From Opera to the Apocalypse
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit radixjournal.substack.comThe show begins with a discussion about TV reboots and classic sitcoms (Malcolm in the Middle, Arrested Development, Frasier, Seinfeld, Breaking Bad, and Better Call Saul. The discussion shifts to their “REM/JEM” framework for analyzing symbolic language in art, debating interiority, moralizing art, and Jewish a…
Mar-a-Lago Face
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit radixjournal.substack.comRichard and special guest Basil join a Wednesday livestream to watch and react to President Donald Trump’s special address on the U.S.’s military actions against Iran, under “Operation Epic Fury.” The panel critiques Trump’s aggressive rhetoric, incoherence, and the risk of undermining the postwar global order. They also discuss Trump’s desire for appr…
A More Private Equity
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit radixjournal.substack.comRichard and company delve into the right-wing politics of protein and seed-oil demonization, and how conservatives often adopt trends late (tattoos, hipster style) amid a broader argument that lower openness and threat sensitivity shape right-wing psychology. The host critiques conservatives’ “single-cause” historical narratives (e.g., blaming the Prote…
NeoCon Idealism vs. Trump's War In Iran
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The Jewish Prophetic Tradition Reframed
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