<p>In this thought-provoking Joan of Art podcast, we explore the intricate web of ideas that shape our world today.
Joan Juliet Buck engages in a riveting conversation with Ian Buruma, author of some 20 books ranging from politics and history to culture, currently professor of Human Rights and Journalism at Bard College. Ian's recent cover essay in Harper's Magazine, "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Wokeness ", is the foundation for their conversation.
Ian dives into how Woke comes from Protestantism’s pursuit of virtue, and how it fits in the ever-evolving landscape of American culture. From the historical influence of Calvinism and predestination to the parallel between public confessions in religion and cancel culture today, Joan and Ian engage in a stimulating discourse that sheds light on the multifaceted nature of our modern world.</p>
<p>Produced and edited by Matty Rosenberg, co-produced by Jennifer Hammoud, and Joan Juliet Buck @ radiofreerhinecliff.org
Graphics by Joseph Maresca
Send comments to comments@radiofreerhinecliff.org or call (845) 307-7446‬</p>

In this thought-provoking Joan of Art podcast, we explore the intricate web of ideas that shape our world today. Joan Juliet Buck engages in a riveting conversation with Ian Buruma, author of some 20 books ranging from politics and history to culture, currently professor of Human Rights and Journalism at Bard College. Ian's recent cover essay in Harper's Magazine, "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Wokeness ", is the foundation for their conversation. Ian dives into how Woke comes from Protestantism’s pursuit of virtue, and how it fits in the ever-evolving landscape of American culture. From the historical influence of Calvinism and predestination to the parallel between public confessions in religion and cancel culture today, Joan and Ian engage in a stimulating discourse that sheds light on the multifaceted nature of our modern world. Produced and edited by Matty Rosenberg, co-produced by Jennifer Hammoud, and Joan Juliet Buck @ radiofreerhinecliff.org Graphics by Joseph Maresca Send comments to comments@radiofreerhinecliff.org or call (845) 307-7446‬

Ian Buruma explains the roots of Woke

Joan of Art is Joan Juliet Buck’s new Radio Free Rhinecliff podcast devoted to human expression in the age of tentpoles and bots, at the dawn of AI. It's about culture in all its forms. Joan of Art is a weapon in the fight against the machines Joan of Art is the flag waving over the battlefield where institutional interests try to crush the people who make what’s called either 'Product" , or 'Content'. Product? Content? No: Art. Movies. Books. Plays. Exhibitions. Poems. Murals. Museums. Streamers. Essays. Concepts. Joan Of Art is reviews --but also interviews with people who write, think, paint, direct, dance, perform, who use the arts to enhance, elevate, and question our lives. It's not a show about solutions, it's a show about questions. As a critic, Joan Juliet Buck crisply and coherently shares her enthusiasms.
Today there's more at stake than when she wrote for the classic primary pollinators of culture, the arts pages, features sections, and magazines. Today, the newsstands are closed, many of the magazines have become the living dead.  What's left, on paper : Harper's , The Atlantic, New York Magazine, The New Yorker. The LRB. Guardian weekly. Online: Flying headlines. Trending information. Aggregated opinions. Rotten slimy tomatoes. Joan Of Art is a guide through what’s out there. It will feed your soul, and provide the jolt of insights with the thrill of the new.

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Joan of Art is Joan Juliet Buck’s new Radio Free Rhinecliff podcast devoted to human expression in the age of tentpoles and bots, at the dawn of AI. It's about culture in all its forms. Joan of Art is a weapon in the fight against the machines Joan of Art is the flag waving over the battlefield where institutional interests try to crush the people who make what’s called either 'Product" , or 'Content'. Product? Content? No: Art. Movies. Books. Plays. Exhibitions. Poems. Murals. Museums. Streamers. Essays. Concepts. Joan Of Art is reviews --but also interviews with people who write, think, paint, direct, dance, perform, who use the arts to enhance, elevate, and question our lives. It's not a show about solutions, it's a show about questions. As a critic, Joan Juliet Buck crisply and coherently shares her enthusiasms. Today there's more at stake than when she wrote for the classic primary pollinators of culture, the arts pages, features sections, and magazines. Today, the newsstands are closed, many of the magazines have become the living dead. What's left, on paper : Harper's , The Atlantic, New York Magazine, The New Yorker. The LRB. Guardian weekly. Online: Flying headlines. Trending information. Aggregated opinions. Rotten slimy tomatoes. Joan Of Art is a guide through what’s out there. It will feed your soul, and provide the jolt of insights with the thrill of the new.

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