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  • Episode 25: Who Cares for the Workers?

    Episode 25: Who Cares for the Workers?
    Jul 10 2025
    Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism. This week is one for the labor process nerds! We answer a question about the ethics of using, and working in, so-called "AI". And then we consider what it means to help your own home health care worker join a union. (Apologies for the construction noises this week, friends, but such is life in a society.)Stuff We Discuss:Distributed AI Research InstituteSarah: What's Really Artificial About AI is AI Itself (Interview with Alex Hanna and Emily Bender, Authors of The AI Con)The AI Backlash Keeps Growing StrongerBrian Merchant, Blood in the MachineGavin Mueller, Breaking Things at WorkCODE-CWAUnited Tech and Allied WorkersNo Tech for ApartheidSarah: Why Harris V. Quinn and Hobby Lobby Spell Disaster for Working WomenNational Domestic Workers AllianceHand in Hand: The Domestic Employers NetworkSEIU Home CareJennifer Klein and Eileen Boris, Caring for America: Home Health Workers in the Shadow of the Welfare StateWe are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in New Orleans.Buy Craig's Book: CyberbossBuy Sarah's Book: From the AshesYou can send us your questions at ⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at ⁠patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠. You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    53 min
  • Episode 24: Social Deskilling

    Episode 24: Social Deskilling
    Jun 27 2025

    Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism.


    This week, we're taking a dive into the concept of "social deskilling." What does deskilling mean, and how does it affect our personal lives? (Thanks to Kelly Hayes of the Movement Memos podcast for the memorable phrasing.) And then we tackle yet another housing-crisis-related question: how scummy is too scummy a landlord?


    Stuff We Talk About:

    Movement Memos: We Must Burst Our Algorithmic Bubbles and Build Together Across Difference with Mariame Kaba

    Craig: Cyberboss: The Rise of Algorithmic Management and the New Struggle for Control at Work

    Sarah: America's Massive Retail Workforce is Tired of Being Ignored

    Harry Braverman, Labor and Monopoly Capital

    Joanne McNeil, Lurking: How a Person Became a User

    Sarah: The Cost to Connect


    We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in New Orleans.


    Buy Craig's Book: Cyberboss

    Buy Sarah's Book: From the Ashes


    You can send us your questions at ⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠.


    This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at ⁠patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠. You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps!

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    1 h et 11 min
  • Episode 23: Loving in a Simulation

    Episode 23: Loving in a Simulation
    Jun 12 2025

    Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism.


    This week, we talk a little about the rebellion against immigration policing in Los Angeles and why big tech is a target, and then we answer a question about how to stop a friend from becoming a notorious "nice guy."


    Stuff We Talk About:


    Brian Merchant, "The Weaponization of Waymo"

    C.M. Lewis, "Los Angeles is Now the Country's Leading Union Town"

    Rivkah Brown, "Couriers Stunt Dalston’s Gentrification. The Police and Council Want Them Gone"

    Veena Dubal

    Brandy Jensen, "I Wish My Single Life Was Enough For Me"

    Amia Srinivasan, The Right to Sex

    Esther Perel, How's Work Season 1 Episode 7


    We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in New Orleans.


    Buy Craig's Book: Cyberboss

    Buy Sarah's Book: From the Ashes


    You can send us your questions at ⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠.


    This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at ⁠patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠. You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps!


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    1 h et 7 min
  • Episode 22: Training Ourselves to Feel

    Episode 22: Training Ourselves to Feel
    May 30 2025

    Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism.


    On this week's show we think about the collapse of late capitalism getting collapse-ier, and attempt to advise two listeners about feeling prioritized in relationships. The first has a question about a friendship breakup, and the second brings us back to our favorite subject: polyamory.


    Plus, we have an update from last episode's question-asker about kids on strike!


    Stuff We Talk About:

    Sarah, Donald Trump's Disastrous Scott Walker Moment

    Natasha Lennard, “The Uses and Abuses of Politics for Sex”

    Becca Rothfeld, All Things Are Too Small

    Amia Srinivasan, The Right to Sex

    Katherine Angel, Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again

    From Boundaries to Attachment: The Uses and Abuses of Pop Psychology feat. Lily Scherlis


    We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in New Orleans.

    Buy Craig's Book: Cyberboss

    Buy Sarah's Book: From the Ashes

    You can send us your questions at ⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠.


    This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at ⁠patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠. You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps!

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    1 h et 15 min
  • Episode 21: Ask for Everything

    Episode 21: Ask for Everything
    May 19 2025
    Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism. First off, we want to apologize for the delay, but we've been suffering lately from a dearth of questions! Obviously, we can't answer questions if no one asks us any, so please, if you've been hesitating, now is the time to send yours in! If you don't have a question, but you love the show and want it to continue, please do share it with your friends, neighbors, polycule, socialist organization and encourage them to write in. We literally can't do it without you. Thanks so much to everyone who is already listening, sharing, and especially to our Patreon supporters.On a related note, this week we consider unsolicited advice, and what to do when your friends think they know you better than you know yourself. And then we ponder what to do when young people (very young people) go on strike. (Spoiler: it's adorable.)We also remember friend of the show Joshua Clover on this episode. Joshua was a poet and a revolutionary and we share some of his work below if you aren't familiar.Stuff We Talk About:Sarah, heaven knows we sure had some fun, boyJoshua Clover, Riot Strike RiotJoshua Clover, The Year in StrugglesJoshua Clover, Red EpicJuliana Spahr, The Many Lives of Joshua CloverDean Spade, Love in a Fucked-Up WorldSarah, Promiscuous Networks of CareWe are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in New Orleans.Buy Craig's Book: CyberbossBuy Sarah's Book: From the AshesYou can send us your questions at ⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠.This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at ⁠patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠. You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 h et 13 min
  • Episode 20: Socialism is Not the Salvation Army

    Episode 20: Socialism is Not the Salvation Army
    Apr 23 2025

    Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism.


    Sorry once again for the delay--the world happened. Thank you for bearing with us!

    This week we talk about the family and its discontents: about a messy mother-in-law relationship, and about what happens when someone bails on the nuclear family–and replaces it with a new one.


    Stuff We Talk About:

    Melinda Cooper, Counterrevolution

    Melinda Cooper, Family Values

    Sophie Lewis, Abolish the Family

    M.E. O’Brien, Family Abolition

    Alva Gotby, They Call It Love

    Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Socialism conference, Lenin and the Politics of Rehearsal

    Aaron Benanav, Automation and the Future of Work


    We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in New Orleans.

    Buy Craig's Book: Cyberboss

    Buy Sarah's Book: From the Ashes

    You can send us your questions at ⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠.

    This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at ⁠patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠. You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps!

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    1 h et 5 min
  • Episode 19: The Power Dance

    Episode 19: The Power Dance
    Mar 28 2025

    Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism.


    This week, we have some exciting news! And then we answer a question about how to handle inequality within your relationships, and tackle the issue of movement burnout, rest, and responsibility.


    Michel Foucault, The History of Sexuality: Vol 1

    Liza Featherstone, "The Left Needs to Stop Falling for Absurd Sex Panics"

    Sarah, "Worker Centers: Where Causes Cohere, and Forge Power" (Ellen Bravo quotation is here)

    Sarah, "Emotions on Strike"

    Daisy Rooks, "The Cowboy Mentality: Organizers and Occupational Commitment in the New Labor Movement"

    Hannah Proctor, Burnout: The Emotional Experience of Political Defeat

    Aaron Bastani, "Burn up not out; four suggested projects for UK activism," openDemocracy

    Paula Davis, Beating Burnout at Work


    We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in New Orleans.

    Buy Craig's Book: Cyberboss

    Buy Sarah's Book: From the Ashes

    You can send us your questions at ⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠.

    This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at ⁠patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠. You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps!

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    1 h et 9 min
  • Episode 18: Champagne of Beers Socialist

    Episode 18: Champagne of Beers Socialist
    Mar 13 2025
    Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism. Thanks for bearing with us while Sarah took a much-needed holiday, and we're back with more questions about organizing, wealth, power, and the State. (We miss your polyamory questions, though!)Stuff We Discuss:A James Connolly ReaderMark Fisher, Wounds of ClassRichard Seymour, "Work, Class, and Mental Health"Kelly Hayes (Forthcoming), Read This When Things Fall ApartSarah Schulman, Conflict is Not AbuseThe Free Association, Moments of Excess: Movements, Protest and Everyday LifeAlessio Lunghi and Seth Wheeler, Occupy Everything! Ruth Wilson Gilmore at Socialism conferenceJodi Dean, Crowds and PartyWill Davies, What is Neoliberalism?Will Davies, The Limits of NeoliberalismFederazione dei Comunisti Anarchici, Anarchist Communist A Question of ClassWe are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in New Orleans.Buy Craig's Book: CyberbossBuy Sarah's Book: From the AshesYou can send us your questions at ⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠.This episode was produced by, well, us! If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at ⁠patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠. You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 h et 19 min