Episode
How to Confront Political Despair (feat. Benjamin Studebaker)
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- Emancipations Podcast
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- Nov 19, 2025
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Summary
I am joined by political theorist Benjamin Studebaker to discuss the retreat of the political and the concomitant rise in despair. How do we theorize this despair, and how does it differ from spiritual despair? Please read Studebaker's article which is the focus of this discussion: "Political Despair and Moral Injunctions" https://bit.ly/469EqkQ