Heart Reacts
Claim This Podcastby Craig Gent and Sarah Jaffe
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<p>“Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the feels.”</p><br><p>We are HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for everyone trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism. We’re here to answer all of the questions about love, friendship, family, and even work that you might want to ask two people who have spent adulthood trying to apply their radical political analysis, more or less successfully, to their personal lives.</p><br><p>We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and <a href="https://sarahljaffe.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sarah Jaffe</a>, a journalist and author based in New Orleans.</p><br><p>You can send us your questions at <a href="https://www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts.</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Recent Episodes
July 8, 2026
Episode 42: Everything for Everyone
<p>Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism. </p><br><p>This week, we're talking about why it's so hard to leave a bad relationship, reminiscing about our best (and worst) jobs, and musing on why our society doesn't value service sector work the way it does manufacturing. With bonus World Cup geopolitics (this was recorded before the US president got involved in the officiating, sorry)!</p><br><p>Stuff We Talk About:</p><p>Just Break Up: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/asking-too-much-or-asking-the-wrong-person/id1410391881?i=1000774645681" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>Asking Too Much or Asking the Wrong Person</u></a></p><p>Madeline Lane-McKinley <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1518/9798888904657" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>Solidarity with Children</u></a></p><p>Sarah, <a href="https://archive.is/ljzkT" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>The Revolution Will Not Be Fetishized</u></a></p><p>Emma Goldman, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1518/9780142437858" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>Living My Life</u></a></p><p>Aaron Benanav, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1518/9781839761324" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>Automation and the Future of Work</u></a></p><p>Sophie Lewis, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1518/9781839767197" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>Abolish the Family</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.londoncentric.media/archive" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>Polly Smythe at London Centric</u></a></p><p>Polly Smythe, <a href="https://tribunemag.co.uk/2020/12/how-covid-turned-cashiers-into-carers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>How Covid Turned Cashiers Into Carers</u></a></p><p>Nicholas Beuret, <a href="https://nicholasbeuret.substack.com/p/anyone-but-miliband-why-do-unions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>“Anyone but Miliband”? Why do unions hate net zero?</u></a></p><br><p>We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and<a href="https://sarahljaffe.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Sarah Jaffe</a>, a journalist and author based in London.</p><br><p>Buy Craig's Book: <a href="https://www.versobooks.com/products/2958-cyberboss?srsltid=AfmBOopgqob5MW3Rm5d0L_X6dEJlkYKDmvV-KQUdF_RtHooAi5bAnDVV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cyberboss</a></p><p>Buy Sarah's Book: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1518/9781541703490" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">From the Ashes</a></p><br><p>You can send us your questions at <a href="https://www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts%E2%81%A0." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts.</a></p><p>This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at<a href="https://patreon.com/HeartReacts%E2%81%A0." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://patreon.com/HeartReacts%E2%81%A0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/HeartReacts</a><a href="https://patreon.com/HeartReacts%E2%81%A0." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">.</a> You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
June 18, 2026
Episode 41: Circumstances of Their Choosing
<p>Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism. </p><br><p>This week, we talk about the tendency to treat other people as "NPCs" and why looking for patterns is maybe not always the best way to understand our love lives. And then we tackle a question about how to convince your loved ones to go for communal living.</p><br><p>Stuff We Talk About:</p><p><a href="https://novaramedia.com/2026/05/10/are-we-living-through-a-new-era-of-british-weirdness/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>ACFM Weird Britain</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1852/18th-brumaire/ch01.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>“Men make history, but not under circumstances of their choosing…”</u></a></p><p>James Muldoon, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1518/9780571404506" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>Love Machines</u></a></p><p>Sarah Thankam Mathews, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1518/9780593489147" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>All This Could Be Different</u></a></p><p>Kristen Ghodsee, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1518/9781982190224" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Everyday Utopias</a></p><p>Helen Hester & Nick Srnicek, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1518/9781786633071" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">After Work</a></p><br><p>We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and<a href="https://sarahljaffe.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> Sarah Jaffe</strong></a>, a journalist and author based in London.</p><br><p>Buy Craig's Book: <a href="https://www.versobooks.com/products/2958-cyberboss?srsltid=AfmBOopgqob5MW3Rm5d0L_X6dEJlkYKDmvV-KQUdF_RtHooAi5bAnDVV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Cyberboss</strong></a></p><p>Buy Sarah's Book: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1518/9781541703490" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>From the Ashes</strong></a></p><br><p>You can send us your questions at <a href="https://www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts.</strong></a></p><br><p>This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at<a href="https://patreon.com/HeartReacts%E2%81%A0." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> </strong></a><a href="https://patreon.com/HeartReacts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>patreon.com/HeartReacts</strong></a><a href="https://patreon.com/HeartReacts%E2%81%A0." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>.</strong></a> You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
June 5, 2026
Special Episode 40: Love in the Time of Fascism
<p>Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism. </p><br><p>Hello! This week we have something a little bit different which is a special crossover LIVE episode that Sarah recorded in Bristol with the lovely Isaac Kneebone Hopkins and Priyanka Raval of the Bristol Cable’s People Just Do Something podcast. The Bristol Cable is an independent cooperative paper and you should definitely support it! We talked about how Sarah got into journalism and why, and then we answered audience advice questions. It was great fun, and made us think we should do a Heart Reacts live someday…let us know if you’d like to attend such a thing. Anyway, hope you enjoy. There’s links to the Bristol Cable in our show notes. </p><br><p><a href="https://thebristolcable.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>The Bristol Cable</u></a></p><p><a href="https://thebristolcable.org/category/podcasts/people-just-do-something/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>People Just Do Something Podcast</u></a></p><br><p>We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and<a href="https://sarahljaffe.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> Sarah Jaffe</strong></a>, a journalist and author based in London.</p><p>Buy Craig's Book: <a href="https://www.versobooks.com/products/2958-cyberboss?srsltid=AfmBOopgqob5MW3Rm5d0L_X6dEJlkYKDmvV-KQUdF_RtHooAi5bAnDVV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Cyberboss</strong></a></p><p>Buy Sarah's Book: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1518/9781541703490" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>From the Ashes</strong></a></p><p>You can send us your questions at <a href="https://www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts.</strong></a></p><p>This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at<a href="https://patreon.com/HeartReacts%E2%81%A0." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> </strong></a><a href="https://patreon.com/HeartReacts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>patreon.com/HeartReacts</strong></a><a href="https://patreon.com/HeartReacts%E2%81%A0." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>.</strong></a> You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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<p>“Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the feels.”</p><br><p>We are HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for everyone trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism. We’re here to answer all of the questions about love, friendship, family, and even work that you might want to ask two people who have spent adulthood trying to apply their radical political analysis, more or less successfully, to their personal lives.</p><br><p>We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and <a href="https://sarahljaffe.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sarah Jaffe</a>, a journalist and author based in New Orleans.</p><br><p>You can send us your questions at <a href="https://www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts.</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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