Episodes
Monday Jun 26, 2017
Visionaries - 06.26.17
Monday Jun 26, 2017
Monday Jun 26, 2017
Monday Jun 19, 2017
Visionaries - 06.19.17
Monday Jun 19, 2017
Monday Jun 19, 2017
“Another Look at Marshall McLuhan.” The media guru, Marshall McLuhan, was one of the most quoted figures of the 1960s and one most influential minds of the second half of the 20th century. He remains the best source for understanding the connectivity of our 21st century. Everybody has heard that “the medium is the message,” but what exactly does that mean? http://www.marshallmcluhan.com
Monday Jun 12, 2017
Visionaries - 06.12.17
Monday Jun 12, 2017
Monday Jun 12, 2017
“Creativity and Destruction.” What do Beethoven, Picasso, Thelonious Monk, and Robert Venturi have in common? And share with Angela Duckworth, Lynn Margulis, Kara Walker, and Kathy Acker? They all destroyed an existing cultural form as they created a new one. Today we look at Nietzsche’s para;e of the camel, the lion, and the child as a foundation for creativity.
Monday Jun 05, 2017
Visionaries - 06.05.17
Monday Jun 05, 2017
Monday Jun 05, 2017
“How Education Suppresses Initiative.” We like to think of our schools as progressive, but they certainly don’t encourage initiative or independent thought. From Adderall and Ritalin to group-think, we train ourselves to avoid challenging dominant thought.