{"podcast":{"title":"The School of Life","slug":"the-school-of-life-7778042","podcast_index_feed_id":7778042,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/VG3817480264","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/144fdd66-0772-11f1-87a0-af342ce9fc71/image/79e7125b4adf8a1b65abbba1f8d05870.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"tscol","episode_count":632,"summary":"Master your emotional intelligence with The School of Life podcast. We apply classic philosophy, modern psychology, and culture to the everyday issues that matter most: work, love, anxiety, and the search for meaning. In each episode, we explore the deepest questions of the human condition through calm, insightful audio essays designed to help you understand yourself and the world around you. Whether you are navigating a difficult relationship, seeking career fulfillment, or simply looking for a moment of calm in a chaotic world, our content offers the wisdom and perspective you need to live a more resilient life. Join millions of listeners on a journey toward self-knowledge. Learn how to manage your emotions, develop better relationships, and find peace of mind with the clearer, kinder thinking of The School of Life. Key Topics: Self-Knowledge & Psychology: Understand your past to heal your future. Philosophy for Life: Practical wisdom from the great thinkers applied to modern problems. Relationships & Love: Navigating dating, marriage, and heartbreak. Work & Career: Finding purpose and overcoming burnout. Calm & Anxiety: Strategies for resilience and peace.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T20:22:21.284488+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-school-of-life-7778042"},"episode":{"title":"PHILOSOPHY - Michel Foucault","slug":"philosophy-michel-foucault","published_at":"2026-05-15T05:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-school-of-life-7778042/philosophy-michel-foucault","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-school-of-life-7778042","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG6920056753.mp3?updated=1778670499","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG6920056753.mp3?updated=1778670499","summary":"Michel Foucault was a philosophical historian who questioned many of our assumptions about how much better the world is today compared with the past. When he looked at the treatment of the mad, at the medical profession and at sexuality, he didn't see the progress that's routinely assumed. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/T7tWu Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: https://t.ly/4tlzZ FURTHER READING “Michel Foucault (1926-1984) was a French 20th-century philosopher and historian who spent his career forensically critiquing the power of the modern bourgeois capitalist state, including its police, law courts, prisons, doctors and psychiatrists. His goal was to work out nothing less than how power worked and then to change it in the direction of a Marxist-anarchist utopia. Though he spent most of his life in libraries and seminar rooms, he was a committedly revolutionary figure, who met with enormous popularity in elite Parisian intellectual circles (Jean Paul Sartre admired him deeply) and still maintains a wide following among young people studying at university in the prosperous corners of the world…” MORE SCHOOL OF LIFE More films on PHILOSOPHY in our playlist below: http://bit.ly/TSOLphilosophy SOCIAL MEDIA Feel free to follow us at the links below: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theschooloflifelondon/ X: https://twitter.com/TheSchoolOfLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/ CREDITS Produced in collaboration with: Mad Adam http://www.madadamfilms.co.uk #TheSchoolOfLife ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Lear…","meta_description":"Michel Foucault was a philosophical historian who questioned many of our assumptions about how much better the world is today compared with the past. When…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":661,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-school-of-life-7778042/episodes/philosophy-michel-foucault/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-school-of-life-7778042/philosophy-michel-foucault.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}