Matt S. and Laci R. provide a spoiler-filled recap and analysis of season 2, episode 3 of Apple TV+'s Severance: "Who Is Alive?" Aside from the usual commentary on the exploitation of workers, the importance of collective action and solidarity, and the fun espionage angle, the show seems to have a lot of criticism for the self-help industry.

Learn more about how the self-help industry serves the interests of capital from the wonderful Citations Needed podcast: episode 109, "Self-Help Culture and the Rise of Corporate Happiness Monitoring." https://bit.ly/3Q0ie3N "Who Is Alive?" was directed by Ben Stiller and written by Wei-Ning Yu. Severance stars Adam Scott, Britt Lower, John Turturro, Zach Cherry, Tramell Tillman, and Patricia Arquette Watch this episode of Lumon Is Listening on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-qTcwJl9sHA Subscribe to Load Bearing Beams on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/45fA9IW) or Spotify (https://bit.ly/3tk7FAr). Music credit: "Winston-Salem" by Rural Route Nine. Listen on Spotify (https://bit.ly/40SvexA), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/4hvL48d), or YouTube (https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IM). Subscribe to the show on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@loadbearingbeamspod Follow Load Bearing Beams! Twitter: @LoadBearingPod | @MattStokes9 | @LRothConcepts Instagram: @loadbearingbeams TikTok: @load.bearing.beams | @mattstokes9 Letterboxd: @loadbearinglaci | @mattstokes9 Bluesky: @loadbearingbeams.bsky.social #severance #severancetvshow #severancepodcast