Rethinking Humanity

We speak with Tom Krumins about the Boy Scouts of America Bankruptcy and his experience in the Boy Scouts of America, as well as the impact of the prevalence of institutional sexual abuse on masculinity and society. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/support This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

The human situation presents a unique problem amongst the human animal. A hybrid of instinct driven animal and rationally-minded self aware evolved human species, there are several inherent pain points for us as we make our way alongside other living things.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/support This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

Can a Society Be Sick?Do humans have an inherent nature? What does that have to do with a Sane Society? Can a Society Be Sick? Do humans have an inherent nature? Can humans be defined in universal terms with regards to our mental and emotional functioning? If so, can a societal structure cause damage to us as a species if it is not built according to our human needs?--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/support This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

We draw the line between what is happening today in modern spheres of the world with the content we've been discussing on the podcast thus far and the ideas of Erich Fromm. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/support This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

Could our current society could be sick? We look beyond personal mental ill-being, and see how social pathology, or the pathology of normalcy, is affecting us as a group. Could our society as a whole be lacking in sanity? Is there possibly an unadjustment of the culture itself that is causing ill-being for the humans within it? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/support This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

In this bonus episode, we announce some big news, the beginning of season 2, and some fun things that are ahead for us as a podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/support This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

In this episode, we use the final section of Erich Fromm's To Have or To Be as a springboard for our discussion. In it, he poses the question, is the movement to a society that accommodates our humanity and our human needs more directly really possible? We review all the elements he has suggested that are necessary in order to make that shift, and discuss whether we think it is possible, as well as his evaluation of whether it is possible. Here is a list of the changes Fromm mentions are necessary to make the switch and episodes in which we discuss them in detail. Sane Consumption (Episode 14 & 15) A Democracy in which all people are fully active (Episode 15) Maximum decentralization in industry and politics (Episode 16) Ending Bureaucracy - Implementing Humanistic Management (Episode 16) Ending brainwashing methods in industrial and political advertising (Episode 20) Closing the gap between rich and poor nations (Episode 20) Implementing a universal basic income/guaranteed yearly income (Episode 20) Liberating women (and men) from patriarchal domination (Episode 21) Creating a Supreme Cultural Council (Episode 22) Ending Fake News/Implementing a successful system of effective information dissemination (Episode 22) Separating scientific research from use only for profit and military expediency (Episode 22) Ending nuclear weaponry (Episode 22)We also explain why Lacey is wearing a hat with a sticky note on it, and announce the date for our upcoming interview with Melissa Bernstein of Melissa & Doug Toys, and her new venture, Lifelines, an emotional wellness community. Rebranding coming soon, folks! Be on the lookout for that. Content isn't changing, neither is the name. Just the logo and the podcast artwork. ;)--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/support This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

In this episode we speak with MIT Professor and Founding Director of MIT's Initiative on Technology and Self about her latest book release, a memoir, called The Empathy Diaries. We also discuss her studies of technology and the self and how the two intermingle and affect our lives. We also see that thread of interaction over the course of her lifetime as we discuss her memoir. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/support This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

In episode 22, we discuss some of the final elements that Erich Fromm mentions in his writings on how we can move to a more Being Mode Based Society: Ending misinformation, Creating a Supreme Cultural Council, Ensuring a Humanistic Approach to the Application of Scientific Research and Ending Nuclear Weaponry. We also touch on recent news-making events in the Atlanta area as well as in Colorado, and let everyone know about some big upcoming interviews: Sherry Turkle, next weekend (April 3, 3PM EST LIVE), and Melissa Bernstein of Melissa and Doug toys, in early May. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/support This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe

In Episode 21 we dive into why, in order to build a being mode based society, we must liberate women from patriarchal domination and end the patriarchy as a way of relating to each other on a personal and societal level. We discuss what the patriarchy is, why it is harmful to both men and women, and that we must move away from it in order to see a more humanized society. Forbes Article We Mention:https://www.forbes.com/sites/kathycaprino/2018/01/25/renowned-therapist-explains-the-crushing-effects-of-patriarchy-on-men-and-women-today/?sh=57b8cdf72161Our new email address is rethinkinghumanitypodcast@gmail.com, please feel free to shoot us an email sharing your thoughts on the podcast! We'd love to hear.  :) Partner Links:   Quiet Punch - https://quietpunch.com  Code at checkout for 10% off & to Support the Podcast: RETHINKINGHUMANITY   Disclosure: The above affiliate links are products I personally use and highly recommend. We won't endorse or promote any products we haven't personally used, verified, or don't fully recommend.    Rethinking Humanity Links:  Watch this episode & other special content on our YouTube Channel Rethinking Humanity: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn1uXuWC4Tiq2wMP36Ht68w  Find us on socials:  IG: @rethinkinghumanity, @laceydelayne, @larreasonya  @victorwainho  Twitter: @rthnknghumanity, @laceydelayne, @victorwainho  Credits:  Executive Producer & Co-Host: Lacey Delayne  Co-Host & Producer: Sonya Larrea  Technical Producer: Victor Ho--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rethinkinghumanity/support This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rethinkinghumanity.us/subscribe