Agnes Callard

    #1129 Agnes Callard - Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life · Jul 2025

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    Alice Little

    #1186 Alice Little: Debunking Myths About Sex Work · Dec 2025

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    Azim Shariff

    #976 Azim Shariff: Social Robots, Free Will, Rags-To-Riches Stories, and the Moralization of Effort · 2 episodes

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    Barbara Oakley

    #110 Barbara Oakley: Evil Genes, and Pathological Altruism · Jul 2019

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    Batja Mesquita

    #710 Batja Mesquita - Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions · Nov 2022

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    Cailin O'Connor

    #900 Cailin O'Connor: Game Theory, Science, and Misinformation in the COVID-19 Pandemic · Feb 2024

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    Caleb Scharf

    #406 Caleb Scharf: Life, on Earth and Elsewhere · Dec 2020

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    Claire Lehmann

    #26 Claire Lehmann: Quillette, Leadership in the Feminine, Ethical Journalism · Mar 2019

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    Colin Camerer

    #290 Colin Camerer: The Economics And Neuroscience Of Decision-Making · Feb 2020

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    Daniel Willingham

    #682 Daniel Willingham: Why Don't Students Like School? · Sep 2022

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    Dimitris Xygalatas

    #719 Dimitris Xygalatas - Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living · Dec 2022

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    Elizabeth Loftus

    #307 Elizabeth Loftus: Memory, Eyewitness Testimony, and Recovered Memory Therapy · Mar 2020

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    Harry Reis

    #1294 Harry Reis - How to Feel Loved: The Five Mindsets That Get You More of What Matters Most · Aug 2026

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    Iris Mauss

    #988 Iris Mauss: The Psychology of Emotion, and the Paradox of Seeking Happiness · Sep 2024

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    James Pennebaker

    #536 James Pennebaker: Language Use, Writing, Personality, and Stories · Oct 2021

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    John Hibbing

    #1037 John Hibbing: The Left, The Right, and the Biology of Political Differences · Dec 2024

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    Ken Sheldon

    #787 Kennon Sheldon - Freely Determined; The New Psychology of the Self, and How to Live · May 2023

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    Louise Mazanti

    #3 Louise Mazanti: Alienation in the Modern World | Alienação no Mundo Moderno · Feb 2019

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    Mark Blyth

    #1150 Mark Blyth - Inflation: A Guide for Users and Losers · 2 episodes

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    Michael Inzlicht

    #298 Michael Inzlicht: Self-control, Gratification Delay, Ego-depletion, And The Replication Crisis · Feb 2020

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    Michael McCullough

    #358 Michael McCullough: The Kindness of Strangers · Aug 2020

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    Paul Slovic

    #193 Paul Slovic: Risk Perception, GMOs, Vaccines, And Climate Change · Jun 2019

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    Peter Turchin

    #1187 Peter Turchin: The Collapse of Complex Societies, Elite Overproduction, and Social Unrest · Dec 2025

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    Robert Cialdini

    #714 Robert Cialdini - Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion · Dec 2022

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    Samuel Andreyev

    Samuel Andreyev Part 2: The Purpose and Function of Music and Art · 5 episodes

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    Sarah Hart

    #893 Sarah Hart - Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature · Jan 2024

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    Scott Hershovitz

    #1137 Scott Hershovitz: Law Is a Moral Practice · Aug 2025

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