Gaven Kerr on God, Being, and Realism

Gaven Kerr is a lecturer in Philosophy at St. Patrick’s College Maynooth in Ireland. His areas of expertise are in medieval philosophy (especially the work of Thomas Aquinas) and modern philosophy (with a focus on Immanuel Kant). He is the author of Aquinas’s Way to God: The Proof in De Ente et Essentia, a study of St. Thomas Aquinas’s existential proof for the existence of God, and Aquinas and the Metaphysics of Creation.

Amos Dowber on Localism

In this episode, our host, I.J. Makan, sits down with Amos Dowber, the editor, to talk about the long-term effects of the lockdowns, Small towns, and Localism.

Darnell Samuels on Training, Coaching, and Competition

In this episode we talk about training and self-mastery, the role of unsupervised play and bullying in socialization, life lessons Darnell learned working in Ontario subsidized housing projects and as a basketball coach, and the importance of competition in society.

Kazingram Roundtable with Axel Kazadi

Welcome to our first Kazingram Roundtable. We decided that in addition to our regular podcast we wanted to have a forum where both of our editors could sit down and have more personal discussions with friends of the Podcast.

Axel is a PhD student in theology at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto. He specializes in the theology of John Calvin.

James Madden on Freedom, Education, and the Good Life

In this episode Jim returns to discuss Covid-19 and the future of education, Ancient Greek and early Christian ideas of freedom, discipline, the good life (and how these relate to practicing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu), psychedelic, and the role contemplating death plays in living the good life.

Joshua Hochschild on Technology, Ethics, and Religion

Joshua Hochschild is a professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary’s University.

Priit Mihkelson on a Scientific Approach to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Priit Mihkelson is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under SBG Founder Matt Thornton. Priit is also one of the main instructors for BJJ Globetrotters and he is the head coach of the largest Estonian Grappling and MMA school, 3D Treening.

Jason Manning on Microaggressions and Violence

Jason Manning is a professor of Sociology at West Virginia University. He is an expert on the sociology of conflict, social control, and the sociology of suicide. Together with our last guest, Bradley Campbell, Jason is co-author of The Rise of Victimhood Culture.

Bradley Campbell on the Sociology of Victimhood Culture

Bradley Campbell is a Professor of Sociology at California State University in Los Angeles. He specializes in the sociology of moral conflict. Much of his past work has focused on the sociology of genocide but he has recently begun to study moral conflict on modern college campuses.

Axel Kazadi on the Future of Religion & Faith

Axel Kazadi is a PhD student in theology at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto. He specializes in the theology of John Calvin.

Jibb Smart on the Gyro Revolution

Jibb Smart is a programmer, game maker, and the creator of GyroWiki, where he explains and advocates for new and better ways to play games.

Zuby on the Politics of Transgenderism

Zuby is a rapper, podcaster, author, and outspoken critic of political correctness. He has released 3 eps and 5 albums including most recently, Perserverance. He is the host of Real Talk with Zuby, a podcast discussing contemporary cultural issues and the author of Strong advice: Zuby’s Guide to Fitness for Everybody.

Jason T. Eberl on Gender Theory & Transhumanism

Jason T. Eberl is an author, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics at Saint Louis University.

Evangelicals & Liberalism with Amos Dowber

Amos Dowber is a theologian, philosopher, and editor at Kazingram Dialogue.

Human Consciousness and Martial Arts with James Madden

James Madden is an author, speaker, martial artist, and Professor of Philosophy at Benedictine College. Check out his book on the philosophy of mind “Mind, Matter, and Nature: A Thomistic Proposal for the Philosophy of Mind (Catholic University of America Press)”.

Canada’s Indigenous Problem with Frances Widdowson

Frances Widdowson is an author, a public intellectual, and Associate Professor of Political Science at Mount Royal University. Her new book is “Separate but Unequal: How Parallelist Ideology Conceals Indigenous Dependency” (University of Ottawa Press)

Physician Assisted Dying and Protection of Conscience Rights in Canada

In Canada, one of the foundational provisions made under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is the fundamental freedom of conscience and religion. An integral component of Canada’s national makeup is the commitment to tolerance and diversity.

The Nature of Reality with Armel “VNCHY” Kazadi

Armel “VNCHY” Kazadi is a rapper. You can find Armel’s music on Spotify and Apple Music under “VNCHY”.

Religious Language & Alien Salvation with Amos Dowber

Amos Dowber is a theologian and philosopher (A thomist to be specific).

Dangers of Safe Space Culture with Rick Mehta

Rick Metha is a former Professor of Psychology at Acadia University. He was dismissed for exercising his academic freedom.

Growing Up an Immigrant with Jian Guo

Jian Guo is a computer scientist and an engineer. He practices Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Possible Worlds and Catholicism with Carlos Parra

Carlos Parra is completing his philosophy degree and works for Air Canada. Carlos skydives and travels all the across the globe.

Artificial Intelligence and Psychedelics with Michael Adam Ferguson

Michael Adam Ferguson is a Cognitive Neurology, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Laboratory for Brain Network Imaging and Modulation–Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology. He is the host of the Luminous Brain Podcast.

Hate Speech and the Indigenous Industry with Frances Widdowson

Frances Widdowson is an author, a public intellectual, and associate Professor of Political Science at Mount Royal University. Her upcoming book is “Separate but Unequal: How Parallelist Ideology Conceals Indigenous Dependency”.

Living a Skeptical Life with Zach Reimer

Zach Reimer will be starting his PhD in Philosophy at the University of Oklahoma in the Fall of 2019. Zach is also a contributing author at Kazingram Dialogue. You can read his latest article “A Silent Saviour”.

Black Conservatism with Darnell Samuels

Darnell Samuels is the co-host of ‘The Six Cents Report’ podcast.

Classical Theism and Modernity with Craig Carter

Craig Carter is Professor of Theology, Theologian-in-Resident, and an author.

Losing My Religion with Jordan Franck

Jordan Franck is an educator and a professional photographer. We discuss his departure from Christianity, what led to that, and what he holds to now.

Other Minds with Hugh Hunter

Hugh Hunter has a Phd in the History of Philosophy from the University of Toronto. He was a Post-Doc at Humboldt Universität, Berlin, and has taught philosophy at seven universities.

Preferential Hiring, Free Speech, and Intellectuals with Mark Mercer

Mark Mercer is Professor of Philosophy, President of Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship, and a public intellectual.

Cultural Marxism with Scott Masson

Scott Masson is Associate Professor of English Literature and a public intellectual.

Welcome to the Kazingram Dialogue Podcast

We have a podcast! You can listen to it wherever you get your daily podcast dose.

Consciousness: Re-evaluating the Canadian Values Test

I was surprised when my historian friend informed me that, unlike our American counterparts, Canada doesn’t legally have separation of church and government because of its connection to the British monarchy. As “Defender of the Faith,” the reigning monarch is the head of both institutions–church and state. Canada’s Church is symbolically protected as a member of the Commonwealth.

A Silent Saviour: Thinking Theologically about Divine Hiddenness

One of the greatest challenges of the spiritual life, the study of theology, and the work of philosophy is when the expected is absent or silent. Some have talked about the problems of evil as problems of absence – of the lack of health, or protection from harm, or even apparent meaning in the cascade of pain that we experience and witness. Another expectation is seen in the problem of divine hiddenness.

The Groundwater Conundrum in India

There is an imminent groundwater crisis and the Indian government must take immediate steps to save the country from a disaster. Given its severity, changes in legislation must be made to allow everyone, not merely landowners access to groundwater resources. 

Is There a Human Nature?

Is there a human nature? This question has been answered in various ways over the course of history. Some individuals believe that what makes us human is our DNA or our biological characteristics.  Other individuals believe that humanity is a social construct – we are human because we engage in human activities in society.

Privilege of the Gaps

In pursuit of equality in all measurable outcomes, the modern equivalent of spells, sacrifices, and rituals to manipulate the gods are diversity quotas, equity programs, redistribution of resources, reparations, and affirmative action.

Revisiting the Law on Commercial Surrogacy in India

While India’s emergence as a hub for commercial surrogacy has given couples a renewed hope of parenthood, several ethical issues have emerged. One, in particular, is the manner in which these surrogate mothers are chosen. Often the women selected as surrogates are poor and illiterate but select surrogacy of their own volition.

Who Can Teach Indigenous History? A Letter from SAFS to MSVU

Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) in Halifax recently came under criticism because a non-indigenous scholar, Martha Walls, was chosen to teach Selected Topics in North American History: Residential Schools. Consequently, the university called for a meeting between Indigenous faculty and staff and Martha Walls to “discuss a way forward”.

Reinstating Free Speech Absolutism in Our University

It has become almost indisputable that the typical humanities university student of today has become incapable of tolerating ideas and opinions that are contrary to theirs. Any dissenting idea is viewed as a threat of harm and is responded to accordingly; whether it involves blasting air horns and screaming expletives at professors, spitting on guest speakers, or preventing a planned event from taking place using commercial-grade fireworks and Molotov cocktails, ideologically-driven student groups are determined to use any means necessary to shut down the vocalization of views they deem offensive.