The podcast episodes highlight how definitions play a central role in philosophical inquiry, as well as in sociopolitical and cultural discourse.

In the Plato dialogues Theaetetus and Protagoras, Socrates engages in close analysis and debate over the precise definitions of concepts like knowledge, virtue, and justice.

The Blue Dot Effect episode explores how the expansion and dilution of definitions, such as what constitutes a problem or threat, can impact our mindsets and perceptions.

The Munk Dialogue features a discussion on the contested definitions of terms like Zionism, anti-Semitism, and anti-Zionism, which are central to the debate on the relationship between the two.