Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism.

We're back, we survived the holidays, and we have some thoughts on emotional libertarianism to share with you. Some of you have asked what we mean by this term, which we've used occasionally, so we took the opportunity to dig into it a little bit. And then, we answer a question about what it means to be a romantic, anyway.

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Stuff We Talk About:

Alexandra Kollontai, The Social Basis of the Female Question

Michael Hardt “Red Love”

Ajay Singh Chaudhary, Sick and Tired

Heat at 30: Michael Mann’s electric crime thriller is a film of fire and sadness

Kelly Hayes, Read This When Things Fall Apart

Marita Alonso, “Las mujeres piensan en el regalo que están dando. Los hombres no”: ¿hay una brecha de género en el arte de regalar?

Diane Di Prima, Revolutionary Letter No 19

Before Sunrise review – Richard Linklater’s brief encounter defies romantic convention

‘Black Bag’ Is a Great Spy Thriller — and an Even Better Marriage Drama

We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in London.

Buy Craig's Book: Cyberboss

Buy Sarah's Book: From the Ashes

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