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Critical Theory May 12, 2022

The Politics of Immunity

Security and the Policing of Bodies

Mark Neocleous

Hosted by Catriona Gold
Our contemporary political condition is obsessed with immunity. The immunity of bodies and the body politic; personal immunity and herd immunity; how to immunize the social system against breakdown. The …

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Interviews with psychoanalysts about their new books.

High Theory April 25, 2022

Death Drive

A Discussion with Michelle Rada

Michelle Rada

Hosted by Kim Adams and Saronik Bosu
Kim talks with Michelle Rada about the death drive in psychoanalysis. Michelle references Todd McGowan’s Enjoying What We Don’t Have: The Political Project of Psychoanalysis, University of Nebraska Press, 2013. She …
High Theory April 11, 2022

Fort / Da

Hosted by Kim Adams and Saronik Bosu
In this episode, Kim talks with Saronik about the game “Fort / Da” — a game played by Sigmund Freud’s grandson in Beyond the Pleasure Principle, (which you can borrow …
Critical Theory April 8, 2022

At the Risk of Thinking

An Intellectual Biography of Julia Kristeva

Alice Jardine

Hosted by August Baker
At the Risk of Thinking: An Intellectual Biography of Julia Kristeva (Bloomsbury, 2020) is the first biography of Julia Kristeva--one of the most celebrated intellectuals in the world. Alice Jardine …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones April 5, 2022

The Future of Delusions

A Discussion with Lisa Bortolotti

Lisa Bortolotti

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
The accusation “you’re deluded” is often used as something of a cheap shot intended to silence an opponent in debate. But what is the nature of a delusion and how …
Psychology April 1, 2022

The Zen of Therapy

Uncovering a Hidden Kindness in Life

Mark Epstein

Hosted by August Baker
A remarkable exploration of the therapeutic relationship, Dr. Mark Epstein reflects on one year’s worth of therapy sessions with his patients to observe how his training in Western psychotherapy and …
Psychoanalysis March 11, 2022

Freud's Pandemics

Surviving Global War, Spanish Flu, and the Nazis

Brett Kahr

Hosted by Sebastian Thrul
In his latest book Freud's Pandemics: Surviving Global War, Spanish Flu, and the Nazis (Confer Books, 2021), Professor Brett Kahr has used his remarkable skills as experienced psychotherapist and rigorous historian to …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones March 8, 2022

The Future of Consciousness

A Discussion with Eva Jablonka

Eva Jablonka

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
What makes a living body conscious? What is consciousness and are there different types of it? These questions have been studied by Professor Eva Jablonka from the Cohn Institute for …
Drugs, Addiction and Recovery March 3, 2022

Beyond the Narrow Life

A Guide to Psychedelic Integration and Existential Exploration

Kile M. Ortigo

Hosted by Steve Beitler
Kile M. Ortigo's Beyond the Narrow Life: A Guide to Psychedelic Integration and Existential Exploration (Synergetic Press, 2021) addresses major issues that arise from the psychospiritual and therapeutic use of …
Psychology February 23, 2022

On Second Thought

How Ambivalence Shapes Your Life

William R. Miller

Hosted by August Baker
The rich inner world of a human being is far more complex than either/or. You can love and hate, want to go and want to stay, feel both joy …
Psychoanalysis February 7, 2022

Masculinity and Its Discontents

The Male Psyche and the Inherent Tensions of Maturing Manhood

Michael J. Diamond

Hosted by Sebastian Thrul
In his new book Masculinity and its Discontents: The Male Psyche and the Inherent Tensions of Maturing Manhood (Routledge, 2021), Michael J. Diamond develops an original psychoanalytic theory of male …
Psychology February 3, 2022

Addressing Challenging Moments in Psychotherapy

Clinical Wisdom for Working with Individuals, Groups and Couples

Jerome S. Gans

Hosted by Elizabeth Cronin
This practical and helpful volume details how clinicians can work through various common challenges in individual, couple, or group psychotherapy. Chapters draw upon clinical wisdom gleaned from the author’s 4 …
Psychoanalysis February 1, 2022

Debating Relational Psychoanalysis

Jon Mills and His Critics

Jon Mills

Hosted by August Baker
In Debating Relational Psychoanalysis (Routledge, 2020), Jon Mills provides an historical record of the debates that had taken place for nearly two decades on his critique of the relational school, including responses …
Psychoanalysis January 25, 2022

The Absent Father Effect on Daughters

Father Desire, Father Wounds

Susan E. Schwartz

Hosted by Christopher Russell
The Absent Father Effect on Daughters: Father Desire, Father Wounds (Routledge, 2020) investigates the impact of absent – physically or emotionally – and inadequate fathers on the lives and psyches …
Psychoanalysis January 24, 2022

Vitalization in Psychoanalysis

Perspectives on Being and Becoming

Amy Schwartz Cooney and Rachel Sopher

Hosted by August Baker
In Vitalization in Psychoanalysis: Perspectives on Being and Becoming (Routledge, 2021), Schwartz Cooney and Sopher develop and explore the concept of vitalization, generating new ways of approaching and conceptualizing the psychoanalytic …
Psychoanalysis January 19, 2022

What Happens When the Analyst Dies

Unexpected Terminations in Psychoanalysis

Claudia Heilbrunn

Hosted by Christopher Russell
What Happens When the Analyst Dies: Unexpected Terminations in Psychoanalysis (Routledge, 2019) explores the stories of patients who have experienced the death of their analyst. The book prioritizes the voices …
Psychoanalysis December 29, 2021

Body as Psychoanalytic Object

Clinical Applications from Winnicott to Bion and Beyond

Caron Harrang, Drew Tillotson, and Nancy C. Winters

Hosted by Roy Barsness
Body as Psychoanalytic Object: Clinical Applications from Winnicott to Bion and Beyond (Routledge, 2021) explores the role of bodily phenomena in mental life and in the psychoanalytic encounter, encouraging further …
Psychoanalysis December 27, 2021

The Culture-Breast in Psychoanalysis

Cultural Experiences and the Clinic

Noreen Giffney

Hosted by Philip Lance
The Culture-Breast in Psychoanalysis: Cultural Experiences and the Clinic (Routledge, 2021) introduces "the culture-breast," a new clinical concept, to explore the central importance played by cultural objects in the psychical …
Psychoanalysis December 27, 2021

Applying Psychoanalytic Thought to Contemporary Mental Health Practice

Paul Ian Steinberg

Hosted by Alec Kacew
Dr. Paul Steinberg, Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia, returns to New Books Network to discuss his latest book, Applying Psychoanalytic Thought to …
Psychoanalysis December 23, 2021

The Analyst’s Vulnerability

Impact on Theory and Practice

Karen J. Maroda

Hosted by Roy Barsness
The Analyst’s Vulnerability: Impact on Theory and Practice (Routledge, 2021) closely examines the analyst's early experiences and character traits, demonstrating the impact they have on theory building and technique. Arguing that …