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In 1932, along with a group of African American activists and writers including novelist Dorothy West, Langston Hughes journeyed to the Soviet Union. Veering off from the “official” trip, Hughes met Arthur Koestler before venturing on to an extended journey through the newly formed republics of Central Asia. While Hughes' readers may be familiar with his A Negro Looks at Soviet Central Asia, this chapbook makes available previously unpublished material drawn from Hughes' notebooks, photographs, and collaborative translation projects with Uzbek poets. Just as his own work is being translated into Uzbek, Hughes—ever the participant—collaborates with his peer poets in the region to produce texts published in this collection for the first time. Cholpon Ramizova is a London-based creator and researcher. She holds a Master's in Migration, Mobility and Development from SOAS, University of London. Her thematic interests are in migration, displacement, identity, gender, and nationalism - and more specifically on how and which ways these intersect within the Central Asia context. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/central-asian-studies
Wir reisen gemeinsam mit zwei Büchern in die späten 1920er bis Mitte der 1930er Jahre: Eine Zeit voller Aufbrüche, intellektueller Freiräume und kreativer Explosion – und eine Zeit, in der sich Europa bereits dunkel zusammenzieht. Im Fokus: starke Frauen und Schriftsteller*innen, die im Exil um Haltung, Leben und Sprache kämpfen. 1. Leuchtende Jahre – Aufbruch der Frauen 1926–1933 Autorin: Regine Ahrem Ein Collagen-Roman über sieben real existierende Frauen aus der Zeit der Weimarer Republik. Zwischen Bubikopf und Boxclub, Ullstein-Verlag und illegalen Partys entfaltet sich eine vibrierende, lebendige Momentaufnahme der wilden 20er. Der Kampf um Selbstbestimmung, Freiheit und Sichtbarkeit – bevor 1933 alles kippt.
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss how easy it is for nefarious forces to influence the "educated" before introducing Hillsdale College president Dr. Larry P. Arnn. Totalitarian novels depict regimes that exert complete and pervasive control over the lives of their subjects. George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Arthur Koestler, and C.S. Lewis imagine the terrible possibilities of unchecked modern tyranny. Join Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, and Hillsdale College students in this exploration of 1984, Brave New World, Darkness at Noon, and That Hideous Strength. The course includes four lectures and four conversations, each about 30 minutes long. It is structured with one lecture about each book followed by a conversation between Dr. Arnn and the students about themes from that book. Lewis exposes the dangers of substituting scientific expertise for wisdom and bureaucracy for politics as the ruling impulses of a nation. Mark and Jane Studdock discover the importance of marriage, family, friendship, and faith.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss how easy it is for nefarious forces to influence the "educated" before introducing Hillsdale College president Dr. Larry P. Arnn. Totalitarian novels depict regimes that exert complete and pervasive control over the lives of their subjects. George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Arthur Koestler, and C.S. Lewis imagine the terrible possibilities of unchecked modern tyranny. Join Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, and Hillsdale College students in this exploration of 1984, Brave New World, Darkness at Noon, and That Hideous Strength. The course includes four lectures and four conversations, each about 30 minutes long. It is structured with one lecture about each book followed by a conversation between Dr. Arnn and the students about themes from that book. Lewis exposes the dangers of substituting scientific expertise for wisdom and bureaucracy for politics as the ruling impulses of a nation. Mark and Jane Studdock discover the importance of marriage, family, friendship, and faith.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Young, polymathic, and full of energy — Tommy Potter is on a quest to build a “CIA for Entrepreneurs.” He calls it “The Power Hour” — a startup community in Michigan that hosts dropouts, undergrads and PhDs across many industries: enterprise, consumer, CPG, aviation, gaming, robotics and AR/VR, as they work together to build cool projects. I had a great time chatting with Tommy as we spoke about non-linear career paths, embracing authenticity, working with dazzling, delusional people and more! I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. For the full transcript, episode takeaways, and bucketloads of other goodies designed to make you go, “Hmm, that's interesting!”, check out our Substack. Important Links: X/Twitter Linkedin Powerhour: The CIA For Entrepreneurship Show Notes: Tommy's Origin Story Using The Third Door Lessons from Documenting the Homeless Can We Ever Be Our Authentic Self? What Traits Tommy Looks for in People Bringing Delusional People Together The East Coast - West Coast Bubbles Being a ‘Weirdo Broker' Process Over Outcomes. Serendipity Over Itinerary. Different Personalities in Public vs. Private Markets The Importance of Learning People Life Isn't a Highlight Reel - Live It All Tommy As World Emperor Books Mentioned: The Third Door: The Mindset of Success; by Alex Banayan One-upmanship; by Stephen Potter Class: Style and Status in the USA; by Paul Fussell Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America; by Chris Arnade The Science of Getting Rich; by Wallace D. Wattles The Act of Creation; by Arthur Koestler
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss C.S. Lewis' unique approach to the totalitarian novel before introducing Hillsdale College president Dr. Larry P. Arnn. Totalitarian novels depict regimes that exert complete and pervasive control over the lives of their subjects. George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Arthur Koestler, and C.S. Lewis imagine the terrible possibilities of unchecked modern tyranny. Join Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, and Hillsdale College students in this exploration of 1984, Brave New World, Darkness at Noon, and That Hideous Strength. The course includes four lectures and four conversations, each about 30 minutes long. It is structured with one lecture about each book followed by a conversation between Dr. Arnn and the students about themes from that book. C.S. Lewis’s That Hideous Strength depicts the infancy of a totalitarian regime. Tyranny is averted through divine intervention manifested through the friendship, education, and faith of a small company led by Fisher-King.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss C.S. Lewis' unique approach to the totalitarian novel before introducing Hillsdale College president Dr. Larry P. Arnn. Totalitarian novels depict regimes that exert complete and pervasive control over the lives of their subjects. George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Arthur Koestler, and C.S. Lewis imagine the terrible possibilities of unchecked modern tyranny. Join Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, and Hillsdale College students in this exploration of 1984, Brave New World, Darkness at Noon, and That Hideous Strength. The course includes four lectures and four conversations, each about 30 minutes long. It is structured with one lecture about each book followed by a conversation between Dr. Arnn and the students about themes from that book. C.S. Lewis’s That Hideous Strength depicts the infancy of a totalitarian regime. Tyranny is averted through divine intervention manifested through the friendship, education, and faith of a small company led by Fisher-King.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the nature of loyalty before introducing Hillsdale College president Dr. Larry P. Arnn. Totalitarian novels depict regimes that exert complete and pervasive control over the lives of their subjects. George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Arthur Koestler, and C.S. Lewis imagine the terrible possibilities of unchecked modern tyranny. Join Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, and Hillsdale College students in this exploration of 1984, Brave New World, Darkness at Noon, and That Hideous Strength. The course includes four lectures and four conversations, each about 30 minutes long. It is structured with one lecture about each book followed by a conversation between Dr. Arnn and the students about themes from that book. Despite his regrets, Rubashov has corrupted himself to the point that he eventually doubts his righteousness, willingly confesses to his sham crimes, and accepts punishment from the Party.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the nature of loyalty before introducing Hillsdale College president Dr. Larry P. Arnn. Totalitarian novels depict regimes that exert complete and pervasive control over the lives of their subjects. George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Arthur Koestler, and C.S. Lewis imagine the terrible possibilities of unchecked modern tyranny. Join Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, and Hillsdale College students in this exploration of 1984, Brave New World, Darkness at Noon, and That Hideous Strength. The course includes four lectures and four conversations, each about 30 minutes long. It is structured with one lecture about each book followed by a conversation between Dr. Arnn and the students about themes from that book. Despite his regrets, Rubashov has corrupted himself to the point that he eventually doubts his righteousness, willingly confesses to his sham crimes, and accepts punishment from the Party.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss discuss what distinguishes Arthur Koestler's Darkness at Noon from the rest of the novels covered in the course before introducing Hillsdale College president Dr. Larry P. Arnn. Totalitarian novels depict regimes that exert complete and pervasive control over the lives of their subjects. George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Arthur Koestler, and C.S. Lewis imagine the terrible possibilities of unchecked modern tyranny. Join Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, and Hillsdale College students in this exploration of 1984, Brave New World, Darkness at Noon, and That Hideous Strength. The course includes four lectures and four conversations, each about 30 minutes long. It is structured with one lecture about each book followed by a conversation between Dr. Arnn and the students about themes from that book. Arthur Koestler’s Darkness at Noon fictionalizes the experience of an old Bolshevik revolutionary after Stalin’s rise to power. Through his arrest and interrogations, Rubashov regrets the deaths on his hands and his role in creating a new generation of cruel Bolsheviks who are dedicated to the leadership of the party rather than the ideals of the revolution.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss discuss what distinguishes Arthur Koestler's Darkness at Noon from the rest of the novels covered in the course before introducing Hillsdale College president Dr. Larry P. Arnn. Totalitarian novels depict regimes that exert complete and pervasive control over the lives of their subjects. George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Arthur Koestler, and C.S. Lewis imagine the terrible possibilities of unchecked modern tyranny. Join Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, and Hillsdale College students in this exploration of 1984, Brave New World, Darkness at Noon, and That Hideous Strength. The course includes four lectures and four conversations, each about 30 minutes long. It is structured with one lecture about each book followed by a conversation between Dr. Arnn and the students about themes from that book. Arthur Koestler’s Darkness at Noon fictionalizes the experience of an old Bolshevik revolutionary after Stalin’s rise to power. Through his arrest and interrogations, Rubashov regrets the deaths on his hands and his role in creating a new generation of cruel Bolsheviks who are dedicated to the leadership of the party rather than the ideals of the revolution.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss how important struggle is in forming a human person before introducing Hillsdale College president Dr. Larry P. Arnn. Totalitarian novels depict regimes that exert complete and pervasive control over the lives of their subjects. George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Arthur Koestler, and C.S. Lewis imagine the terrible possibilities of unchecked modern tyranny. Join Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, and Hillsdale College students in this exploration of 1984, Brave New World, Darkness at Noon, and That Hideous Strength. The course includes four lectures and four conversations, each about 30 minutes long. It is structured with one lecture about each book followed by a conversation between Dr. Arnn and the students about themes from that book. Huxley describes a world in which science has provided the ability to engineer children in test tubes to suit them to specific castes. The ubiquitous drug Soma suppresses ambition and aggression by providing euphoria without any side effects.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss how important struggle is in forming a human person before introducing Hillsdale College president Dr. Larry P. Arnn. Totalitarian novels depict regimes that exert complete and pervasive control over the lives of their subjects. George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Arthur Koestler, and C.S. Lewis imagine the terrible possibilities of unchecked modern tyranny. Join Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, and Hillsdale College students in this exploration of 1984, Brave New World, Darkness at Noon, and That Hideous Strength. The course includes four lectures and four conversations, each about 30 minutes long. It is structured with one lecture about each book followed by a conversation between Dr. Arnn and the students about themes from that book. Huxley describes a world in which science has provided the ability to engineer children in test tubes to suit them to specific castes. The ubiquitous drug Soma suppresses ambition and aggression by providing euphoria without any side effects.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the power of pleasure to control a population before introducing Hillsdale College president Dr. Larry P. Arnn. Totalitarian novels depict regimes that exert complete and pervasive control over the lives of their subjects. George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Arthur Koestler, and C.S. Lewis imagine the terrible possibilities of unchecked modern tyranny. Join Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, and Hillsdale College students in this exploration of 1984, Brave New World, Darkness at Noon, and That Hideous Strength. The course includes four lectures and four conversations, each about 30 minutes long. It is structured with one lecture about each book followed by a conversation between Dr. Arnn and the students about themes from that book. The regime in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World is dedicated to ease. The world state is maintained by attempting to fulfill all sensual human desires, thereby precluding any aspiration to nobility or virtue. John the Savage rebels against the banality of the society into which Mustapha Mond and Bernard Marx have dragged him.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the power of pleasure to control a population before introducing Hillsdale College president Dr. Larry P. Arnn. Totalitarian novels depict regimes that exert complete and pervasive control over the lives of their subjects. George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Arthur Koestler, and C.S. Lewis imagine the terrible possibilities of unchecked modern tyranny. Join Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, and Hillsdale College students in this exploration of 1984, Brave New World, Darkness at Noon, and That Hideous Strength. The course includes four lectures and four conversations, each about 30 minutes long. It is structured with one lecture about each book followed by a conversation between Dr. Arnn and the students about themes from that book. The regime in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World is dedicated to ease. The world state is maintained by attempting to fulfill all sensual human desires, thereby precluding any aspiration to nobility or virtue. John the Savage rebels against the banality of the society into which Mustapha Mond and Bernard Marx have dragged him.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss how totalitarian states destroy the human spirit before introducing Hillsdale College president Dr. Larry P. Arnn. Totalitarian novels depict regimes that exert complete and pervasive control over the lives of their subjects. George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Arthur Koestler, and C.S. Lewis imagine the terrible possibilities of unchecked modern tyranny. Join Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, and Hillsdale College students in this exploration of 1984, Brave New World, Darkness at Noon, and That Hideous Strength. The course includes four lectures and four conversations, each about 30 minutes long. It is structured with one lecture about each book followed by a conversation between Dr. Arnn and the students about themes from that book. Orwell explores the possibility of a regime influencing human nature by controlling history and reforming language to limit the range of ideas its subjects can contemplate. Although the novel does not provide hope to the characters, the reader is inspired to courageous resistance against such a regime.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss how totalitarian states destroy the human spirit before introducing Hillsdale College president Dr. Larry P. Arnn. Totalitarian novels depict regimes that exert complete and pervasive control over the lives of their subjects. George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Arthur Koestler, and C.S. Lewis imagine the terrible possibilities of unchecked modern tyranny. Join Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, and Hillsdale College students in this exploration of 1984, Brave New World, Darkness at Noon, and That Hideous Strength. The course includes four lectures and four conversations, each about 30 minutes long. It is structured with one lecture about each book followed by a conversation between Dr. Arnn and the students about themes from that book. Orwell explores the possibility of a regime influencing human nature by controlling history and reforming language to limit the range of ideas its subjects can contemplate. Although the novel does not provide hope to the characters, the reader is inspired to courageous resistance against such a regime.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan introduce the course "Totalitarian Novels." Totalitarian novels depict regimes that exert complete and pervasive control over the lives of their subjects. George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Arthur Koestler, and C.S. Lewis imagine the terrible possibilities of unchecked modern tyranny. Join Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, and Hillsdale College students in this exploration of 1984, Brave New World, Darkness at Noon, and That Hideous Strength. The course includes four lectures and four conversations, each about 30 minutes long. It is structured with one lecture about each book followed by a conversation between Dr. Arnn and the students about themes from that book. In George Orwell’s 1984, the regime is dedicated to power. The Party ensures that its members obey through pain and torture, as shown when O’Brien tortures Winston.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan introduce the course "Totalitarian Novels." Totalitarian novels depict regimes that exert complete and pervasive control over the lives of their subjects. George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Arthur Koestler, and C.S. Lewis imagine the terrible possibilities of unchecked modern tyranny. Join Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, and Hillsdale College students in this exploration of 1984, Brave New World, Darkness at Noon, and That Hideous Strength. The course includes four lectures and four conversations, each about 30 minutes long. It is structured with one lecture about each book followed by a conversation between Dr. Arnn and the students about themes from that book. In George Orwell’s 1984, the regime is dedicated to power. The Party ensures that its members obey through pain and torture, as shown when O’Brien tortures Winston.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Stéphane Bataillon vient de vivre, à l'approche de la cinquantaine, l'aspiration de beaucoup de nos contemporains : prendre enfin le temps de se poser pour faire le point sur une quête de sens entamée depuis l'adolescence. Il raconte cette expérience spirituelle sous forme d'un journal touchant et très personnel, où se mêlent rencontres et silences, doutes et émerveillements, sensations et réflexions dans « Les heures décisives, chez DDB ». Que faire de sa vie ? Comment se relier aux autres sans s'oublier ? Comment ralentir dans la frénésie de nos existences numérisées ? Et comment redonner une place au sacré dans nos solitudes tout en restant ouverts à l'inattendu ? Jean-Marie Guénois lui demandera. Philippe Martin a péleriné plus loin vers l'Orient. En une vingtaine de portraits d'une écriture vivante, l'auteur de « Sur les chemins de Jérusalem » (Tallandier) nous emmène à la rencontre de celles et ceux - religieux, écrivains (Chateaubriand, Pierre Loti ou Arthur Koestler) ou simples pèlerins - qui, de l'Antiquité à nos jours, ont fait cette expérience. Il nous raconte ce qu'ils vivent : leurs sentiments, leurs prières et le rapport qu'ils entretiennent avec les autres communautés. Depuis des millénaires, Jérusalem, la ville trois fois sainte, ne cesse de fasciner ceux partis à sa découverte pour transformer leur vie. Christophe Dickès, bien connu des téléspectateurs de KTO, se risque davantage encore. Il propose une défense et une illustration du catholicisme. Risque, car l'Église et son histoire n'ont pas bonne presse. Victimes des critiques anticléricales depuis le XVIe siècle, l'apport des hommes d'Église à notre civilisation est le plus souvent ignoré. Il est pourtant considérable, sans que nous le sachions vraiment. Christophe Dickès a retenu dix thèmes forts afin de révéler ce que le monde lui doit : de la création des hôpitaux à celle des universités, en passant par l'organisation même du temps ou l'approche des sciences, l'Église a marqué durablement les sociétés jusqu'à nos jours. Il vient le raconter dans l'émission mensuelle coproduite par Le Jour du Seigneur, La Procure et KTO.
2024. szeptember 05., csütörtök 8-9 óra Hitelfelvételi rekord, magas megtakarítási ráta, visszafogott fogyasztás: mi folyik itt? Furcsa disszonancia látszik: miközben minden eddiginél több személyi kölcsönt vettek fel a magyarok júliusban, és a lakáshitelek új volumene is az eddigi rekordok közelébe érkezett, a betéteknél megtorpanás látszik, és a fogyasztás is igen visszafogott. Ehhez képest, a statisztikák szerint a megtakarítások igen magasak - de ez csalóka lehet: valóban jól mutatják az átlagot az adatok? Ha igen, miért nem költenek a magyarok? Nem lehet, hogy torzít az adat, és a valóság sokkal kiábrándítóbb: a felső decilis tudna költeni, a többiek hónapról hónapra élnek? Hitellázban az ország: dőlnek a rekordok, egyre gyorsabban adósodnak el a magyarok. Németh Dávid, a K&H Bank vezető makrogazdasági elemzője ARANYKÖPÉS “Új szokást felvenni könnyű, egy régi szokással felhagyni viszont hősies teljesítmény.” Arthur Koestler (1905) FUTÓMŰ: Mekkora a gond a VW-nél? 87 év után először fordul elő, hogy gyárat akar bezárni a VW. A mai közgyűlésen úgy fogalmazott Arno Antlitz, a csoport pénzügyi vezetője, hogy "egy, legfeljebb két évünk van arra, hogy kurzust korrigáljunk". Mekkora a baj a világ egykori legnagyobb autógyártójánál? Mik a neuralgikus pontok? Érinti-e ez Magyarországot? A saját autógyártóit vérezteti ki Európa, súlyos pénzek forognak kockán. Várkonyi Gábor, autópiaci szakértő
The Daily Quiz - Music Today's Questions: Question 1: Which American singer, songwriter, and actress released the song 'LoveGame'? Question 2: Which singer released the studio album 'Talk That Talk'? Question 3: Which band includes 'Lindsey Buckingham'? Question 4: Which British rock band released the album 'The Miracle'? Question 5: Which of these is a stringed instrument? Question 6: Which English heavy metal band released the album 'The Number of the Beast'? Question 7: Which band was Trent Reznor the lead vocalist for? Question 8: What is the name of the 1981 album by The Police that was named after a 1967 book by Arthur Koestler? This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
¿Podría una empresa funcionar sin jefe? - Sergio De Miguel¿Podría una empresa funcionar sin jefe? Esta pregunta parte de un atrevido manifiesto de nuestro invitado a este episodio, el coach español Sergio de Miguel ¿Podría una empresa funcionar sin jefe? (Una historia real parece contradecirlo)Un joven emprendedor llamado Tony Hsieh construyó la "empresa más feliz del mundo" a partir de una pregunta:“¿Qué pasaría si las ganancias y la felicidad del negocio fueron impulsadas por una reinvención radical del lugar de trabajo? Sin jefes, sin títulos, solo creatividad, igualdad y pura alegría.”¿Era una utopía? Tal vez. Pero esa fue la idea de Tony Hsieh, un visionario que creo una tienda minorista de zaptos en línea: Zappos. Hsieh nació en Illinois, EE.UU., en 1973, en una familia de inmigrantes taiwaneses. Luego de graduarse en Harvard en 1995, Hsieh cofundó una empresa de software llamada LinkExchange. En menos de dos años, la vendió a Microsoft por US$265 millones. A los 24 años, Hsieh había alcanzado su sueño de la infancia. Pero no había vendido la empresa solo por el dinero. Esto dijo en su momento "Lo que mucha gente no sabe es la verdadera razón por la que vendimos la empresa. La verdadera razón era simplemente que ya no era un lugar divertido para trabajar". A medida que la compañía creció, Hsieh se topó con un problema: ya no tenía más amigos para contratar. Así que publicó anuncios y empleó gente con la experiencia y habilidades adecuadas.Pero un tiempo después, Hsieh vio que esta decisión había sido un grave error. “Cuando traes gente nueva a tu empresa, tienes que introducir jerarquías. Los líderes tienen que imponer sus ideas para asegurarse de que todos estén alineados.”A Hsieh no le gustaba decirle a la gente qué hacer. Le gustaba la idea de que la gente actuara según sus propias creencias, de que se unieran en torno a una visión común.Cuando el empresario se desencantó de su primer emprendimiento, aprendió que solo necesitaba dinero para vivir. Pero También quería ser feliz. Así que se imaginó la empresa más feliz del mundo.¿La no presencia de jefes genera felicidad?- Entonces usó el dinero de la venta de LinkExchange para financiar su siguiente proyecto: Zappos. Hsieh planeaba hacer con los zapatos lo que Amazon estaba haciendo con los libros.Una exempleada de Zappos recuerda: “me preguntaba cómo era posible que alguien pudiera terminar sus tareas. Era una explosión de brillantina, unicornios, había desfiles constantemente, gente lanzándote caramelos. Si no estabas bailando y cantando, había una especie de buffet para comer todo lo que pudieras".Más allá de la felicidad en sí misma, había una estrategia brillante en acción: un empleado feliz realmente cumple su trabajo. Hsieh solía decir: "Cuando la gente puede ser ella misma, ahí es cuando las verdaderas amistades se forman, no solo las relaciones de colegas. Y es cuando salen las ideas creativas y los empleados son más productivos".La estrategia fue tremendamente exitosa. En ocho años, las ventas de Zappos superaron los US$1.000 millones. Zappos creó tanto revuelo, que en 2009, Amazon la compró por US$1.200 millones con la garantía de que el gigante tecnológico no tocaría la cultura de la empresa.Pero mientras la compañía crecía, luchaba con el problema interno de la jerarquía. ¿Cómo los grupos grandes podían hacer las cosas sin jefes dirigiéndolos? Y una vez que empezaras a darles poder a esos jefes, ¿qué pasaría con la felicidad y la creatividad de aquellos obligados a seguir órdenes?Así como muchos científicos sociales, Hsieh veía una relación inversamente proporcional entre jerarquía y felicidad, entre poder desigual y prosperidad. Es por esto que Hsieh intentó llevar a cabo una revolución, que esperaba desafiara las bases de la filosofía administrativa y tal vez la manera en la que los humanos trabajaban juntos.Hsieh pensó que una forma de salvar la felicidad era estrangular las jerarquías. Entonces llegó con un término: Holocracia. Este fue acuñado por Arthur Koestler, autor de "El espíritu en la máquina", y se convirtió en una filosofía administrativa radical gracias al empresario estadounidense Brian Robertson. Es una manera profundamente descentralizada de administrar una compañía. No hay jefes y ni siquiera nombres de cargos. En su lugar, hay círculos, equipos que se autoadministran que desarrollan proyectos. Los empleados eligen en qué círculos trabajar y suelen trabajar en varios.La holocracia es radical, utópica y, hasta 2014, no había sido probada en una compañía del tamaño de Zappos. Pero según Hsieh, era la ruta para la utopía organizacional.¿Funcionó esa utopía de trabajar sin jefes?La holocracia resultó confusa para algunos y también resultó difícil para definir el salario de la gente. Además, en un sistema sin jerarquías, nadie sabía muy bien quién estaba haciendo qué cosa. En 2015, la compañía más feliz del mundo había perdido casi un tercio de su fuerza laboral en un solo año. Muchos se fueron por esa cultura de no tener jefes.Al inicio, pareció ser un éxito. Pero el tiempo mostró que a la gente sí le gustaban las jerarquías. En compañías como Zappos, la ausencia de reglas formales puede esconder una estructura de poder dañina. No hay controles y balances. Barones poderosos pueden buscar satisfacer sus caprichos, con pocos límites. La ironía fue que al buscar la igualdad perfecta, sin querer creó lo opuesto. En 2018, Zappos comenzó a dejar atrás la holocracia silenciosamente. En 2020, un Hsieh cada vez más errático se separó de la compañía. Su sueño había muerto.Al irse de su Zappos, la compañía que fundó, Hsieh empezó a gastar su fortuna en un sistema personal de "holocracia". Invitaba a gente que le caía bien —artistas, escritores o empresarios— y les ofrecía el doble del sueldo más alto que alguna vez hubieran recibido para que vivieran con él en su nuevo rancho en Park City, estado de Utah, Estados Unidos.Además, su consumo de drogas se estaba descontrolando y ninguna de las personas que lo rodeaban y que le decían "sí" a todo estaban preparadas para avisarle. Era el emperador al que sus súbditos no podían decirle que estaba desnudo. En noviembre de 2020, Hsieh murió por inhalación de humo, luego de que se desatara un incendio en un cobertizo de su casa. La puerta estaba cerrada por dentro, aunque no se sabe si intencionalmente o por accidente.Nuestro invitado Sergio de Miguel nos cuenta ¿Podría una empresa funcionar sin jefe?A pesar de esta historia fallida sin jefes, nuestro invitado a este episodio Sergio de Miguel asegura que eventualmente, una empresa podría funcionar sin jefe.Sergio de Miguel es Coach ejecutivo, facilitador de equipos y conferenciante. Crea espacios de transformación.Da clases como profesor de los Master de Administración de empresas (MBA Executive) y emprendimiento (MBAe3) en la facultad de Sarriko de la UPV.Ingeniero de Telecomunicación de formación, cuando tenía 30 años, fue el directivo más joven de Eroski. Desde 2015 impulsa la creación de comunidades dentro de las organizaciones y acompañando empresas hacia modelos de organización Teal.Actualmente siembra inspiración y cambio a través de la consultora Landatu.Afirma que en el camino, va avanzando hacia su propósito profesional: conectar e inspirar a personas para que alcancen un mayor equilibrio en su vida y su trabajo. Ésta es también la clave de su libro “Ahora dirige el propósito” (hacer vínculo al enlace del libro) https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Sergio-Miguel/dp/8419655848concebido y redactado con el fin de generar espacios de conversación sobre cómo conseguir más bienestar en las organizaciones.Podría Una Empresa Funcionar Sin Jefe, Holocracia, Estructura Organizacional Plana, Zappos, Tony Hsieh, Felicidad En El Trabajo, podcast, Podcast Corporativo, Comunicación Organizacional, Recursos Humanos, Desarrollo Profesional, Desarrollo Personal, Comunicación Efectiva, Santiago Ríos, Mil PalabrasRecuerda por favor escucharnos y suscribirte en la plataforma que más te guste:Apple Podcast Spotify Google Podcast SpreakerDeezerPara participar, escríbeme tus comentarios a santiagorios@milpalabras.com.coRecursos recomendados en este PodcastSitio web: https://sergiodemiguel.eus/Linkedin: https://es.linkedin.com/in/sergiodemiguelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sergiode__miguel/Suscríbete al Conviértete en un seguidor de este podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mil-palabras--4898895/support.
durée : 03:00:49 - Les Nuits de France Culture - par : Albane Penaranda - Par Véra Feyder - Avec Henri Cartier-Bresson (photographe, peintre, dessinateur), René Dumont (agronome, homme politique), Claude Lefranc (son compagnon de captivité), Célia Bertin (romancière), Cathy (ex-détenue à Fleury-Mérogis), Eric Hubert (qui a écrit à Henri Cartier-Bresson pour le rencontrer), Vincent Dulau (élève de l'E.S.A.G.), Yahne Le Toumelin (peintre, nonne bouddhiste) et le Dalaï-Lama - Avec en archives, les voix d'Alberto Giacometti, Tériade, Jean Renoir, Ezra Pound, Carson McCullers, Raymond Devos. Textes de Louis Aragon, Arthur Koestler, Victor Hugo, Paul Nizan, Georges Braque, Saint-Simon, Gustave Flaubert, Joseph Conrad et James Joyce - Avec des extraits des films "La règle du jeu" ; "La grande illusion" de Jean Renoir et "Une nuit à l'opéra" des Marx Brothers - Réalisation Nicole Vuillaume
On this week's Book Club podcast I'm joined by Ariane Bankes, whose mother Celia was one of the great beauties of the early twentieth century. Ariane's new book The Quality of Love: Twin Sisters at the Heart of the Century tells the story of the defiantly bohemian lives of Celia and her twin sister Mamaine, whose love affairs and friendships with Arthur Koestler, George Orwell, Albert Camus, Edmund Wilson and Freddie Ayer put them at the centre of the political and intellectual ferment of their age.
On this week's Book Club podcast I'm joined by Ariane Bankes, whose mother Celia was one of the great beauties of the early twentieth century. Ariane's new book The Quality of Love: Twin Sisters at the Heart of the Century tells the story of the defiantly bohemian lives of Celia and her twin sister Mamaine, whose love affairs and friendships with Arthur Koestler, George Orwell, Albert Camus, Edmund Wilson and Freddie Ayer put them at the centre of the political and intellectual ferment of their age.
(NOTAS Y ENLACES DEL CAPÍTULO AQUÍ: https://www.jaimerodriguezdesantiago.com/kaizen/189-los-hilos-rojos-del-destino-i-sincronicidad-y-serendipia/)En 1914 una madre alemana fotografió a su bebé y llevó la placa a revelar a una tienda de Estrasburgo pocos días antes de que estallara la Primera Guerra Mundial. Por esa desagradable manía que tienen las guerras de interrumpir la vida de las personas, le fue imposible recoger la fotografía.Dos años después esa misma mujer compró otra placa en Munich para fotografiar a su otra hija, recién nacida. Esta sí pudo revelarla y al hacerlo se encontró una sorpresa: había una doble exposición. Es decir, aquella placa ya se había usado antes, por lo que había dos fotografías superpuestas. Una, la de su hija recién nacida. Y la otra, aquella foto que ella misma tomó dos años antes a su bebé. Por alguna casualidad cósmica, esa placa nunca llegó a revelarse, viajó los 165 kilómetros que separaban Estrasburgo de Munich y acabó siendo vendida, como si fuera nueva, a la misma mujer. Ésta y otras historias de casualidades increíbles fueron recopiladas por el escritor Wilhelm von Scholz en un libro cuyo título en alemán bien podría provocarme un esguince de lengua así que lo diré en castellano: «Casualidad y destino. Miradas tras el telón de la vida»Según tengo entendido, porque te confesaré que no lo he leído, en él dice algo así como que esas casualidades hacen que la vida parezca «El sueño de una conciencia mayor y más completa, que es incognoscible». Cómo odio esa palabra y la de veces que ha salido esta temporada.Carl Jung, uno de los pioneros de la psicología, en general, y del psicoanálisis en particular —y dejaremos que cada cual considere si eso es bueno o malo— sentía fascinación por esas casualidades tan extraordinarias que parece imposible que sean simples coincidencias. Y de hecho las estudió a fondo, mientras profundizaba en su idea del inconsciente colectivo, algo así como las estructuras inconscientes que compartimos todos. Según él, nuestro inconsciente colectivo está poblado de instintos y arquetipos, de ideas universales que llevamos preinstaladas. Por ejemplo, las figuras paterna y materna, con un montón de atributos asociados. Bueno, pues mientras pensaba en estas cosas, Jung dijo haberse encontrado con sorprendentes conexiones que la racionalidad científica no era capaz de explicar. En sus propias palabras: «Lo que encontré fueron “coincidencias” que estaban conectadas de manera tan significativa que su concurrencia “casual” representaría tal grado de improbabilidad que tendría que expresarse (estadísticamente) mediante una cifra astronómica» - JungOlé. Y se quedó tan ancho.Jung hizo buenas migas con Wolfgang Pauli, un físico brillante, que desde muy joven llamó la atención de Einstein y que acabaría recibiendo el Premio Nobel en 1945 y siendo considerado uno de los padres de la mecánica cuántica. Aquella amistad fue cuanto menos peculiar. Pauli llegó a Jung como paciente, en un momento especialmente turbulento de su vida. Su madre se había suicidado, tras descubrir que su padre le había sido infiel. Y al poco tiempo, éste se casó con una mujer mucho más joven, de la edad del propio Pauli, que no llegaba aún a los 30. En paralelo, el matrimonio de Pauli con una cabaretera a la que había propuesto casarse al poco de conocerse, y mientras ella salía con un químico, tampoco iba muy bien. Más que nada, porque, pese a aceptar, ella siguió mucho más interesada en el químico que en él. No duraron ni un año casados y Pauli acabó dándose al alcohol y al tabaco compulsivamente. Hasta que su padre le convenció de que contactara con Jung. Durante años, primero con otra terapeuta y después con el propio Jung, Pauli registró sus sueños, algo que estaba muy de moda. Al parecer, tenía una enorme capacidad para recordarlos y llegó a escribir más de 1.000. Pauli tenía todo tipo de sueños a los que trataba de dar significado con la ayuda de Jung, mientras que éste iba poco a poco derivando hacia ideas cada vez más esotéricas apoyándose sobre sus interpretaciones de las teorías físicas del propio Pauli.Por ejemplo, en una ocasión, Pauli escribió a Jung contándole un sueño que había tenido sobre un congreso de física con muchos participantes. El sueño estaba repleto de imágenes que simbolizaban cómo la polarización separa las cargas positivas y negativas generando dos opuestos, como en los dipolos eléctricos. Jung respondió que aquel simbolismo representaba «la relación complementario de un sistema autorregulado de un hombre y una mujer». Claro que sí. Otro de los sueños de Pauli incluía un símbolo ancestral llamado Uróboros: una serpiente o un dragón que se muerde su propia cola formando un círculo. Es un símbolo que ha aparecido en multitud de culturas a lo largo de los siglos y que, generalmente se ha asociado a una especie de ciclo eterno de las cosas y también al esfuerzo o las luchas eternas e inútiles por intentar evitar aquello que se repite una y otra vez. Es un símbolo muy asociado a la alquimia, también, donde representa la unidad de todas las cosas, materiales y espirituales, que nunca desaparecen, sino que cambian en un ciclo eterno de destrucción y nueva creación. Todo muy normal, como ves. El caso es que Pauli permitió a Jung que usara estos y muchos otros de sus sueños en sus conferencias y en un libro con un título prometedor: psicología y alquimia. Hoy me da que no voy a tener suficientes olés para decir. Intercambiaron cartas durante veintiséis años en las que ambos demostraron estar interesados en la interacción entre la mente y la materia. Pensaban que lo físico y lo psíquico eran aspectos complementarios de una única entidad, así que la física y la psicología podían ser formas complementarias para entender la realidad. Y aunque parece que se fueron distanciando a medida que Jung se adentraba en terrenos cada vez menos científicos, de su colaboración surgió una idea que obsesionaba a ambos: la sincronicidad. Decía el propio Jung que se le ocurrió este concepto un día que estaba en terapia con una paciente. Justo cuando ella le contaba un sueño en el que alguien le regalaba una joya dorada con forma de escarabajo, Jung oyó un golpe en el cristal y al asomarse vio que había sido un escarabajo de color entre verdoso y dorado. Así nació la idea de la sincronicidad, que sería la existencia de relaciones no causales entre acontecimientos simultáneos. Es decir, coincidencias increíbles conectadas entre sí de alguna manera que se nos escapa. Venga, uno más: Olé. ¿Te gusta kaizen? 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Sam Harris speaks with John Gray about the possibility of moral and political progress. They discuss historical and current threats to freedom of thought, the limits of law, the spread of dangerous technology, failures of convergence on norms and values, Arthur Koestler, de-industrialization in Europe, fellow travelers and the progressive embrace of barbarism, Bertrand Russell, the absurdity of pacifism, utilitarianism, the moral landscape, George Santayana, moral and scientific realism, pragmatism, atheism, Schopenhauer, liberalism as an historical accident, and other topics. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe. Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That's why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life's most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.
Share this episode: https://www.samharris.org/podcasts/making-sense-episodes/354-is-moral-progress-a-fantasy Sam Harris speaks with John Gray about the possibility of moral and political progress. They discuss historical and current threats to freedom of thought, the limits of law, the spread of dangerous technology, failures of convergence on norms and values, Arthur Koestler, de-industrialization in Europe, fellow travelers and the progressive embrace of barbarism, Bertrand Russell, the absurdity of pacifism, utilitarianism, the moral landscape, George Santayana, moral and scientific realism, pragmatism, atheism, Schopenhauer, liberalism as an historical accident, and other topics. John Gray is the author of many critically acclaimed books, including The Silence of Animals, The Immortalization Commission, Black Mass, and Straw Dogs. His latest book is The New Leviathans: Thoughts After Liberalism. He is a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books, and he has been a professor of politics at Oxford, a visiting professor at Harvard and Yale, and a professor of European thought at the London School of Economics. He now writes full-time. Website: https://www.newstatesman.com/author/john-gray Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That’s why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life’s most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.
Welcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie's favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler, a tale of human pyschology under duress that makes a fitting end to the Russian books that Bowie had on his list.
Sometimes punishments just can't make up for the crime.'Darkness At Noon' by Arthur Koestler is a taste of a political prisoner's experience during the Moscow Trials. Rubashov is a high ranking party member that has been thrown in jail and accused of crimes against the Revolution. It follows his detention over a several week period as he is tortured and comes to realise the terrible things he has done in the name of 'the greater good'.Huge props to Petar and Ashley Glenday for supporting, really appreciate it!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro(1:33) - Initial Impression(2:56) - Plot/Style(5:50) - Quote 1(8:10) - Themes/Questions(12:27) - Quote 2(17:20) - Author & Extras(19:37) - Quote 3(24:42) - Summary(29:12) - Boostagram Lounge(31:09) - Value 4 ValueValue 4 Value Support:Boostagram: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/supportPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcastConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcastConnect With Cole McCormick (Voice Actor):Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/colemccormick1Podcast: https://fountain.fm/show/6705669
Synchronicity would be the most commercially successful, fifth, and final studio album from the Police. The trio of percussionist Stewart Copeland, guitarist Andy Summers, and bassist and front man Sting would be known as “The Biggest Band in the World” after the release of this album but would never produce a studio album again.Like “Ghost in the Machine,” the Police's previous album, Synchronicity drew its name from the works of Artheur Koestler, an author of whom Sting was an avid reader. Unlike that album, Synchronicity toned down both the reggae influences and the overdubbing. The resulting album increased the use of synthesizers and utilized a sequencer for the first time. It also drew on world music influences on several songs. The album hit number 1 on the Billboard 200 album charts in late July and would spend 17 total weeks at the number one position on the chart, an achievement that meant it had to interrupt the reign of Michael Jackson's Thriller. It would also produce the number 1 song of the year with “Every Breath You Take.” Sting was beginning both his solo work and becoming more involved with film at the time, and between this and contentious egos of the members, the Police would not record another album after this. An attempt was made at a sixth studio album, but Stewart Copeland broke his collarbone just before they entered the studio and progression to the album was scuttled.Lynch features this iconic trio at the height of the Second British Invasion for this week's podcast. Friend of the show Bill Cook sits in for Bruce in this episode. King of PainSting wrote this second US single from the album when considering the effects of his separation from his wife. The psychological effects are inspired by thoughts from Carl Jung and Arthur Koestler. It went to number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.Synchronicity IIThe final song on the first side of the album went to number 16 on the US charts as a single. The lyrics toggle between a man's increasing anxiety and paranoia and the symbolic rise of the Loch Ness Monster in parallel. "and every single meeting with his so-called superior is a humiliating kick in the crotch."Wrapped Around Your FingerThe fourth US single was written by Sting as a dark song about turning the tables on someone who had been in charge of your life. There is a Faustian feel in the lyrics, which also feature references to Greek mythology like Scylla and Charybdis - from which we derive idioms like "between a rock and a hard place," and "between the Devil and the deep blue sea."Every Breath You TakeDespite its beautiful music, this single is actually quite dark in its obsessive and controlling lyrics. Sting wrote the song after his separation from his wife and the beginning of a new relationship. The lyrics came to him in the middle of the night, and he wrote the song on piano in a half hour. It would be biggest commercial single he ever wrote, hitting number 1 on the US charts for 8 weeks, and becoming the best selling single of 1983. Interestingly, it was the only number 1 hit by the Police. ENTERTAINMENT TRACK:Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees (from the motion picture "Staying Alive") John Travolta starred in this sequel to the 70's Disco hit "Saturday Night Fever." It was directed by Sylvester Stallone. STAFF PICKS:Our House by MadnessWayne brings us a group from Northern London that was a bigger hit in the UK than the US. It has a lot going on musically between the piano, violins and saxophone. Lyrically it hearkens back to childhood days, slices of mundane domestic life in England. Madness performed this song as a part of the closing ceremonies for the 2012 OlympicsBig Log by Robert PlantRob's staff pick is the first hit for Plant as a solo artist. As he often did in Led Zeppelin, the title of the song does not appear in the lyrics. It was written in the middle of winter, and the artists had run out of fuel for the fire. They found a large tree trunk and burned one end of it in the fireplace, pushing the "big log" in as it burned. Drum programming was provided by Phil Collins. Rock and Roll is King by ELOBill Cook features the Electric Light Orchestra in a 50's rhythm and blues throwback that would be their last top 20 hit. It was written by Jeff Lynne for their album "Secret Messages." Electric Avenue by Eddie GrantLynch closes out the staff picks with a song time stamped in the early 80's. It was inspired by an area of Brixton, South London, called Electric Avenue because it was the first area of the city to be lit by electricity. Guyanese-British singer-songwriter Eddie Grant sings about the tension of unemployment and racism experienced by the primarily Caribbean immigrants who lived there at the time. INSTRUMENTAL TRACK:An Ending by Brian EnoBrian Eno wrote this instrumental piece in 1983 for the documentary "For All Mankind."
Welcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie's favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read The Hidden Persuaders by Vance Packard, a quaint little preview of the non-stop psychological prodding we endure now. Subscribe! iTunes | RSS | Stitcher Follow us! (Not in a creepy way) Mastadon Facebook Instagram Web Presence Our Bookshop Visit our lists on bookshop.org and help support the podcast (and independent bookstores too!) Stuff We Talked About Salon article on the book article on Bowie's brief spell as an ad man in The Drum our episode on A People's Tragedy What Are We Reading Greg: The Pickwick Papers (of course!) by Charles Dickens Rim of Morning by William Sloane Gone to the Wolves by John Wray Kristianne: The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr Julia by Sandra Newman Our Best of 2023! Greg: Fingersmith in a 3-way split with White Noise and 42nd Parallel Dreaming as Delerium by J. Allen Hobson The House with a Clock In Its Walls by John Bellairs The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Kristianne: also Fingersmith! How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu Thistlefoot by Gennarose Nethercott East of Eden by Johnny Steinbeck Small Fires by Rebecca May Johnson What Song Did We Choose? What's Up Next Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler
In this segment of UnMind, I would like to return to the basics of Zen, after a foray into some of the darker topics of the times, in particular the horrific conditions of global strife in which we find ourselves immersed these days. It's a bit like being trapped in the middle of a train wreck where we cannot turn our gaze away. Life has always existed on the edge of death, aging and sickness — the three cardinal marks of dukkha, or “suffering” — Buddha's sine qua non of the conditions of existence as a sentient being. But the sheer enormity of wasteful, infuriating carnage being inflicted upon human beings by other human beings in current hotspots around the globe — not to mention the local wildlife, livestock, and pet animals — has exceeded all bounds of dysfunctional perversity. It seems a vestigial throwback to more primitive times, and is beginning to look like proof positive of the apocalyptic vision of some religions: the Prince of Darkness, evil personified, indeed has dominion over the Earth, at least for now. The Great Deceiver is parading around in the guise of political leaders of supposedly enlightened government, celebrating the targeted collapse of civilization everywhere they direct their ire. In this context it may seem irresponsible, and even insane, to turn our attention to examining the fundamentals of Buddhism and Zen, which encourage studying the self, forgetting the self, and hopefully realizing the true meaning and purpose of our existence, when the people actually doing the damage are the least likely to have any such inclination to self-examination, let alone any realization of compassionate insight for others. But, as they say, when the oxygen masks drop because the airplane is losing altitude, put yours on first, or you will not be able to help others. In Zen, zazen is your oxygen mask. ZEN ≠ ZAZEN ≠ MEDITATIONZen is not equal to zazen, and zazen is not equal to “meditation” as commonly understood. Zazen is not the same as other meditations, and the term “Zen” should not be considered interchangeable with “zazen.” It may seem heretical to propose that Zen is not equal to zazen, or that zazen does not fit the Western cultural definition of meditation. But bear with me. There are so many alternative styles of meditation today that it is past time to differentiate Zen's method from the rest. And to clarify that — while Zen and zazen cannot be separated — the terms are not interchangeable. Zen is not synonymous with its meditation method, zazen, simply because there is so much more to Zen as a way of life, a philosophy, and as a formative force throughout history. This has primarily been true of the history of the East, but following its introduction to America in the late 1890s, and especially after WWII, westerners in general, and Americans in particular, have become more and more interested in Zen, along with a parallel engagement with other meditative traditions and styles, such as Yoga, as well as other Buddhist and non-Buddhist variations. Zen is known as the meditation sect of Buddhism, but zazen is not its sole method of teaching. Zen boasts an extensive literature and liturgy on buddha-dharma as experienced and expounded by its adherents, traditionally beginning with Bodhidharma's journey out of India, and tracing its evolution through China, Korea and Japan, to the Far East. However, distribution of the Buddhist canon, in the form of written sutras and commentaries, had preceded the 28th Patriarch by centuries, and his bringing Zen from the West to the East was definitely focused on the direct practice of upright sitting, or what we now refer to as zazen, or more precisely, shikantaza. Likewise, zazen and shikantaza may usefully be parsed as to their relative definitions as method and effect, respectively. More on this later. ZAZEN & MEDITATIONThe Great Sage's meditation practice inside that cave at Shaolin Monastery did not conform to the traditional style known as dhyana, or contemplation, though this is how the local punditry interpreted his “wall-gazing Zen.” But he was not contemplating the wall. Dhyana, in the classic definition, involves a subject, or mind, meditating upon an actual, tangible object — such as a tree, in one famous example (from Hokyo Zammai—Precious Mirror Samadhi): If you wish to follow in the ancient tracksPlease observe the sages of the pastOne on the verge of realizing the buddha wayContemplated a tree for ten kalpas “Ten kalpas” is a mighty long time. The entire universe passes through only four kalpas in its cycle, known variously as the empty kalpa, or kalpa of formation; the kalpa of continuance; the kalpa of decline; and the kalpa of disintegration. So ten kalpas embrace two-and-a-half cycles of universal evolution. Long time. But we digress. Generally speaking, dhyana, or contemplation meditation, continues until the observing mind finally runs out of ideas, exhausting all possible thoughts about the object; leaving a direct sensory awareness of the existential reality of what we call a “tree,” but without the overlay of conceptualization, categorization, and endless web of connections. Bodhidharma, by turning abruptly to face the wall of the mountain, was demonstrating not contemplation, but shikantaza, or “objectless meditation,” which amounts to a kind of oxymoron, in conventional terms. Meditation is typically defined as focusing our attention on something, and so inherently implies a division of subject and object. If our direct experience in zazen eventually becomes objectless, then by definition it must also become subject-less (which, tellingly, is not a recognized construction in English; thus the hyphenation). In the most salient sense, then, zazen transcends normal meditation. We might say that we transcend from the personal dimensions of posture, breathing, and paying attention to the senses, as well as the machinations of the mind — the “eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind” of the Heart Sutra — to a subtle awareness of something less definitive: meditating upon the whole, rather than any part. The observer is subsumed into the observed, like a holon in a holarchy. More on this later.“Zen” is phonetic Japanese for “Ch'an,” which is phonetic Chinese for the Sanskrit “dhyana,” one of the traditional Six Paramitas, or “perfections” of Buddhism. Thus, because the origins of Zen meditation are not conflated with dhyana, but as going beyond contemplation, “Zen” is actually a kind of misnomer. Which is a good thing, because what Zen is pointing to cannot be named. In Taoism there is a similar idea, paraphrasing: Naming is the source of all (particular) things That which is eternally real is nameless Zazen and shikantaza, as mentioned, can also usefully be parsed as to their relative functions as “method” and “effect,” respectively. Holarchy & HolonI first came across the term “holarchy” — as opposed to the more familiar “hierarchy” — in the form of a book, “The Essential Ken Wilber,” recommended by a member of the Suzuki lineage for its treatise on “integral spirituality.” The term, holarchy, was not coined by him, according to Google, which, like the old magic oracles, you can ask anything:Arthur Koestler, author of the 1967 Book “The Ghost in the Machine,” coined the term holarchy as the organizational connections between holons (from the Greek word for "whole"), which describes units that act independently but would not exist without the organization they operate within. Is a hierarchy a nested holarchy?Instead of everything being explained in terms of smaller bits and ultimate particles—which was the way science worked in the modern era—we can now think of the universe holistically, organized in a series of levels of organization in a nested hierarchy or holarchy. At each level, things are both wholes and parts.Some of the earliest examples of holarchic models may be found in the early teachings of Buddhism: the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path, the Twelvefold Chain of interdependent co-arising, the Five Aggregates and Six Senses, and so on. My model of the Four Nested Spheres of Influence, with personal at the center, surrounded by the social sphere, then the natural world, then the universal, is also like this, a holarchy. These sets of components are not meant to be understood as entirely separate and apart from each other, but intricately interrelated, to use one of Matsuoka Roshi's common expressions. In Zen, all seemingly disparate things are also connected, the ultimate expression of the current trope: “Both things can be true at the same time.” We turn to zazen in our daily lives, in order to manifest a Zen life. Zen is the meditation sect of Buddhism, and zazen is the heart of Zen. The method of zazen is the main thing that we actually transmit, from one generation to the next. It is the same in music and other arts and sciences. No one can teach another music, as such, but someone can teach you how to play an instrument. It is up to you to find the music. Similarly, we can teach others this “excellent method” of zazen, as Master Dogen defined it. It is up to them to find the Zen.The instrument we study, and play, in zazen, is the human body and mind, our essential inheritance enabling us to wake up fully, as did Buddha. Other species are not considered to have the level of consciousness necessary and sufficient to the challenge. Dogs may have buddha-nature, but like most humans, they may never realize it. Ironically, it seems that we have to stop “playing” the instrument of body-mind — that is, give up our impulse to control everything — in order to allow it to “drop off” (J. shinjin datsuraku) to reveal our true nature, which is not limited to this body and mind. Body and mind are not separate, and, again, both can be true at the same time. That is, mind and body may seem to be of different categories, yet they are intricately inter-related.So sitting in zazen may be considered a subset of Zen, which is all-encompassing, and thus the holon of zazen is subsumed under the holon of Zen. But the necessity of zazen as central to apprehending the larger sphere of Zen, means that the two not only cannot be separated, but that the method cannot be separated from the larger effects, as in: So minute it enters where there is not gapSo vast it transcends dimensionA hairsbreadth deviation and you are out of tune This stanza from “Hsinhsinming—Trust in Mind” by Master Kanchi Sosan, indicates another holarchy, that of the transcendent “IT” of Zen, and your personal relation to it. The slightest deviation on your part, in resisting or missing the point of this all-embracing teaching, is the primary source of your suffering. This basic idea of the asymmetrical nature of the relationship — of the holon of the “I” to that of the “IT” of Buddhism — is more directly captured some 200 years later, in Tozan Ryokai's “Hokyo Zammai—Precious Mirror Samadhi: You are not it but in truth it is you In zazen, as well as in Zen writ large, we are embracing the directive from the first poem, in which Master Sosan admonishes us, paraphrasing: To move in the One WayDo not reject even the world of senses and ideasIndeed embracing them fully is identical with true enlightenment Stay tuned. * * * Elliston Roshi is guiding teacher of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center and abbot of the Silent Thunder Order. He is also a gallery-represented fine artist expressing his Zen through visual poetry, or “music to the eyes.”UnMind is a production of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center in Atlanta, Georgia and the Silent Thunder Order. You can support these teachings by PayPal to donate@STorder.org. Gassho.Producer: Shinjin Larry Little
Subscribe to the PPM Patreon to access the complete catalog of unabridged #1 critically paranoid hits, including the full 2 & half hours of HANUSSEN (IV): patreon.com/ParaPowerMapping Thanks again to Luke from "Things Observed" for collaborating w/ me on this whirlwind, 4 part exhumation of the Nazi Nostradamus, Brit intel asset, & Z*onist spy Erik Jan Hanussen. Make sure to give him a follow on Twitter at @thingobserver & check out his Patreon, as well. **The time has come to put Hanussen's body back in the earth. Luke & I conclude our exhumation & critically paranoid examination of the life & espionage times of the Nazi Nostradamus & sexual blackmailer. We break down the symmetries b/w Hanussen & his likely fellow anti-communist, Austro-Hungarian Zionist agent/ asset named Arthur Koestler (and the incredibly sus, See-Eye-Aye nexus that he was enmeshed in... Including connections to McCarthy, Nixon, Orwell, Langston Hughes, Vladimir Jabotinsky, Timothy Leary, voluntary euthenasia societies, the Congress for Cultural Freedom, a parapsychology department at the University of Edinburgh, the list goes on)... We get to Koestler via his autobiographical account of visiting Hanussen at his lavish Capone-cum-geisha apartment in Berlin—Koestler & a German occult journalist were on assignment & arrived to test their respective susceptibility to Hanussen's "clairvoyant" abilities. The article was never published. So yeah, a Hanussen & Koestler spying for Zion hypothesis is considered. We then turn our attention to Hanussen's Reichstag Fire prophecy & his possible role in the cover-up (realizing I may have forgot to mention this, but Hanussen spoke to the media & helped the Nazis to set the tone for their constructed narrative immediately following the fiery false flag). We conclude w/ a discussion of varying motivations for the Nazis to off him (especially his betrayal during the Mosse publishing empire purchase), the particulars of his unceremonious death, & the discovery of his body in a wooded glade, half gnawed by wild animals. And finally, Luke & I put guns to each others heads to force each other to make a final, fatal assessment re: Hanussen's motivations & allegiance(s).** Songs: | The Prodigy - "Firestarter" | | Rammstein - "Benzin" |
We live in a changing world with geopolitical forces and academic ideas that are challenging our democratic norms. Extreme politics, both on the right and the left, are very much on the rise in many different countries. Both of these extreme forms of politics are undermining our classic democratic norms of universalism, principles that originated with and were enshrined by the American and French Revolutions. Today's guest is Yascha Mounk, a German-American political scientist who teaches at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He is the author of numerous books and articles defending the liberal and universal values of free democratic societies, but today we're going to focus on just two of his books. The first of these two books is called “The Great Experiment” which was published last year. In that book, he writes that our modern multi-cultural societies in the West are under tremendous pressure to integrate these diverse populations in ways that ensure prosperity for all, and most importantly that manage to maintain our democratic norms. This year, he's back with a new book that focuses specifically on one of those traps, the book is called “The Identity Trap” and in it, he examines the meteoric rise of an ideology which he calls the identity synthesis, in the last couple of decades, especially in the United States from obscure academic environments to the mainstream. In this episode, we talk about what needs to happen to ensure the success of multicultural democracies, we talk about the origins of the identity synthesis and its development, and how different countries have different models to meet these challenges head-on. I hope you enjoy this episode. Books mentioned in the episode: The best book I've never heard of: Darkness at Noon, by Arthur Koestler (1940) The book that he loves but just can't recommend to others: The Half-Girlfriend by Chetan Bhagat (2014) The best book that he read in the last 12 months: Essays by George Orwell The book that he found disappointing in the last 12 months: Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro (2021) The book that he would take to a desert island: The Leopard, by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1958) The book that changed his mind: The Happiness Curve, by Jonathan Rauch (2018) Find Yascha: Website: https://www.yaschamounk.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yaschamounk/ Pre-order his new book: https://amzn.eu/d/gePpkZ8 Follow me @litwithcharles for more book reviews and recommendations!
What do you think the purpose of life is? Do you ever wonder why we're here? Today I want to talk about some ideas of what we're supposed to do with the one life that we have. “Creativity is a type of learning process where the teacher and pupil are located in the same individual." — Arthur Koestler
Doug Greene is an independent communist historian from the Boston area. He has written biographies of the communist insurgent Louis Auguste Blanqui and DSA founder Michael Harrington. Stalinism has left a complex and controversial legacy throughout history. How have interpretations of Stalinism been shaped by debates between anti-communists, Soviet defensists, and various figures of Western Marxism? Join us for an in-depth conversation with our guest, Doug Green, as we navigate the tangled history of Stalinism and its influence on Trotskyist and Maoist movements, as well as the resurgence of interest in socialism today.We'll unpack the intricate web of anti-communist sentiment that has shaped interpretations of Stalinism in Soviet history, from the contributions of Trotsky's biography of Stalin and Marx's 18th Brumaire to the right-wing anti-communist arguments that don't hold up to current scholarship. Doug offers invaluable insights into the Sino-Soviet split, the role Stalin played in it, and the Maoist critiques of Stalin, which often lack historical details. We also explore the fascinating figure of Arthur Koestler and his seminal work Darkness at Noon, analyzing how his views on historical necessity evolved over time.Finally, we delve into the trajectories of controversial figures such as Victor Serge, David Horowitz, Tony Cliff, and Sydney Hook, discussing how their interpretations of Stalinism have been influenced by anti-communist sentiment. We'll examine the various interpretations of Neo Kowskyism, Lars Lee Leninism, Mike McNair's Marxian Republicanism, and Eric LeBlanc's Social Democracy, among others, to assess the potential for a revived Marxist approach to the Soviet Union and Maoist China. This episode will leave you with a deeper understanding of the many facets of the complex legacy of Stalinism and its ongoing impact on contemporary politics. Support the showCrew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip ( @aufhebenkultur )Intro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesArt Design: Corn and C. Derick VarnLinks and Social Media:twitter: @skepoetYou can find the additional streams on Youtube
HEALTH NEWS Omega-3 levels linked with lung health maintenance Turmeric Extract Strikes to the Root Cause of Cancer Malignancy Type 2 diabetes: Ultra-processed foods may cancel out benefits of Mediterranean diet Vasectomy linked with aggressive prostate cancer risk Drinking kombucha may reduce blood sugar levels in people with type-two diabetes The magic number: How many days a week you need to exercise to see real benefit Survival in the New Woke Order Authors Richard Gale and Dr. Gary Null “We have this ability in Lake Wobegon to look reality right in the eye and deny it.” -- Garrison Keillor Keen observers of history realize that the US and the West have entered a new Dark Age. The light of reason and the capacities for critical thought are rapidly being snuffed out by widespread emotional immaturity. The erosion of American culture has largely been the result of a decades' long merger of adolescent attitudes and the corporate commodification of human life and values. Mass culture, Hannah Arendt observed, was not culture but personal entertainment, or better stated self-aggrandizement. Our civilizational collapse into intellectual darkness and the catastrophic failure in democracy were presciently predicted by many of our wisest cultural critics such as Lewis Lapham, Morris Berman, and Robert Kaplan two decades ago. Likewise, earlier works of science fiction such as Fahrenheit 451, The Perfect Day and The Canticle for Leibowitz describe not only the dystopian triumph of a puerile citizenry blindly subservient to the tricks and treats disbursed by an elite corporate and political class, but also the consequences of the intentional disorientation of a distracted human mind. Aldous Huxley perfectly predicted our times in Brave New World. Hungarian-born journalist and author Arthur Koestler (d. 1983) envisioned a future America being populated with human automatons in a replay of the fall of the Roman Empire; at such time the US will have turned into a “soulless, politically corrupt, everybody-for-himself civilization.” Although these modern critics and fiction authors may not have foreseen the exact structures and popular social values society has now transitioned into, such as the worst expressions of critical race theory's inverted racism, institutionalized woke culture, endemic mental disorders, and growing gender dysphoria, they nevertheless accurately observed the trends that have led America to this impasse of moral anarchy. Critical race theory and the woke movement will never democratize society; rather it will further erode universal ethical norms to a cacophony of subjective emotions and aberrant personal beliefs felt at any given moment. These mythologies about race and gender, which are mistaken for hard truths, now permeate our elementary schools and universities, which are being fashioned into what Morris Berman calls “a gigantic dolt-manufacturing machine.” And the global elite, political legislators and pseudo-intellectuals dominating our educational institutions, willingly or not, declare this feat of social deterioration as a political victory. At the core of our society's collective daze in the marketplace of frivolous pursuits resides a deep existential emptiness. In particular this vacuity of a life enriched by meaning and purpose is being acted out by the younger generations. In 2022, the national suicide rate again rose to 14.3 suicides per 100,000; two years earlier 5.2 million either planned or attempted to take their lives. The prevalence of gender dysphoria continues to rise significantly and starts at younger ages. Although the percentage of people either professionally or self diagnosed, with gender dysphoria remains very small, it has nevertheless been raised to a level of national priority at the expense of other mentally and physically handicapped persons that make up 27 percent of the population. This brief reference above noting the consequences of the dark abyss at the center of American culture only highlights a small sliver of the consequences of the intellectual ignorance underlying critical race theory and woke culture. During the past five years, there has been an aggressive encroachment of woke and postmodern race ideologies into every aspect of society: local school boards, college campuses, corporations' human resources, and the halls of federal and state legislative bodies. The leaders of this trend are by no means our culture's best and brightest; rather those are the first to find themselves cancelled or handed their termination papers. Rather it is the activists who shout the loudest who manage to be heard. Those of us who critically recognize social dynamics observe this hysterical phenomenon with credulous amusement. When Tucker Carlson reports about a woman who wouldn't change a baby's diaper unless she received the infant's permission, the sane among us step back and wonder what the hell is going on. Self-righteous university students demand professors abide by their demands and teach only what they want. Those teachers who stand up for educational integrity and the teaching profession's tradition, are ostracized. Students petition college administrators to have dissenting un-woke professors fired. What is especially notable is how rapidly this raging woke and inverse racist movement has become incorporated into our public and private institutions. This includes the adolescent tantrums by political parties to censor their opponents, pass laws banning certain kinds of free speech and the gradual erasure of social norms of binding relationships that fueled the founding of the nation. None of this could have happened if the majority of Americans were not asleep. In the twenty-first century we can agree that equality is crucial for harmonizing the historical aberrations such as slavery and the denigration of women and gays that have haunted us through the generations. Everyone should be able to have the opportunity to succeed in reaching their goals. However, despite the new woke and critical race movements' condemnation of meritocracy, its followers demand the same out come. Of course, once Rome passed a certain threshold after several centuries of decline, its final collapse accelerated quickly. This is the nature of entropy. Aside from the enormous disparity in wealth between Rome's social classes, a perpetual war economy, widespread political corruption and the decline in literacy, Roman society was also plagued by a mental virus of magical thinking and superstition. In our own time, the level of American illiteracy is astounding. The average American likewise lives in a garbage heap of superstitious hopes for a utopian carnival where a superficial free thought reigns; however, at the same time a future utopia requires a new vocabulary and the banning of words the new woke order finds personally offensive. Following the warnings of social psychologist Leon Festinger in the 1950s, the American populace is being “deindividuated.” Deindividuation is a state whereby individuals lose their sense of self-awareness and their realistic and healthy personal identity in order to become part of a crowd that opposes other crowds. Normal moral restraints are cast aside and replaced by impulsive and deviant behavior. The entire woke narrative now giving way to antisocial behavior is a notable consequence of the deindividuation being approved by government and private industry. Deindividuation reinforces illiteracy and blatant stupidity. For example, when Democrats brought Aimee Arrambide, an executive for an abortion rights organization, before the House Judiciary Committee to give testimony, she claimed men could get pregnant and have abortions. Again we are reminded of Jefferson's words “Illiteracy is the enemy of progress and the ally of tyranny.” Dr. Henry Nasrallah, editor in chief of the journal Current Psychiatry, remarks that we are in a historical moment when “the passage of time ruthlessly increases the entropy of everything in life.” We not only witness entropy in civilizations and societies, but also in our possessions, dwellings, businesses, and our physical body and mental faculties. Therefore, new energy must be invested in order to slow or reverse entropic processes. Yet without the restraints of a new constructive and restorative vision, entropy runs amok. During the dramatic public shock triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, lockdowns, social distancing, business and school closures, and financial loss, there was a parade of incessant media porn reminded us repeatedly that death could knock on our door at any moment. The federal government's and medical establishment's gross negligence on multiple fronts during the pandemic gave rise to a rapid degeneration of America's social order. Distress from the loss of normalcy accelerated the nation's collective psychological entropy; this in turn contributed to resurrected racial tensions, hateful biases, toxic relationships, drug addiction and suicide, permissible crime, homelessness, rampant disinformation across mainstream media, the implosion of social norms, a psychological disoriented citizenry and a ruthless cancel culture that is utterly intolerant of others' beliefs. Remarkably, the mobs in the street are little more than bland reflections, a Jungian shadow, of the instability and disorder created by the agents of chaos and entropy who sit in the seats of power. “Just as the individual has a shadow,” wrote Jung, “so does society at large. And just as the individual must come to terms with his shadow so too must society if it is to be healthy and whole.” The rising psychological deindividuation and existential angst infecting our youth over their self-identity, gender, moral alienation and a lack of existential purpose in our technological driven materialistic society has reduced our youth to sentient robots screaming for self-expression. This is a cause for today's woke groupthink contributing to social and political unrest with its destructive outcomes. Or as Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell warned, the “collective passions” have a penchant to inflame “hatred and rivalry directed towards other groups.” Despite the original values of American liberalism and non-dogmatic healthy skeptical inquiry, today's Left has perverted its own legacy. The woke have become every bit as intolerant and wrong-headed as the most zealous fundamentalist on the Right. This “exclusivist humanism,” as the prominent cultural philosopher Charles Taylor has termed it, is giving rise to a faux universalism. The new woke order's myopic obeisance increasingly relies on the secular power structure of the ruling elite that in turn legislates on its behalf to marginalize and imprison alternative belief systems that do not embrace a secular universalism. Hence the new radical Left no longer tolerates the diversity of traditional beliefs and worldviews. The entropic descent into irrational hostility, collective emotional hysteria, and what the Russian-American sociologist Pritrim Sorokin called “cultural schizophrenia,” clings desperately to a grossly materialistic society and a fragile false sense of individuality, an empty void, which is completely divorced from any deeper purpose in life. America is a “society in chains,” an expression stated by Nelson Mandela to describe a citizenry psychologically crippled for making informed decisions and incapable of participating thoughtfully in a democratic process. Consequently, a democratic renaissance, a new energy to reverse entropy, can only proceed following a revitalization of moral and spiritual values that have universal appeal, which respects pluralist ideals both within and beyond national borders. To be worthy of participating in any viable possibility for a democracy in the 21st century, it is necessary to return to becoming John Adams' “moral people.”
In the episode of Open Secrets Dr. Dan discusses Arthur Koestler's The Ghost in the Machine. The story of Koestler's predicament of Mankind is built using novel philosophical principles and resolves in a sinister conclusion; nonetheless, important understandings are highlighted. Show is recorded at Grand Forks Best Source. For studio information, visit www.gfbestsource.com #Koestler #Holon #MindControl #Biochemistry #Association #Bisociation #gfbs #gfbestsource.com #grandforksnd #grandforksbestsource #open secrets
We sit down with Doug Greene to discuss his latest work on Stalinism. In this interview, Greene describes who Stalin was, what his role in the Bolshevik movement was and how he came to power. Greene then provides a compelling analysis of different paradigms of how Stalinism has been conceptualized by intellectuals from Arthur Koestler, Jean-Paul Sartre, Antonio Gramsci, to heads of states such as Winston Churchill and writers such as George Orwell. Doug Greene is a Marxist historian based in the Boston area. Our last interview with Greene was about his book on Michael Harrington, A Failure of Vision, which is a biography of Harrington, the liberal-socialist founder of the DSA. We conclude our conversation with a discussion about Domenico Losurdo's book on Stalin and its shortcomings. We also discuss the specter of Stalinism on today's left and whether there is a compelling sort of psychological account as to what draws people to Stalinism to this day. Order Stalinism and the Dialectics of Saturn.
Greetings Oddities!This week i finally take the initial dive deep down the rabbit hole on the history of the Cold War era Congress For Cultural Freedom. Talk about culture creators, and influencers. This group of mostly former Communists, and Trotskyites turned Social Democrats were behind various formed of art, literary works including Expressionist Art, Plays, Concerts, Festivals, Conventions, Movies like Dr. Zhivago, and Books From authors like Arthur Koestler, and Hannah Arendt.
Greetings Oddities! This week i finally take the initial dive deep down the rabbit hole on the history of the Cold War era Congress For Cultural Freedom. Talk about culture creators, and influencers. This group of mostly former Communists, and Trotskyites turned Social Democrats were behind various formed of art, literary works including Expressionist Art, Plays, Concerts, Festivals, Conventions, Movies like Dr. Zhivago, and Books From authors like Arthur Koestler, and Hannah Arendt. Odd Man Out Patreon https://www.patreon.com/theoddmanout Thank You For Your Continued Support. Show Notes They had offices in numerous countries, & high-end magazines as well which featured articles written by authors like Bertrand Russell, & George Orwell. Congress For Cultural Freedom Code Name-QKopera Frances Stonor Saunders https://youtu.be/FYLoyyR1qtI Spawned out of group humanist, & Fabian John Dewey formed In 1939 called the "American Committee for Cultural Freedom” which continued on even after the Congress For Cultural Freedom was formed. Founded: 26 June 1950 Dissolved: 1979 (as International Association for Cultural Freedom) The CIA wanted to influence other parts of the world in order to combat the growing sentiment towards Communism, focusing especially on artists, play-writes, musicians as well as intellectuals. Both of whom they knew would go on to influence many others. Many members were former Communist Party members. Trotskyites specifically who'd turned against Stalin, & his totalitarian measures. Most were not pro-American by any means. They were generally Democratic Socialist types. Like modern Libs, they believed America was backwards, & lacked culture. Quite a few top members were of Eastern European Jewish descent. Obviously, they had no intentions of spreading traditional American rugged individualistic, or patriotic ideology. They were all about "dumbocracy" aka, the Liberal World Order. Militant Liberty https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militant_Liberty:_A_Program_of_Evaluation_and_Assessment_of_Freedom May 10, 1966 NYT denies Encounter Magazine Funding https://archive.org/details/CIA-RDP68B00432R000500020014-4/mode/1up Abstract Expressionism, Weopon Of The Cold War https://www.scribd.com/document/37676685/Cockcroft-Eva-Abstract-Expressionism-Weapon-of-the-Cold-War CIA Funded Modern Art https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/modern-art-was-cia-weapon-1578808.html The CIA's preferred tactic for spreading American music abroad was festivals; in 1952, the CCF held the Festival of Twentieth-Century Masterpieces of Modern Art in Paris, and in 1961, using a front group known as the American Society of African Culture, it tricked singer Nina Simone into performing at the Lagos Festival in Nigeria. Musicians of the era, knowing or not, benefitted from the financial support of the CIA. https://medium.com/mondo-americana/rock-n-roll-mind-control-the-cia-and-the-1960s-counterculture-53c1f6e52647 “We must organize the intellectuals and use them to make Western civilization stink,” Wili Munzenberg Everywhere men yearn to be misled by magicians.” Introduction to the Tao Teh Ching Frances Stonor Saunders, The CIA and The Cultural Cold War https://www.abebooks.com/9781565845961/Cultural-Cold-CIA-World-Arts-156584596X/plp Peter Coleman, The Liberal Conspiracy https://archive.org/details/liberalconspirac0000cole Please check out my Podcasting Family over at Alternate Current Radio. You will find a plethora of fantastic talk, and music shows including the flagship Boiler Room, as well as The Daily Ruckus! https://alternatecurrentradio.com/ Fringe Radio Network- Radio on the Fringe! http://fringeradionetwork.com/ Patreon-Welcome to The Society Of Cryptic Savants Welcome members of The Society Of Cryptic Savants! (bitchute.com) Social Media: _theoddmanout on Twitter, and Instagram Facebook https://www.facebook.com/theoddcastfttheoddmanout "A special Thank You to my Patrons who contributed to this episode. You are very much appreciated. Thank You Guys For Your Continued Support! Their Order Is Not Our Order! Their Order Is Not Our Order!
durée : 01:01:51 - Les Nuits de France Culture - par : Albane Penaranda - Publié en 1945 en France, “Le Zéro et l'Infini” est considéré comme un classique de l'antitotalitarisme stalinien. Son auteur, Arthur Koestler, y dénonce par la fiction les grands procès de Moscou. Au micro de France Culture en 1973, il racontait son incroyable parcours d'engagement politique.
Pourquoi, selon l'auteur, les vrais criminels ont-ils lu Machiavel, Hegel et Marx ? Qu'est-ce qu'un procès politique ? Comment un homme innocent peut-il s'accuser lui-même de crimes qu'il n'a pas commis et même demander son châtiment ? Qu'est-ce que le marxisme-léninisme ? Et le matérialisme dialectique ? Les procès de Moscou étaient-ils un théâtre ? Pourquoi aux yeux des révolutionnaires, le processus de la révolution est-il plus important que la fin qu'ils visent ? En avons-nous fini avec le totalitarisme ?Pour retrouver la masterclass de Kosmos : https://masterclass.fabienbizet.com/Bienvenue Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/kosmos. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
The Devil's Triangle: Mark Judge vs the New American Stassi. The Eric Metaxas Show. The Eric Metaxas Show Mark Judge (Encore) Dec 27 2022 Mark Judge, with his new book, "The Devil's Triangle: Mark Judge vs the New American Stassi," recalls his incredible ordeal involving an old classmate named Brett Kavanaugh. (Encore Presentation) The Eric Metaxas Show- https://metaxastalk.com/podcasts/ About the book- The Devil's Triangle: Mark Judge vs the New American Stasi Paperback – November 10, 2022 by Mark Judge (Author) A harrowing account of one man's ordeal during the contentious Brett Kavanaugh hearings at the hands of the New American Stasi⎯a sinister cabal of partisan journalists, Democratic politicians, and shadowy oppo researchers the author calls “The Devil's Triangle.” “Do you remember the woman in To Kill a Mockingbird who falsely accuses a black man of raping her? What could possess anyone to do such an evil thing—to viciously attempt to destroy a life by knowingly lying? For that answer look no farther than the riveting and gloriously candid The Devil's Triangle by Mark Judge, who himself was targeted for destruction by that same evil, and who lived to tell the tale, if only so that we might all recognize the dark forces at work in our nation. In a voice evoking J.D. Salinger, Hunter S. Thompson, and yes, Lester Bangs—within a narrative that brings to mind All the President's Men and Fast Times at Ridgemont High—Judge tells us the truth, in all of its brutality and beauty. May this book open the way for a spate of similar memoirs, whose honesty will lead this once-great nation out of the fetid triangular swamp of lies that is this brave book's eponymous Devil's Triangle—and toward a new sunlit frontier, in which genuine liberty and unvarnished truth once more become our beacons and our hope.” —Eric Metaxas, #1 New York Times Bestselling author of Fish Out of Water: A Search for the Meaning of Life and Host of Socrates in the City In 2018, in the midst of a contentious Supreme Court confirmation battle, Christine Blasey Ford named Mark Judge as a witness to her alleged attempted rape over thirty years earlier at the hands of a teenaged Brett Kavanaugh. Overnight, the unassuming writer, critic, videographer, and recovering alcoholic was unwillingly thrust into the national media spotlight. Reporters combed through Judge's writings, pored over his high school yearbook, hounded him with emails and phone calls, and invaded the privacy of his relatives, friends, and former girlfriends. He was mauled in the press, denounced in the Senate, received threatening late-night calls, became the target of a classic honey trap, and was even called out by Matt Damon on Saturday Night Live. As the lunacy reached its crescendo, Judge began to fear for his sanity⎯and even his life. A year later, still traumatized by this Kafkaesque experience, Judge found himself washing dishes in a Maryland restaurant, trying to piece his shattered life back together. Even at the time, it was clear that Judge himself was not the target of this campaign of vilification. Instead, it was an attempt to use his spotty record as a teenage alcoholic, and later, a political and cultural conservative, to destroy Brett Kavanaugh by proxy. The actors in this malicious and cynical plot were an informal cabal of partisan reporters, Democrats in Congress, and shadowy opposition researchers: a “Devil's Triangle” whom Judge aptly compares to the Stasi, the dreaded East German secret police who terrorized citizens during the Cold War. Now, in a frank, confessional, and deeply moving book that stands comparison to Arthur Koestler's Cold War classic Darkness at Noon, Judge rips the mask from the new American Stasi. Using pop culture, politics, the story of his friendship with Kavanaugh, and the fun, wild, and misunderstood 1980s, Judge celebrates sex, art, and freedom while issuing a timely warning to the rest of us about our own endangered freedoms. You can purchase this book at your favorite bookseller or on Amazon at- https://www.amazon.com/Devils-Triangle-Judge-American-Stasi/dp/163758072X HELP ACU SPREAD THE WORD! Please go to Apple Podcasts and give ACU a 5 star rating. Apple canceled us and now we are clawing our way back to the top. Don't let the Leftist win. Do it now! Thanks. Forward this show to friends. Ways to subscribe to the American Conservative University Podcast Click here to subscribe via Apple Podcasts Click here to subscribe via RSS You can also subscribe via Stitcher FM Player Podcast Addict Tune-in Podcasts Pandora Look us up on Amazon Prime …And Many Other Podcast Aggregators and sites Please help ACU by submitting your Show ideas. Email us at americanconservativeuniversity@americanconservativeuniversity.com Please go to Apple Podcasts and give ACU a 5 star rating. Apple canceled us and now we are clawing our way back to the top. Don't let the Leftist win. Do it now! Thanks. Metaxas charities mentioned- -------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Born! Saving babies and Souls. https://preborn.org/ OUR MISSION To glorify Jesus Christ by leading and equipping pregnancy clinics to save more babies and souls. WHAT WE DO Pre-Born! partners with life-affirming pregnancy clinics all across the nation. We are designed to strategically impact the abortion industry through the following initiatives:… -------------------------------------------------------- Help CSI Stamp Out Slavery In Sudan Join us in our effort to free over 350 slaves. Listeners to the Eric Metaxas Show will remember our annual effort to free Christians who have been enslaved for simply acknowledging Jesus Christ as their Savior. As we celebrate the birth of Christ this Christmas, join us in giving new life to brothers and sisters in Sudan who have enslaved as a result of their faith. https://csi-usa.org/metaxas https://csi-usa.org/slavery/ Typical Aid for the Enslaved A ration of sorghum, a local nutrient-rich staple food A dairy goat A “Sack of Hope,” a survival kit containing essential items such as tarp for shelter, a cooking pan, a water canister, a mosquito net, a blanket, a handheld sickle, and fishing hooks. 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George Orwell and Aldous Huxley warned of the evils of communism in the pages of 1984 and Brave New World; however, Arthur Koestler's Darkness at Noon is a lesser-known but impactful novel that describes the horrors of the Stalinist USSR. Michael Knowles and Brad Thompson take you through this powerful literary work. In our fast-paced world, it's tough to make reading a priority. At Thinkr.org, read or listen to hundreds of titles in a matter of minutes: start your free trial today at Thinkr.org.
If you have ever wondered whether you were crazy when everyone else claims to see things differently than you do, this is the episode for you. Book clubs are everywhere and we are always asked for book recommendations. But what about the great Essays, Interviews, Conversations, Aphorisms, Shaggy Dog Stories, Lyrics, Courtroom Testimonies, Poems, Movie Scenes, Jokes and the like? Sadly, there is almost never a club in which to discuss them. Yet there are Essays and offerings in other intellectual formats that are just as profound and meaningful as any book while having the advantage of being much more in keeping with modern attention spans. The Portal seeks to fill this obvious lacuna. We thus finish out the regular first year of the Portal Podcast with an inaugural episode of an experiment: The Portal Essay Club. In this episode Eric reads aloud an astonishing essay from 1944 by Arthur Koestler which changed his world. In the essay, Koestler wrestles with a difficult question that has plagued independent thinkers for ages: what if everyone who is supposedly 'normal' is actually a maniac living in a dream world? What if the only sane ones appear crazy just as the crazy appear sane? During the episode, Eric first reads aloud the essay "The Nightmare That Is A Reality." and then discusses paragraph by paragraph what makes this one of the most profound yet often forgotten essays to have appeared within the twilight of living memory (1944 as it happens). We hope you will enjoy this experiment and let us know what you would like to see appear next in this series. Thanks for a great first year. Thank You From Our Sponsors Mack Weldon: For 20% off your first order visit www.mackweldon.com AND ENTER PROMO CODE: PORTAL ExpressVPN: Protect your online activity today at www.expressvpn.com/PORTAL and get an extra 3 months FREE on a one-year package. NetSuite: Receive your FREE guide – “Seven Actions Businesses Need to Take Now” and schedule your FREE Product Tour at www.netsuite.com/PORTAL Unagi Scooters: Get $150 off your own Unagi E500 electric scooter while supplies last at www.unagiscooters.com PROMO CODE PORTAL See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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