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Our Worst Strength - Audio Edition

Our Worst Strength - Audio Edition

by James F. Richardson

Latest episode
Episode 15 - A Diagnosis of American Individualism

About this podcast

The audio version of my latest book -an anthropological investigation of how individualism weakens our relationships in return for lifestyle autonomy and why we need to re-calibrate.

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Episodes

  • Episode 15 - A Diagnosis of American Individualism · 28 minAs we have allowed ourselves the freedom to skip dinner, snack all day, and fine-tune our ingredient aversions, we have also allowed our foodways to become a moral and…
  • Episode 12 - The Modern Friendship Ecosystem · 1 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jamesrichardson.substack.com In modern America, most of us live in a post-family society, no matter how often we…
  • Episode 11 - Part Five · 1 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jamesrichardson.substack.com Americans have slowly adapted to a “fun” approach to friendship that maximizes our…
  • Episode 10 On Food Sensitivities and Potlucks · 1 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jamesrichardson.substack.com The final chapters in Part Four of Our Worst Strength take us deep into the murky…
  • Episode 8 - Informal, Noncommittal Fun · 1 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jamesrichardson.substack.com In this episode, loyal listeners will complete Part Three of my tome! I just upgraded…
  • Episode 7 - What "Fun" Did to America · 1 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jamesrichardson.substack.com Girls just want to have fun, I hear. My research suggests that almost all Americans…
  • Episode 6 - Our Awkward Careers · 1 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jamesrichardson.substack.com Thanks for listening so far! You must be hooked! Wait, you haven’t upgraded? You’re…
  • Episode 4 · 16 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jamesrichardson.substack.com The final elements of a hyper-individualistic society set readers up to better…
  • Episode 2 · 16 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jamesrichardson.substack.com This episode covers the next two steps in the recipe for a hyper-individualistic…
  • Episode 1 · 16 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jamesrichardson.substack.com …the single most important social freedom in the modern world is the freedom to ignore…

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