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Are Therapists Crazy? Andrew Hartz's quest for sanity in clinical psychology
Dr. Andrew Hartz is a practicing clinical psychologist and the founder of the Open Therapy Institute, an organization dedicated to overcoming sociopolitical bias in the mental health field. He was la…
Published on 10 hours ago
All The World’s A Hype House: What Leigh Stein's TikTok novel reveals about the way we live now
Novelist, essayist, and publishing coach Leigh Stein returns to the show to discuss her new gothic-inspired novel, If You’re Seeing This, It’s Meant for You. Set in a Los Angeles “hype house,” the bo…
Published on 2 days, 9 hours ago
How Are Those Luxury Beliefs Working Out? Rob Henderson and the coinage that keeps on giving (FULL INTERVIEW)
This week, I welcome back Rob Henderson, the social psychologist, author, and commentator who coined the concept of luxury beliefs: ideas that confer status on the upper class while inflicting real c…
Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago
Is The Racial Reckoning Over? John McWhorter on language, art, and defunding the grammar police
This is the full version of the Aug 4 episode, now available to all subscribers.
Author, New York Times columnist, and superstar linguist John McWhorter returns to the pod to catch us up on what’s …
Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago
Is Everything Terrible? Tablet editor Alana Newhouse on the problem with burning it all down.
This week I’m joined by Alana Newhouse, journalist, cultural critic, and founder/editor-in-chief of Tablet Magazine. Since launching Tablet in 2009, Alana has carved out a space for nuanced and surpr…
Published on 1 month ago
How Are Those Luxury Beliefs Working Out? Rob Henderson and the coinage that keeps on giving.
This week, I welcome back Rob Henderson, the social psychologist, author, and commentator who coined the concept of luxury beliefs: ideas that confer status on the upper class while inflicting real c…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Extreme Religious Conversion - Kelsey Osgood on women, religious transformations, and what anorexia has to do with it. (FULL INTERVIEW)
This week, I’m joined by author Kelsey Osgood to discuss her recent book “Godstruck: Seven Women’s Unexpected Journeys To Religious Conversion.” The book, which profiles women who traded secular live…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Is the Racial Reckoning Over? John McWhorter on language, the arts, and defunding the grammar police
Paid subscribers get early access to my interview with John McWhorter, who will be at the coed New York City Retreat. If you’re interested in meeting him in person (among others), you can get $700 o…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
How To Survive a Mania - Lionel Shriver hates groupthink. And so should everyone else.
September 3 in NYC at 6 pm, I’ll be in conversation with Lionel live at The Village Underground. Tix available here. Use promo code CATASTROPHE18 at checkout for a discount.
Bestselling novelist and …
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Extreme Religious Conversion - Kelsey Osgood on women, religious transformations, and what anorexia has to do with it (PREVIEW)
This week, I’m joined by author Kelsey Osgood to discuss her recent book “Godstruck: Seven Women’s Unexpected Journeys To Religious Conversion.” The book, which profiles women who traded secular live…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago