9: Daniel Ellsberg, Frances McCue, Devin Briski, Emily Dufton, Charles Mann
In The Moment podcast
English - January 18, 2018 21:03 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsPerforming Arts Arts News Politics artsandculture civics science townhall townhallseattle Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Daniel Ellsberg addresses threats of nuclear conflict with North Korea and calls for citizens to engage with global conversations on nuclear weapons (3:10); and Frances McCue and Cary Moon discuss the importance of keeping urban development from displacing artist populations in our city (10:28). Steve Scher interviews three speakers from upcoming events: Devin Briski on multi-nationalists and the craft brewery movement (15:45); Emily Dufton on the historic pendulum of marijuana legalization relative to epidemics of other drugs in America (20:43); and Charles Mann on the exceptional nature of humans to control our instincts and innovate according to our needs (27:50). Hosts Jini Palmer and Steve Scher select standout moments from the previous two weeks of events and look forward to the next.