Aug 13

Episode #234 ... The Unbearable Lightness of Being - Milan Kundera

Today we try to produce a philosophical guide for the book The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. We talk about Parmenides, Nietzsche's eternal recurrence, kitsch as something more than just an aesthetic category, existential codes and his animal test of morality. Ho ... Show More

34m 3s

Aug 4

Episode #233 ... A philosophy of self-destruction. (Dostoevsky, Bataille)

Today we talk about two different theories for why we ritualize self-destructive behavior. We check out a lesser-known work from Dostoevsky called The Gambler. We consider how much we can hold people morally accountable for this kind of stuff. Then we look at the work of Georges ... Show More

33m 57s

Jul 7

Episode #232 ... Byung Chul Han - The Crisis of Narration

Today we talk about the book The Crisis of Narration by the philosopher Byung Chul Han. We talk about the history of storytelling. Walter Benjamins distinction between a Paris fire and a revolution in Madrid. The effects of social media on memory. Story telling vs story selling. ... Show More

32m 25s

Feb 2023

The Self Love Club

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, FRIENDS! This week, we're talking all about LOVE......... SELF-love that is. As we should. Let's chat through what self love IS and what it means, my personal journey to self-love, and some simple ways to show yourself love. I love all of YOU, today and eve ... Show More

51m 14s

Jul 2022

Ep. 298: Marsilio Ficino on Love (Part One)

On Commentary on Plato's Symposium on Love (1475), with guest Peter Adamson. What is the role of love in the universe? Ficino tries to combine Plato's theory of love as reproduction in the presence of beauty with an unorthodox take on Christian theology. Get more at partiallyexam ... Show More

45m 46s

Jan 2019

The confidence to love again

I have had my fair share of broken hearts and relationships that were not ideal. I want you to know that if you have been hurt in the past, I feel you. And although it may be hard to think that you will be able to love and trust again, you must. Love is one of the most important ... Show More

22m 50s

Oct 2023

The Seven Loves

It's been years since the days when we Young Heretics discussed Plato's Symposium. But now we've come back around a second time to that fundamental question: what is love? (Baby, don't hurt me.) This time, Spencer takes a thousand-year look at the question from the Hebrew angle w ... Show More

1h 6m

Jun 2021

Loving Yourself

The Kabbalists share that “Love your neighbor as yourself” is the most powerful precept of all. And, at closer look, this concept implies the importance of loving ourselves! This week we’ll share why love is the foundation of the golden rule and how self-love is key to loving oth ... Show More

50m 42s

Aug 2021

Life Lessons Lite : Amor Fati

Amor fati means "a love of fate". The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche quoted it as his formula for human greatness.In other words – whatever happens in your life – or whatever has happened in the past – accept it fully. Not begrudgingly and reluctanctly - but as if you had ... Show More

14m 46s

Sep 2023

85: Do I choose the nice guy? & I found someone else's hair bobble!!

Hey babes! Welcome back to another episode of Leah on the Line. Thank you so much for all of your love and support on the podcast, it honestly means the world to me. I hope you love this one! Head to leahontheline.com to send in your dilemmas and confessions. Love you! Hosted on ... Show More

59m 2s

Apr 2024

101: I'M BACK!!! Life updates & dilemmas!

Hey babes! Welcome back to another episode of Leah on the Line. Thank you so much for all of your love and support on the podcast, it honestly means the world to me. I hope you love this one! Head to leahontheline.com to send in your dilemmas. Love you! Hosted on Acast. See acast ... Show More

56m 3s

Nov 2023

93: My boyfriend has been secretly watching porn ALL DAY!

Hey babes! Welcome back to another episode of Leah on the Line. Thank you so much for all of your love and support on the podcast, it honestly means the world to me. I hope you love this one! Head to leahontheline.com to send in your dilemmas and confessions. Love you! Hosted on ... Show More

55m 32s

Oct 2023

88: The only way someone will change & how to respond to being ghosted

Hey babes! Welcome back to another episode of Leah on the Line. Thank you so much for all of your love and support on the podcast, it honestly means the world to me. I hope you love this one! Head to leahontheline.com to send in your dilemmas and confessions. Love you! Hosted on ... Show More

49m 16s

Episode #093 ... Nietzsche pt. 4 - Love