The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast
The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast
Amanda Oldphan Sukenick
The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast is the world's first podcast dedicated to the subject of Antinatalism, created by Antinatalists! Antinatalism, (Or Anti-Natalism.) Is defined by Wikipedia as, “A philosophical position and social movement that assigns a negative value to birth.” The world of Antinatalism is very vast, and though most Antinatalists do share a kernel of the same core idea, what one Antinatalist believes from the next can be wildly different. What The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast seeks to showcase,  is a wide range of the various perspectives and ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist thinkers and creators of all kinds. Exploring Antinatalism was originally founded in early 2020 by various members of the now extinct, Rogue Philosophy: Antinatalism Discord, but soon grew away from being a team effort, to a mostly solo project run and hosted by long time Antinatalist content producer, Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick. (Foreverwolffilms on YouTube.), with the exception of sometimes host/co-host, Mark J. Maharaj (Question Mark? on YouTube). Thank you for listening to Exploring Antinatalism!
Talk&Taste Debate: Should we be having more kids? Travis Timmerman vs. Amanda Sukenick, NYC 4/25/25!
Send us Fan Mail Watch the video version here!: https://youtu.be/DyHPtux54GQ The Talk&Taste Debate: Should we be having more kids? event, was held in New York City, on Friday, April 25th, 2025, to a SOLD OUT audience of over 70 people, at the beautiful Hancock foundation! Arguing for the position of pro-natalism and against my antinatalism, was the wonderful Travis Timmerman, associate professor of philosophy, and chair of the philosophy department, at Seton Hall Universi...
May 8, 2025
1 hr 40 min
#101 - Sarah Dierna
Send us Fan Mail Watch the video version HERE!: https://youtu.be/LuJDNdqobeQ Welcome, to episode #101 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today – Welcome to the first episode of 2025! I’m your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I’m speaking with PhD student at the Department of Humanities at the University of Catania, and author of the new book È il nascere che non ci voleva. S...
Apr 21, 2025
1 hr 9 min
We have to talk about marzipAN - David Benatar & Matti Häyry
Send us Fan Mail Watch the video version HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpcEdBRX0ZM David Benatar and Matti Häyry discuss Matti's marzipAN trilogy marzipAN #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSrGMwk9Jww marzipAN #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb3eEIUqPtc marzipAN #3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tqrrBdbZlc and its ethical implications. Matti Häyry’s take on antinatalism and related topics can be found in: – Call Me VEXAN Then: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXTcxixH...
Apr 21, 2025
32 min
Schrödinger's marzipAN
Send us Fan Mail Watch the video version HERE!: https://youtu.be/6tqrrBdbZlc Make sure to watch: Part 1: The case of Marzipan: What would David Benatar do?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSrGMwk9Jww Part 2: How wrong cAN I be?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb3eEIUqPtc
Apr 21, 2025
11 min
Tarkovsky's Black Dog and the Big White Button
Send us Fan Mail Watch the video version HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIDmD8NSx7g STALKER Andrei Tarkovsky 1979 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3hBLv-HLEc | FULL MOVIE | Directed by An... _____________________________________________________ FAQ ABOUT THE VIDEO _____________________________________________________ 1. Is the “Big White Button” actually in Tarkovsky’s Stalker? No. It’s my own thought experiment — a conceptual device that simplifies and sharpens the moral prob...
Apr 21, 2025
5 min
Talk&Taste Debate Should we be having more kids? Amanda Sukenick/Travis Timmerman LIVE in NYC 4/25!
Send us Fan Mail Watch the video version HERE!: https://youtu.be/cK0O7bxyJYc Read more about the event HERE!: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/talktaste-debate-should-we-be-having-more-kids-tickets-1297422067329?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl https://www.instagram.com/talkandtasteclub?igsh=MXB1cmZ0ZnI4b2p3OQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr Learn more about The Handcock Foundation ...
Apr 21, 2025
2 min
How wrong cAN I be?
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Apr 21, 2025
4 min
Matti Häyry LIVE Lecture and Performance at Puistofilosofia this summer!
Send us Fan Mail Watch the video version HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJwrqJacX0A Matti Häyry @ Puistofilosofia / Park Philosophy PRESS RELEASE A Splash of Antinatalism in a Popular Finnish Outdoor Philosophy Event • Matti Häyry has been commissioned to give a presentation / performance in the popular outdoor philosophy event Puistofilosofia (Park Philosophy) in Finland in July 2025 • Puistofilosofia Week is an annual festival of thought and dialogue held in Ikaalinen, where people ...
Apr 21, 2025
1 min
The case of Marzipan: What would David Benatar do?
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Feb 5, 2025
4 min
A Real Nowhere Man by The Better Nevers
Send us Fan Mail Watch the video version HERE!: https://youtu.be/C8aCNTUmLbE A Real Nowhere Man by The Better Nevers is based on the original idea of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and The Beatles in their 1965 hit single Nowhere Man and embellished by the pessimist philosophy of David Benatar that takes Lennon's notion of futility a step further. Original music and lyrics John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Original arrangement The Beatles. This version's lyrics by Matti Häy...
Jan 29, 2025
2 min
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