Culturally Determined

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Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with guests about culture in all its forms—pop, high, and low—and American society in general.

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189 episodes

Hating Gen X While Being Gen X, with Sarah Miller

Sarah discusses her recent New York Times essay, "Hate Gen X? Get in Line (Behind a Gen X-er)." Why are young people lumping together Boomers and Xers? Why do so many Gen X writers spend time railing against "woke" ideas? Is Elon Musk more defined by being Gen X or by being a billionaire? And why do Xers find Millennials so annoying? Recorded September 14, 2023 Follow Culturally Determined on Twitter @CulturallyDet https://twitter.com/CulturallyDet LINKS Sarah's NYT piece, "Hate Gen X? Get in Line (Behind a Gen X-er)." https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/25/style/gen-x-generation-discourse.html Sarah's NYT piece on not having kids https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/19/style/new-friend-children-conversation.html Chuck Klosterman's book, "The Nineties" https://www.amazon.com/Nineties-Book-Chuck-Klosterman/dp/0735217955 Big Fun, "Teenage Suicide, Don't Do It" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO3WEfBIPvM Sara's Substack, "The Real Sarah Miller" https://therealsarahmiller.substack.com/ Follow @sarahlovescali https://twitter.com/sarahlovescali Follow @AryehCW https://twitter.com/AryehCW * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 5m
Sep 18, 2023
Mel Brooks: Disobedient Jew (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Jeremy Dauber)

Historian Jeremy Dauber talks about his new book, "Mel Brooks: Disobedient Jew," which is part of the Yale Jewish Lives series. He discusses Brooks's Brooklyn childhood, his Borscht Belt years, writing on "Your Show of Shows" and working with Carl Reiner, his move to Hollywood, why parody was his main genre, and his comedic legacy. Recorded July 18, 2023 Follow Culturally Determined on Twitter @CulturallyDet https://twitter.com/CulturallyDet LINKS: Jeremy's book, "Mel Brooks: Disobedient Jew" https://www.amazon.com/Mel-Brooks-Disobedient-Jewish-Lives/dp/0300244274 Brooks's Oscar-winning short film, "The Critic" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PramR5oxn50 Follow @JeremyDauber https://twitter.com/JeremyDauber Follow @AryehCW https://twitter.com/AryehCW * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

48m
Sep 08, 2023
What Do We Do with the Art of Monsters? (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Claire Dederer)

Claire Dederer talks about her new book, "Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma," a blend of cultural criticism and memoir in which she thinks deeply about the work of great artists who were also horrible people. Recorded July 24, 2023. Follow Culturally Determined on Twitter @CulturallyDet https://twitter.com/CulturallyDet LINKS Claire's new book,"Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma" https://www.amazon.com/Monsters-Fans-Dilemma-Claire-Dederer/dp/0525655115 Claire's 2017 essay, "What Do We Do with the Art of Monstrous Men?" https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/11/20/art-monstrous-men/ Follow @aryehcw https://twitter.com/AryehCW  Follow @ClaireDederer https://twitter.com/ClaireDederer * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

47m
Aug 28, 2023
The Cruel Decade (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Kristian Vistrup Madsen)

Art critic Kristian Vistrup Madsen discusses his essay on the 2000s, "Chains Or Whips? The Cruel Decade And Its Aftermath," in which he draws connections between Abu Ghraib, reality television, and Britney Spears to reflect on the culture of the Aughts. Recorded July 12, 2023. Follow Culturally Determined on Twitter @CulturallyDet https://twitter.com/CulturallyDet LINKS Kristian's essay, "Chains Or Whips? The Cruel Decade And Its Aftermath" https://www.thewhitereview.org/feature/chains-or-whips/ NBC on viral video of 2002 high school https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/videos-high-school-life-decades-stir-nostalgia-debate-rcna77590 Kristian's website https://kristianvistrup.dk/ Follow @aryehcw https://twitter.com/AryehCW  * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

44m
Aug 02, 2023
"The Vegan," a Novel (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Andrew Lipstein)

Andrew Lipstein discusses "The Vegan," his new novel about a hedge fund founder who has an unusual moral awakening after a dinner party prank he pulls goes disastrously awry. The novel considers artificial intelligence, Brooklyn mores, our relationship with animals, psychiatry, responsibility, and more. Recorded July 7, 2023 LINKS Andrew's new novel, "The Vegan" https://www.amazon.com/Vegan-Novel-Andrew-Lipstein/dp/0374606587 Follow Culturally Determined on Twitter @CulturallyDet https://twitter.com/CulturallyDet Follow @ailipstein https://twitter.com/ailipstein Follow @aryehcw https://twitter.com/AryehCW  * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

38m
Jul 11, 2023
On Losing a Father and Finding Stoicism (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Tom Bissell)

Author Tom Bissell discusses his recent essay in Harper's, "Time Is a Violent Stream," about embracing Stoic philosophy after the death of his father. Why is Stoicism so useful during a time of crisis? What do contemporary popular books about Stoicism get wrong? Why do online reactionaries love Marcus Aurelius? Plus: Is Stoicism just for men? Recorded May 8, 2023 Follow Culturally Determined on Twitter @CulturallyDet https://twitter.com/CulturallyDet LINKS Tom's piece, "Time Is a Violent Stream: On losing a father and finding Stoicism" https://harpers.org/archive/2023/05/meditations-marcus-aurelius-stoicism/ Marcus Aurelius, "Meditations" https://a.co/d/dOqIhZc Ward Farnsworth's book, "The Practicing Stoic: A Philosophical User's Manual" https://www.amazon.com/Practicing-Stoic-Philosophical-Users-Manual/dp/1567926118 Donald Robertson's book, "How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius" https://a.co/d/7hCE19N Follow @aryehcw https://twitter.com/AryehCW * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

43m
May 17, 2023
Is MAGA Here to Stay? (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Ross Barkan)

Ross discusses his recent essay disputing that Trump and MAGA are on the wane. Is MAGA even separable from Trump himself to begin with? How do the dynamics of the 2024 GOP primary differ from those of 2016? Plus: Critiquing reactions from both left and right to the subway killing of Jordan Neely. Recorded May 9, 2023 Follow Culturally Determined on Twitter @CulturallyDet https://twitter.com/CulturallyDet LINKS Ross's Substack https://rossbarkan.substack.com/ Ross's piece, "MAGA Is Here to Stay" https://rossbarkan.substack.com/p/maga-is-going-nowhere Ross's piece, "The Tragedy of Jordan Neely" https://rossbarkan.substack.com/p/the-tragedy-of-jordan-neely?r=ptxtu&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post Aryeh's podcast with Raina Lipsitz https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rise-of-a-new-left-aryeh-cohen-wade-raina-lipsitz/id981282353?i=1000597298657 Follow @rossbarkan https://twitter.com/rossbarkan Follow @aryehcw https://twitter.com/AryehCW  * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

39m
May 11, 2023
Twitter Taught Us It Was Okay to Be Weird (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Phoebe Maltz Bovy)

Self-described "Extremely Online" writer and podcaster Phoebe Maltz Bovy joins Aryeh to ponder whether Twitter is finally really and truly dead. Phoebe talks about how she lost her bluecheck before it was cool, Aryeh explains why he's not eager to join the Twitter knockoff Bluesky, and they wonder whether anything could ever replace the site's mixture of usefulness, humor, chaos, and derangement. Plus: Aryeh shares how sad he gets when no one likes his cute cat pics. Recorded May 1, 2023 Follow Culturally Determined on Twitter @CulturallyDet https://twitter.com/CulturallyDet LINKS Willy Staley's piece, "What Was Twitter, Anyway?" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/18/magazine/twitter-dying.html Phoebe's podcast, "Feminine Chaos" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feminine-chaos/id1542656235 Phoebe's podcast, "Bonjour Chai" https://thecjn.ca/series/bonjour-chai/ Phoebe's newsletter, "Close-reading the reruns" https://phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/ Follow @bovymaltz https://twitter.com/bovymaltz Follow @aryehcw https://twitter.com/AryehCW * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 6m
May 03, 2023
The "Enshittification" of Online Life (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Cory Doctorow)

Novelist and Internet activist Cory Doctorow discusses "enshittification," the term he coined for how online platforms start out great but gradually become nightmarish for users. How can we fight back against the forces of enshittification? Cory suggests some federal policies that would put power back in the hands of regular Americans. Plus: What made Twitter a once-thriving platform, and what will happen to it now? Recorded March 16, 2023 Follow Culturally Determined on Twitter @CulturallyDet https://twitter.com/CulturallyDet LINKS Cory's piece, "The ‘Enshittification’ of TikTok" https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/#hey-guys Cory's book, with Rebecca Giblin, "Chokepoint Capitalism" https://chokepointcapitalism.com/ Cory's new novel, "Red Team Blues" https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250865847/redteamblues Cory's forthcoming book, "The Internet Con" https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721311/the-internet-con-by-cory-doctorow/ Cory's site, pluralistic.net https://pluralistic.net/ Follow @doctorow https://twitter.com/doctorow Follow @aryehcw https://twitter.com/AryehCW  * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

45m
Apr 07, 2023
How QAnon Unhinged America (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Will Sommer)

Will Sommer talks about his new book, "Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America." Why didn't January 6th deflate QAnon? How has conspiracy thinking changed the GOP? Is the "cabal" that Q believers see themselves fighting against just…capitalism? Plus: Do Fox News hosts believe their own nonsense? Recorded March 23, 2023 Follow Culturally Determined on Twitter @CulturallyDet https://twitter.com/CulturallyDet LINKS Will's new book, "Trust the Plan" https://www.amazon.com/Trust-Plan-Conspiracy-Reshaped-America-ebook/dp/B08XQRX3XQ Will's 2018 appearance on "Culturally Determined" https://bloggingheads.tv/videos/53218 Will's piece, "Meet the ‘Ghost’ Woman Fox Relied on for Voter Fraud Claims" ​​https://www.thedailybeast.com/meet-the-ghost-minnesota-artist-fox-relied-on-for-voter-fraud-claims Will's podcast, "Fever Dreams" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fever-dreams/id1558716930 Follow @willsommer https://twitter.com/willsommer Follow @aryehcw https://twitter.com/AryehCW * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

52m
Mar 29, 2023
The Mystery of Havana Syndrome (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Nicky Woolf)

Journalist Nicky Woolf discusses his podcast "The Sound: Mystery of Havana Syndrome." What really caused the strange symptoms afflicting American diplomats in Cuba? What, if anything, do loud crickets have to do with it? Is the whole thing simply a mass delusion? And why hasn't Biden acted to undo the damage Trump did to Cuba? Recorded March 17, 2023 LINKS The Sound: Mystery of Havana Syndrome on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sound-mystery-of-havana-syndrome/id1662594800 The new Culturally Determined Twitter feed, @CulturallyDet https://twitter.com/CulturallyDet Follow @nickywoolf https://twitter.com/nickywoolf Follow @AryehCW https://twitter.com/AryehCW * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

38m
Mar 24, 2023
On Writing and Failure (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Stephen Marche)

Stephen talks about his new book, "On Writing and Failure." Aryeh and Stephen discuss morality and art, Canadian vs. American literary culture, the link between writing and mental illness, and more. Recorded February 22, 2023 LINKS Stephen's new book, "On Writing and Failure: Or, On the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer" https://www.amazon.com/Failure-Field-Notes-Stephen-Marche/dp/1771965169 Wikipedia on Fitz-Greene Halleck https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitz-Greene_Halleck Miles Klee's profile of @Catturd2  https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/catturd2-maga-twitter-shitposting-king-1234674671/ Stephen's essay, "On One of the Most Influential Essays of the 21st Century: Of Snark and Smarm" https://lithub.com/on-one-of-the-most-influential-essays-of-the-21st-century-of-snark-and-smarm/ Follow @StephenMarche https://twitter.com/StephenMarche Follow @AryehCW https://twitter.com/AryehCW * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

41m
Mar 07, 2023
Grifters to the Left of Me? Kooks to the Right? (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Nick Clairmont)

A kooky tweet from Rebekah Jones, the Florida Covid whistleblower who might not actually be a whistleblower, inspires Aryeh and Nick to debate whether the left has a grifter problem, the morality of Al Sharpton, whether liberals willfully misunderstand the right, Joe Biden's tall tales, and more! Recorded February 15, 2023 LINKS Nick's tweet that launched the debate https://twitter.com/NickClairmont1/status/1622970758136999936 Charles C.W. Cooke on Rebekah Jones https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/05/rebekah-jones-the-covid-whistleblower-who-wasnt/ Nick's 2017 Atlantic piece on populist trade policy https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/04/buy-american-trump/523584/ Glenn Loury and John McWhorter on Al Sharpton https://bloggingheads.tv/videos/30689?in=07:43 Sean Campbell in New York Magazine on Black Lives Matter https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/04/black-lives-matter-6-million-dollar-house.html Rick Perlstein's 2012 piece, "The Long Con" https://thebaffler.com/salvos/the-long-con Steve Stewart-Williams on disliking political opponents for views that most don't actually hold https://mobile.twitter.com/SteveStuWill/status/1618738446360776705 Follow @NickClairmont1 https://twitter.com/NickClairmont1/ Follow @AryehCW https://twitter.com/AryehCW * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 6m
Feb 24, 2023
The Israeli Democratic Roadshow (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Ora Peled Nakash)

Aryeh speaks with his cousin Ora Peled Nakash about the growing Israeli protest movement, which was sparked by Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu's move to limit the independence of Israel's judicial system. Ora explains why she was personally motivated to join the protests and to give a speech at the first large rally in Tel Aviv. They discuss how Israeli politics reached this perilous point, the many reasons why Netanyahu wants to disempower the Supreme Court, and how these efforts could damage Israel's tech industry—or even lead to a global crisis.  Recorded February 3, 2023 LINKS English translation of Ora's speech at the January Tel Aviv protest https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F3CRZ7IX-AFkAZ6i3SBzTK-IpuSgMAaw/view?usp=sharing The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/ Follow @OraPeledN https://twitter.com/OraPeledN Follow @aryehcw https://twitter.com/aryehcw * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 8m
Feb 07, 2023
The Rise of a New Left (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Raina Lipsitz)

Raina Lipsitz discusses her new book, "The Rise of a New Left: How Young Radicals Are Shaping the Future of American Politics." Are charismatic figures like AOC and Bernie responsible for the resurgence of socialism in the US? Or did structural/economic forces make a left revival inevitable? What lessons have organizers learned from the failures of past generations? Is "defund the police" a good policy? Plus: How do leftists evaluate President Biden's first two years in office?  Recorded January 26, 2023 LINKS Raina's book, "The Rise of a New Left: How Young Radicals Are Shaping the Future of American Politics" https://www.versobooks.com/books/3979-the-rise-of-a-new-left Raina's website https://rainalipsitz.com/ Follow @rainalips https://twitter.com/rainalips Follow @aryehcw https://twitter.com/aryehcw * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 11m
Jan 30, 2023
Should We Be Scared of TikTok? (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Leigh Stein)

Writer and "BookTok" expert Leigh Stein tries to assuage Aryeh's fears about the wildly popular video app. Should we be worried about TikTok's Chinese origins? Is the app poisoning the minds of America's youth—or is that idea just the sign of a xenophobic moral panic? Could Gen Zers teach Millennials how to stop looking at their phones? Plus: The two self-confessed Twitter addicts discuss whether Elon Musk has killed the site for good. Recorded January 18, 2023 LINKS NYT: "Auburn Banned TikTok, and Students Can’t Stop Talking About It" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/15/business/auburn-tiktok-ban-students.html Leigh's novel, "Self Care" https://www.amazon.com/Self-Care-Novel-Leigh-Stein/dp/0143135198 Leigh's TikTok account https://www.tiktok.com/@leighstein?lang=en Follow @rhymeswithbee https://twitter.com/rhymeswithbee Follow @AryehCW https://twitter.com/AryehCW * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 6m
Jan 21, 2023
Kissing Cousins (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Sophie Zucker)

Comedian Sophie Zucker talks about her new one-woman musical, "Sophie Sucks Face," which tells the story of a young Jewish woman who makes out with her cousin at their grandfather's funeral. Recorded November 21, 2022 LINKS Sophie Sucks Face https://www.sophiezucker.com/sophie-sucks-face Sophie's Instagram @stringcheesezucker https://www.instagram.com/stringcheesezucker/?hl=en Follow @sophierzucker https://twitter.com/sophierzucker/twitter.com/AryehCW Follow @AryehCW https://twitter.com/AryehCW * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

38m
Dec 02, 2022
Twitter Tech Turmoil (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Josh Barnard)

Josh Barnard, a software engineer and tech-industry veteran who worked at Twitter during and after the 2016 election, discusses Elon Musk's chaotic changes at the company. Were Twitter's employees a bunch of woke leftists? Does Musk understand how to code? Could the site suffer a massive technical failure? Plus: Can the moderation dilemma ever be solved? Follow @barndawgie https://twitter.com/barndawgie Follow @AryehCW https://twitter.com/AryehCW * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

58m
Nov 20, 2022
Mistaken for a Conservative (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Kat Rosenfield)

Kat discusses her recent essay in National Review, "Why I Keep Getting Mistaken for a Conservative." Has online political life swallowed offline political life? Has technology made concerns about book bans a thing of the past? Plus: Is Aryeh a Twitter bully? Recorded November 9, 2022 LINKS: Kat's essay, "Why I Keep Getting Mistaken for a Conservative" https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2022/11/07/why-i-keep-getting-mistaken-for-a-conservative/ Kat's forthcoming novel, "You Must Remember This" https://www.amazon.com/You-Must-Remember-This-Novel-ebook/dp/B09Y92QQQP Kat's previous novel, "No One Will Miss Her" https://www.amazon.com/No-One-Will-Miss-Her/dp/0063057018 Follow @katrosenfield https://twitter.com/katrosenfield  Follow @AryehCW https://twitter.com/AryehCW * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 6m
Nov 14, 2022
Musk Takes Twitter (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Dave Karpf)

Aryeh and Dave Karpf, an associate professor in the School of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University, discuss Elon Musk's ownership of Twitter. Is he going to run the company into the ground—and would that be good for America? Is Twitter in fact the online public square? What would a non-toxic version of the site look like? Plus: Why does Mark Zuckerberg think we all want to join him in the metaverse? Recorded November 4, 2022 Dave's post, "Elon's Twitter-Tilt" https://davekarpf.substack.com/p/elons-twitter-tilt?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=auto_share NYT: "The Tech Bubble That Never Burst" https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/04/19/technology/tech-startup-bubble.html Dave's Wired piece on virtual reality https://www.wired.com/story/virtual-reality-rich-white-kid-of-technology/ Dave's post, "So how's the Metaverse going?" https://davekarpf.substack.com/p/so-hows-the-metaverse-going Dave's post, "Tech futurism's blind spot" https://davekarpf.substack.com/p/tech-futurisms-blind-spot Follow @davekarpf https://twitter.com/davekarpf  Follow @AryehCW https://twitter.com/AryehCW * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 5m
Nov 06, 2022
The Podcast That Sells Itself (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Laura Mayer)

Laura Mayer talks about "Shameless Acquisition Target," her new podcast series about how market forces and bad choices have changed the podcast industry. Mayer has worked as a radio and podcast editor, producer, and executive—but this is her first time hosting her own show. LINKS Shameless Acquisition Target website https://www.shameless.biz/ Shameless Acquisition Target on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shameless-acquisition-target/id1630806641 Follow @lrmayer https://twitter.com/lrmayer  Follow @AryehCW https://twitter.com/AryehCW * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 5m
Oct 31, 2022
Rehashing "The Rehearsal" (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Joanna Mang)

Aryeh and Joanna analyze Nathan Fielder's HBO series "The Rehearsal." What is the show actually about? Can the viewer separate reality from "reality"? Is Nathan the show's villain, hero, or something else? How sympathetic should we feel toward Angela? And what does the final scene actually mean? Recorded September 11, 2022 LINKS Trailer for "The Rehearsal" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fjPFt8cpic Follow @JoannaMang https://twitter.com/JoannaMang  Follow @AryehCW https://twitter.com/AryehCW * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 3m
Sep 16, 2022
The End of Solitude (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & William Deresiewicz)

William Deresiewicz, author of the new book "The End of Solitude: Selected Essays on Culture and Society," discusses how technology is changing our sense of self, how every aspect of higher education is failing, the late Harold Bloom, Great Books courses, and more! Recorded August 18, 2022 LINKS: Bill's new book, "The End of Solitude: Selected Essays on Culture and Society" https://www.amazon.com/End-Solitude-Selected-Culture-Society/dp/125085864X Bill's essay, "Why I Left Academia (Since You're Wondering)" https://quillette.com/2022/08/17/why-i-left-academia-since-youre-wondering/ Bill's essay in Liberties, "Soul-Making Studies" https://libertiesjournal.com/articles/soul-making-studies/ Louis Menand on Great Books courses https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/12/20/whats-so-great-about-great-books-courses-roosevelt-montas-rescuing-socrates Bill's personal website https://billderesiewicz.com/ Follow @WDeresiewicz https://twitter.com/WDeresiewicz Follow @AryehCW https://twitter.com/AryehCW * Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 29m
Sep 06, 2022
Walking the World (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Chris Arnade)

Photographer and writer Chris Arnade talks about his project of walking across foreign cities. Recorded August 11, 2022 LINKS Chris's newsletter, "Walking the World" https://walkingtheworld.substack.com https://walkingtheworld.substack.com/ Aryeh's conversation with Chris about his book "Dignity" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/culturally-determined/id981282353?i=1000441345930 Chris's walking tips https://walkingtheworld.substack.com/p/how-to-walk-12-miles-a-day Follow @Chris_arnade https://twitter.com/Chris_arnade Follow @AryehCW https://twitter.com/AryehCW * Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 12m
Aug 30, 2022
After the American Century (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Daniel Bessner)

Historian Daniel Bessner discusses his recent cover story in Harper's about the waning of US global hegemony. In a wide-ranging conversation, Aryeh and Daniel debate human nature, the true toll of the Cold War, whether conflict with China is inevitable, whether American culture is decadent, and more. Recorded July 25, 2022 LINKS Daniel's essay, "Empire Burlesque" https://harpers.org/archive/2022/07/what-comes-after-the-american-century/ Follow @dbessner https://twitter.com/dbessner Follow @AryehCW https://twitter.com/AryehCW * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

53m
Aug 08, 2022
How Fangirls Remade the Internet (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Kaitlyn Tiffany)

Kaitlyn Tiffany talks about her new book, "Everything I Need I Get from You: How Fangirls Created the Internet as We Know It," a study of how fans of the boy-band One Direction changed online life.  Recorded July 13, 2022   LINKS Kaitlyn's book, "Everything I Need I Get from You" https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Need-Get-You-Fangirls/dp/0374539189 Follow @kait_tiffany https://twitter.com/kait_tiffany Follow @AryehCW https://twitter.com/AryehCW * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

55m
Jul 22, 2022
Remixing "Remix" (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Kirby Ferguson)

Filmmaker Kirby Ferguson, creator of the series "Everything Is a Remix," recently announced that he is retiring from content creation. I spoke to him about that decision, redoing his classic series on remix culture, conspiracy theories, the "vibe shift," and more! Recorded June 2, 2022 LINKS: "Everything Is a Remix Remastered" youtube.com/watch?v=nJPERZDfyWc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJPERZDfyWc Kirby's website everythingisaremix.info/ https://www.everythingisaremix.info/ Allison P. Davis on the "vibe shift" thecut.com/2022/02/a-vibe-shift-is-coming.html https://www.thecut.com/2022/02/a-vibe-shift-is-coming.html Follow @remixeverything https://twitter.com/remixeverything Follow @AryehCW https://twitter.com/AryehCW * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

40m
Jun 10, 2022
Camera Man (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Dana Stevens)

Film critic Dana Stevens discusses her new book "Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century."   Recorded May 26, 2022   LINKS:   Dana's book, "Camera Man" https://www.amazon.com/Camera-Man-Invention-Twentieth-Century/dp/1501134191   Follow @thehighsign https://twitter.com/thehighsign Follow @AryehCW https://twitter.com/AryehCW * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

58m
Jun 02, 2022
Diving into "The Nanny" (Aryeh Cohen-Wade, Toria Sheffield, & Shawn DePasquale)

Comedy writers Toria Sheffield and Shawn DePasquale cohost the podcast "Oh, Mr. Sheffield!," which recaps Fran Drescher's '90s sitcom "The Nanny." They discus how the show depicted Jewish themes and gay characters, why it was mostly forgotten by the culture, and what its legacy is today. Recorded May 12, 2022 LINKS "Oh, Mr. Sheffield!" on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oh-mr-sheffield-a-podcast-about-the-nanny/id1562784247 Follow @shawnwrites https://twitter.com/shawnwrites Follow @AryehCW https://twitter.com/AryehCW * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

1h 2m
May 23, 2022
The Real Reason Elon Musk Bought Twitter (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Max Read)

Max Read, who writes the tech and culture newsletter "Read Max," argues that Elon Musk won't save Twitter, but he won't ruin it either—because the famously lousy site already works just great for him. LINKS: Max's essay, "Elon Musk won't fix Twitter (but he won't kill it, either)" https://maxread.substack.com/p/elon-musk-wont-fix-twitter-but-he?r=u0oj&s=r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web The "Read Max" substack https://maxread.substack.com/ Follow @readmaxread https://twitter.com/readmaxread Follow @AryehCW https://twitter.com/AryehCW * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

34m
May 04, 2022