Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchGila Ashtor, "Homo Psyche: On Queer Theory and Erotophobia" (Fordham UP, 2021)
Episode 250
In this episode, I interview Gila Ashtor, a practicing psychoanalyst and critical theorist, about her new book, Homo Psyche: On Queer Theory and Erot…
4 years, 4 months ago
Aaron J. Jackson, "Worlds of Care: The Emotional Lives of Fathers Caring for Children with Disabilities" (U California Press, 2021)
Episode 130
Vulnerable narratives of fatherhood are few and far between; rarer still is an ethnography that delves into the practical and emotional realities of …
4 years, 5 months ago
April Rinne, "Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change" (Berrett-Koehler, 2021)
Episode 80
Today I talked to April Rinne about her new book Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change (Berrett-Koehler, 2021)
What’s your relationship …
4 years, 5 months ago
Joel Whitebook, "Freud: An Intellectual Biography" (Cambridge UP, 2017)
Episode 176
We interview Dr. Joel Whitebook, philosopher and psychoanalyst about his book Freud: An Intellectual Biography (Cambridge UP, 2017). Dr. Whitebook wo…
4 years, 5 months ago
Lisa Marchiano, "Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself" (Sounds True, 2021)
Episode 221
Today I interview Lisa Marchiano. Marchiano is a mother of two children. She’s also a Jungian analyst and a host of the podcast called This Jungian L…
4 years, 5 months ago
Darian Leader, "Jouissance: Sexuality, Suffering and Satisfaction" (Polity Press, 2021)
Episode 175
Although the term 'jouissance' is common currency in psychoanalysis today, how much does it really tell us? While often taken to designate a fusion o…
4 years, 5 months ago
Nika Kabiri, "Money off the Table: Decision Science and the Secret to Smarter Investing" (Houndstooth Press, 2020)
Episode 79
Today I talked to Nika Kabiri about her new book Money off the Table: Decision Science and the Secret to Smarter Investing (Houndstooth Press, 2020).…
4 years, 5 months ago
Edward Slingerland, "Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization" (Hachette, 2021)
Episode 61
Ever since Noah exited the ark, human beings have been wanting to get drunk and high.
Why?
Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civili…
4 years, 5 months ago
Tony Nader, "One Unbounded Ocean of Consciousness: Simple Answers to the Big Questions of Life" (Penguin Random House, 2021)
Episode 36
Tony Nader, MD, PhD, a medical doctor trained at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD in neuroscience) and globally reco…
4 years, 5 months ago
Alcino Silva, “Learning and Memory” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Episode 84
Learning and Memory is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Alcino Silva, Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology, Psyc…
4 years, 5 months ago