Episode 1157
In this episode, we explore the colossal and polarized life of Avram Noam Chomsky, a figure who fundamentally reshaped two distinct worlds: cognitive science and political activism. We trace his journey from a child of Jewish immigrants in Philadelphia to the academic giant known as the "father of modern linguistics",. Discover how his groundbreaking theories on Universal Grammar and Generative Grammar helped spark the cognitive revolution, dismantling the dominant behaviorist psychology of the 20th century,,.
We then pivot to his role as one of the world's leading public dissidents. From his arrests during the Vietnam War protests to his searing critiques of U.S. foreign policy and the "imperial grand strategy," we examine why he remains a hero to anti-imperialist movements and a fierce critic of American power,,. We unpack his influential Propaganda Model from Manufacturing Consent, which argues that corporate media filters news to serve elite interests, and explore his political philosophy as an anarcho-syndicalist and libertarian socialist,.
Finally, we address the controversies that have complicated his legacy, including the Faurisson affair regarding free speech and Holocaust denial, his disputed comments on the Bosnian genocide, and recent revelations regarding his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein,,. Join us as we profile one of the most cited scholars in history—a man once voted the world's leading public intellectual,.
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