A cultural detective’s journey
Ryder’s path of discovery is dotted with books, philosophers, psychological problems, and much confusion around individuality, society and how money gets involved in everything.
This podcast began as a place to journal some thoughts after writing a series of essays, and has grown into a way to share and entertain a bit on the journey towards “truth” and “happiness.” *
* Are truth and happiness compatible?
And do they even exist?
Are they a byproduct of some other pursuit?**
**Seriously?? You are arguing with your introduction?
Topics
- Philosophy
- Psychology
- Society/Culture
- Self Help
- Labor/Leisure
- Mental Health
- Behavioral Economics
- Popular Culture
Fresh Episodes
Step 51: Ambiguity (optimization pt. 4)
The self is fickle, willpower is unreliable, culture shapes us. What are we optimizing into? And can we find freedom in ambiguity?
Step 50: The Hero Trendency (optimization pt 3)
Becoming super is super, but what are your underlying motivations?
Step 49: Atomic Habits (optimization pt 2)
Tiny changes can create remarkable results.
Step 48: Self Optimization Lure (optimization pt 1)
The lure of self-optimization is powerful and seductive.
What Listeners are saying:
“The podcast makes you think about daily acceptances of “the way things are” that deserve to be questioned. It challenges authenticity of thought and a true search for facts to support theories. I enjoy the pointing out of daily hypocrisy not overly obvious to me prior to listening. Definitely recommend listening to this one!”
“When searching for content to fill my drive time, I am often bored or annoyed by podcast presenters and end up listening to public radio (the music station.) But after listening to Surveillance Capitalism by Ryder, time passes quickly (engaging content) and I also have a few laughs (his voice effects) and learn a few new words (big vocabulary.)”