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Possessed: the historical ideas that haunt us

USC Faculty: Andrew Berns, Matt Kisner, Mary Nickel

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Fréquence : 1 épisode/10j. Total Éps: 7

We are possessed by our pasts. Yesterday's ideas haunt us today, exerting a powerful influence on us, shaping how we think about and engage with the world. This podcast critically investigates the histories that possess us—and their afterlives. Our hosts (and occasional exorcists) are a minister, an atheist, and a Jew, who are also researchers in Religious Studies, Philosophy, and History. Between Andrew’s historical expertise, Matt’s philosophical dexterity, and Mary’s training in theology and ethics, we so enjoy chopping it up and sharing what we’ve learned with you.

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Season 1 Teaser Trailer

Saison 1

mardi 21 octobre 2025 • Durée 01:00

An introduction to Possessed

The Magic Ring

Saison 1 · Épisode 1

vendredi 22 août 2025 • Durée 40:06

This episode explores the history of the idea that without being watched by other people, we are more likely to behave badly. We start with Plato's myth of Gyges' ring, but also explore online surveillance, secret ballots, and more.

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Measuring Happiness

Saison 1 · Épisode 2

vendredi 22 août 2025 • Durée 47:38

Many psychologists today propose that scientific research can help us learn how to become happy. This proposal rests on the provocative assumption that happiness is the sort of thing that you can measure scientifically, an idea that would have been rejected throughout most of western history. This episode examines the origin of the idea that happiness is measurable. We are joined by Leah McClimans, who has authored a new book on measuring wellbeing and using measurements to improve medical outcomes.

Guest: Leah McClimans, of USC's Philosophy Department

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The Nuclear Family

Saison 1 · Épisode 3

vendredi 22 août 2025 • Durée 59:59

As David Brooks has written, the nuclear family was a blip in human history, not a regulating norm. Yet many of us continue to think that the nuclear family is the way that family ought to be—and, importantly, that care ought to be provided for children and others. Why do we think this way? And what other ways might we provide care for the young and others in need of care?

Guests: Jennifer Augustine + Allison Dunatchik

Cited in the show:

David Brooks' Atlantic article: "The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake"

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The Body as Machine

Saison 1 · Épisode 4

vendredi 22 août 2025 • Durée 39:24

This episode delves into the metaphor of the body as a machine, a concept deeply shaped by René Descartes in the 17th century. His comparison of the body to a mechanical system, like a clock, reflected the era's medical advancements, and helped establish a mechanistic view of human anatomy. Yet this metaphor carries profound implications. As later critics like Wendell Berry argue, it reduces the body to a mere object, stripping away its connection to nature and the land. The episode explores how this shift in thinking continues to influence modern medicine and our relationship with our own bodies.

Guest: Michael Burkett of USC Athletics

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The idealized body

Saison 1 · Épisode 5

vendredi 22 août 2025 • Durée 50:01

What makes a body ideal? Is it how it looks, what it does, or what it signifies? In this episode, we explore the ever-shifting idea of the ideal, or idealized body, with two professional dancers and professors of dance, whose work grapples daily with bodies in motion, under scrutiny, and in transformation. What kinds of ideals continue to regulate, elevate, or distort our sense of what a body should be? How are we today still possessed by these ideas?

Guests: Jennifer Deckert and André Megerdichian of USC's Blackmon Dance Program

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Civil Disobedience

Saison 1 · Épisode 6

samedi 23 août 2025 • Durée 01:01:57

Civil disobedience is taught widely in American schools as an integral part of the American story. Henry David Thoreau is honored as a civil hero. Susan B. Anthony earned placement on American coinage, and Martin Luther King received a holiday in his honor. But what counts as civil disobedience? What makes it civil, and what makes it disobedient? For this episode, we explore the the concept of civil disobedience in the United States, with a special attention to the religious and philosophical contexts in which it emerged.

Guests: Alexander Livingston, associate professor at Cornell University

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