Heart Reacts

Craig Gent and Sarah Jaffe
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“Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the feels.” We are HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for everyone trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism. We’re here to answer all of the questions about love, friendship, family, and even work that you might want to ask two people who have spent adulthood trying to apply their radical political analysis, more or less successfully, to their personal lives. We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in New Orleans. You can send us your questions at www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 21h ago

    Episode 43: Looking at Men

    Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism.  This week, we're talking about men, and how to lessen the weight of the burdens of masculinity. First, we chat about the men of the World Cup and why they give us hope for masculinity, and then we advise a letter writer who wants to look--and feel--sexy but isn't sure how. Thanks for putting up with our slightly less regular schedule of late! We appreciate you and also we want your questions! We're down to the bottom of our mailbag so we need more in order to keep advising you: ⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠. Stuff We Talk About: Bellingham and Haaland The World Cup Has Given Us A Win We Didn’t Expect – For Modern Masculinity Why many Black Americans were rooting for Argentina to lose the World Cup Pushing Protein Sita Balani, Deadly and Slick: Sexual Modernity and the Making of Race Sarah: Heterosexuality During Wartime US military to start screening for testosterone deficiency, Hegseth says Confessions Of A Semi-Professional D**k Pic Critic We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in London. Buy Craig's Book: Cyberboss Buy Sarah's Book: From the Ashes You can send us your questions at ⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠. This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at ⁠patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠. You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  2. Jul 8

    Episode 42: Everything for Everyone

    Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism.  This week, we're talking about why it's so hard to leave a bad relationship, reminiscing about our best (and worst) jobs, and musing on why our society doesn't value service sector work the way it does manufacturing. With bonus World Cup geopolitics (this was recorded before the US president got involved in the officiating, sorry)! Stuff We Talk About: Just Break Up: Asking Too Much or Asking the Wrong Person Madeline Lane-McKinley Solidarity with Children Sarah, The Revolution Will Not Be Fetishized Emma Goldman, Living My Life Aaron Benanav, Automation and the Future of Work Sophie Lewis, Abolish the Family Polly Smythe at London Centric Polly Smythe, How Covid Turned Cashiers Into Carers Nicholas Beuret, “Anyone but Miliband”? Why do unions hate net zero? We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in London. Buy Craig's Book: Cyberboss Buy Sarah's Book: From the Ashes You can send us your questions at ⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠. This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at ⁠patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠. You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  3. Jun 18

    Episode 41: Circumstances of Their Choosing

    Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism.  This week, we talk about the tendency to treat other people as "NPCs" and why looking for patterns is maybe not always the best way to understand our love lives. And then we tackle a question about how to convince your loved ones to go for communal living. Stuff We Talk About: ACFM Weird Britain “Men make history, but not under circumstances of their choosing…” James Muldoon, Love Machines Sarah Thankam Mathews, All This Could Be Different Kristen Ghodsee, Everyday Utopias Helen Hester & Nick Srnicek, After Work We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in London. Buy Craig's Book: Cyberboss Buy Sarah's Book: From the Ashes You can send us your questions at ⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠. This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at ⁠patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠. You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  4. Jun 5

    Special Episode 40: Love in the Time of Fascism

    Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism.  Hello! This week we have something a little bit different which is a special crossover LIVE episode that Sarah recorded in Bristol with the lovely Isaac Kneebone Hopkins and Priyanka Raval of the Bristol Cable’s People Just Do Something podcast. The Bristol Cable is an independent cooperative paper and you should definitely support it! We talked about how Sarah got into journalism and why, and then we answered audience advice questions. It was great fun, and made us think we should do a Heart Reacts live someday…let us know if you’d like to attend such a thing. Anyway, hope you enjoy. There’s links to the Bristol Cable in our show notes.  The Bristol Cable People Just Do Something Podcast We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in London. Buy Craig's Book: Cyberboss Buy Sarah's Book: From the Ashes You can send us your questions at ⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠. This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at ⁠patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠. You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  5. May 11

    Episode 39: All Talk and No Trousers

    Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism.  We're back! Deepest apologies for the delays, thank you for bearing with us. This week, we tell you where we've been and why. And then we address the ambiguous loss of a changed friendship, and how and when to call it quits. Stuff We Talk About: Erin Williams Our Relationship Is Not Working Labor Rising: the Past and Future of Working People in America Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex Dougie McLain, Caledonia Sarah: From the Ashes We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in London. Buy Craig's Book: Cyberboss Buy Sarah's Book: From the Ashes You can send us your questions at ⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠. This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at ⁠patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠. You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  6. Mar 30

    Episode 38: An Easier Time Showing Up

    Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism.  This episode contains discussion of sexual violence; there is a content note at the beginning of the discussion, and it ends at 23:00. This week, we sit with the news that U.S. labor icon Cesar Chavez had abused young girls, and consider the relationship between this story and a type of letter we often get. Then we hear an update of sorts from our Lonely Male letter-writer, and think about the challenges of being the friend who usually does the social labor: when do you get to take a break? Stuff We Talk About: Fight the power – in your pyjamas: the film about the day Glasgow kicked out immigration enforcers Dolores Huerta’s civil rights legacy was inextricably linked with Cesar Chavez. Then she accused him of abuse Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years Harold Meyerson: Cesar Falls Trade Union Accused of Sitting on Report Into ‘Toxic’ Culture 700,000 Female Farmworkers Say They Stand With Hollywood Actors Against Sexual Assault James Muldoon, Love Machines 'I hugged armed man to stop him bombing hospital' We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in London. Buy Craig's Book: Cyberboss Buy Sarah's Book: From the Ashes You can send us your questions at ⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠. This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at ⁠patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠. You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  7. Mar 13

    Episode 37: Reversing the Decline

    Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism.  This week we have a follow-up from a previous questioner who wants more advice on what to do when your union breaks your heart--how to forgive, how to forget, and how to fix a labor movement that often doesn't take its duty of care seriously. And of course we check in about dogs, films, and life in late capitalist hell. Stuff We Talk About: Crime 101 Disabled People and Care Workers Must Build Common Cause in the Fight for Better Conditions by Jamie Hale Judith Stepan-Norris and Maurice Zeitlin, Left Out: Reds and America’s Industrial Unions Nate Holdren, Injury Impoverished: Workplace Accidents, Capitalism, and Law in the Progressive Era Erik Loomis, Empire of Timber: Labor Unions and the Pacific Northwest Forests Les Leopold, The Man Who Hated Work and Loved Labor: The Life and Times of Tony Mazzocchi Death Panel Podcast We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in London. Buy Craig's Book: Cyberboss Buy Sarah's Book: From the Ashes You can send us your questions at ⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠. This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at ⁠patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠. You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  8. Feb 27

    Episode 36: Being Taught Not to Feel

    Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism.  We're back! And we have thoughts on masculinity, heterosexuality, and capitalism. First about the Olympics, and the pleasures and misfires of watching sports through the lens of the nation, and then we answer a letter about being a "lonely male," and how to learn to be comfortable with feeling. Stuff We Talk About: Men's Freestyle Skiing Big Air Final (Highlights) I, Tonya Red Army Miracle Craig: No Crying Shame A.S. Hamrah on Tech Won't Save Us We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in London. Buy Craig's Book: Cyberboss Buy Sarah's Book: From the Ashes You can send us your questions at ⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠. This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at ⁠patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠. You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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“Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the feels.” We are HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for everyone trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism. We’re here to answer all of the questions about love, friendship, family, and even work that you might want to ask two people who have spent adulthood trying to apply their radical political analysis, more or less successfully, to their personal lives. We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in New Orleans. You can send us your questions at www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Craig Gent and Sarah Jaffe
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    44
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Craig Gent and Sarah Jaffe
  • Show Website
    Heart Reacts

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