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Animus Air episodes

  • 226 Hippolytus

    Intro: Creed 2 trailer encapsulates what a good idea is.
    Separating from the Terrible Mother tears us apart (5:00).
    Keep families together and emotional processing (14:45).
    When to stop being hard on yourself (21:30).
    The proper context for exposure therapy (26:45).
    How opiate addiction is different than other types of addiction (28:30).
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    34 min
  • 225 Trump Un

    Intro: insecurity and ego.
    Trump and Un meeting needs to be treated like therapy (2:15).
    Whether Bourdain was a coward or had a disorder (9:45).
    What to do when you’re feeling suicidal (20:00).
    Unconscious Map success story (26:15).
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    32 min
  • 224 The Roosevelts

    Boutique pet stores encapsulate Western civilization (1:45).
    Death Wish is greatest movie since Death Wish (2:30).
    Proof SJWs don’t read (3:30).
    The narcissism inherent in identity politics (4:30).
    How to talk with somebody who just got back from a vacation (8:15).
    Anti-bullying is slave morality response to master morality (11:15).
    McSweeny’s article on the nature of mental disorder (13:45).
    The despicable nature of Teddy Roosevelt (15:15).
    What it means to trust your intuition (24:15).
    What qualifies as trauma (26:45).
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    32 min
  • 223 Paleo Psychology

    Intro: Apologizing for being tone deaf is also tone deaf.
    The revolution in psychology is a lot like the paleo diet revolution (2:30).
    What to do when you have nothing to say (16:15).
    On whether children consciously make the decision to create their identity (20:15).
    The department of education is a monument to stasis (25:00).
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    32 min
  • 222 Conservative Therapy

    Intro: how conservatism is like cognitive therapy.
    How pragmatism leads to postmodernism (9:15).
    Whether its easier for men or women to be more stable (12:00).
    Accepting where you are while changing (15:00).
    Emotional regulation vs emotional processing (20:45).

    27 min
  • 221 USS Growler

    Announcement: Animus Group.
    Submarines were unconsciously made to initiate boys into manhood (3:00).
    The benefits of group vs one-on-one therapy (19:30).
    Thoughts on MGTOW (24:45).
    On creating a good society (27:45).

    34 min
  • 220 Lil Tay

    Intro: Lil Tay; Alex Honnold; Lebron.
    What is meaning and how to find it (5:00).
    When and how much eye contact to make (12:15).
    Whether it’s possible or necessary to read one book per day (15:45).
    What guys are thinking when they’re not that into you (19:30).
    How to heal the wounds caused by an absent father (24:30).

    33 min
  • 219 Kanye

    Intro: shipping issue.
    Kanye and how black America is North Korea (2:15).
    The undercurrent of #MeToo (9:30).
    A heterodox opinion on Bill Cosby (13:30).
    23 and Me is for nerds (15:45).
    A helpful way to think about cultural decline (18:45).

    24 min
  • 218 Incel Rage

    Intro: incel rage is the male version of #MeToo.
    Whether we can teach boys not to rape (11:15).
    Aristotle suggested reading (17:45).
    Aristotle, his tutoring of Alexander (20:45).
    How to confront the anxiety of robots taking our jobs (22:15).
    The difference between passive aggressiveness and hostility (28:00).

    34 min
  • 217 Empty Chair

    Intro: shamanism.
    Mom talking to teenage son (6:30).
    Critics who are bad at the art they criticize (15:00).
    Jordan Peterson and the acceptance of the status quo (17:30).
    Connecting with a deceased parent (21:00).
    Laughing as a defense against anxiety (27:15).
    When cognitive therapy is appropriate (32:30).
    How to meditate the right way (36:00).

    42 min

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Mark analyzes ideological trends and answers listener questions through the use of lengthy metaphors, just like Jesus.