Interviews with Scholars of Psychoanalysis about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychoanalysis
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Eavesdrop on three Jungian analysts as they engage in lively, sometimes irreverent conversations about a wide range of topics as they share what it’s like to see the world through the depth psychological lens provided by Carl Jung. Half of each episode is spent discussing a dream submitted by a listener.
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Every month we try to offer a good enough, candid and open discussion on different aspects of psychoanalysis. We invite our audience to share with us their comments and questions by writing to us [email protected] or on twitter https://twitter.com/DiscusOnPsycha Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/249668092601494/ SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-296153775 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discussions-on-psychoanalysis/id1454139315
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The official podcast of the American Psychoanalytic Association (APsA) about psychoanalysis and everyday life, culture, and politics.
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Emancipations explores the intersection of Marxism, politics and philosophy. Hosted by Daniel Tutt. Join our study groups and support us at https://www.patreon.com/c/emancipations
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Psychoanalysis applied outside the office.
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Join Rendering Unconscious Center for Psychoanalysis: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com Rendering Unconscious Podcast: Psychoanalysis & Culture has moved to Substack: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Visit Dr. Sinclair's website: https://www.drvanessasinclair.net
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A play upon this podcast's former title, "Getting Real" is a discussion forum about matters relating to psychoanalysis, including matters of training, of old and new ideas pertaining to addiction, analytic situations and technique, contemporary events such as Covid and DEI initiatives
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I'm exploring why Generation X failed to get free, and how the concept of "authenticity" was turned into a sort of un-freedom. https://www.martinessig.com/
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Talks On Psychoanalysis shares topics published in the IPA Society Journals and Congress debates worldwide, brought to you in the voices of the original authors. This podcast is produced by International Psychoanalytical Association
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A podcast where there are relaxed but serious conversations about Lacanian psychoanalysis and the way it affects (and is affected by) the imaginary, the symbolic, and the real today.
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Jungian Analyst Jakob Lusensky engages in dialogues and research at the intersection of depth psychology and Christianity for the purpose of individual and cultural transformation. New book: C.G Jung: Face to Face with Christianity - Conversations on dreaming the myth onward, is now published by Chiron Publications. https://a.co/d/gxBgEFV
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ROOM: A Sketchbook for Analytic Action is an award-winning interdisciplinary magazine conceived as an agent of community building and transformation. We are thrilled to launch Voices from ROOM: A Podcast for Analytic Action. On this podcast, writers, poets, activists, artists, and analysts who have contributed to ROOM converse about their work and the complex problems our world faces. The podcast is co-hosted by psychoanalytic candidates Isaac Slone and Aneta Stojnić and furthers ROOM’s miss ...
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A series of podcasts that explains Jung's Psychology, starting with an overview of the psyche.
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Melissa Reich, M.A. is a therapist turned pop culture enthusiast. Melissa earned a B.A. in Psychology and an M.A. in Clinical Psychology. Melissa provides clinical interpretations based on observable behaviors in the media, while building a community along the way. Welcome! Full video content can be veiwed on @yourbishtherapist YouTube channel and on instagram Disclaimer: Posts are not intended to diagnose, treat or provide medical advice. Your Bish Therapist (YBT) is for entertainment and i ...
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A cultural analysis through the lens of gender, magic, dreams & more!
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An audio introduction to the worlds of psychology, psychiatry, and psychoanalysis.
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A treasure trove of ideas in psychoanalysis. History, theory, and psychoanalytic perspectives on a diverse range of topics. www.freud.org.uk
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A podcast about psychoanalysis, politics, pop culture, and the ways we suffer now, featuring Abby Kluchin & Patrick Blanchfield
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With over 8 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common. Every day we all get dressed. Join Dressed as we explore the social and cultural histories behind the who, what, when of why we wear.
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Rereading the Stone is a weekly discussion of historical Chinese literature, philosophy, and poetry, currently focusing on the Qing dynastic Classic novel Dream of the Red Chamber (Hong lou meng 紅樓夢) also known as Story of the Stone (Shitou ji 石頭記).
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Exploring the endlessly fascinating game of Go/Baduk/Weiqi through interviews, personal commentary, reviews & more
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Lives of the Unconscious. A Podcast on Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
Cécile Loetz & Jakob Mueller
This podcast is devoted to topics on psychotherapy, contemporary psychoanalysis, and psychodynamic therapy methods, as well as social issues. A new episode is published every Friday. Recommended readings can be found attached to each respective episode. Website: https://www.psy-cast.org
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Psychoanalysis should be free! From this motto, we're looking at making the insights of more than a century of psychoanalytic understanding available to anyone and everywhere. Our first goal is to produce a package of general introduction videos about psychoanalysis as well as to explain its key concepts. Support us through our Patreon page! https://www.patreon.com/berlinpsychoanalytic
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The InForm:Podcast seeks to be an informal and informative way to talk about the intersection of Social Work (or social justice if you prefer), Psychoanalysis, and Critical Theory.
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The Relational Psych Podcast makes therapy more approachable by inviting real mental health professionals to explain what they do, why they do it, and why it works, using simple, understandable language that anyone can apply to their lifelong growth.
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Ever wonder why anxious people love horror movies? Curious about how having the daylights scared out of you can help you feel better? Hosts Jenn Adams, Lara Unnerstall, and therapist Mike Snoonian break it down (and back it up with academic research) on Psychoanalysis: A Horror Therapy Podcast. Each month, we’ll take an in-depth look at a topic in the mental health field like anxiety, PTSD, and toxic relationships. For our bi-weekly episodes, we’ll pair topics with a horror film and analyze ...
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Forrest Hanson is joined by clinical psychologist (and his dad) Dr. Rick Hanson and a world-class group of experts to explore the practical science of lasting well-being. Conversations focus on the key insights from psychology, science, and contemplative practice that you need to build reliable inner strengths, overcome your challenges, and get the most out of life. New episodes every Monday.
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Interviews with Columbia University Press authors.
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The Gorman Limit is a podcast where Neil Gorman tries to extend the limit of what he knows by thinking out loud and in public. The show has no set format nor release schedule.
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Interviews with Scholars of Sport about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sports
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Interviews with scholars and activist on LGBTQ+ matters. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/lgbtq-studies
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Freud famously said that the aim of psychoanalysis was to enable us to work, love and play with minimum conflict. So what gets in the way of us doing that? Philosophy of Psychoanalysis is an educational course presented at a third-year tertiary education level by A/Prof. Doris McIlwain. The course aims to ground you in the basics: the nature of unconscious processes, repression, sexuality, dreams, morality, grief, gender identity, drives and affects and their implications for perception, mem ...
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Nymphet Alumni is a podcast dedicated to the study of fashion and culture. www.nymphetalumni.com
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InForm: Seminar is an informal and (hopefully!) informative seminar delivered in a podcast format. The content of the seminar will focus on the ongoing process of the formation of an analyst, and on what it is like to live and work analytically. The seminar is delivered by Neil Gorman, who is a practicing Lacanian Analyst and an Associate Professor at the Aurora University School of Education & Social Work. InForm: Seminar is a companion to the InForm: Podcast, which is a podcast of informal ...
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The study of literature can be fun, relevant, and meaningful for all students if we focus on inspiring creative and curious thinkers and writers. Visit www.theteachersworkshop.com to find more resources for secondary ELA (high school English language arts) teachers.
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ABA on Call presented by CentralReach, explores the Applied Behavior Analysis/Healthcare Technology industries through thought-provoking conversation. Watch to explore ideas and trends in the field with renowned ABA experts, Rick Kubina Jr., Ph.D, BCBA-D & Doug Kostewicz, Ph.D, BCBA-D. Earn BACB CEUs to support your ongoing certification for Season 4 and future episodes.
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An interview series exploring the personal stories of people working across the spectrum of self-care and world-care. This series was born out of a sense of despair about the times we’re living in, and a belief that the antidote lies in connection, human intelligence, and care.
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A unique podcast exploring the life and work of C.G. Jung through in-depth discussions with certified Jungian Analysts. Created and hosted by Laura London in Chicago.
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Welcome to The Jyotish Podcast, where tradition meets innovation. My mission is to illuminate the true depth of Jyotish as a profound metaphysical system that transcends mainstream astrology's predictive focus. Through this podcast, I aim to guide listeners in exploring the psycho-structural, philosophical, and transformative aspects of Jyotish, connecting it with psychoanalysis, comparative religion, and metaphysics to foster a richer understanding of reality. Each episode is crafted using ...
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Crisis and Critique, is a journal of political thought and philosophy, appearing two times a year. It has an international audience and readership, authors, and editorial board. The podcast will not reproduce any content of the journal but operate as its extension. Therefore topics will not necessarily resonate with those dealt with in the journal. The Crisis and Critique podcast seeks to intervene and reflect, discuss and engage from a philosophical perspective what happens outside of philo ...
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AI-driven conversations for curious minds.
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Treatment of a Recovering Alcoholic with Substitute Addictions
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40:19Graeme Daniels, psychoanalyst and author, discusses his paper entitled "Treatment of a Recovering Alcoholic with Substitute Addictions", which won the 2025 Lee Jaffe prize as awarded by the American Psychoanalytic AssociationBy Graeme Daniels
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Uncanny E.T.A. Hoffmann with Peter Wortsman
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1:30:43Step into the unsettling world of E.T.A. Hoffmann with translator Peter Wortsman to explore “The Sandman”—a tale that haunted Freud enough to spark his famous psychoanalytic analysis of “The Uncanny,” examining familiar things that unsettle and disturb us for no clear reason. What makes this bizarre story so deeply disturbing, even today? And how d…
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Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis: an interview with Dr. Valerie Steele
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57:59It's Freud x fashion this week as Dr. Valerie Steele joins us to speak about her exhibition Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis which is currently on view at The Museum at FIT through January 4, 2026. The exhibition--which is the first of its kind--explores "key psychoanalytic concepts about the body, sexuality, and the unconsciou…
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Ep. 134: Fashion and Psychoanalysis w/ Dr. Valerie Steele
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1:02:25In this episode, we welcome back none other than the “Freud of Fashion” herself, Dr. Valerie Steele, to discuss the Museum at FIT’s latest exhibition, Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis. Dr. Steele walks us through central theories on mirrors, masquerade, and eroticism, exploring the deep-seated fears and fantasies that drive wha…
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RU362 MIKITA BROTTMAN & MELISSA DAUM ON A PSYCHOANALYTIC EXPLORATION OF NAMES
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6:30Welcome to Rendering Unconscious – the Gradiva award-winning podcast about psychoanalysis & culture, with me, Dr Vanessa Sinclair. https://renderingunconscious.substack.comRU362: MIKITA BROTTMAN & MELISSA DAUM ON A PSYCHOANALYTIC EXPLORATION OF NAMES https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru362-mikita-brottman-and-melissaRendering Unconscious …
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Dear Listeners,In this episode your hosts discuss the question of shame.[0:24] Intro[3:28] Different kind of shame[05:47] Guilt and shame[06:34] Shame by interpretation[13:19] Did patients change?[14:33] Shame and defense[22:08] Perversions[31:18] The analyst's shame[44:27] Shame and castration[46:38] Shame and anger directed at the Institute[48:05…
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When We Feel Provoked by the Politics of Our Patients with Heribert Blass, Dr. Med. (MD) (Dusseldorf, Germany)
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46:02“I think that the comparison [between political and erotic passions] is related to the danger of transgressing boundaries from the side of the analyst. It's not totally the same, but it's because of the emotions and the danger of being too much involved as an analyst, if you don't pay attention to what is happening in ourselves with our own emotion…
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Vanessa Sinclair et al., "The Queerness of Psychoanalysis: From Freud and Lacan to Laplanche and Beyond" (Routledge, 2024)
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48:50The Queerness of Psychoanalysis: From Freud and Lacan to Laplanche and Beyond (Routledge, 2024) is an exploration of psychoanalysis' often complicated and fraught history with thinking about queerness, as well as its multifaceted heritage. Throughout the chapters, the contributors write about psychoanalysis’ relationship with queerness, the ways in…
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114: Fashion and Psychoanalysis feat. Valerie Steele
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1:22:15Abby and Patrick welcome Valerie Steele, Director and Chief Curator of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, to discuss her new book, Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis, and the exhibition of the same name that opened this week. What does “fashion” mean, and why are so many psychoanalysts and cultural gat…
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In this episode, we delve into the foundational principles, therapeutic techniques, and transformative impact of psychoanalysis on children and families. Whether you are a parent, mental health professional, student, or someone interested in understanding the human mind, this episode offers valuable insights and practical knowledge. Our guest, Dr. …
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Daniel K. Sodickson, "The Future of Seeing: How Imaging is Changing the World" (Columbia UP, 2025)
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1:09:43Over the centuries, we have learned to peer into what was once invisible. Imaging devices like cameras, telescopes, microscopes, and MRI machines map the world around, beyond, and within us in ways the naked eye could never see. In so doing, these technologies have transformed our understanding of our place in the universe and our conception of our…
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Vincent Pak, "Queer Correctives: Discursive Neo-homophobia, Sexuality and Christianity in Singapore" (Bloomsbury, 2025)
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53:28Queer Correctives: Discursive Neo-homophobia, Sexuality and Christianity in Singapore (Bloomsbury Academic, 2025) explores Christian discourses of sex and sexuality in Singapore to argue that metanoia, the theological concept of spiritual transformation, can be read as a form of neo-homophobia that coaxes change in the queer individual. In Singapor…
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Episode 150: Eva Wertenschlag-Birkhäuser
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1:06:04Jungian analyst Eva Wertenschlag-Birkhäuser joined us from Berne, Switzerland, to discuss the work of her late parents, artist and analysand Peter Birkhäuser and Jungian analyst Sibylle Birkhäuser-Oeri.By Eva Wertenschlag-Birkhäuser
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How Did the Underground, Electronic Music of 80's Conceptualize the Inconceivable?
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46:38Here it is, the original sin of comparative religions. I recklessly compare my "religious" experience at underground warehouse parties in the early 90's to the religious experiences of those participants at the festivals and religious rites at Gobekli Tepe over 10,000 years ago. This comparison is a part of my effort to outline two different types …
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Encountering Bravery with Lord John Alderdice
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25:44At ROOM's fifth annual Gala held this past summer, we honored Lord John Alderdice with the Coline Covington Award for his courage in facing divisions, connecting communities, and forging peace through analytic thought. We are delighted to open our third season of Voices from ROOM with the Gala’s fireside chat between Lord Alderdice and Aneta Stojni…
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If Looks Could Kill: The Death Mother Archetype
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1:18:33DREAM WITH US, and we’ll teach you how to interpret them! Some mothers attack life in their children. They crush appetite, joy, curiosity, and initiative. They call it love or duty. It is not love. It is domination dressed as care. She withholds warmth to make the child obedient. She intrudes when the child needs space and vanishes when t…
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Were "Underground" Warehouse Parties Religious Experiences?
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39:22Gobekli Tepe was closed up around 10,000 years ago. It was mysteriously, perhaps lovingly, preserved by filling in each of its otherworldly chambers with sediment. And after it was closed around 8,000 BC, it lay hidden just beneath the surface like an unconscious fantasy for millennia waiting for its uncovering and subsequent reintroduction to the …
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Ep. 135: Chinese Century Romanticism w/ Olivia Kan-Sperling
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1:04:40In this episode, Alexi is joined by writer, editor, and dear friend Olivia Kan-Sperling to discuss the aesthetic universe of her brand new novel, Little Pink Book, a lyrical and decadent romantic tragedy set in Shanghai. In unpacking her wide range of influences, we explore shabby chic Orientalism, avant garde florists, Chinese romantasy web novels…
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On July 12, 1979, Chicago’s Comiskey Park erupted into chaos during what was supposed to be a quirky baseball promotion. Shock radio jock Steve Dahl’s “Disco Demolition Night” incentivized listeners to bring disco records to a White Socks doubleheader, where, between games Dahl promised to blow them up in center field. Instead, the event descended …
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CentralReach “ABA On Call” Season 7 Ep 9: Harnessing Virtual Reality for Social Skills: The Story of Social Wise VR
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36:17This episode of ABA On Call features an engaging discussion with Jennifer Shahin and Nicole Lockerman, co-founders of Social Wise VR, a company pioneering the use of immersive virtual reality to teach social skills. Drawing from backgrounds in applied behavior analysis and education, the guests describe how outdated methods, such as worksheets and …
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Bonus Episode: Martyrdom, Mourning, and the Legacy of Charlie Kirk
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1:30:16Abby and Patrick share Patrick’s appearance on the Know Your Enemy podcast, hosted by friends of Ordinary Unhappiness Matthew Sitman and Sam-Adler Bell. Patrick, Matt, and Sam process last weekend’s televised memorial service for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The three unpack this overdetermined spectacle with an eye towards questions o…
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How to Believe in Yourself: Carl Rogers and Humanistic Psychology
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1:21:17Dr. Rick and Forrest explore humanistic psychology, the mid-20th century movement that redefined how therapists relate to clients. It challenged the pessimism of Freud and the mechanism of behaviorism, offering a more hopeful alternative: that our nature is fundamentally good, and our job is to let it shine through. They discuss Carl Rogers’ work, …
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Todd McGowan, "The Cambridge Introduction to Jacques Lacan" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
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1:01:10The difficulty of Jacques Lacan's thought is notorious. The Cambridge Introduction to Jacques Lacan cuts through this difficulty to provide a clear, jargon-free approach to understanding it. The book describes Lacan's life, the context from which he emerged, and the reception of his theory. Readers will come away with an understanding of concepts s…
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116: Writing Panic feat. Michael Clune
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1:37:38Abby and Patrick welcome writer and academic Michael Clune to discuss his new novel, Pan. It is the story of Nick, a teenage boy living alone with his divorced father in the 1990s Midwest. Precocious but troubled, he begins to suffer from panic attacks, obsessional symptoms, and more. Nick’s voice narrates these and other experiences with rich text…
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Scott Beekman, "The Last Gladiator: William Muldoon and the Making of American Sports" (U Texas Press, 2025)
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41:21William Muldoon was an infamous athlete whose prowess, savvy, and chicanery across his six-decade career led him to wealth, cultural importance, and political power. Muldoon, the child of poor Irish immigrants, began wrestling in the 1870s and quickly became one of the most famous athletes of the post–Civil War era. He started acting and modeling a…
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Todd A. Henry ed., "Queer Korea" (Duke UP, 2025)
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49:06Edited by Todd A. Henry, Queer Korea (Duke UP, 2020) offers a vital and long-overdue examination of this subject. More than an academic text, it is a powerful collection that brings to light the hidden histories of non-normative sexuality and gender expression on the Korean Peninsula. The book challenges the notion that queerness is a recent, Weste…
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Natacha Chetcuti-Osorovitz and Sara Garbagnoli "La Pensée Wittig: Une Introduction" (Payot, 2025)
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43:23How is it possible to be a subject when faced with oppression? The revolutionary thought and work of French novelist and lesbian thinker Monique Wittig are today in dialogue with feminist and LGBTQIA+ analyses and politics. Her materialist theorization of lesbianism subfuses contemporary feminism and queer political and social movements. By proposi…
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Fashion Fads from History: Live on or Leave to the Past? (Dressed Classic)
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34:48In the wonderful and often bizarre world of fashion fads from history, we ask the question: which should live on to wear another day and which should be left to history? Recommended resources: • Bedazzled Beetles • Hobble Skirt • Painted knees Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our website and classes Our Instagram Our bookshelf wit…
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Jean-Pierre Dupuy on René Girard, doomsaying, Borges, metaphysics of time… and a lot more!
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1:43:42Frank Ruda and Agon Hamza sit down with the French philosopher Jean-Piere Dupuy to discuss his new book “Vertigos: Thinking with Borges”, the enlightened doomsaying, nuclear apocalypse, metaphysics of time, politics and economy… and much more! You can listen to our podcast here: https://anchor.fm/crisisandcritique If you like this and other episode…
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Projection & Play: What Dolls Do to Psyche
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1:18:19DREAM WITH US, and we’ll teach you how to interpret them! Dolls are human stand-ins that invite projection and play; children use them (including action figures and Barbies) to try on identities and develop imagination, then later withdraw the projection as the figure becomes inert again. Icons and idols differ because their meaning is fix…
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Audio clip from the film, "Matter of Heart," (1986) directed, edited, and produced by Mark Whitney, conceived and written by Suzanne Wagner, executive producer George Wagner. C.G. Jung: The world hangs on a thin thread, and that is the psyche of man. Nowadays we are not threatened by elementary catastrophes. There is no such thing [in nature] as an…
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Dressed Diaries: Harper’s Bazar’s “The Follies of Fashion,” August 30th, 1884
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50:17This week, we investigate the historical fashion trends written about in an 1884 Harper’s Bazar article entitled “The Follies of Fashion.” Covering everything from Ancient Roman curling irons to Cleopatra’s donkey milk baths to “barbarous” steel corsets, we decipher fashion fact from fashion fiction. Primary Sources Box for rouge and patches, 1750-…
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Laurian R. Bowles, "Headstrong: Women Porters, Blackness, and Modernity in Accra" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2025)
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1:03:02Headstrong: Women Porters, Blackness, and Modernity in Accra (U Pennsylvania Press, 2025) explores the experiences of women porters, called kayayei, in Accra, Ghana. Drawing on a decade of fieldwork, anthropologist Laurian R. Bowles shows how kayayei navigate precarity, bringing into sharp relief how racialization, rooted in histories of colonialis…
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Ep. 133: Clown Town (Emergency Roundtable)
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1:02:25In this emergency roundtable report, we discuss how clownery has become a dominant mode of aesthetic and ideological expression, perhaps symbolizing the defeat of authenticity. Recent carnivalesque incidents include the chaotic spectacle of this year’s VMAs, the meteoric rise of the Savannah Bananas, Jay Guapo’s Italian Brainrot Block Party, the po…
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YBT X Drama, Darling Collab: Unknown Number: The High School Catfish
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1:21:04Spoiler alert and TW: Discussion of SA, Sexually Explicit material, Suicide, and Abuse Melissa and Amy discuss Netflix’s smash hit “Unknown Number: The High School Catfish”. The pair provide a synopsis and discussion of the documentary, please note spoilers are discussed immediately.Netflix missed an opportunity to have a professional break down th…
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Psychoanalytic training: flexibility and not quite ending
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29:50Author and psychoanalyst Graeme Daniels talks about psychoanalytic training amid the covid and post covid era, referencing elements of his own book, An Analyst in Training: Psychoanalytic Candidacy Amid Covid and Other Distractions, as well as an article on treatment termination by analyst Joyce Slowchower…
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Marxism and the Literary Left in America (feat. Alan Wald)
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1:53:26I am joined by Alan M. Wald to discuss his extensive work on the literary left and the history of intellectuals and the communist movement in America. We discuss Wald's new book of essays called "Bohemian Bolsheviks: Dispatches from the Culture and History of the Left" which features a number of Wald's more recent essays and interventions on the hi…
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Socialist Realism and the Communist Ideal: On Mikhail Lifshits (feat. Angela Harutyunyan)
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1:54:16My guest is art historian and Marxist thinker Angela Harutyunyan, who has joined us to discus the work of the Marxist philosopher Mikhail Lifshits. Lifshits was an important Soviet Marxist thinker who developed a theory of aesthetics that remained committed to the proposition that communism entails the overcoming of alienation. Lifshits offers a cr…
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AI Therapy Deep Dive: Can a Chatbot Be Your Therapist? w/ Dr. Nick Jacobson
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1:25:50AI chatbots may already be the largest providers of mental health services in the United States, raising big questions about safety, effectiveness, and oversight. Dr. Rick and Forrest are joined by Dr. Nick Jacobson to explore the risks and opportunities of AI therapy: Can a chatbot be good at therapy? Will it replace human therapists? What about A…
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Jon Mills, "End of the World: Civilization and Its Fate" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024)
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41:46Dr. Jon Mills, has had an impressive career as practicing professional, researcher, educator and writer in the psychology and psychoanalytic field. His work bounds the world of philosophy and psychology, focusing upon both individual human behavior and the manifestation of the collective behavior in the social context. He is the author and/or edito…
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Wendell Marsh, "Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities" (Columbia UP, 2025)
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53:46Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities (Columbia University Press, 2025), is a groundbreaking book that recasts the role of knowledge in the making of a colonial and postcolonial nation. It makes a case for a new literary and intellectual-historical approach to Islam in Africa. The Senegalese Muslim scholar Shaykh Musa Kamara (…
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Stefanie Mercado Altman, Claire Altman, and Stan Altman, "Twice Blessed: A Story of Unconditional Love" (Fordham UP, 2025)
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52:56Twice Blessed (Fordham University Press, 2025) is a memoir that explores the depths of love, resilience, and the true meaning of family. Stefanie Mercado Altman, Claire Altman, and Stan Altman share an intimate and inspiring story about the bonds that define us, from adoption to caregiving and beyond. When Stefanie was adopted by Claire and Stan, …
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