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Madness: the Podcast.

Dr. Steven Reisner shares his perspectives on current events, society and politics through the lens of his extensive career as a psychoanalyst, activist, and educator.

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Beauty is Truth: A Tale of Covid in Two Cities

Beauty is Truth: A Tale of Covid in Two Cities

Have Americans, in the aftermath of Trump and in the time of COVID, lost our ability to appreciate beauty? And without b... Read more

22 Mar 2021

42mins

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Election emergency: Can we pull America out of its death spiral?

Election emergency: Can we pull America out of its death spiral?

America is in the midst of an emergency – an emergency which threatens our bodies, threatens our social fabric, and thre... Read more

1 Nov 2020

25mins

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In Praise of Shame

In Praise of Shame

When Donald Trump steals our democracy, will Americans fight to save it? In Episode 7, Dr. Steven Reisner argues that if... Read more

30 Sep 2020

38mins

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The Masque of the Black Death (Racism in the Time of Trump)

The Masque of the Black Death (Racism in the Time of Trump)

In 1842, Edgar Allen Poe wrote the Masque of the Red Death, a prescient short story about a country devastated by plague... Read more

16 Jun 2020

33mins

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Mourn and Mobilize: Radical psychoanalysis confronts the climate emergency

Mourn and Mobilize: Radical psychoanalysis confronts the climate emergency

Climate trauma – is it the result of the climate catastrophe or a consequence of our inability to really imagine such a ... Read more

9 Feb 2020

28mins

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Paranoia: Is it good for the Jews?

Paranoia: Is it good for the Jews?

Paranoia - is it a mental disorder or a political strategy? Dr Steven Reisner exposes the underlying connection between ... Read more

18 Jan 2020

31mins

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The American Dream: Time to Wake Up?

The American Dream: Time to Wake Up?

A mega mall in New Jersey, a pile of shoes and toothbrushes in the Arizona desert, and an array of immigrant witnesses a... Read more

6 Jan 2020

25mins

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Trump, lies & the American way: a psychoanalysis of political lying.

Trump, lies & the American way: a psychoanalysis of political lying.

What was Trump’s very first lie? Steven Reisner explores the effects of lying on children, on politics, and ultimately o... Read more

7 Nov 2019

25mins

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A constitutional crisis without a written constitution?

A constitutional crisis without a written constitution?

The importance of eye contact, the “fascist nature” of traffic lights vs “democratic” traffic circles, how Britain’s unw... Read more

9 Oct 2019

22mins

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