Normalizing the Unthinkable: Scandal, Authoritarianism & Cultural Collapse
In the debut episode of "Invincible Ignorance", hosts David Rieff and Lee Siegel introduce the podcast and explain they're recording without guests after travel plans fell through. They dive into the major stories dominating the moment, including Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, ICE raids, and the broader p…
Antisemitism, MAGA, and Gaza: What's Changing in American Jewish Life?
David Rieff and Lee Siegel discuss antisemitism and how it is surging across American politics and culture. They begin with Tucker Carlson's remarks in Turkey claiming that Israelis are persecuting Christians, arguing that such dangerous claims rely on a "kernel of truth." In this case, the small t…
Trump, Iran, and the Logic of Chaos
Lee Siegel and David Rieff take up the U.S. conflict with Iran, asking what kind of war this is and where it goes from here. They dig into Trump's motives (midterm politics, his taste for chaos, his absence of fixed principles) and whether he could hand the campaign off to Israel to avoid deeper en…
Norm-Shattering and Spellbinding: A Conversation About Charisma, Trump, and What Comes Next
Lee Siegel and co-host David Rieff discuss charisma in American politics, using Trump's State of the Union and Max Weber's definition of charisma to explore how Trump's norm-shattering, story-driven persona rivets even his critics. They debate whether right-wing populism can survive without Trump,…
The Fragile Self in the Age of Trump
Lee Siegel and David Rieff take on Trump's cult of personality, using a surprising entry point: an American figure skater at the Olympics falling on the ice while skating to the sound of his own voice. For Lee, it's the perfect emblem of a society where people are so wrapped up in their heads that …
Hope, Attention and the Crisis of the Humanities
Amid the collapse of university humanities programs, the rise of identity politics, and the relentless commercialization of culture, conservatives have revived the claim that great books and artistic tradition can redeem the nation. Lee Siegel and David Rieff aren't buying it. Their argument: treat…
The Algorithm Is Turning Us Into Content
In this episode of Occasionally Philosophical, we talk about Lee Siegel’s 2008 book Against the Machine: Being Human in the Age of the Electronic Mob and why it feels strangely relevant in the age of AI, TikTok, YouTube, and algorithm-driven life.The internet promised to give everyone a voice. But …
Groucho Marx: The Comedy of Existence Audiobook by Lee Siegel
https://libranovo.com/free Listen to free audiobooks with a 30-day free trial! Title: Groucho Marx: The Comedy of ExistenceGenres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, General, Art & MusicAuthor: Lee SiegelNarrator: Joe BarrettRelease date: 01-19-2016Length: 4:40:38Language: EnglishPublisher: Tantor Me…
Why Argument Matters Audiobook by Lee Siegel
https://libranovo.com/free Listen to free audiobooks with a 30-day free trial! Title: Why Argument MattersGenres: Non-Fiction, Language Instruction, Language Arts, PhilosophyAuthor: Lee SiegelNarrator: Chris MonteiroRelease date: 04-19-2022Length: 3:27:37Language: EnglishPublisher: Tantor MediaDesc…
Flowerotica: The Lotus
Reach into a lotus and it is the temperature of a body. It heats itself, holds insects inside overnight, and lets them go in the morning carrying its traces to somebody else. Flowerotica closes with the flower we all agreed was about purity, and a twelfth-century poem in which a god begs a woman to…
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