Keep Talking

Dan Riley
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"Keep Talking" exists to have conversations that might help to make a better society and a better culture. I believe that each guest has important information and stories to make public. And it's something that I want to share.

  1. Episode 152: Jonathan Zimmerman - The Assassination of Charlie Kirk

    OCT 31

    Episode 152: Jonathan Zimmerman - The Assassination of Charlie Kirk

    Jonathan Zimmeramn is a Professor of History of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, and the author of the books "Free Speech: And Why You Should Give a Damn" and "Whose America?: Culture Wars in the Public Schools." ------------ Keep Talking Substack Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media and all episodes ------------ Support via Venmo Support on Substack Support on Patreon ------------ (00:00) intro (00:27) Polarized, pessimistic America (02:10) From Birchers to viral clicks (05:05) Decline of religion as fuel (08:12) “Love thy enemy” vs “I hate my opponents” (10:45) Cross-tribe media: why I watch Fox (13:18) Dopamine diets and tribal brains (16:02) Roots beyond social: 90s, higher ed divides (18:40) Education sorts and isolates by degree (21:15) Overlaps and humbling lessons from Fox (Ukraine, MIC) (24:05) Charlie Kirk: free-speech ideals and contradictions (27:22) Assassination & the internet underworld (30:10) Boys, meaning, and failing institutions (33:05) Digital cults, religion, and liberal education (36:10) Learned Hand’s “spirit of liberty” (38:22) Printing-press analogy, AI, and Postman’s question (41:05) Phones out K-16 and secondhand distraction (43:38) Anxiety on campus and adult responsibility (45:30) Free-speech hypocrisy & the “American Hour” proposal

    47 min
  2. Episode 151: Judith Thurman - Writing at "The New Yorker"

    OCT 17

    Episode 151: Judith Thurman - Writing at "The New Yorker"

    Judith Thurman is a staff writer at "The New Yorker," and the author of many books, including "Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller" and "Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette." ------------ Keep Talking Substack Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media and all episodes ------------ (00:00) “How’d you get to be that thing you are?”—origin story (02:18) Precocious reader, teacher mom, “foreordained” to write (04:52) Yes-and-no confidence; from drivel to good (07:10) Poet in Europe: barmaid, tutor, no money (09:48) 1970s NYC—dangerous, electric, cheap rent, first bylines (12:22) Nation → Ms. magazine → journalism takes off (14:05) Knocking on The New Yorker’s door; Gottlieb says yes (16:40) How a New Yorker piece gets made—editors, rewrites, heat (19:12) Subjects and boundaries: strong & “lost” women (21:58) Emily Wilson to Vanessa Beecroft; fasting spa detour (24:41) Writing (against) Gertrude Stein; Handmaid’s Tale hindsight (27:20) Why Stein’s “cult” endures—salon as tourist attraction (29:58) Anne Frank’s freedom to feel; the monumental annotation (32:36) Amelia Earhart—image-making, legend, and dying young (34:28) Biographies as marriages; choosing a life to live with (35:57) Isak Dinesen begins: Ms. piece, Denneny, the $10k “bride price” (38:43) Rethinking colonialism—Kenyan correspondent, mea culpa (41:52) Writing life: night vs. morning, momentum, humility; truth famine & journalism’s role

    45 min
  3. Episode 150: Liesbeth van der Horst - How To Resist Fascism

    SEP 26

    Episode 150: Liesbeth van der Horst - How To Resist Fascism

    Liesbeth van der Horst is the director of the Verzetsmuseum - the Museum of WWII Resistance in Amsterdam. ------------ Keep Talking Substack Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media and all episodes ------------ Support via Venmo Support on Substack Support on Patreon ------------ (00:00) Origins of the Resistance Museum (02:05) Moving Locations and Growth (04:12) Becoming Director in 2003 (06:45) Lessons from Resistance Figures (09:30) The 1940 German Invasion (13:10) Early Occupation and Dutch Nazis (16:42) The February Strike of 1941 (21:20) Gradual Anti-Jewish Measures (25:18) Deportations and Camp Westerbork (29:35) Dutch Traditions of Tolerance (33:10) Hiding, Families, and Anne Frank (38:28) Who Resisted and Why (42:15) Gerrit van der Veen’s Story (44:50) Fake IDs and Underground Efforts (47:08) Remembering Resistance Fighters (49:05) Why the Museum Still Matters

    49 min
  4. Episode 149: Lisa Marchiano - Why Jung Matters

    AUG 1

    Episode 149: Lisa Marchiano - Why Jung Matters

    Lisa Marchiano is a Jungian analyst and is the co-host of This Jungian Life podcast. ------------ Keep Talking Substack Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media and all episodes ------------ Support via Venmo Support on Substack Support on Patreon ------------ (00:00) Finding Jung Feels Like a Native Tongue (02:10) Early Memories: Mother and Jung’s Mysterious Books (04:35) The Story of Jung’s Bell and the Paranormal (06:20) From History and Humanitarian Work to Inner Crisis (08:15) A Breakup Sparks a Deep Depression (10:50) The Columbus Avenue Bookstore Ritual (13:10) Stumbling Upon “On the Way to the Wedding” (15:35) Reading the Book That Changed Everything (18:10) Writing Down Dreams and the Rabbit Hole Begins (20:25) Realizing Suffering Has Meaning (22:50) Deferring Law School for Work in Bosnia (25:05) Growing Doubt About Her Career Path (28:15) The Phone Call to the Jung Institute (31:10) Refusing the Call but Unable to Let It Go (34:20) Wrestling With Persona and Prestige (38:15) Choosing Social Work Over Law (41:40) The Calling Becomes Stronger in Bosnia (45:05) Returning to New York and Social Work School (48:20) Balancing Training With Motherhood (50:40) Why Jung’s Ideas Are So Beautiful and Expansive (55:20) The Rise of Jung’s Popularity and the Podcast (60:15) Depth Versus Ideology: Why Jung Resonates Today (64:10) Jungian Work as a Container for Meaning (67:50) Defining Synchronicity and Its Significance (70:00) Her Mother’s Legacy and Final Reflections

    1h 13m
  5. Episode 148: Walter Robinson - How Journalists Exposed the Catholic Sexual Abuse Story

    MAR 28

    Episode 148: Walter Robinson - How Journalists Exposed the Catholic Sexual Abuse Story

    Walter Robinson is an investigative journalist, an editor-at-large at "The Boston Globe," and is the Donald W. Reynolds Visiting Professor of Journalism at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. This is a rebroadcast of episode 42, from 2022. ------------ Keep Talking Substack Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media and all episodes ------------ Support via Venmo Support on Substack Support on Patreon ------------ (00:00) Intro (00:58) A path to journalism (10:00) The power and state of the Catholic Church during the late 80s and 90s (21:40) "The Boston Globe's" "Spotlight" team (28:10) The Catholic Church's reputation before the Spotlight team’s investigation (35:59) What was revealed in the church’s internal documents (40:56) The Church’s consistent strategy of protecting abusive priests (46:58) Nearly every bishop in every diocese knew about abuse and participated in a cover-up (53:27) The role of the Church's celibacy vow in incentivizing abuse (59:36) What explains the abusive behavior of Catholic Church priests? (01:04:06) Women's second-class status and the role of a free press (01:07:55) The need for a full confession from the Church (01:15:48) The role of investigative journalism today and why it matters (01:20:43) The importance of investigative journalists to think outside the box

    1h 26m
  6. Episode 147: Mark Clifford: Why Is China Afraid of Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai?

    MAR 21

    Episode 147: Mark Clifford: Why Is China Afraid of Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai?

    Mark Clifford is president of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong and the author of "The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong's Greatest Dissident, and China's Most Feared Critic." ------------ Book Dan to do an interview or a meeting ------------ Keep Talking Substack Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media and all episodes ------------ Support via Venmo Support on Substack Support on Patreon ------------ 00:00 Intro 00:57 Mark's relationship with Jimmy Lai 06:40 Jimmy's journalism in Hong Kong 10:41 The source of Jimmy's devout anti-communism 18:27 Jimmy's interest in journalism 21:35 Was Jimmy optimistic about Hong Kong's future? 24:27 China's public enemy #1 33:22 Jimmy's core principles 39:40 Lessons from Jimmy's example 44:14 Hong Kong and JImmy's future 49:47 Jimmy's eccentricities and flaws

    55 min
  7. Episode 146: James Hollis - How To Be Who You Are

    MAR 14

    Episode 146: James Hollis - How To Be Who You Are

    James Hollis is a Jungian psychoanalyst and the author of many books, including "A Life of Meaning," which is the primary subject of our conversation. ------------ Book Dan to do an interview or a meeting ------------ Keep Talking Substack Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media and all episodes ------------ Support via Venmo Support on Substack Support on Patreon ------------ 00:00 Intro 01:05 Why Jim wrote "A Life of Meaning" 05:28 The shadow 08:38 Why confront one's shadow? 10:48 The numinous and finding your calling 25:20 Lethargy is a threat to living 29:55 A modern culture of distraction 32:28 Jim's decision to become a public educator 37:02 Jim's growth beyond his family of origin 44:30 Psychopathology 48:26 Sin: missing the mark 55:15 Fear - the spirit of evil is negation of the life force by fear 58:50 Jim is a "recovering nice person"

    1h 1m
  8. Episode 145: Daniel Lieberman - Direct Dopamine To Friends, Not Phones

    MAR 7

    Episode 145: Daniel Lieberman - Direct Dopamine To Friends, Not Phones

    Daniel Lieberman is a psychiatrist, the SVP of mental health at Hims & Hers, and the author of the best-selling book, The Molecule of More. ------------ Book Dan to do an interview or a meeting ------------ Keep Talking Substack Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media and all episodes ------------ Support via Venmo Support on Substack Support on Patreon ------------ (00:00) Intro (00:59) What would humans be without dopamine? (01:29) Donating dopamine to phones, not friends (03:58) What is dopamine? (07:53) What are the signs of someone with high dopamine? (11:56) How can high dopamine people live wisely? (18:50) Can workaholics change their insatiability? (22:22) "The modern devil is cheap dopamine" (28:58) What does a wise future look like re: smartphones? (31:37) Dopamine in relationships and love (38:46) Skills to develop to sustain long-term relationships (43:11) Are we on the cusp of a conservative cultural shift? (48:02) Modern dopamine and men in society (54:42) What advice does Daniel give to his sons? (57:14) What's next for Daniel?

    59 min
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"Keep Talking" exists to have conversations that might help to make a better society and a better culture. I believe that each guest has important information and stories to make public. And it's something that I want to share.

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  • Creator
    Dan Riley
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    152
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Dan Riley
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