Your Therapist Needs Therapy 146 - The Bible Prop

About this episode

Jeremy critiques recent public figures' interactions with the Bible and its role in protecting power.

This week Jeremy looks at two recent bible events in the public eye, Trump reading some choice scriptures in the Oval Office and Russell Brand failing to navigate the worn pages of his good book. Jeremy looks at the cynical nature of these events as both a grift and a source of identity protection, while comparing these performances to other “get out of jail free” attempts from past public figures. We critique how the bible exists to protect power, and wonder how long it will still be useful ...

People in this episode

Host: Jeremy Schumacher

Topics covered

• Bible events
• Public figures
• Cynicism
• Identity protection
• Power dynamics

Keywords

• Bible
• Trump
• Russell Brand
• cynicism
• identity protection
• public figures
• power

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Bible

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