Episode 135: Lucy Gray

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Timestamps:

• 00:10: Introductions
• 00:40: Power is and has been based on violence
• 02:15: How do we define violence as it relates to power? Is it purely physical?
• 03:10: Power as better or worse, not necessarily good
• 04:40: The Philosopher King in the structure of power
• 06:00: Can power manifest in a non-violent form?
• 08:30: January 6th and the role of violence to change power structures
• 10:00: The maintenance of power utilizes violence
• 12:20: Is it always bad to utilize the threat of violence to maintain power?
• 16:00: Power structures give groups greater freedom. The capacity to act is tied to power
• 21:10: Why do the little things matter for "big" people? When power scales, you can't take actions with impunity
• 25:00: When violence goes away, are we bound to the structures of power? What are the checks to power?

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Chapter

1. Episode 135: Lucy Gray (00:00:00)

2. Introductions (00:00:10)

3. Power is and has been based on violence (00:00:40)

4. How do we define violence as it relates to power? Is it purely physical? (00:02:15)

5. Power as better or worse, not necessarily good (00:03:10)

6. The Philosopher King in the structure of power (00:04:40)

7. Can power manifest in a non-violent form? (00:06:00)

8. January 6th and the role of violence to change power structures (00:08:30)

9. The maintenance of power utilizes violence (00:10:00)

10. Is it always bad to utilize the threat of violence to maintain power? (00:12:20)

11. Power structures give groups greater freedom. The capacity to act is tied to power (00:16:00)

12. Why do the little things matter for "big" people? When power scales, you can't take actions with impunity (00:21:10)

13. When violence goes away, are we bound to the structures of power? What are the checks to power? (00:25:00)