Speaking Body

Neil Gorman hosts a short solo episode of The Speaking Body Podcast, continuing his argument that psychoanalysis is oriented by not knowing, privileging the unknown because it generates desire and questions, unlike other therapies that rely on the practitioner knowing. He extends this by distinguishing judging from noticing: judging is tied to knowing and aims to assert conclusions or make something happen, which can stop the process, while noticing involves highlighting what stands out without knowing the outcome, proposing observations to see what they provoke. Using clinical examples, such as a patient repeatedly claiming they want to stop procrastinating, he contrasts forcing an insight through judgment with naming patterns or inconsistencies to see what response emerges. He invites feedback via speakingbody.substack.com and mentions ways to support the show. 00:00 Welcome and Setup 00:21 Recap Not Knowing 01:43 Science and Ethnography Link 02:35 Judging Versus Noticing 04:23 Noticing in Practice 07:15 Procrastination Case Study 09:23 Knowing Versus Proposing 11:08 Listener Feedback and Contact 11:34 Core Takeaway Summary 12:16 Thanks and Support the Show

A short solo episode of The Speaking Body Podcast, building on a previous discussion of psychoanalysis as a clinical practice that does not take up the patient’s supposition that the analyst knows the patient’s unconscious, instead offering curiosity and a position of lack of knowledge. 00:00 Welcome and Setup 00:27 Recap Key Claims 01:50 Lacan and Curiosity 03:00 Beyond Psychoanalysis 05:08 Science as Not Knowing 05:57 Experiments and Replication 08:44 Ethnography Explained 11:45 Shared Ethic Across Fields 12:53 Chris Arnade Example 14:41 Thick vs Thin Culture 15:19 Closing and Support

In this short solo episode of The Speaking Body Podcast, I (Neil Gorman) try a new format and invite listeners to email feedback about whether they like it. I explain a key difference between how psychoanalysis is practiced versus many forms of psychotherapy, coaching, or other helping relationships: when someone seeks help, they often engage in transference by supposing the helper has knowledge, authority, and power. In many cases, the helper accepts this supposition and provides advice, tools, or a treatment plan, which can be helpful. By contrast, I argue that psychoanalysts do not take up this supposition of knowledge; instead, they adopt a position of not knowing and respond with curiosity, offering hypotheses and questions rather than prescriptions. I close by noting this stance is essential to psychoanalytic work and share where to learn more at speakingbody.substack.com. --- Table of contents 00:00 Welcome and Format 00:37 Big Idea Setup 02:02 Psychotherapy Side Explained 03:34 Transference and Authority 05:32 Helper Model Benefits 06:46 Switch to Psychoanalysis 07:58 Not Taking Transference 09:19 Curiosity Over Knowing 11:41 Interpretations as Hypotheses 13:02 Continuum Not Binary 13:54 Key Takeaway and Wrap 15:17 Thanks and Where to Find

In this episode, I announce that I’m rebranding and relaunching my podcast, previously called the Informed Podcast, as Speaking Body. I explain that Speaking Body will be both a podcast and a website (speakingbody.com) that will archive my writing, offer a newsletter, and sometimes include video episodes on YouTube, while keeping the same RSS feed for subscribers. Going forward, I will focus less on applying psychoanalytic theory and focus more on psychoanalysis and on how psychoanalytic work leaves the consulting room and affects everyday life and subjectivity. While I will sometimes use specialized Lacanian terms (e.g., jouissance, discourse of the master, object a, imaginary/symbolic/real, drive), I aim to restate key ideas in more commonplace language whenever possible.

In this episode of the InForm:Podcast, I speak with Peter Rollins, the man behind pyro-theology, the Wake festival, the Spark retreat, Atheism for Lent, and many more things that can provoke all sorts of interesting experiences and elaborations. I first became aware of Pete's work many years back as I was attempting to build up my own understanding of Lacan. I don't remember exactly how it happened, but I found a video of him talking about Lacanian ideas, where he explained them in ways I found intelligible and useful. This led to me watching more of his videos, listening to his podcast, and then reading his books. Today, what interests me about Pete's work is the way that he goes about building engaged communities that work and struggle together to acknowledge, experience, and communicate about the lacks and antagonisms that are at the center of human subjectivity (or the human condition if you prefer that language), which is the main thing I speak with him about in this informal but hopefully informative conversation. We do, of course, go in other directions as well; we even tell a few jokes, which I hope you all find ammusing. One last thing: near the end of the interview. REFERENCED: 1. Pete's Patreon & his Website 2. Todd McGowan's YouTube 3. Analysis Laid Bear 3. The Aims of Analysis

On this episode of InForm:Podcast, I speak with practicing Lacanian psychoanalyst Isolda Alverez about the way the aims of the psychoanalytic clinic have changed from Freud's time through Lacans and into the present day. Recommendations: 1. Band: Yo La Tango (Spotify, Apple Music) Album: "And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out" (Spotify, Apple Music) 2. Lucifer (TV Show on Netflix, Comic) 3. The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Amazon)

This episode of InForm:Podcast is a re-release and crosspost of an interview I did as part of From78 (another interview podcast). It was originally released in 2020. At that time, I was still figuring out aspects of podcasting, so the audio is not as good as I make it today. Be that as it may, the audio is OK, and the interview is (I think) good.

On this episode of InForm: Podcast, I interview Rob Bell about his newest book, "Where'd You Park Your Spaceship." We talk about psychoanalysis, dreams, talking to people who work in stores, surfing, and lots of other stuff too. Referenced: The RobCast (Rob Bell's podcast) Peter Rollins Helene Voglesinger The Outlaws (Amazon Prime video) Tao te Ching Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (Netflix) Station 11 (Max)

This episode is the first episode in season 5 of InForm: Podcast. It is short because it's just me giving some updates, announcements, info on what I want to do with the podcast in the future, etc. Because this episode is what it is, I'm also releasing episode 38 --which I think is a very interesting interview-- at the same time. Go listen to episode 38!

In today's episode of the InForm: Podcast Neil covers chapter two of the book Psychoanalytic Politics by Sherry Turkle with Chris & Jason from the Regretable Century... I recorded this a long time ago. Sorry it took me so damn long to put it up.

On this episode of InForm: Podcast, Neil talks with Nathan Gorelick about psychoanalysis, psychedelics, psychosis, delusions, science, & mysticism. The result is a long, hopefully informative conversation. Nathan is Term Assistant Professor of English at Barnard College in New York. He holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and he has completed the six-year cycle of the Training Seminar in Lacanian Psychoanalysis with Gifric in Quebec City, Canada. He has published widely on the theoretical and historical intersections of psychoanalysis with diverse topics including ecocide and catastrophe fetishism, psychedelic drugs, Continental philosophy, the Haitian Revolution, Islam and Islamophobia, and the theory of the novel. His first book, The Unwritten Enlightenment, sets out a new theory of the relation between literature, ideology, and the unconscious, and is forthcoming early in 2024 from Northwestern University Press. REFERENCED DURING THE EPISODE: 1. Žizek video on ideology 2. Freud's -- Future of an Illisuion, Civilization & its Discontents, Moses & Monotheism, Analysis Terminable & Interminable. 3. Otto Rank -- The Trauma of Birth 4. Éric Laurent -- Guiding Principles for Any Psychoanalytic Act 5. The Lacanian Review #7 "Get Real"

WARNING: I drop the F-bomb in this episode, and we talk about sex. There is an explicit tag for a reason! INTRO: In this episode of the InForm Podcast, I talk with Jared Elwart about how reading science fiction makes him think about psychoanalysis and how thinking about psychoanalysis influences how he reads Science Fiction. CONTENT: We discuss two books and one film. The Left Hand of Darkness The Dispossessed The Lethe of HeavenAxiom's EndLindsay EllisEverything Everywhere All At OnceWe also mention: The RebelThe Human Crisis Jared and I have a free-flowing conversation about how these three works might intersect with each of our thinking in and through psychoanalysis.

INTRO: On this episode of the InForm: Podcast I talk with psychoanalyst Michael McAndrews who practices out in Colorado. Michael's practice is unique for several reasons. The first is that he provides psychoanalysis to people who normally would not have the ability to afford mental health services. The second is that he provides services to people who have lost a baby, child, or pregnancy. The conversation was very informal, and hopefully very informative. REFERENCES: Lacanian Compass Freud's Free Clinic by Elizabeth Danto Winnicott's Primary Maternal Preoccupation CPCT Surplus Jouissance Projects [S][J][P]

In this episode of Inform: Podcast I interview Why Theory's Ryan Engley about psychoanalysis in the classroom. (Tod McGowan, the other half of Why theory was interviewed about this same topic on an earlier episode of InForm.) Our conversation ranges all over the place, but one of the consistent themes is the idea of sustaining the analysand's/student's desire/curiosity. Some of our references include: Seminar 17The Other Side of Pedagogy The Pedagogy of the OppressedPeep ShowMad Men

In today's episode of the InForm: Podcast Neil covers chapter one of the book Psychoanalytic Politics by Sherry Turkle with Chris & Jason from the Regretable Century... And lots of other stuff too. We recorded the episode late at night, and we were all tired. I hope you all enjoy the result.

InForm Podcast: 052 The episode you're about to listen to is a conversation with Peter Rollins, a thinker, writer, podcaster, and community organizer who works at the intersections of psychoanalysis, theology, and philosophy. Before getting started I'd like to say the following: Getting to do this was something that was very exciting for me because I've been reading Pete's books, listening to his podcast, and watching his YouTube videos for many years, and his work has had a significant influence on me. The conversation was long and we talked about lots of different things including,

Psychoanalytic Politics (by Sherry Turkle) w/ The Regrettable Century | Pt. 1 In this episode, Neil, Jason, & Chris discuss the introduction to the text.

Silly intro 0:00 - 1:00 The Psychoanalysis of Everyday Life The Psychoanalysis of Everyday Life 1:00 - 20:45 Useless things I have & adorePreslava RobertPeter RollinsMain segment 20:45 - 56:05 The episode with Todd McGowanThe Extra Segment 56:05 -1:06:05 Various Sundry Things 1:06:05 - 1:22:45 Surplus Jouissance Projects [S][J][P]Craig Mod's Special Projects ◎ DraftsPodcast lectures Weekly Newsletter

This episode of the InForm: Podcast was a free-wheeling conversation, which lasted a little over an hour, between Neil and Duke Novak. In the conversation, we discuss the work of Psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott and the impact that has had on how Duke and Neil Think about their own work with children and teens. Some of the ideas that we talk about in the episodes are:

In this Episode of InForm Neil interviews Winnie about her experience starting psychoanalysis. The hope here is that this interview will be interesting and useful to others who might be considering starting an analysis. Intro: Content: