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The Nickel City Forum

The Nickel City Forum

The Nickel City Forum is a drinks & discussion series in Buffalo, New York. We have public intellectual events. The Nickel City Forum is also a podcast. We think it"s possible to pursue the big questions in life together. So we"re always up for a good argument. We"ll post event audio, follow-up interviews with our speakers, and episodes related to seeking the good life.

society & culture philosophy

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28:12

Forum 2/26/26: Is AI an Existential Threat?

The Nickel City Forum ·

2026/03/10

On Feb 26, 2026, we had a Nickel City Forum event at Five Points Bakery on the West Side of Buffalo. Dr. Steve Petersen is Professor of Philosophy at Niagara University, and is a leading researcher in AI issues. He addressed the question of whether Artificial Intelligence is a threat to humanity. (TLDR: It is)Note: The event recording failed, so this is a follow-up recording with Dr. Petersen.

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32:30

The Good Life: Empowerment

The Nickel City Forum ·

2026/03/10

Dr. Phil Woodward finishes the last of his six approaches to philosophical values for the good life: Empowerment. What does it mean to be autonomous? Is this a good we can seek, in itself?

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35:53

The Good Life: Devotion to God

The Nickel City Forum ·

2026/01/17

Fr. Bryan and Phil continue on to the 5th approach to the good life: living a life of devotion to God.

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44:19

Best Books 2025

The Nickel City Forum ·

2026/01/08

The Nickel City Forum team - Fr. Bryan, Dr. Phil Woodward, Dr. Phil Reed, Dr. Sam Cloud, and Sharon Murphy - share their favorite books from 2025.

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20:39

Forum Follow-up: Suffering with Dr. Cloud

The Nickel City Forum ·

2026/01/08

Fr. Bryan chats with Dr. Sam Cloud about the 12/3/25 Nickel City Forum at Big Ditch Brewery on the topic, "How to Make Sense of Suffering."

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25:30

Forum 12/3/25: How to Make Sense of Suffering

The Nickel City Forum ·

2025/12/04

On December 3, 2025, Dr. Sam Cloud led a Nickel City Forum event at Big Ditch Brewery in downtown Buffalo. Dr. Cloud is the Chief Medical Officer of Erie County Medical Center. His topic was "How to Make Sense of Suffering: Reflections from 20 Years in the ER."

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33:37

The Good Life: Humanitarian

The Nickel City Forum ·

2025/12/02

Fr. Bryan and Dr. Phil Woodward consider service to humanity as a way to pursue the good life.

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34:14

The Good Life as Community

The Nickel City Forum ·

2025/12/02

How can we live a truly good life? Dr. Phil Woodward and Fr. Bryan Wandel explore another topic - relationships with other people. What have the great philosophers said about this? How does it lead to a life that is truly worth living?

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28:42

The Good Life as Virtue

The Nickel City Forum ·

2025/11/11

Fr. Bryan and Dr. Phil Woodward discuss how virtue can be a path to the good life. We talk about a perennial favorite pop philosophy, Stoicism, including the opportunities for a fuller life and the limits.

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32:29

The Good Life as Pleasure

The Nickel City Forum ·

2025/11/10

Dr. Phil Woodward and Fr. Bryan discuss the philosophy of Epicurus. How does pleasure help us to understand what it means to live the good life?

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40:00

The Good Life: Intro

The Nickel City Forum ·

2025/10/17

Dr. Phil Woodward sits down with Fr. Bryan Wandel to talk about Phil's college course: Intro to the Good Life. Phil helps us understand how questions about what it means to live a good life are the central concern of philosophy, and how it can help us live better, more fulfilling lives.

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29:32

Forum Follow-up: Smartphones with Dr. Woodward

The Nickel City Forum ·

2025/10/17

A follow-up conversation after our 10/2/25 event with Dr. Phil Woodward: How to Reclaim Your Life From Your Phone. Fr. Bryan and Phil discuss how Phil chose this topic, how he teaches kids who are immersed in technology, and some of the Q&A from the Nickel City Forum event.

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30:31

Forum 10/2/25: How To Reclaim Your Life From Your...

The Nickel City Forum ·

2025/10/04

Our October 2, 2025, Nickel City Forum event was at Five Points Bakery in Buffalo. Dr. Phil Woodward, Professor of Philosophy at Niagara University, led us in the discussion: "Engaging Digital Dystopia: How to Reclaim Your Life From Your Phone."

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26:44

Intro: How We Have Good Arguments

The Nickel City Forum ·

2025/09/24

Fr. Bryan Wandel and Dr. Phil Woodward discuss:- How can we have arguments that are actually productive? - What stops us from it? - How do academics and the thinking public need each other?

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0:40

Trailer: The Nickel City Forum podcast

The Nickel City Forum ·

2025/09/24

The new podcast for the Nickel City Forum will include - Audio from past events - Follow-ups with our speakers - Fresh content from our team Subscribe for the latest.

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