The Hub for Important Ideas

The Hub for Important Ideas

By Stephen James and Ken SwainSociety & Culture
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The Hub for Important Ideas episodes

  • Episode 10 Merlyn Mowrey on Religion
    How do we explain the many problems seemingly caused by religion in our society? This episode explores the purpose of religion, and the difficulties religion causes. www.thehubforimportantideas.com

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    40 min
  • Episode 9 Jamie Arndt on Health
    How is it that in this wealthiest of countries we have so many health problems and such unhealthy behaviors? This episode discusses health from a social psychological perspective, what contributes to the many health problems in our society, and how it all relates to the pandemic. www.thehubforimportantideas.com

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    40 min
  • Episode 8 Kirby Farrell on Conflicts
    How do we overcome the conflicts at the heart of our society and in ourselves? This episode discusses conflicts, from the way we cope with our individual anxieties to our society’s militarization and attempts to dominate the world.

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    39 min
  • Episode 7 I Can't Breathe
    Why is there wholesale dissatisfaction in our society? Is the answer thinking the unthinkable? This episode follows up our discussion of Kirby Farrell’s interview on our culture’s contradictions, and examines the violent reactions to the protests of the killing of George Floyd.

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    33 min
  • Episode 6 Kirby Farrell on Thinking the Unthinkable
    How do we make sense of the many contradictions in our culture? Is the answer thinking the unthinkable? This episode explores our culture’s paradoxes and what they mean for our fellow Americans trying to live a meaningful life.

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    41 min
  • Episode 5 Jerry Piven on War and Violence
    How do we understand war, violence, and evil in the twenty-first century? This episode features an interview with Dr. Jerry Piven who explores violence in its many forms, its psychological underpinnings, as well as heroism and fantasy.

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    31 min
  • Episode 4 Illusion Part 2
    How do we relate the apparent illusions at the heart of society to the realities of life? In this episode we further explore the psychological human need for illusion .

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    44 min
  • Episode 3 Merlyn Mowrey on Illusion
    How do we make sense of the apparent illusions at the heart of society? In this episode we explore the deep rooted psychological human need for illusion with Dr. Merlyn Mowrey.

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    30 min
  • Episode 2 Sheldon Solomon on Bigotry
    Why is there bigotry? In this episode Dr. Sheldon Solomon offers a unique perspective on prejudice, the psychological underpinnings for it, and the problem in America.

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    37 min
  • Episode 1 Getting to Know Us
    In this, our first episode we introduce ourselves and give you some idea of where we’re coming from.

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    29 min

About The Hub for Important Ideas

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The Hub for Important Ideas is a podcast about the serious issues of our time, hosted by cultural critics Stephen James and Ken Swain. They challenge conventional thinking about contemporary problems…