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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/ 

Luke Burgis left Wall Street after two years, founded a few successful companies in his twenties, then walked away to spend three years in a Roman seminary on the path to the priesthood. He now runs the Cluny Institute and teaches at Catholic University. His book Wanting made René Girard legible to a general audience; the new one, The One and the Ninety-Nine, takes mimetic theory into the dynamics of self and crowd in an age of social contagion. He joined Tyler to discuss whether the age of pessimism is ending, why the Anglo world in particular seems so unhappy, whether Dostoevsky or Thomas Mann better diagnoses modernity, the kind of reader his own book would ruin, why he thinks AI will make social contagion weaker, what put him off consulting with Anthropic on Claude's constitution, what effective altruism misses, why men and women are drifting apart, what he'd fund in every American city, the case for reintroducing friction, whether a Gnostic reading of the lost sheep explains our moment, what Rod Dreher gets right about withdrawal, why Genoa is Italy's most underrated city, what confession times reveal about a church, why Italians seem tired of their Catholicism, why he didn't become a priest, where he differs from Ross Douthat, why exorcists appear to be on the rise, the sudden mimetic antisemitism on the right, the book his 23-year-old self would have hated, what he secretly admires about Silicon Valley, why Michigan never left him, what the original Cluny can teach a modern talent network, how he hopes to face his own death, what he'll do next, and more. Read a transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video on YouTube. Recorded April 30th, 2026. Other ways to connect Follow us on X and Instagram Follow Tyler on X Follow Luke on X Sign up for our newsletter Join our Discord Email us: cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu  Learn more about Conversations with Tyler and other Mercatus Center podcasts here. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:08 - On overapplying mimetic theory 00:06:35 - On AI and social contagion 00:07:53 - On declining Anthropic's invitation 00:09:36 - On the widening gap between men and women 00:12:25 - On anti-mimetic postures, jazz, and porn 00:16:46 - On Genoa, Naples, and societal escape fantasies 00:18:31 - On Italian Catholicism 00:26:59 - On not becoming a priest 00:29:13 - On beauty, enchantment, and the Gnostic sheep 00:40:22 - On what Wall Street taught him 00:43:50 - On Michigan 00:45:12 - On the Cluny Institute 00:48:41 - On dealing with death and what else is next 00:51:21 - Outro Image credit: Kirth Bobb

You can't answer "what do I actually want?" by looking inward harder, because most desire isn't hidden — it's borrowed. In this episode, Brett Ingram makes the case that a lot of what feels like your deepest wanting was actually absorbed from the people around you, and that the brain's craving for something and its enjoyment of having it run on two separate systems that routinely disagree. He offers a three-question "wanting audit" — where a want came from, whether you'd like having it or just getting it, and whether you'd still want it in private — for telling a genuine desire from a borrowed one before you spend years chasing it. What You'll Learn in This Episode Why "look inward and follow your heart" doesn't work — and why desire is mostly formed, not found, built out of what you were exposed to, praised for, and surrounded by René Girard's concept of mimetic desire: why so much of what you want, you caught from other people rather than generated yourself Kent Berridge's discovery that wanting and liking run on two different brain systems — and why the loudest craving is often the least reliable signal The three-question "Wanting Audit" for testing whether a specific desire is actually yours: the origin question, the liking question, and the private question Why intrinsic goals (growth, relationships, contribution) tend to hold up better over a life than extrinsic ones (status, image, wealth) — and why that finding is correlational, not a verdict on ambition itself The difference between reflection and rumination, and why thinking harder about what you want usually just generates heat, not light A simple one-week practice — the one-want audit and a daily "aliveness" note — for catching the wants you couldn't have found by sitting still Episode Timestamps [0:00] Introduction — the question that sounds simple and isn't [2:00] Why this hits hardest for people who are good at getting what they want [3:00] The trap in "figure out what you want" — desire isn't buried treasure [4:00] Why "look inward and follow your heart" doesn't work [6:00] Borrowed desire: René Girard and mimetic desire [9:00] Wanting isn't liking: Kent Berridge's two systems in the brain [12:00] The Wanting Audit — three tests, starting with the origin question [13:00] Test two: do you want to have it, or just to get it? [15:00] Test three: would you still want it if no one knew? [16:00] What the research says: intrinsic vs. extrinsic goals [18:00] The limit of thinking your way there — and the antidote [20:00] This week's practice: the one-want audit and the aliveness log [22:00] Rosebud, and the loudest want is rarely the truest one Episode Summary There's a version of "figure out what you want" that sounds like buried treasure — dig deep enough into yourself and the true answer will surface. Brett Ingram opens this episode by rejecting that model outright. The core claim: desire isn't mostly found, it's formed — built over time out of what you were exposed to, what you were praised for, and who you were standing next to when a want first showed up. If that's true, then sitting still and asking "but what do I really want?" on repeat won't get you anywhere. As Brett puts it, that kind of looping introspection means "all that's gonna do is generate heat. It's not gonna generate light." The first idea Brett builds the episode around is French philosopher René Girard's concept of mimetic desire — the claim that we mostly want things because other people want them, not because of the qualities of the thing itself. We look around to see what's worth wanting, and then we want that. It's why a neighborhood suddenly appeals once a friend moves there, or a career milestone starts to matter only after someone your age hits it first. Girard's point, Brett stresses, isn't a moral indictment — "it's not that you're shallow or a follower... The failure is only in never noticing it's happening." Borrowed desire isn't automatically bad; some of it fits beautifully. The problem is chasing a borrowed want for a decade while assuming it's the deepest expression of who you are. The second idea comes from neuroscientist Kent Berridge's decades of research at the University of Michigan: wanting and liking are two separate systems in the brain. Wanting — the craving, the pursuit — runs largely on dopamine. Liking — the actual pleasure once you have the thing — runs on a smaller, more fragile system, and the two can come apart completely. That's the mechanism behind the flat, quiet letdown after finally getting something you were sure about. "The loudest want is not the truest want," Brett says, and using raw craving as your guide to what you want will steer you straight toward the things you'll like least once you have them. From these two ideas, Brett builds a practical tool: the Wanting Audit, three questions to run on any specific want. The origin question — where did this come from, and who did I first see wanting it? The liking question — do I want to have this, or just to get it? (Imagine the ordinary Wednesday six months later, not the moment of arrival.) And the private question — would I still want this if no one ever knew I had it? None of the three deliver a clean verdict, but together they show where a want came from and whether it's likely to satisfy. The pattern lines up with research from psychologists Tim Kasser and Richard Ryan on intrinsic versus extrinsic goals: people who organize their lives disproportionately around extrinsic goals — wealth, status, image — tend to report lower wellbeing, even when they get what they wanted. The finding is correlational, and Brett is careful to say ambition itself isn't the villain; the wants worth keeping tend to have an intrinsic core, even when they wear an extrinsic coat. Brett also pushes back on his own framework: some wants can't be found by analysis at all. They only reveal themselves through action — small, cheap, reversible experiments, followed by honest noticing of what you actually felt, not what you predicted. That's the difference between reflection and rumination, and it connects directly to the difference between self-knowledge and self-improvement — the deeper terrain this episode sits inside. The homework is simple: run the Wanting Audit on one costly want this week, and keep a running note of the moments you felt genuinely alive, then compare the two lists. Closing with the "Rosebud" ending of Citizen Kane, Brett leaves listeners with the line the whole episode turns on: "You don't have to figure out everything you want today. You just have to stop mistaking a borrowed want for a life." Resources Mentioned René Girard's mimetic desire theory — the idea that we largely want things because other people want them — Britannica: "What is mimetic desire according to René Girard?" Kent Berridge's "wanting vs. liking" research, University of Michigan — the neuroscience showing craving and enjoyment run on separate brain systems — Berridge Lab: Neuroscience of Liking and Wanting Tim Kasser & Richard Ryan's research on intrinsic vs. extrinsic goals — the correlational link between extrinsic-goal-focused living and lower wellbeing — Kasser, "Materialistic Values and Goals," Annual Review of Psychology (2016) Citizen Kane (1941 film) — referenced for the "Rosebud" ending and the idea of getting everything you wanted and finding out it was never really yours Frequently Asked Questions How do I figure out what I actually want in life? Run any specific want through three tests instead of trying to think your way to an answer: where it came from and who you first saw wanting it, whether you'd enjoy having it and not just getting it, and whether you'd still want it if no one ever knew. Wants that survive all three are far more likely to be genuinely yours. Why don't I know what I want anymore? Because desire is mostly formed, not found — built out of what you were exposed to, praised for, and surrounded by — so there usually isn't a single "true" want hiding inside you waiting to be uncovered. What feels like confusion is often a list that's half yours and half absorbed from other people, with no way yet to tell them apart. What is mimetic desire, and why does it matter for figuring out what I want? Mimetic desire is philosopher René Girard's idea that we largely want things because other people want them, not because of the qualities of the thing itself. A lot of what feels like a personal desire is actually a social signal picked up from a peer, a rival, or a culture — which isn't a character flaw, just how humans learn what to value in the first place. What's the difference between wanting something and liking it? Neuroscientist Kent Berridge found that wanting (the craving, the pursuit) and liking (the pleasure once you have it) run on two different, separable systems in the brain. That's why a desire can feel intensely urgent and still deliver almost no satisfaction once you get the thing — the wanting system can fire hard even when the liking system barely responds. Why do I get what I want and still feel unsatisfied? Because the intensity of a craving tells you almost nothing about how much you'll actually enjoy having the thing once you do — that's the wanting/liking gap. It's also often a sign the want was extrinsic (status, image, being seen) rather than intrinsic, and research shows extrinsically-organized goals tend to satisfy the least even when achieved. What is the "Wanting Audit" from this episode? It's a three-question test for any want you're carrying: the origin question (where did this come from, who did I first see wanting it), the liking question (do I want to have it, or just to get it), and the private question (would I still want it if no one ever knew I had it). It won't produce a clean yes or no, but it shows where a want came from and whether it's likely to satisfy you. Is it bad that a lot of my desires are borrowed from other people? No — Brett is explicit that borrowed doesn't automatically mean bad, and mimetic wanting is simply how humans learn what to value. Some desires you catch from other people fit you beautifully. The problem is only when you can't tell the difference and spend years chasing a borrowed want assuming it's the deepest expression of who you are. Keep Exploring If this episode resonated, these are worth your time: Mind & Inner Life Pillar — The full framework on self-knowledge and building a genuine inner life, not just optimizing your output → Mind & Inner Life Guide What Self-Knowledge Actually Is — A companion episode on why real self-knowledge means seeing yourself clearly in motion, not a personality-quiz result → optyoumize.com/podcast/what-self-knowledge-actually-is How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others — A closer look at the same mimetic pull behind comparison and status-chasing → optyoumize.com/podcast/why-you-cant-stop-comparing-yourself Enjoyed This Episode? The best way to support optYOUmize is to subscribe and leave a review — it takes about two minutes and makes a real difference in helping more people find the show. Apple Podcasts · Spotify · Amazon Music · YouTube Leave a Review →

Analizamos "Petal", el nuevo video de Ariana Grande: violencia gráfica, una motosierra, extrema delgadez y un discurso de empoderamiento que no cuadra. Hablamos de la estética macabra del pop actual (Sabrina Carpenter, Rihanna, Doja Cat), de quién realmente está detrás del producto, de las teorías conspirativas que circulan en redes, y traemos la lectura de René Girard sobre la anorexia como rivalidad mimética. Pensamiento crítico, no pánico moral. 

This week, Jesus encounters a persistent Canaanite woman who refuses to take no for an answer. Peter Walsh and Elizabeth Garnsey wrestle with a provocative question: Does this woman learn something from Jesus, or might Jesus and his disciples learn something from her? Along the way, they explore what comes from the heart, the boundaries we draw around God's mercy, and the surprising grace of having our point of view conquered by love.Questions for ReflectionThemes & ApplicationThe Canaanite woman refuses to accept the boundaries that seem to determine who deserves Jesus' attention and mercy. Who are the people today whom religious communities are still tempted to keep outside the boundaries of belonging?Peter and Elizabeth offer different interpretations of Jesus' encounter with the Canaanite woman: is Jesus himself being changed, or is he intentionally creating a moment that will change his disciples? What difference does each interpretation make for how we understand Jesus?The episode contrasts the Pharisees, who are offended by Jesus, with the outsider who persistently seeks him. What might this suggest about the relationship between religious certainty and openness to encountering God in unexpected places? Personal Reflection QuestionsPeter asks, “How many times do we grow because our point of view gets conquered?” When has changing your mind actually been an important part of your spiritual growth? The Canaanite woman persists through silence, rejection, and insult. When have you had to persist in asking for something that mattered deeply to you?Jesus teaches that defilement comes from the heart rather than external observance. What attitudes or reactions within yourself are hardest for you to examine honestly?Broader Spiritual ConsiderationsWhat does it mean for Christian faith if Scripture gives us a Jesus who can appear challenging, harsh, or even capable of learning rather than the “airbrushed Jesus” Peter describes? Jesus repeatedly returns to Hosea's declaration, “I desire mercy, not sacrifice.” What would change if mercy, rather than correctness, became one of our primary measures of faithfulness?The episode ends with the idea of allowing ourselves to be “conquered by love.” What might that look like not simply as an individual spiritual practice, but as a way for communities and churches to live?References & ResourcesBooks & ThinkersRené Girard, I See Satan Fall Like LightningPlaces & ArtSt. Peter's Church, Jaffa — Peter references the artwork behind the altar depicting Peter's vision of the sheet descending from heaven in Acts 10.VocabularyKynárion (κυνάριον) — The Greek word translated as “dogs” in Matthew 15:26–27. It is a diminutive form of the Greek word for dog and can refer to a small or household dog. Importantly, as Peter and Elizabeth note, the comparison remains belittling regardless of the nuance. Skandalízō (σκανδαλίζω) — The Greek verb behind language of being “offended” or “caused to stumble.” Peter and Elizabeth connect it with Matthew's recurring theme of “scandal” and offense, particularly the disciples' warning that the Pharisees were offended by Jesus' teaching. Mimetic Desire — A concept associated with René Girard describing the way human beings learn what to desire through others, which can produce rivalry and competition. Elizabeth connects Girard's analysis of coveting with Jesus' insistence that destructive behavior ultimately originates in the desires of the heart.ClothingRob's “Be Kind” T-shirt, The Happy GiversLearn more about St. Mark's at https://www.stmarksnewcanaan.org

Should you pray every line of every Psalm?In this reflection on Psalm 109, John Ortberg tackles one of the most difficult passages in the Bible—and offers one of the most freeing insights of the entire Psalms series.What do we do with prayers that sound angry, vengeful, or even shocking?Drawing on the work of René Girard, John explains that the Psalms are not polished theological essays. They are honest prayers in process. They teach us how to bring our real emotions into God's presence without pretending, suppressing, or acting on them.This episode explores:- Psalm 109 and the imprecatory psalms- Why the Bible gives voice to victims- The difference between words and actions- Internal processors vs. external processors- Why prayer is a journey, not a performance- How Jesus Himself prayed the PsalmsScriptures:- Psalm 109- Psalms 113–118- Matthew 5:43–48- Matthew 26:30#Psalm109 #JohnOrtberg #Prayer #Psalms #RenéGirard #SpiritualFormation #ChristianFaith #BibleStudy #HonestPrayer #Jesus

Desiderio mimetico, capro espiatorio, religione della Silicon Valley: Walter Siti, in dialogo con Guido Brera e Raffaele Coriglione, fa un'esegesi delle radici del pensiero tecnocratico di Peter Thiel e l'influenza del filosofo René Girard, spiegando come le élite tecnologiche del mondo stiano divinizzando l'innovazione per sfuggire all'Apocalisse. Episodio registrato live a The Last Question l'1 e 2 luglio 2026 a Roma. Iscriviti a Black Box Script, la nuova newsletter di Black Box: ⁠https://blackboxchora.substack.com/ Scopri i corsi della New Media Academy, la scuola di podcasting e digital journalism di Chora e Will: https://newmediacademy.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sacrament without intent? The objectivity on confession? Oscar Wilde on Catholics? All this and more on Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

Anthony Bartlett traces the impact of the theory of Ferdinand de Saussure and Levi Strauss on the rise of structuralism and the deconstruction of Martin Heidegger, Jacques Derrida, and René Girard, giving rise to a clear split between two notions of Logos. If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work. Become a Patron!

On entend souvent qu'il faut s'aimer pour être heureux dans la vie, et nous sentons tous comme le fait de nous en vouloir d'être comme nous sommes nous fait souffrir. Mais comment faire ? Comment s'aimer justement ? J'en parle avec Bruno Viard, qui m'a beaucoup appris sur ces questions.Le livre de Bruno : https://www.editionsbdl.com/produit/amour-propre-des-choses-connues-depuis-le-commencement-du-monde/Mon site : https://www.fabricemidal.comReso, mon école de méditation : https://www.reso.coRéalisation, montage, image et son : Alexandre AgostiniMots clé : Déménagement dans l'inconscient ! Bruno Viard propose d'y placer les blessures de l'amour-propre en lieu et place du sexe et de l'Œdipe. Il en appelle pour cela aux traditions les mieux établies de l'humanité : le tao, le Mahabharata, l'Iliade, l'Évangile, Montaigne, les psychanalystes du xviie siècle, Rousseau, Tocqueville et le grand méconnu de la psychologie moderne : Paul Diel. Où l'on voit que les blessures d'amour-propre commandent les vicissitudes de la sexualité.L'amour-propre surdéterminant largement l'appétit des biens matériels autant qu'il surdétermine le désir sexuel, la psychanalyse se trouve décloisonnée et peut enfin communiquer avec la sociologie. Aussi Marcel Mauss occupe-t-il la meilleure position pour servir de pont entre ces disciplines puisqu'une psychologie de la reconnaissance (amour-propre) est sous-jacente à la sociologie du don.On aboutit ainsi à une anthropologie synthétique de forme triangulaire qui récuse l'hégémonie sexualiste freudienne comme l'hégémonie matérialiste marxiste, mais aussi l'hégémonie du seul amour-propre selon René Girard. Bruno VIARD, spécialiste de la littérature romantique et des idées sociales au xixe siècle, est Professeur de littérature française à l'université d'Aix-Marseille. Il collabore à la revue Psychologie de la motivation et à la Revue du MAUSS. Il a publié notamment : À la source perdue du socialisme français, Desclée de Brouwer ; Les trois neveux ou l'altruisme et l'égoïsme réconciliés (Pierre Leroux, Marcel Mauss, Paul Diel), PUF ; Anthologie de Pierre Leroux. Inventeur du socialisme, Le Bord de L'eau.

Hiç herkesin aynı hayatı yaşadığını gözlemlediğin oldu mu? Aynı şehirler, aynı hedefler, aynı hobiler, aynı "mükemmel" görüntüler... Bu bölümde René Girard'ın Mimetik Arzu Teorisi'nden yola çıkarak, arzularımızın aslında ne kadarının bize ait olduğunu sorguluyorum. Sosyal medyanın kıyaslama tuzağını nasıl büyüttüğünü, "farklı olma" çabasının bile bir taklit biçimine dönüşebileceğini ve bu sonsuz koşudan çıkmanın mümkün olup olmadığını konuşuyoruz. Kendine sormaktan çekindiğin sorularla dolu, içe dönük bir bölüm kaydettim. Keyifli dinlemeler...

Brad and Paul discuss the anti-metaphysical stance of René Girard as compared to William Desmond's renewal of metaphysics, with each bringing a necessary critique to modern metaphysics and surpassing this metaphysic in two needed but perhaps contrasting understandings. If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work. Become a Patron!

"O desaparecimento de Honoré Subrac” (1910) é de Guillaume Apollinaire (1880-1918), o italiano que é um dos mais reconhecidos escritores em língua francesa. Com toque surrealista avant la lettre, o caso é narrado pelo amigo inominado de Honoré Subrac, que se propõe a nos fazer entender uma faculdade especial que o amigo tem, o mimetismo e como, uma aventura que se estende a anos, é resultado do final surreal de sua vida - com o desaparecimento. O conto recorre ao Mimetismo, explicitando que na natureza, seres vivos imitam outros seres vivos, como forma de se esconder de predadores, na mata, na terra ou na água. Na literatura, a Mimesis já fora explicada por Aristóteles, discípulo de Platão, para quem a arte era uma cópia da realidade. Já Aristóteles vê que toda arte oferece uma representação da realidade, a partir de uma representação criativa e verossímil das ações humanas. Já no século XX, René Girard, na literatura comparada, desenvolve a Teoria Mimética como passível de simular a realidade, a partir do universo do autor, que é o centro do Simulacro. A Mimesis, fato, é fundamental para a compreensão do fenômeno literário. Para o filósofo Aristóteles, o estudo das criações mimetizas é indispensável à Poética, ou seja, para entender a que se propõe e como se compõe uma literatura. É um princípio natural da arte de criar. O conto "O Desaparecimento de Honoré Subrac" (La disparition d'Honoré Subrac) foi publicado originalmente em 4 de fevereiro de 1910 no jornal francês Paris-Journal e, posteriormente, foi integrada na famosa coletânea de contos e novelas L'Hérésiarque et Cie (O Herege e Cia.), lançada no mesmo ano. Boa leitura!✅ Torne-se MEMBRO do CLUBE LEITURA de OUVIDO: encontros virtuais mensais, com notas de rodapé ao vivo e interação entre os leitores e Daiana Pasquim. Para isso, faça um apoio a partir de R$ 20 mensais:

For years, it feels like Catholics have been asked to choose a side.Traditional or progressive.Latin Mass or Novus Ordo.Justice or truth.Mercy or doctrine.Evangelization or tradition.But what if we've been asking the wrong question?In this episode of The Catholic Couple, Bobby and Katie discuss why division has become one of the greatest challenges facing Catholics today and why the answer isn't picking another side—it's becoming a saint.Drawing from Scripture, Church history, René Girard's scapegoat theory, the Catechism, and the "both/and" vision behind Bobby's upcoming book Guardians and Prophets, we explore how the devil often divides the Church not through outright lies, but through half-truths that pull Catholics away from the fullness of the faith.We also discuss: Why Catholic tribalism is growing  What René Girard teaches about scapegoating  The difference between Guardians and Prophets  What Catholics can learn from Protestants about discipleship and community  Why authentic relationships matter more than ever  Why we believe a real Catholic revival is happening  How the Eucharist holds everything together  Why the Mass is both the Sacrifice of Calvary and the Wedding Supper of the Lamb If you've ever been discouraged by Catholic infighting or wondered how we can move forward together, this conversation is for you.

Dans cet épisode solo, je pars d'un concours de circonstances de la semaine dernière avec le partage de deux stories Instagram publiées l'une à la suite de l'autre, l'une avec une citation de Romain Lemire sur l'inceste ("le silence, c'est ce qui permet aux prédateurs d'agir"), l'autre avec un carrousel tiré de mon épisode avec Frédéric Semama sur l'inaction climatique. Des dizaines de personnes m'ont écrit pour me dire que les deux se faisaient écho et cam'a amené à réfléchir car ils avaient raison.Dans cet épisode, je parle de la violence invisible, je questionne pourquoi 61 672 morts en un seul été européen ne génèrent pas le même niveau d'urgence politique que ce qu'on appelle "l'insécurité". J'ai exploré trois concepts qui m'ont aidé à mettre des mots sur ce malaise : la violence symbolique de Bourdieu, la violence lente de Rob Nixon et l'homéopathisation de la violence de Maffesoli. Et à la fin, je plaide pour une seule chose : nommer. Parce que ce qui n'a pas de mot n'existe pas dans les institutions.CITATIONS MARQUANTES"Le silence, c'est ce qui permet aux prédateurs d'agir." — Romain Lemire, sur Vlan!"La vraie violence, en 2026, n'est pas uniquement celle dont on parle mais plutôt celle qu'on tait et que souvent on ne classe pas dans la bonne case." — Gregory Pouy"Il n'y a pas de monstre, il n'y a que des personnes qui font des choses monstrueuses." — Un juge, sur Vlan!"Ce qui n'a pas de mot pour le définir n'existe pas. Les mots créent de la réalité institutionnelle." — Gregory Pouy"Intégrer l'animalité permet d'éviter la bestialité." — Michel Maffesoli (rapporté par Gregory Pouy)IDÉES CENTRALES Big Idea 1 — La violence visible capte tout, la violence systémique tue en silenceExplication : L'agression dans le métro, la vitrine brisée font de bonnes images et définissent un "monstre". Les 61 672 morts européens de l'été 2022 (= 20x les homicides en France sur une décennie 2010-2020) ne font pas d'image et n'ont pas de coupable identifiable. Le débat politique, les lois et les budgets suivent les images, pas les chiffres. Pourquoi c'est important : C'est un mécanisme de détournement qui a des effets politiques réels et mesurables. Position : Section 2 (La violence que les caméras aiment)Big Idea 2 — La violence symbolique (Bourdieu) : le système qui se rend légitime aux yeux de ses victimesExplication : La domination la plus efficace est celle que les dominés perçoivent comme naturelle ou méritée. Pour l'inceste : silence institutionnel pendant des décennies. Pour le climat : dissémination de la responsabilité individuelle égale pour dédouaner les vrais auteurs. Pourquoi c'est important : Elle n'est pas un ajout à la violence physique, elle en est la condition de possibilité. Position : Section 3Big Idea 3 — La violence lente (Rob Nixon) : le crime parfaitExplication : Les violences environnementales sont graduelles et invisibles. Nos mécanismes cognitifs, médiatiques et politiques sont calibrés pour l'instantané. La canicule sera oubliée dans 3 semaines. Les pauvres meurent 2x plus que les riches lors des pics de chaleur, à Madrid comme à Varsovie. Pourquoi c'est important : La violence lente frappe d'abord les corps déjà fragilisés par d'autres formes de violences, sans laisser de scène de crime claire. Position : Section 4Big Idea 4 — Nommer crée des obligations politiquesExplication : Le mot "féminicide" a permis de compter séparément, d'analyser les schémas, de former les gendarmes et de changer les procédures. "Violence climatique" et "insécurité climatique" forcerait les politiques et les journalistes à traiter le sujet autrement qu'en relégation de fin de journal. Pourquoi c'est important : Ce qui n'a pas de mot n'existe pas dans le droit, donc pas dans la politique, donc pas dans le budget. Position : Section 5Big Idea 5 — L'homéopathisation de la violence (Maffesoli) : ritualiser pour éviter la bestialitéExplication : La violence est structurelle à ce que nous sommes. Ni l'éliminer ni la nier, mais lui donner un cadre. Le carnaval, le duel codifié, les jeux de l'amphithéâtre avaient cette fonction. Quand une société refuse de nommer certaines violences, elle les refoule. Et un refoulement à grande échelle produit des symptômes : colères politiques diffuses, agressivité en ligne, défiance dans les institutions. Pourquoi c'est important : La canicule génère une violence psychique collective réelle : la conscience diffuse qu'une injustice se passe, sans mot pour la dire, sans coupable désigné, sans recours. Position : Section 6Big Idea 6 — Inceste et climat : deux applications du même principeExplication : Le prédateur familial compte sur la honte, la loyauté et l'absence de mots. L'industrie pétrolière compte sur le silence politique, la dissémination du doute et l'absence de catégories juridiques. Ce ne sont pas deux phénomènes sans rapport : la violence survit grâce à son invisibilité, activement maintenue par ceux qui ont le pouvoir de nommer. Pourquoi c'est important : C'est le cadrage central de toute la newsletter, et un cadrage est déjà un acte politique. Position : Section 8 (conclusion)RÉFÉRENCES CITÉESPersonnes (invités ou cités dans le podcast / newsletter)Romain Lemire — invité Vlan!, sur le silence comme condition de l'inceste et de la prédation. Citation centrale de la newsletter.Frédéric Semama — invité Vlan!, épisode "Pourquoi on sait tout sur le climat et on ne fait rien". Point de départ de la réflexion.Un juge (anonyme) — invité Vlan!, citation : "Il n'y a pas de monstre, il n'y a que des personnes qui font des choses monstrueuses."Catherine Turner — actrice, analyse des "menaces invisibles" subies par les femmes. Citée sur la notion de zone grise entre préjudice réel et non-reconnu par le droit.Penseurs et théoriciensPierre Bourdieu — concept de violence symbolique : la domination intériorisée comme légitime et naturelle par les dominés. Section 3.Rob Nixon — théoricien littéraire américain, concept de "violence lente" (slow violence) appliqué aux violences environnementales. Section 4.Michel Maffesoli — sociologue français, "Essai sur la violence". Concept d'homéopathisation de la violence : ritualiser l'agressivité pour éviter la bestialité. Section 6.René Girard — philosophe français, désir mimétique et mécanisme du bouc émissaire. Cité en parallèle de Maffesoli. Section 6.Gaston Bachelard — philosophe français, citation : "les révolutions conceptuelles se font toujours contre les mots de la génération précédente." Section 5.Livres citésEcotopia — Ernest Callenbach, roman utopique. Imagination de jeux de guerre rituels codifiés entre communautés comme gestion de la violence. Section 6. (Recommandé vivement par Gregory Pouy)Essai sur la violence — Michel Maffesoli. Cité directement.Études et donnéesNature Medicine (2023) — étude sur les 61 672 morts de la chaleur en été 2022 en Europe. Données par pays : Italie 18 010, Espagne 11 324, Allemagne 8 173. Vulnérabilité double dans les quartiers défavorisés. Section 2.Études sur la mortalité climatique différentielle — Recherches entre Madrid et Varsovie sur la surmortalité des pauvres lors des canicules (2x). Section 4.Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

L'odio online non è (solo) “colpa dei cattivi”: funziona come un branco transitorio che si coagula attorno a un bersaglio, lo travolge e poi si scioglie per riformarsi altrove. Il singolo commento è individuale nell'esecuzione, ma collettivo nel “permesso”: scrivi perché vedi migliaia di altri farlo e ti senti una goccia nel mare. E quando la vittima è trattata come un simbolo, non come una persona, il dolore sparisce e resta soltanto lo scontro tra bandiere.La dinamica è antica: capro espiatorio (René Girard) e massa che cerca un bersaglio (Elias Canetti). I social cambiano soprattutto tre cose: abbassano il costo dell'aggressione (un like, un commento), tolgono la chiusura rituale (l'odio non finisce mai) e - qui sì - introducono un incentivo economico: piattaforme e algoritmi premiano ciò che genera engagement. La compassione è lenta, la rabbia vola.Gli algoritmi non inventano l'odio, ma ne falsano le proporzioni: rendono ipervisibili pochi nodi rumorosi e trasformano la visibilità in contagio, abbassando la soglia di chi era indeciso. Il punto finale è politico e sociale: se mancano spazi reali dove elaborare il conflitto, la rete diventa il luogo in cui lo si scarica, scegliendo una vittima alla settimana.00:00 Dal caso al meccanismo01:14 Le domande chiave03:04 Odio di branco transitorio07:40 Quando una persona diventa simbolo08:55 Disimpegno morale (Bandura)11:46 Girard e Canetti: dinamiche antiche14:29 Cosa cambiano i social18:27 Viralità: rabbia batte empatia#odioonline #algoritmi #psicologiasociale #socialmedia #caproespiatorio

As the gases slowly leak from Trump's orifices and IV holes, the bright flame of his inspiration to MAGA Christians is fading. Did he drain the swamp? Prosecute the pedophiles? Save the Holy Land? Lower gas prices? Give all the grill dads better health care? What was all the speaking in tongues for? JD Vance has an answer for the MAGA faithful: another memoir, another rebrand that turns to the device that made Hillbilly Elegy a smash hit, and the worst book ever: the gall to turn his personal and familial despair into the diagnosis of an entire culture, in Appalachia.  With Communion: Finding my Way back to Faith, Vance plays the same narcissistic trick: turning his lifelong journey through rightwing American Chrisitianity—with a short and shameful detour into New Atheism—to land in the Catholic faith of Leonard Leo, sketching out a redemption plan for every bro seeking their way home.  Show Notes Rerum Novarum (1891) — Pope Leo XIII Elizabeth Catte, What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia Appalachian Reckoning — Anthony Harkins and Meredith McCarroll, eds. Battle of Blair Mountain — West Virginia Encyclopedia Hurricane Helene federal aid gap — Associated Press PolitiFact — Springfield "Lie of the Year" 2024 Institut Montaigne — JD Vance analysis Randall Balmer, "The Real Origins of the Religious Right" — Politico Know Your Enemy podcast — episode on René Girard with John Ganz Laudato Si' — Pope Francis Magnifica Humanitas — Pope Leo XIV Mike Fox, "JD Vance's Memoir Communion Performs Catholicism for Evangelicals" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

America is really nice and the European economy is very confusing.Peter Thiel is a giant nerd. Russian Lord of the Rings fan fiction.The authenticity of images has never existed.The Vatican issues a special Covid Vaccine coin.What is this show about?How do orbits work? The Earth isn't moving.What is enlightenment?Who promised you certainty? Infinite data means anything can be proven.The truth does not exist in any way that can be defined in words.René Girard and the scapegoat. Memetic desire vs animal appetite.Competition is for losers, sacrifice and suicidal empathy.What if the only way to win is to not play?God has been innocent this whole time and you're the one scapegoating God.Quotes from Peter Theil.The faith of Isaac.Why does God allow people to be evil?This podcast is a yacht.Support the showMore Linkswww.MAPSOC.orgFollow Sumo on TwitterAlternate Current RadioMAPSOC back on YouTube Again!Support the Show!Become a True FanBecome a Micronation CitizenSubscribe to the Podcast on GumroadSubscribe to the Podcast on PatreonSubscribe to the Podcast on BuzzsproutSubscribe to the Podcast on SubstackBuy Us a Tibetan Herbal TeaSumo's SubstacksHoly is He Who WrestlesModern Pulp

CUJO is a podcast about culture in the age of platforms, from Emilie Friedlander and Andrea Domanick. You can learn more about it here.For fans of independent music, the Geese psyop allegations earlier this year raised an anxiety-provoking question: How much of our taste is our own, and how much of it is just a function of the music industry using a range of tactics (from the mundane, to the shadowy, to the straight-up fraudulent) to manufacture consent?  We held back from commenting on the story at the time because we were cooking up a longer response that we finally unveiled this week: a deeply researched, centuries-spanning history of the art and science of musical taste manipulation, spanning Tin Pan Alley sheet music scams, chart manipulation, streaming farms, the modern clipping economy, viral “trend simulation,” and more. Our hope was that shedding light on these historical persuasion tactics — and the psychological mechanisms that underpin them, from the mere-exposure effect to René Girard's mimetic theory of desire — would help our listeners make sense of a present where it can feel like everything on the internet is fake.The episode, titled “Free Clout for Sale,” is part of an exciting collaborative podcast project called Tranche that came out this week on Metalabel. Tranche is the brainchild of friend of the pod and Nothing But Respect cohost Harry Krinsky, who you may remember from our episode on the psychology of the modern Knick fan a few weeks back. As Harry describes it, it's basically a literary magazine, but instead of articles, you get podcast episodes. Listen to today's episode for an interview with Harry about the project and an excerpt from our contribution to it — and please consider supporting our work by purchasing Tranche 001, which gets you five episodes for just $5. Other entries include a history of the word “based” (from Naomi Zeichner and Eamon Whalen), a meditation on Eddington and the fate of the Western in the 2020s (with Nate Fisher and Eddie Averill), an aesthetic analysis of Praxis and the Palantir chore coat (featuring past CUJO guest Sam Venis), and a cross-generational analysis of major life milestones with CUJO regular Ben Dietz and friends. All proceeds will be split among contributors. Something we loved this week: This fascinating episode by the excellent podcast No Such Thing on the history of different corporate management styles and the problem of micromanaging at work, featuring The Drift editor and Harvard historian Erik Baker, author of the book Make Your Own Job: How the Entrepreneurial Work Ethic Exhausted America. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theculturejournalist.substack.com/subscribe

Bridget Phetasy sits down with Luke Burgis to discuss his new book, The One and the 99: Forging Identity in the Age of Social Contagion. They explore one of the most uncomfortable ideas in modern thought: that we don't actually know what we want — we copy the desires of others. They discuss why tribalism is surging even as loneliness is rising, the longterm effects of turning everything - even religion - into “content”. They share a variety of stories from attending seminary to winding up at an ashram cult, analyze the Gen Z stare, and talk about what it means to be a real person in an increasingly mediated world.Get Luke's book here - https://www.amazon.com/One-Ninety-Nine-Forging-Identity-Contagion/dp/1250373034#lonely #SocialContagion #tribal #WalkInsWelcome #bridgetphetasyTopics covered: mimetic desire, René Girard, tribalism and identity, social contagion, AI and the human person, community and loneliness, pseudo self vs solid self, contentification of religion, gig economy and the creator class, face-to-face interaction

"Bitcoin is not physical gold. You can kill Bitcoin." Matthew Kratter — who runs Bitcoin University, did a PhD in literature under René Girard, and ran global macro at Peter Thiel's hedge fund — joins the show to explain why he now holds nearly everything he owns in Bitcoin, and why he's become one of the loudest voices warning that Bitcoin is under attack from the inside. We trace the improbable path first: from Girard's seminar table to growing Thiel's $50M Roth into a $2 billion fund, and the 20 years trading that taught him to spot financial engineering "traps" — the same TradFi tricks he says are now being smuggled back into Bitcoin. Then it turns to the civil war happening right now: how Bitcoin Core blew open OP_RETURN and "went rogue," why spam and CSAM are an existential risk to node runners, what BIP-110 actually does, and who really controls the network (hint: not the miners, devs, or exchanges). His thesis throughout — consensus flows from culture — and his answer to all of it: stop being a spectator, run a node, and mine from home. Subscribe so you never miss an episode.

Join our online community ↓https://www.knowthyselfcollective.comTodd Rose is a Harvard-trained social scientist, former high school dropout with a 0.9 GPA, and co-founder of the think tank Populace. His research centers on the gap between what people privately believe and what they publicly say, and the profound consequences of that gap for individuals and for society. This is one of those conversations that reframes something you thought you understood and doesn't let you go back.What We Dive Into:1. Your brain estimates group consensus using a simple shortcut: the loudest voices repeated most often. On social media, that is 10% of users creating 80% of content.2. Belonging means being accepted for who you actually are. Fitting in means changing who you are to be accepted. 3. Authenticity is not about being perfectly accurate about who you are. It is about making choices you genuinely believe align with who you are right now.✨THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:https://www.mudwtr.com/knowthyselfUse code KNOWTHYSELF for up to 43% off sitewidehttps://drinkLMNT.com/KnowThyselfTry LMNT & get a free sample pack ___________00:00 Intro01:27 What Are Collective Illusions?02:05 The Cost of Self-Silencing05:06 How We're Hardwired to Conform07:40 Why the Brain Is Easily Fooled About Group Consensus09:13 Social Media and the Amplification of Fringe Views13:20 What Americans Actually Want in Private21:01 Who Profits from Keeping Us Divided23:52 Foreign Manipulation and AI Bot Farms29:37 The Most Consequential Collective Illusions36:38 What Authenticity Actually Means41:15 The Coming Age of Courage42:14 Belonging vs. Fitting In49:44 René Girard and Mimetic Desire59:43 How Collective Illusions Can Shatter Overnight1:05:58 The Velvet Revolution and the Power of Authenticity1:12:09 How to Build the Muscle of Living in Truth1:20:25 Todd's Personal Collective Illusion: Faith and Identity1:24:34 Spiritual Exploration and Holding Beliefs Lightly1:32:23 Certainty and Knowledge Are Inversely Correlated1:41:42 Fulfillment Over Achievement1:50:31 Small Actions That Raise Collective Consciousness___________✨MORE FROM TODD↳Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ltoddrose/↳Populace: https://populace.org↳https://www.toddrose.com/

Ceci est un épisode Solo et donc une lecture de ma newsletter à laquelle vous pouvez vous abonner juste ici - Je vous invite également à participer à ma cagnotte sur Tipeee, c'est juste là.j'ai beaucoup approché ce sujet sans jamais en parler directement alors dans cet épisode, je parle de l'épuisement systémique, pas de fatigue passagère. J'interroge l'incertitude comme carburant silencieux de notre surcharge cognitive, l'accélération décrite par Hartmut Rosa, la pression financière documentée par Antoine Foucher, le capitalisme de la jouissance analysé par Michel Clouscard, la machine à attention qui se nourrit de notre peur, et l'isolement silencieux de nos grandes villes. J'ai questionné aussi le grand mensonge de la productivité, et ce que Viktor Frankl, Pablo Servigne, Byung Chul Han et Olivier Hamant ont chacun à nous dire sur comment traverser ça sans se noyer. Et je finis par trois directions concrètes, pas des solutions miracles, juste des pas de côté qui permettent de ne pas s'épuiser à nager à contre-courant.Citations marquantes"Notre réponse à l'épuisement est presque toujours la même : on essaie de trouver une méthode pour optimiser. Et c'est là que ça devient pathétique, parce que même ceux qui veulent ralentir adorent une méthode pour le faire rapidement.""L'amygdale ne fait pas vraiment la différence entre 'un lion va me dévorer' et 'je ne sais pas ce qui va se passer dans six mois avec mon boulot, mon loyer, la géopolitique, l'IA ou le prix de l'énergie.' Les deux produisent de l'épuisement.""On n'a jamais été aussi optimisé et pourtant on n'a jamais eu aussi peu de temps.""L'ennui est biologiquement plus proche de l'énergie que de la léthargie. Le vide n'est pas un problème à remplir, c'est une condition nécessaire à la pensée profonde.""L'épuisement que vous ressentez n'est pas une faiblesse. C'est une réponse rationnelle à un système qui n'est pas conçu pour l'humain."Idées centrales 1. L'épuisement est systémique, pas personnel Ce n'est pas parce que vous êtes mal organisé ou pas assez zen. Nous sommes collectivement victimes d'un système qui n'est pas conçu pour l'humain, avec des ressources inégales pour y faire face. L'individualiser, c'est exactement ce que le système veut qu'on fasse. [~03:00]2. Notre cerveau est une machine à prédire coincée dans un monde imprévisible Pendant des millions d'années, l'anticipation était une question de survie. Aujourd'hui, cette même mécanique tourne en surchauffe permanente face à des menaces diffuses et globales qu'elle ne peut ni identifier clairement ni neutraliser. C'est là que commence l'épuisement, bien avant le surmenage. [~06:30]3. Trois accélérations simultanées qui se renforcent Hartmut Rosa distingue l'accélération technique, l'accélération du changement social et l'accélération du rythme de vie lui-même. Nous vivons les trois en même temps, sans jamais avoir le temps de nous adapter à l'une avant que la suivante arrive. [~12:00]4. La productivité vendue comme remède est souvent une cause supplémentaire L'ennui n'est pas de la paresse, c'est une émotion fonctionnelle qui prépare biologiquement le corps à l'action et ouvre la porte à la créativité. Remplir chaque vide par une stimulation externe, c'est se priver de la condition nécessaire à la pensée profonde. [~22:00]5. Le contrat du travail est rompu, et on fait semblant de ne pas le voir Pendant les Trente Glorieuses, on doublait son niveau de vie en 15 ans. Aujourd'hui, il faut 84 ans, soit deux vies de travail. Ce n'est pas une opinion, c'est documenté. Et continuer à courir plus vite dans ce contexte s'appelle de l'épuisement par définition. [~17:00]6. Nager en perpendiculaire plutôt qu'à contre-courant Résister frontalement épuise. Comme dans une baïne, la bonne réponse n'est pas de nager vers la plage mais à la perpendiculaire. Silence, soutien, sens : trois mouvements latéraux qui permettent de sortir sans s'y laisser noyer. [~28:00]Questions structurantes de l'épisodePourquoi notre réponse instinctive à l'épuisement est-elle toujours de chercher une méthode pour l'optimiser ?En quoi l'incertitude du monde contemporain active-t-elle les mêmes mécanismes que la menace physique dans notre cerveau ?Qu'est-ce que Hartmut Rosa entend exactement par "immobilisme frénétique" et en quoi ça décrit notre condition ?Comment le passage de la "société disciplinaire" de Foucault à la "société de la performance" a-t-il transformé la domination en auto-exploitation ?Pourquoi les médias et les algorithmes ont-ils intérêt à nous maintenir dans la peur plutôt que dans la réalité des chiffres ?Ce que nous avons sacrifié à vivre en grande ville mérite-t-il vraiment qu'on ne le questionne pas ?L'ennui est-il vraiment une ressource productive que l'on a collectivement décidé de détruire ?Comment Viktor Frankl trouvait-il du sens dans les camps de concentration, et qu'est-ce que ça nous dit sur notre propre rapport à l'adversité ?En quoi la "résonance" de Rosa est-elle incompatible avec le contrôle et la performance ?Qu'est-ce que vous faites parce que vous en avez envie, et qu'est-ce que vous faites parce que vous avez peur de ne pas le faire ?Références citéesPersonnesPablo Servigne (chercheur sur l'effondrement, invité de Vlan!) : "La vie danse toujours au bord du chaos. L'inverse du chaos, c'est la mort." [~05:00]Donna Brothers (psychanalyste américaine) : concept d'"anxiété cartésienne", l'idéal de certitude hérité de Descartes comme source de souffrance [~08:00]Hartmut Rosa (sociologue et philosophe allemand) : trois formes d'accélération, "immobilisme frénétique", concept de résonance [~11:00 / ~31:00]Byung Chul Han (philosophe coréen) : "société de la fatigue", dépression et burn-out comme symptômes civilisationnels [~15:00]Antoine Foucher (ancien directeur général adjoint du MEDEF, invité de Vlan!) : livre "Sortir du travail qui ne paye plus", distinction des trois périodes de progression salariale [~16:00]Michel Clouscard (sociologue français) : mutation du capitalisme de la répression vers le capitalisme de la jouissance [~19:00]Rousseau : "Malheur à celui qui n'a plus rien à désirer." [~20:00]René Girard (anthropologue français) : désir mimétique [~20:00]Jonathan Crary (chercheur américain) : Le capitalisme est à l'assaut du sommeil (2013) [~22:30]Reed Hastings (fondateur de Netflix) : "notre plus grand concurrent est le sommeil" [~22:30]Yohan Hari (auteur, invité de Vlan!) : marché de l'attention [~23:00]Kenneth Schlenger (fondateur de Opal, invité de Vlan!) : marché de l'attention [~23:00]Sherry Turkle (professeure au MIT) : Seuls ensemble, trente ans d'étude de notre relation à la technologie [~25:00]Bruno Marzloff (sociologue de la ville, invité de Vlan!) : plus une ville est grande, plus elle rend seul [~25:00]Tim Ferris : La semaine de 4 heures comme symbole du mensonge productiviste [~27:00]Olivier Hamant (biologiste, invité de Vlan!) : robustesse vs performance, l'arbre qui ne transforme que 1% de la lumière [~29:00]Marc de Smedt (invité de Vlan!) : épisode sur le silence intérieur [~32:00]Viktor Frankl (psychiatre autrichien, survivant des camps de concentration) : le sens comme condition de survie, déplacement du regard de soi vers l'autre [~34:00]Sénèque : "Ce n'est pas que nous ayons peu de temps, c'est que nous en perdons beaucoup." [~36:00]LivresLe capitalisme est à l'assaut du sommeil, Jonathan Crary (2013)Seuls ensemble, Sherry TurkleSortir du travail qui ne paye plus, Antoine Foucher"Sur la fonction de l'ennui", article de psychologie cité (deux auteurs non nommés)FilmsFight Club : "Nous achetons des choses dont nous n'avons pas besoin..." [~21:00]SourcesCentre d'observation de la société : données sur l'évolution de l'insécurité en France [~24:00]Timestamps clés (optimisés YouTube)00:00 - Le bracelet connecté et le piège de l'optimisation J'ai voulu mieux écouter mon corps. J'ai obtenu un tableau de bord qui me disait si je méritais d'être fatigué. La réponse à l'épuisement est presque toujours la même : trouver une méthode. Et c'est là que tout déraille.03:00 - L'épuisement n'est pas un problème personnel Ce n'est pas parce que vous êtes mal organisé ou pas assez zen. C'est un épuisement systémique, dont nous sommes tous victimes à des degrés divers. L'industrie du développement personnel, 1.500 milliards de dollars, s'est construite exactement sur ce mensonge.05:30 - Pablo Servigne et le chaos comme condition du vivant "L'opposé du chaos, c'est la mort." Si c'est vrai, alors nous ne nous épuisons pas du chaos lui-même, mais de l'énergie colossale que nous dépensons à tenter de le fuir.07:00 - L'amygdale et le lion derrière le rocher Notre cerveau ne distingue pas entre une menace physique et l'incertitude géopolitique, économique ou climatique. Les deux produisent la même mobilisation d'urgence. Répétée sur des années, cette mobilisation s'appelle de l'épuisement.09:00 - L'anxiété cartésienne de Donna Brothers La pensée occidentale a construit un idéal de certitude. Quand on ne le trouve pas, on ne souffre pas de l'incertitude elle-même, mais de la collision entre ce qui est et ce qu'on croit qui devrait être.11:30 - Hartmut Rosa et les trois accélérations Technique, sociale, rythme de vie. Elles se renforcent mutuellement et nous n'avons jamais le temps de nous adapter à l'une avant que la suivante arrive. "On court de plus en plus vite pour rester sur place."16:30 - Le contrat du travail est rompu Pendant les Trente Glorieuses, on doublait son niveau de vie en 15 ans. Aujourd'hui, il faut 84 ans. Deux vies de travail. Ce n'est pas une opinion. C'est la réalité documentée qu'Antoine Foucher résume dans son titre.18:30 - De Foucault à Byung Chul Han : l'auto-exploitation Le passage de "tu dois" à "tu peux" est la mutation la plus insidieuse du système. Nous ne sommes plus soumis à une contrainte externe, mais à une injonction permanente à nous dépasser, au nom de notre liberté.20:00 - Le désir mimétique et Instagram Rousseau l'avait vu avant tout le monde : "on est heureux qu'avant d'être heureux." René Girard a théorisé le reste. Et Instagram est la machine à désir mimétique la plus efficace jamais construite.22:30 - Reed Hastings et le marché de l'attention "Notre plus grand concurrent est le sommeil." Ce marché n'est pas construit sur votre plaisir, mais sur votre peur. Peur de rater, d'être déclassé, d'être moins compétent. Et les médias ont appris à amplifier cette peur parce que ça marche.25:00 - Seuls dans la ville Sherry Turkle, trente ans au MIT : on peut être hyperconnecté et ne jamais vraiment rencontrer personne. Plus une ville est grande, plus elle rend seul. Et chaque interaction avec un inconnu est une donnée qui échappe aux plateformes.27:00 - Le grand mensonge de la productivité L'ennui est biologiquement plus proche de l'énergie que de la léthargie. C'est une émotion fonctionnelle qui prépare le corps à l'action. Remplir chaque vide par une stimulation, c'est se priver de la condition nécessaire à la pensée profonde.29:30 - Olivier Hamant et la robustesse Un arbre ne transforme que 1% de la lumière qu'il capte. Il est en sous-optimal quasi permanent pour pouvoir survivre les jours sans soleil. La nature entière sacrifie la performance pour la robustesse. Notre cerveau aussi.32:00 - Nager en perpendiculaire Résister frontalement épuise. Comme dans une baïne, nager vers la plage est la mauvaise réponse. Nager à la perpendiculaire, c'est aller ni contre ni avec, mais à côté. C'est là que commence la sortie.33:00 - Silence, soutien, sens : trois mouvements latéraux Pas des solutions miracles. Trois directions concrètes pour ne pas se laisser paralyser. Viktor Frankl dans les camps de concentration. Hartmut Rosa et la résonance. Et cette question finale à garder dans un coin de la tête.Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Why does memory matter spiritually?In this reflective teaching on Psalm 77, John Ortberg explores remembrance, gratitude, grief, forgiveness, healing, and why memory itself can become a form of prayer.Using deeply personal family stories, Memorial Day reflections, and Psalm 77's call to “remember the deeds of the Lord,” John reflects on the spiritual importance of remembering honestly and hopefully.This episode explores:- Gratitude and memory- Remembering sin and forgiveness- God's faithfulness through suffering- Augustine's Confessions- René Girard and mimetic desire- Why Jesus told us to rememberThis teaching is thoughtful, moving, deeply personal, and filled with hope.Scriptures:- Psalm 77- Luke 22:19Resources referenced:- Eugene Peterson- Augustine's Confessions- René Girard#Psalm77 #JohnOrtberg #Prayer #Memory #Gratitude #SpiritualFormation #ChristianFaith #BibleStudy #Healing #Psalms

In this episode, I reflect on René Girard's I Saw Satan Fall Like Lightning, especially the chapter entitled “Satan,” and explore how Girard's understanding of mimetic desire opens up a powerful way of thinking about Christianity, violence, scapegoating, and the dangerous comfort of accusation.Girard helps us see that desire is not as original as we imagine. We learn what to want through others, and the people who shape our desires can quickly become our rivals. From there, rivalry spreads, communities become anxious, and peace is often restored by finding someone to blame. This is where Girard's reading of Satan becomes so provocative: Satan is not simply a cartoonish figure of evil, but the power of accusation, contagion, and false unity through a victim.I also bring Girard into conversation with contemporary Christian nationalism, especially the way it often identifies immigrants, outsiders, and those who do not fit a narrow heritage vision of America as threats to Christian civilization. But Girard invites a reversal. The satanic is not found in the vulnerable outsider being accused. The satanic is found in the mechanism of accusation itself.This episode is an attempt to think with Girard, not as an expert, but as someone newly struck by the force of his vision, and to ask what it might mean if the cross does not bless our accusations, but exposes them.

Why would God include violent prayers in the Bible?In this deeply challenging teaching on Psalm 137, John Ortberg explores anger, injustice, enemies, suffering, and why the Psalms are far more emotionally honest than most modern spirituality.John begins with a provocative statement: “You should stop having a quiet time.”Using reflections from Eugene Peterson, this episode explores the difference between prayer that merely calms us down and prayer that honestly confronts evil, grief, and the brokenness of the world.This episode explores:- Why Psalm 137 feels so disturbing- The role of anger and indignation- Why suppressed hatred is spiritually dangerous- Prayer as honesty before God- Jesus, enemy-love, and the Psalms- “Our hate needs to be prayed, not suppressed”Featuring reflections on:- Eugene Peterson- C.S. Lewis- René GirardScriptures:- Psalm 137- Ephesians 6:12- Matthew 5:44#Psalm137 #JohnOrtberg #Prayer #SpiritualFormation #ChristianFaith #Psalms #EugenePeterson #Justice #Forgiveness #BibleStudy

In this first conversation in a new series on enlightenment, mysticism, and civilization, Andrew Sweeny and Alexander Bard explore the relationship between enlightenment, ancient spirituality, and digital culture.The discussion moves through Peter Kingsley, Jung, Gurdjieff, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Göbekli Tepe, mountain civilizations versus river civilizations, shamanism, altered states, René Girard, mimetic contagion, social media, and the collapse of symbolic depth in modernity.Themes explored include:• Enlightenment as wholeness rather than salvation• The mystical origins of Western philosophy• Semi-nomadic and mountain cultures as sources of ecstatic spirituality• Göbekli Tepe and ritual consciousness before agriculture• Shamanism as transformation of perspective• Jung's *Red Book* as initiatory descent• Girard, scapegoating, and digital mass psychology• Gurdjieff and the idea that modern humanity lives asleep• The return of mysticism during periods of civilizational collapseMore Sweeny vs Bard:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuseeco8fLSmX1HUEmKV0WFecRg2Z1G6S&si=6e1Ry-WfechSySo6More Substack articles by Andrew Sweeny:https://substack.com/@andrewsweenyParallax is supported by readers and members who participate in the Parallax Academy, a space for deeper exploration of philosophy, media, myth, and culture.Free Subscribers• Receive selected public essays and podcast excerpts• Stay informed about Parallax events and conversationsMembers — €12/month• Full access to Parallax articles and essays• Participation in Parallax groups and community sessions• Access to member discussions and the growing Parallax archiveParallax Academy Members — €500/year• Everything included in Member access• Full access to all Parallax Course Library + Bonus Live Courses• Invitations to academy salons, dialogues, and special gatheringsSubscribe to join the Parallax community and Parallax Academy:[https://www.parallax-media.com/the-parallax-academy]

On the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Joe Solari draws a lesson from Jeff Bezos's early years at Amazon — when Wall Street was calling it amazon.bomb and Bezos kept building anyway — to make a case for why indie authors need to stop watching their competitors and start watching their readers. Using the philosopher René Girard's concept of mimetic desire, Joe explains how author communities, for all their value, can quietly install somebody else's North Star in your publishing business without you even noticing. He offers two practical tools to counter this: a one-page North Star document that anchors your publishing vision before you open any dashboard or social media group, and a one-week information audit that helps you identify how much of what you're consuming is signal and how much is just other people's noise. Sponsor The Publishing for Profit podcast is proudly sponsored by Tertulia for Authors. Build a beautiful author storefront in minutes, showcase your books, send newsletters, and sell direct. Get started at tertulia.com/alli. Find more author advice, tips, and tools at our Self-publishing Author Advice Center, with a huge archive of 2,000+ blog posts, and a handy search box to find key info on the topic you need. We invite you to join our organization and become a self-publishing ally. About the Host Joe Solari assists authors in developing successful businesses as the managing partner of Author Ventures LLC. In his role as a business manager, he supports his private clients, who collectively achieved gross royalties of twenty-two million in 2023, with an average pre-tax profit of 44%. This remarkable success results from implementing disciplined business strategies and maintaining an unwavering dedication to enhancing the customer experience.

Michael Hardin explains how René Girard scapegoated the term sacrifice and the book of Hebrews and how he corrected course in regard to Hebrews. Karl and Paul discuss attachment of fundamentalism to the historical critical method, and then Nate and Paul point out to Michael the same problem with theological liberalism, and propose an alternative Christocentric hermeneutic in place of historicism.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work. Become a Patron!  

El salto de fe cambia tu mirada. Independientemente del resultado, el salto de fe deja una marca. Es una marca secreta, solo reconocible por quienes pagaron el precio. Luis Alberto lleva esa marca. Recuenco lleva esa marca. Yo llevo esa marca. No sabría explicarte qué es pero puedo reconocer por la calle a los que dieron el paso. Algo cambia en esos ojos, que ya no vuelven a sentir el miedo paralizante. Este podcast tiene muchas similitudes con los dos episodios de Recuenco porque Luis Alberto también se la ha jugado, pagando el precio personal más alto. Las barreras de entrada, en las empresas y en las carreras profesionales, se esconden en las rutas inesperadas. Tomar tus propias decisiones, cometer tus propios errores, es lo que te dará una ventaja. Solo tú puedes emprender ese camino y así construyes el propósito deseado. Es esta una idea que no puede comprender el que nunca tuvo intención de saltar. En el momento de máxima presión, cuando todos te susurran al oído que no lo hagas, tú decides dar el paso. Esa es la decisión más difícil. Esa es la decisión que todo lo cambia.Aquí tienes algunos links para conocer el fantástico proyecto educativo de Value School:La formación de Value School.Los libros de Value School.El podcast de Value School.Mi conferencia en Value School.Kapital es posible gracias a sus colaboradores:⁠⁠El Proyecto K⁠⁠. Despide a tu asesor financiero.⁠La propuesta de El Proyecto K es que puedes llevarte tú mismo tu propia cartera. No es difícil, si te cuentan antes cómo hacerlo. Tu dinero estará protegido de la inflación siempre que sigas una estrategia. Pablo y yo damos las explicaciones y ofrecemos el acompañamiento, pero eres tú quien al final del día tiene que mandar la orden de compra. La teoría es para todos fácil de entender, es la ejecución lo que genera los problemas. Abrimos nuevas plazas para las ediciones de junio. Las fechas son el 9, 11, 16 y 18, en horario de 18.30 a 21.00. Todas las sesiones quedan grabadas. El precio es de 650.La Cartera K⁠. Invierte en lo que no cambia.La Cartera K es la evolución lógica de El Proyecto K. Pablo y yo abrimos el taller de inversión para que los pequeños ahorradores tomaran el control de sus finanzas. El curso ha sido todo un éxito y por eso queremos ahora ofrecer la oportunidad de invertir directamente en una cartera automatizada que siga esos principios K. Lo hacemos de la mano de la plataforma de inversión inbestMe. Con el fin de proteger tu capital en estos tiempos inciertos, La Cartera K sigue una estrategia indexada de bajas comisiones con una diversificación sectorial, añadiendo oro y renta fija. Si estás interesado escríbeme a joan@elproyectok.com o abre tu cuenta en inbestMe.Patrocina Kapital. Toda la información en este link.Índice:0:32 Educación financiera del matrimonio Paramés.10:39 Conocimiento práctico austríaco.14:16 Juan de Mariana en Lanzarote y Mises en Auburn.27:16 Negocios absurdos en tiempos de tipos bajos.36:45 El ahorro como reserva de potencia.44:56 Debes cortar la cuerda como hizo Bruce Wayne.1:01:43 El estigma de Caín.1:14:49 Poner tu propósito en cuarentena.1:20:42 Misfits, rebels, troublemakers.1:30:07 Las pastillas del consumismo.1:37:14 El deseo auténtico sabe esperar.1:48:45 Cuando la opcionalidad te mata.2:00:33 La claustrofóbica vida de los políticos.Apuntes:Conciencia y felicidad. Vernon Howard.Demian. Herman Hesse.Obstinación. Herman Hesse.Siddhartha. Herman Hesse.Así habló Zarathustra. Friedrich Nietzsche.The road not taken. Robert Frost.El sótano. Thomas Bernhard.El chivo expiatorio. René Girard.Walden. Henry David Thoreau.How I got rich on the other hand. Derek Sivers.Invirtiendo a largo plazo. Francisco García Paramés.26 ideas máximas y 1 idea mínima. Francisco García Paramés.Lecciones de economía. Jesús Huerta de Soto.Dinero, crédito bancario y ciclos económicos. Jesús Huerta de Soto.La acción humana. Ludwig von Mises.Lo que se ve y lo que no se ve. Frédéric Bastiat.

In this episode, Annika Brockschmidt sits down with Adrian Daub, Professor at Stanford University and author of the upcoming book What Tech Calls Governing. Daub provides a searing intellectual history of the vibe shift in Silicon Valley, dismantling the myth that the tech world has undergone a broad political transformation. Instead, Daub argues that we are witnessing the radicalization of a billionaire elite, a small class of men like Marc Andreessen, Elon Musk, and Peter Thiel, who have moved rightward not because of shifting data, but out of a reactionary backlash to post pandemic social pressures and the accountability of the MeToo and BLM movements. By examining the ideological bridge from 1960s counterculture to modern cyberculture, Daub reveals how the hippie to tech pipeline created a foundation for a brand of power that refuses to recognize itself as power, leading to a strange paradox where the world's most influential men consistently frame themselves as persecuted outsiders. The conversation dives deep into the specific ideologies driving today's tech giants, from René Girard's mimetic theory to the biohacking and eugenics adjacent subcultures of the ultra wealthy. Daub offers a brilliant critique of the current AI hype cycle, arguing that framing Artificial Intelligence as an unstoppable force of nature is a deliberate political maneuver designed to bypass regulation and democratic oversight. Beyond the policy, they discuss the revealing and often bizarre aesthetics of the tech elite, such as the AI generated gladiator imagery favored by aging billionaires, which Daub links to a historical fascist obsession with the idealized male form and ego. Looking forward, the duo explores the Palantir problem and the structural flaws in Silicon Valley's current political bets, while offering a preview of Daub's next project, Project 1933: Fascism Then and Now, which contextualizes our current moment within the darker chapters of 20th century history. Adrian Daub: What Tech Calls Thinking https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374721237/whattechcallsthinking/ Subscribe for $3.65: ⁠https://axismundi.supercast.com/⁠ Subscribe to our free newsletter: ⁠https://swaj.substack.com/⁠ Order American Caesar by Brad Onishi: ⁠https://static.macmillan.com/static/essentials/american-caesar-9781250427922/⁠ Donate to SWAJ: https://axismundi.supercast.com/donations/new Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In dieser ersten Folge einer kleinen Ausgeglaubt-Trilogie sprechen Manuel und Stephan über Katastrophenangst und neue Apokalyptik. Wer wissen will, wie über Weltende, Antichrist, Rettung und Untergang gesprochen wird, sollte nicht zuerst in dogmatische Lehrbücher schauen, sondern ins Silicon Valley… Ausgangspunkt ist die Beobachtung: Die Gegenwart denkt sich selbst wieder unter Endzeitdruck. Klimakollaps, Atomkrieg, Pandemie, künstliche Intelligenz, globale Überwachung und zerfallende Demokratien erzeugen eine Atmosphäre permanenter Dringlichkeit. Aber diese neue Apokalyptik ist selten klassisch religiös. Sie fragt nicht zuerst, was Gott verheisst, sondern wer die Katastrophe verhindern kann, wer die Systeme kontrolliert und wer im Ausnahmezustand entscheiden darf. Eine zentrale Figur ist dabei Peter Thiel. Der Tech-Investor spricht über den Antichristen, über René Girard, Carl Schmitt, den Weltstaat und die Gefahr globaler Gleichschaltung. Das klingt zunächst bizarr, berührt aber eine reale Frage: Was geschieht, wenn Menschen aus Angst vor Katastrophen bereit werden, Freiheit gegen Sicherheit einzutauschen? Und was passiert, wenn Rettung nur noch als Kontrolle denkbar ist? Manuel und Stephan diskutieren, warum Thiels Warnung vor totaler Verwaltung ernst zu nehmen ist – und warum seine eigenen Antworten trotzdem tief in Kontroll-, Monopol- und Souveränitätsphantasien verstrickt bleiben. Es geht um demokratische Langsamkeit, um die Versuchung des Ausnahmezustands, um Tech-Religion, um politische Theologie und um eine reformierte Eschatologie, die das Ende ernst nimmt, ohne es verfügbar zu machen. Die Pointe: Vielleicht brauchen wir heute nicht weniger Eschatologie, sondern bessere Eschatologie. Eine Hoffnung, die wach bleibt, aber nicht panisch wird. Eine Sprache für Gefahr, Gericht und Zukunft, die nicht sofort nach Kontrolle, Machtsteigerung und autoritärer Entscheidung greift. Denn das Letzte kommt – aber es kommt nicht aus unserer Hand. Im Hallelujah verrät Manu ausserdem, dass er einen wirklich fesselnden Kinobesuch erlebt hat. Und im Stossgebet muss Stephan bekennen, dass er am Backofen versagt hat. Eine Folge über Tech-Apokalyptik, Katastrophenangst, Peter Thiel, reformierte Hoffnung – und ein Lob auf die Langsamkeit.

Michael Hardin, an expert and friend of René Girard, explains how a Girardian reading of the Bible solves the problem posed by Marcion, of distinguishing between the violent God of the Jews and the Father of Jesus Christ. If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work. Become a Patron!

Michael Hardin, the friend of and expert on René Girard, explains the comprehensive nature of mimesis, from the novel, to psychology, anthropology, and religion, explaining the scientific background and universal application of the theory. If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work. Become a Patron!

Michael Hardin leads a discussion on the life and work of René Girard, with whom he was friends, tracing the beginnings of his discovery and then the growth of appreciation and literature dealing with his work. If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work. Become a Patron!

Joey Avery joins us in the tent today to talk about Peter Thiel & Palantir, Peter's connection to Jeffrey Epstein, the powerful people that helped Peter rise to power, and weird coincidences... WELCOME TO CAMP!

What makes the cross of Jesus different from every other story of sacrifice?In this episode, John explores the idea of scapegoating through the work of René Girard and how human societies have always dealt with conflict the same way: by finding someone to blame. We find ourselves at the cross. The cross of Jesus changes everything. For the first time, the scapegoat is truly innocent and instead of justifying the system, the cross exposes it.You'll learn:why humans instinctively assign blamehow rivalry and imitation lead to conflictwhat scapegoating looks like in everyday lifehow the cross reveals the truth about human systemswhy God responds to blame with graceIn a world that runs on blame, the cross offers a different way.Not more condemnation.Not more scapegoats.But grace.

AI 浪潮、地緣政治、產業重組——當所有舊規則都在被改寫，你需要的不是跟風，而是一套「從零到一」的思考作業系統。本集節目邀請《VK 科技閱讀時間》Podcast 主持人 VK 一起聊聊 Peter Thiel 的傳奇經典《從零到一》，告訴你為什麼競爭是給輸家的，如何找到屬於自己的「秘密」，以及怎麼成為「最後一個站著的人」。 【聽完這集你會知道】 08:54｜偉大公司的起點不是點子，是對「祕密」的洞察： 有什麼事情是你跟大多數人看法不同，但你覺得很重要的？你的答案就是你的「秘密」。 19:08｜競爭是給輸家的： Peter Thiel 受法國哲學家吉拉爾（René Girard）的「模仿慾望」理論影響，認為同質化競爭只會導致削價、零利潤、雙輸。PayPal 與 X.com 在網路泡沫前的燒錢大戰，正是他親身經歷的案例。 23:55｜回歸第一原則，專注 A+ 問題： Palantir 共同創辦人 Joe Lonsdale 曾撰文總結從 Peter Thiel 身上學到的 9 個教訓，其中最關鍵的一條：回歸第一原則，並迅速根據新結論採取行動。把精力集中在最重要的 A+ 問題上，而不是花更多力氣去解決 B+ 或 C- 的問題。 25:50｜「成為最後一個站著的人」： Peter Thiel 引用西洋棋大師的話，不要爭當 first mover，要成為 last man standing。他在 Gawker 訴訟案中花了近十年佈局，前五年只是蒐集資料、尋找突破口，最終找到「秘密」一擊致勝。這套思維同樣適用於個人職涯的長期經營。 【本集金句】 「競爭是給輸家的。真正的贏家不是在紅海裡拼殺，而是找到一個只有你能定義的市場。」 #PeterThiel #從零到一 #模仿慾望 #FoundersFund #SpaceX 主持人：天下雜誌出版總編輯 吳韻儀 來賓：《VK 科技閱讀時間》Podcast 主持人 VK 製作團隊：張雅媛、劉駿逸 ＊推薦好書《從零到一》： ＊領取書摘： ＊意見信箱：bill@cw.com.tw -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

One of the real challenges of studying the Hebrew Bible is figuring out how to make sense of stories of divine violence—where a God of love seems hard to find. These passages raise real questions about the nature of God and what it means for us as we try to live faithfully.Our guest today is Riley Risto, director of Latter-day Peace Studies, who joined the Church after a powerful mystical experience while praying about the Book of Mormon, an experience that centered his faith on Jesus and shaped his lifelong effort to take Christ's teachings seriously in a world—and a Bible—full of violence and conflict.In this episode, Riley invites us to engage scripture through what's often called a cruciform lens—the idea that, if Jesus gives us the clearest picture of who God is, then his life and teachings should shape how we understand every Bible story. Instead of letting the most troubling passages define our image of God, we begin with Christ and the cross and allow his life—and his radical call to love our enemies—to guide the way we wrestle with the rest.Along the way we explore what René Girard's work on scapegoating might reveal about violence in scripture, what it might really mean to “take the Lord's name in vain,” and what a Christ-centered reading could mean about justice.Underneath it all is the conviction that we're not meant to be casual observers of scripture, but participants—trusting that honest wrestling can refine our faith and discipleship. For us, this cruciform lens has sparked new curiosity and breathed new life into our scripture study this year, and we're excited to share it with you.If conversations like this are resonating with you, we'd love to invite you to explore more of the work we're doing at Faith Matters. One podcast you might especially enjoy is Proclaim Peace, a joint project from Faith Matters and Mormon Women for Ethical Government.Hosted by Jennifer Thomas and Patrick Mason, Proclaim Peace explores what it might look like to read scripture through a lens of peace—and how those teachings can shape the way we live, engage conflict, and show up in the world.If this episode sparked something for you, we invite you to subscribe to Proclaim Peace on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. We think you'll really appreciate the thoughtful conversations happening there.Become a Friend of Faith Matters or a paid Wayfare subscriber by March 31 to get Issue 7 in the mail! 

Good Friday arrives with some of the heaviest texts of the liturgical year — and Matt Skinner, Karoline Lewis, and Cody Sanders are here to help you preach them well.This episode covers all four lectionary readings for Good Friday (April 2, 2026): Isaiah 52:13–53:12, Psalm 22, Hebrews 10:16–25, and John 18–19. The hosts explore where preachers might "drop into" the long Johannine passion narrative, discuss Jesus' three last words in John ("I thirst," "Woman, here is your son," and "It is finished"), and reflect on what they reveal about Jesus' full humanity and divinity.The conversation also takes up Pilate's conflicted role as a study in the corrupting logic of power, René Girard's scapegoat theory as a lens on Jesus' innocence, the underrepresentation of lament in the lectionary (30 of 45 omitted psalms are lament psalms), and how Hebrews 10 speaks both to the meaning of the cross and to the life of the community gathered around it.Whether you're preaching a full sermon, leading a Seven Last Words service, or simply holding space for grief this Good Friday, this episode offers rich theological grounding and pastoral encouragement.

Week 49 of Ted Gioia's Immersive Humanities list brings three modern French thinkers into conversation: Simone de Beauvoir, Michel Foucault, and René Girard. Unlike many earlier weeks in this project, these readings aren't novels or unified texts—they're philosophical excerpts that stand largely on their own. So rather than forcing a single theme, I consider how each of these writers might still be shaping the world we live in today.Beauvoir's The Second Sex asks why “man” is treated as the default while woman becomes the “other,” raising questions that still echo in modern debates about biology, identity, and women's health. It even makes an appearance with an interaction I had with ChatGPT!Foucault's “Eye of Power” examines surveillance and the famous “Panopticon,” showing how systems of observation quietly shape behavior. This is an idea that feels spookily prescient in our world of cameras, cookies, and algorithms. Finally, René Girard's theory of mimetic desire and scapegoating offers a striking explanation for why humans compete, blame, and sometimes unite against a chosen victim. Spoiler: I really love Girard.LINKTed Gioia/The Honest Broker's 12-Month Immersive Humanities Course (paywalled!)My Amazon Book List (NOT an affiliate link)CONNECTThe complete list of Crack the Book Episodes: https://cheryldrury.substack.com/p/crack-the-book-start-here?r=u3t2rTo read more of my writing, visit my Substack - https://www.cheryldrury.substack.com.Follow me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cldrury/ LISTENSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5GpySInw1e8IqNQvXow7Lv?si=9ebd5508daa245bdApple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crack-the-book/id1749793321 Captivate - https://crackthebook.captivate.fm

Author and entrepreneur Luke Burgis joins us to explore the invisible architecture of human desire — and how understanding it can radically change our choices, ambitions, and sense of self. Drawing on his book *Wanting* and the mimetic theory of René Girard, Burgis unpacks how most of what we "want" is shaped not by independent reasoning, but by models — people we unconsciously imitate.From adolescent identity formation to startup culture, self-improvement traps, and curated social media personas, Burgis reveals how easily our values can be hijacked. He discusses the destructive loop of rivalrous desire, the myth of the autonomous goal-setter, and how most of us never pause to ask *why* we want what we want. The conversation also dives into the difference between thin vs. thick desires, how to build a life rooted in fulfillment rather than status, and the importance of discovering what only *you* can do. For anyone seeking clarity in a noisy, comparison-driven world, this episode is a wake-up call — and a blueprint for reclaiming your inner compass. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're joined by Rosi Braidotti, Distinguished University Professor Emerita at Utrecht University and founding director of the Centre for the Humanities, for a wide-ranging conversation on posthumanism as both a philosophical project and a political orientation.Braidotti's work has constructed one of the most sustained and consequential accounts of what comes after the collapse of Eurocentric 'humanism.' The conversation traces the long arc from her early intervention on nomadic subjectivity, a materialist corrective to postmodernism's drift into linguistic relativism, through the ethical and ontological turn that her posthumanist project represents. Where poststructuralism gave us the critique of the subject as origin, nomadism gave us a subject that is grounded, embodied, multiple, and in motion.Central to the episode is the missing link in the American reception of French theory: the radical materialist tradition of Deleuze and Guattari, which diagnosed capitalism's schizophrenic logic (its ability to deterritorialize and adapt faster than any opposition) long before it became common sense. Braidotti traces the suppression of that critique through the French Communist Party's blacklists, the invention of "French theory" as an exportable product stripped of its political economy, and the consequences for a left that lost the ability to think technogenesis, cognitive capitalism, or the mutation of subjectivity under media saturation.The conversation then turns to fascism as concept rather than historical event: the philosophical move that Deleuze and Guattari made and that Foucault named in his preface to Anti-Oedipus. This allows Braidotti to connect micro-fascism (the cult of negativity, the eroticization of power-as-humiliation, the viral spread of impotence) to the coherent neo-fascist philosophical tradition running from Alain de Benoit through the Heritage Foundation and Budapest to Peter Thiel's Yale dissertation on sacrifice. While the left blocked its own analytical capacities, the right was doing serious philosophical work.Against all of this, Bradiotti proposes affirmative ethics: a Spinozist praxis of activating what a body can do. The episode ends thinking through scale, how affirmative ethics operates from the city to the planetary, and the urgency of the European federalist project as the only existing institutional attempt to participate in decisions about what we could possibly become.Some references:Rosi BraidottiPatterns of Dissonance, Polity Press, 1991Nomadic Subjects: Embodiment and Sexual Difference in Contemporary Feminist Theory, Columbia University Press, 1994Metamorphoses: Towards a Materialist Theory of Becoming, Polity Press, 2002Transpositions: On Nomadic Ethics, Polity Press, 2006The Posthuman, Polity Press, 2013Gilles Deleuze & Félix GuattariAnti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia, 1972 (English trans. 1977, preface by Michel Foucault)A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia, 1980Félix GuattariThe Three Ecologies, 1989 (English trans. 1991)Michel FoucaultPreface to the American edition of Anti-Oedipus, 1977SpinozaEthicsTheological-Political TreatiseAntonio NegriThe Savage Anomaly: The Power of Spinoza's Metaphysics and Politics, 1981Genevieve LloydPart of Nature: Self-Knowledge in Spinoza's Ethics, University of Minnesota Press, 1994Spinoza and the Ethics, Routledge, 1996Antonio DamasioDescartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain, 1994Looking for Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain, 2003Simone de BeauvoirThe Second Sex, 1949Frantz Fanon — mentioned in relation to decolonial thought and the anti-fascist generation Herbert MarcuseOne-Dimensional Man, 1964Eros and Civilization, 1955Rosa Luxemburg — cited as an ecological thinker; the dialogue with Lenin in Zurich narrated by Isaiah Berlin Isaiah Berlin — on Spinoza and radical enlightenment; on Rosa LuxemburgAltiero SpinelliThe Ventotene Manifesto, 1941 — founding document of the European federalist projectDonna Haraway"A Cyborg Manifesto," 1985VNS Matrix"A Cyberfeminist Manifesto for the 21st Century," 1991Alain de Benoist — neo-fascist philosopher, intellectual architect of the European New Right; cited as formative influence on Steve Bannon and the Heritage Foundation / Budapest / Rome foundation networksJulius Evola — philosopher of Italian fascism; cited alongside de Benoist as daily reference for BannonPeter Thiel — PhD dissertation on René Girard and the concept of sacrifice, Stanford / Yale; position papers on technological selection and extinction

Comparison is the quiet engine behind condemnation.In this episode, we explore why sizing ourselves up against others feels so natural and why it so often turns us anxious, resentful, and judgmental. Drawing on insights from René Girard, social psychology, and Jesus' parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, we uncover how comparative desire fuels rivalry, outrage, and “us vs. them” thinking.From the Ten Commandments to social media envy, from Cain and Abel to modern prestige rankings, we discover why wanting what our neighbor has never ends well and what Jesus offers as a radically different way to live.Today's Resources:René Girard, I See Satan Fall Like LightningJonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation

I join my cohost Lee Fang for a podcast discussion around the violent confrontations in Minnesota and what it might mean for America. In short order, we discuss ethnic scapegoating, whether the federal government is truly focused on taxpayer fraud, and why this Trump presidency is fundamentally different from the first administration. Will there be an offramp to the crackdown? And we end with a discussion of Christian ethics and René Girard. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit leightonwoodhouse.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Thinking Out Loud, Nathan and Cameron offer a deep Christian theological analysis of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis involving Renee Nicole Good, examining the tragedy through the lenses of biblical anthropology, moral theology, and cultural analysis rather than partisan outrage. Drawing on thinkers like Augustine, Jonathan Haidt, René Girard, and Michael Polanyi, they explore how Christians should respond to politically charged current events, the tension between what is legal and what is moral, the danger of scapegoating and symbolic thinking, and why silence, prayer, and wisdom can sometimes be more faithful than instant commentary. This conversation is aimed at Christians seeking thoughtful, theologically grounded discussion of current events, Christian ethics, sanctity of life, authority, justice, and how to faithfully navigate polarized culture without surrendering compassion, truth, or hope.DONATE LINK: https://toltogether.com/donate BOOK A SPEAKER: https://toltogether.com/book-a-speakerJOIN TOL CONNECT: https://toltogether.com/tol-connect TOL Connect is an online forum where TOL listeners can continue the conversation begun on the podcast.

Dimitri and Khalid examine the philosophical oeuvre of Peter Thiel's favorite Stanford professor, the French Catholic academic René Girard, including: Girard's core theories of mimetic rivalry and the scapegoat mechanism, his hot takes about why Christianity is different from every other religion, pagan gods-as-sacralized victims of communal violence, using the devil to drive out the devil, Thiel's disturbing 2004 paper “The Straussian Moment”, his sus efforts to blend Girardian ideas with those of Leo Strauss and Nazi legal theorist Karl Schmitt to revitalize Western Civilization, becoming the Anti-Christ to stop the Anti-Christ (Greta Thunberg), JD Vance's gallingly two-faced embrace of Girardian Catholicism, Thiel installing memetic rivalry as the core dynamic of 21st century social media platforms, and more… For access to the full-length episode, upcoming installments of DEMON FORCES, and the Grotto of Truth Discord, subscribe at https://patreon.com/subliminaljihad.

In this episode, Luke Burgis explores the question, “Are your desires really yours?” and how to recognize and reclaim what you truly want. He discusses how to tell the difference between “thin desires (fleeting, imitated wants) and “thick desires” (the deeper longings that bring lasting fulfillment), and why discerning between the two can change the direction of your life. Luke also shares practices for uncovering your true hierarchy of values, creating alignment between what you want and who you want to be. Explore how to pivot from “I don't want to” to “I do want to, I just don't feel like it” and how to feed the desires that lead to meaning instead of comparison or regret. Exciting News!!! Coming in March, 2026, my new book, How a Little Becomes a Lot: The Art of Small Changes for a More Meaningful Life is now available for pre-orders! Key Takeaways: Exploration of the concept of mimetic desire and its origins in the work of René Girard. Discussion on how desires are often imitative and influenced by others rather than being inherently personal. The importance of discerning between beneficial and harmful desires in one's life. The parable of the two wolves as a metaphor for the internal conflict between positive and negative desires. Differentiation between “thin desires” (fleeting and influenced by external factors) and “thick desires” (deeply rooted in personal values and identity). The role of self-reflection and narrative in understanding one's desires and motivations. The significance of establishing a hierarchy of values to guide decision-making and desire cultivation. The impact of social interactions on shaping desires and the responsibility individuals have in influencing others. The concept of “stalking your greatest desire” as a means to align personal desires with one's life mission. The importance of having a trusted partner for exploring and communicating desires, emphasizing the value of attentive listening If you enjoyed this conversation with Luke Burgis, check out these other episodes: How to Find Zest in Life with Dr. John Kaag Finding Zen in the Ordinary with Christopher Keevil Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Luke Burgis explores the question, “Are your desires really yours?” and how to recognize and reclaim what you truly want. He discusses how to tell the difference between “thin desires (fleeting, imitated wants) and “thick desires” (the deeper longings that bring lasting fulfillment), and why discerning between the two can change the direction of your life. Luke also shares practices for uncovering your true hierarchy of values, creating alignment between what you want and who you want to be. Explore how to pivot from “I don't want to” to “I do want to, I just dono't feel like it” and how to feed the desires that lead to meaning instead of comparison or regret.Exciting News!!!Coming in March, 2026, my new book, How a Little Becomes a Lot: The Art of Small Changes for a More Meaningful Life is now available for pre-orders!Key Takeaways:Exploration of the concept of mimetic desire and its origins in the work of René Girard.Discussion on how desires are often imitative and influenced by others rather than being inherently personal.The importance of discerning between beneficial and harmful desires in one's life.The parable of the two wolves as a metaphor for the internal conflict between positive and negative desires.Differentiation between “thin desires” (fleeting and influenced by external factors) and “thick desires” (deeply rooted in personal values and identity).The role of self-reflection and narrative in understanding one's desires and motivations.The significance of establishing a hierarchy of values to guide decision-making and desire cultivation.The impact of social interactions on shaping desires and the responsibility individuals have in influencing others.The concept of “stalking your greatest desire” as a means to align personal desires with one's life mission.The importance of having a trusted partner for exploring and communicating desires, emphasizing the value of attentive listening.For full show notes, click here!Connect with the show:Follow us on YouTube: @TheOneYouFeedPodSubscribe on Apple Podcasts or SpotifyFollow us on InstagramIf you enjoyed this conversation with Luke Burgis, check out these other episodes:How to Find Zest in Life with Dr. John KaagFinding Zen in the Ordinary with Christopher KeevilBy purchasing products and/or services from our sponsors, you are helping to support The One You Feed and we greatly appreciate it. Thank you!This episode is sponsored by:Persona Nutrition delivers science-backed, personalized vitamin packs that make daily wellness simple and convenient. In just minutes, you get a plan tailored to your health goals. No clutter, no guesswork. Just grab-and-go packs designed by experts. Go to PersonaNutrition.com/FEED today to take the free assessment and get your personalized daily vitamin packs for an exclusive offer — get 40% off your first order.Grow Therapy – Whatever challenges you're facing, Grow Therapy is here to help. Sessions average about $21 with insurance, and some pay as little as $0, depending on their plan. (Availability and coverage vary by state and insurance plans. Visit growtherapy.com/feed today!Delivering the WOW; Check out Richard Fain's new book, a behind-the-scenes look at how he transformed Royal Caribbean into a world-class company through culture, innovation, and intentional leadership. Available now on Amazon and wherever you get your books.AGZ – Start taking your sleep seriously with AGZ. Head to drinkag1.com/feed to get a FREE Welcome Kit with the flavor of your choice that includes a 30 day supply of AGZ and a FREE frother.Smalls – Smalls cat food is protein-packed recipes made with preservative-free ingredients you'd find in your fridge… and it's delivered right to your door. For a limited time, get 60% off your first order, plus free shipping, when you head to Smalls.com/FEED! No more picking between random brands at the store. Smalls has the right food to satisfy any cat's cravings.LinkedIn: Post your job for free at linkedin.com/1youfeed. Terms and conditions apply.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tech billionaire Peter Thiel is no cuck philanthropist. The co-founder of Palantir is leading his company at the bleeding edge of mass surveillance, facial recognition, predictive policing, and AI-assisted warfare. He also fancies himself a political player, responsible for funding his protege, JD Vance, to a heartbeat away from the presidency. Considering this CV, the announcement that Thiel would give a series of four lectures on the AntiChrist was puzzling.  Why would a tech-bro with a notoriously awkward and inarticulate speaking style hold forth on religious prophecy? Or would this be a coming out party, where he would finally confirm his alliance with Satan? Now that the lectures have happened, we can finally tell you—and later, we'll frame it in the context of Thiel's mentor, René Girard. Show Notes Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel's off-the-record lectures about the antichrist It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel Is Losing It Battling to the End: Conversations with Benoît Chantre: René Girard I See Satan Fall Like Lightning: René Girard “A Geometry of Desire: René Girard's Mimetic Theory, Part 1.”: John Ganz “The Iron Triangle: René Girard's Mimetic Theory, Part 2.”: John Ganz “Escaping the Kingdom of Futility: René Girard's Mimetic Theory, Part 3.”: John Ganz “The Cure for Envy: René Girard's Mimetic Theory, Part 4.”: John Ganz Know Your Enemy Ep 87, featuring John Ganz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices