A Case for the Podcast Assignment

Publication Date

6-1-2026

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Teaching Philosophy

Volume

49

Issue

2

DOI

10.5840/teachphil2026513245

First Page

205

Last Page

234

Abstract

Although the podcast has become a major content medium in popular culture, few philosophers have incorporated it as an assignment in the classroom and even fewer have discussed it in the pedagogical literature. We aim to address this lacuna. Drawing on our own experience, we describe the basic design of the podcast assignment, discuss some of its advantages compared to other assignments (especially the traditional essay), and consider how the basic design of the assignment can be adapted to fit the specific needs of your course.

Keywords

assignments, course design, dialogic philosophy, podcasting

Department

Philosophy

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