Socratic Sisters Podcast

Today we explore the ethical issues from the true story of Henrietta Lacks, the source of the first immortal human cell line and the reason for so many life-saving medical discoveries.

The information in this episode is primarily taken from the book "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot.

*correction from the ep: George Gey and his team did not financially profit from the discovery of HeLa cells, but the companies responsible for cell distribution have massively profited from HeLa distribution.

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This week we're talking all about the GOATMAN!! the history of how the story came about and a spooky encounter with the goatman in a cabin in the woods...

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Happy Halloween!!!!!! We are reading spooooooky stories from reddit to celebrate!!! Have a safe and fun halloweekend

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https://www.reddit.com/r/creepypasta/comments/6tsb71/people_can_lick_too/?share_id=i-Xg1rEAlzdARn9r0DgPv&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&utm_source=share&utm_term=4

https://www.reddit.com/r/creepypasta/comments/b224es/julia_was_a_clever_girl/?share_id=4LTi9X9FF2EjhxvcNZC_i&utm_content=1&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=4

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The answer is maybe, it depends. It's Halloween time and we're getting spooky!!! This week we're talking about the philosophy and practices of the Church of Satan, created by Anton LaVey.

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Shorter episode this week because we are busy busy!! This week we’re conspiring about missing pilot Amelia Earhart. Did she crash in the ocean or was the perhaps eaten by crabs? Who’s to say, really?

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In this episode, we’re spelunking into Plato's Allegory of the Cave!! Get your imagination caps on and get ready to be dragged out of your cave of ignorance kicking and screaming. You’ll have fun whether you like it or not

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Were sirens supposed to be evil mermaids or bird ladies?? In this episode, we're going through the history of sirens in ancient mythology. And also in movies and tv. Also someone PLEASE tell us how Christmas trees work in Australia

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this week we're doing a special mini-episode to showcase some of your most interesting comments and to further expand on our previously covered topics together!

y'all have been coming through with the comments on our previous episodes, and we LOVE it!!! it truly feels like we're all learning and exploring each of these weird topics together as a group. thank you!!!

we've decided to call these "socratic circles" unless one of you all give us a better name, that's what we got lol

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Okay so this episode is part 2/part 3 to the eps on the ethics of reality tv and on the panopticon. we're kinda all over the place but bear with us.

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we're back from our week-long hiatus!! this week we're talking all about theories that the earth is flat or hollow. could there be entire civilizations living below us?

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Today we're talking the Panopticon, both as a prison design and the ethics of all of that, and as a metaphor for social control. super fun stuff yippee!!!!

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In this episode, Maggie explains all the evidence that we're potentially living in a simulated reality and we talk about our weird dreams and glitches in the matrix.

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In what situations is it the right thing to sacrifice one life to save others? If at all? It's time for another classic thought experiment yipeee!!!! We're talking utilitarianism, deontology, and Sadie's hatred for David Hume returns...

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Ok so today we're getting kinda dark, we're conspiring, we're discussing the controversial choices that Walt Disney made during his life, his career, and his death. Yeah we're talking about his frozen head, his connections to fascists, and his racist early films. It's a doozy...

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This week, Sadie is gettin a little spooky and a little psychological with the phenomenon called Third Man Syndrome or The Third Man Factor. Is this a hallucination, a guardian angel, or maybe divine intervention?

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Alien spacecraft or crashed weather balloon? or... pile of tinfoil? who's to say. In this week's episode we're talking all about Area 51 and alien sightings or experiments. Who really knows what's goin on in there

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This week, Sadie is going over the ethics and possible dangers of reality television shows like Love Island, Dance Moms, and Survivor. How do we solve these potential issues in such a popular and diverse TV genre?

More info on this topic:

Caroline's Law - https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/flacks-law

NPR - https://www.npr.org/2007/10/18/15391493/the-ethics-of-reality-tv

On Producers' Role - https://www.mediaethicsmagazine.com/index.php/browse-back-issues/138-spring-2007/2923371-the-ethics-of-reality-television-producers

Too Hot to Handle - https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/apr/24/too-hot-to-handle-sexual-frustration-in-paradise-or-moral-lesson-for-our-times

Why was JFK Assassinated??

Heyyyyy! It's episode 4!!! This week Maggie is telling us all about the assassinations of President John F Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy, and the conspiracy theories surrounding their deaths.

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This week, Sadie presents some additional theories of personal identity: Memory Theory, Bundle Theory, and Brain Theory as a sort of part 2 to the Ship of Theseus episode.

Additional info on ICE raids in CA and elsewhere:

http://iceoutofla.org/

https://www.npr.org/2025/06/12/g-s1-72513/dhs-immigration-raids-los-angeles-protests

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/16/politics/trump-immigration-democratic-deportation-efforts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-bOFMgezwY

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Welcome back to Socratic Sisters Podcast!!! In this episode, Maggie leads the conversation about the mysteries and conspiracies of the Titanic's sinking. And... the return of Jeff?

What do you think happened to the Titanic? Leave a comment and argue with each other!!

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Welcome to the first episode of Socratic Sisters Podcast with Sadie and Maggie! In this episode, Sadie takes us through the popular philosophical thought experiment called The Ship of Theseus. We discuss theories of personal identity, and hot ancient greek sailors!

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