The Jackpod: René’s world

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October 25, 2024

French philosopher Rene Girard in Paris, France on February 14, 1979. (Photo by Laurent MAOUS/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the influence of French historian and philosopher René Girard’s beliefs about the nature of human beings on our daily lives, social media, and JD Vance’s conversion to Catholicism.

Guest

Jack Beatty, On Point's news analyst. He was a longtime senior editor at The Atlantic Monthly. Author of Age of Betrayal: The Triumph of Money in America, 1865-1900.

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