The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #1466

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 Dan, Luca and Stelios discuss Burnham's new cabinet picks, New Zealand’s fight for identity, and how bad philosophy destroys cinema.

Reading List

• Burnham's new cabinet picks

  • Politics UK: Andy Burnham Becomes Prime Minister - Politics UK - X

  • Politics UK: Andy Burnham's First Cabinet Announcements - Politics UK - X

  • Andy Burnham Becomes Prime Minister - BBC News

  • Screenshot: Andy Burnham's approval ratings following his appointment as Prime Minister - Discord Image

  • Screenshot: UK opinion polling following Andy Burnham becoming Prime Minister - Discord Image

  • Sterling Steady as Burnham Set to Become Prime Minister - Reuters

• New Zealand Will Never Be the Same Again

  • New Zealand 2023 Census: Population Counts by Ethnic Group, Age and Māori Descent - Stats NZ

  • New Zealand Demographics Map - Figure.NZ

  • Waipapa Taumata Rau Demographics 2025 (Updated June 2026) - University of Auckland

  • Christopher Luxon on New Zealand's Future - Christopher Luxon - X

  • Remigration New Zealand X Account - Remigration New Zealand - X

  • Luca Johnson on New Zealand Demographic Change - Luca Johnson - X

  • TruthFairy131 on Immigration and Demographic Change in New Zealand - TruthFairy131 - X

  • Ethnic and Faith Leaders Issue Election Ultimatum Over Hate Provocation - The NZ Today

  • Europa on New Zealand Immigration Policy - Europa - X

  • Peters Says Proposed Immigration Curbs May Harm India–New Zealand Ties - Bloomberg

  • Sambit Swaraj on India–New Zealand Relations - Sambit Swaraj - X

  • Why Winston Peters Is a Risk to New Zealand's Relationship with India - New Zealand Initiative

  • New Poll: The Issues That Most Concern New Zealanders - The Spinoff

• How Bad Philosophy Destroys Cinema

  • Ancient Greek Virtue Ethics - Lotus Eaters Courses

  • Stelios Panagiotou on Ancient Greek virtue ethics - Stelios Panagiotou - X

  • Scientists propose a new theory of consciousness - BBC News

  • Has science shown that consciousness is only an illusion? - Mind Matters

  • Who do you think you are? Why your sense of self is an illusion - New Scientist

  • Necessary Illusions - Philosophy Now

  • Steven Pinker on free will and consciousness - Steven Pinker - X

  • We're all still living in denial about free will - Richard Hanania

  • Steven Pinker on free will - Big Think