Introducing Byung-Chul Han with Austin Hayden Smidt

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This week I am talking to Austin Hayden Smidt about the German-Korean philosopher Byung-Chul Han. Han is not well know in the Anglophone world, so we took this opportunity to try and introduce some of the key themes of his philosophy. This interview in El Pais offers a useful starting point to Han's thought and work. Also, Han writes relatively accessible and pithy texts. The books this podcast are based on are Psychopolitics: Neoliberalism and New Technologies of Power, The Burnout Society, and Agony and Eros.
Austin Hayden Smidt is a philosopher, producer, and performer. He is currently a Researcher in Political Economy at the University of Sydney working on a "Prolegomena to Any Future Political Economy." He also co-hosts the Owls at Dawn and Show Me The Meaning podcasts, as well as produces content for the Wisecrack TH-cam channel. He tweets at: @austin_hayden 
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[@mandys1505]

my favorite is when he talks about ritual space vs the usual utilitarian reason for livung; he's extremely insightful in his book of essays on the disapperance of ritual

[@evrimkavcar]

37:51 - "Saving Beauty" / Thanks for the recording.

[@richardwalker1588]

Thank you both -made me want to read more -and look forward to tucking into Byung-Chul Han, perhaps when I'm really tired. A clear explanation and some helpful illustrations. Look forward to checking out your youtube channel Austin and more from Thale's Well

[@spikespiegel5740]

This was extremely relevant. Wish more people take notice of this channel ♥️

[@danielycho2115]

Thank you from Dubai; enjoyed this during lockdown :)

[@brunilda106]

thank you so much it is brilliant!!

[@theloniusmonk1263]

This was excellent

[@MikeFrame]

I am curious what the cross-over there is with philosophers like Han and psychology like Eric Berne?

[@candsaltamirano5421]

up to 15:25

[@candsaltamirano5421]

up to 32:13

[@miguelwild2537]

Please; in Spaniish !

[@janmalaszek1459]

SARS2 COVID 19

[@victormorgado5318]

frankly after watching the creative south american efforts explaining Byung-Chul Han's thought, this is painfully boring...

[@tylermiller4150]

Holler atchur boy, wheres that convo?