{"id":569,"date":"2026-11-06T18:30:44","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T18:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ordinaryunhappiness.com\/?p=569"},"modified":"2026-11-06T18:45:40","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T18:45:40","slug":"episode-165-gerontophallocracy-2026-the-one-where-we-talk-about-our-feelings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ordinaryunhappiness.com\/?p=569","title":{"rendered":"Episode 165: Gerontophallocracy 2026: The One Where We Talk About Our Feelings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/api\/rss\/u\/d3m7PxEp5smvZbVJaT8akVDUsyede5Br\/e\/174588884.mp3?sig=wIOwhCV6OaIUaJl5JHmU304Q4X8nSPlh7Ko28YnvJE8%3D\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a Very Special Gerontophallocracy episode! Abby, Dan, and Patrick gather around the dining room table to process the US midterms and, more broadly, to work through where they\u2019re all at. It\u2019s a conversation about hope and depression, cycles of triumph and disappointment, generational memories, caring for an adorable old dog, religion, and a whole lot more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">References include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ann Cvetkovich, <u><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/depression-a-public-feeling-ann-cvetkovich\/13e9164879277848?ean=9780822352389\" target=\"_blank\">Depression: A Public Feeling<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sara Marcus, <u><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/political-disappointment-a-cultural-history-from-reconstruction-to-the-aids-crisis-sara-marcus\/4b20dae67015bbc8?ean=9780674248656\" target=\"_blank\">Political Disappointment<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adam Kotsko, <u><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-prince-of-this-world-assistant-professor-of-humanities-adam-kotsko\/f97af7ed7a504af6?ean=9781503600201\" target=\"_blank\">Prince of this World<\/a><\/u> and <u><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/neoliberalism-s-demons-on-the-political-theology-of-late-capital-adam-kotsko\/2758e710e1953ef4?ean=9781503607125\" target=\"_blank\">Neoliberalism\u2019s Demons<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adam Kotsko <u><a href=\"https:\/\/therevealer.org\/the-prince-of-this-world-adam-kotsko-and-patrick-blanchfield-in-conversation\/\" target=\"_blank\">in conversation<\/a><\/u> with Patrick Blanchfield in <em>The Revealer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have you noticed that Freud is back? 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Find us online:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ordinaryunhappiness.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.ordinaryunhappiness.com<\/a><br>X: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unhappinesspod\" target=\"_blank\">@UnhappinessPod<\/a><br>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/ordinaryunhappiness\" target=\"_blank\">@OrdinaryUnhappiness<\/a><br>Patreon: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/OrdinaryUnhappiness\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/OrdinaryUnhappiness<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Theme song:<br>Formal Chicken &#8211; Gnossienne No. 1<br><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/2MIIYnbyLqriV3vrpUTxxO\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/2MIIYnbyLqriV3vrpUTxxO<\/a><br>Provided by Fruits Music<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a Very Special Gerontophallocracy episode! Abby, Dan, and Patrick gather around the dining room table to process the US midterms and, more broadly, to work through where they\u2019re all at. 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