Cory Doctorow joins the pod to discuss his book 'Enshittification,' anti-trust policy, Lina Khan, and buying local.

Check out our other content on 'Enshittification'

https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/everything-is-crap-and-its-only-gettinghttps://nopomo.substack.com/p/the-lina-khan-horseshoe

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Hollis Robbins joins the pod to discuss the future of higher ed, the impact of AI, and her love for Ayn Rand.

Follow Hollis on Substack https://hollisrobbinsanecdotal.substack.com/

And read our pieces on the future of higher ed

https://www.compactmag.com/contributor/hollis/https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/dont-send-your-kids-to-college

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Jacob Williams joins the pod to discuss his conversion to Islam, the differences between Islam & Christianity, and the specter of an Islamic postliberalism.

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In this episode of the ⁠⁠⁠Viral Cure: Making sense of internet discourse ⁠⁠⁠series, ⁠⁠⁠Stephen joins Research Associate at Aspen Philosophy & Society Mana Afsari, who has written several compelling essays about gender, politics, and internet discourse. We discuss:

• the ways that internet forums influence discourse on gender identity
• how current US political figures are shaping men's sense of identity and social function
• Mana's tools for moving past reactive discourse on the internet, engaging with the stories we read more critically, and recognizing the human element hidden within ideological platitudes

Thanks to Interintellect for hosting our salon! https://interintellect.com/

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In this episode of the ⁠⁠Viral Cure: Making sense of internet discourse ⁠⁠series, ⁠⁠⁠Stephen joins journalist Ross Barkan, who responds to both national and local political issues with a balanced, nuanced take. We discuss:

• how Ross attempts to respond intelligently, rather than to react emotionally, to his political opponents
• tactics for speaking and writing candidly about both the strengths and weaknesses of one's own political positions
• the value of becoming informed on and engaged in local political initiatives

Thanks to Interintellect for hosting our salon! https://interintellect.com/

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In this episode of the ⁠Viral Cure: Making sense of internet discourse ⁠series, ⁠⁠Stephen G. Adubato⁠⁠, joins &Campaign founder Justin E. Giboney, whose work focuses on giving people to tools to have tough conversations about divisive issues. We discuss:

• how Justin works to bring people together from across the ideological spectrum
• tools for engaging in challenging conversations with people we disagree with
• the importance of cultivating critical thinking and dialogue skills in a polarized public square

Thanks to Interintellect for hosting our salon! https://interintellect.com/

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In this episode of the Viral Cure: Making sense of internet discourse series, ⁠Stephen G. Adubato⁠, joins Wisdom of Crowd’s Executive Editor Santiago Ramos to discuss:

• how partisan and ideological commitments shape the way discourse unfolds on the internet
• how Santiago checks his own biases and engages seriously and openly with a variety of POVs
• tactics for developing solid media consumption habits and avoiding getting lost in the pettiness
• suggestions for avoiding knee- jerk reactions and engaging intelligently with people whose ideas we don’t fully agree with.

Thanks to Interintellect for hosting our salon! https://interintellect.com/

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Larry Chapp joins the pod to discuss Dorothy Day, life at the Catholic Worker, Pope Leo XVI, and US politics.

Check out his website here: https://gaudiumetspes22.com/

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Ayishat Akanbi joins the pod to discuss cancelling her book deal, the errors of therapeuticism, the insanity of ideologues, and keeping it real in an artificial world.

Check out her Substack here: https://ayishatakanbi.substack.com/

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Gloria Purvis joins the pod to discuss Carmelite spirituality, the legacy of Black Americans in the Catholic Church, and Church politics.

Read our first interview in America https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/09/23/gloria-purvis-interview-racism-pro-life-politics-devil

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David Dudrick joins the pod to discuss Nietzsche, Foucault, Catholicism and cultural theory.

Read David's essay on Foucault https://www.compactmag.com/article/why-foucault-couldnt-kill-sexuality/

Read Stephen's article on Nietzsche https://www.newsweek.com/our-culture-war-two-sides-same-nietzschean-coin-opinion-1792783

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Ross Barkan joins the pod to discuss 9/11 memes, life in the Outer Boroughs, Jane Jacobs vs. Robert Moses, the unironic pursuit of greatness, and his novel Glass Century.

Read Stephen's review of Glass Century in COMPACT https://www.compactmag.com/article/a-new-york-epic-for-our-time/

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After long await, Musa al-Gharbi joins to pod to talk about wokeness, anti-wokeness, virtue signaling, campus protests, elite capture, and grassroots organizing.

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Pieter Valk and I interview each other about the pieces we cross published on each other's Substacks.

Check out Pieter's piece 'From Pray-the-Gay-Away to Pansexual Pragmatism': https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/from-pray-the-gay-away-to-pansexual

And my piece 'From Drag to Dimes Square: The Return of the Homofascist': https://pieterlvalk.substack.com/cp/160499684

Pieter Valk is a speaker and author, the director of Equip, a cofounder of the Nashville Family of Brothers, an aspiring deacon in the ACNA, and a licensed professional counselor. Learn more at pieterLvalk.com and or on socials @pieterLvalk.

Emmett Rensin joins the pod to discuss his brilliant book The Complications: Going Insane in America, as well as mental illness, faith, and politics.

Follow his work here: https://emmettrensin.com/

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In this third episode of the Searching for the Self in an Age of Simulation series, Stephen G. Adubato, host of Cracks in Postmodernity, joins philosopher John Milbank, author Shadi Hamid, and theologian William T. Cavanaugh, to discuss faith and globalization. 

How does globalization impact religious belief and practice? As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, believers face new opportunities to share their faith and new challenges in maintaining their local religious communities. Stephen G. Adubato joins John Milbank, Shadi Hamid, and William T. Cavanaugh for a compelling discussion on the dynamic interplay between faith and globalization.

Thanks to Interintellect for hosting our salon! https://interintellect.com/

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Our token parents Emilia and Joe answer your questions about parenthood, marriage, and vocations.

Follow them @etchornay10 and @joey_nabbles 

Read Joe's essay on the manosphere https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/dont-call-me-daddy-manosphere-influencers 

and Emilia's on tradwives https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/the-unironic-tradwife 

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After his talk at the New York Encounter, James Davison Hunter and I talked about localism, the role of religious communities, the expansion of mass media, and the future of US politics.

Listen to his talk at the NYE here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2KnSDLeiIE

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Historian of Psychoanalysis Eli Zaretsky joins the pod to discuss the Freudian Left, Lasch, and the future of identity politics under the Trump admin.

Check out Eli's essay in Cracks in PoMo: https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/americas-populist-upheaval?utm_source=publication-search

Follow Cracks in Pomo on IG @cracksinpomo and on Twitter @stephengadubato

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Thanks to the exponential growth of mass media over the last few decades, we find ourselves bombarded with information that is presented to us through a variety of framings.

Whose narrative is most accurate? Which sources, if any, can we trust? Join Stephen G. Adubato and Geoff Shullenberger for a discussion on how mass media shapes the way we take in information.

Thanks to Interintellect for hosting our salon!