Generalist Universe
Generalist Universe
Podcast Description
The Generalist Universe Podcast is hosted by Caio Huck Spirandelli, a Brazilian economist and science communicator. In each episode, Caio sits down with researchers, academics, and experts from around the world for thoughtful, in-depth conversations about society, science, and the big questions shaping our world.
It’s a space for listeners who want to go beyond headlines and explore ideas with nuance, honesty, and an interdisciplinary lens.
Join Caio on this journey through knowledge, asking tough questions and challenging easy answers.
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The podcast explores a variety of complex topics, including societal dynamics, gender equality, and violence against women, exemplified by episodes featuring the discussions of femicide in Latin America, the roots of violence against women, and intellectual decolonization in Africa. Each episode aims to delve into broader themes, such as inequality and cultural shifts, while maintaining a focus on providing deep, thoughtful insights rather than surface-level commentary.
Welcome to the Generalist Universe Podcast, hosted by Caio Huck Spirandelli, a Brazilian economist and science communicator. Originally envisioned as an interdisciplinary exploration across numerous fields, the show now delves deeply into high-quality social sciences.
The name “Generalist Universe” celebrates Homo sapiens as a generalist species—adaptable, versatile, and endlessly curious. Caio embodies this generalist spirit through thoughtful dialogues with leading social scientists, providing insightful perspectives on complex social phenomena and human behavior.
Are Neo-Traditionalism and Decoloniality Theory alike? In this thought-provoking interview, Dr. George Hull, senior lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Cape Town, dives deep into the surprising parallels between these two ideological frameworks. Exploring the concept of epistemic ethnonationalism, he explains how both schools of thought tie knowledge, values, and identity to cultural and ethnic belonging.
We examine how figures like Alexandr Dugin and decoloniality theorists such as Walter Mignolo and Aníbal Quijano challenge modernity, liberalism, and universalism, raising critical questions about cultural relativism, identity policing, and academic freedom.
Dr George Hull is a senior lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa. He has taught widely in the areas of the philosophy of race, political philosophy, ethics and German idealism. Dr Hull has edited a number of books, including Debating African Philosophy: Perspectives on Identity, Decolonial Ethics and Comparative Philosophy (Routledge, 2019) and The Equal Society (Lexington Books, 2015).
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Edited book: Intellectual Decolonisation: Critical Perspectives
YouTube channel Beyond Decoloniality
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