{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"From78","title":"From 78 - 021 |Embracing the unknown and unfamiliar without fear or defensiveness","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/27d8d407\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":953,"description":"Embracing Uncertainty and Desire: A Reflection on Open-Mindedness\nIn episode 021 of the From78 podcast, Neil reflects on a personal anecdote about eating a bagel and connects it to his thoughts after reading a New Yorker article about Mahmud Mandani's 1964 bus trip across America. \nNeil then explores themes of open-mindedness, desire, and the subjective experience of time, questioning whether people today are still capable of embracing the unknown and unfamiliar without fear or defensiveness. Through these reflections, the host delves into the concept of desire within Lacanian psychoanalysis and challenges listeners to consider their own reactions to lack and absence.\n00:00 Introduction and Personal Anecdote01:52 Introducing the Main Topic03:08 New Yorker Article Excerpt05:41 Reflecting on the Past and Present09:15 Exploring Human Nature and Desire13:07 Concluding Thoughts","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HLWKxLufZoH0QTKb-eQeoMj6Jkub_cvkSfUsSls3GhU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jYWE2/NjViZTljOWJmYWU1/ZTAzODgwNmRhNjNl/ZWQyMS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}