Heart Reacts

Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the feels.

Author: Craig Gent and Sarah Jaffe

Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the feels.We are HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for everyone trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism. Were 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.We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and Sarah Jaffe, a journalist and author based in New Orleans.You can send us your questions at www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 33: I'm So In Love I Want a Baby That Has Your Face
Episode 33
Friday, 12 December, 2025

Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism. Heart Reacts now has an Instagram! Follow the pod directly for faster updates and more relationship memes.This week, we check in about "chatfishing" and cognitive dissonance around AI, and then we consider whether or not (and how) to parent inside the coupled norm.Stuff We Talk About:This Hanukkah, Let’s Bring Back Judith Menorahs‘I realised I’d been ChatGPT-ed into bed’: how ‘Chatfishing’ made finding love on dating apps even weirderConversation on Workplace Trust with Sarah MosseriSarah: Interview with Emily Bender and Alex Hanna on The AI ConJames Muldoon, Love MachinesThe right’s callous overdiagnosis bandwagon is rolling. Wes Streeting should not be on itIron Ladies filmAgainst The Grain: Archiving anarcho-punkLogic(s) Magazine Issue 23: Land (with Craig's article!)Jules Joanne Gleeson: This Infamous ProposalSarah: Family Planning (review essay)Engels, "The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State" Madeline Lane-McKinley, Solidarity with ChildrenMichèle Barrett and Mary McIntosh, The Anti-Social FamilyAngela Davis: Women and Capitalism:Dialectics of Oppression and LiberationDavid Collinson and Stephen Ackroyd, “Resistance, Misbehavior and Dissent”Dorinne K. Kondo, Crafting Selves: Power, Gender, and Discourses of Identity in a Japanese WorkplaceWe are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in London.Buy Craig's Book: CyberbossBuy Sarah's Book: From the AshesYou can send us your questions at ⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠.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 ⁠patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠. You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.