Is There Something on Me?

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I thought at times in the book that his behaviour might be characteristic of somebody who might have done something. But throughout, i did get more of a feeling that like he's guilty inas much as we're all guilty, yes? I don't know what exactly it is about him, but he can be pretty accusatory, and he can jump to conclusions and make judgments about other people. And so maybe there's something about his judgmentalness. Maybe there’s something about his attitude towards women. Clearly, you know, i think the dreamy aspects of this really focus on the sexual and so i think like he feels guilty sexually in maybe in some deep, deep waves.

David and Tamler wander through the bewildering dream-like world of Franz Kafka’s "The Trial." In part one of a two-part discussion we discuss the circumstances of its publication, the various interpretative approaches that can be taken to the novel, and all the ways that Kafka’s prose gets under your skin, making you feel what’s happening even if you don’t fully understand it. Recorded in the decidedly un-Kafka-esque location of Nosara, Costa Rica – thanks to the Harmony Hotel for having us back!

Plus – Social Psychologists for Peace send an open letter to Vladimir Putin urging him to reverse course on the tragic invasion of Ukraine. Putin seems intent on toppling the Ukranian government but has he considered Sherif et al (1961), Tajfel (1977), Festinger (1954), and Brewer (1991)?