There are plenty of podcasts that will tell you how the latest tech gadget or “innovation” will affect the tech landscape tomorrow, but there aren’t that many concerned with the potential impact of that tech in a decade—much less a century. In a culture obsessed with now, how can we make choices with a view for tomorrow, next year, and beyond? 25–35-minute episodes released the first and third Wednesdays of the month.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 11 hours 34 minutes
episode 4: 4.04: But Was It a Good Movie?
The Force Awakens, defining artistic goodness, and expressing worldview in cinema, literature, and music. Following up on our previous conversation about _The Force Awakens_, this week we look at what makes art _good_, especially in the context of film. Was the latest _Star Wars_ actually a good movie? Music - “Rey’s Theme” from _Star Wars: The Force Awakens_, by John Williams. Fair use. Utterly lovely...
episode 3: 4.03: The Podcast Awakens
Star Wars, global fandom, and, well... geeking out about Star Wars. We say a few serious things about the nature of global fandom, the relationship between art and brand awareness in large media properties, and the future of as large a property as _Star Wars_. But let’s be honest: mostly, we geek out. Links - TheForce...
episode 2: 4.02: Helpiness
Helping is hard: global poverty, personal giving and service, and foreign policy. We pick up from our discussion of Facebook and Internet...
episode 1: 4.01: Unambiguously Meh
Facebook, Internet.org, and the intersection of business and benevolence.
episode 15: 3.15: Smorgasbord, Part II
A preview of things to come: the structure/agency problem, globalization, and owning your own content.
episode 14: 3.14: Smorgasbord, Part I
Venture capitalism, online classes, the ethics of algorithms, tracking people at work, and transparency in business.
episode 13: 3.13: Inevitable? (Live at NC State)
Self-driving cars, the limits of technology, and the tension between the personal and the communal.
episode 12: 3.12: Hungarian Folk Music
Musical subcultures and listeners and artists not well-served by the iTunes, Spotify, GraceNotes world we live in.
episode 11: 3.11: Augustine's Podcast
Social circles on- and offline and differences between our embodied and virtual selves.
episode 10: 3.10: Saying “Enough”
Phones, technological determinism, Christian ethics, and life in community.