Love

The Staying Power of Poetry

当我们这个时代最伟大的诗人之一Louise Glück获得诺贝尔文学奖时,我很高兴。我写了一首我一直以来最喜欢的诗,“伊萨卡”,为本周的“为什么诗歌很重要”这一集,路易斯做了嘉宾!

Reasons to Hate

Why is there so much hate in the world? Is hatred ever morally justified? Or does hate just breed more hate? What exactly is hatred anyway? These are some of the big questions we’re tackling on this week’s show, Why We Hate.

Against Marriage

国家介入我们的感情生活似乎令人费解。为什么政府需要记录谁和谁结婚了?他们会开始追踪我们的朋友吗?

The Art of Non-Violence

本周我们的话题是非暴力的艺术。这是一门艺术——诀窍在于知道何时何地它会真正起作用。毕竟,它似乎在所有认真尝试过的地方都奏效了:南非的非暴力推翻了种族隔离制度,美国的种族隔离制度,印度的英国殖民主义制度。当然,要打败纳粹,结束奴隶制,把殖民地从英国的暴政中解放出来,需要暴力。这是否意味着非暴力有其局限性?如果你相信暴力只会导致更多的暴力,那就不会。只有非暴力才能打破这个循环。

Polyamory

What is it like to be in love with more than one person at a time? Is monogamy natural or an outmoded cultural artifact? Although lifelong fidelity to a single partner remains a cultural ideal, few people live up to it.