Episodes

Welcome to The Loneliness Industry podcast, where we challenge the narratives surrounding loneliness and the so-called “solutions” that don’t work. I’m your host, Jordan Reyne, and in this first episode, I share how I came to...

In this first full episode, I start laying the groundwork for the series by unpacking the core values embedded in Western capitalist discourse—not just as isolated ideas, but as a whole system of meaning. , revealing how its ...

In this episode of The Loneliness Industry, we unpack how “control” is sold as empowerment in Western capitalist culture—but often acts as a hidden tool of ideological control and social division. We explore how the pursuit o...

The Lie of Cognitive Primacy — Why Your Feelings Matter More Than You’ve Been Told What if the real reason you feel lonely, isolated and cut off from your fellow human beings... isn’t you? In this episode, we confront one of ...

Is competition really driving us forward—or quietly pulling us apart? In this episode of The Loneliness Industry, we dig deep into how comparison culture, capitalist values, and performative selfhood are making us lonelier th...

Why does loneliness persist, even after all the therapy, self-help, and "inner work"? This episode of The Loneliness Industry dives deep into the structural roots of loneliness—showing how Western capitalist values like indep...

This video uses satire and parody with a symbolic prop to critique gender essentialism. The content is critical and intended as humour. Why do we feel unseen — even when we're surrounded by people? Why does connection so ofte...

You feel invisible. Like you're too much—and somehow, not enough. But what if it's not you? What if society is gaslighting you, just like a covert narcissistic parent would? This episode uncovers how Western capitalist cultur...

In this episode of The Loneliness Industry, we dive deep into the impact of narcissism and perfectionism in today’s society and how they contribute to loneliness. Exploring the damaging roles we’re pushed into by both familia...

Modern Western spirituality doesn’t “go wrong” — it starts wrong. It’s built on the same toxic values that fuel narcissism and consumer culture: control, grandiosity, and the myth that you alone shape all reality. In this epi...

Is disconnection simply the result of modern life — or is it a deliberate feature of the systems we live in? In this episode of The Loneliness Industry, I’m joined by Professor Sam Vaknin — author of Malignant Self Love and o...

In Part 2 of the conversation with Sam Vaknin, we begin by exploring the cycle between covert and overt narcissism — how these shifts unfold, and why they matter. From there, the focus shifts to Western spiritualism: why move...

Stoicism feels honest: it admits life is often unfair and painful. But when “calm acceptance” becomes a lifestyle, it quietly props up the very systems hurting us—and it supercharges loneliness. In this episode of The Lonelin...

What do Joe Dispenza, Jordan Peterson, and the Music Pedant at every hipster party have in common? They all kill curiosity — the one trait that fuels connection, reason, and genuine understanding. In this episode of The Lonel...

Welcome to The Loneliness Industry, a philosophy podcast about how capitalism’s values — individualism, competition, performance — divide us not only from each other, but from reason itself. This not-so-mini episode is your L...

Why do so many of us feel uncomfortable in our own bodies — and why does it make us lonely? This episode looks at how modern body image culture, diet culture, and the wellness industry quietly shape our fears, routines, and r...