The Cultures

By The Cultures

Adrian Hon, Andrea Phillips, and Naomi Alderman talk about technology, books, publishing, games, science, religion, films, TV, politics, and how to live a good life.... more

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The Cultures episodes:

January 01, 2017181: $12 Coffee, Things That Make Us Happy, New Year's Resolutions
The $12 cup of coffee (World's Most Expensive Traditional Meals)

Things that made us happy

New Year's Resolutions

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47min
December 25, 2016180: Hygge, Trusting Digital Businesses, Blogging & Medium
The dark side of hygge

Digital businesses and the problem of trust

Blogging and Medium

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36min
December 18, 2016179: Turn-Taking in Conversations, Setting Goals
Turn-Taking in Conversations

Setting Goals

Note: No Adrian this episode

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32min
December 11, 2016178: Moana & Steven Universe, Strangers in Their Own Land
Moana, Steven Universe, and winning through radical compassion

Strangers in Their Own Land by Arlie Hochschild

Note: No Naomi in this episode

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35min
December 04, 2016177: The 'Failed' Internet Revolution, NoDAP vs. Bundys
The 'failed' internet revolution, and computer literacy

NoDAP vs. Bundys (Vox explainer on the Dakota Access Pipeline)

Free speech

Note: No Naomi this episode

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32min
November 27, 2016176: Arrival & Hidden Figures, Documentary Now, Second Life VR
Arrival & Hidden Figures

Lucy Kellaway announces Now Teach

Documentary Now! (Naomi's documentary recommendations: The Staircase, Murder on a Sunday Morning, Grizzly Man, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, The Overnighters, Man on Wire, Iris, Grey Gardens, Amy)

Second Life, except in VR: STILL STUPID

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31min
November 20, 2016175: The Post-Election Episode
Is Trump (among other things) a Reality TV President - as Reagan was (among other things) a Hollywood President?

Adrian deletes his politics podcasts (the tweet that prompted this)

Andrea is sad (but hopeful) about politics

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32min
November 13, 2016174: Will AIs take our identities and men's jobs?
Follow-up on translation (Rachael Acks)

Scary AI-enabled phishing (Adobe VoCo demo)

The Age of the Robot Worker will be worse for men

Things we're enjoying right now

Note: No Andrea this week

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29min
November 06, 2016173: Empire of Things, Time and Motivation, the Violin
The Empire of Things

Why do you do that thing?

How do you motivate yourself?

Learning the Violin

Note: No Andrea this episode

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27min
October 30, 2016172: Stretch Goals, Elena Ferrante, Clown Hysteria
F**CK STRETCH GOALS (Official Kickstarter advice)

The unmasking of Elena Ferrante

Clown hysteria

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33min

FAQs about The Cultures:

How many episodes does The Cultures have?

The podcast currently has 285 episodes available.