Podcasts about Modernity

What happens when a society possesses extraordinary technological power but lacks a shared sense of what that power is for? John Vervaeke, Jordan Hall, Guy Sengstock, and Christopher Mastropietro reunite for a sustained inquiry into normativity: the structures by which human beings perceive direction, value, responsibility, and the difference between better and worse action. The question becomes urgent in the context of artificial intelligence, where increasingly consequential decisions are being made inside a culture that struggles to articulate a coherent basis for judgment. The conversation begins with Guy's encounters with the AI community and the fear that humanity may soon make decisions it cannot reverse. From there, the group investigates modernity's technological understanding of being, the reduction of creation to artifacts, and the modern self's attachment to sole authorship. John and Jordan propose that meaning is participatory: intelligibility is not manufactured by isolated selves but emerges through shared authorship with other people, traditions, practices, and reality itself. The dialogue then turns toward virtue. If the problem is not simply ignorance but malformed attention and desire, knowing what should be done is insufficient. The deeper difficulty is how people become capable of wanting, perceiving, and participating in what is good. Socratic aporia, vulnerability, kenosis, embodied practice, pilgrimage, and dialogue are explored as ways of undergoing reorientation rather than merely acquiring information. In the final movement, the speakers discuss bad-faith dialogue, leisure, lingering, tourism, linguistic lostness, and doomscrolling. These apparently different subjects converge on one insight: when people remain sealed inside environments engineered around their existing capacities and preferences, they lose access to the forms of friction, surprise, and participation that can transform them. Key Insights Normativity is the directional structure through which actions appear better, worse, appropriate, or necessary. The AI crisis exposes a deeper cultural inability to answer what technology should serve. Modernity often confuses participation in creation with ownership of the resulting artifact. Meaning and intelligibility require shared authorship rather than sovereign individual control. Virtue cannot be transmitted as information alone; it requires transformed attention and participation. Embodied practices can reorganize abstractions because higher cognition remains rooted in sensorimotor life. Pilgrimage, leisure, and dialogos help people cross boundaries between worlds rather than consuming only familiar inputs. Doomscrolling is an efficient example of technology feeding hypertrophied capacities while narrowing participation in reality. Timestamps 00:00 - The group reunites 01:10 - Normativity as the central concern 02:40 - Guy's San Francisco radio work 05:20 - Inside an AI thought-leader conference 08:30 - The danger of irreversible technological decisions 13:50 - Intrinsic normativity and attention 16:00 - Liminal navigation and the limits of simulation 20:30 - Art, creation, and artifacts 23:00 - Heidegger's technological understanding of being 25:40 - Participation and shared authorship 28:30 - Modernity's reinforcing attractor 31:00 - Socratic aporia 33:20 - Finding the right orientation 37:50 - Exposure, vulnerability, and displacement 40:10 - Sole authorship and identity 42:20 - Kenosis and the emptying of privilege 44:20 - Reconstitution and commitment to truth 49:10 - Virtue and its opposites 51:40 - AI and humanity's final decision 54:10 - Knowing what to do versus becoming able to do it 56:10 - Can virtue be taught? 58:20 - Remediating participation in ordinary life 01:00:20 - Pilgrimage and unfamiliar worlds 01:02:30 - Embodied cognition and reorientation 01:04:30 - Rilke and self-emptying 01:09:20 - Sacred directionality 01:11:20 - Crossing the threshold into action 01:13:50 - Bad faith and dialogical boundaries 01:18:40 - Leisure and time 01:21:20 - Lingering beneath atomized time 01:23:30 - Tourist and pilgrim 01:25:50 - Modernization and tourism 01:30:10 - Being linguistically lost 01:33:00 - Situation and participation 01:35:10 - Doomscrolling as narrowed reality 01:37:30 - Returning from pilgrimage Resources Plato and Socratic aporia Charles Taylor Martin Heidegger Rainer Maria Rilke Christian concepts of kenosis, theosis, and synergy Embodied cognitive science Pilgrimage Dialogos Follow Lectern for more conversations about wisdom, meaning, philosophy, technology, spirituality, and cultural renewal.

Dimes and Judas discuss the race riots in Belfast associated with a Sudanese man attempting to behead someone in public, thrilling conclusion to America's Non-War with Iran, and Indians believing White names are porn titles. After an extensive discussion on the Rape Gang Inquiry Report released by Restore Britain, they review the book “Identity and Control: How Social Formations Emerge” by Harrison C. White. A foundational text in network sociology, it seeks to explain how identities – especially in the modern era – form due to conflict and social uncertainty as a form of control. Lastly, on this edition of The Copepranos Society, Dimes is interviewed by Rebecca Hargraves to primarily discuss “How to Make a Canadian People" but get sidetracked by Canadian identity and being a parent. Timestamps: 00:22 – Diarrhea in a Sensory Deprivation Tank 09:41 – Angry Nazi Leader in the Chat May have Been a Bot 18:22 – Indians Think Porn Titles are White Names 22:10 – Iran Won the War Against America with No Survivors 31:40 – Race Riots in Belfast Responding to Sudanese Attempted Beheading 43:03 – Indian Women Smoked Out of Ireland + Black Indian Rap 46:03 – “The Rape Gang Inquiry Report” Discussion 51:51 – Encountering People Who Want To Remove Islam from the Analysis 1:21:23 – Finding a Genre of Every Type of Bitch to be a Propagandist 1:31:11 – Judas is Vindicated in Hate 1:33:43 – Alzheimer's Dimes Dies by Suicide by Cop 1:36:15 – “Identity & Control” Discussion Begins 1:39:45 – How Identities Emerge Relationally in Modernity 1:44:00 – Peter Thiel and Elites Defined Through Internal Dynamism 1:47:23 – Becoming a Slave to a Single identity 1:48:47 – Types of Social Interaction 1:55:23 – Concepts of Identity Changed Alongside What Knowledge Is 1:58:40 – The 5 Senses of Identity 2:03:40 – Social Networks Connected Through Narratives 2:06:13 – Ancient People Cannot Even Comprehend Friendship or Sacrifice 2:11:45 – Rebecca Hargraves Interview Begins

Climate overshoot, technological acceleration and end-time fascism: Modernity is propelling the entire human race towards the brink of destruction. To deal with the crises at hand, Dipesh Chakratbarty argues, we need to find ways to go beyond the entrenched thought systems, structures of domination and material infrastructures that separate us from each other as well as from the web of life we belong to. Known for his contributions to decolonial thought, the historian later turned towards Earth System Science, arguing for the decentering of human agency and rethinking of politics from beyond the human vantage point. Dipesh Chakratbarty joins Dissens to talk about the project of provincializing humanity, degrowth for the uber rich and the indigineous experience as a source for planetary liberation.

On Episode 218 of Floating Through Film, we're starting our next series picked by Dany, Jean Renoir! On this opening week of the series, we start by giving our overall thoughts on the director, before Dany starts the episode with some background on Renoir, including some information on Renoir's philosophical beliefs. We then review the two films starting off our series, 1932's Boudu Saved from Drowning (57:45), followed by Renoir's "unfinished" A Day in the Country (2:07:12) that was officially released in 1946. We hope you enjoy!Sources mentioned: - "Boats on the Marne: Jean Renoir's Critique of Modernity" by Prakash Younger - "Jean Renoir" by Raymond Durgnat - "Jean Renoir" by Andre Bazin- "Looking Back on Boudu Saved From Drowning" by Eric Rohmer and Jean Douchet's (1969 French TV program on Criterion extras)Episode Next Week: Jean Renoir Week 2 (The Rules of the Game + The Diary of a Chambermaid)Music:- Intro: Boudu Saved from Drowning- Break: Boudu Saved from Drowning- Break 2: A Day in the Country- Outro: Boudu Saved from DrowningHosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s)Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker)Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)Podcast Links:Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilmLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

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African Islamic modernity is a complex and ongoing historical project—our guest's scholarship illuminates the intricate entanglements between African racial identities, Islamic ways of living, and modernity as the dominant global framework for social, economic, and political organization. Using Senegal as a focal point, Professor Wendell Marsh explores how a society with a millennium of Islamic presence and over five centuries of integration into the global economy—shaped sequentially by the trans-Atlantic slave trade, colonization, and neoliberal structural adjustment—has consistently escaped both Africanist and Orientalist scholarly constructions.  Wendell Marsh's expertise in African-Arabic textuality and the intellectual history of Islam in Africa provides essential insight into how Islamic scholarly traditions in places like Senegal have produced sophisticated theological and political responses to colonial domination and global economic integration. His research on figures like Shaykh Musa Kamara demonstrates how African Muslim intellectuals developed complex theoretical frameworks that simultaneously engaged with global Islamic thought, resisted colonial epistemologies, and articulated distinctly African forms of Islamic modernity. This scholarly approach reveals how African Islamic modernity represents not simply a reaction to Western modernity, but rather an alternative genealogy of modern thought that emerges from the intersection of Islamic intellectual traditions, African social structures, and the historical experience of slavery, colonialism, and contemporary global capitalism. The episode draws on cutting-edge scholarship in Africana Studies that challenges conventional academic boundaries between African Studies, Islamic Studies, and colonial history to reveal how African Islamic societies have created unique pathways to modernity. BiographyWendell Marsh is an Associate Professor of African Humanities at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Ben Guérir, Morocco. He researches and teaches at the intersections of African and diasporic intellectual history, comparative literature, religious studies, and the politics of knowledge production. Professor Marsh's scholarship foregrounds African contributions to global intellectual traditions—especially through Arabic-language sources—and examines how race, religion, and language shape the humanities and public discourse.Recommended ReadingsWendell Marsh, Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities (Columbia University Press, 2025)#Islam #Africa #IslamicModernity #Muslims #Humanities #Slavery #ColonialismSupport the showSupport the Center for Security, Race and Rights by following us and making a donation:Donate: https://give.rutgersfoundation.org/csrr-support/20046.html Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbUfYcWGZapBNYvCObiCpp3qtxgH_jFy Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rucsrr Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rutgerscsrr Follow us on Threads: https://threads.com/rutgerscsrr Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/rucsrr Follow us on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/rucsrr 

All ideas have a history, no matter how inevitable and well-entrenched they may seem to us today. The later Enlightenment was a heady time when people were exploring new conceptions of nature, humanity, and the self. Andrea Wulf is a writer of narrative histories, examining the origins of ideas through the lives of the people who explored them. In this episode we discuss three of her books: The Invention of Nature, about Alexander von Humboldt and environmentalism; Magnificent Rebels, about the Jena circle of Romantics including Goethe, Schiller, Schlegel, and others; and most recently The Traveller, about George Forster, an early naturalist, ethnographer, and champion of human equality. Blog post with transcript: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026/06/08/356-andrea-wulf-on-enlightenment-nature-romanticism-and-modernity/   Support Mindscape on Patreon. Andrea Wulf was born in India, raised in Germany, and studied design history at the Royal College of Art, London. She is the author of seven books. She is a Miller Scholar at the Santa Fe Institute and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. The Invention of Nature won multiple prizes, including the Royal Society science book prize and the LA Times book prize. Web site Amazon author page Wikipedia

This week, we share a lecture offered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2019 to culminate an ecumenical retreat coordinated by Truro Anglican Church. He makes the case that Protestant Christians have much to learn from the Benedictine tradition of contemplation as the wellspring for a stronger movement toward God and into the world.Explore Coracle's Expression of Monastic Life, "A Common Way"View Our Complete Archive of “Space for God” Prayer PracticesLearn More About Spiritual Direction through CoracleView Our Full Archive of Soundings SeminarsExplore the Full Archive of Bill's Sermonsinthecoracle.org  |  @inthecoracleSupport the showFor the Journey is a resource of the Coracle Center of Formation for Action and is made possible through the generous support of men and women across the globe.

In part 2 of our Roman Lore mini series we're catapulting in time from Ancient Rome into the present day! 

Minna Kim, in conversation with host Desire Wandan, introduces us to the world of Collective Care Pods, small online or in-person support groups that meet regularly over an extended period to provide emotional support and encourage the mutual growth of its participants. With roots stretching back to 2014 and the Bay Area Transformative Justice Collective, Care Pods proliferated during the pandemic when many people began turning to each other for survival and support.  “Isolation and loneliness are a worldwide epidemic,” says Kim.  “Modernity—colonialism, capitalism, patriarchy—is working really hard to keep us isolated, but we know how to be together.  It's an ancestral instinct of survival.” - website: https://humaningwith.com/ - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/humaningwith.minna/ - email: minna@humaningwith.com  ----more---- Welcome to All Power to the Developing, a podcast of the East Side Institute. The Institute is a center for social change efforts that reinitiate human and community development. We support, connect, and partner with committed and creative activists, scholars, artists, helpers, and healers all over the world. In 2003, Institute co-founders Lois Holzman and the late Fred Newman had a paper published with the title “All Power to the Developing.” This phrase captures how vital it is for all people—no matter their age, circumstance, status, race, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation—to grow, develop and transform emotionally, socially and intellectually if we are to have a shot at creating something positive out of the intense crises we're all experiencing. We hope that this podcast series will show you that, far more than a slogan, “all power to the developing” is a loving activity, a pulsing heart in an all too cruel world. ----more---- The East Side Institute is a hub for a diverse and emergent community of social activists, thought leaders, and practitioners who are reigniting our human abilities to imagine, create and perform beyond ourselves—to develop. Each episode will introduce you to another performance activist or play revolutionary from around the world.   To learn more about the East Side Institute you can go to https://eastsideinstitute.org/   Made possible in part by Growing Social Therapeutics: The Baylah Wolfe Fund.

Fluent Fiction - Spanish: Reimagining Alhambra: Blending Tradition with Modernity Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/es/episode/2026-05-30-22-34-01-es Story Transcript:Es: Bajo el cielo azul de Granada, la Alhambra brillaba como una joya del pasado.En: Under the blue sky of Granada, the Alhambra shone like a jewel from the past.Es: Las intricadas decoraciones y los jardines floridos componían un cuadro de historia y cultura que atrapaba a los visitantes.En: The intricate decorations and the blooming gardens composed a picture of history and culture that captivated visitors.Es: En la sala principal de guías turísticos, se escuchaban voces animadas.En: In the main tour guide room, lively voices could be heard.Es: Isidro, el jefe de guías, revisaba minuciosamente cada itinerario del día.En: Isidro, the head guide, meticulously reviewed each day's itinerary.Es: Aunque apasionado por la historia, sentía una preocupación constante: ¿seguiría la Alhambra atrayendo al número esperado de turistas este verano?En: Although passionate about history, he felt a constant concern: would the Alhambra continue to attract the expected number of tourists this summer?Es: Luz, la nueva guía del equipo, rebosaba energía.En: Luz, the new guide on the team, was bursting with energy.Es: "¡Tengo ideas para mejorar los tours!En: "I have ideas to improve the tours!"Es: ", exclamó.En: she exclaimed.Es: Isidro la observaba con escepticismo, mientras Maricela, veterana de muchas temporadas, levantaba una ceja.En: Isidro watched her with skepticism, while Maricela, a veteran of many seasons, raised an eyebrow.Es: "Tradición es importante, Luz", comentó Maricela, ajustándose el chal que llevaba en sus hombros.En: "Tradition is important, Luz," commented Maricela, adjusting the shawl she wore on her shoulders.Es: Luz tenía ideas no convencionales.En: Luz had unconventional ideas.Es: Quería hacer los tours más interactivos, usando juegos y narrativas.En: She wanted to make the tours more interactive, using games and narratives.Es: Isidro dudaba.En: Isidro doubted.Es: La estructura tradicional siempre había funcionado.En: The traditional structure had always worked.Es: Pero, la razón para la declinación del interés también le hacia pensar en la necesidad de una nueva perspectiva.En: But the reason for the decline in interest also made him think about the need for a new perspective.Es: Un día, Isidro decidió poner a prueba las ideas de Luz durante un tour de práctica.En: One day, Isidro decided to put Luz's ideas to the test during a practice tour.Es: Al inicio, todo siguió como siempre; el recorrido comenzó en los extensos jardines de Generalife, donde Isidro explicó la historia de los granados.En: At the start, everything went as usual; the tour began in the extensive gardens of Generalife, where Isidro explained the history of the pomegranate trees.Es: Sin embargo, al llegar al Salón de los Embajadores, Luz contó una leyenda fascinante sobre sultanes y secretos, capturando la atención de los turistas.En: However, upon reaching the Hall of the Ambassadors, Luz told a fascinating legend about sultans and secrets, capturing the tourists' attention.Es: Los visitantes participaron, hacían preguntas y reían.En: The visitors participated, asked questions, and laughed.Es: Al final del tour, el grupo aplaudió.En: At the end of the tour, the group applauded.Es: Isidro miraba la escena asombrado.En: Isidro watched the scene amazed.Es: Sabía que era el momento de unir lo viejo con lo nuevo.En: He knew it was time to blend the old with the new.Es: "Gracias, Luz", dijo al terminar el tour.En: "Thank you, Luz," he said at the end of the tour.Es: Maricela también asintió con una leve sonrisa.En: Maricela also nodded with a slight smile.Es: De regreso a la sala de guías, Isidro anunció el plan: "Usaremos un poco de cada enfoque.En: Back in the guide room, Isidro announced the plan: "We will use a bit of both approaches.Es: Historia con innovación."En: History with innovation."Es: Luz aplaudió con entusiasmo, y Maricela, aunque inicialmente escéptica, entendió que nuevas ideas podían coexistir con las tradiciones, enriqueciéndolas.En: Luz applauded enthusiastically, and Maricela, although initially skeptical, understood that new ideas could coexist with traditions, enriching them.Es: Así comenzó una nueva era de visitas en la Alhambra.En: Thus began a new era of visits at the Alhambra.Es: Isidro, Luz y Maricela trabajaron juntos, resguardando el patrimonio del pasado mientras abrían la puerta al futuro.En: Isidro, Luz, and Maricela worked together, safeguarding the heritage of the past while opening the door to the future.Es: La Alhambra brillaba, no sólo bajo el sol andaluz, sino también a través de los relatos que ahora combinaban lo antiguo con lo moderno.En: The Alhambra shone, not only under the Andalusian sun, but also through the stories that now combined the old with the modern.Es: Así, el eco de las historias seguía viva, resonando por las paredes de azulejos antiguos para cada nuevo visitante.En: Thus, the echo of the stories lived on, resonating through the ancient tiled walls for each new visitor. Vocabulary Words:intricate: intricadasdecoration: la decoraciónjewel: la joyaheritage: el patrimoniotiled wall: la pared de azulejositinerary: el itinerarioconcern: la preocupacióndecline: la declinaciónnarrative: la narrativaperspective: la perspectivaguide: el guíatourist: el turistashrine: el santuariosultan: el sultánlegend: la leyendacaptivated: atrapadaenergy: la energíascepticism: el escepticismotradition: la tradiciónpractice: la prácticaquestion: la preguntavisitor: el visitanteinnovation: la innovaciónenthusiasm: el entusiasmoera: la erashawl: el chaleyebrow: la cejagame: el juegoextensive garden: el jardín extensoaudience: el público

Can transcendence still make philosophical sense after modernity? John Vervaeke speaks with philosopher William Desmond about Platonism as a living tradition, the meaning of strong transcendence, and Desmond's philosophy of the metaxu: the between. The conversation builds from John's proposal that relevance realization and transjectivity are philosophically grounded in Desmond's ontological account of the between. John begins by distinguishing modern psychological accounts of transcendence from the ancient and Platonic sense of strong transcendence. In this stronger sense, transcendence is not merely a better state of mind. It discloses truths that are otherwise unavailable and changes the knower's relation to reality. That claim challenges modern assumptions about flat ontology, the buffered self, representational cognition, and the fact-value split. Desmond responds through Plato. He presents Plato not as a dry theorist of two worlds, but as a philosophical artist of the between: a thinker of mimesis, eros, mania, dialogue, singularity, and participatory transformation. Plato's dialogues are not ornamental containers for arguments; their drama, characters, and dialogical movement are part of the philosophy itself. The later conversation opens into deep memory, imagination, eternity, possibility, God, Daoism, intercultural philosophy, pilgrimage, and the life-world. Desmond and Vervaeke converge on the need to move beyond the view from nowhere and return philosophy to transformative practice, embodied dwelling, and a richer contact with the sources of intelligibility. Key Insights Strong transcendence has epistemological and ontological significance, not only psychological benefit. The metaxu, or between, names a porous relation before, beneath, between, and beyond modern dichotomies. Modernity's fact-value split risks producing default atheism or default nihilism. Participatory knowing offers an alternative to treating cognition as internal representation of an external world. Plato's dialogical form is integral to his philosophy; the drama cannot simply be stripped away to extract arguments. Mimesis involves relation between image and original without collapsing their difference. Eros and mania point to two directions of transcendence: from below upward and from above downward. Deep memory is a source of imagination and ontological depth, not merely storage of past facts. Possibility should not be reduced to logical possibility; living possibility points toward enabling power. Pilgrimage and theoria are linked: philosophical transformation requires being on the way, not merely observing from nowhere. Timestamps 00:00 Welcome and setup 01:00 Relevance realization and the philosophy of the between 02:00 Platonism as living tradition 02:40 The need for strong transcendence 03:50 Transcendence after modernity 04:40 William Desmond introduces his work 05:00 Between system and poetics 06:00 The Western tradition as conversation partner 08:00 John's paper on strong transcendence 09:20 Psychological transcendence in modern thought 10:00 Truths disclosed through transcendence 11:00 Flat ontology and layered reality 12:30 The buffered self 14:00 Fact-value dichotomy and default atheism 15:10 Contact epistemology and participatory relation 17:20 Being realized as you realize 18:20 Anagoge and the cave 18:40 Interior, exterior, and superior transcendence 20:10 Autonomy, heteronomy, theonomy, and theosis 21:30 Desmond responds 22:00 Plato's philosophical art and the Sophist 22:30 Art, origins, and otherness 23:40 Originality, creativity, and modern art 25:20 Mimesis and the difference between image and original 28:20 Plato as thinker of the metaxu 29:00 Eros and self-transcendence 30:00 Mania and divine inspiration 31:30 Inspiration as transmission 33:20 Metaxology and Hegel 34:40 The Sophist and participatory knowing 36:40 The who of the sophist 38:10 Periagoge and the turning of the soul 39:40 Philosophy as a way of life 40:30 Exiting modernity's frame 43:20 The dialogue form is not ornamental 45:30 Socrates as an image of courage 46:20 Dialogos and method 48:00 Diaphanous logos 49:00 Singular incarnation and witness 51:10 Theoria as contemplation and pilgrimage 52:00 John's dialectic-in-dialogos practice 53:20 Anamnesis in practice 54:20 The logos beyond the participants 55:20 Deep memory and imagination 57:00 Muses, memory, and hidden springs 58:20 AI and outsourced memory 59:00 Memory as ontological depth 01:00:30 Eternity and the other to time 01:02:40 Inward otherness and ultimate otherness 01:04:50 Plato's sun and enabling light 01:06:20 Porosity and the buffered self 01:07:00 Living possibility 01:09:00 Possibility, transcendence, and God 01:10:40 What makes intelligibility intelligible? 01:11:40 Eastern and Western approaches to possibility 01:13:30 Coming to be and becoming 01:15:40 Nicholas of Cusa 01:17:00 Wu wei and giving way 01:18:20 Daoist practice and Socratic midwifery 01:20:20 Philosophical Silk Road 01:22:10 The intimate universal 01:23:20 Against philosophical tourism 01:25:30 Elemental porosity 01:26:00 Pilgrimage and practice 01:27:40 Being underway 01:29:30 Theoria as metanoetic passage 01:30:10 Symphonic language 01:34:00 The life-world 01:35:40 Rejecting the view from nowhere 01:36:20 Closing Resources William Desmond, Being and the Between William Desmond, Ethics and the Between William Desmond, God and the Between William Desmond, Art, Origins, Otherness: Between Philosophy and Art Plato, Symposium, Ion, Sophist, Republic, and Laches Plotinus and Proclus Hegel Charles Taylor Catherine Pickstock, Aspects of Truth Paul Tillich Thomas Aquinas Nicholas of Cusa Pierre Hadot Henry Corbin Frank, Gleiser, and Thompson, The Blind Spot Follow John Vervaeke: Website: https://johnvervaeke.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@johnvervaeke/videos X: https://x.com/DrJohnVervaeke Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/johnvervaeke

Fluent Fiction - Korean: Blossoms and Brews: Tradition Meets Modernity in Seoul Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ko/episode/2026-05-26-22-34-01-ko Story Transcript:Ko: 서울의 경복궁은 봄의 아름다움으로 가득했다.En: Seoul의 Gyeongbokgung was filled with the beauty of spring.Ko: 벚꽃이 활짝 피어난 경복궁은 많은 관광객들로 붐볐다.En: With cherry blossoms in full bloom, Gyeongbokgung was bustling with many tourists.Ko: 그 한가운데, 민서는 전통 차 시연을 준비하고 있었다.En: In the midst of it all, Minseo was preparing for a traditional tea demonstration.Ko: 그녀는 차 소믈리에로서 전통을 아주 중요시 여겼다.En: As a tea sommelier, she valued tradition very highly.Ko: 지호는 민서의 동료였다.En: Jiho was Minseo's colleague.Ko: 그는 현대적인 효율성을 중시하지만, 이번 순수 전통이 강조된 시연에 참여해야 했다.En: Although he prioritized modern efficiency, he had to participate in this demonstration that emphasized pure tradition.Ko: “이런 방식은 너무 오래 걸려. 조금 더 간단하게 할 수 없을까?” 지호가 물었다.En: “This method takes too long. Can't we make it a bit simpler?” Jiho asked.Ko: “우리는 전통을 지켜야 해요. 부모님의 날이 다가오니 더욱 그렇죠,” 민서는 조금도 망설이지 않았다.En: “We must preserve tradition, especially with Parents' Day approaching,” Minseo replied without hesitation.Ko: 은지는 민서와 지호의 사이를 바라보며 흥미롭게 지켜봤다.En: Eunji watched between Minseo and Jiho with interest.Ko: 그녀는 인턴으로서 이 모든 것을 배울 기회에 신이 난 상태였다.En: As an intern, she was excited to have the opportunity to learn from all of this.Ko: 시연 날이 다가왔다.En: The day of the demonstration arrived.Ko: 아름다운 경복궁의 배경과 함께 차 시연이 시작되었다.En: The tea demonstration began with the beautiful backdrop of Gyeongbokgung.Ko: 하지만 예상치 못한 일이 발생했다.En: But an unexpected event occurred.Ko: 차 주전자가 갑자기 넘어지며 차가 바닥에 쏟아졌다.En: The teapot suddenly tipped over, spilling tea on the floor.Ko: 모두가 당황했지만, 민서는 침착하게 문제를 해결했다.En: Though everyone was flustered, Minseo calmly resolved the issue.Ko: “차가 넘쳐나면서도 전통과 현대가 공존할 수 있어요,” 민서가 말했다.En: “Even as tea spills, tradition and modernity can coexist,” Minseo said.Ko: 그녀는 지호의 제안을 떠올리며, 현대적인 요소도 생각하기 시작했다.En: She started considering modern elements, recalling Jiho's suggestion.Ko: 마침내, 시연은 전통과 혁신의 조화로 마무리되었다.En: Finally, the demonstration concluded as a harmony of tradition and innovation.Ko: 관광객과 현지인 모두 시연을 보며 감탄했다.En: Both tourists and locals watched in admiration.Ko: 모두가 박수로 화답했다.En: Everyone responded with applause.Ko: 민서는 속으로 미소 지으며 결심했다.En: Smiling inwardly, Minseo was determined.Ko: 전통을 지키면서도 새로움을 받아들일 수 있다는 것을 배운 것이다.En: She had learned that it was possible to preserve tradition while embracing newness.Ko: 그 후, 민서는 지호와 은지에게 말했다. “우리의 전통은 소중하지만, 현대적인 변화도 함께할 때, 더 큰 가치를 느껴요.”En: Afterwards, Minseo said to Jiho and Eunji, “Our tradition is precious, but when combined with modern changes, it feels even more valuable.”Ko: 이 경험을 통해 셋은 더 단단한 팀이 되었다.En: Through this experience, the three became a stronger team.Ko: 경복궁은 여전히 아름다웠고, 봄날은 계속 이어졌다.En: Gyeongbokgung remained beautiful, and the spring days continued.Ko: 민서는 오늘의 교훈을 마음에 새기며, 봄바람과 함께 미소를 지었다.En: Minseo etched today's lesson in her heart, smiling with the spring breeze.Ko: 이야기는 그렇게 마무리되었다.En: And so the story concluded. Vocabulary Words:bustling: 붐비는sommelier: 소믈리에prioritized: 중시했다efficiency: 효율성emphasized: 강조된preserve: 지키다hesitation: 망설임flustered: 당황한resolved: 해결했다coexist: 공존하다innovation: 혁신admiration: 감탄applause: 박수embracing: 받아들임etched: 새기다determined: 결심했다tradition: 전통tourists: 관광객들demonstration: 시연spilling: 쏟아지다intern: 인턴opportunity: 기회unexpected: 예상치 못한backdrop: 배경teapot: 주전자harmony: 조화precious: 소중한valuable: 가치colleague: 동료occured: 발생했다

Jeffrey Whyte's book The Birth of Psychological War: Propaganda, Espionage, and Military Violence from WWII to the Vietnam War (Oxford UP, 2023) explores the history, politics, and geography of United States psychological warfare in the 20th century against the backdrop of the contemporary 'post-truth era'. From its origins in the Second World War, to the United States' counterinsurgency campaigns in Vietnam, Whyte traces how the theory and practice of psychological warfare transformed the relationship between the home front and theatres of war. Whyte interrogates the broader political mythologies that animate popular conceptions of psychological war, such as its claim to make war more humane and less violent.  On the contrary, The Birth of Psychological War demonstrates the role of psychological warfare in expanding the scope and scale of military violence amidst ostensible efforts to 'win hearts and minds'. While casting a critical eye on psychological warfare, Whyte establishes its continued significance for the contemporary student of international relations. Dr. Whyte earned his Ph.D. with the Department of Geography, University of British Columbia and before that a MA with School of Communication, Simon Fraser University, also in beautiful British Columbia. He is currently Lecturer in International Relations at the Department of Politics, Philosophy, and Religion, Lancaster University. Michael G. Vann is a professor of world history at California State University, Sacramento. A specialist in imperialism and the Cold War in Southeast Asia, he is the author of The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt: Empires, Disease, and Modernity in French Colonial Vietnam (Oxford University Press, 2018). When he's not reading or talking about new books with smart people, Mike can be found surfing in Santa Cruz, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Jeffrey Whyte's book The Birth of Psychological War: Propaganda, Espionage, and Military Violence from WWII to the Vietnam War (Oxford UP, 2023) explores the history, politics, and geography of United States psychological warfare in the 20th century against the backdrop of the contemporary 'post-truth era'. From its origins in the Second World War, to the United States' counterinsurgency campaigns in Vietnam, Whyte traces how the theory and practice of psychological warfare transformed the relationship between the home front and theatres of war. Whyte interrogates the broader political mythologies that animate popular conceptions of psychological war, such as its claim to make war more humane and less violent.  On the contrary, The Birth of Psychological War demonstrates the role of psychological warfare in expanding the scope and scale of military violence amidst ostensible efforts to 'win hearts and minds'. While casting a critical eye on psychological warfare, Whyte establishes its continued significance for the contemporary student of international relations. Dr. Whyte earned his Ph.D. with the Department of Geography, University of British Columbia and before that a MA with School of Communication, Simon Fraser University, also in beautiful British Columbia. He is currently Lecturer in International Relations at the Department of Politics, Philosophy, and Religion, Lancaster University. Michael G. Vann is a professor of world history at California State University, Sacramento. A specialist in imperialism and the Cold War in Southeast Asia, he is the author of The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt: Empires, Disease, and Modernity in French Colonial Vietnam (Oxford University Press, 2018). When he's not reading or talking about new books with smart people, Mike can be found surfing in Santa Cruz, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/military-history

Jeffrey Whyte's book The Birth of Psychological War: Propaganda, Espionage, and Military Violence from WWII to the Vietnam War (Oxford UP, 2023) explores the history, politics, and geography of United States psychological warfare in the 20th century against the backdrop of the contemporary 'post-truth era'. From its origins in the Second World War, to the United States' counterinsurgency campaigns in Vietnam, Whyte traces how the theory and practice of psychological warfare transformed the relationship between the home front and theatres of war. Whyte interrogates the broader political mythologies that animate popular conceptions of psychological war, such as its claim to make war more humane and less violent.  On the contrary, The Birth of Psychological War demonstrates the role of psychological warfare in expanding the scope and scale of military violence amidst ostensible efforts to 'win hearts and minds'. While casting a critical eye on psychological warfare, Whyte establishes its continued significance for the contemporary student of international relations. Dr. Whyte earned his Ph.D. with the Department of Geography, University of British Columbia and before that a MA with School of Communication, Simon Fraser University, also in beautiful British Columbia. He is currently Lecturer in International Relations at the Department of Politics, Philosophy, and Religion, Lancaster University. Michael G. Vann is a professor of world history at California State University, Sacramento. A specialist in imperialism and the Cold War in Southeast Asia, he is the author of The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt: Empires, Disease, and Modernity in French Colonial Vietnam (Oxford University Press, 2018). When he's not reading or talking about new books with smart people, Mike can be found surfing in Santa Cruz, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/world-affairs

Jeffrey Whyte's book The Birth of Psychological War: Propaganda, Espionage, and Military Violence from WWII to the Vietnam War (Oxford UP, 2023) explores the history, politics, and geography of United States psychological warfare in the 20th century against the backdrop of the contemporary 'post-truth era'. From its origins in the Second World War, to the United States' counterinsurgency campaigns in Vietnam, Whyte traces how the theory and practice of psychological warfare transformed the relationship between the home front and theatres of war. Whyte interrogates the broader political mythologies that animate popular conceptions of psychological war, such as its claim to make war more humane and less violent.  On the contrary, The Birth of Psychological War demonstrates the role of psychological warfare in expanding the scope and scale of military violence amidst ostensible efforts to 'win hearts and minds'. While casting a critical eye on psychological warfare, Whyte establishes its continued significance for the contemporary student of international relations. Dr. Whyte earned his Ph.D. with the Department of Geography, University of British Columbia and before that a MA with School of Communication, Simon Fraser University, also in beautiful British Columbia. He is currently Lecturer in International Relations at the Department of Politics, Philosophy, and Religion, Lancaster University. Michael G. Vann is a professor of world history at California State University, Sacramento. A specialist in imperialism and the Cold War in Southeast Asia, he is the author of The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt: Empires, Disease, and Modernity in French Colonial Vietnam (Oxford University Press, 2018). When he's not reading or talking about new books with smart people, Mike can be found surfing in Santa Cruz, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

Jeffrey Whyte's book The Birth of Psychological War: Propaganda, Espionage, and Military Violence from WWII to the Vietnam War (Oxford UP, 2023) explores the history, politics, and geography of United States psychological warfare in the 20th century against the backdrop of the contemporary 'post-truth era'. From its origins in the Second World War, to the United States' counterinsurgency campaigns in Vietnam, Whyte traces how the theory and practice of psychological warfare transformed the relationship between the home front and theatres of war. Whyte interrogates the broader political mythologies that animate popular conceptions of psychological war, such as its claim to make war more humane and less violent.  On the contrary, The Birth of Psychological War demonstrates the role of psychological warfare in expanding the scope and scale of military violence amidst ostensible efforts to 'win hearts and minds'. While casting a critical eye on psychological warfare, Whyte establishes its continued significance for the contemporary student of international relations. Dr. Whyte earned his Ph.D. with the Department of Geography, University of British Columbia and before that a MA with School of Communication, Simon Fraser University, also in beautiful British Columbia. He is currently Lecturer in International Relations at the Department of Politics, Philosophy, and Religion, Lancaster University. Michael G. Vann is a professor of world history at California State University, Sacramento. A specialist in imperialism and the Cold War in Southeast Asia, he is the author of The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt: Empires, Disease, and Modernity in French Colonial Vietnam (Oxford University Press, 2018). When he's not reading or talking about new books with smart people, Mike can be found surfing in Santa Cruz, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/national-security

Jeffrey Whyte's book The Birth of Psychological War: Propaganda, Espionage, and Military Violence from WWII to the Vietnam War (Oxford UP, 2023) explores the history, politics, and geography of United States psychological warfare in the 20th century against the backdrop of the contemporary 'post-truth era'. From its origins in the Second World War, to the United States' counterinsurgency campaigns in Vietnam, Whyte traces how the theory and practice of psychological warfare transformed the relationship between the home front and theatres of war. Whyte interrogates the broader political mythologies that animate popular conceptions of psychological war, such as its claim to make war more humane and less violent.  On the contrary, The Birth of Psychological War demonstrates the role of psychological warfare in expanding the scope and scale of military violence amidst ostensible efforts to 'win hearts and minds'. While casting a critical eye on psychological warfare, Whyte establishes its continued significance for the contemporary student of international relations. Dr. Whyte earned his Ph.D. with the Department of Geography, University of British Columbia and before that a MA with School of Communication, Simon Fraser University, also in beautiful British Columbia. He is currently Lecturer in International Relations at the Department of Politics, Philosophy, and Religion, Lancaster University. Michael G. Vann is a professor of world history at California State University, Sacramento. A specialist in imperialism and the Cold War in Southeast Asia, he is the author of The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt: Empires, Disease, and Modernity in French Colonial Vietnam (Oxford University Press, 2018). When he's not reading or talking about new books with smart people, Mike can be found surfing in Santa Cruz, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology

Jeffrey Whyte's book The Birth of Psychological War: Propaganda, Espionage, and Military Violence from WWII to the Vietnam War (Oxford UP, 2023) explores the history, politics, and geography of United States psychological warfare in the 20th century against the backdrop of the contemporary 'post-truth era'. From its origins in the Second World War, to the United States' counterinsurgency campaigns in Vietnam, Whyte traces how the theory and practice of psychological warfare transformed the relationship between the home front and theatres of war. Whyte interrogates the broader political mythologies that animate popular conceptions of psychological war, such as its claim to make war more humane and less violent.  On the contrary, The Birth of Psychological War demonstrates the role of psychological warfare in expanding the scope and scale of military violence amidst ostensible efforts to 'win hearts and minds'. While casting a critical eye on psychological warfare, Whyte establishes its continued significance for the contemporary student of international relations. Dr. Whyte earned his Ph.D. with the Department of Geography, University of British Columbia and before that a MA with School of Communication, Simon Fraser University, also in beautiful British Columbia. He is currently Lecturer in International Relations at the Department of Politics, Philosophy, and Religion, Lancaster University. Michael G. Vann is a professor of world history at California State University, Sacramento. A specialist in imperialism and the Cold War in Southeast Asia, he is the author of The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt: Empires, Disease, and Modernity in French Colonial Vietnam (Oxford University Press, 2018). When he's not reading or talking about new books with smart people, Mike can be found surfing in Santa Cruz, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society

Your four hosts review the critiques of modernity, try to figure out where Kant fits in, and then discuss Habermas' characterization of Nietzsche's anti-Enlightenment project. If you're not hearing the full version of this part of the discussion, sign up via one of the options described at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support.  

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comHarvey is a political philosopher. He's been on the faculty at Harvard since 1962, and he's currently the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Government. His 13 books include Taming the Prince, Manliness, and Machiavelli's Effectual Truth. His new book is The Rise and Fall of Rational Control: The History of Modern Political Philosophy. Harvey was my tutor as a graduate student at Harvard, an overseer of my dissertation, and I was a teaching fellow for the course in modern political thought that his latest book reprises brilliantly. To be honest, my reverence for him made me nervous for this podcast. But his brilliance and dry humor and joie de vivre all came through, and he put me at ease.For two clips of the episode — on the shift from virtue to freedom during the Enlightenment, and how Nietzsche reframed the West — head to our YouTube page.Other topics: raised by New Deal liberals in New Haven and DC; his dad a Yale professor and mom a musician; Leo Strauss an academic mentor; thymos and masculinity; Plato's Apology of Socrates; Aristotle; Aquinas; why democracy leads to tyranny; the humor of Machiavelli; Spinoza and dissent; Locke's Two Treatises; the incest prohibition; Hegel; Hobbes; common sense; Nietzsche and nihilism; deconstructing Christianity; science as a product of “white supremacy”; the sex binary; de Beauvoir's Second Sex; the postmodern view of science; Rawls; AI and human obsolescence; grade inflation; Judith Shklar and her love of Montaigne; Oakeshott; anti-semitism on campus after 10/7; and how moderns set aside the deepest questions.Browse the Dishcast archive for an episode you might enjoy. We have some real stars coming up: Ben Rhodes on Iran and speech-writing, HW Brands on the life of George Washington, John Gray on Trump's new world, Bob Wright on the evolutionary force of AI, Tiffany Jenkins on privacy in a liberal democracy, Daniel McCarthy on conservatism, Stephen Grosz on the struggles of love, and Robby George on all our disagreements. Please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.

Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History By: Helen Zoe Veit Published: 2026 304 Pages Briefly, what is this book about? Stop me if you've heard this one… Up until the beginning of the 20th century we never ever did this one thing, and then starting in the 20th century attitudes and culture gradually changed until now, this very new thing, that basically never existed historically, is accepted as a fact of life. For this go-around it's children being picky about food. The whole concept only began to emerge in the 1930s and back then it was just used to identify something that needed to be corrected. Like lying, swearing, or truancy, it wasn't until after World War II that the modern "something we have to work around" usage started to solidify.  This book is the story of why things changed and what we can do to reverse that change. What authorial biases should I be aware of? This is not a disinterested academic overview of things. Veit thinks that pickiness is a bad thing, that it's tied to consumption of "junk food", obesity, and a general culture of overconsuming food. The 19th-century child eating raw oysters and organ meats could be considered the hero of the story, the entire edifice of modern food dysfunction is the dragon, and the 21st-century child who eats nothing but hyperpalatable, low-nutrition snacks, and then is too full for normal meals is the princess in need of saving.  Who should read this book? I think people who have picky kids and worry about whether that's a problem would definitely benefit from reading this book.  I enjoyed it because I'm always fascinated by the strange transitions of modernity. Should you fall into that bucket you'll probably enjoy it as well.  What does the book have to say about the future?

Jim talks with Peter Wang—chief AI officer, cofounder and CEO of Anaconda, board member of the Center for Humane Technology, and founder of the Austin STEM Center—about Robert Pirsig's metaphysics of quality, how modernity encourages defection, and a secular conception of the sacred. They discuss: Peter's self-description as "the music in a violin that can kind of hear itself" The "Peter Wang-shaped hole in the universe" thought experiment Subject-object Cartesian dualism as a false alienation Minimum viable metaphysics & atheistic agnosticism Religion as an evolutionary emergent coherence mechanism for human collectives Figure and ground as a metaphysical lens—the anonymous soil that allows religion to sprout The Unix fortune "Man was invented by water to carry itself uphill" & Peter's teleology origin story Process metaphysics & presentism—"we're not going anywhere, we're becoming someone" Pirsig's metaphysics of quality & the four strata of static patterns of value The intellectual plane vs. the social plane & Ken Wilber's pre-trans fallacy Defection within collaborative groups as the dynamic all human social systems try to constrain "Death from a Distance"—throwing, beta coalitions & the emergence of a middle class of power Modernity's shrinking locus of care & the collapse of embedded social context The agglomeration of defectors & how fluid capital enables sociopathic hoarding Money-on-money return as today's dominant pruning rule Joint attention as a scarce collective resource & social media's perforation of shared intersubjective infrastructure Human agency & "micro-abdications" as the aggregate source of Moloch / Game A The augmented currency thought experiment—metering human thriving alongside financial returns Broken collective sense-making & the search for dynamic, adaptable values Peter's secular conception of the sacred—the "eternal golden braid of humanity" "Ofness"—holding both distinctness and belonging to the world ... and much more. Links: Episode Transcript JRS EP 278 Peter Wang on AI, Copyright, and the Future of Intelligence JRS Currents 092: Peter Wang on The Meaning Crisis and Consequentiality JRS EP 16 Anaconda CTO Peter Wang on The Distributed Internet "The Silent Sky and the Test Ahead," by Jim Rutt "A Minimum Viable Metaphysics," by Jim Rutt Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, by Robert M. Pirsig Lila: An Inquiry into Morals, by Robert M. Pirsig Chaos: Making a New Science, by James Gleick Death from a Distance and the Birth of a Humane Universe, by Paul M. Bingham and Joanne Souza The Selfish Gene, by Richard Dawkins Center for Humane Technology Peter Wang is the Chief AI and Innovation Officer and Co-founder of Anaconda. Peter leads Anaconda's AI Incubator, which focuses on advancing core Python technologies and developing new frontiers in open-source AI and machine learning, especially in the areas of edge computing, data privacy, and decentralized computing.

Continuing on on The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity, Ch. 1, 2, and 5 with guest John Ganz. We further discuss Habermas' characterizations of Hegel's take on modernity and eventually get to Adorno and Horkheimer, whose dismissals of modernity Habermas thinks go too far. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. including a supporter-only part three to this episode. Sponsors: Don't get caught running yesterday's security on today's web: visit nordlayer.com/browser. Visit functionhealth.com/PEL to get the data you need to take action for your health. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.

This week, we share an exclusive For the Journey conversation between Rev. Bill Haley, Scott Buresh (Coracle Baltimore Community Minister), and Wade Ballou (Co-pastor of the Coracle Community). They discuss Celtic Christianity, Ignatian spirituality, pilgrimage, the Desert Fathers, the development of Western monasticism, and much more. All of this serves as an introduction to A Common Way, Coracle's initiative to translate the riches of monastic wisdom for normal people in the modern world.EXPLORE A COMMON WAYEXPLORE THE CORACLE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMinthecoracle.org  |  @inthecoracleSupport the showFor the Journey is a resource of the Coracle Center of Formation for Action and is made possible through the generous support of men and women across the globe.

Fluent Fiction - Japanese: Tradition Meets Modernity: Bridging Past & Future in Shirakawa Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ja/episode/2026-05-17-07-38-19-ja Story Transcript:Ja: 白川郷の山間にある美しい村は、春が訪れ、濃い緑と色とりどりの花でいっぱいになっていました。En: The beautiful village nestled in the mountains of Shirakawa-go was filled with deep green and vibrant flowers as spring arrived.Ja: 村の象徴である合掌造りの家々が静かに佇んでいます。En: The Gassho-zukuri houses, which are symbols of the village, stood quietly.Ja: ユキは、その合掌造りの一つをじっと見つめていました。En: Yuki was gazing intently at one of these Gassho-zukuri houses.Ja: 彼女は伝統を大切にし、村の文化を未来に伝えることが使命だと信じています。En: She cherishes tradition and believes that it's her mission to pass on the village's culture to the future.Ja: 彼女の隣にはカイトが立っていました。En: Standing next to her was Kaito.Ja: カイトは現代の技術が建物の耐久性を上げると考えています。En: Kaito thinks that modern technology can increase the durability of the buildings.Ja: 「この家の復元は大変だけど、大切なことなんだ」とユキが言いました。En: "Restoring this house is challenging, but it's important," Yuki said.Ja: 「でも、現代の材料を使えばもっと強度を増すことができるよ」とカイトは反論しました。En: "But if we use modern materials, we can increase its strength even more," Kaito countered.Ja: 合掌造りの屋根は、ささやくように風に揺れています。En: The roof of the Gassho-zukuri houses swayed gently in the breeze.Ja: ユキは、ふるさとの文化を純粋な形で残したいと願っていましたが、カイトの提案にも一理あると感じ始めていました。En: While Yuki wished to preserve her hometown's culture in its pure form, she began to see some merit in Kaito's proposal.Ja: 彼女はどうすればいいか悩んでいました。En: She was conflicted about what to do.Ja: ある日、二人は村の広場で討論を始めました。En: One day, the two began a debate in the village square.Ja: 「伝統を守らなきゃ、村の魅力は失われてしまう」とユキは言います。En: "If we don't protect tradition, the village's charm will be lost," Yuki insisted.Ja: 「でも、地震が来たらどうする？En: "But what if an earthquake hits?Ja: 安全性も考えないといけない」とカイトは主張します。En: We have to consider safety too," Kaito argued.Ja: 話し合いは続き、やがて二人は理解し合う道を見つけることができました。En: The discussion continued, and eventually, they found a way to understand each other.Ja: ユキは、伝統技術を使いながらも、安全性を高めるために、目立たない現代の強化材を使うことに同意しました。En: Yuki agreed to use unobtrusive modern reinforcement materials to enhance safety while employing traditional techniques.Ja: カイトもまた、伝統の大切さを理解し、無理に現代化することを止めました。En: Kaito also came to appreciate the importance of tradition and stopped pushing for modernization.Ja: 「これで、お互いに良い方向に進めるね」とユキが微笑みます。En: "Now we can move forward in a positive direction for both of us," Yuki smiled.Ja: 「そうだね、村の未来のために」とカイトも微笑んでいました。En: "Yes, for the future of the village," Kaito smiled back.Ja: 二人の協力で、合掌造りの家は美しく、そして安全に復元されました。En: With their cooperation, the Gassho-zukuri house was beautifully and safely restored.Ja: ユキは、新しい視点を得て、文化の保存が単に過去を守るだけでなく、未来への架け橋になることを学びました。En: Yuki gained a new perspective, learning that preserving culture is not just about protecting the past but also serves as a bridge to the future.Ja: カイトは、伝統が地域のアイデンティティの一部であることを深く理解しました。En: Kaito deeply understood that tradition is part of the local identity.Ja: 春の風が優しく吹く中、白川郷は新しい命を得たように輝いていました。En: Under the gentle spring breeze, Shirakawa-go shone as if it had gained new life. Vocabulary Words:nestled: 山間にあるvibrant: 色とりどりのgazing: 見つめていたcherishes: 大切にしdurability: 耐久性restoring: 復元challenging: 大変countered: 反論しましたswayed: 揺れていますmerit: 一理あるconflicted: 悩んでいましたdebate: 討論insisted: 言いますargued: 主張しますunobtrusive: 目立たないreinforcement: 強化材employing: 使いながらappreciate: 理解しmodernization: 現代化cooperation: 協力restored: 復元されましたperspective: 視点preserving: 保存bridge: 架け橋identity: アイデンティティgentle: 優しくshone: 輝いていましたmission: 使命charm: 魅力consider: 考えないと

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Fluent Fiction - Japanese: Kaito's Quest: Balancing Tradition and Modernity in Shinjuku Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ja/episode/2026-05-12-07-38-19-ja Story Transcript:Ja: 新宿の街は、ゴールデンウィークの熱気に包まれていた。En: The streets of Shinjuku were filled with the excitement of Golden Week.Ja: 街には色とりどりの旗が掲げられ、多くの人々が買い物を楽しんでいる。En: Colorful flags were raised all around the city, and many people were enjoying shopping.Ja: 深い伝統を持つ家族に育った海斗（かいと）は、その人混みの中にいた。En: Kaito, who was raised in a family with deep traditions, was among the crowd.Ja: もうすぐ夏祭りだ。そして、彼はその祭りに着て行く完璧な浴衣を探していた。En: The summer festival was coming soon, and he was looking for the perfect yukata to wear to the festival.Ja: 「伝統的で個性的な浴衣が欲しいな」と、海斗は思っていた。En: "I want a traditional yet unique yukata," thought Kaito.Ja: けれども、伝統を守ることは、彼の家族にとってとても大切だ。En: However, preserving tradition is extremely important for his family.Ja: 海斗は新宿の美しい展示のある店を見ながら考えていた。En: Kaito pondered while looking at the beautiful displays in the shops of Shinjuku.Ja: ゆみとひろし、海斗の親しい友達、も一緒だった。En: With him were Yumi and Hiroshi, Kaito's close friends.Ja: 彼らは賑やかな通りで海斗を励まし、「いい浴衣を見つけよう！」と言った。En: They encouraged Kaito on the bustling street, saying, "Let's find a great yukata!"Ja: しかし、混雑の中、好みの浴衣を探すのは難しい。En: However, in the crowd, finding a yukata that suited his taste proved difficult.Ja: どの店も似たようなデザインばかりで、海斗は決めかねていた。En: Every store had similar designs, leaving Kaito undecided.Ja: 「このままじゃダメだな」と海斗はつぶやいた。En: "This won't work," Kaito muttered.Ja: でも、季節は春。新しい可能性が溢れている。En: But it was spring, a season brimming with new possibilities.Ja: 諦めずに、彼らはさらに歩いた。En: Without giving up, they continued their search.Ja: そのとき、突然、小さな路地に目が留まった。En: Then suddenly, a small alley caught his eye.Ja: 看板には「オーダーメイド浴衣」と書いてある。En: The sign read "Custom-Made Yukata."Ja: 「ここかもしれない」と海斗は希望を抱いた。En: "This could be it," Kaito thought with a sense of hope.Ja: 店に入ると、親切な店員が迎えてくれた。En: Upon entering the store, a friendly clerk welcomed them.Ja: 彼はすべて手作りのオプションを提案し、海斗にとって特別なデザインを一緒に考えてくれた。En: He suggested various handmade options, working with Kaito to come up with a special design.Ja: 伝統的な模様に現代的な色を加えることを提案し、海斗はそのアイデアに興奮した。En: By adding modern colors to traditional patterns, Kaito was thrilled with the idea.Ja: 数日後、海斗は家に戻り、新しく作った浴衣を家族に見せた。En: A few days later, Kaito returned home to show his newly made yukata to his family.Ja: 彼の母は驚き、「伝統を守りつつ、こんなに素敵なものが作れるなんて」と言った。En: His mother was astonished and said, "I can't believe you can create something so wonderful while preserving tradition."Ja: 彼の父も笑顔で頷いていた。En: His father nodded with a smile.Ja: 海斗は、伝統と個性を両立できる方法を見つけたことに満足した。En: Kaito was satisfied that he had found a way to balance tradition and individuality.Ja: 自分の望みを叶えながら、家族の期待にも応えることができたのだ。En: He managed to fulfill his own wishes while also meeting his family's expectations.Ja: 新宿の街は依然として賑やかで、夏祭りへの期待が高まっていた。En: The streets of Shinjuku remained lively, and anticipation for the summer festival was building.Ja: 海斗は、バランスの取れた新しい自分を感じながら、街の人々と同じく祭りを待ちわびた。En: Feeling like a new, balanced version of himself, Kaito eagerly awaited the festival alongside the townspeople. Vocabulary Words:excitement: 熱気traditions: 伝統festival: 祭りunique: 個性的preserving: 守るpondered: 考えていたdisplays: 展示bustling: 賑やかなencouraged: 励ましsuited: 好みundecided: 決めかねていたbrimming: 溢れているpossibilities: 可能性anticipated: 期待custom: オーダーメイドoptions: オプションmodern: 現代的patterns: 模様astonished: 驚きbalanced: バランスの取れたindividuality: 個性expectations: 期待anticipated: 待ちわびたlively: 賑やかawaited: 待ちわびたyukata: 浴衣alley: 路地clerk: 店員handmade: 手作りfulfilled: 叶えた

On Jürgen Habermas' The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity (1985), featuring guest John Ganz.  Habermas defines modernity as Enlightenment ideals, discusses what's wrong with them (subjectivity), how Hegel argues constructively that a social element needs to be added this this, and how many other critics (e.g. Adorno, Nietzsche, and Foucault) instead argue more destructively against Enlightenment values like Truth, liberty, and justice. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Check out the Scribe Optimize Workflow AI platform at Scribe.how/PEL. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.

Bob Johnston and Lynn discuss two New Oxford Review articles that explore communism's religious nature, Stalin's daughter Svetlana's conversion to Catholicism, and how Marxist ideas have resurfaced in modern cultural movements. 

Fluent Fiction - French: Balancing Heritage and Modernity: A Family Inn's Spring Saga Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/fr/episode/2026-05-01-07-38-20-fr Story Transcript:Fr: Les rayons du soleil se reflétaient sur les eaux autour du Mont Saint-Michel, un spectacle qui attirait chaque année des milliers de touristes.En: The rays of the sun reflected on the waters around Mont Saint-Michel, a spectacle that attracted thousands of tourists every year.Fr: Au pied de l'abbaye médiévale, l'auberge familiale d'Élise, Julien et Colette s'éveillait doucement au printemps.En: At the foot of the medieval abbey, the family inn of Élise, Julien, and Colette awoke gently to spring.Fr: Les hirondelles voletaient autour, et le doux parfum des fleurs émeraude se mêlait à l'air salin.En: Swallows flitted around, and the sweet scent of emerald flowers mingled with the salty air.Fr: Élise, la benjamine, observait l'ancienne enseigne de l'auberge avec un mélange d'excitation et de détermination.En: Élise, the youngest, watched the old sign of the inn with a mix of excitement and determination.Fr: Elle voulait moderniser cet héritage qui, pour elle, devait évoluer avec le temps.En: She wanted to modernize this legacy, which she believed should evolve with the times.Fr: "Une touche contemporaine, cela attirera plus de visiteurs," pensait-elle.En: "A contemporary touch, it will attract more visitors," she thought.Fr: Julien, l'aîné, se tenait à ses côtés, en contemplant nostalgique les murs chargés d'histoire.En: Julien, the oldest, stood by her side, nostalgically contemplating the walls laden with history.Fr: "Il faut préserver ce que nos ancêtres ont bâti," répétait-il silencieusement.En: "We must preserve what our ancestors built," he silently repeated.Fr: Sur ses épaules reposait le poids du passé qu'il voulait transmettre intact aux générations futures.En: On his shoulders rested the weight of the past that he wished to pass on intact to future generations.Fr: Au milieu de ces deux visions, Colette faisait de son mieux pour garder l'équilibre.En: Caught between these two visions, Colette did her best to maintain balance.Fr: Elle savait que cet endroit avait besoin de nouvelles idées, mais elle comprenait aussi l'importance de ses racines.En: She knew this place needed new ideas, but she also understood the importance of its roots.Fr: Alors que la Fête du Travail approchait, l'auberge se préparait pour la saison touristique.En: As La Fête du Travail approached, the inn was preparing for the tourist season.Fr: Élise, remplie d'une énergie nouvelle, s'était activée en cachette.En: Élise, filled with new energy, had been secretly active.Fr: Elle avait commandé des meubles modernes, des menus plus variés, et une connexion Wi-Fi performante.En: She had ordered modern furniture, more varied menus, and a high-performance Wi-Fi connection.Fr: Elle espérait que Julien verrait ces nouveautés comme une amélioration.En: She hoped that Julien would see these novelties as an improvement.Fr: Le jour critique arriva.En: The critical day arrived.Fr: Les premiers invités franchissaient déjà le seuil de l'auberge.En: The first guests were already crossing the inn's threshold.Fr: À cet instant, Élise révéla les modifications : une salle épurée et des équipements dernier cri installés.En: At that moment, Élise unveiled the modifications: a sleek room and cutting-edge equipment installed.Fr: Mais Julien, surpris et déconcerté, exprimait son décontentement.En: But Julien, surprised and disconcerted, expressed his dissatisfaction.Fr: "Trop, c'est trop !"En: "Too much is too much!"Fr: cria-t-il, déchiré entre colère et surprise.En: he shouted, torn between anger and surprise.Fr: Le chaos s'installa.En: Chaos ensued.Fr: Les clients, observant la discorde, restaient perplexes.En: The clients, observing the discord, remained perplexed.Fr: Colette, sentant la tension monter, intervint.En: Colette, sensing the rising tension, intervened.Fr: "Arrêtons-nous un instant," dit-elle calmement, invitant ses frères à discuter dans l'arrière-cour où les roses commençaient à fleurir.En: "Let's stop for a moment," she said calmly, inviting her siblings to discuss in the backyard where the roses were beginning to bloom.Fr: Après quelques minutes d'échange tendu, Colette proposa une solution.En: After a few minutes of tense exchange, Colette proposed a solution.Fr: "Et si nous combinions nos idées ?"En: "What if we combined our ideas?"Fr: demanda-t-elle doucement.En: she asked gently.Fr: "Élise, utilise ton flair pour attirer les jeunes aventuriers; Julien, veille à préserver l'atmosphère authentique pour ceux qui recherchent l'histoire."En: "Élise, use your flair to attract young adventurers; Julien, ensure that we preserve the authentic atmosphere for those seeking history."Fr: Élise et Julien acceptèrent à contrecœur d'essayer.En: Élise and Julien reluctantly agreed to try.Fr: Ensemble, ils ajustèrent le décor de l'auberge pour garder un équilibre entre charme et commodité.En: Together, they adjusted the inn's decor to maintain a balance between charm and convenience.Fr: Les clients furent ainsi conquis par le mélange original des styles, et les tensions entre Élise et Julien s'apaisèrent peu à peu.En: The clients were thus won over by the original blend of styles, and tensions between Élise and Julien gradually eased.Fr: Au fil des jours, ils apprirent que tradition et modernité pouvaient coexister en harmonie.En: Over time, they learned that tradition and modernity could coexist in harmony.Fr: Ainsi, l'auberge prospéra sous un ciel de printemps, unissant passé et futur, tandis que le Mont Saint-Michel, impassible, continuait de veiller sur eux.En: Thus, the inn thrived under a spring sky, uniting past and future, while Mont Saint-Michel, impassive, continued to watch over them. Vocabulary Words:the rays: les rayonsto reflect: se réfléterthe waters: les eauxthe spectacle: le spectaclethe abbey: l'abbayeto awaken: s'éveillerthe swallows: les hirondellesto flit: voleterthe scent: le parfumthe excitement: l'excitationthe determination: la déterminationthe legacy: l'héritageto evolve: évoluerthe touch: la touchethe nostalgia: la nostalgieto contemplate: contemplerthe weight: le poidsthe roots: les racinesthe energy: l'énergiethe furniture: les meublesvaried: variésthe threshold: le seuilto unveil: révélersleek: épuréedisconcerted: déconcertétorn: déchiréthe tension: la tensionto bloom: fleurirthe flair: le flairto conquer: conquérir

In this stream I am joined by Fr. Dcn Dr. Ananias to discuss the Orthodox theological position on Nature. This is also the conference topic for MontaNIKA 2026 which is from June 4th-7th. Make sure to check it out and let me know what you think. God bless MontaNIKA 2026 Tickets: https://www.patristicfaith.com/events/montanika-2026/#

In this insightful conversation, Luke Geraty talks with Dr. David Taylor as he explores the rich intersection of charismatic and sacramental theology, emphasizing the Holy Spirit's work through physical and liturgical practices. Discover how ancient traditions and modern charismatic practices can harmoniously enrich Christian worship and spiritual formation. Read my article "The Playground of Heavenly Reality: Pneumatological Sacramentalism" for an introduction to the sacramental tapestry. 

For centuries, readers have been struck by how modern the book of Ecclesiastes sounds. It diagnoses the human condition with stunning depth and timeless relevance. Bobby Jamieson argues that by addressing our experiences of the absurd, alienation, resonance, and more, Ecclesiastes offers fresh pathways to the gospel and equips us to evangelize secular neighbors  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

SummaryIn the Coffee House, Jonny and John Mark are joined by James Dolezal to explore angelic incorporeity and why speculative angelology has fallen out of fashion. They discuss how empiricism and scientism have undermined confidence in immaterial realities and left Christians with thinner conceptual categories for speaking about angels, souls, and God, even when Scripture clearly teaches angels exist. Dolezal argues that recovering robust metaphysics helps distinguish God from even the highest creatures, critiques popular Genesis 6 “Nephilim interbreeding” theories as metaphysically incoherent, and explains angels as created pure spirits with finitude grounded not in matter but in act-potency and essence-existence composition. The conversation also surveys early Protestant interest in angelology and touches on angelic knowledge, power, and natural immortality.Timestamps00:00 Defining Incorporeality01:34 Angels and Immaterial Implications04:09 Why Talk About Angels05:56 Modernity and Scientism09:48 Losing Metaphysical Categories11:57 Nephilim and Cultural Confusion15:14 AI Angels and Creaturely Simplicity16:53 Created Pure Spirits Explained18:53 Matter Form and Finitude23:23 Spiritual Matter Debate26:40 Genesis Six Revisited30:17 No Sensual Appetites32:33 Universal Hylomorphism Challenge34:15 Essence Existence in Angels36:17 Relative Infinity Explained37:56 God Every Way Infinite42:06 Protestant Angelology Returns47:24 Empiricism and Witch Trials51:15 Satan Pride and Jealousy58:06 How Angels Know01:02:05 Angels Clarify God01:06:33 Wrap Up and Next Time LinksPurchase James' book "All That is in God"Support the showContact Broken WharfeTweet us @Brokenwharfe Find us on Facebook at BrokenWharfeFollow us on Instagram at BrokenWharfeEmail us at info@brokenwharfe.comThanks for listening!

Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Blending Tradition and Modernity: A Festival Reimagined Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2026-04-24-22-34-02-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 阳光洒在豫园的池塘上，鱼儿在水中悠游，波光粼粼，象征着上海的春天来临。En: Sunlight shone on the pond at Yuyuan Garden, fish swam leisurely in the water, and the shimmering waves symbolized the arrival of spring in Shanghai.Zh: 这一年一度的清明节文化节即将到来。En: The annual Qingming Festival culture festival was about to commence.Zh: 美，是这一活动的主要组织者。她在园子里忙碌着，检查每一个细节，谨慎如常。En: Mei, the main organizer of this event, was busy in the garden, checking every detail with the usual caution.Zh: 对她而言，这个节日不仅是一次活动，更是一种对祖先的敬仰和传统的延续。En: To her, this festival was not just an event, but also a form of respect for ancestors and a continuation of tradition.Zh: 但美觉得压力很大。En: Yet, Mei felt under great pressure.Zh: 她的同事梁，一个充满激情的创意艺术家，总是想着如何让活动更有趣，吸引年轻人。En: Her colleague Liang, a passionate and creative artist, was always thinking about how to make the event more interesting and attract young people.Zh: 梁的想法很新潮，比如在这个古典园林中设立现代艺术展。En: Liang's ideas were trendy, such as setting up a modern art exhibition in this classical garden.Zh: 他相信，只有通过创新，才能让传统节日焕发新的活力。En: He believed that only through innovation could traditional festivals gain new vitality.Zh: 传统主义者们并不同意梁的观点，他们认为清明节应该保留它原有的样貌。En: Traditionalists disagreed with Liang's view; they believed the Qingming Festival should retain its original appearance.Zh: 美夹在中间，两头为难。En: Mei was caught in the middle, having difficulty appeasing both sides.Zh: 为了活动能够顺利进行，她必须作出决定。En: To ensure the event went smoothly, she had to make a decision.Zh: 到底是坚持传统，还是大胆接受创新？En: Should she stick to tradition or boldly embrace innovation?Zh: 一个星期三的下午，紧张的会议在豫园古色古香的大厅里进行。En: On a Wednesday afternoon, a tense meeting took place in the antique hall of Yuyuan Garden.Zh: 大家对梁的方案争论不休。En: Everyone was engrossed in heated discussions about Liang's proposal.Zh: “我支持梁的计划。”En: "I support Liang's plan."Zh: 这句话在大厅里回响，令所有人吃惊。En: Her words echoed in the hall, astonishing everyone.Zh: 经过美的支持，活动的路线打开了新的可能性。En: With Mei's support, a new path opened for the event.Zh: 虽然有些反对声，但渐渐地，人们也开始好奇起来。En: Although there were some opposing voices, gradually, curiosity grew among people.Zh: 大家讨论得愈发热烈，新点子不断涌现。En: Discussions became more lively, and new ideas kept emerging.Zh: 节日当天，豫园布满了色彩。En: On the day of the festival, Yuyuan Garden was filled with colors.Zh: 传统的风筝、纸鸢飘扬在空中，新颖的艺术展让人眼前一亮。En: Traditional kites soared in the sky, while the novel art exhibition was eye-catching.Zh: 老年人靠在亭子里，看到年轻人参与节日的喜悦，熟悉的曲调中夹杂着欢声笑语。En: Elderly people leaned against pavilions, seeing the joy of young people participating in the festival, with familiar melodies mingling with laughter.Zh: 随着夜幕降临，豫园的灯光亮起，烛火摇曳。En: As night fell, Yuyuan Garden's lights came on, and candles flickered.Zh: 美站在园中，看着各个年龄层的人一起庆祝这个传统节日。En: Mei stood in the garden, watching people of all ages celebrate this traditional festival together.Zh: 她知道，这个混合了传统与现代的节日是成功的。En: She knew that this blend of tradition and modernity was a success.Zh: 离开的时候，美回头望了一眼豫园，心里满是对未来的期待。En: As she left, Mei glanced back at Yuyuan Garden, her heart filled with anticipation for the future.Zh: 她明白到，传统并不意味着僵化，而是有足够的包容去接纳新的东西，就像春天的豫园，总是充满生机与希望。En: She realized that tradition does not mean rigidity, but has enough inclusiveness to embrace new elements, just like the spring Yuyuan Garden, always full of vitality and hope. Vocabulary Words:shimmering: 波光粼粼symbolized: 象征着annual: 一年一度的commence: 即将到来caution: 谨慎pressure: 压力creative: 创意trendy: 新潮exhibition: 展览innovation: 创新traditionalists: 传统主义者们appease: 为难boldly: 大胆tense: 紧张antique: 古色古香的engrossed: 争论不休astonishing: 吃惊curiosity: 好奇novel: 新颖leaned: 靠flickered: 摇曳anticipation: 期待rigidity: 僵化inclusiveness: 包容vitality: 生机hope: 希望organizer: 组织者checking: 检查formation: 延续path: 路线

Where Saints Show Respect: Mafia, Modernity, and Rituals of Power is an anthropological exploration of how authority is produced not only through violence or secrecy but also through public ritual. Drawing on more than thirty years of ethnographic research in Sicily, Professor Berardino Palumbo turns our attention to saints' festivals, processions, fireworks, ritual gestures and moments when power becomes visible, tangible, and socially negotiated. At the centre of the book is the now well-known practice of saints “showing respect”: statues pausing or bowing during processions in front of particular homes or streets. Palumbo treats these not as traditional leftovers, but as modern political acts through which hierarchy, recognition, and moral worth are publicly visible. Power, he argues, is learned not only through fear or coercion, but through piety, celebration, play, and spectacle. The English edition is translated and edited by Cornelia Mayer Herzfeld. The book opens with a foreword by Michael Herzfeld, who situates it within broader debates on modernity, Europe, and anthropological critique. It closes with an afterword by Jane and Peter Schneider, placing Palumbo's work in dialogue with the long tradition of anthropological research on Sicily and the mafia, while highlighting what is novel in his approach. Rather than treating the mafia as a hidden or external force, Where Saints Show Respect shows how it is woven into everyday social relations, religious life, and shared moral worlds. In doing so, the book challenges readers to rethink modernity, not as the disappearance of ritual, but as its reconfiguration. This is an invitation to look more closely at how power operates wherever it appears festive, familiar, or “traditional” and to ask what makes us see some rituals as political and others not. Amisah Bakuri (PhD) is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Her work explores the intersections of religion, sexuality, gender, and migration, especially within African diasporic communities in the Netherlands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Will Reform Judaism be defined by the past, or the future? Does it emphasize the Jewish community, or the community at large? Does it feature personal choice, or obligation? Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism, joins Noam to explore these queries, and the meaningful tension they create. Plus: Reform Judaism's evolution on Zionism, and uplifting stories from congregations that were attacked in Mississippi and Michigan. Learn more about the URJ by visiting urj.org Get in touch at WonderingJews@unpacked.media. Follow @wonderingjews on Instagram, and watch and subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This episode is sponsored in memory of Leo M. Bernstein. ------------ This podcast is brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media brand. Subscribe to the Unpacked newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unpacked.bio/22f7b4⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jewish History Nerds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Soulful Jewish Living⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stars of David with Elon Gold ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Unpacking Israeli History⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Where Saints Show Respect: Mafia, Modernity, and Rituals of Power is an anthropological exploration of how authority is produced not only through violence or secrecy but also through public ritual. Drawing on more than thirty years of ethnographic research in Sicily, Professor Berardino Palumbo turns our attention to saints' festivals, processions, fireworks, ritual gestures and moments when power becomes visible, tangible, and socially negotiated. At the centre of the book is the now well-known practice of saints “showing respect”: statues pausing or bowing during processions in front of particular homes or streets. Palumbo treats these not as traditional leftovers, but as modern political acts through which hierarchy, recognition, and moral worth are publicly visible. Power, he argues, is learned not only through fear or coercion, but through piety, celebration, play, and spectacle. The English edition is translated and edited by Cornelia Mayer Herzfeld. The book opens with a foreword by Michael Herzfeld, who situates it within broader debates on modernity, Europe, and anthropological critique. It closes with an afterword by Jane and Peter Schneider, placing Palumbo's work in dialogue with the long tradition of anthropological research on Sicily and the mafia, while highlighting what is novel in his approach. Rather than treating the mafia as a hidden or external force, Where Saints Show Respect shows how it is woven into everyday social relations, religious life, and shared moral worlds. In doing so, the book challenges readers to rethink modernity, not as the disappearance of ritual, but as its reconfiguration. This is an invitation to look more closely at how power operates wherever it appears festive, familiar, or “traditional” and to ask what makes us see some rituals as political and others not. Amisah Bakuri (PhD) is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Her work explores the intersections of religion, sexuality, gender, and migration, especially within African diasporic communities in the Netherlands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

Where Saints Show Respect: Mafia, Modernity, and Rituals of Power is an anthropological exploration of how authority is produced not only through violence or secrecy but also through public ritual. Drawing on more than thirty years of ethnographic research in Sicily, Professor Berardino Palumbo turns our attention to saints' festivals, processions, fireworks, ritual gestures and moments when power becomes visible, tangible, and socially negotiated. At the centre of the book is the now well-known practice of saints “showing respect”: statues pausing or bowing during processions in front of particular homes or streets. Palumbo treats these not as traditional leftovers, but as modern political acts through which hierarchy, recognition, and moral worth are publicly visible. Power, he argues, is learned not only through fear or coercion, but through piety, celebration, play, and spectacle. The English edition is translated and edited by Cornelia Mayer Herzfeld. The book opens with a foreword by Michael Herzfeld, who situates it within broader debates on modernity, Europe, and anthropological critique. It closes with an afterword by Jane and Peter Schneider, placing Palumbo's work in dialogue with the long tradition of anthropological research on Sicily and the mafia, while highlighting what is novel in his approach. Rather than treating the mafia as a hidden or external force, Where Saints Show Respect shows how it is woven into everyday social relations, religious life, and shared moral worlds. In doing so, the book challenges readers to rethink modernity, not as the disappearance of ritual, but as its reconfiguration. This is an invitation to look more closely at how power operates wherever it appears festive, familiar, or “traditional” and to ask what makes us see some rituals as political and others not. Amisah Bakuri (PhD) is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Her work explores the intersections of religion, sexuality, gender, and migration, especially within African diasporic communities in the Netherlands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

Where Saints Show Respect: Mafia, Modernity, and Rituals of Power is an anthropological exploration of how authority is produced not only through violence or secrecy but also through public ritual. Drawing on more than thirty years of ethnographic research in Sicily, Professor Berardino Palumbo turns our attention to saints' festivals, processions, fireworks, ritual gestures and moments when power becomes visible, tangible, and socially negotiated. At the centre of the book is the now well-known practice of saints “showing respect”: statues pausing or bowing during processions in front of particular homes or streets. Palumbo treats these not as traditional leftovers, but as modern political acts through which hierarchy, recognition, and moral worth are publicly visible. Power, he argues, is learned not only through fear or coercion, but through piety, celebration, play, and spectacle. The English edition is translated and edited by Cornelia Mayer Herzfeld. The book opens with a foreword by Michael Herzfeld, who situates it within broader debates on modernity, Europe, and anthropological critique. It closes with an afterword by Jane and Peter Schneider, placing Palumbo's work in dialogue with the long tradition of anthropological research on Sicily and the mafia, while highlighting what is novel in his approach. Rather than treating the mafia as a hidden or external force, Where Saints Show Respect shows how it is woven into everyday social relations, religious life, and shared moral worlds. In doing so, the book challenges readers to rethink modernity, not as the disappearance of ritual, but as its reconfiguration. This is an invitation to look more closely at how power operates wherever it appears festive, familiar, or “traditional” and to ask what makes us see some rituals as political and others not. Amisah Bakuri (PhD) is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Her work explores the intersections of religion, sexuality, gender, and migration, especially within African diasporic communities in the Netherlands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/european-studies

In this episode Jerry and Stably discussed Ride the Tiger, a survival manual for the aristocrats of the soul by Julius Evola. The discussion centered on Evola's core thesis that the modern world is in terminal decline, having fallen from a traditional, hierarchical society where people found inherent meaning through natural aristocracy. The hosts explained that this decline has left people feeling a lack of meaning, which they attempt to fill through materialism, viewing both capitalism and communism as different expressions of the same materialistic impulse. Evola's prescription, the titular "Ride the Tiger," is an acknowledgment that the forces of decadence are overwhelming and cannot be stopped; therefore, the "differentiated man" must embrace the flow of modernity as a path toward transcendence, prepared to jump off and restart the cycle when the world exhausts itself. Jerry noted that the book functions more as a "permission structure" for individuals feeling alienated from the world rather than a literal manual, giving them authorization to be themselves and aim for transcendence. Both hosts acknowledged Evola's background as an actual fascist and Mussolini supporter, but pointed out that the book promotes a stance of apolitia, urging the differentiated man to be detached from all political, moral, and religious identification, as their will is their own morality. While Jerry agreed with the diagnosis of modernity's inability to provide meaning, he criticized Evola's superior, elitist tone and the book's focus on aristocracy, contrasting it with the compassionate ethics of other philosophical traditions. The hosts distinguished the modern issue of lacking meaning from the question of historical happiness, arguing that past societies may have had a clearer sense of meaning despite pervasive physical suffering. The conversation detailed Evola's philosophical critiques of his contemporaries, particularly Nietzsche and the existentialists. Evola respected Nietzsche but saw his philosophy as ultimately materialist, relying on a faith-based ideal of the Superman that Evola compared to Marxist aspirations for a "new model man". Against the existentialist claim that "existence precedes essence," Evola countered that essence, derived from the metaphysical Will, precedes existence, viewing the individual as an instantiation of this universal force. Evola also analyzed certain modern practices that a differentiated man could use for transcendence—what he called "residues of tradition"—such as asceticism, warrior ethics, and even drugs (if used to awaken the mind rather than as an anesthetic against meaninglessness). However, Jerry strongly disagreed with Evola's specific condemnation of "Negro jazz," arguing that its improvisational nature and capacity to create a trance-like state aligns perfectly with Evola's own goal of "lucid inebriation" as a transcendent experience. The episode concluded with Stan announcing the next book pick, Homo Ludens, a study of the play element in culture by Johan Huizinga.

In this episode of IsraelCast, Steven Shalowitz welcomes back Hussain Abdul-Hussain to discuss his new book, The Arab Case for Israel. Drawing on history, geopolitics, and his own personal journey from Iraq and Lebanon to Washington, D.C., Hussain argues that normalization with Israel is not only possible, but in the strategic interest of Arab states and societies. He explores how Iran's aggression has reshaped Gulf thinking, why Egypt and Jordan's "cold peace" has fallen short of its potential, and how the Abraham Accords offer a far more promising people-to-people model. The conversation also examines Lebanon's future, Saudi Arabia's calculations, Qatar's double game, and the roots of anti-Israel narratives in both Arab nationalism and political Islam. Along the way, Hussain reflects on culture, identity, and what it means to challenge deeply entrenched orthodoxies from within the Arab world. This is a candid, provocative, and deeply informed conversation about peace, modernity, and the changing Middle East.

Scholars are only beginning to consider the corpus of nearly one thousand extant books, as well as several periodicals, that constitute the Yiddish children's literature of the 20th century. However, this body of work was important in both shaping and reflecting key aspects of the modern Jewish experience. We will explore what it means to limn the contours of a canon of Yiddish kidlit and discuss the unique vantage point that studying children's literature and culture affords with respect to the rest of modern Jewish civilization. This lecture originally took place on July 2, 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Scholars are only beginning to consider the corpus of nearly one thousand extant books, as well as several periodicals, that constitute the Yiddish children's literature of the 20th century. However, this body of work was important in both shaping and reflecting key aspects of the modern Jewish experience. We will explore what it means to limn the contours of a canon of Yiddish kidlit and discuss the unique vantage point that studying children's literature and culture affords with respect to the rest of modern Jewish civilization. This lecture originally took place on July 2, 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/jewish-studies

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.comClaremont Institute president Ryan Williams continues his conversation with host Spencer Klavan about his quasi-diplomatic mission to Japan. This week, the two launch into the role of religion in Japanese politics, the country's deeper history before World War II, and remedies for the nation's birth dearth. With this context, the outlook of modern Japan…

Everything you think you know about the function of the human brain is wrong. Dr. Iain McGilchrist, author of "The Master and His Emissary," explains his groundbreaking discoveries about how the brain hemispheres really work. We also discuss how the modern world has focused almost entirely on one hemisphere of the brain, rewiring humans to think and behave in deeply unhealthy patterns. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show/id1657770114 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3S6z4LBs8Fi7COupy7YYuM?si=4d9662cb34d148af Substack: https://auronmacintyre.substack.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuronMacintyre Gab: https://gab.com/AuronMacIntyre YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/AuronMacIntyre Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-390155 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@AuronMacIntyre:f Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auronmacintyre/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What continues to exist from the 'safe' and 'quirky' magic of the twentieth century that finally needs to die? And what has maybe been left behind that might even belong better in our current era of magic? This is the beginning of a little project exploring what we should take with us through this fourth turning. You can, of course, watch this one on YouTube. 00:00 - Remember When Magic Was Safe? 01:50 - The Golden Age We Just Lived Through 05:19 - Eating the Wrapper, Throwing Away the Candy 06:34 - What Is Modernity? 09:54 - Why "Hospicing Modernity's Magic" 11:24 - The Hospicing Framework 13:00 - Nothing Is Going Wrong 14:54 - A Telling, Not a History 17:32 - The Series Roadmap 21:18 - What We Carry Forward 22:47 - Join the Conversation Here are the videos I reference: At Work In The Ruins | Dougald Hind  Alan Moore's Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic 

Today's conversation is a homecoming—back to the body, back to character, and back to what it means to be a man. My guest, Mark Walsh, challenges the modern habit of living entirely in our heads—cut off from sensation, boundaries, and responsibility. We talk embodiment not as fitness or aesthetics, but using physical training to develop character, emotional regulation, and presence. From Stoicism and shadow work to doing hard things on purpose, this episode is about reclaiming awareness, expanding range, and building the discipline required to choose better behavior. We also confront the cult of modernity: hyper-individualism, happiness culture, pleasure-seeking that produces pain, and the loss of religion, community, and moral formation. Mark makes the case that happiness is secondary to meaning and commitment and that true freedom is forged through discipline, not the absence of limits. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 - Opening & Introduction 02:31 - What Embodiment Really Means 05:44 - Objectification & Modern Culture 08:13 - The Four Disconnections 11:49 - How to Come Home to the Body 15:08 - Training Beyond Comfort Zones 18:15 - Freedom, Range, and Choice 22:27 - Culture, Tribe, and Identity 27:13 - Modernity as a Death Cult 31:00 - Structure, Religion, and Meaning 34:24 - Happiness vs Purpose 36:57 - Rock Bottom of Modern Society 41:44 - Family, Institutions, and Masculinity 46:10 - Get Offline and Live Fully 49:30 - Emotions, Stoicism, and Control 52:00 - War Zone Story & Masculine Instinct 55:14 - Practices for Becoming Human 56:46 - Where to Find Mark Walsh Battle Planners: Pick yours up today! Order Ryan's new book, The Masculinity Manifesto. For more information on the Iron Council brotherhood. Want maximum health, wealth, relationships, and abundance in your life? Sign up for our free course, 30 Days to Battle Ready