
<p>This podcast is about testing the limits of fairness. It's about taking to heart the meaning behind "Beyond the Pale" — a phrase referring to ideas that are so outrageous it's impossible to deal with them in reasonable terms. Follow <em>IDEAS</em> producer Tom Howell as he covers uncomfortable terrain. When the time for ‘open-mindedness’ stops and prejudices become — possibly — a good thing.<em> *This is the final episode in a series tackling the implications of bias. It originally aired on on June 8, 2022.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Guests in this episode:</p><p><br></p><p>Eduardo Mendieta is a philosophy professor at Pennsylvania State University. He edited the final book by Richard Rorty, <em>Pragmatism as Anti-Authoritarianism</em>.</p><p><br></p><p>Barbara Kay is a columnist at The National Post and The Epoch Times.</p><p><br></p><p>Misha Glouberman is co-author (with Sheila Heti) of <em>The Chairs Are Where the People Go</em>. He runs a negotiation course called <em>How to...