Doyenne of Death Podcast with Greg Bennick on Ernest Becker, Part Two

‪@GailRubin‬ hosts The Doyenne of Death Podcast, with discussions of mortality issues. In this episode, speaker, author and film maker Greg Bennick talks with Gail Rubin about Ernest Becker, author of the Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Denial of Death. Today's episode looks at self esteem, Becker's work related to the Terror Management Theory, the "Pearls Before Swine" cartoons of Stephan Pastis, and how we all strive for meaning in our lives.
Greg Bennick has been a thought provoker, public presenter, comedic juggler and punk rock vocalist (yes you read that correctly), a TEDx Speaker, a humanitarian and philanthropist, and an influencer devoted to transforming the world by inspiring personal and social change.
He is writing the first ever biography of philosopher, cultural anthropologist, and Pulitzer Prize winner Ernest Becker, who dedicated his life to understanding the complexities of self esteem and how it relates to our psychological well-being. Greg has been studying Becker’s work for twenty-five years and is a recognized expert on his writing. The insights Greg has drawn from Becker’s work offer hope for our increasingly turbulent world.
The "Pearls Before Swine" cartoon by Stephan Pastis often pokes fun at death, self-esteem, and funeral planning. Gail and Greg discuss a March 17, 2024 strip that talks about the goal of every being on earth: "... To leave their mark... to be significant... and in doing so, gain some measure of immortality." We are striving for a permanent presence for a temporary creature.
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