These Days
These Days is a podcast about exactly that. And these days we’re in need of something different. We’re in need of a space in which to challenge ideas, to have an honest exchange and the connection that comes from that. Some episodes will be solo missions, and some will be discussions—with figures from the arts, media, politics, psychology and philosophy, science, tech, sports… you get the idea. In each, we'll be aiming for something vital. These Days… join us.
Podcasting since 2020 • 68 episodes
These Days
Latest Episodes
The Seductive Vortex of Tech and Advertising
Our phones combine the pleasures and harms of an on-demand tv and a pack of cigarettes. What can we do to escape their seductive vortex?On "the father of media studies" Marshal McLuhan:
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On Meeting Christopher Hitchens
A rare chance to eat and drink with the great public intellectual still begs the question: What would our public discourse be like if he were still with us?
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World Cup: Alexi Lalas and Zlatan Ibrahimović
During this World Cup Fox Soccer co-analysts and former players Zlatan Ibrahimović and Alexi Lalas have sparred in studio. Ibrahimović may have taken the early rounds but his actions say a lot about him—and nearly none of it is good.
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