Feb 24, 2020
A conversation with listeners about the challenge of being an individual versus finding community. Originally released in 2017 as a bonus episode for supporting listeners.
Feb 17, 2020
Jake Desyllas interviewed on the Freecast podcast about his childhood and intellectual development. Originally released in 2017 as a bonus episode for supporting listeners.
Mar 21, 2019
Michael Ostrolenk interviews Dr Jake Desyllas on The Michael Ostronlenk Show. The interview covers leaving a career behind, redesigning your life, minimalism, travel, and more!
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Feb 20, 2019
Going to university often leads to living in a kind of the cultural bubble for the rest of your life. Being conscious of the ways in which you are living in a bubble is the first step in breaking out of it.
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Oct 13, 2018
This episode is a review of Eric Hoffer's book The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements. Hoffer argued that all political and religious activists share the same motivations: Those who dedicate their lives to a cause are running from themselves. There are some interesting ideas in the book about the...