The Argument Ninja Podcast podcast

The Argument Ninja Podcast

The Argument Ninja podcast is dedicated to helping you improve your skills at rational persuasion. Let philosopher Kevin deLaplante introduce you to a unique approach to critical thinking, inspired by martial arts training principles, that combines logic and argumentation with the latest research on the psychology of persuasion and belief.

The Argument Ninja podcast is dedicated to helping you improve your skills at rational persuasion. Let philosopher Kevin deLaplante introduce you to a unique approach to critical thinking, inspired by martial arts training principles, that combines logic and argumentation with the latest research on the psychology of persuasion and belief.

 

#38

038 - Tribal Literacy and Emotional Intelligence

On this episode of the Argument Ninja podcast I share the audio from an interview I did wi... more

31 Oct 2020

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:14

31 Oct 2020


#37

037 - 3 Honest Updates: On Failure, Living With a Stutter, and Accepting My Comfort Zone

On this episode of the Argument Ninja podcast I talk openly about why this is the first ne... more

05 Apr 2020

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:52

05 Apr 2020


#36

036 - Understanding Complex Social Phenomena: More Theories of the Causes of Social Polarization

On this episode of the Argument Ninja podcast I talk about the difficulty of judging how m... more

28 Aug 2019

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:00

28 Aug 2019


#35

035 - Updates and a Street Epistemology Interview

On episode 035 of the Argument Ninja podcast I share updates on new course development ove... more

17 Apr 2019

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:22

17 Apr 2019


#34

034 - Understanding the Causes of Polarization (Part 1): Depolarization Initiatives

In episode 024 of the Argument Ninja Podcast I'm starting a series of episodes that will e... more

06 Mar 2019

50 MINS

50:30

06 Mar 2019


#33

033 - Critical Thinking About Conspiracies

On this episode of the Argument Ninja Podcast I'm presenting edited versions of last three... more

11 Jan 2019

56 MINS

56:50

11 Jan 2019


#32

032 - When Tribalism Becomes Pathological

On this episode of the Argument Ninja podcast I share the audio for the three videos I rec... more

19 Dec 2018

40 MINS

40:00

19 Dec 2018


#31

031 - New Cartoon Videos Plus a Fall 2018 Update

On this episode of the Argument Ninja podcast I talk about the three new videos I recently... more

11 Dec 2018

26 MINS

26:12

11 Dec 2018


#30

030 - Behind the Scenes of My New Video Course

On this episode I talk about the genesis of my new video course, "The Vocabulary of Scienc... more

10 Sep 2018

16 MINS

16:15

10 Sep 2018


#29

029 - How to Raise a Critical Thinker

On this episode of the Argument Ninja podcast I talk about the importance of critical thin... more

03 Aug 2018

52 MINS

52:37

03 Aug 2018


#28

028 - Tribalism Isn't the Problem

On this episode I’ve got an interview lined up for you that I did with Bob Froehlich, who ... more

12 Jun 2018

52 MINS

52:23

12 Jun 2018


#27

027 - Updates: Finances, Projects and Plans

Over the past month almost every email conversation I’ve had with someone about my project... more

08 May 2018

32 MINS

32:40

08 May 2018


#26

026 - Feminism, Marxism, Postmodernism and Jordan Peterson: Sometimes the Only Winning Move is Not t...

On this episode of the Argument Ninja podcast I offer a perspective on Jordan Peterson's c... more

26 Mar 2018

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:12

26 Mar 2018


#25

025 - Why Tribal Literacy?

On this episode of the Argument Ninja podcast I talk about TRIBALISM and the challenges th... more

01 Mar 2018

50 MINS

50:11

01 Mar 2018


#24

024 - How Commerce Became a Tool For Getting Outside My Head

At the beginning of a new year it’s customary to reflect on events of the past year in ord... more

10 Jan 2018

19 MINS

19:31

10 Jan 2018


#23

023 - The Argument Ninja Difference: Why Critical Thinking is a Martial Art

I’m not the only one talking about the failings of traditional schooling. I’m not the only... more

31 Oct 2017

49 MINS

49:53

31 Oct 2017


#22

022 - Thinking Clearly About Critical Thinking: Interview with Kevin deLaplante

For this episode I’m going to share an interview I did for Thinking Clearly, a radio show ... more

11 Sep 2017

53 MINS

53:09

11 Sep 2017


#21

021 - What if Sam Harris and Scott Adams Had a Baby?

On this episode I use a recent episode of Sam Harris's podcast (#87 - "Triggered: A Conver... more

04 Sep 2017

1 HR 31 MINS

1:31:24

04 Sep 2017