Shows / Mahon McCann
Mahon McCann
Mahon McCann is an Irish philosophy PhD, lecturer, and APPA-certified philosophical counsellor, fighting back against the machine and the modern meaning crisis. He is a former atheist and Catholic convert, and on this podcast he explores solutions to the meaning crisis, philosophy beyond reductive materialism, meaning and manipulation in the machine age and bridging the gap between the secular world and Christendom. Join the Raise the Cross substack to get every episode to your inbox 👇…
Episodes
Mahon McCannFr Conor McDonough: The Untold History of How Ireland Became Catholic
Father Conor McDonough OP returns to the podcast to examine how Christianity took root in Ireland and what the surviving evidence can tell us. In the…
Mahon McCannPeco Gaskovski: How Humanity Survives the Tech Dystopia
Peco Gaskovski is a neuropsychologist and the author of ExoGenesis and, most recently, The Last Upheaval. Peco and his wife, Ruth Gaskovski, are the creators…
Mahon McCannPlato's Republic, Book 10: Imitation, Immortality and the Myth of Er
Folks, We have finally arrived at the final lecture of the course on Plato’s Republic on book 10!!! In this final lecture, we survey Plato’s ontological…
Mahon McCannPlato’s Republic, Book 9: How the Tyrant Is Made (and Why Justice Wins)
We are back with Book 9 of Plato’s Republic, which deals with the genesis of the tyrant! This book returns to the core question from Book 2: why the just…
Mahon McCannPaul Kingsnorth: How HUMANITY beats the MACHINE
Hello there! This interview has been a long time coming; I’ve always been a fan of Paul’s work, so it’s really great to get him on the pod for a chat on his…
Mahon McCannPlato's Republic, Book 8: How Democracy becomes Tyranny
There is very little that is happening in the world today that is not contained already in the pages of Plato’s Republic. Particularly, in book eight. In book…
Mahon McCannExploring Platonic Morphospace w/Michael Levin & DC Schindler
Super-excited to have hosted an interdisciplinary discussion between two legends, the biologist Michael Levin and metaphysician D.C. Schindler. In the…
Mahon McCannWhy This Trauma Expert Says the Church Has What Psychology Is Missing w/Mark Walsh
Hey Hey, We are back with a new podcast interview! This week I am talking to Mark Walsh ( @FeralPhilosophy_mw ) - Mark is a globally recognised embodiment…
Mahon McCannThe Cave | Plato's Republic, Book 7
Hello there, It’s been a while (I’m sorry) but the Plato’s Republic lectures are back! Before the end of the year we will be getting through the last books…
Mahon McCannDr Zak Porcu – De-secularise your mind!
Howiye! In this podcast, I talk to Dr. Zachary Porcu about his book, Journey to Reality: Sacramental Life in a Secular Age. We discuss why the modern secular…
Mahon McCannRobert Nugent (The Catholic Man): Signs of Renewal in Irish Catholic Faith
Hello! I’m back with another podcast on the faith in Ireland/signs of renewal. This time I’m speaking with Robert Nugent from the Catholic Man YouTube channel…
Mahon McCannJordan Bates - Why So Many Men Feel Lost Today
Hey hey, it’s been a while!! We are back with another explosive podcast conversation with Mr Jordan Bates: Jordan is the Founder of Council of Kings. He’s a…
Mahon McCannJ.P Marceau - The Holy and Unholy spirits moving through Modernity
In this conversation, we explore the connections between the biblical concepts of heaven and earth and Platonic categories of form and matter, discussing how…
Mahon McCannPaula Kelleher - From Feminism to Faith: Why I Became Catholic
In this conversation, Paula shares her transformative journey from a typical Irish Catholic upbringing to a profound encounter with God that reshaped her…
Mahon McCannFr Gavan Jennings - Why did the Irish lose their Catholic faith?
Fr Gavan Jennings is a priest of Opus Dei, the editor of the position papers, and a presenter @ctmcatholic . In this conversation, we explore the evolving…
Mahon McCannFr Columba Jordan - From Boredom to Belief: The Future of Catholicism in Ireland
The last podcast before a break over the Christmas! More than delighted to be joined by Fr Columba Jordan for an unofficial Christmas special. Fr Columba is a…
Mahon McCannBrendan Graham Dempsey - Healing From the Meaning Crisis
Hey There, New podcast on deck 🚨 This was an unbelievable conversation with Brendan Graham Dempsey on his new ‘evolution of meaning’ series!! Evolution of…
Mahon McCannDavid Quinn - Why are Gen Z returning to Religion?
David Quinn, is a columnist for the Sunday Independent/Irish Catholic and Commentator on society, religion and politics since 1994. Iona Institute Poll…
Mahon McCannRobert Freese - From Buddhism to Catholicism: A Spiritual Journey
Robert Freese converted to Catholicism in 2020 after 20 years of practicing and eventually teaching Vipassana meditation. He and his wife Gosia are volunteers…
Mahon McCannMartin McManus - Why This Irish Psychologist Returned to the Catholic Church
Martin McManus is a Lukewarm Catholic to anti-Catholic psychology postgrad to schismatic traditionalist to now a normal Catholic devoted to Our Lady and…
Mahon McCannUnderstanding the Good: Plato's Sun Analogy & Divided Line Explained | Plato's Republic Book Six
In this lecture, we delve into the Good! Particularly Plato’s analogy of the Sun, and the Divided Line from ‘The Republic’ to explain the un-hypothetical first…
Mahon McCannThe Philosopher Kings: Plato's Republic Book Five
In this fifth installment of Mahon McCann’s lecture series on Plato’s Republic, we delve into Book Five to explore one of Plato’s most influential and…
Mahon McCannThe Logos Project - Can the Catholic church digest modernity?
In this conversation, Mahon McCann and Dom from @thelogosproject7 delve into the complexities of modernity, its impact on religion, and the Catholic response…
Mahon McCannA Catholic solution to the Meaning Crisis
This video explores the 'Meaning Crisis,' a profound cultural and historical phenomenon affecting mental health and existential stability in the West. Drawing…
Mahon McCannThe Tripartite Psyche and Inner-conflict: Plato's Republic, Book 4
In the fourth part of our lecture series on Plato's Republic, we delve into Plato's concept of the tripartite psyche and the four cardinal virtues. We explore…
Mahon McCannJordan Hall - Is Christianity the Key to the Meta-Crisis?
Jordan Hall is a philosopher, futurist, and recently, a Christian. He played a significant role in the digital media landscape at MP3.com and later as the…
Mahon McCannColin Deyoung & Adam Safron - Sam Harris is WRONG (the self is real)
Colin Deyoung is a personality psychologist, personality neuroscientist, the creator of the Cybernetic Big Five Personality theory and professor of psychology…
Mahon McCannFr Benedict McGlinchey - Why Irish Young People Are Returning to Faith
In this conversation, Father Benedict McGlinchey ( @irishdominicans ) shares his journey to becoming a Dominican friar, reflecting on his upbringing in…
Mahon McCannJP Marceau - How Christianity Solves The Meaning Crisis
Jean-Philippe Marceau is a writer and podcaster with an academic background in mathematics, theoretical computer science and philosophy of mind. He is the…
Mahon McCannJacob Kishere - The Strange Return of Christianity
Howiyeee, Got to join Jacob Kishere of the Sensespace podcast and Resonant Man project on his Culture Pilgrim Substack. We discussed the continuing strange…
Mahon McCannPlato's Republic, Book 3 | Education & The Noble Lie
This is the third part of a series unpacking Plato's Republic. This episode dives into Book Three, focusing on the critique of Greek literature, the…
Mahon McCannFr Conor McDonough - From Decline to Revival: The Untold Story of Catholicism in Ireland
Fr Conor McDonough (@thewhitestone) is a Dominican Friar and Phd Student in the national university of Galway on “The Letters of St Paul in Early Irish…
Mahon McCannFrom Radical Atheist To Catholic (My Story)
This easter Saturday I will be baptised as a Catholic in Dublin! This baptism is really the fruition of a spiritual journey which has taken my whole thirty…
Mahon McCannMathew David Segall - The Metaphysical Revolution that’s Redefining Science and Truth
In this conversation, Mahon McCann and Matthew David Segall (@footnotes2Plato) explore the ongoing metaphysical revolution in science, particularly in physics…
Mahon McCannPlato's Republic, Book Two | Justice vs Injustice and the Ideal City
In this third instalment of the series on Plato's Republic, we will be diving into Book 2 of The Republic! The lecture explores the foundational questions…
Mahon McCannDC Schindler - Did PLATO warn us about THE INTERNET in 375 BC?
This might be my favourite podcast of all time, no messing around! Dc Schindler has returned for the third time and we are discussing Plato’s critique of the…
Mahon McCannDr Peter Larsen - How Plato Explained the Universe: A Deep Dive into the Timaeus
Dr Peter Larsen is a lecturer in Philosophy at Dublin City University, specialising in ancient philosophy and particularly the cognitive psychology of Plato…
Mahon McCannPlato's Republic Book 1: What is Justice?
In this episode, we delve into Book 1 of Plato's Republic. The focus is on understanding what justice is not, through detailed analyses of dialogues and key…
Mahon McCannDonald Robertson - How To Think Like Socrates
Donald is a Scottish-born cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist and author, known for his work in integrating modern cognitive-behavioral therapy with Ancient…
Mahon McCannIntroduction to Plato and the context of his Republic
The first lecture of the Plato's Republic course. This will be the first of eleven lectures, the following lectures tracking each of the ten books of the…
Mahon McCannBrandon Griggs - Mapping UNIVERSAL ETHICS for the DIGITAL AGE
Brandon Griggs is the author of the Tech For Life Substack (check it out here https://www.techforlife.com/) exploring the central question: How do we get good…
Mahon McCannBen White - Can the MEANING CRISIS be solved by TECHNOLOGY?
Ben graduated from the University of Edinburgh’s flagship Mind, Language, and Embodied Cognition MSc. He is a Leverhulme-funded PhD candidate at the University…
Mahon McCannAlicia Juarrero - Why Context Changes Everything
Alicia Juarrero is President and co-founder of VectorAnalytica, Inc., and Visiting Research Scholar at the University of Miami. She is the author of Dynamics…
Mahon McCannColin Deyoung & Adam Safron - Integrating CB5T and The Free Energy Principle
New podcast with Colin Deyoung & Adam Safron on their integration of Cybernetic Big five Personality theory and the Active Inference Framework to model persons…
Mahon McCannMark Miller & Ben White: How Social Media Warps your Cognition
Ben White graduated from the University of Edinburgh’s flagship Mind, Language, and Embodied Cognition MSc. He is a Leverhulme-funded PhD candidate at the…
Mahon McCannJohn Vervaeke & Sam Tideman - Why machines are not intelligent!
We are back with a final conversation in this AI series, bringing together John Verveake and Sam Tideman to discuss the limits of artificial intelligence. For…
Mahon McCannSam Tideman - Is Artificial General Intelligence even possible??
Sam Tideman is the host of Transfigured, a profound religious and philosophical thinker, and a Google data engineer. Check out Sam's channel…
Mahon McCannDC Schindler - Story & The Dramatic Structure of Truth
D. C. Schindler is professor of metaphysics and anthropology at the John Paul II Institute, Washington, DC. He is the author of eleven books, including Freedom…
Mahon McCannJohn Vervaeke - Attention, Agency & Aligning AI
John is a professor of cognitive science and cognitive psychology at the University of Toronto and the creator of "Awakening from the Meaning Crisis." (check…
Mahon McCannAdam Safron - The Cognitive Science of Free-will
Adam Safron, Ph. D., is a Cognitive Scientist and psychologist who studies the nature of preferences and motivation from mechanistic, developmental, and…
Mahon McCannRick Repetti - Robert Sapolski is wrong, you are FREE.
Rick Repetti is a philosophy professor, meditation teacher, and author of several publications on free will (find more of Rick's work below). Rick’s website…
Mahon McCannJelle Bruineberg - How SOCIAL MEDIA manipulates your MIND to change your BEHAVIOUR
Jelle Bruineberg is an assistant professor at the University of Copenhagen, Department of Media, Cognition and Communication. Read his paper ‘Adversarial…
Mahon McCannMatt Segall - Reality, Free-will and The Kantian Divide
Matthew David Segall, Phd, is a transdisciplinary researcher, writer, teacher, and philosopher applying process-relational thought across the natural and…
Mahon McCannDimensions of Meaning in Life: Depth
The fourth dimension of meaning in life is not reported in the psychological literature but was added by Cognitive Scientist John Veraveke, and this dimension…
Mahon McCannDr Iain McGilchrist - Neuroscience, Attention & Artificial Intelligence
Dr Iain McGilchrist is a psychiatrist, neuroscience researcher, philosopher, literary scholar, and the world’s foremost expert on brain hemispheric…
Mahon McCannDimensions of Meaning in Life: Significance
Audio essay on the third dimension of meaning in life is called ‘significance’, which has to do with human worth, importance and value. Read the full essay at…
Mahon McCannChristopher Mastropietro - Mythology, Meaning & Manipulation
Chris is a philosophical writer with interests in dialogue, symbols, and the concept of self. He is a co-author of several publications, including Zombies in…
Mahon McCannA System For Increasing Purpose in Life
Last week, we looked at the dimension of meaning in life called coherence, and we saw what happens to mythological villains like Sisyphus and Macbeth who don't…
Mahon McCannRafe Kelley - The Martial Arts of Meaning in Life
Rafe Kelley is the founder of Evolve, Move, Play, a movement coach, lifelong martial artist and wisdom-seeker. He has been featured on the Jordan Peterson…
Mahon McCannFour Dimensions of Meaning in Life: Coherence
Last week, I introduced the new ‘Meaning in life’ series on the Wisdom Dojo Substack. As promised, for this first week, we will be dealing with the dimension…