Substack favorites on Interintellect: John Ganz, Anastasia Berg, Geoff Shullenberger, Natasha Joukovsky, Matthew Gasda, Shadi Hamid, Tara Isabella Burton...
Curated online salons with beloved thinkers.
Dear Friends,
To our great delight, we now have so many Substack stars on Interintellect, this warrants a special newsletter edition.
At public online salons and members only offline socials around the world, Interintellect gathers the world’s most exciting thinkers and seekers for open, multilateral conversations for learning and fun.
I’ve put together a little selection for you — excellent conversations you can join and take part in:
Broken Clocks and Conspiracies: Talking Democracy with John Ganz
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(hosted by me: )The Purpose of 21st Century Painting
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Masculinity at the End of History: NYC Salon with Matthew Gasda
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(hosted by )How Books Built— and Still Build— the World: With Joel Miller
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Dear just hosted a salon with Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld about ‘The Age of Choice’ - and preferences, curation, algorithms, and Jane Austen…
Video coming soon!
To Autumn: An Evening with John Keats's Odes
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— so many excellent literary salons on our platform!The great on my personal podcast The Hope Axis
Tyler joined me for a lively, wide-ranging conversation exploring hope from the perspective of insiders and outsiders, the obsessed and the competitive, immigrants and hard workers. We talk about talent and luck, what makes America unique, whether the dream of Internet Utopia has ended, and how Gen-Z might rebel. Along the way: Jack Nicholson, John Stuart Mill, road trips through Eastern Europe, the Enlightenment of AI, and why courage shapes the future…
After the Backlash: Rebuilding a Case for U.S. Power with Shadi Hamid
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Our friend on my personal podcast The Hope Axis!
We talked about the mystery of inspiration, why intellectualizing art is a bad idea, the visceral encounter with the artwork, why the only realm where the gods are still active is art, US versus UK artists, our search for transcendence, and - as always - hope.
Can the Humanities Be Saved? - With Jennifer Frey and Anastasia Berg
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andRené Girard's Popular Justice - With Geoff Shullenberger
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Kill Your Parents: Life as an Immigrant and Outgrowing Your Origin Story
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Interintellect Host Training with Miriam Lu and Shahid Nowshad
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And finally — on my personal podcast The Hope Axis
We discussed Millennial women, victimhood narratives, the enduring appeal of rich husbands, why we're bad at aging gracefully, and much more.
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