EPISODE · Jun 8, 2026 · 1H 48M
The NXIVM Cult: Lacan's Structure of the Pervert
from 5 Star Tossers · host 5 Star Tossers
Wow, an embarrassment of riches here. Pervs R' Us reigns supreme over all the other stars. Pyramid schemes, viral brainwashing tech, the drive unleashed. We read Keith Raniere, the leader of the NXIVM cult, now behind bars, as a figure of the Lacanian pervert. We look at the essay "Kant avec Sade," we read from the Marquis de Sade's Philosophy of the Boudoir, and Andy connects the wild psychoanalysis of Raniere's brainwashing pyramid sex ring scheme to some of the unhinged practices found in Relational psychoanalysis. Now go lick that puddle! What?!?!? Are you afraid?
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