# Mark Kingwell

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What Comes After Woke?

Questioning authority is a necessity for a functioning democracy. Continually calling power to account has to be a good thing, right? Maybe not, at least not all the time. So argues today’s guest, philosopher Mark Kingwell. Have we let “speaking truth to power” degenerate into a Pavlovian response …

Do We Now Distrust ... Everything?

Question authority. Think for yourself. We've all heard these slogans before. But what happens when they go too far? What happens when they slide into a distrust of everything – from science to media to government? In his new book, "Question Authority: A polemic about trust in five meditations", au…

The Week in Review: Doug Ford's Clash with Toronto

The Agenda's Week in Review looks at Doug Ford's interest in all things Toronto, why permanent residents are leaving Canada, what Donald Trump's second term might mean for the Middle East, and an interview with philosopher Mark Kingwell about his book "Question Authority".See omnystudio.com/listene…

GET LIT 425 with MARK KINGWELL

Hey everyone! On this week's episode, Mark Kingwell returns. We talk about his latest, Question Authority: A polemic about trust in five meditations.

324--Bookin' w/ Mark Kingwell

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Mark Kingwell, professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto, a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a contributing editor of Harper’s Magazine.  His new book is Question Authority, which is published by our friends at Biblioasis.  Topics of …

Civil Conversation: Navigating Discourse Today

Mark Kingwell is one of the most prominent voices in Canada calling for the openness of civil conversation. He shows how our discourse has been changing and why key gains, like justice, need a fresh consideration. And we examine some of the modes of conversation today that steer us off course, like…

How to know when you should offer advice…

The Ethics of Giving Advice: There is no universal manual for life; we each bear responsibility for our own choices. Philosophy offers therapeutic value — helping people think clearly about life’s challenges. Ethical advice should stem from shared human vulnerability, not superiority. Rule of t…

Civility Summit 2026: Leading Through Uncivil Times

This is a special dispatch episode of the Cultivating Civility podcast series. Hello, I’m Diane Kalen-Sukra, founder of Kalen Academy, author of Save Your City and the upcoming book Lead with Civility—a practical guide for uncivil times. One year ago today, nearly 500 civic leaders from 350 cities …