The Untitled History Podcast

Gareth is a public historian specialising in the history of the two world wars, in particular moral decision-making, political philosophy, and how societies justify (or refuse to justify) sacrifice in extreme circumstances. He is also the host of the Justice course discussions, best known for using vivid case studies, from the trolley problem to medical ethics to the 19th-century Queen v Dudley and Stephens cannibalism case, to introduce the central debate between consequentialist and categorical moral reasoning.

Gareth has extensive experience in public-facing teaching and debate-led education, guiding audiences through classic thinkers including Aristotle, Locke, Kant, Bentham, and Mill, while connecting their ideas to modern controversies such as equality and inequality, affirmative action, free speech versus hate speech, same-sex marriage, and military conscription. His work focuses on showing how philosophical arguments don’t just add information, they “make the familiar strange,” pushing audiences to test their instincts, examine principles, and confront the personal and political risks of serious moral reflection.