Unpacking Ideas

By Zach Stehura

Join us as we dust off a few old ideas and bring them to the conversation in the 21st Century.

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The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.

Unpacking Ideas episodes:

October 06, 2021 10. Jacob Bronowski on The Ascent of Mankind
In this episode we discuss British Mathematician and Biologist Jacob Bronowski’s 1973 essay “The Long Childhood” from his 1973 documentary series “The Ascent of Man.”
This essay explores
-Why it is humans who ride horses and not the other way around
-Why all Utopias are destined to fail
-Why Traditional civilizations revered the adult and Modern Western civilization reveres the child
Host: Zach Stehura zachstehura.com
Guest: Shrikant Rangnekar 52 Living Ideas Youtube Channel and Meetup
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1h 3min
September 22, 2021 9. Erich Neumann on Scapegoat Psychology Pt. 2/2
In this episode we discuss Erich Neumann's 1949 essay "Depth Psychology and A New Ethic"
This essay explores
-The stages of ethical development
-Two common reactions to the
-Why each individual must go on the journey of Individuation
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1h 28min
September 08, 2021 8. Erich Neumann on Scapegoat Psychology Pt. 1/2
In this episode we discuss Erich Neumann's 1949 essay "Depth Psychology and a New Ethic."
This essay explores
-How the processes of repression, suppression, and projection work
-Why the Judeo-Christian Ethic leads to projecting our negative qualities onto others
-Why we scapegoat minorities, psychopaths, and people of superior ability
Host: Zach Stehura zachstehura.com
Guest: Jorge Cabrales NYC Carl Jung Meetup Group
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1h 28min
August 26, 2021 7. Dale Carnegie on Winning Friends and Influencing People
In this episode we discuss Dale Carnegie's 1936 best-selling book "How to Win Friends and Influence People."
The book explores
-Whether or not all human behavior is self interested
-How to make people feel important
-Why remembering people's names is such a big deal

Host: Zach Stehura zachstehura.com
Guest: Shaheed Majid
Theme Music: Polyenso listen here
See what piece we are unpacking next at UnpackingIdeas.com

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1h 21min
August 25, 2021 7. Dale Carnegie on Winning Friends and Influencing People
In this episode we discuss Dale Carnegie's 1936 best-selling book "How to Win Friends and Influence People."
The book explores
-Whether or not all human behavior is self interested
-How to make people feel important
-Why remembering people's names is such a big deal

Host: Zach Stehura zachstehura.com
Guest: Shaheed Majid
Theme Music: Polyenso listen here
See what piece we are unpacking next at UnpackingIdeas.com
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1h 21min
August 11, 2021 6. David Foster Wallace on The Ethics of Eating Animals
In this episode we discuss David Foster Wallace's 2004 essay "Consider the Lobster."
The essay explores
-The strange history of eating lobster in America
-How the language we use influences the way we think about animals
-How future generations might look at the way we currently treat animals

Host: Zach Stehura zachstehura.com
Guests: Danny Jimenez & Manny Caride thevegangents.com (Dozens of easy, nutritious, and delicious vegan recipes!)
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1h 25min
July 21, 2021 5. Henry David Thoreau on The Art of Walking
In this episode we discuss Henry David Thoreau's 1851 essay "Walking."
The essay explores
-How to go on walks in the spirit of undying adventure
-Why English Literature is lacking the passion and wildness found in Mythology
-Why a person's ignorance is sometimes not only useful, but beautiful
Host: Zach Stehura zachstehura.com
Guest: Stephen Aldrich Backpackmap.com (a free online resource for planning your next backpacking adventure)
Theme Music: Polyenso listen here
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1h 8min
July 07, 2021 4. Ted Kaczynski on The Perils of Modern Technology
In this episode we discuss Theodore Kaczynski's 1995 essay "Industrial Society and Its Future" or as it is better know "The Unabomber Manifesto"
The essays explores
-Kaczynski's predictions about the future of technology
-Why modern day people struggle so much with anxiety and depression
-Why technological systems limit our freedom and autonomy
Host: Zach Stehura www.zachstehura.com
Guest: Chris Corvo The Next Conversation (podcast)
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1h 26min
June 23, 2021 3. Seneca on Anger
In this episode we discuss the essay "Of Anger" by Stoic Philosopher Seneca the Younger.
The essay explores:
-Whether or not anger is useful
-Why the sword of justice is ill placed in the hands of an angry man
-How we should respond to anger when it arises
Host: Zach Stehura www.zachstehura.com
Guest: Chase Harris The Switch Podcast
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1h 8min
May 31, 2021 2. Ralf Waldo Emerson on Self-Reliance
In this episode we discuss Transcendentalist Philosopher Ralf Waldo Emerson's 1841 essay "Self-Reliance."
The essay explores:
-Why envy is ignorance and imitation is suicide
-Why we hide our true selves
-How to discover who we truly are
Host: Zach Stehura zachstehura.com
Guest: Jon Lindinger xenotheory.org (Programs for self-development for young men)
Theme Music: Polyenso
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1h 10min

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How many episodes does Unpacking Ideas have?

The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.