Cornel West, Teodros Kiros & Moving to Substack

<p>Last week, I have <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/moving-to-52018385" target="_blank">announced</a> at Patreon that <strong>I’m moving the operation to Substack</strong>. </p><p>I gave every Patron a <strong>complimentary subscription for the first month</strong>. If you’re reading this, chances are you are such a person, with a comp that will run out on <strong>July 2</strong>. At that date, you will have to decide if you want to continue getting subscriber-only posts for <strong>$7/month or $70/year</strong>. I hope the things you’ll see in this first month will convince you to stay.</p><p>Some of you have already made up your mind. I see that <strong>several hundred people have switched to a paid option</strong> and made the first payment. Many have chosen an annual rather than a monthly subscription, which is cheaper for you and costs less in transaction fees for us. Some people have opted for a “founding member” plan, which allows you to pay a custom, bigger amount. All of this is <strong>deeply appreciated</strong>.</p><p><strong>This post is the first TGS episode published through Substack</strong>. It’s my conversation with noted philosopher and public intellectual <strong>Cornel West</strong> and philosopher <strong>Teodros Kiros.</strong></p><p>We discuss their book, <strong><em>Conversations with Cornel West</em></strong>. Along the way we engage vigorously with one another on themes of <strong>religion, politics, aesthetics, identity, and nationalism</strong>. We find many points of agreement. It is a rich and intensive exchange.</p><p>Some timestamps:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXJHXHOH844&#38;t=0s" target="_blank"><strong>0:00</strong></a> Teodros's new book, Conversations with Cornel West </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXJHXHOH844&#38;t=64s" target="_blank"><strong>1:04</strong></a> Cornel offers spiritual counsel to Glenn </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXJHXHOH844&#38;t=666s" target="_blank"><strong>11:06</strong></a> Between commercialization and democratic decay </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXJHXHOH844&#38;t=1252s" target="_blank"><strong>20:52</strong></a> Glenn: “The glass is way more than half-full” for Black Americans </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXJHXHOH844&#38;t=1766s" target="_blank"><strong>29:26</strong></a> The centrality of Black music to Black experience </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXJHXHOH844&#38;t=2163s" target="_blank"><strong>36:03</strong></a> Cornel’s Chekhovian Christianity </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXJHXHOH844&#38;t=2620s" target="_blank"><strong>43:40</strong></a> What system, if any, can replace American capitalism? </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXJHXHOH844&#38;t=3402s" target="_blank"><strong>56:42</strong></a> The meaning of 1776</p><p>Notice that<strong> this post doubles as a podcast episode</strong>. </p><p>To <strong>subscribe to the RSS feed in your podcast app</strong>, click on the "listen in podcast app" link in the audio player, which will generate a private RSS for you, or you can access it from your <a href="https://glennloury.substack.com/account" target="_blank">account settings</a>. There, you’ll need to click on a link called "Set up your podcast app."</p><p>Please, <strong>let me know in the comments</strong> if the new system is working, and if you have any questions or requests.</p><p>I’m looking forward to experimenting with different kinds of content, paid and unpaid, here at Substack. </p><p>I’m excited to embark on this new chapter with you! </p> <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://glennloury.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">glennloury.substack.com/subscribe</a>