#294 Philosopher Peter Rollins on Liver King, Irish Mammies & the Tyranny of Happiness

<p><a href="https://peterrollins.com/">Peter Rollins</a> is a freelance philosopher and psychoanalytic theorist who helps people find freedom from the tyranny of happiness.</p> <p>In today’s conversation we talk about:</p> <ul> <li>Why people post on Instagram</li> <li>How desire works</li> <li>Irish mammies</li> <li>Amusing Ourselves To Death</li> <li>The weird, cult-like nature of LA</li> <li>Liver King</li> <li>The Psychology of JD and Elliott in Scrubs</li> <li>Why he’s moving back to Belfast</li> <li>And how to escape the pleasure trap</li> </ul> <p>Check it out!</p> <p>//</p> <p><a href= "https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/pete-rollins-philosopher">https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/pete-rollins-philosopher</a></p> <p>//</p>