The Sacred | Jared Yates Sexton on escaping fundamentalism and the mythology of Marvel movies | The Sacred @thesacredpodcast | Uploaded February 2023 | Updated October 2024, 14 hours ago.
Jared Yates Sexton is an American writer and political commentator. Having begun his career writing and teaching fiction, things changed as his investigative journaling in the run up to the 2016 Presidential election plunged him into the world of politics. He is also the host of the Muckrake Podcast.
He spoke about his childhood in a fundamentalist Christian church, the need for 'good brokership' when engaging across the political divide, and why despite the joy they may bring, Marvel movies are still propaganda for the 'old order'.
Read the full transcript here: theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2023/02/01/jared-yates-sexton-on-escaping-fundamentalism-and-the-mythology-of-marvel-movies
You can buy his latest book, The Midnight Kingdom here:penguinrandomhouse.com/books/673035/the-midnight-kingdom-by-jared-yates-sexton
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
01:20 What is sacred to you? Jared Yates Sexton’s answer
06:34 Religious childhood trauma and being curious
18:40 The original idea of God
23:38 From fiction writer to political commentator
29:02 Political storytelling and authoritarianism
36:12 The power of the people
46:41 Marvel movies and the mythology of the Old Order
51:40 Reflection and Outro
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Jared Yates Sexton is an American writer and political commentator. Having begun his career writing and teaching fiction, things changed as his investigative journaling in the run up to the 2016 Presidential election plunged him into the world of politics. He is also the host of the Muckrake Podcast.
He spoke about his childhood in a fundamentalist Christian church, the need for 'good brokership' when engaging across the political divide, and why despite the joy they may bring, Marvel movies are still propaganda for the 'old order'.
Read the full transcript here: theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2023/02/01/jared-yates-sexton-on-escaping-fundamentalism-and-the-mythology-of-marvel-movies
You can buy his latest book, The Midnight Kingdom here:penguinrandomhouse.com/books/673035/the-midnight-kingdom-by-jared-yates-sexton
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
01:20 What is sacred to you? Jared Yates Sexton’s answer
06:34 Religious childhood trauma and being curious
18:40 The original idea of God
23:38 From fiction writer to political commentator
29:02 Political storytelling and authoritarianism
36:12 The power of the people
46:41 Marvel movies and the mythology of the Old Order
51:40 Reflection and Outro
*****
The Sacred is a podcast produced by the think tank Theos. Be sure to connect with us below to stay up-to-date with all our content, research and events.
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The Sacred: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sacred/id1326888108
Reading Our Times: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/reading-our-times/id1530952185
