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Aeon 120 episodes Latest Jun 8, 2026

Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that help us make sense of ourselves and the world. It asks big, existentially significant questions and finds fresh, original answers from leading thinkers on philosophy, science, psychology, society, and culture. Each episode features a narrated Aeon essay, a journey into expert concepts and stories that provoke, enrich, and expand horizons. Aeon is a nonprofit digital magazine publishing essays and videos that seek to illuminate the big questions of life, free to read and listen.

Episodes

The no-human future Jun 11, 2026 2555 Terrorists and tech bros alike view accelerationism as a revolutionary weapon. Nick Land glimpsed something much darker. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that help us make sense of ourselves and the world. We ask the big, existentially significant questions and find the freshest, most original answers, provided by leading thinkers on philosophy
The joy of autism Jun 9, 2026 1211 Yes, we’re in a world of our own: for the autistic mind, it’s a place of intense curiosity, deep focus and sensory delight. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that help us make sense of ourselves and the world. We ask the big, existentially significant questions and find the freshest, most original answers, provided by leading thinkers on philoso
What shape is the Earth? Jun 8, 2026 1267 The extraordinary challenge of determining the true shape of Earth reveals the deep value of measurement to scientific progress. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that help us make sense of ourselves and the world. We ask the big, existentially significant questions and find the freshest, most original answers, provided by leading thinkers on ph
Artist of sympathy and cruelty May 29, 2026 1251 Mozart’s genius lay in writing music of such power that he could draw his audience into morally wrenching predicaments. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that help us make sense of ourselves and the world. We ask the big, existentially significant questions and find the freshest, most original answers, provided by leading thinkers on philosophy,
Flickering Enlightenment May 28, 2026 2025 Attacked by the Left and Right, the Enlightenment can only be saved through use of its greatest legacy: permanent critique. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that help us make sense of ourselves and the world. We ask the big, existentially significant questions and find the freshest, most original answers, provided by leading thinkers on philoso
The embattled witnesses May 26, 2026 1563 The UN’s special rapporteurs are experts charged with a singular mandate: to monitor the world’s worst human rights abuses. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that help us make sense of ourselves and the world. We ask the big, existentially significant questions and find the freshest, most original answers, provided by leading thinkers on philoso
Can ecosystems malfunction? May 25, 2026 2222 We are told the natural world is ‘breaking down’. But forests don’t work like airplanes or human hearts. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that help us make sense of ourselves and the world. We ask the big, existentially significant questions and find the freshest, most original answers, provided by leading thinkers on philosophy, science, psych
Being small May 22, 2026 1702 Nobody quite recovers from being a child: the asymmetry of power between parents and children always leaves a trace. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that help us make sense of ourselves and the world. We ask the big, existentially significant questions and find the freshest, most original answers, provided by leading thinkers on philosophy, sc
Make immigration boring May 21, 2026 1079 The fiercest political battle of our age needs less moral drama and more hard thinking about numbers and fair tradeoffs. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that help us make sense of ourselves and the world. We ask the big, existentially significant questions and find the freshest, most original answers, provided by leading thinkers on philosophy
Maritime China May 19, 2026 1457 Far from turning its back on the sea, the fate of Qing China was tied as much to tides and storms as to cavalry and walls. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that help us make sense of ourselves and the world. We ask the big, existentially significant questions and find the freshest, most original answers, provided by leading thinkers on philosop
Mathematics is out there May 18, 2026 1647 Sergiu Klainerman spent years proving that black holes won’t fly apart; and arguing that maths is not a human invention. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that help us make sense of ourselves and the world. We ask the big, existentially significant questions and find the freshest, most original answers, provided by leading thinkers on philosophy
Gen Z but two centuries ago May 15, 2026 1188 A generation of young people with ‘full hearts in an empty world’ sought hope in the face of insurmountable malaise. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that help us make sense of ourselves and the world. We ask the big, existentially significant questions and find the freshest, most original answers, provided by leading thinkers on philosophy, sc

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