Diaries with Debby Friday
Diaries with Debby Friday is an experimental podcast hosted by Debby Friday. She explores topics across philosophy, spirituality, history, culture, and technology. The show is hosted by the Canadian musician and artist Debby Friday. It shares updates and related content through Patreon, Substack, and Instagram.
Episodes
can you open up to life?: wetness, erotic energy and clarice lispector | *TEASER*
full episode available on https://patreon.com/debbyfriday --------------- talking about Clarice Lispector's "An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures", wetness, dryness, erotic energy, Iris Murdoch, Audre Lorde, projection in relationships, becoming free and how to open up to life. ----------------- An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures by Clarice Lispector https://www.goodreads.com/book/s
a survival guide for modern times: life, friendship, art, love, philosophy
talking about personal philosophies, art, phenomenology, how your environment impacts you, what to do about toxic friend groups, forgiveness, Love, what to do with anger, hope frequencies, depressed philosophers, being a sensitive person, A Revisioning of Love by Ana Mozol, opening up to life and more. A Re-Visioning of Love by Ana Mozol https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/44055388-a-re-visio
in order to have taste, you have to know what is Good
talking about how to develop good taste, art, aesthetic discernment, Pierre Bourdieu, Theodor Adorno, attention, capitalism, virtue, Iris Murdoch, Simone Weil, goodness, the ego, unselfing/decreation, imagination and more. —---------------------- Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste by Pierre Bourdieu https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6981501 Minima Moralia: Reflections on
talking to Mike Stenbæk about human design
talking about human design, mysteries of the universe, yin and yang, what to do with The Answers, individuality and turning towards the Self, 2027, the Late Bronze Age Collapse, Nolan's Odyssey, omens and signs, how to not betray yourself, and the strangeness of it all. You can find Mike Stenbaek at attunement.info or at https://x.com/formattunement (Sorry about the audio in the middle. My mic
what is right for us?: on commitment and wholeheartedness
talking about wholeheartedness, commitment, hypocrisy, how to know what is right for you, fetish objects, letting go, Hesse's Siddhartha, oneness, and more. —----------------- Renunciation and Christian Happiness: on the grace of wholeheartedness - Zena Hitz https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/the-grace-of-wholeheartedness Siddhartha by Herman Hesse https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52036.Sidd
on self-respect: giving us back to ourselves
talking about self respect, Joan Didion, integrity, ego structures, fall from grace, Theodor Adorno, Zizek, capitalist ideologies, saying yes, saying no, processes of transformation and more. ----------------- [00:00:00] - Introduction [00:01:39] - Falls from Grace [00:08:25] - Capitalism + Learned Helplessness [00:09:44] - Joan Didion on Character and Responsibility [00:10:16] - Integrity as the
god comes to those who give up: on surrender and emptying out
talking about desire, suffering, tanha, chanda, what is "right" for us, how to get what you want, surrender, emptying out, Wu Wei and gift giving. ---------------- [00:00:00] Introduction [00:01:10] Desire as a part of life [00:04:09] On right living [00:06:12] Letting go of the imaginary [00:15:06] Effortless action and the Wu Wei principle [00:18:38] Closing thoughts ---------------- Music: Litv
you'll always be famous: on the spectacle of it all
talking about fame and spectacle, Lena Dunham's new memoir "Famesick", Guy Debord, mental health and trauma, virality, narcissism and why everyone wants to be famous. ------------- [00:00:00] Introduction [00:01:30] Lena Dunham's memoir, "Famesick" [00:04:31] Fame in History and Modernity [00:14:21] The democratization of fame and The Society of The Spectacle [00:20:53] Why Does Everyone Want to
body technology: what does it mean to be human in a digital world?
talking about the body and technology, social media, Marshall McLuhan, looksmaxxing, the economy, Toby Shorin's "Body Futurism" essay, and what does it mean to be human in an electric world? ---------------------------- [00:00:00] Introduction [00:03:00] Marshall McLuhan and "The Medium is the Message" [00:06:12] What does the medium of social media produce in us? [00:07:40] Pillar 1: Atten
the artist at the end of the world
talking about art vs entertainment, industry and its economic structures, rupture, Mark Carney, truth, beauty, Hannah Arendt, Theodor Adorno, why the artist must be a thinker, Simone Weil, and moreeee. --------------------------- Cover Image: Dallas, Texas, USA, 1981 (photography by Alex Webb) Intro Music By: Por Una Cabeza - 4Cellists Mark Carney Davos Speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF
void space: logging off and being online
talking about logging off, being online, history of the internet, in-between-ness, TikTok, Solvej Balle's "On The Calculation of Volume I", unreality, social media, time loops and moreeeee. ------------------------------- Cover Photo: https://pin.it/5rYiwdhyD Music: Lady Macbeth - Justin Allan Arnold Alex Beightol (on Tik Tok) https://www.tiktok.com/@abaetol On The Calculation Of Volume I b
what's the point?: the work of your life
talking about finding meaning, the development of the soul, potential, unreality, work and labour, David Graeber, financialization, abstraction, the AI economy, Simone Weil, and how to make your work the work of your life, etc. ------- Music: The Marriage of Figaro - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Artwork: https://ca.pinterest.com/pin/25614291624353854/ Debt: The First 5000 Years by David Graeber https
p is for power: choosing real life over the simulacra
talking about power, fear, eros, Thanathos, that Goon Squad article, the financialization of art, everything being a casino, derivatives, abstraction, knowing thyself, AI, Marion Woodman's Addiction to Perfection, ego death, simulacra and simulation, goodness, concretizing, hope frequencies, etc. ----- texts mentioned in this episode: Addiction To Perfection: The Still Unravished Bride by Marion W
starrr shaped: outsiderness and how to heal the experience of fundamental rejection
talking about being an outsider, social rejection, difference as a gift, Madonna, Carl Jung, Marion Woodman, the parable of the talents, taking responsibility for your life, healing as an act of service, and hope frequencies, ofc. ----- join the patreon for exclusive content: patreon.com/debbyfriday substack: https://debbyfriday.substack.com/ instagram: @debbydiaries000 | @debbyfriday goodreads: h
resist the slop: a spiritual antidote to nihilism
talking about definitions of slop, nihilism, the Charlie Kirk spectacle, internet and technology, Rudolf Steiner, Mark Fisher, complexity, hope frequencies, fear, entropy, alternative politics, etc. ----- join the patreon for exclusive content: patreon.com/debbyfriday substack: https://debbyfriday.substack.com/ instagram: @debbydiaries000 | @debbyfriday goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/sh
pivot points: the art of transformation
talking about pressure, transformation, suffering as fuel, answering The Call, superposition and quantum mechanics, making a choice, Sartre, letting go, and some updates about my own pivot. ---- join the patreon for exclusive content: patreon.com/debbyfriday substack: https://debbyfriday.substack.com/ instagram: @debbydiaries000 | @debbyfriday goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1824024
everything is remix: on stuck culture, feelings, frequency and the future
talking about stuck culture, mimetic madness, human design, the death of monoculture, resonance as the future of the arts, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Marshall McLuhan, innovation, hope frequencies, and moremoremore. ------ "Clout Academy" by Katherine Dee: https://www.clunyjournal.com/cp/159136138 The Gutenberg Galaxy by Marshall McLuhan: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/440463.The_Gutenberg_Galaxy Fe
the art of being misunderstood
talking about the fear of perception, the beauty in being misread and how to be true. -------- join the patreon for exclusive content: patreon.com/debbyfriday substack: https://debbyfriday.substack.com/ instagram: @debbydiaries000 | @debbyfriday goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/182402410-debby-friday spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2kpYnGmXmvv45isRxb9HAP?si=082c
