Podcasts about Modernity

What happened to Catholic Britain? In this episode of Into the Truth, Pierpaolo Finaldi speaks to author and academic Bonnie Lander Johnson about the Catholic world that existed before the Reformation, what was lost as Britain entered modernity and how we lost our connection to the natural world.Discover our books: www.ctsbooks.orgSupport our channel: https://bit.ly/4cZfJeqFind us on Substack: https://livingcatholictruth.substack.com Bonnie Lander Johnson is the author of Vanishing Landscapes, a fascinating exploration of land, plants, agriculture, the commons, monasteries and the changing relationship between human beings, nature and God. She explains how the Reformation transformed not only religious life, but also the way people understood land, property, work, community and the natural world.

***Note - this is a NEW podcast series The Matriarchal Collective. Please follow the new channel for more episodes like this!What does it mean to become a Matriarch in a culture that has largely forgotten how to initiate women through the stages of their lives?In this first conversation of The Matriarchal Collective, I sit down with Brazilian-born writer and thinker Adriana Forte for a wide-ranging exploration of women's cyclical minds, perimenopause and menopause, modernity, motherhood, grief, community, and the return of the Matriarch.Adriana is currently preparing her book The Matriarch and the Machine: Breaking the Spell of Modernity in Women and the World. Rather than releasing it as a finished work from a single authoritative voice, she is inviting women into the process. Beginning this fall, she'll release the book chapter by chapter through C-Lab, sharing unfinished material and inviting readers to grapple with the ideas, add their own lived experiences, and help shape what she calls the “Spell-breakers notes.” As Adriana explains in our conversation, if the Matriarch is collective, she wants the book itself to be touched by the collective too.01:41 — What does it mean to be a Matriarch?05:50 — The Matriarch as a counterbalance to modernity10:55 — Perimenopause, menopause & the changing female mind15:17 — Cycle dysphoria: cyclical bodies in a linear culture24:01 — Grieving fertility, aging & the loss of elder models29:19 — “Waking up from the middle” without rites of passage32:10 — Why we need women, community & loving challenge37:13 — A different model of leadership: collaborative & mycelial42:14 — The Matriarch and the Machine, HRT & choices in context49:02 — Releasing the book collectively + the return of the MatriarchAnd this conversation is only the beginning. The Matriarchal Collective is a growing space for women exploring the thresholds of midlife, the wisdom of our changing bodies, and what becomes possible when we navigate these transitions together. Join the conversation on Instagram: The Matriarchal Collective on InstagramWe're looking to connect with more incredible woman to be interviewed on The Matriarchal Collective podcast - message me at megan@meganbhatia.com - thank you!IG @matriarchalcollective - for more inspiration!

Powers and Principalities" part 3: Pavel Shchelin and Jay Dyer explain why any discussion of real power necessarily sounds conspiratorial. They note impersonal politics is impossible, decisions are made by individuals, and the consequence of the Enlightenment is the gap between power and responsibility. Pavel is here https://www.youtube.com/@Pshchelin Superchats at any time here: https://streamlabs.com/jaydyer/tip Merch https://jaydyer-shop.fourthwall.com/collections/all Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnt7Iy8GlmdPwy_Tzyx93bA/join Support my work via Bitcoin here! bc1q07n9qqsvcx33yz6z8xj6meupqxxug9n55zzhqd Image Philosophy Course is here: https://marketplace.autonomyagora.com/philosophy101 Set up recurring Choq subscription with the discount code JAY60LIFE for 60% off now https://choq.com Subscribe to my site here: https://jaysanalysis.com/membership-account/membership-levels/ Music by Dr Evo the Producer, Jay Dyer and Amid the Ruins 1453 https://www.youtube.com/@amidtheruinsOVERHAUL 0:00 The illusion of power 0:45 History and conspiracy 5:32 Depersonalization of politics 11:11 The religious nature of progress 15:03 The reality of personal agency 22:18 Christian anthropology 25:55 Power and responsibility 32:47 Modernity as a huskBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jay-sanalysis--1423846/support.

Der Berg ruft". Spätestens seit dem Bergfilmklassiker mit Luis Trenker aus dem Jahr 1938 ist das ein geflügeltes Wort. Aber seit wann „ruft der Berg“ eigentlich? Die Geschichte des Alpinismus, so wie wir ihn kennen, beginnt Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts. Angeblich hätten die Menschen davor jahrtausendelang die Berge gemieden und sogar gefürchtet. Doch das ist ein Mythos und gilt auch nur für die Gipfel. Natürlich stieg kein Bergbauer oder keine Bergbäuerin freiwillig so hoch hinauf. Warum auch? Die Berge waren Teil ihres Alltags: Sie boten Weideland und Handelswege, waren Orte der Begegnung und des Austauschs, manchmal waren sie sogar Sitz der Götter. Die Gipfel hingegen thronten über allem und erfüllten für die Menschen in den Bergen weder einen sozialen noch einen wirtschaftlichen Zweck. Das änderte sich erst im 18. Jahrhunderts mit der Zeit der Aufklärung. Die Berge wurden zu einer Art Forschungslabor, man kraxelte in nie geahnte Höhen, um Temperaturen zu messen, Gipfel zu kartieren oder am eigenen Leib zu erfahren, was es bedeutete, höhenkrank zu werden. Als der Mont Blanc Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts zum ersten Mal bestiegen und darüber in ganz Europa berichtet wurde, setzte ein wahrer Run auf die Alpen ein. Irgendwann kletterten die ersten Menschen einfach nur zum Spaß auf die höchsten Gipfel. „Weil er da ist“ soll der berühmte britische Bergsteiger George Mallory 1923 auf die Frage einmal geantwortet haben, warum er plane, den Mount Everest zu besteigen. Ein Podcast über die ersten Alpinisten, Bergsteigen in der NS-Propaganda und die Frage: Stimmt es, dass Frauen am Berg lange Zeit in einer Seilschaft nur im Nebel vorsteigen durften? Interviewpartner*innen: Philipp Felsch Martina Gugglberger Dawn Hollis Jason König Gudrun Weikert Walter Würtl Literatur: Arrian: Der Alexanderzug (Anabasis Alexandrou), 4. Buch (zahlreiche Ausgaben; im Podcast eigene Übersetzung). Deutsche Ausgabe z. B.: Arrian, Der Alexanderzug, griechisch und deutsch, hg. u. übers. v. Gerhard Wirth und Oskar von Hinüber, Düsseldorf/Zürich: Artemis & Winkler. Augustinus: Bekenntnisse (Confessiones), Deutsche Ausgabe, Reclam, Stuttgart. Felsch, Philipp (2007): Laborlandschaften. Physiologische Alpenreisen im 19. Jahrhundert. Göttingen: Wallstein Verlag. Grupp, Peter (2008): Faszination Berg. Die Geschichte des Alpinismus. Köln/Weimar/Wien: Böhlau Verlag. Gugglberger, Martina (2021): Grenzen im Aufstieg. Frauenexpeditionen in den Himalaya (1955–2014) (= Geschichte und Geschlechter, Bd. 77). Frankfurt am Main/New York: Campus Verlag. Hansen, Peter H. (2013): The Summits of Modern Man. Mountaineering after the Enlightenment. Cambridge, MA/London: Harvard University Press. Hollis, Dawn L. (2024): Mountains Before Mountaineering. The Call of the Peaks before the Modern Age. Stroud: The History Press. Hollis, Dawn L. und Jason König (Hg.) (2021): Mountain Dialogues from Antiquity to Modernity. London/New York: Bloomsbury Academic. Homer: Odyssee, 6. Gesang, Deutsche Fassung in der Übersetzung von Johann Heinrich Voß. König, Jason (2022): The Folds of Olympus. Mountains in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture. Princeton/Oxford: Princeton University Press. Petrarca, Francesco: Die Besteigung des Mont Ventoux (Familiares IV, 1). Lateinisch/Deutsch, übers. u. hg. v. Kurt Steinmann, Stuttgart: Reclam. Reinisch, Gertrude (1998): Wanda Rutkiewicz. Karawane der Träume. München: Bergverlag Rother. Scharfe, Martin (2007): Berg-Sucht. Eine Kulturgeschichte des frühen Alpinismus 1750–1850. Wien/Köln/Weimar: Böhlau Verlag. Stephen, Leslie (1871): The Playground of Europe. London: Longmans, Green & Co. Whymper, Edward (1871): Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860–69. London: John Murray. (Deutsch: Berg- und Gletscherfahrten in den Jahren 1860–1869.) Wordsworth, William (1844): Kendal and Windermere Railway. Two Letters Re-printed from the Morning Post (erster Brief, 9. Dezember 1844). Würtl, Walter u. a. (2026): DIGIWAY – Geodaten für Sicherheit am Berg (gemeinsam mit Christoph Höbenreich, Christoph Kovacs, Klaus Pietersteiner, Lucia Felbauer und Peter Plattner), in: bergundsteigen. Zeitschrift für Risikomanagement im Bergsport. Walter Würtl ist zudem langjähriger Redakteur von bergundsteigen und analyse:berg (Österreichisches Kuratorium für Alpine Sicherheit). Internetquellen: Magazin des Deutschen Alpenvereins (DAV) Transhumance, the seasonal droving of livestock - UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Alpinismus Engländerunglück – Wikipedia Ötzi, der Mann aus dem Eis - Südtiroler Archäologiemuseum Weitere Links: Die Geschichte des Urlaubs (Terra X History – der Podcast) - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5X5jsY9nIPtHWVSH2BwYFg?si=0028c2115f564d4f Podcast-Tipp: Erdsee: https://www1.wdr.de/mediathek/audio/erdsee/index.html Team: Moderation: Mirko Drotschmann Sprecher*innen: Verena Glanos, Dominik Freiberger, Andrea Kath, Nils Kretschmer Buch und Regie: objektiv media GmbH, Janine Funke und Andrea Kath Technik: Sarah Fitzek Musik: Sonoton Produktion: objektiv media GmbH im Auftrag des ZDF Redaktion ZDF: Katharina Kolvenbach und Arne Peisker

Fluent Fiction - Hindi: Tradition Meets Modernity: A Village's Journey to Change Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2026-09-23-22-34-02-hi Story Transcript:Hi: गाँव में पतझड़ का मौसम था।En: It was the season of patjhad in the village.Hi: खेतों में हरे-भरे पेड़ झूम रहे थे और हवा में धूप का मीठा स्पर्श था।En: The trees were swaying lush and green in the fields, and there was a sweet touch of sunlight in the air.Hi: गाँव के मंदिर को गेंदे के फूलों से सजाया गया था, और दूर से नवरात्रि संगीत की धुनें सुनाई दे रही थीं।En: The village temple was decorated with gende ke phool, and from afar, the tunes of Navratri music could be heard.Hi: हर ओर उत्सव जैसा माहौल था, फिर भी कुछ घरों के बाहर चिंता की लहरें दिख रही थीं।En: There was a festive atmosphere everywhere, yet waves of concern were visible outside some houses.Hi: अर्जुन, जो कुछ ही दिनों पहले शहर से लौटा था, अपने दादा के घर के बाहर खड़ा था।En: Arjun, who had returned from the city just a few days ago, was standing outside his grandfather's house.Hi: उनका चेहरा चिंताग्रस्त था।En: His face was filled with worry.Hi: उनके दादा अचानक बीमार हो गए थे।En: His grandfather had suddenly fallen ill.Hi: अर्जुन को आधुनिक तरीके से इलाज के बारे में थोड़ी जानकारी थी, लेकिन गाँव में उसे बहुत कम लोग समझते थे।En: Arjun had some knowledge about modern treatments, but few people in the village understood it.Hi: मीरा, अर्जुन की बचपन की दोस्त, अपनी दुकान के पास खड़ी थी।En: Meera, Arjun's childhood friend, was standing near her shop.Hi: उसने अर्जुन को देखा और उसकी मदद के लिए दौड़ पड़ी।En: She saw Arjun and ran to help him.Hi: "अर्जुन, क्या हुआ?" मीरा ने पूछा।En: "What's the matter, Arjun?" Meera asked.Hi: "दादा की तबीयत अचानक खराब हो गई है।En: "My grandfather's health has suddenly worsened.Hi: हमें जल्दी से कुछ करना होगा," अर्जुन ने उदासी से कहा।En: We need to do something quickly," Arjun said with sadness.Hi: मीरा ने सुझाव दिया, "हमारे पास डॉक्टर बुलाना ही सबसे अच्छा उपाय होगा।En: Meera suggested, "The best solution we have is to call a doctor.Hi: लेकिन गाँव के बुजुर्ग इसे स्वीकार नहीं करेंगे।"En: But the village elders will not accept this."Hi: इस बीच मीरा का छोटा भाई कबीर भी वहाँ आ गया।En: Meanwhile, Meera's younger brother Kabir also arrived there.Hi: "भैया, मैं भी मदद करना चाहता हूँ," कबीर ने कहा।En: "Brother, I want to help too," Kabir said.Hi: अर्जुन ने गाँव के मुखिया से बात करने का निश्चय किया।En: Arjun decided to talk to the village chief.Hi: उन्होंने कहा, "गाँव के बड़े-बुज़ुर्ग हमारी परंपराओं पर यकीन करते हैं, लेकिन हमें आज नए तरीके आजमाने होंगे।"En: He said, "The elders of the village believe in our traditions, but we need to try new ways today."Hi: मुखिया ने अर्जुन की बात सुनी लेकिन संशय में थे।En: The chief listened to Arjun but was doubtful.Hi: अर्जुन ने निर्णय लिया कि वह किसी तरह डॉक्टर को पास के कस्बे से ले आएगा।En: Arjun decided that he would somehow bring a doctor from the nearby town.Hi: मीरा ने उसका समर्थन किया और दोनों ने गाँववालों को समझाने की कोशिश शुरू कर दी।En: Meera supported him, and both began trying to convince the villagers.Hi: नवरात्रि के त्योहार के बीच डॉक्टर गाँव पहुँचे।En: In the midst of the Navratri festival, the doctor arrived in the village.Hi: पूरे गाँव में खलबली मच गई थी।En: There was a commotion in the entire village.Hi: कुछ लोग असहज थे, लेकिन अर्जुन की उग्रता ने उन्हें समझाया कि यह जरूरी था।En: Some people were uncomfortable, but Arjun's persistence convinced them that it was necessary.Hi: डॉक्टर ने तत्काल दादा की जांच की और कुछ आवश्यक दवाइयाँ दीं।En: The doctor immediately examined the grandfather and provided some essential medicines.Hi: समय पर इलाज मिलने से दादा की स्थिति में जल्द सुधार हुआ।En: With timely treatment, the grandfather's condition improved quickly.Hi: गाँव वालों की गलतफहमी दूर हो गई थी।En: The misunderstandings of the villagers were cleared up.Hi: अर्जुन ने अब महसूस किया कि परंपरा और आधुनिकता को एक साथ मिलाकर चलना आवश्यक है।En: Arjun now realized that it is necessary to blend tradition with modernity.Hi: गाँववालों ने भी यह महत्व समझा कि एक छोटा सा मेडिकल पोस्ट होना चाहिए।En: The villagers also understood the importance of having a small medical post.Hi: सभी ने अर्जुन के प्रयास की सराहना की।En: Everyone appreciated Arjun's efforts.Hi: आखिरकार, गांव ने अपने पुराने दकियानूसी विचार छोड़कर नए बदलाव को अपनाया।En: Finally, the village let go of its old regressive thoughts and embraced the new change.Hi: अर्जुन की पहल ने गाँव में एक नई शुरुआत की और उसने फिर से साबित कर दिया कि गांव की जड़ें और आधुनिकता दोनों साथ चल सकती हैं।En: Arjun's initiative heralded a new beginning in the village, proving once again that the village's roots and modernity can go hand in hand. Vocabulary Words:season: मौसमswaying: झूम रहेlush: हरे-भरेtemple: मंदिरdecorated: सजायाfestive: उत्सवconcern: चिंताgrandfather: दादाworry: चिंताग्रस्तill: बीमारtreatments: इलाजelder: बुजुर्गchief: मुखियाdoubtful: संशयpersistence: उग्रताexamined: जांचmedicines: दवाइयाँtimely: समय परcondition: स्थितिmisunderstandings: गलतफहमीmodernity: आधुनिकताblending: मिलाकर चलनाappreciated: सराहनाinitiative: पहेलheralded: सिद्धroots: जड़ेंregressive: दकियानूसीembraced: अपनायाnew beginning: नई शुरुआतproved: साबित

Kahlil Joseph has collaborated with musicians FKA twigs, Flying Lotus, Sampha and Shabazz Palaces among many others. He has directed numerous films, music videos and advertisements across Africa, America and Europe. The award-winning filmmaker's disruptive style – which frequently merges visual representations of transcontinental experiences with the countercultural energies of Afrodiasporic music – challenges the Eurocentric biases underpinning Western media. At the same time, his works generate various contradictions and tensions because they are themselves products situated within an economic framework of neoliberal capitalism, at once offering alternative ways of being while, simultaneously, participating in and thereby sustaining the social structures that they otherwise seek to subvert and dismantle.Kahlil Joseph and the Audiovisual Atlantic (Bloomsbury, 2024) generates ground-breaking new dialogues between a range of audial and visual theories that are shaped by Paul Gilroy's conceptualisation of The Black Atlantic (1993). The book analyzes Joseph's work through intersections of emergent music video and new media concepts as well as film theories from African, American and European perspectives. Vitally, it argues that such an interdisciplinary and transcontinental approach to film, music and new media scholarship enriches the possibilities of their respective and, simultaneously, entwined branches of knowledgeIn the episode, we discuss Joe Jackson's pathway into studying Joseph's scholarship, his work's dialogue with Paul Gilroy (alongside a host of other vital scholars of the audiovisual and race) - and make the case for greater focus on the music video as a distinctive field of study.Follow this link for a sample of Joseph's work here  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Kahlil Joseph has collaborated with musicians FKA twigs, Flying Lotus, Sampha and Shabazz Palaces among many others. He has directed numerous films, music videos and advertisements across Africa, America and Europe. The award-winning filmmaker's disruptive style – which frequently merges visual representations of transcontinental experiences with the countercultural energies of Afrodiasporic music – challenges the Eurocentric biases underpinning Western media. At the same time, his works generate various contradictions and tensions because they are themselves products situated within an economic framework of neoliberal capitalism, at once offering alternative ways of being while, simultaneously, participating in and thereby sustaining the social structures that they otherwise seek to subvert and dismantle.Kahlil Joseph and the Audiovisual Atlantic (Bloomsbury, 2024) generates ground-breaking new dialogues between a range of audial and visual theories that are shaped by Paul Gilroy's conceptualisation of The Black Atlantic (1993). The book analyzes Joseph's work through intersections of emergent music video and new media concepts as well as film theories from African, American and European perspectives. Vitally, it argues that such an interdisciplinary and transcontinental approach to film, music and new media scholarship enriches the possibilities of their respective and, simultaneously, entwined branches of knowledgeIn the episode, we discuss Joe Jackson's pathway into studying Joseph's scholarship, his work's dialogue with Paul Gilroy (alongside a host of other vital scholars of the audiovisual and race) - and make the case for greater focus on the music video as a distinctive field of study.Follow this link for a sample of Joseph's work here  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Kahlil Joseph has collaborated with musicians FKA twigs, Flying Lotus, Sampha and Shabazz Palaces among many others. He has directed numerous films, music videos and advertisements across Africa, America and Europe. The award-winning filmmaker's disruptive style – which frequently merges visual representations of transcontinental experiences with the countercultural energies of Afrodiasporic music – challenges the Eurocentric biases underpinning Western media. At the same time, his works generate various contradictions and tensions because they are themselves products situated within an economic framework of neoliberal capitalism, at once offering alternative ways of being while, simultaneously, participating in and thereby sustaining the social structures that they otherwise seek to subvert and dismantle.Kahlil Joseph and the Audiovisual Atlantic (Bloomsbury, 2024) generates ground-breaking new dialogues between a range of audial and visual theories that are shaped by Paul Gilroy's conceptualisation of The Black Atlantic (1993). The book analyzes Joseph's work through intersections of emergent music video and new media concepts as well as film theories from African, American and European perspectives. Vitally, it argues that such an interdisciplinary and transcontinental approach to film, music and new media scholarship enriches the possibilities of their respective and, simultaneously, entwined branches of knowledgeIn the episode, we discuss Joe Jackson's pathway into studying Joseph's scholarship, his work's dialogue with Paul Gilroy (alongside a host of other vital scholars of the audiovisual and race) - and make the case for greater focus on the music video as a distinctive field of study.Follow this link for a sample of Joseph's work here  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Kahlil Joseph has collaborated with musicians FKA twigs, Flying Lotus, Sampha and Shabazz Palaces among many others. He has directed numerous films, music videos and advertisements across Africa, America and Europe. The award-winning filmmaker's disruptive style – which frequently merges visual representations of transcontinental experiences with the countercultural energies of Afrodiasporic music – challenges the Eurocentric biases underpinning Western media. At the same time, his works generate various contradictions and tensions because they are themselves products situated within an economic framework of neoliberal capitalism, at once offering alternative ways of being while, simultaneously, participating in and thereby sustaining the social structures that they otherwise seek to subvert and dismantle.Kahlil Joseph and the Audiovisual Atlantic (Bloomsbury, 2024) generates ground-breaking new dialogues between a range of audial and visual theories that are shaped by Paul Gilroy's conceptualisation of The Black Atlantic (1993). The book analyzes Joseph's work through intersections of emergent music video and new media concepts as well as film theories from African, American and European perspectives. Vitally, it argues that such an interdisciplinary and transcontinental approach to film, music and new media scholarship enriches the possibilities of their respective and, simultaneously, entwined branches of knowledgeIn the episode, we discuss Joe Jackson's pathway into studying Joseph's scholarship, his work's dialogue with Paul Gilroy (alongside a host of other vital scholars of the audiovisual and race) - and make the case for greater focus on the music video as a distinctive field of study.Follow this link for a sample of Joseph's work here  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Show NotesWhat if the system isn't broken? What if it's doing exactly what it was designed to do? If that's true, tinkering with capitalism won't save us. We need to imagine a different civilization altogether.In this episode of Edgy Ideas, Simon Western talks with Jeremy Lent, author of Ecocivilization: Making a World that Works for All. Jeremy's argument cuts deep: our ecological and social crises come from a worldview built on separation. Humans from nature. Mind from body. A civilization that prizes control, extraction and competition over connection. Simon brings his own work on Eco-Leadership into the conversation, wrestling with how hard it is to think outside a modernity mindset that shapes everything, how we lead, organise, even how we see ourselves.So what does a life-affirming civilization actually look like? Less control, more collaboration with living systems. Less abstraction, more reconnection with embodied, animate intelligence. And crucially, Jeremy insists these alternatives aren't hypothetical. They're already happening in communities around the world.This isn't a conversation that flinches from the scale of the crisis, but it doesn't collapse into despair either. Jeremy pushes for something harder: full honesty about ecological breakdown, paired with a real belief that transformation is possible. He points to how neoliberalism spread, starting at the margins, until it reshaped the entire world, and asks whether life-affirming ideas could do the same. His closing line says it best: the future isn't a spectator sport. We're all in it, shaping it, whether we notice or not.Key Reflections The system might not be broken. It might be working exactly as designed. Our ecological crisis is a crisis of worldview: separation, control, extraction. Moving past modernity means working with living systems, not controlling them. There is an alternative. Much of what we need already exists, somewhere, in practice. Face the crisis honestly, without tipping people into despair or paralysis. Big ideas start at the margins, then quietly redraw what's possible. The future isn't something we watch. It's something we build. KeywordsEcocivilization, Modernity, Ecological Crisis, Life-Affirming Systems, Capitalism, Systems Thinking, Regeneration, Transformation, Collective Action, Eco-LeadershipBrief BioJeremy Lent is an author and speaker whose work investigates the underlying causes of our civilization's existential crisis, and explores pathways toward a life-affirming future. His new book, Ecocivilization: Making a World that Works for All, lays out the potential for a fundamentally different world system based on life-affirming principles.His previous books are The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity's Search for Meaning and The Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the Universe. He is the founder of the Deep Transformation Network, a global community exploring pathways toward a life-affirming future on a regenerated Earth.  He has written extensively about the vision and specifics of an ecological civilization, is co-founder and executive director of the Ecocivilization Coalition, and president of its parent, the Institute for Ecological Civilization. 

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Blending Tradition and Modernity: A Family's Villa Revamp Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/no/episode/2026-09-16-07-38-20-no Story Transcript:No: Den gamle villaen strakte seg ut over landskapet som en staselig gammel dame, omgitt av høstløv i nyanser av rødt og oransje.En: The old villa stretched out over the landscape like a stately old lady, surrounded by autumn leaves in shades of red and orange.No: Mikkels familie hadde eid denne eiendommen i generasjoner.En: Mikkel's family had owned this property for generations.No: Å bo der i dag føltes som å leve i en historie som aldri tok slutt.En: Living there today felt like living in a story that never ended.No: Den store stuen luktet alltid av nybakt høstbrød, særlig i oktober da det var tid for høstfest.En: The large living room always smelled of freshly baked autumn bread, especially in October, when it was time for the autumn festival.No: Mikkel var den yngste av de tre søsknene.En: Mikkel was the youngest of the three siblings.No: Han var kreativ, men ofte følte han seg liten ved siden av sine eldre søsken.En: He was creative, but often felt small next to his older siblings.No: Sigrid, den eldste, var fast bestemt på å bevare familiens arv.En: Sigrid, the oldest, was determined to preserve the family's heritage.No: Hun var pragmatisk og ønsket at alt skulle forbli som det var.En: She was pragmatic and wanted everything to remain as it was.No: Midt i var Kasper, som alltid prøvde å balansere mellom Mikkel og Sigrids ønsker.En: In the middle was Kasper, who always tried to balance between Mikkel's and Sigrid's wishes.No: Renoveringen av denne gamle eiendommen var dagens utfordring.En: Renovating this old property was today's challenge.No: Mikkel ønsket å sette sitt preg på stedet, legge til moderne detaljer for å gi huset et friskt pust.En: Mikkel wanted to make his mark on the place, adding modern details to give the house a fresh breath.No: Men Sigrid, som så på huset som en levendegjort historie, ville beholde alt som det var.En: But Sigrid, who saw the house as a living history, wanted to keep everything as it was.No: Stridsøksa ble aldri begravet; de hadde ulike visjoner for hva hjemmet skulle være.En: The hatchet was never buried; they had different visions for what the home should be.No: "Du må forstå, Mikkel," sa Sigrid, mens de satt ved kjøkkenbordet.En: "You need to understand, Mikkel," said Sigrid, as they sat at the kitchen table.No: "Dette er mer enn et hus. Det er vår arv."En: "This is more than a house. It's our heritage."No: "Men det kan være begge deler," svarte Mikkel.En: "But it can be both," replied Mikkel.No: "Tradisjon og modernitet kan gå hånd i hånd."En: "Tradition and modernity can go hand in hand."No: Kasper nikket, men sa ingenting.En: Kasper nodded but said nothing.No: Han visste at denne diskusjonen skulle bli lang.En: He knew that this discussion would be long.No: Etter ytterligere diskusjoner bestemte Mikkel seg for å handle i det skjulte.En: After further discussions, Mikkel decided to act in secret.No: Han satte i stand det gamle atelieret i huset.En: He fixed up the old studio in the house.No: Her hadde han frihet til å eksperimentere med moderne design uten at Sigrid visste det.En: Here he had the freedom to experiment with modern design without Sigrid knowing.No: Mikkel implementerte lyse farger og moderne møbler på en diskret måte.En: Mikkel implemented bright colors and modern furniture in a discreet way.No: Så kom høstfesten.En: Then came the autumn festival.No: Familien samlet seg, mugger med varm eplecider gikk fra hånd til hånd, og lyden av latter fylte den store stuen.En: The family gathered, mugs of warm apple cider passed from hand to hand, and the sound of laughter filled the large living room.No: Sigrid gikk rundt for å beundre det vakre huset, da hun snublet over atelieret.En: Sigrid walked around to admire the beautiful house when she stumbled upon the studio.No: "Mikkel..." sa hun med et overrasket uttrykk.En: "Mikkel..." she said with a surprised expression.No: Gjestene hadde også lagt merke til den blendende kombinasjonen av nytt og gammelt, og de likte det.En: The guests had also noticed the dazzling combination of old and new, and they liked it.No: Kommentarer som "Dette er fantastisk!" og "Uvanlig, men flott!" kunne høres blant familiefesten.En: Comments like "This is amazing!" and "Unusual, but great!" could be heard among the family party.No: "Mikkel, dette er vakkert," innrømmet Sigrid motvillig.En: "Mikkel, this is beautiful," admitted Sigrid reluctantly.No: "Jeg ser nå at det gir liv til våre minner."En: "I see now that it brings life to our memories."No: Mikkel skinte av glede.En: Mikkel beamed with joy.No: Han sa ikke mye, men han visste at hans ideer hadde fått en verdi.En: He didn't say much, but he knew his ideas had gained value.No: Sigrid, derimot, begynte å forstå verdien av nye ideer.En: Sigrid, on the other hand, began to understand the value of new ideas.No: Et smil bredte seg over ansiktet hennes som høstsolen etter regn.En: A smile spread across her face like the autumn sun after rain.No: Den gamle villaen hadde aldri sett vakrere ut.En: The old villa had never looked more beautiful.No: Ikke bare var den fylt med minner fra fortiden, men også med potensialet for fremtiden.En: Not only was it filled with memories of the past, but also with the potential for the future.No: Mikkel hadde funnet en balanse mellom det gamle og det nye, og med det, en ny forståelse med søsteren sin.En: Mikkel had found a balance between the old and the new, and with that, a new understanding with his sister.No: Etter festen bestemte Sigrid at Mikkels moderne preg kunne bli en del av renoveringen.En: After the party, Sigrid decided that Mikkel's modern touches could become part of the renovation.No: I en verden der fortid og fremtid møttes, kunne begge ekistere harmonisk under samme tak.En: In a world where past and future met, both could exist harmoniously under the same roof. Vocabulary Words:stately: staseligheritage: arvpragmatic: pragmatiskrenovating: renoveringenmark: pregdiscreet: diskretdazzling: blendendeunusual: uvanligadmitted: innrømmetreluctantly: motvilligpotential: potensialetharmoniously: harmoniskpreserve: bevarepreserve: bevareimplemented: implementertecombination: kombinasjonenexperiment: eksperimenterefreedom: frihetexpression: uttrykkbeamed: skinteunderstanding: forståelsebalance: balansediscussion: diskusjonvisions: visjonersecret: skjultegathered: samletlaughed: latterfilled: fyltebright: lysestudio: atelieret

Aboriginal people have lived in Australia for at least 65,000 years, surviving as hunter gatherers. 250 years ago, the British arrived, bringing with them industrial modernity, as well as disease and – sometimes – violence. During most of this modern period, British settlers and their descendants adopted what has been called "the great Australian silence", paying little attention to the Aboriginal people they had displaced. Since the 1960s there has been a transformation in how non-indigenous Australians think about indigenous culture and history. One of the key voices in this transformation has been that of the anthropologist and linguist Peter Sutton, who has a particular expertise in Aboriginal languages and has lived and worked with Aboriginal people all over Australia for more than half a century. In 2011, Peter published a book titled 'The Politics of Suffering', in which he argued that decades of liberal policy in outback communities had worsened the suffering of Aboriginal people. Today we discuss what Australians get wrong about indigenous affairs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Florian  Maiwald and Matt McManus join Ben Burgis to discuss Florian's essays in Matt's new book, "What is Liberal Socialism?" (and the larger themes of the collection).Order Matt's book:https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/826323/what-is-liberal-socialism-by-matt-mcmanus/Pre-order Florian's new book:https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/our-books/outsourced-emancipationAnd while you're pre-ordering books,  preorder Ben's new book (co-written w/Bhaskar Sunkara and Mike Beggs), "The Blueprint: How Socialism Can Work in the Real World":https://redemmas.org/titles/52310-the-blueprint-how-socialism-can-work-in-the-real-world/And last but definitely not least, pre-order Florian's new book!Follow Matt on Twitter: @MattPolProfFollow Ben on Twitter @JacobinBen [NOTE: The previous account was hacked!]Follow GTAA on Twitter: @Gtaa_ShowBecome a GTAA Patron and receive numerous benefits ranging from occasional patron-exclusive content to access to the GTAA Discord to our undying love and gratitude for helping us keep this thing going:patreon.com/benburgisRead the weekly philosophy Substack:benburgis.substack.com

In an engaging conversation with author Benjamin Schneider we explore transformative ideas in urban planning culminating from a wealth of recent literature in the field. His book, The Unfinished Metropolis: Igniting the City Building Revolution, is a compelling guide for emerging planners and those curious about the evolving nature of urban spaces. We touch on office to housing conversions, enlivening downtowns, a new industrial architecture, pre-emption and more as we grapple with how cities can revisit their roots of continuous growth and building. Show Notes:Further Reading:All That Is Solid Melts into Air: The Experience of Modernity by Marshall BermanThe Decorated TenementsHow Immigrant Builders and Architects Transformed the Slum in the Gilded Age by Zachary J. VioletteTo help support the show, pick up a copy of the book through our Bookshop page at https://bookshop.org/shop/bookedonplanning or get a copy through your local bookstore!To view the show transcripts, click on the episode at https://bookedonplanning.buzzsprout.com/ OlssonA nationally recognized, employee-owned engineering and design firm with a rich history of success.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Follow us on social media for more content related to each episode:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/booked-on-planning/Twitter: https://twitter.com/BookedPlanningFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bookedonplanningInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookedonplanning/

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In this episode of the A is for Architecture Podcast, Professor Max Sternberg discuss the Bavarian architect Hans Döllgast, the subject of his latest book, Hans Döllgast: Reconstruction and Modernity, which is being published by Lund Humphries in late September this year. Born in 1891 and surviving all Germany's many troubles to 1974, Döllgast is known chiefly for his postwar reconstruction work in Munich. However, Max argues, in this he has been misread. Rather than an ambivalent light touch ruin architect, his post-war reconstructions in fact grew from a consistent ethos of an anti-dogmatic ‘middle ground' embracing plurality, revealed in history materialised in accumulated city fabric. As such, his work of retaining the war scars of the Alte Pinakothek, for example, serve as an act of resistance to cultural and political amnesia, to wanting to forget and discard.Max can be found at work here. The book is linked above.If you want and can, please support the A is for Architecture Podcast by listening in and sharing it, or by either subscribing on Patreon or making a gift via Buy Me a Coffee.+Music credits: Bruno GillickImage credit: ©Michael Gaenßler (1980).#ArchitecturePodcast #HansDollgast #ArchitecturalHistory #PostwarArchitecture #ModernArchitecture

Fluent Fiction - Italian: Tradition vs. Modernity: The Wine Keeper's Passionate Stand Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/it/episode/2026-09-02-22-34-01-it Story Transcript:It: Tra le colline soleggiate della Toscana, si trovava una comunità vinicola circondata da un grande cancello antico.En: Among the sunny hills of Toscana, there was a wine community surrounded by a large ancient gate.It: Le vigne si estendevano a perdita d'occhio, come onde verdi ondeggianti nel caldo abbraccio dell'estate tardiva.En: The vineyards stretched as far as the eye could see, like green waves undulating in the warm embrace of late summer.It: Al centro di questo paesaggio mozzafiato, c'era una vecchia casa colonica dalle mura di pietra, dove viveva e lavorava Alessandro, un appassionato produttore di vino.En: At the center of this breathtaking landscape, there was an old farmhouse with stone walls, where Alessandro, a passionate wine producer, lived and worked.It: Alessandro era un uomo con una missione.En: Alessandro was a man with a mission.It: Voleva raccogliere l'uva e produrre il vino come aveva fatto la sua famiglia per generazioni.En: He wanted to harvest the grapes and produce wine as his family had done for generations.It: Ogni giorno, osservava con orgoglio le sue viti, coltivate con cura e amore.En: Every day, he proudly observed his vines, cultivated with care and love.It: Ma non tutti nel villaggio condividevano la sua visione.En: But not everyone in the village shared his vision.It: La comunità vinicola era divisa tra tradizione e modernità.En: The wine community was divided between tradition and modernity.It: La moglie di Alessandro, Livia, e il suo amico Marco erano nel consiglio, e spesso parlavano con entusiasmo delle nuove tecnologie che avrebbero reso la produzione di vino più veloce e più semplice.En: Alessandro's wife, Livia, and his friend Marco were on the council and often spoke enthusiastically about new technologies that would make wine production faster and easier.It: "Dovremmo usare le macchine moderne," diceva Marco.En: "We should use modern machines," Marco would say.It: "Risparmieremo tempo e fatica."En: "We'll save time and effort."It: Livia sosteneva l'idea di Marco, sperando di migliorare l'efficienza e il rendimento.En: Livia supported Marco's idea, hoping to improve efficiency and yield.It: Ma Alessandro era irremovibile.En: But Alessandro was unwavering.It: "Il vino è un'arte, non una produzione industriale," rispondeva, con gli occhi che brillavano di passione.En: "Wine is an art, not an industrial production," he replied, his eyes shining with passion.It: "Si fa con il cuore, non con le macchine."En: "It is made with the heart, not with machines."It: L'atmosfera nel consiglio diventò tesa.En: The atmosphere in the council became tense.It: Livia e Marco cercarono di convincere Alessandro a cambiare idea.En: Livia and Marco tried to persuade Alessandro to change his mind.It: Tuttavia, lui restava fermo.En: However, he stood firm.It: Sentiva che abbandonare i metodi tradizionali significava tradire la sua famiglia, il loro lavoro e i ricordi.En: He felt that abandoning traditional methods meant betraying his family, their work, and their memories.It: Un giorno, Alessandro convocò il consiglio nella sua vigna.En: One day, Alessandro called the council to his vineyard.It: Li guidò tra i filari di uva matura, spiegando con calma ma determinazione il significato di ogni passo che aveva imparato dai suoi avi.En: He led them among the rows of ripe grapes, explaining calmly yet determinedly the meaning of each step he had learned from his ancestors.It: Parlava di cura e pazienza, di come i sapori intricati si sviluppassero con tempo e amore.En: He spoke of care and patience, of how intricate flavors developed with time and love.It: "Il nostro vino è conosciuto per il suo sapore unico," disse.En: "Our wine is known for its unique flavor," he said.It: "Non possiamo perdere ciò che lo rende speciale."En: "We cannot lose what makes it special."It: Dopo il suo discorso, Livia e Marco rimasero in silenzio per un momento.En: After his speech, Livia and Marco remained silent for a moment.It: La dedizione di Alessandro era palpabile.En: Alessandro's dedication was palpable.It: Con il cuore aperto dalla sincerità e dalla passione di Alessandro, decisero di sostenere il suo sogno.En: With hearts opened by his sincerity and passion, they decided to support his dream.It: Quando la vendemmia finì, il magico aroma del mosto che fermentava riempì l'aria.En: When the harvest ended, the magical aroma of fermenting must filled the air.It: Livia e Marco unirono le forze ad Alessandro, lavorando insieme per completare la produzione del vino come antichi artisti.En: Livia and Marco joined forces with Alessandro, working together to complete the wine production like ancient artists.It: Il raccolto fu un successo.En: The harvest was a success.It: Le bottiglie portarono il sapore autentico della tradizione della loro terra.En: The bottles carried the authentic taste of their land's tradition.It: In quel momento, Alessandro comprese che rimanere fedele a sé stesso era la sua più grande forza.En: In that moment, Alessandro realized that staying true to himself was his greatest strength.It: Livia e Marco iniziarono ad apprezzare il valore del rispetto per il passato.En: Livia and Marco began to appreciate the value of respecting the past.It: Nella calda luce del tramonto toscano, brindarono insieme, certi che il rispetto della tradizione fosse parte del loro futuro.En: In the warm light of the Tuscan sunset, they toasted together, certain that respect for tradition was part of their future.It: E così, tra le colline e le vigne della Toscana, la storia di Alessandro e del suo vino continuò, unendo passato e presente con forza rinnovata e spirito comune.En: And so, among the hills and vineyards of Toscana, the story of Alessandro and his wine continued, uniting past and present with renewed strength and shared spirit. Vocabulary Words:the farmhouse: la casa colonicathe vineyards: le vignethe gate: il cancellobreathtaking: mozzafiatothe mission: la missionethe grape: l'uvathe vines: le vitito cultivate: coltivarethe harvest: la vendemmiathe yield: il rendimentounwavering: irremovibilethe machine: la macchinathe council: il consiglioto persuade: convincerethe vineyard: la vignaripe: maturathe ancestor: l'avointricate: intricatito ferment: fermentarethe must: il mostothe aroma: l'aromaauthentic: autenticothe artist: l'artistafaithful: fedelethe sunset: il tramontothe strength: la forzato betray: tradirethe air: l'ariathe step: il passothe dedication: la dedizione

In this episode, W. David O. Taylor joins me to talk about To Set the World Aflame and the artist's calling to bear witness to the fullness of God's creation. Artists work with the sensory, the imaginative, the emotional, the metaphorical, the material stuff of the world, and in doing so they help the rest of us see what's actually there. We talk about what an artist really is, why belovedness comes before output, and how the calling has shifted across centuries without losing its center. We linger on abundance: seven thousand kinds of apples, more wine than anyone could drink, a God who delights in more than enough.W. David O. Taylor is Associate Professor of Theology & Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary and the author of ten books, including For the Beauty of the Church: Casting a Vision for the Arts and To Set the World Aflame: How Artists Bear Witness to the Fullness of God's Creation. An Anglican priest, he has written for The Washington Post, The Gospel Coalition, Religion News Service, and Christianity Today, among others, and has contributed scholarly essays to the T&T Clark Companion to Theology and the Arts, Theology, Modernity and the Visual Arts, and Contemporary Art and the Church. He served on the board of Christians in the Visual Arts and is part of a three-year scholarly project, "Theology and the Visual Arts," hosted by King's College London. He lives on twenty-one acres of land east of Austin with his artist wife (Phaedra) and children. He posts about art and faith on Substack (@wdavidotaylor) and Instagram (@davidtaylor_theologian).David's Book:To Set the World AflameConnect with Joshua: jjohnson@shiftingculturepodcast.comGo to www.shiftingculturepodcast.com to interact and donate. Every donation helps to produce more podcasts for you to enjoy.Follow on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Threads, Bluesky or YouTubeSupport the podcast and the ministry that my wife and I do around the world. Just click on the support the show link below Support the show

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Dr. Alexander Douglas serves as a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of St. Andrews. His work navigates Eastern and Western thought, focusing on the philosophy of religion, Spinoza, and early Daoism. In his latest book, Against Identity: The Wisdom of Escaping the Self, he draws a line between the Zhuangzi, Spinoza, and René Girard to argue that our obsession with a fixed self is the root of social pathology, and that liberation lies in embracing uncertainty and ambiguity. Find Alex and his work online Against Identity (book): https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/456203/against-identity-by-douglas-alexander/9781802063318 Alex's Substack: https://axdouglas.substack.com/ Discussion Outline 0:00 The Story of Hundum 4:52 The Zhuangzi 11:30 The Self and Identity in Modernity 21:15 Confucius and Zhuangzi 26:00 Explaining the Tao 33:30 Rejecting Identity 37:50 Are We Gods? 41:10 Rene Girard and Mimetic Desire 49:15 A Brave New World 59:35 Living without Identity A huge thanks to Patreon members: Bhavya, Roxanne Murrell, Sara B Cooper, Anne Brennels, Ell, Johnathan Filbert, Daniela Körppen, Cody Schuman, Christopher Futter, Andreas Wendtland. You are stars!! Join Our Patreon Community Here: https://www.patreon.com/c/user?u=62047873 David A. Tizzard has a PhD in Korean Studies and lectures at Seoul Women's University and Hanyang University. He writes a weekly column in the Korea Times, is a social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at datizzard@swu.ac.kr. ▶ David's Insta: @datizzard ▶ KD Insta: @koreadeconstructed These podcasts are recorded live in Seoul. Big thanks to the studio owner and my friend 한정철: https://www.instagram.com/the_story_from_you/ 

Please check out this entire series-arc, re-written, expanded, & re-recorded as of Aug 2026:- Ep. 306: Dead Men Tell No Tales: https://megaphone.link/ARML5251369441- Ep. 307: Murders & Acquisitions, Mostly: https://megaphone.link/ARML6215286599 - Ep. 308: The Shadow State: https://megaphone.link/ARML7890860851 Bottled up in Tung Chung Bay, subsisting for three weeks on caterpillars & boiled rice, the largest pirate fleet in the history of the world meets six Portuguese ships and the arithmetic that finishes it. What follows is the biggest criminal amnesty the world had yet seen, and a question very few pirates ever get to ask themselves: what does a cutthroat do with retirement? Time Period Covered: 1809–1844 CE Major Historical Figures: Red Flag Confederation: Zheng Yi Sao (AKA Ching Shih, née Shi Yang), Commander of the Red Flag Confederation [1775–1844]Zhang Baozai (Cheung Po Tsai), Fleet Commander of the Red Flags, later Qing navy vice-commander at Penghu [1783–1822]Guo Podai, Commander of the Black Flag Fleet [178?–181?]Mei Ying, a captive of the Red Flag Fleet [d. 1809] Qing Empire: The Jiaqing Emperor (Aisin-Gioro Yongyan) [r. 1796–1820]The Daoguang Emperor (Aisin-Gioro Minning) [r. 1820–1850]Bailing (Zhang Bailing), Governor-General of Liangguang [1748–18??]Sun Quanmou, Provincial Fleet CommanderZhou Feixiong, physician of MacauWu Yaonan, government official [fl. 1810–1840]Lin Zexu, Viceroy of Liangguang [1785–1850] Portuguese Empire: Miguel José de Arriaga Brum da Silveira, Ouvidor of MacauCaptain José Pinto Alcoforado de Azevedo e Sousa, Commander of the Macau FlotillaGonçalves Carocha, pilot British East India Company: Richard Glasspoole, second mate of the Marquis of Ely [1788–1846] Major Sources Cited: Andrade, Tonio. The Gunpowder Age: China, Military Innovation, and the Rise of the West in World History. Antony, Robert J. Like Froth Floating on the Sea: The World of Pirates and Seafarers in Late Imperial South China. Glasspoole, Richard. A Brief Narrative of My Captivity and Treatment Amongst the Ladrones (1809); see also Owen Rutter, ed., Mr Glasspoole and the Chinese Pirates (Golden Cockerel Press, 1935).Leonard, Jane Kate. “Maritime China in Transition, 1750–1850,” in The Cambridge History of China, Volume 9, Part 2: The Ch'ing Dynasty to 1800. Murray, Dian H. Pirates of the South China Coast, 1790–1810. Van de Ven, Hans J. Breaking with the Past: The Maritime Customs Service and the Global Origins of Modernity in China. Yuan Yonglun. Jing hai fen ji (靖海氛記, 1830), translated by Karl Friedrich Neumann as History of the Pirates Who Infested the China Sea, 1807–1810 (London, 1831). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we continue our series on modernity with a discussion of modernity, colonialism, and the future of both. We take up the claim that modernity is a justifying myth for European colonialism and wonder why we are all so enraptured by it. Are the Europeans as modern as we think they are? We also defend modernity's promise of emancipation and then wonder what the point of all the modernity talk is anyway. There's a lot of ambivalence here, but perhaps that's the point!leftofphilosophy.com | @leftofphil | @leftofphilosophy.bsky.socialReferences:Aníbal Quijano, “Paradoxes of Modernity in Latin America,” in Foundational Essays on the Coloniality of Power (Duke University Press, 2024).Enrique Dussel, “Europe, Modernity, and Eurocentrism,” Nepantla: Views from South 1.3 (Duke University Press, 2000).Music:“Vintage Memories” by Schematist | schematist.bandcamp.com“My Space” by Overu | https://get.slip.stream/KqmvAN

This week, Alexi is joined by music critic and columnist Ella Dorn to unpack her viral essay declaring Giallobrutalism as the defining visual language of mid-2020s pop, informed by the stylish delirium of Italian giallo cinema and a pervasive unease about surveillance and stardom. We discuss the aesthetic's formal signatures—cool temperatures, split diopters, painterly tableaux, and more— as well as the rise of early-onset popstar histrionics, the existential glamour of centripetal girls in centrifugal settings, and the decade's watershed fashion moments so far, from Miu Miu micro-minis to Sandy Liang mega-bows. We also challenge the default Y2K reading of modern pop aesthetics, arguing for a closer look at their 20th-century antecedents, and reflect on our shared past as stans of doomed K-pop girl groups. Links:“‘Giallobrutalism,' or why everything looks like that” by Ella Dorn on Fairyland!Ella Dorn on TwitterFairyland! on InstagramK-Pop Music Video Analysis w/ Alexi One on Top of the Other (1969) dir. Lucio FulciA Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971) dir. Lucio Fulci“Music, Fashion, Film is Charli xcx at her subversive best” by Ella Dorn in The New StatesmanBalenciaga F/W 2024Film Noir and the Spaces of Modernity by Edward Dimendberg“The realities of being a pop star” by Charli xcx on charli's substackEp. 162: Crayola CasualEp. 102: Just Dance w/ Lexee SmithNicole Kidman wearing Miu Miu S/S 2022 for Vanity Fair's 2022 Hollywood Issue coverSandy Liang S/S 2024Our Aesthetic Categories: Zany, Cute, Interesting by Sianne Ngai“In Defense of the Leopard Print Midi Skirt” in Paper magazine (the original @leopardmidiskirt Instagram account is GONE omg)New Giallobrutalist canon entries we discuss: YENA (최예나) – “캐치 캐치 (Catch Catch)”, aespa 에스파 – “Switchblade (Feat. Ty Dolla $ign)”, Gracie Abrams – “Look at My Life”, ifeye (이프아이) – “r u ok?” , aespa エスパ – “KISS N TELL”Bang Jae Yeob LOONA/ODD EYE CIRCLE – “Sweet Crazy Love” (Official Music Video)LOONA/Kim Lip – “Eclipse” (Official Music Video)The iconic abandoned Brutalist building from every K-pop MVGhosts of My Life: Writings on Depression, Hauntology and Lost Futures by Mark FisherFederico Fellini: Painting in Film, Painting on Film by Hava Aldoubyno na - “honk!” (Official Music Video)no na - “superstitious” (Official Music Video)Elliot Shields on Instagram (creative consultant on Aespa's “Kiss N Tell”) Magic by Jolin Tsai 蔡依林但是又何奈 by Louise Tsuei 崔苔菁 Rocket Girls 101 (火箭少女101) K-pop plagiarism overviewKiiiKiii on Instagram This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

Maria Whelan is an agent at Mushens Entertainment, in London. Prior to that, for more than 8 years she worked as an assistant and agent at InkWell Management in New York. She began her career in publishing as a Foreign Rights Assistant at Janklow & Nesbit in New York. Maria graduated from University College Dublin with a BA in English and Drama, then obtained her Master's in Literature and Modernity from the University of Edinburgh. Maria represents both fiction and nonfiction writers, including USA TODAY bestsellers, a Lammy Finalist, a Discoveries Women's Prize shortlist winner, a PEN/Robert W. Bingham Finalist, a Simon & Schuster Books Like Us first novel winner, NPR's Best Books of The Year authors, a James Beard Award winner, Barnes & Noble picks authors, and MacDowell Fellows.  Maria joins Barbara DeMarco-Barrett to talk about how she finds her clients, query letters, hands on agenting, comparison titles, submitting to editors, ageism in publishing, the difference in agents in NY vs the UK, selling memoirs, and more. For more information on Writers on Writing and to become a supporter, visit our Patreon page. For a one-time donation, visit Ko-fi. You can help out the show and indie bookstores by buying books at our bookstore on bookshop.org. It's stocked with titles by our guest authors, as well as our personal favorites. And on Spotify, you'll find an album's worth of typewriter music like what you hear on the show. It's perfect for writing. Look for the artist, Just My Type. You can find hundreds of past interviews on our website. (Recorded on 7, 2026) Host: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett Host: Marrie Stone Music: Travis Barrett (Stream his music on Spotify, Apple Music, Etc.)  

For Rabbi Dr. Eli Rubin, in an ideal world all people would be mystics. He argues that if mysticism means connecting to God, then everyone should feel that connection. And through it, everyone should be able to live better, more meaningful lives. Rabbi Eli Rubin is the author of Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity as well as a number of articles that have been published in the AJS Review, Jewish Currents, and The Lehrhaus. He is also a contributing editor to Chabad.org and holds a PhD from the Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies at University College London. Now, he joins us to answer eighteen questions with Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy on Jewish mysticism, including how it has changed modernity and free choice of the “essential soul.” Here are our questions:What is Jewish mysticism?How were you introduced to Jewish mysticism?In an ideal world, would all Jews be mystics?What do you think of when you think of God?What is the purpose of the Jewish people?How does prayer work?What is the goal of Torah study?Does Jewish mysticism view men and women the same?Should Judaism be hard or easy?Why did God create the world? Can humans do something that is against God's will?What do you think of when you think about Moshiach?Is the State of Israel part of the final redemption?What is the greatest challenge facing the world today?How has modernity changed Jewish mysticism?What differentiates Jewish mysticism from the mysticism of other religions? Does one need to be religious to study Jewish mysticism?Can mysticism be dangerous?How has Jewish mysticism affected your relationships with yourself and with others?What is a Jewish teaching that you always take with you?

Episode #590: Chie Ikeya's work on colonial Burma began almost by accident. Trained as a historian and originally planning to study the Japanese occupation, she found herself in Yangon waiting for archival access that never came. In the meantime, she read Burmese newspapers and periodicals from the early twentieth century, where the notion of the “modern woman” appeared again and again as a source of fascination, fear, hope, and moral panic. Her later work, Refiguring Women, Colonialism, and Modernity in Burma, follows that figure through education, print culture, nationalism, consumer desire, sexuality, Buddhism, and race. In colonial Burma, women's education expanded sharply, especially through missionary schools, and opened paths into medicine, law, teaching, journalism, and public life. Yet those openings also made women symbolic terrain. Their clothing, schooling, work, marriages, sexuality, and public presence became ways for others to debate whether Burma was becoming modern, losing itself, resisting colonialism, or protecting the nation. Ikeya complicates the familiar claim that Burmese women traditionally enjoyed high status. Certain legal rights around property and marriage were real, but rights on paper did not erase domestic violence, social control, class inequality, or the difficulty of forcing law into practice. The claim that Burmese women needed no feminism also carried political force: it could defend Burma against colonial arguments for “uplift,” while feeding a wider ideology of Burmese Buddhist exceptionalism. That ideology later shaped debates over intermarriage, religious belonging, anti-Muslim politics, and the boundaries of the nation. Ikeya does not treat exclusion as only state propaganda. It is diffuse, historical, and embedded in ordinary assumptions about who belongs, who does not, and whose presence must be regulated. Yet she also refuses to make violence the whole record. “Burma has not always been like this,” she says. Alongside histories of estrangement, she asks historians to recover the quieter histories of affection, belonging, and difficult intimacy that rarely survive in the archive.

Michael Horton, Walter Strickland, Bob Hiller, and Justin Holcomb survey one of the most consequential books in the history of the world: The book of Genesis. They examine how it's theological themes confronted the myths and gods of its own time, and explore how it confronts modernity's myths as well. DOWNLOAD IS GOD FAIR? A classic essay from the late J.I. Packer on whether God is really fair. FOLLOW US YouTube | Instagram | X/Twitter | Facebook | Newsletter WHO WE ARE Sola Media serves today's global church by producing resources for reformation grounded in the historic Christian faith. For over thirty-five years, Sola has walked alongside Christians in their faith, pointing away from novelty and ourselves, and toward Christ and his gospel as proclaimed in the Scriptures, articulated in the ancient Christian Creeds, and summarized in the confessions of the Protestant Reformation. Learn more: https://solamedia.org/

(Sacred Mountain Sangha) Short reflection on the Four Vipalllasa & the Code of Modernity followed by a guided meditation

(Sacred Mountain Sangha) Short reflection on the Four Vipalllasa & the Code of Modernity followed by a guided meditation

Jamie Smith is a Reformed philosopher — one of the first to put a Catholic mystic in the title of a book and then proceed to argue that it was the contemplative tradition that brought him back to a flourishing form of faith on the far side of a series of nerdy dead ends. Make Your Home in the Luminous Dark is his most personal and, I would argue, most beautiful book. It began the day, more than a decade ago, when Jamie was in the depths of a severe depression his analytical philosophical training could not think its way out of, and his wife came home from a garage sale with a battered used copy of The Dark Night of the Soul and told him he should read it. What that began — St. John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, Meister Eckhart, Merton — is what this book bears witness to. It is a book about the mystics saving Jamie's faith. It is also a Reformed philosopher's argument that the cultural liturgies project he is best known for needs a prior undoing before its formative work can do anything at all. As I told Jamie in the hour, this is a book that made me feel uncomfortable about how much I enjoyed it. We covered the apophatic/cataphatic distinction with the twist Jamie puts on it, the way certainty is still Cartesian even when it calls itself pious, the trad-wife/manosphere as snorting modernity while claiming to have escaped it, Charles Taylor's Cosmic Connections as the real sequel to A Secular Age, and what to do when Distraction Inc. has fully occupied the inner room. The platform is the plantation. Come sit with this one and check out the book. You can WATCH the conversation on YouTube About our guest Dr. James K.A. Smith is Professor of Philosophy at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he holds the Gary and Henrietta Byker Chair in Applied Reformed Theology and Worldview. He earned his PhD at Villanova University under John D. Caputo. He served as editor of Comment magazine (2013–2018) and as editor-in-chief of Imagejournal (2019–2024). His new book is Make Your Home in the Luminous Dark. His previous books include the Cultural Liturgies trilogy — Desiring the Kingdom, Imagining the Kingdom, and Awaiting the King — as well as You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit, How (Not) to Be Secular: Reading Charles Taylor, On the Road with Saint Augustine, How to Inhabit Time, and his early philosophical work Speech and Theology. He writes at Quid Amo on Substack. ⁠JOIN OUR OPEN ONLINE CLASS: The Empire Christ Couldn't Keep⁠⁠ Ever notice how Christian nationalism gets talked about like it's some bizarre new glitch in the faith? It isn't — it's a 2,000-year-old arrangement wearing new clothes, and once you see how the pattern works, you can also spot the Christ who keeps slipping free of it. Join theologian Joerg Rieger and Tripp Fuller for The Christ Empire Couldn't Keep, a free six-week online class tracing the holy alliances, imperial creeds, and stubborn resistance that have shaped Christianity from Paul to the present. You'll get six lectures from Joerg, six live Q&As, weekly readings from his book Christ and Empire, and a community of fellow troublemakers thinking it through together. It's free to join, every session is recorded, and it kicks off Thursday, August 27. Grab your spot at ⁠⁠HomebrewedClasses.com.⁠⁠ This podcast is a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Homebrewed Christianity ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠production. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the Homebrewed Christianity⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Theology Nerd Throwdown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Rise of Bonhoeffer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcasts for more theological goodness for your earbuds. Join over 75,000 other people by joining our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack - Process This!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get instant access to over 50 classes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.TheologyClass.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the podcast, drop a review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, send ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠feedback/questions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or become a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠member of the HBC Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Philosopher and historian of science Joelle Abi-Rached approaches the topic of trauma, asking whether it is a sufficient category for the psychic impact of the ongoing violence of Zionist settler colonialism. Joelle Abi-Rached is a philosopher and historian of science; she is Associate Professor of Medicine at the American University of Beirut. And the author of Asfuriyyeh: A History of Madness, Modernity, and War in the Middle East, co-author of Neuro: The New Brain Sciences and the Management of the Mind, and coeditor of Lebanon: Anatomy of a Collapse, a forthcoming collection of essays on Lebanese politics and society. SUPPORT: www.buymeacoffee.com/redmedicine Soundtrack by Mark Pilkington Twitter: @red_medicine__ www.redmedicine.substack.com/

This week, we share a "Space for God" devotional led by Rev. Dan Marotta, who draws us into the profound riches of one of the world's most familiar prayers. By unpacking the Lord's Prayer line-by-line, Dan helps us see anew both the cosmic and deeply personal invitation Jesus offers his followers through these few words.Check out Dan's book: Liturgy in the Wilderness: How the Lord's Prayer Shapes the Imagination of the Church in a Secular AgeView Our Complete Archive of “Space for God” Prayer PracticesLearn More About Spiritual Direction through Coracleinthecoracle.org  |  @inthecoracleOriginally Recorded 2/14/23Support 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.

Jennifer takes you through a season of conversations with philosophers, teachers, and artists through the lens of a central koan: do we save or savour a world in a state of collapse? She revisits three core movements: The importance of feeling, especially the emotions and sensations we want to avoidLetting go and softening our attachments to identity, being right, or particular outcomesThe idea that there are no guarantees in this life, no matter how earnest or enlightened we areBringing you into a current challenge of hers, Jennifer illuminates how the tension between saving and savouring is working her, as she embraces new questions on how to dance with uncertainty in a heart-breaking, surprising world. Gratitude for this show's theme song Inside the House, composed by the talented Yukon musician, multi-instrumentalist and sound artist Jordy Walker. Artwork by the imaginative writer, filmmaker and artist Jon Marro. 

In this episode, we begin our new series on modernity with a discussion of Marshall Berman's 1982 book All That Is Solid Melts Into Air: The Experience of Modernity. Some of the questions we will tackle in this series will address the substance of modernity, whether modernity is singular or multiple, the relationship of art to modernization, and whether modernity is better understood as a rupture from the past or a development out of it. Berman, for his part, argues that modernity has always been about development through contradictions. We moderns bear witness to the constant dissolution of the traditions, political forms, and social mores of the past in the name of the production of the new. However, Berman thinks the 20th century has lost touch with the essentially contradictory nature of modernity by becoming either dogmatic enthusiasts of creative destruction or resolute pessimists who see nothing but degradation in modern life. He returns us to the 19th century where artists and thinkers such as Goethe, Marx, and Baudelaire had a more vivid and sensitive appreciation of the contradictory demands of modern development. We discuss Berman's ultimately hopeful account of modern experience, its relation to urban life, and why any future politics must reckon with people's desire for stability. Get ready to ride the wave of modernity (it's not like you have a choice)! This is just a short teaser of the full episode. To hear the rest, please subscribe to us on Patreon:patreon.com/leftofphilosophyReferences:Marshall Berman, All That Is Solid Melts Into Air: The Experience of Modernity (New York: Verso, 2010).Perry Anderson, “Modernity and Revolution”, New Left Review I/144 (1984): 96-113.Music:“Vintage Memories” by Schematist | schematist.bandcamp.com“My Space” by Overu | https://get.slip.stream/KqmvAN

Is modern life quietly replacing God with something else? In Episode 60 of Thinking Christian, Dr. James Spencer and Dr. Ashish Farma welcome back historian and theologian Dr. Kevin Flatt (Associate Dean of Humanities, Redeemer University) to explore one of the most urgent and underexamined ideas in Christian thought today: Sacred Social Order. Every civilization in human history — from ancient China to Mesoamerican empires to early Christian Europe — understood that human society must align with something higher than itself. That intuition isn't gone. It's been replaced. By nationalism. By progressive identity movements. By civil religion. By the cult of the individual. In this wide-ranging conversation, James, Ashish, and Kevin map how the West lost its sacred social order, what quietly took its place, and what the Church must recover — including a radical rethinking of time, space, the Sabbath, and Christian catechesis. If you've ever felt like the world is moving too fast, or that something foundational has been hollowed out — this episode names what it is. Key Takeaways: What "Sacred Social Order" means — and why virtually every pre-modern civilization shared it How secularization doesn't create a vacuum; it creates replacement religions (nationalism, identity politics, civil religion) Why the American founding contains an unresolved ambiguity between Christian and Deist foundations — and what happened when that ambiguity tilted secular How technology is catechizing us into seeing time and space as things to master, not gifts to steward The striking biblical parallel between Sabbath laws and land laws — and what exile means for a church that ignores both Why literal gardening might be one of the most counter-cultural spiritual practices a Christian can adopt today What a Christian catechism for our moment needs to address — and what sacred values compete against it Get early access and a bonus with a Patreon membership. Subscribe to our YouTube channel To read James's article on this topic, check out his author page on Christianity.com.

In this episode I talked with Dr. Patrick Deneen. Dr. Deneen is a Professor of Political Science at Notre Dame University. He the author of four books, including his most popular, Why Liberalism Failed, that came out in 2018 and his most recent, American Odyssey: What and Ancient Story Reveals about our Divided Souls. In this discussion we talked about the new Odyssey film by Christopher Nolan. Dr. Deneen gave his brief review of the movie -- what it gets right and what it misses. We then discussed his newest book and how the Odyssey story has influenced some of the great American stories including The Wizard of Oz, Field of Dreams, and It's a Wonderful Life. I hope you enjoy! Go subscribe to The Paradox Press now!Follow me on X: https://x.com/andyschmitt99

In this episode, Paul Anleitner traces how a culture that once watched Rocky in full-throated sincerity learned to read everything through suspicion. We talk about the modern story we inherited, the postmodern anti-story that dismantled it, and the meaning crisis left in the rubble. There is a vibe shift happening as people reach for nostalgia and re-enchantment. We get into the three pillars of meaning, mean world syndrome, why Top Gun: Maverick and Project Hail Mary landed the way they did, and Paul's central claim: that kenosis, self-emptying love, is the shape of reality. Paul Anleitner is a cultural theologian who writes and speaks on the role of culture and story in our quest for meaning. He is the author of "Based on a True Story: Vibe Shifts, the End of Deconstruction, and the Reboot of Meaning" (Nelson Books)His unique interdisciplinary approach integrates theology, philosophy, and science to help individuals and institutions navigate cultural shifts and address perennial religious longings.Paul's Book:Based on a True StoryConnect with Joshua: jjohnson@shiftingculturepodcast.comGo to www.shiftingculturepodcast.com to interact and donate. Every donation helps to produce more podcasts for you to enjoy.Follow on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Threads, Bluesky or YouTubeSupport the podcast and the ministry that my wife and I do around the world. Just click on the support the show link below Support the show

Jacques Tati rebuilt Paris from the ground up - and bankrupted himself in the process - to make his masterpiece PLAYTIME (1967), a gentle satire of ultra-modern postwar France that has a certain affection for what it's satirizing. We discuss the film that couldn't quite kill Monsieur Hulot. PATREON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE - https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus/posts/730-malaise-of-164033227

What does it mean to "see God again" after modernity has taught us to look for the sacred in all the wrong ways? In this special Lectern conversation, John Vervaeke is joined by Guy Sengstock for a deep reflection on John's three-part course trilogy, Seeing God Again for the First Time. John invited Guy to watch the courses and respond not only to their arguments, but to the way the courses enact a philosophical, phenomenological, and spiritual exercise. Guy begins from his own background as co-founder of Circling, describing how relational practice opened a mystery that psychological language could not fully hold, eventually leading him into Heidegger, phenomenology, and philosophy as contemplation. From there, he draws out the personal and pedagogical arc of John's work: teaching as encounter, as vulnerability, and as a way of revealing what students are already confronted with. John describes the course as an attempt to integrate rigorous argument, phenomenological exploration, and spiritual exercise in the spirit of Socrates, Plotinus, and Pierre Hadot. Rather than define religion or God and then argue for or against them, John sets out to deconstruct the modern grammar that blocks our ability to encounter sacredness at all: the fact/value, is/ought, subjective/objective, theory/data, and meaning/measurement dichotomies. The conversation moves through Paul Tillich, William Desmond, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Catherine Pickstock, Janet Soskice, D.C. Schindler, and 4E cognitive science, showing how analytic philosophy, continental phenomenology, and cognitive science converge in undermining modernity's inherited picture. Guy and John explore sacredness as ultimately real, ultimately orienting, ultimately transformative, and ultimately resonant; naming as relational participation rather than possession; wonder as calling self and world into question; and aletheia as truth that discloses beauty, goodness, and intelligibility. The conversation closes with the contemporary stakes of this recovery: AI, consciousness, personhood, the meaning crisis, and the alignment problem. John argues that we can no longer treat philosophy and sacredness as academic luxuries when our technologies are reshaping cognition, identity, and agency. If we are creating new kinds of intelligence, the question is not merely how to bind them to us, but how to orient them - and ourselves - toward truth, goodness, beauty, intelligibility, and the sacred. Guy Sengstock is a co-founder of Circling and a longtime teacher of relational, dialogical, and contemplative practice. His work bridges phenomenology, philosophy, facilitation, and the lived mystery of interpersonal encounter. Explore courses and other offerings from The Lectern: https://lectern.teachable.com About The Lectern The Lectern is dedicated to wisdom cultivation through dialogue, inquiry, and transformative practices. Through courses, live events, and community conversations, we seek not merely to discuss ideas, but to explore how they can shape the way we live. 00:00 Welcome to The Lectern 01:00 Why Guy is reflecting on Seeing God Again 02:00 Guy introduces his background in Circling and philosophy 04:00 Circling, mystery, and the limits of psychological language 06:00 Heidegger, Being and Time, and philosophy as contemplation 09:00 John's Socratic and Plotinian aspirations 10:30 Argument, phenomenology, and spiritual exercise 12:00 Seeing God Again, pilgrimage, and the Philosophical Silk Road 13:00 John the person, scientist, philosopher, and teacher 15:00 Teaching as existential confrontation 17:00 The manner of teaching as part of the teaching 18:00 Modernity, the meaning crisis, and sacredness 20:00 When teaching became encounter 21:00 Paul Tillich, cognitive science, and teaching virtue 23:00 William Desmond and philosophy as spiritual exercise 25:00 Teaching toward a philosophical-spiritual end 26:00 Involving the whole self without becoming self-involved 29:00 Revealing what students are already confronted with 31:00 Teaching, social phobia, and vulnerability 33:00 The sacred as deep teaching 35:00 Idealization, temptation, and participation 38:00 Naming God and the loss of relational naming 41:00 The four dichotomies of modernity 42:00 Out-rigoring the rigor 44:00 Deconstructing the grammar that blocks sacredness 45:00 Mystical traditions as phenomenological exemplars 47:00 Modernity's vertical and horizontal dichotomies 49:00 Recovering sight beyond modernity's glasses 50:00 Sacredness as ultimately real, orienting, transformative, and resonant 52:00 Why John uses atheist scholarship before apologetics 53:00 Counter-modern thought and the limits of postmodernism 55:00 Why these dichotomies matter beyond academia 57:00 Everything Everywhere All at Once, nihilism, and value 01:01:00 Philosophy outside the ivory tower 01:02:00 Postmodernity and living in the ruins 01:04:00 Recovery and asking "Where are we?" 01:05:00 Wittgenstein, Heidegger, and recovering meaning 01:07:00 Modernity as icon rather than representation 01:08:00 Truth, goodness, beauty, and intelligibility 01:12:00 Wonder vs. curiosity 01:15:00 Aletheia, beauty, liberation, and onto-normativity 01:18:00 Seeing God Again as pilgrimage 01:19:00 Theoria as theory, contemplation, and pilgrimage 01:21:00 AI, analytic philosophy, and consciousness 01:24:00 Meaning, relevance, and the limits of computation 01:26:00 AI personhood and disembodied embodiment 01:30:00 Why philosophy matters for technologies shaping us 01:32:00 AI agents, personhood, and the coming ontological crisis 01:35:00 The meaning crisis and the loss of sacred orientation 01:37:00 Personhood, ontology, and responsibility 01:39:00 The alignment problem and binding intelligence to the sacred 01:40:00 Why the course must be taken as a course 01:41:00 Teacher assistance, Socratic process, and future retreats 01:42:00 Socratic Salon and participatory practice 01:43:00 Closing reflections on retreat and relationship Thank you for listening!

Is Israel facing its greatest internal crisis? Can liberal Zionism survive the pressures of both anti-Israel extremism and growing religious fundamentalism? And what does the Jewish idea that humanity is created in the image of God have to do with democracy, human rights, secularism, and the future of the liberal order?In this wide-ranging conversation, Rabbi Daniel Levine sits down with renowned Israeli scholar, public intellectual, and author Tomer Persico to discuss the future of Israel, the challenge of Haredi integration, Jewish mysticism, the roots of Western liberalism, and the crisis facing democracies around the world.Persico also discusses his acclaimed book, In God's Image: How Western Civilization Was Shaped by a Revolutionary Idea, which traces how the biblical concept that human beings are created in the image of God transformed Western ideas of equality, freedom, dignity, and individual rights.

In this Conflicted Conversation, Thomas discusses the true foundations of modernity with Clifton Crais, author of The Killing Age: How Violence Made the Modern World. Clifton explains: The Mortecene as an alternative to the Anthropocene Why global violence accelerated after 1750 How firearms destabilised traditional political orders The role of credit and debt in expanding slavery Global complicity beyond a simple West-versus-rest narrative The industrial destruction of whales, elephants and bison Vodun and other religious responses to predatory power What muskets can teach us about drones and AI Join the Conflicted Community here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://conflicted.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/MHconflicted⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/MHconflicted⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/conflictedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Conflicted is a Message Heard production. Executive Producers: Jake Warren & Max Warren. Produced and edited by Thomas Small. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sarah Flocken is an upmarket fiction author. She is also a public relations professional, comedian, improviser, and pun contest host (yes, it's a thing). Sarah's poetry, essays, and short stories were published in school literary journals throughout her teen and early adult years. After that, she turned her attention to building a career in public relations, where she's written millions of words for other people in the form of op-eds, speeches, press releases, whitepapers, sponsored articles, talking points, Senate floor remarks, and more. She is currently the owner and principal of SLH Communications, a PR consultancy in San Diego, California. Outside of her day job, Sarah has written short plays, sketch comedy and stand-up routines for over 10 years, including a run with the Edinburgh Revue at the 2011 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Additionally, she is a member of the Women's Fiction Writers Association. She currently performs with two improv comedy groups in San Diego, and hosts Pundemonium! San Diego's Only Pun Competition. Sarah received her bachelor's degree in English and Comparative Literary Studies from Occidental College in Los Angeles, and a master's in Literature & Modernity: 1900-Present from the University of Edinburgh in Edinburgh, Scotland. She lives in San Diego with her husband. Her new novel is Be Well. Learn more at SarahFlocken.com Intro reel, Writing Table Podcast 2024 Outro RecordingFollow the Writing Table: @writingtablepodcastEmail questions or tell us who you'd like us to invite to the Writing Table: writingtablepodcast@gmail.com.

Dances and balls appear throughout world literature as venues for young people to meet, flirt, and form relationships, as any reader of Pride and Prejudice, War and Peace, or Romeo and Juliet can attest. The popularity of social dance transcends class, gender, ethnic, and national boundaries. In the context of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Jewish culture, dance offers crucial insights into debates about emancipation and acculturation. While traditional Jewish law prohibits men and women from dancing together, Jewish mixed-sex dancing was understood as the very sign of modernity—and the ultimate boundary transgression. Writers of modern Jewish literature deployed dance scenes as a charged and complex arena for understanding the limits of acculturation, the dangers of ethnic mixing, and the implications of shifting gender norms and marriage patterns, while simultaneously entertaining their readers. In this book, Sonia Gollance examines the specific literary qualities of dance scenes, while also paying close attention to the broader social implications of Jewish engagement with dance. Combining cultural history with literary analysis and drawing connections to contemporary representations of Jewish social dance, Gollance illustrates how mixed-sex dancing functions as a flexible metaphor for the concerns of Jewish communities in the face of cultural transitions. Join YIVO for a discussion of Gollance's book with Josh Lambert, professor and director of the Jewish Studies Program at Wellesley College. Buy the book This book talk originally took place on October 26, 2023. 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

Dances and balls appear throughout world literature as venues for young people to meet, flirt, and form relationships, as any reader of Pride and Prejudice, War and Peace, or Romeo and Juliet can attest. The popularity of social dance transcends class, gender, ethnic, and national boundaries. In the context of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Jewish culture, dance offers crucial insights into debates about emancipation and acculturation. While traditional Jewish law prohibits men and women from dancing together, Jewish mixed-sex dancing was understood as the very sign of modernity—and the ultimate boundary transgression. Writers of modern Jewish literature deployed dance scenes as a charged and complex arena for understanding the limits of acculturation, the dangers of ethnic mixing, and the implications of shifting gender norms and marriage patterns, while simultaneously entertaining their readers. In this book, Sonia Gollance examines the specific literary qualities of dance scenes, while also paying close attention to the broader social implications of Jewish engagement with dance. Combining cultural history with literary analysis and drawing connections to contemporary representations of Jewish social dance, Gollance illustrates how mixed-sex dancing functions as a flexible metaphor for the concerns of Jewish communities in the face of cultural transitions. Join YIVO for a discussion of Gollance's book with Josh Lambert, professor and director of the Jewish Studies Program at Wellesley College. Buy the book This book talk originally took place on October 26, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies

Third Q&A of The Future of Religion. Ilia is back from Germany, the questions came in long and dense, and we ended up doing the thing the lecture had set up. We tracked how the natural-supernatural binary got constructed — Hume locks God out, German biblical critics build the distinction to argue about miracle stories, Huxley grabs the distinction and weaponizes it against the whole of nature. We asked what happens to faith when you realize Jesus would have been perplexed by supernaturalism as a concept. We asked what two million people in the streets of New York celebrating a Knicks playoff win has to do with religion. And we asked what worship would feel like if the people in the pews actually knew what the liturgy was doing. Spoiler — most of them think it is holding the building together until the sermon arrives.   ⁠Ilia Delio, OSF, PhD⁠ is a Franciscan Sister of Washington, DC, and American theologian specializing in science and religion, with interests in evolution, physics, and neuroscience and the import of these for theology. Previous Episodes with Ilia Delio ⁠There Was a Time When God Was Gods⁠ ⁠Religion Has a Physiology: Ilia & Tripp on Why Rituals Come Before Beliefs⁠ ⁠The Machine Is a God Image⁠ ⁠Thinking Theologically about AI with Teilhard de Chardin⁠ ⁠the Future of Religion⁠ ⁠The Not Yet God⁠ ⁠Bonaventure & the Cosmos in Process⁠ ⁠Catching a Cosmic Faith⁠ ⁠the Entangled God of my Heart⁠ Join our Online Summit - ⁠⁠⁠Unsettled Ground: Faith & the American Story at 250⁠⁠⁠ This summer, Diana Butler Bass and I are launching Faith at 250 — ⁠⁠⁠an online summit⁠⁠⁠ featuring scholars like Randall Balmer, Juan Floyd-Thomas, Elesha Coffman, and more, each offering their own take on religion and America at 250 years. We built it so faith communities have something honest and substantive to turn to when the nationalist narratives start flying. Sign up at ⁠⁠⁠www.TheologySummit.com⁠⁠⁠ to get access to every lecture, livestream, and discussion guide. The summit is donation-based, including 0. This podcast is a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Homebrewed Christianity ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠production. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the Homebrewed Christianity⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Theology Nerd Throwdown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Rise of Bonhoeffer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcasts for more theological goodness for your earbuds. Join over 75,000 other people by joining our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack - Process This!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get instant access to over 50 classes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.TheologyClass.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the podcast, drop a review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, send ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠feedback/questions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or become a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠member of the HBC Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In her most recent publication, Domestic Nationalism: Muslim Women, Health, and Modernity in Indonesia (Stanford UP, 2025), Chiara Formichi argues that Muslim women in Java and Sumatra, from the late 1910s to the 1950s, were central to Indonesia's progress as guardians and promoters of health and piety through gendered activities of care work. While sidelined in the Dutch colonial project of hygienic modernity, women's labor of social reproduction became increasingly visible during the Japanese Occupation and early years of independence. Women from all walks of life were called upon to fulfill domestic and motherly roles for the production and socialization of laborers, soldiers, and citizens. The medicalization of cleanliness, intersecting with multiple patriarchal orders, marginalized women's traditional influence and knowledge. However, leveraging the critical importance of infant care, cleanliness, and nutrition, women pushed against the boundaries imposed on them by the colonial and postcolonial state. Largely absent from government archives, their words and acts are evident in vernacular magazines and visual sources drawn from official outreach, news and lifestyle media, and advertisements. Women writers rearticulated scientific mothering, nationalist maternalism, and Islamic ideals of motherhood to create a public voice through gendered care work. The framework of Domestic Nationalism proposes that as the modern Indonesian nation-state took shape capitalizing on the public function of mothering, so did homemaking become a crossroads of national and international approaches to development, blurring nonaligned self-reliance and global capitalist interests. In this episode Dr. Chiara Formichi (Cornell University) and Leah Cargin (University of Oklahoma and Journal of Women's History) discuss Domestic Nationalism. We converse about feminist theory and tensions between Indonesian women and colonial establishments. We talk about food, food choices, food preparation and nutrition to reveal an intersection of hygiene, nutrition, and imperialism. And last, we discuss how imperial and colonial invocation of novel hygiene practices was a global phenomenon in the mid-twentieth century. 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

In her most recent publication, Domestic Nationalism: Muslim Women, Health, and Modernity in Indonesia (Stanford UP, 2025), Chiara Formichi argues that Muslim women in Java and Sumatra, from the late 1910s to the 1950s, were central to Indonesia's progress as guardians and promoters of health and piety through gendered activities of care work. While sidelined in the Dutch colonial project of hygienic modernity, women's labor of social reproduction became increasingly visible during the Japanese Occupation and early years of independence. Women from all walks of life were called upon to fulfill domestic and motherly roles for the production and socialization of laborers, soldiers, and citizens. The medicalization of cleanliness, intersecting with multiple patriarchal orders, marginalized women's traditional influence and knowledge. However, leveraging the critical importance of infant care, cleanliness, and nutrition, women pushed against the boundaries imposed on them by the colonial and postcolonial state. Largely absent from government archives, their words and acts are evident in vernacular magazines and visual sources drawn from official outreach, news and lifestyle media, and advertisements. Women writers rearticulated scientific mothering, nationalist maternalism, and Islamic ideals of motherhood to create a public voice through gendered care work. The framework of Domestic Nationalism proposes that as the modern Indonesian nation-state took shape capitalizing on the public function of mothering, so did homemaking become a crossroads of national and international approaches to development, blurring nonaligned self-reliance and global capitalist interests. In this episode Dr. Chiara Formichi (Cornell University) and Leah Cargin (University of Oklahoma and Journal of Women's History) discuss Domestic Nationalism. We converse about feminist theory and tensions between Indonesian women and colonial establishments. We talk about food, food choices, food preparation and nutrition to reveal an intersection of hygiene, nutrition, and imperialism. And last, we discuss how imperial and colonial invocation of novel hygiene practices was a global phenomenon in the mid-twentieth century. 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

This is Part 2 of our series, “The Theological Underpinnings of Modernity.” In this episode, we move from al-Andalus to Columbus and the role of apocalyptic Christianity in the making of empire.

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

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.