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Eminent Americans

Daniel Oppenheimer
Pragmatism
American Politics
Dime Square
Emily Gould
Equality
Culture Wars
William James
Feminism
Heterosexuality
Marriage
Gender Politics
History
Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
Donald Trump
Literature
Matthew Gazda
Infidelity
Divorce
Literary Culture

Eminent Americans is a podcast about the writers and public intellectuals who either are key players in the American intellectual scene or who typify an important aspect of it. It also touches on broader themes and trends in the discourse. danieloppenheimer.substack.com

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The text for today’s episode is Conversations with Kiese Laymon, which is a new anthology of interviews with Laymon. My guests are Laymon himself, , a previous guest on the podcast and one of the best nonfiction writers of my generation, and the edit... more

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Blake and I talk about the long essays that each of us has written recently: Blake’s essay in Aeon on the New York intellectual and art critic Harold Rosenb... more

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I invited Alex Perez and Ross Barkan to join me for this episode of the podcast because I’d seen both of them write essays or posts recently reflecting on their days as baseball players.

Ross, as you’ll hear, topped out as a decent high school playe... more

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This episode of the podcast, with Sam Kahn and David Sessions, was recorded after Sam, David, and I happened to have all written essays about our divorce from, or ongoing issues with, the American left.

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Lillian Fishman
Novelist and critic; author of 'Acts of Service' and recent essay on pornography.
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Freddie DeBoer
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John Pistelli
Proprietor of the Grand Hotel Abyss Substack newsletter and author of Major Arcana.
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Episode: Rust Belt Hero
Greg Barnhisel
English professor at Duquesne University and author of 'Codename Puritan'
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Awais Aftab
Professor of Psychiatry and author of Conversations in Clinical Psychiatry and Psychiatry at the Margins Substack.
Episode: Psychiatric Blues
Anna Gat
Founder and CEO of InterIntellect, recent Emigre to the United States, host of the Hope Access Podcast.
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Episode: Her Empire of Talk
Lila Corwin Berman
Paul and Sylvia Steinberg Professor of American Jewish History at New York University
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Episode: Jewniversity Blues

Host

Dan Oppenheimer
Host of the Eminent Americans podcast, who engages in thoughtful discussions with various intellectuals and critical thinkers.

Reviews

4.2 out of 5 stars from 38 ratings
  • Awful

    Facist apologia where “eminence” is defined yelling “woke bad” on Substack while the world burns

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    Rolyath
    United Statesa month ago
  • A bit beyond parody

    You can’t purport to be a showcase for modern intellectualism and have CHRIS CILLIZZA as a guest. Even when the show has guests with brain cells, the conversations are just very weak justifications for a kind of centrism / cultural conservatism that is already on its way out as a cultural trend. So ridiculously navel gazing and out of touch.

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    display name!!
    United States6 months ago

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The conversations can be insightful and thought-provoking, exploring complex themes in a nuanced manner.
Some listeners feel that the choice of guests occasionally skews towards cultural conservatism, impacting the overall perception of intellectual discourse.

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Pornography and the Men and Women Who Watch It
Q: The title of your piece is the front page, and that refers at least most explicitly to the front page of PornHub. Can you elaborate on that?
The most popular tab on Pornhub is sociologically rich and reflects societal cravings and norms rather than just extreme fantasies.
Pornography and the Men and Women Who Watch It
Q: Can you describe to me, just sort of summarize, what the argument is?
The argument discusses a response to Polly Barton's book on porn, examining how discourse around it often projects fear and shame without acknowledging true engagement with the material.
Dungeon Crawler Matt
Q: What anxieties do you have about continuing the series?
Dinniman expressed concerns about maintaining the tone and complexity of the story as it expands, but he feels prepared to segment the writing process through his Patreon community.
Dungeon Crawler Matt
Q: What was the backstory of the series?
Dungeon Crawler Carl emerged from Dinniman's long journey as an artist and writer, where he initially wrote with no expectations but ultimately created a humorous yet profound narrative.
Her Empire of Talk
Q: Take me back to the beginning of InterIntellect.
Anna describes her vision of creating a marketplace for meaningful conversations that enhance community engagement and connection.

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2. David Sessions
3. Lillian Fishman
4. Freddie DeBoer
5. John Pistelli
6. Greg Barnhisel
7. Awais Aftab
8. Anna Gat

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