Your Therapist Needs Therapy 147 - Does Reality Even Matter Anymore?

About this episode

The episode explores the impact of propaganda on truth and mental health in the context of authoritarian regimes and dystopian fiction.

When the news feels like a fever dream, it's easy to ask whether truth even matters anymore. This week we look at propaganda's long history through authoritarian regimes, dystopian fiction, and how this all affects our collective mental health. Spoiler: reality always wins. It just takes longer than we'd like. Can’t believe I forgot to mention that the literal book on propaganda was written by Freud’s nephew! I’m slipping. This nugget exists for the three people who read podcast show notes, I...

People in this episode

Host: Jeremy Schumacher

Topics covered

• propaganda
• authoritarian regimes
• dystopian fiction
• collective mental health
• truth
• reality

Keywords

• propaganda
• truth
• mental health
• authoritarian
• dystopia
• reality
• Freud

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