In this video, Ellie Anderson interviews David M. Peña-Guzmán and Rebekah Spera, authors of the book Professional Philosophy and Its Myths. What is the nature of philosophical inquiry? And what are the politics of academic philosophy today? Who gets to be a philosopher and why? And how does the discipline as a whole either challenge or reinforce existing power dynamics? The discussion is organized around Dr. Peña-Guzmán and Dr. Spera’s recently published book, which offers a materialist critique of contemporary philosophical practices. This interview is the first in a four-part series.