Calmversations s06e08 | Normalizing the Pathological, Pathologizing the Normal with Eliza Mondegreen and Jessie Mannisto
Sep 23, 2023
Eliza Mondegreen and Jessie Mannisto discuss our culture's obsession with normalizing the pathological and pathologizing the normal. Topics include positive disintegration, trans identity, finding community, Robert F. Kennedy's character, Jim Henson as a teenage role model, documenting the Great Depression, muck-raking journalism, dynamics and fault lines among different groups, and controversy surrounding gender.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Positive Disintegration and the Manifestations of Personal Growth
01:35 • 22min
Identity, Recognition, and Adolescence Challenges
23:14 • 5min
Finding Community and Embracing Solitude
28:37 • 13min
Robert F. Kennedy, Sr. and the Power of Emotion and Intellect
41:53 • 3min
Teenage Role Models and the Influence of Jim Henson
44:37 • 4min
Documenting the Experiences of the Great Depression
48:45 • 2min
Uncovering Hidden Truths and the Appeal of Muck-Raking Journalism
50:36 • 24min
Dynamics and Fault Lines
01:14:52 • 14min
Gender, Controversy, and Presuming Good Faith
01:29:18 • 21min