by Joseph Lee | Jan 24, 2025 | Cultural Currents
VIDEO Art Credit: Jano Tantongco, jano.tantongco@gmail.com AUDIO Pamela Power, a Los Angeles Jungian analyst and author, joins us in exploring the psychological and social tensions caused by the current catastrophic wildfires in her city. Fire is the great eraser. It...
by Joseph Lee | Jan 16, 2025 | Cultural Currents
VIDEO Art Credit: Jano Tantongco, jano.tantongco@gmail.com AUDIO Shoes as Symbols connect identity, culture, and creative adaptation. Shoes reflect our movement through life and mark pivotal transitions, helping us hold the tension between vulnerability and agency....
by Joseph Lee | Oct 31, 2024 | Archetypal, Cultural Currents
VIDEO Art Credit: Jano Tantongco, jano.tantongco@gmail.com AUDIO The Satanic Panic emerged as a uniquely intense moral panic, capturing public imagination and sparking widespread anxiety. This wave of hysteria originated in the 1980s amid fears of Satanic ritual abuse...
by Joseph Lee | Sep 26, 2024 | Archetypal, Cultural Currents
VIDEO Art Credit: Jano Tantongco, jano.tantongco@gmail.com AUDIO Dragons as Universal Figures Dragons are everywhere—in mythology, dreams, and psyche. They appear in stories across cultures and ages, signaling something deep and profound about our shared human...
by Joseph Lee | Aug 29, 2024 | Cultural Currents
VIDEO Art Credit: Jano Tantongco, jano.tantongco@gmail.com AUDIO The Demure Social Media Trend emerged as an unexpected countercultural movement, directly challenging the flamboyant and ostentatious behaviors that dominate digital platforms. This trend isn’t...
by Joseph Lee | Aug 1, 2024 | Cultural Currents, Guests
VIDEO Art Credit: Jano Tantongco, jano.tantongco@gmail.com AUDIO What unconscious beliefs alienate us from those who are less privileged and what can we do about it? Rob Henderson, author of the best-selling book “Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and...