Waiting

Has society progressed past the need for waiting? In the time of smartphones and their 24/7 carousels of distraction, the liminal agony of waiting seems like a thing of the past. In episode 57 of Overthink, Ellie and David explore waiting as a persistent mood of existence. Why do we flee waiting? How can waiting be an active, liberatory act rather than something we just passively endure? They dive into absurdist theater, the figure of the messiah, time under capitalism, and modern life’s discomfort with uncertainty.Works DiscussedSamuel Beckett, Waiting for GodotWalter Benjamin, “On the Concept of History”Jacques Derrida, Specters of MarxManpreet Janeja and Andreas Bandak, Ethnographies of Waiting: Doubt, Hope, and UncertaintyGabriel Marcel, Being and HavingGabriel Marcel, “Desire and Hope”Harold Schweizer, On WaitingImad Shouery, “Phenomenological Analysis of Waiting”Support Overthink on Patreon here: patreon.com/overthinkpodcast Website | overthinkpodcast.comInstagram & Twitter | @overthink_podEmail |  Dearoverthink@gmail.comYouTube | Overthink podcastSupport the show