Ranked #1
The Unconscious. A conversation with Mark Vernon & Robert Rowland Smith
The Unconscious. A conversation with Mark Vernon & Robert Rowland Smith
What is meant by the unconscious? Is it even a "thing"? Why does it seemingly originate with Freud? How useful is the co... Read more
11 Aug 2023
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41mins
Ranked #2
How to teach prayer. A conversation with Rupert Sheldrake
How to teach prayer. A conversation with Rupert Sheldrake
Prayer, alongside meditation, is an integral part of religious traditions. God can be prayed to but also saints and ange... Read more
1 Aug 2023
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38mins
Ranked #3
Falling in love with your therapist. On transference & countertransference
Falling in love with your therapist. On transference & countertransference
Robert Rowland Smith and Mark Vernon discuss these two dynamics of projection. Transference and countertransference have... Read more
18 Jul 2023
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43mins
Ranked #4
10 ways to understand AI
10 ways to understand AI
AI can be understood by the many, not just the few. We don’t need to respond to technologist and media hype via fear and... Read more
10 Jul 2023
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19mins
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Ranked #5
Narcissism. Good and Bad Therapy. A series of conversations with Robert Rowland Smith & Mark Vernon
Narcissism. Good and Bad Therapy. A series of conversations with Robert Rowland Smith & Mark Vernon
What exactly is narcissism? Why is it so debilitating and troubling? Must everyone face narcissistic impulses and needs?... Read more
15 Jun 2023
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33mins
Ranked #6
The Scandalous Radicality of Owen Barfield’s Thought. Landon Loftin, Max Leyf & Mark Vernon
The Scandalous Radicality of Owen Barfield’s Thought. Landon Loftin, Max Leyf & Mark Vernon
Owen Barfield was the friend of CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien. He championed the importance of imagination and poetry. But wh... Read more
6 Jun 2023
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1hr 18mins
Ranked #7
End of Life Experiences. A conversation with Rupert Sheldrake
End of Life Experiences. A conversation with Rupert Sheldrake
Terminal lucidity is the phenomenon of individuals who are dying receiving a surge of life, perhaps to say goodbye, as t... Read more
2 Jun 2023
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39mins
Ranked #8
What makes a place safe to talk? Psychotherapy and the frame. Robert Rowland Smith & Mark Vernon
What makes a place safe to talk? Psychotherapy and the frame. Robert Rowland Smith & Mark Vernon
Safety, confidentiality and trust are key parts of psychotherapy. That almost goes without needing to be said. But what ... Read more
19 May 2023
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35mins
Ranked #9
How Jesus can save us from AI
How Jesus can save us from AI
The anxiety about AI has reached hysterical proportions. Luminaries are declaring that every last human being is at risk... Read more
14 May 2023
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22mins
Ranked #10
Monarchy, diversity & William Blake. An Idler Drinks thought
Monarchy, diversity & William Blake. An Idler Drinks thought
William Blake was against the monarchy. But might his Georgian loathing of the homogenising, conforming tendency of tyra... Read more
11 May 2023
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4mins
