The Loneliness Industry

22/11/2025

New Episode! "E15 When Dogma Performs Reason: A How-To on Recognising Claptrap"

Welcome to The Loneliness Industry, a philosophy podcast about how capitalism’s values — individualism, competition, performance — divide us not only from each other, but from reason itself. This not-so-mini episode is your L...

Welcome to The Loneliness Industry, a philosophy podcast about how capitalism’s values — individualism, competition, performance — divide us not only from each othe…

14/11/2025

Dear freinds and listeners! Thank you so much for your patience. This vid was a long one, with unfixably crap lighting, so it took an age! It is a topic that impacts so many of us, so I wanted to get it right, and hope you enjoy the episode!

Just a note too that the next episode will be in THREE weeks time, rather than two, as life has intervened with something, however, subscribers will still get something in a fortnight. HUgs to you all, ejoy, share, and see you soon!

13/11/2025

02/11/2025

Announcing the new online chat-based community for the Loneliness Industry Podcast! Open to all who support the podcast on Patreon or youTube. If you sign up to support the podcast and don't get an automatic invite, just email me on thelonelinessindstry at gmail dot com, and I shall send you one! Looking forward to seeing you there :)

30/10/2025

Hey all! Just a headsup that episode 15 will be out on Haloween instead of the usual Thursday night release. This is because I suck at the required animations :/ See you very soon and happy haloween!

17/10/2025

Hey all! FInally, after a bit of a haitus, a new episode, out now! I hope you enjoy it!

What do Joe Dispenza, Jordan Peterson, and the Music Pedant at every hipster party have in common?They all kill curiosity — the one trait that fuels connecti...

16/10/2025

Hey all. Just to let you know that I'm back from the land of relapse (mostly!) and a new episode will be out Friday. See you soon!

02/10/2025

Hi everyone. Another mini episode for members this fortnight, as I'm just starting to regain some strength, meaning, just starting to write a new, full-length episode. It should be ready for next fortnight if things continue to improve :) In the meantime, more tales from the crypt, and three useful questions you can answer to help you know: despite being sold YOURSELF as an issue, you probably aren't the problem!!

04/09/2025

Hey all. The new episode is out! Apologies for the sound quality about half way through. I wasn't able to re-record :( I hope you enjoy it all the same! THanks for listening and wishing you a great day/ evening/ night depending on your timezone :D

Stoicism feels honest: it admits life is often unfair and painful. But when “calm acceptance” becomes a lifestyle, it quietly props up the very systems hurti...

21/08/2025

Part 2 of the conversation ith Sam Vaknin is out now! Here is the link: https://youtu.be/VHNMnUziVSQ

If you are there for the Sam's take on western spiritualism, skip ahead to about 15 minutes in.

In Part we begin by exploring the cycle between covert and overt narcissism — how these shifts unfold, and why they matter. From there, the focus shifts to Western spiritualism: why movements that preach ego death and “killing the self” often misunderstand both healthy ego formation and the traditions they claim to borrow from.
We also look at how self-help movements decouple us from our intuition, turning healing into a commodity built on magical thinking. Finally, the discussion circles back to psychology itself: is the DSM a genuine map of human health, or just a manual for compliance? Where do the limits of psychology become most visible when it confronts individuality and suffering?

14/08/2025

The interview with Sam Vaknin (part 1) goes live at 9pm Berlin time! The link is below. It was my first interview, but Sam is certainly interesting so hopefully you guys find it intriguing ;)

https://youtu.be/KNDHDkkr-ss

12/08/2025

Hey all — this week I had the honour of speaking with Prof. Sam Vaknin. Since we’re in the middle of the mini-series on how societal narcissism leads to loneliness, I thought he’d be the perfect guest.

Here’s the thing — we didn’t exactly start on the same page when it came to loneliness and the human condition. In fact, it took us a while to even be in the same chapter. But by the end, something surprising happened…

The full conversation runs close to two hours and is dense — philosophical, psychological, and packed with ideas. I’m thinking of releasing it in two parts: the first 50 minutes where we’re on opposite sides of the discussion, and the second 50 where we find a surprising amount of common ground.

What do you think — one full episode, or two parts so you can digest it more easily?