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New Books in Psychoanalysis

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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to ... more

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This material and theoretical history of seriality shows it to be the dominant form of culture since its inception within 19th-century print culture, as both a media structure and a psychic one.

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A collection of reported stories that explore the relationship between mothers and daughters, from the finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing for her work in The New Yorker. You Won’t Get Free: Stories of Mothers and Daughters (Knopf, 202... more

This material and theoretical history of seriality shows it to be the

dominant form of culture since its inception within 19th-century print

culture, as both a media structure and a psychic one.

The serial

is everywhere. Commonly identified by th... more

Once dismissed as unscientific, psychoanalytic therapy is proving to be among our most effective medical treatments of any kind - outperforming psychiatric drugs and rivaling vaccines in its power to prevent and heal. Why does it work so well?

Perhap... more

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Ryan Engley
Author of Seriality, Media and the Psychic Form of Everyday Life
Bloomsbury Academic
Episode: Ryan Engley, "Seriality: Media and the Psychic Form of Everyday Life" Part 2 (Bloomsbury, 2026)
Rachel Aviv
Staff writer at The New Yorker; author
The New Yorker
Episode: Rachel Aviv, "You Won't Get Free of It: Stories of Mothers and Daughters" (Knopf, 2026)
Mark Solms
Neuropsychoanalyst and author of The Only Cure
The Only Cure author; translator/editor of Freud's works
Episode: Mark Solms, "The Only Cure: Freud and the Neuroscience of Mental Healing" (Pegasus, 2026)
Todd McGowan
Author, Self-Sabotage: How We Try Not to Flourish
Polity (publisher)
Episode: Todd McGowan, "Self-Sabotage: How We Try Not to Flourish" (Polity Press, 2026)
Barbara Holifield
Author of Being with the Body in Depth Psychology
Routledge book author
Episode: Barbara Holifield, "Being with the Body in Depth Psychology: Development, Trauma, and Transformation in the Unspoken Realm" (Routledge, 2024)
Michael Guy Thompson
Author of Existential Psychoanalysis, A Contemporary Introduction; founder/director of the New School for Existential Psychoanalysis
New School for Existential Psychoanalysis; Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California
Episode: M. Guy Thompson, "Existential Psychoanalysis: A Contemporary Introduction" (Routledge, 2025)
Naomi Seidman
Jaffman Humanities Professor at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
Episode: Psychoanalysis and Jewish Languages
Ken Frieden
BJ Rudolph Professor of Judaic Studies at Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Episode: Psychoanalysis and Jewish Languages
Nyck Walsh
Author of Neurodivergent Somatics in Therapy, anti-oppressive model for whole person care
Norton Professional Books (author)
Episode: Nyck Walsh, "Neurodivergent Somatics in Therapy: An Anti-Oppressive Model for Whole Person Care" (Norton, 2026)

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Helena Vissing
Host of The New Books Network

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4.4 out of 5 stars from 420 ratings
  • Repetitive liberal propaganda

    Constantly recycled and naval gazing discussions essentially demonizing people who disagree with the liberal consensus as mentally impaired. Why did this become a political podcast

    Oh great another one about racism

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    nogoodfeatures
    United States5 months ago
  • Psychoanalysis is political

    This is a great podcast that covers a wide range of topics related to psychoanalysis and its practice. I’ve noticed several reviews criticizing its “liberal” bent, but I think they forget or ignore that psychoanalsyis was and is inherently progressive in its attempt to confront very difficult issues that arise in society.

    Apple Podcasts
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    juliensky
    United Statesa year ago
  • Drifted off the mark.

    Both of my favorite psychoanalysis podcasts drifted into easy, contemporary leftward social commentary. I just checked the other reviews, and I see many others have registered this and stated it.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Milesgarrod
    United Statesa year ago
  • Political

    Please don’t politicize psychoanalysis with critical theory and assessment of conservative politics as pathological. It’s inappropriate and not particularly astute.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Boomsticks2002
    United Statesa year ago
  • Repetitive liberal propaganda

    Constantly recycled and naval gazing discussions essentially demonizing people who disagree with the liberal consensus as mentally impaired. Why did this become a political podcast

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    nogoodfeatures
    United States2 years ago

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The host delivers thoughtful, rigorous interviews with leading scholars and authors.
High level of expertise drives deep, nuanced discussions across theory and practice.
Audio quality and format have drawn mixed feedback; some praise depth, others note production issues.

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Rachel Aviv, "You Won't Get Free of It: Stories of Mothers and Daughters" (Knopf, 2026)
Q: Why did you write this book, and how did your approach to mother-daughter stories develop?
Aviv explains that she began from pieces on mothers and daughters, then realized the dyad could illuminate universal dynamics. She reframed her earlier work by expanding from single stories to interconnected ones, allowing for a fuller, more complex portrait and an exploration of how memory, illness, and family history shape each other.
Ryan Engley, "Seriality: Media and the Psychic Form of Everyday Life" Part 2 (Bloomsbury, 2026)
Q: What is the lesson from a part two?
Part two offers a way to think about continuations as necessary extensions that reveal more about the form and its relation to memory, expectation, and the non-linear nature of meaning.
Ryan Engley, "Seriality: Media and the Psychic Form of Everyday Life" Part 2 (Bloomsbury, 2026)
Q: Final question?
We discuss films like Inland Empire as a part two that nevertheless acts as a stand-alone exploration of seriality, suggesting that endings are not the ultimate measure of value and that ongoing interpretation is the core work.
Mark Solms, "The Only Cure: Freud and the Neuroscience of Mental Healing" (Pegasus, 2026)
Q: What is your main contribution to psychoanalysis and how does neuroscience validate Freud?
Solms argues his role is to test, confirm, and extend psychoanalytic theory using objective neuroscientific data, thereby bridging the two fields and improving clinical understanding of health and disease.
Mark Solms, "The Only Cure: Freud and the Neuroscience of Mental Healing" (Pegasus, 2026)
Q: Your provocative prompt: is neuropsychoanalysis truly psychoanalysis?
Solms defends neuropsychoanalysis as an enrichment, not a replacement, arguing that psychoanalysis provides a subjective, qualitative framework that neuroscience alone cannot capture, and that both perspectives should be integrated.

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The show features in-depth conversations with scholars, clinicians, and authors who have published works in psychoanalysis, philosophy, and related fields. Episodes typically center on a single recently published book or core idea, exploring theoretical foundations, historical influences, and practical implications for therapy, society, and culture. Listeners are likely academics, clinicians, and intellectually curious professionals who value rigorous analysis and interdisciplinary perspectives. A notable strength is the consistency of high-level scholarship and the willingness to engage controversial or political topics through a psychoanalytic lens, plus a track record of inviting diverse, expert guests. Potential listeners should expect ... more

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