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Psyche

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Mar 10, 2025 • 1h 8min

Phuc Luu: In Their Image

In this episode, I sit down with my friend Phuc Luu to discuss his idea for a book titled In Their Image, which explores how conservative evangelicals and reactionary atheists are often two sides of the same coin. We also dive into recent books that argue against empathy, unpacking their critiques and implications.
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Mar 3, 2025 • 60min

Luke Grote: Fear & Trembling

Luke and I discuss Soren Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling.
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Feb 22, 2025 • 1h 17min

Barry Taylor: Civilization and Its Discontents

Fun conversation with Barry Taylor about Sigmund Freud's Civilization and Its Discontents.
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Feb 19, 2025 • 22min

Fidelity to the Absurd

A few reflections on Albert Camus' Myth of Sisyphus. A few connections to Todd McGowan's reading of Hegel, Freud's tragic view of happiness and the book of Ecclesiastes.
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Feb 17, 2025 • 1h 1min

Todd McGowan: Civilization and Its Discontents

I speak to Todd McGowan about Sigmund Freud's book Civilization and Its Discontents.
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Feb 9, 2025 • 1h 7min

Luke Grote: The Dangers of Belonging

I speak to my friend Luke Grote about his article,Eliminative Belonging: The Group, Identity, and the Fundamental Mechanisms of Exclusion.
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Feb 8, 2025 • 1h 7min

Gail M. Newman: The Creative Self

A great conversation withDr. Gail M. Newman on her new book,The Creative Self: Beyond Individualism. We both wished Mari Ruti were still alive to join us.
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Feb 6, 2025 • 18min

Freud & The Oceanic Feeling

A brief reflection on Freud's correspondence with Romain Rolland and their disagreement about the nature of the oceanic feeling.
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Jan 31, 2025 • 1h 7min

Todd McGowan: Pure Excess

Great conversation with Todd McGowan about his latest book Pure Excess: Capitalism and the Commodity.
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Jan 29, 2025 • 25min

Autistic Singularity in "Perfect Days"

A meditation on the film Perfect Days in conversation with ideas from Mari Ruti, Todd McGowan, and the experiences of my autistic clients.

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