Podcast
Heterodox Americana
Hosted by Raphael Freeman; Angie Backues · EN
A nuanced and balanced look at the forces that unite and separate us as a society. Thoughtful conversations that touch on the psychology of political, moral, and spiritual thought
11episodes
Episodes
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The Shower of Now
Nov 2, 202100:56:57Tap to summarizeRaphael started taking daily cold showers in July. What resulted from this practice was completely unexpected.
Transcribe →Angie Goes to Prague
Nov 2, 202100:57:12Tap to summarizeAngie goes to Prague and regales us with story of food, castles, and Eastern European delights
Transcribe →Cultivating Safety and Updating Maslow
Oct 3, 202100:56:14Tap to summarizeNo description available
Transcribe →How to Get What You Want in Relationships
Sep 19, 202100:54:26Tap to summarizeYou may not always get what you want in a relationship, but not asking for what is and keeping your desires hidden is a surer way to not get it. In this episode we look at emotional asymmetry in relationships and the notion of "showing up" for yourself.
Transcribe →Remapping the Mind and Integrating the Body
Aug 22, 202100:55:25Tap to summarizeWe talk about how to expand the contents of your mind and, by extension, the mind itself. We deal with some possibly helpful approaches to dealing with rumination, and how to use novel mental representations to change the quality of your life.
Transcribe →The Delta Dilemma
Aug 22, 202100:47:36Tap to summarizeApparently the complicated re-emergence of people and culture now has to content with the complicated re-emergence of COVID-19. As the Delta variant spreads throughout the world, we again have to contend with the same set of spirit-sinking decisions. Nobody ever said global pandemics would be easy.
Transcribe →The Key to Long-Term Happiness
Aug 22, 202100:50:39Tap to summarizeNo description available
Transcribe →Complicated (re-)Emergence and the Vaccine Dilemma
May 2, 202100:49:20Tap to summarizeGoing from quarantine to socializing again has been super weird for lots of people. That, plus... what to do about this vaccine thing, anyway? To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? That is the question.
Transcribe →Woke and Woker - When Cancel Culture Cancels its Own
Apr 25, 202100:50:45Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we talk about more than just cancel culture and wokism, we also talk about the changing nature of our economy, the impact of the gig economy, job security (career security, really) and the slow death of our universities. Where are we headed?
Transcribe →On Raising Daughters pt.3: Chivalry vs. Preparedness
Jan 3, 202100:19:49Tap to summarizeNo description available
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