Freud in Focus 4: Episode 1

This week Tom discusses Freud’s lifelong fascination with archaeology and the ancient world with Professor Miriam Leonard (UCL), one of the curators of our current exhibition, 'Freud's Antiquity: Object, Idea, Desire'. 

Ahead of a special in-house theatre workshop on 3 July, Tom is joined by Candida Yates, Mark Leipacher, Roman Gerodimos and Eva Makri to explore Hamlet, arguably Shakespeare’s greatest play, and one that held particular significance for Freud. You can learn more and book a ticket ... Show More

For this episode, Tom is joined by Mark Solms to discuss his latest publication ‘The Only Cure: Freud and the Neuroscience of Mental Healing’. 

Discussing Freud's Civilization and its Discontents (1930). Get the full episode at partiallyexaminedlife.com. For Wes Alwan's summary of this book, go here). 

David and Tamler transfer their libidinal energy to Freud's 1917 article "Mourning and Melancholia," in which he tries to understand what's going on with depression, attempts to distinguish it from normal grief, and arrives at some ideas that laid the groundwork for his later the ... Show More

The critically acclaimed psychologist Sigmund Freud spent years publishing famous papers, stirring up controversy in his field of study, and creating the ideas of psychoanalysis and the infamous Oedipus Complex. Vanessa and Carter explore Freud’s colorful life, his finding of an ... Show More

Today we talk about Freud's views on civilization and the first half of Marcuse's response to them. Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help. Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis Social: Instagr ... Show More

March 3rd, 1907. Dr. Sigmund Freud invites a guest into his office, Dr. Carl Jung. This is a meeting of the minds, about... the mind. Psychology. Freud and Jung will spend the next 13 hours discussing the unconscious, the hidden forces in our brains that guide our thoughts and de ... Show More

Though he was the father of psychoanalysis, Freud and his theories don't hold up so well today. Learn about his famous Oedipus complex concept and what modern psychiatrists and psychologists think in this episode of BrainStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ihea ... Show More

📖 Episode Transcripts in Link Below ⬇️ Today we are going to talk about one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century: Sigmund Freud. Greetings go out to William and his German Learning Group out in England. Thank you so much for your support! https://patreon.com/Hist ... Show More

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Dr. Rick and Forrest explore the ideas, context, and legacy of psychoanalysis, the often-controversial origin point for modern therapy. They discuss psychoanalysis’ early history and key concepts like the unconscious mind, repression, inner conflict, and transference. Alongside t ... Show More

It's Freud x fashion this week as Dr. Valerie Steele joins us to speak about her exhibition Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis which is currently on view at The Museum at FIT through January 4, 2026. The exhibition--which is the first of its kind--explores "key ... Show More