The Daily Evolver

Jeff Salzman

A Post-Progressive Look at Politics and Culture

  • 48 minutes 39 seconds
    Maestro: An Integral Take On an Integral Artist

    Hey Folks,

    This week we’re looking at Maestro, Bradley Cooper’s new movie about Leonard Bernstein. Bernstein has been a favorite of mine since I happened upon a lecture he gave in the 70s charting the development of music from a single note to the full musical polyphony we have today, as well as the two polarities in nature that transform sound into art (The Greatest Five Minutes in Musical Education).

    Maestro tells the story of Bernstein in three distinct periods, each rendered with the perspective and language of the time, quite literally in the first segment which is filmed in 35mm black and white and spoken in the Mid-Atlantic accent. It’s one of the best attempts I’ve seen at resisting interpreting the past through contemporary sensibilities. As such we get a palpable transmission of the evolution of not only the artist himself but also the culture at large.

    This episode is edited from my live Fireside Chat, hosted by the Integral Life practice community. Nomali Perera, the founder of the community (and lover of Maestro), and several listeners weigh in too. I hope you can join us for the next Fireside Chat on Wednesday, February 21, at 1pm PT, 9pm GMT, where we look at culture and politics through an integral lens.

    I hope you enjoy the episode and check out Maestro on Netflix and in theaters.

    Jeff Salzman

    10 January 2024, 3:08 am
  • 1 hour 22 minutes
    2023: How Culture Evolved

    This week I’m sharing a terrific conversation I had with Nomali Perera and Lee Mason reviewing 2023 from an integral perspective. Through a series of lightning-round questions — greatest surprise, greatest disappointment, etc — we tour the evolving culture, politics, art and the integral movement itself. I hope you enjoy it and best wishes for the New Year!

    – Jeff Salzman

    Lee Mason and Nomali Perera – Practical Integral 

    26 December 2023, 7:15 pm
  • 37 minutes 5 seconds
    The Return of Red Trump

    A year away from the US Presidential election, Ankur Delight and I ponder the spectre of Donald Trump being the odds-on favorite to win. Our muse this week is Rick Wilson, the founder of the Lincoln Project, who sounds the “Never-Again Trump” alarm in his recent Substack article, Red Caesar and the Next Regime. As Wilson points out, “Red Caesar” is a term used by “the New Right, to mean a leader whose post-Constitutional rule will restore the strength of his people.” Ankur and I discuss an integral perspective, which would categorize Trump’s ruling philosophy as pre-Constitutional but no less “Red”. It looks like we are fated to live a very interesting next year. Enjoy the episode!
    — Jeff Salzman

    Ankur Delight: 10,000 Heroes Podcast

    29 November 2023, 5:45 pm
  • 38 minutes 26 seconds
    Jonathan Haidt’s “Stupid America”

    Is America really getting stupider? Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt makes the case in his influential essay in The Atlantic Magazine titled “Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid”.

    I challenge his thesis from an integral perspective. Growing from a cultural conversation dominated by a modern worldview to one where many perspectives are online may feel like going backward (kind of like a sweet 12-year-old becoming a sour 13-year-old). But every new stage of development looks like a regression to the stage it is emerging out of. In this episode I make my case. Enjoy!

    22 November 2023, 1:29 am
  • 21 minutes 57 seconds
    Hot Takes on a Movie, a Play and Pronouns

    In this episode, I take another look at the movie Everything Everywhere All At Once in light of its popularity and controversy – including in the integral community. I also consider how taking one new perspective on the play, The Realistic Joneses by Will Eno, turned it from infuriating to infatuating. And more on the ongoing saga of pronouns. Enjoy the episode!

    From a Live Fireside Chat at Integral Life, this recording is from earlier in the summer of 2023.

    22 November 2023, 1:25 am
  • 34 minutes 17 seconds
    House Speaker Mike Johnson, Covenant Marriage and Porn

    On today’s Daily Evolver Live (every Thursday @ 10am PT on YouTube) Ankur and I discussed the new Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Mike Johnson. He’s a fundamentalist Christian who supports Trump and the election deniers. He’s also for Covenant Marriage and against porn, two views that may be evolutionarily potent. Ankur and I tease apart what is good and what is retrograde in his views.

    15 November 2023, 2:41 am
  • 44 minutes 42 seconds
    New Rules of Postmodern Debate

    If a debate isn’t about facts and arguments, what is it about? In this episode I look to a high school debate Tournament of Champions for the answer. As you will hear this next generation is Green, they’re mean, and they are discovering new territories of being human that are essential for the coming Integral stage.

    11 November 2023, 2:36 am
  • 27 minutes 48 seconds
    The United Auto Workers Deal - The Daily Evolver Live with Ankur and Jeff

    Ankur Delight and I talk about the major new deal the UAW struck with the Big Three automakers in the US. The three pillars of the deal are 1) a 25% wage increase, 2) equalized pay for the same job, and 3) the ability to strike in response to plant closings. All represent a further move into green postmodern culture.

    But, Ankur objects, did we need to be enemies to get here? That’s when the discussion gets really interesting.

    4 November 2023, 11:03 pm
  • 42 minutes 55 seconds
    What Really Helps? The Kosmo-centric View

    Hey folks,

    In this episode, Ankur kicks off our discussion by asking: “What can we do for Israel and Palestine? What really helps?”

    We discussed a Kosmo-centric view and how it transcends (and includes) the world-centric view of green postmodernity. Also the evolution of empathy, the role of meditation, Sam Harris’s “presentism” error and more. Enjoy the episode!

    Jeff Salzman

    Jeff Salzman – The Daily Evolver

    Ankur Delight – 10,000 Heroes

    TWO WAYS TO JOIN ME LIVE:

    Fireside Chats with the Integral Life Practice Community

    • First and Third Wednesdays of every month @ 1 PM Pacific / 8 PM GMT
    • It’s a relaxed and free-flowing discussion of current events and cultural evolution.
    • Zoom link to join
    • Join other live events at Integral Life.

    The Daily Evolver Live, with Ankur Delight

    • Thursdays @ 10 AM Pacific / 5 PM GMT
    • Join here on YouTube Live

    For the last few Thursdays, my buddy Ankur Delight and I have been quietly showing up on YouTube Live to “talk integral” about what’s happening in the world. It’s been fun and fruitful, and we love for you to join us!

    26 October 2023, 7:17 pm
  • 59 minutes 44 seconds
    Israel and Palestine: A Developmental View

    Transcending the dueling perspectives of history, politics, religion and race, the insights of cultural development offer a more integrated, evolutionary understanding of wicked geopolitical problems like the conflict in the Middle East.

    PART 1 of this podcast is my talk to the Developmental Alliance, a monthly Zoom group sponsored by the Institute for Cultural Evolution. PART 2 is a more personal chat with my weekly conversation partner Ankur Delight, host of the 10,000 Heroes podcast.

    Thanks for tuning in! – Jeff Salzman

    Join the ongoing conversations …

    15 October 2023, 2:37 am
  • 24 minutes 11 seconds
    Russel Brand and the Evolution of Sexual Politics

    Ankur and I take an integral look at the Russel Brand sex scandal and how it is raising consciousness. We talk about:

    Presentism: a moving target * The power (and limits) of consent * Green sexuality’s great contributions and what it keeps in shadow * Cancellation, big media, and the evolution of collective consciousness * The emerging practice of holding multiple opinions.

    Enjoy the podcast!!

    Jeff Salzman, The Daily Evolver

    Ankur Delight, 10,000 Heroes

    Announcements

    Check out my Twitter feed for up-to-the minute observations. 

    My friend Ankur Delight is hosting an in-person coaching event in Seattle this fall (December 7th-10th). It’s called The Night Vision Summit and the point is to help every participant make major breakthroughs towards their personal and professional goals. You’ll get personal coaching from Ankur in a deeply supportive community environment of authenticity, connection, and delicious food. For more info, check out his description here, or email [email protected]

    NEXT LIVE FIRESIDE CHAT: October 4th

    Join me for a live look at current events and culture through an integral lens.

    Free Zoom link here
    Join other live events at Integral Life – many free events open to all.

    26 September 2023, 1:31 am
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