3 episodes
Serious Conversations on Sex, Religion, Politics and Other Things William Wright
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- Society & Culture
Serious Conversations on Sex, Religion, Politics and Other Things. Friends JR and William are consummate amateurs: having read, dabbled and screened their way across the humanities and social sciences, they have formed opinions on many things--and they're not afraid to broadcast them. Join them for lighthearted commentary and discussion on a variety of topics, from philosophy, art and literature to recent events. Get the intellectual perspective from the new generation.
Get in touch with us at seriousconversationsetc@gmail.com.
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Terrence Malick
In this episode, the friends discuss some of the films and the directorial style of Terrence Malick.
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Not Even Renoir is Safe
In this episode, the friends discuss feminism, and how various aspects of human life--including art--are coming under ideological scrutiny. Because ideologies such as feminism dominate the public discourse, what we now see is ideological censorship, not by a central authority, but by popular opinion: even Renoir's paintings are being called into question, as is, apparently, our entire two-thousand-year-old tradition of aesthetic judgement--all for the sake of feminism.
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Saint Kardashian Cathedral
In this episode, the friends discuss some odd developments in American popular culture involving Kanye West and Kim Kardashian.