A podcast about America and Modernity. Why does it often feel like the world has only recently become a simple, empty thing, with no final purpose? Is it really solid all the way through? Perhaps it’s better not to think about it. But what if rather than trying to forget this feeling, you face it, g…
EMERGENCY EPISODE: the United States has descended into a state of chaos, and everyone is passing blame around. Who started it? Who's ultimately behind it? What will happen tonight?
We are all more or less quarantined, the economy is blowing up, and people are starting to come around on the effectiveness of masks. What does this crisis ultimately mean? Which old traditions will be crushed? What new contradictions will emerge? At World's End returns with the Corona virus in the background, and the background in the foreground. Music Mendelssohn - Lieder ohne Worte, Op.30 - 1. Provided under a Creative Commons (CC) LicenceBeethoven - Symphony No. 5 - II. Andante con moto - Provided under a Creative Commons (CC) Licence
Notes Transcript(machine generated) LA Times Article Podcast: The Hubert Dreyfus Collection (coming soon) Website: The Hubert Dreyfus Collection (coming soon) The Present Age by Soren Kierkegaard Dreyfus Auto-Biography interview Dreyfus on Moby-Dick Music Brahms - Piano Trio No.3, Op.101 - 1. Allegro energico (C minor) Preformed by Claremont Trio, provided - Provided under a Creative Commons (CC) Licence Mendelssohn - Lieder ohne Worte, Op.19b - 6. Andante sostenuto (G minor) Performed by Bui-Nguyen Trieu-Tuong - Provided under a Creative Commons (CC) Licence
Description In this special commencement episode, we look at five speeches delivered during commencement week at Harvard. Students, Deans, and celebrities alike find themselves promoting familiar (some would even say cliché) ideas in their speeches. Featuring speeches by Al Gore, Sheryl Sandberg, and others, this episode raises the question: do these speeches have anything left to say? The answer: it depends. Speeches Eunice Mwabe Rakesh Khurana (Audio out of sync) Al Gore Sheryl Sandberg Nathan Pusey Music Schumann - Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op.26 - IV. Intermezzo Performed by Stefano Ligoratti, Provided under a Creative Commons License At World's End Twitter Medium Podcast
Everyone is making podcasts, but who are they really for? The story of two Americas, one plastic, the other entropic. Show notes at https://atworldsend.co/
Full Episode coming Thursday, 4/18/19. Everyone is making podcasts, but who are they really for? The story of two Americas, one plastic, the other entropic.