Who hosts Within Reason?

Within Reason is hosted by Alex J O'Connor. They have published 148 episodes. The show covers society, with a culture focus.

What has Within Reason covered recently?

Recent episodes include "#166 Are Plants Conscious? - Michael Pollan", "#165 Buddhist Emptiness Explained - Jan Westerhoff", and "#164 The Chosen Creator: Putting Words in Jesus' Mouth?". The latest went out on 27 Sep 2026 and ran about 89 minutes. Reading two or three of these before pitching is the fastest way to see what the show actually books.

How often does Within Reason publish?

Within Reason publishes weekly, a median of 8 days between episodes. Episodes average about 2 hours. The back catalogue stands at 148 episodes. A show on this cadence plans ahead, so pitch earlier rather than closer to the date you want.

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For Within Reason, Booking Probability sits at 25/100, Listen Score at 30/100, and the guest bar is around 80/100. The show has not signalled guest openness recently, which raises the bar on relevance. A verified contact is on file.

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Within Reason covers philosophy, consciousness, neuroscience, religion, so guests who can speak to those specifically fit best. The show carries an audience score of 5/100. Lead with a specific result you can describe in numbers rather than a job title, and tie it to something the show has already covered.

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Within Reason

Hosted by Alex J O'Connor · society · EN · 148 episodes

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For the curious.A philosophy podcast that sometimes flirts with other disciplines, Within Reason has featured guests including Richard Dawkins, Douglas Murray, William Lane Craig, Peter Singer, Konstantin Kisin, and Neil deGrasse Tyson.

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What is Within Reason?

Within Reason is a society podcast hosted by Alex J O'Connor, with 148 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

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#166 Are Plants Conscious? - Michael Pollan
Sep 27, 20261h 29m
Get all sides of every story and be better informed at ⁠https://ground.news/AlexOC⁠ - subscribe for 40% off unlimited access. Come to my North American tour this November: https://www.alexoconnor.com/p/tour . For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: ⁠ https://www.alexoconnor.com⁠ . Michael Pollan is an American journalist and the first Lewis K. Chan Arts Lecturer at Harvard University. Get A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness . TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) North America Tour (0:20) The Solar Eclipse (2:56) What Is It Like To Be A Plant? (14:52) Are Neurons Overrated? (19:15) Is This All Complete Nonsense? (20:59) The Strange Behaviour of Plants (26:37) Consciousness by Negation (37:31) Does Matter Or Consciousness Come First? (44:09) What Do Humans Have That Plants Don’t? (54:25) Do Plants Feel Pain? (56:52) Is Feeling the Basis of Consciousness? (01:06:45) Is Consciousness Falsifiable? (01:17:41) Where Does Awareness Come From? (01:22:15) Are Psychedelic Experiences Real? (01:24:59) What is Everybody Getting Wrong About Consciousness? CONNECT: My Website YouTube Instagram TikTok⁠ Twitter Facebook CONTACT: Business email: contact@alexoconnor.com Brand enquiries: David@modernstoa.co
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#165 Buddhist Emptiness Explained - Jan Westerhoff
Aug 31, 20261h 44m
Get all sides of every story and be better informed at https://ground.news/AlexOC - subscribe for 40% off unlimited access.Come to my North American tour this November: https://www.alexoconnor.com/p/tour .Jan Westerhoff is a German philosopher and orientalist with specific interests in metaphysics and the philosophy of language. He is currently Professor of Buddhist Philosophy in the Faculty of Theology and Religion of the University of Oxford.Get Jan Westerhoff's books here . TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Nāgārjuna, The “Second Buddha”6:03 The Middle Way9:16 Ontological Nihilism20:00 Are Madhyamaka Buddhists Nihilists?38:56 How Emptiness Escapes Causal Arguments for God45:40 Preempting Immanuel Kant?50:37 Emptiness1:10:07 How to Escape Suffering1:16:54 Visualising Emptiness1:20:30 Is Consciousness Empty?1:34:28 Reality Without Substance CONNECT: My Website: https://www.alexoconnor.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: @CosmicSkepticThe Within Reason Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/16wUbvDT95dxzpG2KEhakK?si=3196e07690bb489d CONTACT: Business email: contact@alexoconnor.comBrand enquiries: David@modernstoa.co
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#164 The Chosen Creator: Putting Words in Jesus' Mouth?
Aug 9, 20262h 15m
Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF with code alexoconnor at https://huel.com/alexoconnor (Minimum $50 purchase).For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com . Dallas Jenkins is an American film and television director, writer and producer. He is best known as the creator, director, co-writer and executive producer of The Chosen, the first multi-season series about the life of Jesus of Nazareth. LINKS: Watch the trailer for season six of The Chosen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nymMxV88QyY&feature=youtu.be Season six premieres November 15th on Prime Video, with three episodes at launch and new episodes weekly through December 6th. And the story doesn't end on streaming — the season finale arrives as a feature film, exclusively in theaters, on March 12th, 2027. Follow The Chosen: https://www.thechosen.tv/en-us https://www.instagram.com/thechosentvseries/ https://www.tiktok.com/@thechosentv?lang=en https://www.facebook.com/InsideTheChosen https://www.youtube.com/@TheChosenSeries Follow Dallas: https://www.facebook.com/DallasJenkinsOfficialhttps://www.instagram.com/dallas.jenkins/https://www.youtube.com/@DallasJenkinsOfficial TIMESTAMPS: (00:21) What is The Chosen’s Purpose? (04:01) Is It Appropriate to Embellish the Story of Jesus? (14:05) Harmonising the Gospel Accounts (36:40) Do Actors Sometimes Theologically Disagree? (48:02) Controversial Additions to the Show (56:14) Why Didn’t Jesus Heal Little James? (01:14:47) Depicting Judas Iscariot (01:33:25) The Women of The Chosen (01:40:37) Stories Left Out of the Show (01:46:58) Watching The Chosen As an Agnostic CONNECT: My Website: https://www.alexoconnor.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskeptic Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskeptic Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskeptic TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmicskeptic Business email: contact@alexoconnor.com Brand enquiries: David@modernstoa.co
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#163 Religion is an Obligation - Ross Douthat
Jul 31, 20261h 49m
Get all sides of every story and be better informed at ⁠https://ground.news/AlexOC⁠ - subscribe for 40% off unlimited access. For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: ⁠ https://www.alexoconnor.com⁠ . TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) Is Religious Belief An Obligation? (17:44) Pantheism vs Theism (23:35) The Connection Between Mind and Universe (43:32) The Fine-Tuning Argument (49:18) The Problem of Evil (1:06:26) Is Belief in God Enough? (1:20:53) Animal Suffering (1:34:37) Is Heaven Hierarchical? CONNECT: My Website YouTube Instagram TikTok⁠ Twitter Facebook CONTACT: Business email: contact@alexoconnor.com Brand enquiries: David@modernstoa.co
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#162 Two Million Subscriber QnA
Jul 30, 202651 min
Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF with code alexoconnor at https://huel.com/alexoconnor (Minimum $50 purchase). For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack . - VIDEO NOTES2 Million Subscribers. Have a Q&A. - TIMESTAMPS (0:00) – Intro (0:18) – My YouTube Watch History (01:33) – What Do I Want to Be Remember For? (10:13) – Will I Do a PhD? (13:06) – Warzone (13:28) – How Many Philosophers Does It Take to Screw in a Light Bulb? (14:14) – My Music Channel (14:30) – My Career if I Wasn't a YouTuber (15:49) – Things I Struggle With (17:58) – Favourite Beatles Song? (19:20) – Daily Life and Episode Prep (23:09) – Favourite Debate? (27:17) – Which Country Do I Want to Visit? (27:30) – Which Country Do I Never Want to Visit? (28:09) – Which Person from History Would I Want to Talk To? (31:47) – Who Am I a Fan Of? (32:18) – Favourite Sport and Club? (39:25) – Favourite Dish and Beverage? (40:23) – What Is One Thing You Regret? - CONNECT My Website: https://www.alexoconnor.com SOCIAL LINKS: Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskeptic Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskeptic Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskeptic TikTok: @CosmicSkeptic The Within Reason Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/16wUbvDT95dxzpG2KEhakK?si=3196e07690bb489d - CONTACT Business email: contact@alexoconnor.com Brand enquiries: David@modernstoa.co------------------------------------------
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Anil Seth

Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience, University of Sussex

Dr. John Lennox

mathematician, bioethicist, christian apologist, Oxford University

Philip Pullman

Graham Tomlin

expert on Pascal and author of Blaise Pascal: The Man Who Made the Modern World, Church of England

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#164 The Chosen Creator: Putting Words in Jesus' Mouth?

Aug 9, 20262h 15m

Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF with code alexoconnor at https://huel.com/alexoconnor (Minimum $50 purchase).For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com . Dallas Jenkins is an American film and television director, writer and producer. He is best known as the creator, director, co-writer and executive producer of The Chosen, the first multi-season series about the life of Jesus of Nazareth. LINKS: Watch the trailer for season six of The Chosen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nymMxV88QyY&feature=youtu.be Season six premieres November 15th on Prime Video, with three episodes at launch and new episodes weekly through December 6th. And the story doesn't end on streaming — the season finale arrives as a feature film, exclusively in theaters, on March 12th, 2027. Follow The Chosen: https://www.thechosen.tv/en-us https://www.instagram.com/thechosentvseries/ https://www.tiktok.com/@thechosentv?lang=en https://www.facebook.com/InsideTheChosen https://www.youtube.com/@TheChosenSeries Follow Dallas: https://www.facebook.com/DallasJenkinsOfficialhttps://www.instagram.com/dallas.jenkins/https://www.youtube.com/@DallasJenkinsOfficial TIMESTAMPS: (00:21) What is The Chosen’s Purpose? (04:01) Is It Appropriate to Embellish the Story of Jesus? (14:05) Harmonising the Gospel Accounts (36:40) Do Actors Sometimes Theologically Disagree? (48:02) Controversial Additions to the Show (56:14) Why Didn’t Jesus Heal Little James? (01:14:47) Depicting Judas Iscariot (01:33:25) The Women of The Chosen (01:40:37) Stories Left Out of the Show (01:46:58) Watching The Chosen As an Agnostic CONNECT: My Website: https://www.alexoconnor.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskeptic Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskeptic Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskeptic TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmicskeptic Business email: contact@alexoconnor.com Brand enquiries: David@modernstoa.co

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Within Reason

About this Podcast:

Pitch Analysis

What is Within Reason?

About the host

Recent episodes

#166 Are Plants Conscious? - Michael Pollan

#165 Buddhist Emptiness Explained - Jan Westerhoff

#164 The Chosen Creator: Putting Words in Jesus' Mouth?

#163 Religion is an Obligation - Ross Douthat

#162 Two Million Subscriber QnA

Guest Appearances

Anil Seth

Dr. John Lennox

Philip Pullman

Graham Tomlin

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Within Reason

About this Podcast:

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What is Within Reason?

About the host

Recent episodes

#166 Are Plants Conscious? - Michael Pollan

#165 Buddhist Emptiness Explained - Jan Westerhoff

#164 The Chosen Creator: Putting Words in Jesus' Mouth?

#163 Religion is an Obligation - Ross Douthat

#162 Two Million Subscriber QnA

Guest Appearances

Anil Seth

Dr. John Lennox

Philip Pullman

Graham Tomlin

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Podcasts like Within Reason

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