Polarised: Stories, Myths and Belonging
RSA Radio
English - November 21, 2018 11:00 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSociety & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
It's been a turbulent week in UK politics. What could possibly happen next? Matthew Taylor and Ian Leslie talk Brexit predictions, and whether constant news updates are doing us any good.
That brings us on to a discussion about the stories we tell ourselves – fake news, and the importance of myths – before Matthew tests out his new 'theory of everything', and we ask whether all of our society's problems stem from a yearning for solidarity and belonging.
Links
Ian Leslie on fake news – New Statesman
The problem for democracies isn't "fake news" but pathological consumerism – Thomas Wells for ABC
Matthew Taylor: Reprogramming the future – on hierarchy, solidarity, individualism, and fatalism
Netflix: The Vietnam War
Bodyguard (BBC)
Produced by James Shield.
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