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Episode 2849: Colum McCann on Narrative Four, Einstein, Freud, and the Power of Empathy https://keenon.substack.com/p/how-stories-can-save-us?utm_source=youtube

“The shortest distance between you and me is a story.” — Colum McCann In 1932, Einstein asked Freud if humanity could cure its lust for hatred. Freud said no — but added that what was needed was a “mythology of the instincts” and a “community of feeling.” In other words:…

Episode 2848: Jacob Siegel on the Information State that Came Home https://keenon.substack.com/p/politics-in-the-age-of-total-control?utm_source=youtube

“What conclusion do you draw if you see a system that continues to grow more powerful despite failing at the things it says it’s going to accomplish?” — Jacob Siegel Jacob Siegel grew up in Brooklyn, enlisted after 9/11, and fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. As an intelligence officer, he…

Episode 2847: Soli Özel on the Iran War, the 82nd Airborne, and Why Nothing Will Ever Be the Same https://keenon.substack.com/p/americas-suez-moment?utm_source=youtube

“If the regime doesn’t lose, it wins.” — Soli Özel It was just past midnight in Istanbul when I reached Soli Özel. The Pentagon had just announced it was deploying the 82nd Airborne to the Gulf. Özel — one of the most trusted analysts of Middle Eastern politics — is…