01 The Books that Changed Us — The Interpretation of Dreams

The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud introduced us to the concepts of the unconscious, hidden desires and repressed sexuality and is the first in our new series, The Books That Changed Us which takes a fresh look at five influential books of the 20th century.

The series begins with a book that was published at the dawn of the 20th century and is coming up to its 125th anniversary. Today it's influence it everywhere and can be seen in psychology, art, literature and cinema. 

GuestsJamieson Webster — a New York based clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst and is a faculty member of the New School for Social Research. Her latest book is Disorganization and Sex and her forthcoming title is On Breathing: Care in a Time of Catastrophe. 

Mark Polizzotti — an author, translator, editor-in-chief at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. He is the recipient of a 2016 American Academy of Arts and Letters award for literature. His book is Why Surrealism Matters. 

Daniela Finzi — Research Director, Sigmund Freud Museum, Vienna