Nikita Petrov — Psychedelic Economics

<p>Here’s something different for you. In this episode of The Glenn Show, I sit down with artist, writer, and TGS Creative Director Nikita Petrov to discuss two fundamental questions: “What the hell is going on?” and “What is to be done?” If those questions sound both deep and broad, there might be a reason. They occurred to Nikita in the wake of a recent psychedelic experience. Not your typical TGS fare, to be sure!</p><p>The conversation begins with Nikita explaining what he’s learned from working with me and <strong>observing my relationships with others</strong>. I confirm his suspicions: I am in<strong> a very exciting and satisfying stage</strong> in my life and career. Nikita then goes on to describe the <strong>meditations on human interconnectedness</strong> he experienced during his trip. He wants to know: How can we tell a <strong>healthy connection from an unhealthy one</strong>? Can we formulate a theory as to how to make such a distinction? And how can we apply such a theory to my own present area of concern, <strong>the rise of CRT</strong>? I try to explain why I think <strong>CRT promotes “unhealthy” human connections</strong>, and why it risks shutting us off from the richness of human art, culture, thought, and knowledge. We then discuss the relationship between <strong>ideology and identity</strong>, and we find some parallels between Russian and African American history and politics. And finally, we try to get to the heart of <strong>what makes a “Glenn rant” a Glenn rant</strong>.</p><p>I’d love to know what you think. Let me know in the comments. And don’t forget to check out Nikita’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/wadappen" target="_blank">YouTube channel</a> and his newsletter, <a href="https://psychopolitica.substack.com/" target="_blank"><em>Psychopolitica</em></a>!</p><p><em>This post is free and available to the public. To receive early access to TGS episodes, Q&amp;As, and other exclusive content and benefits, click below.</em></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ91fnrsPyg&#38;t=0s" target="_blank">0:00</a> Glenn's book leave</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ91fnrsPyg&#38;t=105s" target="_blank">1:45</a> A psychedelic experience inspires Nikita to talk to Glenn </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ91fnrsPyg&#38;t=983s" target="_blank">16:23</a> Healthy vs. unhealthy human connection </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ91fnrsPyg&#38;t=1392s" target="_blank">23:12</a> Glenn: Critical race theory is “self-absorbed and small”</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ91fnrsPyg&#38;t=2283s" target="_blank">38:03</a> Rising above “sectarian obsession” </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ91fnrsPyg&#38;t=2954s" target="_blank">49:14</a> A brief history of Russian political infantilization </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ91fnrsPyg&#38;t=3448s" target="_blank">57:28</a> Is Glenn the Jimi Hendrix of ranting?</p><p>Links</p><p>Glenn’s conversation with <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=CXJHXHOH844" target="_blank">Cornel West and Teodros Kiros</a></p><p>Cixin Liu, <a href="https://amazon.com/Three-Body-Problem-Remembrance-Earths-Past/dp/0765377063" target="_blank"><em>The Three-Body Problem</em></a></p><p>Irving Howe, <a href="https://amazon.com/Margin-Hope-Autobiography-Irving-Howe/dp/0156572451" target="_blank"><em>A Margin of Hope: An Intellectual Autobiography</em></a></p><p>Nikita’s newsletter, <a href="https://psychopolitica.substack.com/" target="_blank"><em>Psychopolitica</em></a></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>