Episodios

  • Episode 23: Loving in a Simulation

    Episode 23: Loving in a Simulation
    Jun 12 2025

    Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism.


    This week, we talk a little about the rebellion against immigration policing in Los Angeles and why big tech is a target, and then we answer a question about how to stop a friend from becoming a notorious "nice guy."


    Stuff We Talk About:


    Brian Merchant, "The Weaponization of Waymo"

    C.M. Lewis, "Los Angeles is Now the Country's Leading Union Town"

    Rivkah Brown, "Couriers Stunt Dalston’s Gentrification. The Police and Council Want Them Gone"

    Veena Dubal

    Brandy Jensen, "I Wish My Single Life Was Enough For Me"

    Amia Srinivasan, The Right to Sex

    Esther Perel, How's Work Season 1 Episode 7


    We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in New Orleans.


    Buy Craig's Book: Cyberboss

    Buy Sarah's Book: From the Ashes


    You can send us your questions at ⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠.


    This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at ⁠patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠. You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps!


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    1 h y 7 m
  • Episode 22: Training Ourselves to Feel

    Episode 22: Training Ourselves to Feel
    May 30 2025

    Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism.


    On this week's show we think about the collapse of late capitalism getting collapse-ier, and attempt to advise two listeners about feeling prioritized in relationships. The first has a question about a friendship breakup, and the second brings us back to our favorite subject: polyamory.


    Plus, we have an update from last episode's question-asker about kids on strike!


    Stuff We Talk About:

    Sarah, Donald Trump's Disastrous Scott Walker Moment

    Natasha Lennard, “The Uses and Abuses of Politics for Sex”

    Becca Rothfeld, All Things Are Too Small

    Amia Srinivasan, The Right to Sex

    Katherine Angel, Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again

    From Boundaries to Attachment: The Uses and Abuses of Pop Psychology feat. Lily Scherlis


    We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in New Orleans.

    Buy Craig's Book: Cyberboss

    Buy Sarah's Book: From the Ashes

    You can send us your questions at ⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠.


    This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at ⁠patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠. You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps!

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    1 h y 15 m
  • Episode 21: Ask for Everything

    Episode 21: Ask for Everything
    May 19 2025
    Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism. First off, we want to apologize for the delay, but we've been suffering lately from a dearth of questions! Obviously, we can't answer questions if no one asks us any, so please, if you've been hesitating, now is the time to send yours in! If you don't have a question, but you love the show and want it to continue, please do share it with your friends, neighbors, polycule, socialist organization and encourage them to write in. We literally can't do it without you. Thanks so much to everyone who is already listening, sharing, and especially to our Patreon supporters.On a related note, this week we consider unsolicited advice, and what to do when your friends think they know you better than you know yourself. And then we ponder what to do when young people (very young people) go on strike. (Spoiler: it's adorable.)We also remember friend of the show Joshua Clover on this episode. Joshua was a poet and a revolutionary and we share some of his work below if you aren't familiar.Stuff We Talk About:Sarah, heaven knows we sure had some fun, boyJoshua Clover, Riot Strike RiotJoshua Clover, The Year in StrugglesJoshua Clover, Red EpicJuliana Spahr, The Many Lives of Joshua CloverDean Spade, Love in a Fucked-Up WorldSarah, Promiscuous Networks of CareWe are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in New Orleans.Buy Craig's Book: CyberbossBuy Sarah's Book: From the AshesYou can send us your questions at ⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠.This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at ⁠patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠. You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 h y 13 m
  • Episode 20: Socialism is Not the Salvation Army

    Episode 20: Socialism is Not the Salvation Army
    Apr 23 2025

    Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism.


    Sorry once again for the delay--the world happened. Thank you for bearing with us!

    This week we talk about the family and its discontents: about a messy mother-in-law relationship, and about what happens when someone bails on the nuclear family–and replaces it with a new one.


    Stuff We Talk About:

    Melinda Cooper, Counterrevolution

    Melinda Cooper, Family Values

    Sophie Lewis, Abolish the Family

    M.E. O’Brien, Family Abolition

    Alva Gotby, They Call It Love

    Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Socialism conference, Lenin and the Politics of Rehearsal

    Aaron Benanav, Automation and the Future of Work


    We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in New Orleans.

    Buy Craig's Book: Cyberboss

    Buy Sarah's Book: From the Ashes

    You can send us your questions at ⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠.

    This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at ⁠patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠. You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps!

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    1 h y 5 m
  • Episode 19: The Power Dance

    Episode 19: The Power Dance
    Mar 28 2025

    Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism.


    This week, we have some exciting news! And then we answer a question about how to handle inequality within your relationships, and tackle the issue of movement burnout, rest, and responsibility.


    Michel Foucault, The History of Sexuality: Vol 1

    Liza Featherstone, "The Left Needs to Stop Falling for Absurd Sex Panics"

    Sarah, "Worker Centers: Where Causes Cohere, and Forge Power" (Ellen Bravo quotation is here)

    Sarah, "Emotions on Strike"

    Daisy Rooks, "The Cowboy Mentality: Organizers and Occupational Commitment in the New Labor Movement"

    Hannah Proctor, Burnout: The Emotional Experience of Political Defeat

    Aaron Bastani, "Burn up not out; four suggested projects for UK activism," openDemocracy

    Paula Davis, Beating Burnout at Work


    We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in New Orleans.

    Buy Craig's Book: Cyberboss

    Buy Sarah's Book: From the Ashes

    You can send us your questions at ⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠.

    This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at ⁠patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠. You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps!

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    1 h y 9 m
  • Episode 18: Champagne of Beers Socialist

    Episode 18: Champagne of Beers Socialist
    Mar 13 2025
    Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism. Thanks for bearing with us while Sarah took a much-needed holiday, and we're back with more questions about organizing, wealth, power, and the State. (We miss your polyamory questions, though!)Stuff We Discuss:A James Connolly ReaderMark Fisher, Wounds of ClassRichard Seymour, "Work, Class, and Mental Health"Kelly Hayes (Forthcoming), Read This When Things Fall ApartSarah Schulman, Conflict is Not AbuseThe Free Association, Moments of Excess: Movements, Protest and Everyday LifeAlessio Lunghi and Seth Wheeler, Occupy Everything! Ruth Wilson Gilmore at Socialism conferenceJodi Dean, Crowds and PartyWill Davies, What is Neoliberalism?Will Davies, The Limits of NeoliberalismFederazione dei Comunisti Anarchici, Anarchist Communist A Question of ClassWe are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in New Orleans.Buy Craig's Book: CyberbossBuy Sarah's Book: From the AshesYou can send us your questions at ⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠.This episode was produced by, well, us! If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at ⁠patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠. You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 h y 19 m
  • Episode 17: It doesn't have to be like this

    Episode 17: It doesn't have to be like this
    Feb 19 2025
    Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism.This week, we're tackling the question of how and when to break up--with your socialist organization, and with a partner who is prioritizing their job over your relationship.Stuff We Talk About:Sarah, Federal Workers Rise up Against Musk, Trump and Drastic CutsPaolo Gerbaudo - The Digital PartyRodrigo Nunes - Neither Vertical Nor HorizontalJohn Nichols - The S Word Olufemi O Taiwo - Elite Capture Jonathan Matthew Smucker - Hegemony How-ToSarah - Work Won’t Love You Back Laura Kipnis - Against Love Interview: “Fight with hope, fight without hope, but fight absolutely” with Mike DavisOlufemi O. Taiwo on BlueskyAnd if you really want to know what Rosa Luxemburg thought of the Leninist party... We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in New Orleans.Buy Craig's Book: CyberbossBuy Sarah's Book: From the AshesYou can send us your questions at ⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠.This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at ⁠patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠. You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 h y 9 m
  • Episode 16: All of the Above

    Episode 16: All of the Above
    Feb 8 2025

    Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism.

    Apologies for the delay this week, folks--we had some technical difficulties that made editing the recording a bit of a chore, so thanks for bearing with us.

    This week, we're considering what to do when your family-critical friends start families of their own, and we dive back into the question of whether therapy can be radical, or even Marxist.


    Stuff We Talk About:

    Kristen Ghodsee, Everyday Utopias

    Helen Hester and Nick Srnicek, After Work

    Greta LaFleur at Los Angeles Review of Books, "Heterosexuality Without Women"

    The Red Clinic

    The Psychosocial Foundation

    Marshall Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication

    Ordinary Unhappiness Podcast, "On Hate and Aggression, Part 1"

    Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Artie Vierkant, Health Communism


    We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in New Orleans.

    Buy Craig's Book: Cyberboss

    Buy Sarah's Book: From the Ashes


    You can send us your questions at ⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠.

    This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at ⁠patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠. You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps!


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    49 m
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