{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66226b6a2f4034001161df9b/695fcd631f7886a9b860bd7d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"E34 Episode 34: Specific Units of Emotionality","description":"<p>Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>We're back, we survived the holidays, and we have some thoughts on emotional libertarianism to share with you. Some of you have asked what we mean by this term, which we've used occasionally, so we took the opportunity to dig into it a little bit. And then, we answer a question about what it means to be a romantic, anyway.</p><p><br></p><p>We need your questions!! Send them to us at <a href=\"https://www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts</a></p><p><br></p><p>Also, <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/heart_reacts/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Heart Reacts has its own Instagram now</a>! Follow us, send us memes and ideas, leave us comments...</p><p><br></p><p>Stuff We Talk About:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2516-the-social-basis-of-the-female-question\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Alexandra Kollontai, The Social Basis of the Female Question</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://read.dukeupress.edu/south-atlantic-quarterly/article-abstract/116/4/781/132975/Red-Love?redirectedFrom=fulltext\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Michael Hardt “Red Love”</u></a>&nbsp;</p><p>Ajay Singh Chaudhary, <a href=\"https://thebaffler.com/latest/sick-and-tired-chaudhary\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u> Sick and Tired</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/15/heat-at-30-michael-manns-electric-thriller-is-a-film-of-fire-and-sadness\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Heat at 30: Michael Mann’s electric crime thriller is a film of fire and sadness</u></a></p><p>Kelly Hayes, <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/1518/9781849355841\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Read This When Things Fall Apart</u></a></p><p>Marita Alonso, <a href=\"https://elpais.com/smoda/feminismo/2026-01-07/las-mujeres-piensan-en-el-regalo-que-estan-dando-los-hombres-no-hay-una-brecha-de-genero-en-el-arte-de-regalar.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>“Las mujeres piensan en el regalo que están dando. Los hombres no”: ¿hay una brecha de género en el arte de regalar?</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://aadl.org/node/192778\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Diane Di Prima, Revolutionary Letter No 19</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jan/30/before-sunrise-review-richard-linklater-ethan-hawke-julie-delpy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Before Sunrise review – Richard Linklater’s brief encounter defies romantic convention</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/black-bag-review-cate-blanchett-michael-fassbender-1235274320/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>‘Black Bag’ Is a Great Spy Thriller — and an Even Better Marriage Drama</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and<a href=\"https://sarahljaffe.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>&nbsp;⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠</strong></a>, a journalist and author based in London.</p><p><br></p><p>Buy Craig's Book: <a href=\"https://www.versobooks.com/products/2958-cyberboss?srsltid=AfmBOopgqob5MW3Rm5d0L_X6dEJlkYKDmvV-KQUdF_RtHooAi5bAnDVV\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cyberboss</strong></a></p><p>Buy Sarah's Book: <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/1518/9781541703490\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>From the Ashes</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>You can send us your questions at&nbsp;<a href=\"https://⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠.</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at<a href=\"https://patreon.com/HeartReacts%E2%81%A0.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>&nbsp;⁠</strong></a><a href=\"https://patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠</strong></a><a href=\"https://patreon.com/HeartReacts%E2%81%A0.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>.</strong></a>&nbsp;You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps!</p>","author_name":"Craig Gent and Sarah Jaffe"}