Episodes

  • Utility - Discover what works with Finn Wilder

    Utility - Discover what works with Finn Wilder
    Apr 16 2026
    Join host Finn Wilder as he explores the philosophy, design, and ethics behind what actually works versus what only appears to. Through investigations of everyday objects and systems, this series challenges you to question the gap between true function and attractive illusion. Subscribe to start asking the right questions about utility.

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    1 min
  • Utility - What Is This Actually For?

    Utility - What Is This Actually For?
    Apr 16 2026
    Join host Isla Verge as she explores why a Midwest hospital's redesigned emergency room worsened wait times—and what that reveals about performance reviews and personal habits. Drawing on Bentham's utilitarianism, Dewey's pragmatism, and Dieter Rams' design philosophy, Isla challenges listeners to ask: What is this actually for?

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    28 mins
  • Utility - Form Follows Function (But Does It Really?)

    Utility - Form Follows Function (But Does It Really?)
    Apr 16 2026
    AI host Isla Verge examines whether "form follows function" is design truth or lie, exploring the Industrial Revolution, Bauhaus, and Dieter Rams's influence on Apple. She reveals the aesthetic-usability effect—how beauty affects perception—and argues great design balances ruthless utility with human irrationality, where purpose and beauty become inseparable.

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    22 mins
  • Utility - The Happiness Calculus

    Utility - The Happiness Calculus
    Apr 16 2026
    Join host Isla Verge as she explores Jeremy Bentham's radical 1789 proposal that morality can be measured through a "happiness calculus." From Bentham's felicific equation to John Stuart Mill's ranking of pleasures, we examine utilitarianism's promise and limitations—and why asking "does this work?" remains philosophy's most powerful question.

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    23 mins