In this new series, Humanists UK Chief Executive Andrew Copson hosts laid-back, unscripted, one-on-one discussions over the course of 60 minutes with philosophers, scientists, campaigners, entertainers, and historians.

In conversation with Nigel Warburton

Nigel Warburton is a freelance philosopher, podcaster, and writer. He is the author of many books on philosophy, including Thinking from A to Z, A Little History of Philosophy, and Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction. His podcast Philosophy Bites has been downloaded over 42 million times. His Free Speech Bites podcast series, for Index on Censorship, interviewed a range of figures including Jonathan Dimbleby, Irshad Manji, Martin Rowson, and Ma Jian. He was previously Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the Open University and Lecturer in Philosophy at Nottingham University.