A self-development podcast with philosophical, psychological and literary flair hosted by Victoria Hutchins, the creator of @thedailyvictorian. Season 3 coming soon.
Soul Gum
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A self-development podcast with philosophical, psychological and literary flair hosted by Victoria Hutchins, the creator of @thedailyvictorian. Season 3 coming soon.
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10/30/2022
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Recent Episodes
September 7, 2025
Season 3 Coming Soon
<p>See you soon - I'll miss you! Make sure you're subscribed so you know when Soul Gum is back. </p><p><br /></p><p><strong>WHERE TO FIND ME:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/755776/make-believe-by-victoria-hutchins/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MAKE BELIEVE is out everywhere now</a></li><li><a href="https://bluewillowbookshop.com/book/9780593735718" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get a signed copy of MAKE BELIEVE from Blue Willow Bookshop</a><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/755776/make-believe-by-victoria-hutchins/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a> <strong>(write “REQUEST FOR SIGNED COPY” in the order notes!)</strong></li><li><a href="https://trovatrip.com/host/profiles/annysa-madisen-and-victoria-t1yss" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Join the waitlist for future retreats! </a></li><li><a href="https://www.shantiyogahouston.com/schedule-1" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Practice yoga with me at Shanti Yoga Houston on the last Sunday of every month!</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thedailyvictorian" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Find me @thedailyvictorian on Instagram</a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thedailyvictorian" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thedailyvictorian" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a></li><li><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thedailyvictorian" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Find me @thedailyvictorian on TikTok</a> </li></ul>
August 24, 2025
The Philosophy of Love
<p>Everyone wants love, but no one can tell you exactly what love is. In this episode, we deep dive into seven philosophical perspectives on love, ranging from the Ancient Greeks to the existentialists. If you’re curious whether Plato thought soulmates were real or Kierkegaard would tell you to text your ex, this episode is for you. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>EPISODE OUTLINE </strong></p><p>00:00 Intro (the philosophy of love)</p><p>03:19 What even is love? (hypotheticals on love)</p><p><strong>07:07 Ancient Greek philosophy on love </strong></p><p>07:35 Origins of the concept of soulmates (Plato’s The Symposium)</p><p>09:03 Socrates’ ladder of love </p><p><strong>13:03 Enlightenment thinkers on love </strong></p><p>13:15 Love as social performance (Rousseau)</p><p>13:58 Rousseau’s two types of self love </p><p>15:22 How self love affects how you love others</p><p>17:31 The humanity formula (Kant) </p><p>19:49 Practical vs. passionate love (Kant)</p><p>22:07 Love as a trick (Schopenhauer)</p><p>24:04 Why do opposites attract? (Schopenhauer)</p><p>24:28 Is love just biological encouragement to reproduce? (Schopenhauer)</p><p><strong>26:06 Existentialists on love</strong></p><p>26:14 The tension between love and freedom of choice (Sartre)</p><p>27:50 Love as an objectifying force (Sartre)</p><p>30:32 Jean Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir’s non-monogamous love story </p><p>31:40 The relationship between love and possession (de Beauvoir) </p><p>33:06 How your fear of being seen impacts your ability to give and receive love (Sartre, Doestoevsky, de Beauvoir) </p><p>36:54 Kierkegaard’s Works of Love </p><p>37:22 Unreasonable standards in love (Kierkegaard)</p><p>42:24 Lightning round recap</p><p><br></p><p><strong>MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE</strong></p><ul><li>Plato, The Symposium (c. 385–370 BCE)</li><li>Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract (1762)</li><li>Immanuel Kant, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (1785)</li><li>Immanuel Kant, The Metaphysics of Morals (1797)</li><li>Arthur Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation (1818)</li><li>Søren Kierkegaard, Works of Love (1847)</li><li>Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground (1864)</li><li>Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness (1943)</li><li>Jean-Paul Sartre, No Exit (1944)</li><li>Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex (1949)</li><li>Gordon Marino, The Existentialist’s Survival Guide (2018)</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>MY LINKS</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/755776/make-believe-by-victoria-hutchins/">MAKE BELIEVE is out everywhere now</a></li><li><a href="https://bluewillowbookshop.com/book/9780593735718">Get a signed copy of MAKE BELIEVE from Blue Willow Bookshop</a><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/755776/make-believe-by-victoria-hutchins/"></a> <strong>(write “REQUEST FOR SIGNED COPY” in the order notes!)</strong></li><li><a href="https://trovatrip.com/host/profiles/annysa-madisen-and-victoria-t1yss">Join the waitlist for future retreats! </a></li><li><a href="https://www.shantiyogahouston.com/">Practice yoga with me at Shanti Yoga Houston on the last Sunday of every month!</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thedailyvictorian">Find me @thedailyvictorian on Instagram</a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thedailyvictorian"></a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thedailyvictorian"></a></li><li><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thedailyvictorian">Find me @thedailyvictorian on TikTok</a> </li></ul>
August 17, 2025
7 Secrets of Creative Geniuses
<p>Ever wonder why some people seem to have endless creativity while you’re stuck with half-baked ideas that never make it out of your Notes app? In this episode, we explore the habits, tips and artistic processes of creative geniuses ranging from Plato and Picasso to Mary Oliver and Rick Rubin. I reveal the 7 secrets of creative geniuses that helped me stop chasing perfection, relight my creative spark, and actually enjoy the process of making art. If you’re ready to stop gatekeeping your own creativity, this one’s for you. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>EPISODE OUTLINE</strong></p><p>00:00 Intro: Why creativity matters for everyone (not just artists)</p><p>03:58 1. Great creatives don’t let perfection be the enemy of creation (Plato’s Republic, perfection vs. forms, Ira Glass on “the gap”)</p><p>11:28 2. They separate creation, refinement, and critique (Rick Rubin, The Creative Act)</p><p>14:41 3. They focus on next possibilities, not ultimate goals (Stuart Kauffman’s adjacent possible, evolutionary biology, Bhagavad Gita, Rick Rubin on artistry vs. craftsmanship)</p><p>20:56 4. They embrace flow and anti-flow (Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi on flow state; Mary Oliver’s editing process; Stanley Kubrick’s many takes)</p><p>25:52 5. They thrive under constraints (Barry Schwartz’s paradox of choice; Mary Oliver writing Wild Geese as a constraint exercise; Parkinson’s Law)</p><p>30:35 6. They know that if they don’t create it, someone else will (Rick Rubin on how ideas move, Elizabeth Gilbert’s hand-off story with Ann Patchett)</p><p>34:01 7. They know that no one really knows (Socrates on knowing nothing, imposter feelings, why your contributions matter)</p><p>37:57 Lightning round recap</p><p><br></p><p><strong>MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE </strong></p><p><strong>• </strong>Plato, The Republic </p><p><strong>• </strong>Studies on the impact of perfectionism on performance and creativity (<a href="https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2022-34332-001">2022</a> and <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11850400/">2025</a>)</p><p><strong>• </strong>Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being </p><p><strong>• </strong>Stuart Kauffman, At Home in the Universe </p><p><strong>• </strong>Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience </p><p><strong>• </strong>Mary Oliver, A Poetry Handbook; “Wild Geese”; <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/47fnWgpfIPSvjwPRqJkEuq?si=f5eddcc62ea64466">On Being interview with Krista Tippett</a> </p><p><strong>• </strong>Barry Schwartz, The Paradox of Choice</p><p><strong>• </strong>Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear </p><p><br></p><p><strong>MY LINKS</strong></p><p><strong>• </strong><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/755776/make-believe-by-victoria-hutchins/">MAKE BELIEVE is out everywhere now</a></p><p><a href="https://bluewillowbookshop.com/list/pre-order-hutchins"></a><strong>• </strong><a href="https://bluewillowbookshop.com/book/9780593735718">Get a signed copy of MAKE BELIEVE from Blue Willow Bookshop</a><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/755776/make-believe-by-victoria-hutchins/"></a> (write “REQUEST FOR SIGNED COPY” in the order notes!)</p><p><a href="https://bluewillowbookshop.com/list/pre-order-hutchins"></a><strong>• </strong><a href="https://bluewillowbookshop.com/list/pre-order-hutchins"></a><a href="https://trovatrip.com/host/profiles/annysa-madisen-and-victoria-t1yss">Join the waitlist for future retreats! </a></p><p><a href="https://bluewillowbookshop.com/list/pre-order-hutchins"></a><strong>• </strong><a href="https://bluewillowbookshop.com/list/pre-order-hutchins"></a><a href="https://www.shantiyogahouston.com">Practice yoga with me at Shanti Yoga Houston on the last Sunday of every month!</a></p><p><a href="https://bluewillowbookshop.com/list/pre-order-hutchins"></a><strong>• </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thedailyvictorian">Find me @thedailyvictorian on Instagram</a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thedailyvictorian"></a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thedailyvictorian"></a></p><p><a href="https://bluewillowbookshop.com/list/pre-order-hutchins"></a><strong>• </strong><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thedailyvictorian">Find me @thedailyvictorian on TikTok</a> </p>
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