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“Hosts Ryan and Todd demonstrate in every episode the continuing relevance of psychoanalysis and continental philosophy for understanding timeless problems as well as contemporary politics. They make smart critiques of right-wing and liberal-progressivist politics that don’t have nearly as much of a platform as they should. This is an absolute gem of a podcast and I deeply appreciate its existence.
And now, a request: in the episodes on psychoanalysis, you sometimes make reference to the positions of the hysteric, the obsessive, and the paranoid, which I know are discussed by both Freud and Lacan. Can you discuss these positions in more detail, including the theoretical significance they have in Lacan’s thought but also why they remain helpful points of reference for understanding phenomenon in politics, culture, etc.? A possibly helpful touchstone—in Lecture VII, Lacan draws a connection between art, hysteria, and Verdrängung (repression); religion, obsessional neuroses, and Verschiebung (displacement); and science, paranoia, and Verwerfung (rejection).”
Red_Letter via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/09/20
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“I often come here to listen when I’ve failed to articulate some feeling to a friend. I come away with some clarity. And it’s not so bad to have to look up words in the dictionary sometimes. They don’t try to make this completely accessible but it’s usually just requires a small bit of background....”Read full review »
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United States of America ·
12/27/18
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“Thank you; love the pod. Might you consider an episode on the show Succession?”
eps3388 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/13/21
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“This is more of a thanks than a review I suppose, but....I have been listening to these (in order, starting from the oldest) for the past few months. As a psychoanalytically-oriented therapist who is also trying to find my way into an authentic relationship to politics, these dialogues have been...”Read full review »
A*W*S via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/14/20
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