Mike Williams
Co-Host of Not As Wrong
Mike spent his past being wrong in such subjects as: religion, philosophy, and communication. He got a degree in some of those. Now he spends his days being wrong in video production at a professional level. He lives in a country where he can daily benefit from a language barrier.
Mike Williams has hosted five Episodes.
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Episode 5: Avoidance
Episode | August 1st, 2017 | 5 mins 33 secs
avoidance, expat, international, language, wrong
Mike tries to call Nathan back, but ends up leaving a message. He needs some advice on how to avoid avoidance, especially in situations where there’s a language barrier.
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Episode 3: Racism Revisited
Episode | June 20th, 2017 | 1 hr 8 mins
philosophy, racism, sociology
Mike and Nathan follow up on comments from Episode 1 The Whitest of White Privilege. The discussion includes admiration for listeners who have adopted children, general frustrations with sociology, and a challenge to break down divisions in our personal lives.
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Episode 2: Economics, Fairness, and Harm
Episode | May 29th, 2017 | 54 mins 54 secs
coase, economics, externalities, fairness
Nathan has been struggling with two to incorporate ideas from economics into his understanding a fairness. How much should the consequences matter when deciding what is just? What are the appropriate property rights for individuals and for groups? How many cheap philosophical terms can Nathan and Mike throw in?
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Episode 1: The Whitest of White Privilege
Episode | May 17th, 2017 | 58 mins 1 sec
philosophy, privilege, racism, sociology
In this premiere episode of Not As Wrong, Mike brings up a concept to Nathan that he's struggling with as a white person. That topic: White Privilege. What are the right and wrong ways to think about it? What are the challenges for both sides of the argument? And how can all of us, regardless of race, be not as wrong?
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Episode 0: Introduction to Being Wrong
Episode | May 3rd, 2017 | 2 mins 52 secs
intro, preview
Mike and Nathan get things started in this short preview of why they want to be Not As Wrong. Episode one is will be released May 17, 2017.