Woke: Personality or Political Affiliation?

About this episode

The episode explores the concept of being 'woke' through a conversation with therapist Ryan Rogers, discussing its implications and connections to personality and politics.

Send us Fan Mail What does it mean to be 'woke'? Ryan Rogers is a therapist and author of the book "The Woke Mind: The Twisted Psychology of the Social Justice Movement.' In our conversation we discuss what it means to be 'woke', is it just a trendy phrase, a slur, or a genuine state of awareness? Is it even truly a left/right issue or more a personality type? We discuss his book, his experiences of battling with addiction, how he learned activism more than therapy in his training, and...

People in this episode

Host: Darren F Magee

Guest: Ryan Rogers

Topics covered

• woke
• social justice
• personality type
• political affiliation
• addiction
• activism

Keywords

• woke
• social justice
• personality
• political affiliation
• addiction
• activism
• therapy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Woke Mind: The Twisted Psychology of the Social Justice Movement

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