The Heart Speaks with Chloé Valdary: Recent Episodes
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The Heart Speaks is a curation of interviews with brilliant philosophers, artists, writers and academics who have made a profound impact in the world around us. Discover great insights from the world of art, creativity, philosophy and culture with unbridled perspectives from the world’s sharpest minds.
In our latest episode of The Heart Speaks, Chloe is in conversation with Stephen G. Adubato, a professor of philosophy and theology, writer and the host of "Cracks in Postmodernity" podcast. We discuss identity, culture, and the complexities of belonging in today's world, exploring various topics, from the shifting landscapes of society to the importance of embracing curiosity and questioning authority. Enjoy the insightful conversation.
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In this EP of Heart Speaks, I speak with @JadanHoryn, founder of Soigne - a new fashion magazine that platforms artists and creators, empowering them to freely express themselves without censorship or cancellation. In a culture that is often stifled by ideological conformity on the one hand and corporatization on the other, artists are left out in the cold. Soigne aims to change that. Find out how by listening and remember to subscribe!
My new episode on “How Enforced Conformity Destroys Creativity” with Jadan Horyn is out now! Soigne - http://bit.ly/3UawDdz – – – FOLLOW CHLOE VALDARY YouTube - https://bit.ly/CholeValdaryYouTube Twitter - https://bit.ly/3AKF9bb Facebook - https://bit.ly/3fYTmaC Instagram - https://bit.ly/3fSQj3X Theory of Enchantment - https://bit.ly/3ThX41M Substack - https://bit.ly/3SEHbkG https://youtu.be/PMU0zSW5QUo
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The idea of romantic love it turns out did not fall suddenly from the sky! It entered into western society during the middle ages and first appeared in our literature in the myth of Tristan and Iseult - join me in exploring this and much more! My new video essay “Understanding the Psychology of Romantic Love” is out now! – – – FOLLOW CHLOE VALDARY YouTube - https://bit.ly/CholeValdaryYouTube Twitter - https://bit.ly/3AKF9bb Facebook - https://bit.ly/3fYTmaC Instagram - https://bit.ly/3fSQj3X Theory of Enchantment - https://bit.ly/3ThX41M Substack - https://bit.ly/3SEHbkG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, I speak with Dr Thomas Jordan - a clinical psychologist and psycho-analyst with a private practice in New York. He is the author of ‘Learn to Love: Guide to Healing Your Disappointing Love Life’ and founder of the Love Life Learning Center. We had a great conversation about romantic love, about things that come up that can hinder us from having sustainable loving relationships and stressed the importance of relationships, which you know is my whole thing. We talked about some things that we all, I’m sure many of you like myself, struggle with like abandonment issues, dependency issues that often actually stem from childhood. Check out this podcast if you're interested in learning how to start practicing principles that will lead you to having sustainable loving relationships! My new episode “How to Find Love” with Dr Thomas Jordan is out now! – – – Dr. Thomas Jordan: https://lovelifelearningcenter.com/ Learn to Love: Guide to Healing Your Disappointing Love Life - http://bit.ly/3V4F1fv – – – FOLLOW CHLOE VALDARY YouTube - https://bit.ly/CholeValdaryYouTube Twitter - https://bit.ly/3AKF9bb Facebook - https://bit.ly/3fYTmaC Instagram - https://bit.ly/3fSQj3X Theory of Enchantment - https://bit.ly/3ThX41M Substack - https://bit.ly/3SEHbkG
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Though the slave trade between West Africa’s warring tribes serves as foreground in ‘The Woman King,’ the film’s main message to me it seems is about womanhood and sisterhood - in this video essay I explore what The Woman King is really about and how the roles of women are portrayed. My new video essay "What The Woman King is Really About” is out now!
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In this episode of the Heart Speaks I join my friend Robert Wickers - we talk about all things Terrence Malick, my favorite film director, got into their philosophies as film directors, religion and more. I'm always into talking about wisdom traditions so we covered up a lot of cool things. It was truly a riff in the musical sense of the word. I hope you all will enjoy it! My new episode “In Search of Terrence Malick” with Robert Wickers is out now - let's dive in!
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What if I told you that when folks in antiracism spaces decry objectivity as not a real thing, they're alluding to a fact proven by quantum physics? What if I told you when the so-called woke protest against the limitations of the written word, they are echoing something that Socrates himself observed hundreds of years ago? In this new episode of the Heart Speaks pod, I discuss all this and more with esteemed journalist Celeste Headlee, whose work if internalized could revolutionize journalism for the better, make us more empathetic, and rehumanize us. My new episode is out now!
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"The written word is a form of whiteness.” Ever heard this idea coming from the “woke” and thought to yourself, how absurd! I certainly have. But what if I told you that the core of this idea has nothing to do with race but could be traced back to one of the very founders of Western civ, the very Socrates himself? What if I told you there’s a connection between this seemingly leftist idea and the heart of conservatism. Wanna learn more? My new episode is out now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is the concept of God meant to be an authoritarian sky god or a deeper principle embodied in all things? What are the implications if the latter is true and not the former? Angel Eduardo thinks pop culture references like Superman might help us answer this question. Check out our convo right now! My new episode “Superman, Society and Spirituality” with Angel Eduardo is out now! – – – Sponsors: Sign up today at butcherbox.com/HEARTSPEAKS and use code HEARTSPEAKS to get one 10-14 lb Turkey FREE in your first box. Visit hyundaiusa.com to learn more about the 2023 Hyundai Tucson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this new video essay, I explore Crispin Sartwell’s book 'Six Names of Beauty' as an approach to understanding the concept of beauty. Recent Interactions between Dr. Jordan Peterson and sports illustrated magazine have presented us with a narrow view so I hope this inspires you to take up a contemplation practice in relationship to beauty & consciously bring more of it into your life. My new episode “Six Names of Beauty" is out now - so let's dive in! – – – On Gluttony and The Good Doctor - https://bit.ly/3ez2zJo Six Names of Beauty by Crispin Sartwel - https://amzn.to/3Q3vRNd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, I sit down with my brother from another mother, Idahosa Ness. Idahosa is a legend, and taught himself to speak a bazillion languages using a method he invented called the mimic method (links below.) Here, we discuss the embodiment (both physical and spiritual) that's necessary to gain any skill and why we have to return to that paradigm if we want to stay sane. This is a MUST LISTEN! My new episode “Becoming Consummate with Reality” with Idahosa Ness is out now - so let's dive in! Idahosa Ness Mimic Method: Mimic Method Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Friends, have we talked about my obsession with Disney? No? Then check out this conversation I had with Stephanie Lepp of the Center for Humane Technology about the king company of fairy tales! Here, we unpack what is so enchanting about Disney's stories, how Disney can navigate the culture wars in a healthy way, and how fairy tales are essential to human development in the first place.
My new episode The Truth About Disney and Fairy Tales with Stephanie Lepp is out now - so let's dive in!
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What's up everyone! In my latest ep, I talk to Brett Andersen, an evolutionary psychology PhD student at the University of New Mexico. His research focuses on the evolutionary and cognitive bases of autism and psychosis and his Substack dives into the meaning crisis in Western culture. Here, we discuss our mutual appreciation of Dr. Jordan Peterson, where we think he's strayed, and how he might return. My new episode "What Happened to Jordan Peterson?" with Brett Andersen is out now - so let's dive in!
On Gluttony & The Good Doctor - https://bit.ly/3ez2zJo
Brett Andersen: Substack: https://brettandersen.substack.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-WifyoGcLCYglBFnWySvyQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrettPAndersen
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So recently I watched 'Black Swan' for the first time and realized there's an interesting overlap between the themes of that film and the anti-woke culture wars. What do you think? Am I off or on the right track? My new episode "Addiction To Perfection: Black Swan & The Anti-Woke Wars" is out now! Addicted to Perfection - https://bit.ly/3wYL4IX Black Swan Trailer - https://bit.ly/3cPBmBH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Check out this talk I had with my friend Sun Katayama, we talk about everything from Zen Buddhism to the tantric transmutation of desire in our most desirous domains (aka sex), to the beauties and pitfalls of Allan Watts, to the brilliance of Everything, Everywhere All At Once. Enjoy! My new episode "Tantric Buddhism & Higher Purpose" is out now!
Introduction to Tantra by Lama Yeshe - https://bit.ly/3CEq5ia Six Names of Beauty by Crispin Sartwell - https://amzn.to/3Q3vRNd Pocket Pema Chodron - https://bit.ly/3KAsNHb Thupten Phuntsok Bodhisattvas Training - https://bit.ly/3eakxSn Everything, Everywhere All At Once - https://imdb.to/3KwBdiQ Sun Katayama IG - https://bit.ly/3Q2zCCA
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So some of you know about my obsession with Mumford and Sons, a band I fell in love with when I was 15 years old. I was super stoked to talk to Winston Marshall, the former banjo player in the band who has since been exploring his personal relationship with identity, freedom of expression, and spirituality. Check out this interview where we talk about the ethics of nationalism (seemingly random, I know), what true religion requires, and more. Cheers! My new episode "The Beauty of Imperfection" is out now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode I speak with Janaiha Bennett, the Executive Director of the Youth Leadership Foundation (YLF). She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Honors Psychology from The George Washington University, a Master’s degree in School Psychology from the University of Maryland, and she is a graduate of the Nonprofit Management Certificate Program at Georgetown’s McCourt Center for Public & Nonprofit Leadership. A DC native, Janaiha started as a mentor with YLF 15 years ago, and is the organization’s first black or female leader, serving as Executive Director since 2018. In this episode, we talk about the art and craft of mentorship and what it entails, how young people and parents can be involved in mentorship at home and much more. My new episode "Can Mentorship Help Today's Youth?" is out now so let's dive in!
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Beyonce is DIVINITY, we know this. In the third and final segment of ‘The Heart Speaks: Beyonce', I dissect Beyonce's embodiment of the divine feminine across vast cultures in her craft, her commentary on freedom and kingship, her celebrations of life and much more.
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ALL NEW In the second segment of ‘The Heart Speaks: Beyonce,’ we dive into more songs from Lemonade and Black is King and explore how they can be templates for difficult, yet necessary, growth and enlightenment. Enjoy!
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Welcome to another special episode of The Heart Speaks! In this episode I'm talking all about Beyoncé, the queen of pop. I wanted to share my thoughts on her albums Lemonade and Lion King: The Gift. In many ways, these albums provide direction to navigate the ups and downs of life, integration and much more. So let's dive in!
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In this episode I share my thoughts on how to overcome the political polarization that is tearing our world apart, on women and abortion, we talk about how to navigate social media while avoiding it's pitfalls and much more. I speak with Jamie Kilstein, an American writer, stand up comedian, radio host, performer and the host of Fuckup's Guide to the Universe. My new episode "Index Funds and Abortion" is out now - so let's dive in!
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In this episode I share my thoughts on women, feminism, power and it’s role, what women can teach men and much more. I speak with Jamie Kilstein, an American writer, radio host, performer and comedian focusing on stand up comedy, podcasts and sketch comedy. My new episode "What Women Can Teach Men" is out now - so let's dive in!
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Welcome to a special segment called "The Heart Speaks Culture and Society". I've been releasing a series of segments where I dive deeper into the things that make us all tick - Love, Culture, Politics and Music.
In this episode I share my thoughts on identity, on how I grew up in a hyper intellectual environment, patriarchy, the different cultures of the East and West, the mystery of being and much more. I speak with Kylie Unell, a Doctoral fellow at NYU studying Jewish philosophy and African-American dialectics, a podcaster, writer, public speaker and friend. My new episode "The Mystery of Being with Kylie Unell" is out now so let's dive in!
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Welcome to a special segment called "The Heart Speaks Politics". In the coming weeks I'll be releasing a series of segments where I dive deeper into the things that make us all tick - Love, Culture, Politics and Music.
In this episode I share my thoughts on freedom, what it means and what it entails, the defense of nationalism and much more. I speak with Winston Marshall, a British musician and podcaster best known as a lead guitarist of the British folk rock band Mumford & Sons. My new episode "What is Freedom?" is out now so let's dive in!
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Welcome to a special segment called “The Heart Speaks Love”. In the upcoming weeks I’ll be releasing a series of segments where I dive deeper into the things that make us all tick - Love, Culture, Politics and Music.
In this episode I speak with Kylie Unell, a Doctoral fellow at NYU studying Jewish philosophy, a writer and public speaker. I share my thoughts on patriarchy, power and relationships, what it really means to me, what we can learn from it and how we can advance in life and in our surroundings and also relationships. My new episode “What Does Patriarchy Really Mean?” is out now so let's dive right in!
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Welcome to a special segment called “The Heart Speaks Music” In the upcoming weeks I’ll be releasing a series of segments where I dive deeper into the things that make us all tick - Love, Culture, Politics and Music I hope ya’ll are ready, I know I am.
Kendrick released, “The Heart pt 5” a few weeks earlier as a precursor to his new album, it was an uncovering of deep seated wounds that both Kendrick and his community — in Compton, as well as the larger African-American community — have been bearing for a long time. Those wounds, caused by poverty, domestic abuse and gang violence, often manifest in unbearable feelings of worthlessness and shame when when caught in a cyclical relationship with “the culture.” In this special segment of what I like to call "The Heart Speaks Music" I explore how Kendrick illustrates his growth as an artist and as a Black man, while lamenting about the racial bias and complex social issues in a video featuring only a single shot held on Lamar. My new episode “The Heart 5 & Kendrick Lamar” is out now so let's dive right in!
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Welcome back to another episode of The Heart Speaks Podcast. In this episode, I speak with Rafe Kelly, founder of Evolve, Move, Play, an organization that's dedicated to getting people off the couch and moving their bodies out in nature and the outdoors. Now, why is this important? Because as human beings, our bodies were designed to move, and in fact, we cannot actually have a sense of meaning without movement. In this episode, we discuss why that is, and we dive into other juicy topics, like why some movement practices are worth pursuing more than others, why roughhousing is essential to developing empathy, and how you cannot be truly non-violent unless you are capable of being violent and consciously choose not to use violence. Enjoy the episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to another special episode of "Chloe's Thoughts" "Chloe's Thoughts" is a special segment where I basically riff about something that's been on my mind lately. This could be about anything really. It could be about politics, art, philosophy, religion, mindfulness, and I plan on doing these regularly. This will all be part of The Heart Speaks Podcast. So let's dive right in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to another episode of The Heart Speaks. The term dark night of the soul comes from a 16th-century poem written by a Spanish mystic. It is a term that describes the spiritual crisis that emerges in a person on his way to a mystical union with the Divine. It is a difficult time marked by temporary feelings of desolation, melancholy, and hopelessness, and act as guideposts on a trip back to one's authentic self. I have experienced this in my own life many times. And my sense is that my next guest is experiencing it as well. Curt Jaimungal is the host of the podcast Theories of Everything. In this episode, our conversation meandered into so many different twists and turns. I sometimes didn't know where we were but I thought it was important to stay in that lost liminal space so that I can learn something from it. One of the themes Curt and I touched upon is a central question we face in modernity. Are we over-intellectualized? Have we become hyper cerebral Cartesian robots? Have we become afraid to drop into the body, into feelings, emotions, those parts of ourselves that make us human that we have devalued for so long? I personally think we have become afraid to do that. But the goal in this episode was not to convince Curt but to stay with the questions themselves, in the hopes that being with them would allow something new and worthwhile to emerge. I wasn't always comfortable in this episode, but I think that's okay. I hope this episode pushes you to stay in discomfort when it arises in your own life, rather than immediately trying to flee from it. I believe discomfort can teach you something about human suffering, but also about beauty and joy. It has already taught me so much. Enjoy the episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to another special episode of "Chloe's Thoughts" "Chloe's Thoughts" is a special segment where I basically riff about something that's been on my mind lately. This could be about anything really. It could be about politics, art, philosophy, religion, mindfulness, and I plan on doing these regularly. This will all be part of The Heart Speaks Podcast. So let's dive right in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to another episode of The Heart Speaks. In today's episode I speak with an awesome author and curator and an all around great person Chloe Louvouezo who wrote an incredible book called "Life, I swear". This book is a collection and curation of essays, from black women all over the diaspora. In this book, they speak about their lives, their experiences with hardship and heartbreak and trauma, but also resiliency, self-actualization, individualization, and all the things that bring us closer to ourselves and to others. In this episode, we talk about the art of relationship as a practice, as a skill set, as something that has to be developed so that we can enrich our lives and actually be stronger with ourselves and with one another. Enjoy the episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hi Everyone! Welcome to a Special Episode of The Heart Speaks. Joining me today for a special roundtable conversation we have fellow distinguished intellectuals; Coleman Hughes, Kmele Foster, and Brittany King. I wanted to speak to these awesome individuals to get their take on the topic of race, post-2020. But this was not the typical conversation about Black Lives Matter, Critical Race Theory, or even woke ways of being. This was a conversation rooted in human psychology. We explore what it means to be in relationship with another human being, what it means to get to know another human being on an intimate level, their idiosyncrasies, their complexity, their uniqueness, and really the importance of practicing the art of relationship. We also explore the question of whether we've become less and less capable of doing that with each other. And if so, how does that impact our conversations on race? How does that make us more likely to caricature each other and stereotype each other? So let's dive right in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to a special segment I like to call "Chloe's Thoughts" where I basically riff about something that's been on my mind lately. This could be about anything really. It could be about politics, art, philosophy, religion, mindfulness, and I plan on doing these regularly. This will all be part of The Heart Speaks Podcast. So let's dive right in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to my brand new podcast, The Heart Speaks. This is going to be a curation of interviews with brilliant philosophers, artists, writers and academics who have made a profound impact in the world around us. Discover great insights from the world of art, creativity, philosophy and culture with unbridled perspectives from the world’s sharpest minds.
Now for this first episode, I sit down with Scott Barry Kaufman, a humanist psychologist and author of the book, ‘Transcend: The Science of Self Actualization.’ In this episode, we discuss what each of us needs in life to operate from what Scott calls the Being mode. It’s a mode where we feel free and unburdened by our anxieties and insecurities and it’s a kind of existence where we’re not projecting those insecurities onto others. We talk about the challenge of psychological entropy and what happens when we as humans act from a place of deficiency and a place of scarcity, and Scott gives us some tools we can use to overcome those states when we find ourselves falling into despair.
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