The Grindstone is releasing a COVID-19 series over the next few weeks. Today we introduce the series, which will sound quite different from our typical format, and share the story of how it came to be and how we recorded it. We also wanted to take a moment to say hello to all of you, and that we hope you all are staying healthy and safe out there. Check out the first full-length episode from our COVID-19 series this Friday afternoon, 19th June, 2020! Thanks for listening!<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

On Trolleys, Shutdowns and Face Masks

ABOUT THE PODPhilosophy is an important academic subject, one we believe everyone should be exposed to and explore. But philosophy can also feel distant and abstract to many people.&nbsp;The Grindstone&nbsp;is an ‘armchair interviews with philosophers’ podcast that gets to know the people who study and teach philosophy, and tries to apply some of their wisdom to the world around us.We let the conversations unfold in their own way, but we try to cover three topics with all of our guests:the moment that set them on the path to study philosophytheir current area of researchand how that philosophical research can help us better understand some aspect of contemporary culture (e.g., technology; social justice and activism; morality; environmental issues; pop culture, etc.)We also occasionally interview people who majored in philosophy and went on to careers in various industries outside of academia to ask them how their education in philosophy prepared them for and applies to their current work.The conversations are informal, organic, and go where they go. We hope that they are informative and insightful. And we hope that you enjoy them. Thanks for listening!YOU CAN FOLLOW US:@grindstone.pod&nbsp;(Instagram)@GrindstonePod&nbsp;(Twitter)ABOUT OUR TEAMThe Grindstone&nbsp;was created, and is hosted, by Matthew Kroll, the Academic Program Manager in the Department of Philosophy at Purdue University. Caroline Cross, a philosophy major at Purdue, mixes, edits and produces the podcast. The intro and outro music is by Al Terity. Special thanks to Purdue philosophy alum Madison Maroney for voicing the intro and outro.This podcast is supported by the Department of Philosophy and the College of Liberal Arts at Purdue University Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.