Radically Human

By Frieda Vizel

- - Critical perspectives on our techno-capitalist age. - -

Frieda lives and works in Brooklyn, New York City. She is a tour guide in the ultra-orthodox Jewish neighborhoods of her roots. But her foc... more

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The podcast currently has 36 episodes available.

Radically Human episodes:

January 20, 2021 Netflix Unorthodox Part II
Should we criticize entertainment? Should we criticize our common narrative tropes? What’s wrong with the coming-of-age fantasy story? For links to things mentioned in the podcast, see my blogpost on the episode:

https://friedavizel.com/2021/01/20/6-of-podcast-netflix-unorthodox-part-ii/
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January 13, 2021 Netflix Unorthodox - Part I
Netflix’s mini-series is an ex-hasidic cliched fairytale that is problematic on many, many levels. Part one is a takedown of the show (be forewarned, I am not a fan) and part two will be analysis of if and why it all matters.
MENTIONS: https://friedavizel.com/2021/01/13/5ofpodcast/
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32min
January 06, 2021The Cult of Logic
Discussion on the problems with logic when it is mixed up with intuition. I talk about how this type of logic has led us astray in the past (ie in the NYC urban planning scene) and how it applies to Hasidic married women shaving their heads, and how this is now playing out in the scientism of covid19 measures.
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REFERENCES:
- On Jewish Dybbuk forlklore see: Dybbuk | Jewish folklore | Britannica

- On Jane Jacob's and Robert Moses I drew from The Battle for Gotham by Roberta Brandes Gratz and The Life and Death of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs

- On the traffic patterns of more highway space see here: What's Up With That: Building Bigger Roads Actually Makes Traffic Worse | WIRED

- On the construction of the BQE in Williamsburg, Brooklyn: Brooklyn-Queens Expressway - s. Williamsburg bk (weebly.com)

The excellent article on the Frankfurt school from which I quote extensively: How the Frankfurt School diagnosed the ills of Western civilisation | Aeon Essays

- I must mention John Steppling, whose essays have all been eye opening and have introduced me to the Frankfurt School, esp Dialectic of Enlightenment.
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41min
December 30, 2020Lockdowns as Religion
Here I compare my former Hasidic community with the 2020 lockdown situation and argue that the two have something in common: a religiousness.
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REFERENCES:
Learn more about my experience in the Hasidic community in my pilot podcast episode. Also a full podcast episode on TLST podcast where I talk about growing up Hasidic: The Longest Shortest Time.

Must read mentioned in this episode: The Prognosis by David Cayley in Literary Review Canada.

I also talk about David Cayley's writing on his blog on Ivan Illich & quote from him on religion and the lockdown.

For the philosopher Giorgio Agamben's translated work and commentary see everything by Simon Elmer like this and this.
PS: upon request, I am working on removing the musical background from the podcast for easier listening. Please stick around for future podcasts.
-Frieda
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31min
December 24, 2020 Why Hasidim Don't Do Lockdowns Masks
Hasidim have gathered by the thousands and publicly burned masks. Why are they not following orders? In this episode, I dispel myths and put forth new theories. Discussion on the technocracy, community, safetyism, the whole delicious smorgasbord.
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December 22, 2020 Autobiography of a Non-Conformist
In this episode I tell you a bit about my Hasidic upbringing, not fitting in, leaving and my hard education in the modern normal.
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FAQs about Radically Human:

How many episodes does Radically Human have?

The podcast currently has 36 episodes available.