Best Semiotics Podcasts (2025)

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Anthony Bartlett: The Semiotics of The Crucified 1:10:19

20d ago1:10:19

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Anthony Bartlett, a leading Girardian theologian who has extended Girard's theory into a more complete description of the the semiotic or meaning shift which takes place in our orientation to signs through Christ, here explains how it is that hominization results in an orientation to death that Christ releases us from in his death and resurrection …

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Decoding Brand China Using Semiotics: Panos Dimitropoulos 56:07

25d ago56:07

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How can brands visually connect with Chinese consumers? What cultural codes effectively resonate with consumers, leading to trial and purchase? Today, we speak with Panos Dimitropoulos, a seasoned semiotician and cultural strategy expert. Panos helps brands connect culturally in China. He spent over a decade in China, leading Kantar's cultural inte…

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William T. Cavanaugh: Torture and Eucharist 1:06:33

1h ago1:06:33

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William Cavanaugh describes to Brad and Paul how the state came to dominate the Church, using Chile as a case study, and drawing links between Pinochet and Trump in the outworking of fascism through Christian nationalism in the US and in models such as Victor Orbán in Hungary. (Register now for the course Colossians and Christology which will run f…

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Eugene Holland - Axiomatics and Markets 2:08:50

6h ago2:08:50

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This week Eugene Holland returned to the show to axiomatics and markets in the context of Deleuze and Guattari's work.Eugene's previous appearances:https://soundcloud.com/podcast-co-coopercherry/eugene-holland?si=521437745cee470da3524b081eb3e9f7&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharinghttps://soundcloud.com/podcast-co-cooper…

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Sermon: The Memorial of Christ Versus the Memorial of State 31:12

4h ago31:12

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Paul Axton preaches: The Lord's Supper is instituted originally against Egypt, Rome, and Israel, but the Eucharistic power has been coopted by the modern state such that nationalism and capitalism have become the modern liturgy, which can only be resisted through the power of bodying forth Christ in the original Eucharistic sense. (Register now for…

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The Ontology of Knowing From Anselm to Hegel 1:06:21

6d ago1:06:21

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In this continued discussion of imaginative apologetics it is argued that the possibility of knowing is not contained within thought, the possibility and impossibility posed from Anselm, Descartes, and Kant, but as Hegel argues, it is contained in the personhood of God revealed in Christ. (Register now for the course Colossians and Christology whic…

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Come to Japan 50:57

8d ago50:57

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Tim Turner and Paul discuss the work of the Macedonia Project and the opportunity to come to Japan for a mission internship. Contact the [email protected] or visit https://macedonianprojectjapan.com/ (Register now for the course Colossians and Christology which will run from June 3rd to July 29th https://pbi.forgingploughshares.org/of…

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AI as Co-Creator: Redefining the Marketing Process with Pierre Berard 53:05

8d ago53:05

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How will AI impact marketing teams, agencies, and processes? While 85% of marketers report using AI tools, they struggle to integrate AI into the workplace. How can you make work? We’re joined by Pierre Berard, former China hand and a senior marketing executive who’s led some of the world’s top luxury and consumer brands and is now the founder of a…

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Seeing People Beyond Their Function 19:54

9d ago19:54

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Thinking holistically is easy to say, but hard to do, especially when designing strategies to change behavior within a specific role like patient, HCP, or caregiver. In this episode, Sonika and Gabe unpack how they disrupt their own thinking to uncover culturally resonant insights and drive more impactful behavioral strategies. Follow us on LinkedI…

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Making Peace Through Online Fellowship 1:06:12

12d ago1:06:12

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Brad and Paul discuss the new monthly online fellowship as part of the necessary work of making peace through deep friendships and theology. The antagonism of the institution to the fullness of the gospel may require alternative means of finding fellowship. Send an email to [email protected] or to [email protected] in order to be put on th…

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Timothy Jackson - Chaosmosis 1:57:14

13d ago1:57:14

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This week Timothy Jackson joined Coop and Taylor to discuss Felix Guttari's Chaosmosis: An Ethico-aesthetic Paradigm.Book PDF: https://monoskop.org/images/2/24/Guattari_Felix_Chaosmosis_An_Ethico-Aesthetic_Paradigm.pdfSupport us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/muhhTwitter: @unconscioushhBy Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour

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Sermon: Trump or Jesus as Sovereign 26:13

15d ago26:13

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Paul Axton Preaches: The theology undergirding Donald Trump's expansion of presidential power is that of Carl Schmitt and Leo Strauss, built upon nominalism and voluntarism, the opposite of Jesus Christ as Logos and Lord. In this understanding the rule of law through the political leader displaces Christ's defeat of death and evil, and leaves law a…

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Raymond Ruyer - There is No Subsconscious: Embryogenesis and Memory 1:25:34

21d ago1:25:34

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This week Coop and Taylor discuss a short piece from Raymond Ruyer, There is No Subsconscious: Embryogenesis and Memory.Support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/muhhTwitter: @unconscioushhBy Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour

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Sermon: The Story of God in Jesus as Logos 27:17

21d ago27:17

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Paul Axton preaches: In the debates over Christology there were two clear tendencies in which the Alexandrians embraced the paradox of Jesus as God and the Antiochenes attempted to rationalize the suffering and death of Jesus through two natures. This has resulted in an obscuring of the identity of Christ in much of Christianity. (Register now for …

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Anthony Bartlett On Girard's Anti-Imperialism 1:09:08

27d ago1:09:08

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Anthony Bartlett, a leading scholar of René Girard, describes Girardian theory as precisely not the understanding given to it by Peter Thiel and right-wing Girardians (would be kingmakers in an authoritarian state). In a Girardian reading of the "sign of Jonah" Jesus and Christianity are anti-imperial, anti-oppressive authoritarianism. "A Christian…

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Freud's Project for a Scientific Psychology 1:48:22

28d ago1:48:22

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Coop and Taylor discuss Freud's Project for a Scientific Psychology with an emphasis on how it informs the 3 syntheses of the unconscious for Deleuze and Guattari. Freud Playlist: https://soundcloud.com/podcast-co-coopercherry/sets/freud?si=c51111042521492db6bd5311890dacd7&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharingSupport us o…

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Peter Cunliffe-Jones 'Fake News - what's the harm?' 50:46

29d ago50:46

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Series Five This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features Peter Cunliffe-Jones, visiting researcher at the University of Westminster and Director of Facts Matter Research, a misinformation research and strategy consultancy, where he advises organisations in effective ways to both counter the harmful consequences of misinformation and protect wi…

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Sermon: The Obligation of Christology 24:14

1M ago24:14

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Paul Axton preaches: This sermon looks at the radical New Testament depiction of Christ and its implications, and the failure to fully acknowledge this understanding in various heresies or simply the tendency to delimit the discussion such that it falls shore of acknowledging the story of Jesus is the story of God. (Register now for the course Colo…

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Rocco Gangle - Peirce and Semiotic Immanence 1:52:56

1M ago1:52:56

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This week Cooper and Taylor were joined by Rocco Gangle to discuss a chapter from his book, Diagrammatic Immanence: Category Theory and Philosophy. The Chapter we’ll be focusing on for today’s discussion is Peirce and Semiotic Immanence.Jonathon "Rocco" Gangle is a philosopher whose current research focuses on metaphysics, semiotics, diagrammatic l…

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The 9pm Bears of Heaven with David F Porteous 1:36:17

1M ago1:36:17

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With just days remaining until Australia's federal election, who better to talk with than Scottish author and social researcher David F Porteous? Well, lots of people, but here we are. In this episode we do talk about the impending election, and quite a bit about sausages. But we also discuss important issues about transubstantiation, whether Princ…

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Jonathan Totty on the Upcoming Course on Christology in Colossians 1:12:54

1M ago1:12:54

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Paul and Jonathan Totty discuss the upcoming class on Colossians and Christology, which will utilize the historical development of Christology detailed by Rowan Williams, in arriving at an applied and practical understanding of the person and work of Christ. (Register now for the course Colossians and Christology which will run from June 3rd to Jul…

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Sermon: A Historical-Theological Understanding of the Resurrection 24:20

1M ago24:20

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Paul Axton preaches: Wittgenstein, Hegel, and Moltmann unite in describing the resurrection as opening up the life of Christ as the story of God, and the central interpretive key of faith. If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work. Become a Patron!By Paul Axton

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Working Well Across the Ecosystem - Ep 5: Nick Bonney 29:15

1M ago29:15

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In the latest episode of the Working Well Together Podcast, our host Mark Thorpe talks to Nick Bonney from Deep Blue Thinking about his varied experience client side, agency side and as an independent: - Organisations make political and emotional decisions, not just rational decisions, so trust and relationships are key; - The need to be intentiona…

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Julia Kristeva and Anselm's Ontological Argument 46:01

1M ago46:01

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Paul and Jim look at the ontological argument as an example of the basic human impetus to secure the self, to gain being, in and through language. The work of the psychoanalyst Julia Kristeva explains this basic human drive and how the cross breaks open this narcissistic self to become open to others and community. If you enjoyed this podcast, plea…

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The 9pm Triple Mammal Chinese Spy Ship Panic with Snarky Platypus 1:06:03

1M ago1:06:03

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The summer series is dragging on, and there's still so many things on our minds. So joining me for a bonus episode is my good friend Snarky Platypus. In this episode we talk about lego, trains full of boomers, the echidnapus, and the panic about a so-called Chinese Spy Ship. And of course there's a few rants about election discourse and political p…

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John Protevi - Regimes of Violence 1:35:06

1M ago1:35:06

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This week Taylor spoke with John Protevi about his recently published book, Regimes of Violence: Toward a Political Anthropology. John is professor of French studies and philosophy at Louisiana State University. He is author of Political Affect; Life, War, Earth; and Edges of the State, all published by the University of Minnesota Press.Book Summar…

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Tapping into China's Wellness Revolution: Strategic Opportunities for Brands with Henry Shen 47:58

1M ago47:58

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China has become a country obsessed with wellness. Over the past few episodes, we have had several guests highlight the growing importance of wellness, whether it relates to fitness or changes in the country's demographics. We thought we'd take the opportunity to take a deeper look at wellness. According to a McKinsey study, 87% of Chinese consumer…

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Sermon: Why Christ Died 24:04

1M ago24:04

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Paul Axton preaches: The theological reason for the death of Christ should begin with the historical reality of what killed him and what he defeated in his death and resurrection; namely Israel, Rome, the law, and the principalities and powers behind the reification of death and law. If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support …

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Paul Virilio - Speed and Politics 1:17:49

2M ago1:17:49

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Cooper and Taylor discuss Paul Verilio's Speed and Politics. Dromology, fleet in being, the war machine, deterritorialization and reterritorialization.Verilio's wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_VirilioBook Link: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9781584350408/speed-and-politics/War and Cinema Episode: https://soundcloud.com/podcast-co-coop…

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David Cayley on Ivan Illich 1:22:31

2M ago1:22:31

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The Canadian broadcaster David Cayley describes his groundbreaking interviews with the thinker and theologian Ivan Illich, in which Illich describes how it is the very best, the church, became the very worst, in modernity. If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work. Become a Patron!…

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Working Well Together to Set Up For Success. Episode 4 32:21

2M ago32:21

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In the latest episode of the Working Well Together Podcast, our host Mark Thorpe hears how Ciaran Acford from Ooni and Andy Haylett and Alice Langthorne from Boxclever built a great research partnership: - Why starting with 'no' led to greater trust - The importance of understanding why the research has come about, to inform better choices - How fo…

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Sermon: Reconstructing the Temple in Christ: Revelation of Righteousness as Salvation 21:46

2M ago21:46

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Paul Axton Preaches: Romans 3:25 is a key verse in determining Christ's relationship to the Temple. Is he a sacrifice of atonement to be fit into the Temple and Law, or is he the (hilasterion) Mercy Seat providing access to revelation of righteousness which is salvation? If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work. Bec…

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The Hidden Problem: Confronting Ageism in Research and Insights 28:11

2M ago28:11

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In this episode, Dr Mark Thorpe discusses ‘the problem of age’ with the pioneering Liz Norman, owner of the eponymous recruitment consultancy, and advocate for greater awareness of age-related discrimination and the commercial value of older people in the workforce.By Truth Consulting

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The Rise of Female Automobile Power in China: Grey/AKQA's Janice Kok & Reiko Wu 49:28

2M ago49:28

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Over the past decade, women in China have become a driving force (pun intended) in car purchases, from compact EVs to high-end luxury vehicles. But how are brands adapting their marketing to meet the needs of female consumers? What trends are shaping their buying decisions? To help us unpack this, we’re joined by Janice Kok, Head of Strategy, and R…

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James Alison on Marriage, Divorce, and Gender 54:42

2M ago54:42

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In part 2 of Brad and Paul's conversation with the theologian James Alison, the role of the church in marriage, divorce and the role of Church law are discussed especially as it relates to issues of gender and homosexuality. If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work. Become a Patron!…

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Sermon: The Nonviolence of Christ as the Final and Full Revelation of God 25:56

2M ago25:56

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Paul Axton preaches: What Paul calls the ministry of death, is accentuated and exposed in the murder of Jesus, due to Jesus teaching and action in the Temple. The temple deals in the death of animals, which did not touch upon the deadly attitude of the human heart, and Jewish response to his interruption of the killing is the motive for killing Jes…

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Deleuze and Guattari - Rhizome and One or Several Wolves 1:30:04

2M ago1:30:04

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Cooper and Taylor discuss the first two plateaus from Deleuze and Guattari’s seminal sequel to Anti-Oedipus, A Thousand Plateaus. The chapters discussed will be Introduction: Rhizome and 1914: One or several wolves. A Thousand Plateaus Playlist: https://soundcloud.com/podcast-co-coopercherry/sets/a-thousand-plateaus?si=6b1008cffbb546de9531aae44964a…

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Deleuze and Guattari - The Geology of Morals 1:34:10

2M ago1:34:10

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Cooper and Taylor discuss the third chapter from Deleuze and Guattari’s seminal sequel to Anti-Oedipus, A Thousand Plateaus, The Geology of Morals.A Thousand Plateaus Playlist: https://soundcloud.com/podcast-co-coopercherry/sets/a-thousand-plateaus?si=6b1008cffbb546de9531aae44964a934&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharingS…