Episode #131 R.P. Tyler Olds talks with talkPOPc participants Jenn and Katherin about social power, power structures, and relationships

Timestamps:00:10 Intros01:10 What do we think when we hear "Philosophy? // Interested bystanders02:00 The nature of power in society // The power of common connection 03:00 Power dynamics as an inevitability, how is power negotiated? Power can be taken away or moved around04:00 Should we want power to be a stationary concept, should it remain dynamic?05:05 What would count as the optimal form of power? How should power be distributed in society?06:35 Small scale: Figuring out how to balance power in individualistic relationships. Can we distribute power evenly?07:50 Family, can we make the power dynamics explicit? Leveraging power underneath the surface09:25 Do we explicitly name power in order to deal with it and navigate? 10:55 Explicit power structure, feeling empowered when power is tangible13:20 What kinds of structures do we want to make? We don't have to replicate what we already know15:30 The necessity of will and means for power16:45 Summoning forth the will to enact power over the world, or the right place, right time18:50 The will to fight all the time. Allowing yourself to play a role in the structure of power22:00 Changing society is changing our understanding of loving each otherSupport the showWebsite: talkpopc.orgInstagram: @talkpopcEmail: [email protected]