{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Renovatio: The Podcast","title":"\"The Decline of Morality Amidst the Celebration of the Self\" with Chris Hedges","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/da7dd0b2\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2622,"description":"“If your ultimate concern is yourself, if you have spent your life building a monument to yourself, then in biblical terms, that’s idolatry. I think we live in an idolatrous society…  I think it is extremely difficult for people to achieve a moral life without a community.”Chris Hedges speaks to Renovatio editor Safir Ahmed about what fuels our contemporary narcissism and prevents us fulfilling our moral obligations to our selves and to society. Recommended Read: “How the Cult of the Self Undermines the Rule of Law,” Chris Hedges, Renovatio","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/7Zy34kfkrQYQoBUSs4mYkwdXR_fdK93LA4-y4mT48lM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81M2U5/Yzg4OWQzNGIwZTJh/MThkYzViNGMwZWU4/NTNmMy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}