{"podcast":{"title":"The Next Generation","slug":"the-next-generation-7040486","podcast_index_feed_id":7040486,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/107851968/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://substack.com/@elliotbewick","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44111306/44111306-1753996735676-ffcbc51019e73.jpg","author":"Elliot Bewick","episode_count":113,"summary":"20 year old. I talk to anyone and everyone. The Next Generation is a place to be exposed to different opinions, learn lessons from the past & search your way to a meaningful and fulfilled life...","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T20:18:14.542561+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-generation-7040486"},"episode":{"title":"The Philosophy of Modern Love - Joe Folley | #88","slug":"the-philosophy-of-modern-love-joe-folley-88","published_at":"2026-07-02T16:48:09+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-generation-7040486/the-philosophy-of-modern-love-joe-folley-88","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-generation-7040486","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elliot-bewick/episodes/The-Philosophy-of-Modern-Love---Joe-Folley--88-e3lirmn","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/107851968/podcast/play/122301591/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-2%2F427244639-44100-2-9b4284f65618d.mp3","summary":"How can philosophy help us understand love? Do we need faith to live a fulfilled life? What is attention and how best can we harness it? Who better to nerd-out on these topics with than my all time favourite philosophy bro, Joe Folley! Joe’s channel, Unsolicited Advice, has become the go-to resource for engaging videos about philosophy and how it applies to modern life. Having completed his Master of Philosophy (MPhil) from Cambridge in 2022, Joe launched his channel in 2023; today it is fast approaching one million subscribers. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/@unsolicitedadvice9198⁠ Joe also frequently publishes long-form philosophical musings on his Substack which you can sign up to here: https://josephfolley.substack.com/ Try SHIFT for free at: http://shiftyourphone.com/elliot Check out 321 here: https://321course.com/nextgen Apply to join the best podcast school in the world: https://thepodpro.com/elliot CHAPTERS: 00:00 Has love changed? 03:48 Why love is so embarrassing 08:36 How much of love is delusion? 15:05 Should we be rational about love? 21:09 Why do people believe in ‘the one’? 25:48 The importance of emotion 31:27 Can we train our emotions? 34:54 Are people intrinsically selfish? 43:23 ‘The Elephant and the Rider’ 48:32 Is faith essential for living? 1:00:56 What’s your biggest struggle with the God question? 1:04:44 I don’t find the ‘Problem of Evil’ argument compelling 1:07:41 Does God need to be omnibenevolent? 1:11:30 What have you changed your mind on? 1:13:17 Is debate ruining the philosophy discourse? 1:15:25 What is attention? 1:23:32 Deep attention and spiritual experience 1:29:48 Advice to Gen Z for a fulfilling life My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elliotbewick/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@elliotbewickX: https://x.com/ellio…","meta_description":"How can philosophy help us understand love? Do we need faith to live a fulfilled life? What is attention and how best can we harness it? Who better to ner…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5677,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-next-generation-7040486/episodes/the-philosophy-of-modern-love-joe-folley-88/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-generation-7040486/the-philosophy-of-modern-love-joe-folley-88.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}