Unpacking Ideas

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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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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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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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

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See what piece we are unpacking next at UnpackingIdeas.com

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

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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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)

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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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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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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