OTB Podcast – Jeremy Hendon: Live a Life You Love

How deregulation and conspiracies have become the discursive playing fields of politics, government, and economics.

Plus, how various individuals are taking advantage of this rigged game.

Kelvin and Jeremy grew up in the South, where air conditioning is ubiquitous. But after living in many other parts of the US and the world, they feel like it’s time to think about how air conditioning has changed our lives, including the ways that we socialize and relate to the people around us.

How has digital media changed our lives, memory, and the way relate to information? Is our need now to store everything (from our thoughts, to all photos we take, to everything we write/produce/find) different and more obsessive than ever? Or is it simply an extension of the way we’ve always related to knowledge?

Deep-dive into philosophy. What is subject-object. Why has it mattered for history, revolution, and change, and how might it matter to your life today? How can it make you happier, healthier, and more successful?

In a very interesting conversation, we look at the concept of the family. What does it mean, how does it affect our economy, and why do we think of it the way we do. Most importantly, how might we imagine the family differently?

What does the Hobby Lobby Case actually mean? How will it affect civil rights, healthcare, and gay rights in the US? Why is it so at odds with civil rights law during the 20th century? And where do we go from here?

Do we actually need to be more productive? Is that even a good thing. And where did this drive for productivity come from?

What is the Good Life? It’s a question that individuals and societies asked themselves for thousands of years, but we tend not to ask this question anymore. Why is that? And why is it important?

Why do we gossip as humans? As it turns out, there are some pretty good evolutionary reasons, but the reasons we gossip today may not be meeting our needs. Are you gossiping in the right way?

The history and evolution of meal time, including why we eat when we do, what effect it’s had on our health and well-being, and whether we’d be better off with or without clocks.