UND philosophy professor Jack Russell Weinstein visits with Alicia Hegland-Thorpe in a conversation first heard on the Main Street radio show.

One issue that touches on the divide between us, and affects numerous topics, is the reluctance or inability for people to change their minds.

For this month’s Philosophical Currents, Jack Russell Weinstein talks about male emotion and the importance of community.

In this month’s Philosophical Currents, Jack Russell Weinstein puts a philosopher’s spin on “the slap” from the recent Oscars.

For this month’s Philosophical Currents, Jack Russell Weinstein talks about what’s happening in Ukraine.

Monday, January 17, 2022 - On this Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, a discussion of race and the importance of holidays.

Tuesday, December 28, 2021 - Jack Russell Weinstein joins us for a look at self care as we go into a new year.

For this month’s “Philosophical Currents,” we discuss the philosophical significance of holidays. We have a new one, in Juneteenth. And like some others, there's a tinge of controversy -- even Christmas has its detractors. Is a holiday a way to cement a component of life into a nation's culture? And once you create a holiday, it’s hard to ditch it! Columbus Day, for example, has been fading.

UND philosophy professor Jack Russell Weinstein is here with another episode of Philosophical Currents as we look at issues through a philosophical lens.

UND philosophy professor Jack Russell Weinstein visits with Ashley Thornberg on the topic of socialism.