Decades, by DTK Dare To Know
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A buffet of discussions on the people, events, themes and chaos that has defined our favorite decades.
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Episode 8 - Celebrity Status
Our two hosts use the celebrity fanfare of the 1980s as an intro to delve into the weird and wacky role that celebrities have played in our lives. They trace down history to analyse what made the earliest humans celebrated, to modern day celebrities who are famous on social media. What makes them celebrities? Could you be a celebrity?
Time Stamps
1:53 - Introduction: Why do we idolise and admire celebrities?
3:30 - The earliest celebrities
9:00 - Celebrities in entertainment (actors and playwrights)
11:26 - The story of Mozart
15:00 - Modern day celebrities and access to their personal lives
24:52 - Celebrities and mental health
27:34 - Stan culture
29:04 - Livestream celebrities
30:36 - Philosopher celebrities
32:25 - Gaming celebrities
Additional Links
The 100: A ranking of the most influential persons in history - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_100:_A_Ranking_of_the_Most_Influential_Persons_in_History
Amadeus (film) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amadeus_(film)
Amadeus, classic scene - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th_ro9CiASc
Mozart or Salieri, Test Yourself - http://reverent.org/mozart_or_salieri.html
David Beckham Meiji Endorsement Cardboard Poster - https://www.carousell.sg/p/vintage-david-beckham-meiji-endorsement-cardboard-poster-with-printed-signature-28941130/
Lebron James COVID-19 Opinion - https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lebron-james-says-he-plans-to-keep-decision-on-whether-or-not-hell-get-the-covid-19-vaccine-private/
Kyrie Irving Flat Earth Opinion - https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2741935-kyrie-irving-explains-flat-earth-stance-says-there-is-no-real-picture-of-earth
Stan culture - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Twitter
John Lennon predicting his death - https://www.newsweek.com/legacy-john-lennons-death-68809
China's webcam livestreaming industry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDD3Nzd4Rng
Credits
Recorded 10 October 2021
Co-hosts JT Yeung and John Raj
Intro and Outro Music by Brad Parsons at Train Sound Studio www.trainsoundstudio.com
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Episode 7 - Are The Olympics A Bad Deal?
Episode Description
Our hosts take a look at these 2020 Olympics Games from a holistic perspective. What goes on in a city when it has to prepare for the games? What are the political, economical, and environmental issues to consider during the 10 year preparation that leads up to this event?
Topics Covered
From a city's perspective, is it worth holding the Olympics Games anymore?
The Politics - Pride
IOC Demands
The Environment
Finances
The Politics - Nationalism, Cold War, Soft Power
Additional Links
Is There Home-Field Advantage At The Olympics? - https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/is-there-home-field-advantage-at-the-olympics/
The Incredible Logistics of the Tokyo Olympics - https://youtu.be/B3FKtBNEBRc
How Newington and Sydney’s Olympic Village became a world-renowned neighbourhood - https://www.domain.com.au/news/how-newington-and-sydneys-olympic-village-became-a-world-renowned-neighbourhood-990122/
Cold War rivalries split the Olympics in Moscow in 1980 - https://apnews.com/article/sports-virus-outbreak-afghanistan-boycotts-cold-war-8b447c53e96621f1ca2b06e8621b351f#:~:text=TheCold War made for,rivalry split the Olympics altogether.&text=Four years later%2C the Soviet,on through the 1980 Olympics.
Look inside China’s secretive Olympic training camps, The Economist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-OGKGmxSbw
Global City Ranking Scale - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_city
2020 Global Cities Index - https://www.kearney.com/global-cities/2020
Weightlifting-Diaz wins first ever Olympic gold for Philippines - https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/weightlifting-diaz-wins-first-ever-olympic-gold-philippines-2021-07-26/
Yes, race walking is an Olympic sport. Here’s how it works. - https://youtu.be/W1sxFgTUbWo
The Most Unexpected Gold Medal In History - Steven Bradbury | Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAADWfJO2qM
What Makes Water Polo The Hardest Olympic Sport - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiWfSxmWvwE
Simone Biles Rejects a Long Tradition of Stoicism in Sports - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/28/sports/olympics/simone-biles-mental-health.html
LeBron and the Calm App - https://app.www.calm.com/program/Kl8gZDaKoW/train-your-mind
Michael Phelps and his mental health - https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2838142-michael-phelps-details-struggles-with-anxiety-and-depression-on-twitter
Credits
Recorded 8 August 2021
Co-hosts JT Yeung and John Raj
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Episode 6 - Netflix: Addiction or Innovation
Our hosts reflect on their episodes of binge-ing, be it drinking, Netflix, or eating. What are the implications? What have they learnt? How has society changed? Unconsciously, they get dragged back into similar discussions about sustainability and the donut economy; previously talked about in Episode 4!
06 / Netflix: Addiction or Innovation
Episode Description
Our hosts reflect on their episodes of binge-ing, be it drinking, Netflix, or eating. What are the implications? What have they learnt? How has society changed? Unconsciously, they get dragged back into similar discussions about sustainability and the donut economy (previously talked about in Episode 4...
Time Stamps
4:42 - Quick Fires about Netflix
12:53 - The Culture and Nature of Bingeing
34:13 - Is Netflix truly disruptive?
Additional Links
The longest time spent watching television, https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/tv-binge-watching-world-record-set-94-hours-1201751436/
Nelson & Meyvis (2008). Interrupted consumption: Adaptation and the disruption of hedonic experience. Journal of Marketing Research, 45(6), 654-664, http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~lnelson0/Nelson and Meyvis.pdf
The Decade of Netflix; https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/12/how-netflix-changed-tv
Netflix dominated the 2010s but can it continue its stratospheric rise in the new decade?, https://www.digitaltveurope.com/comment/netflix-dominated-the-2010s-but-can-it-continue-its-stratospheric-rise-in-the-new-decade/
“The algorithm’s argument is gonna win”: Cary Fukunaga explains how data call the shots at Netflix, https://qz.com/quartzy/1372129/maniac-director-cary-fukunaga-explains-how-data-call-the-shots-at-netflix/
How Netflix’s Recommendations System Works, https://help.netflix.com/en/node/100639
How Netflix’s Recommendation Engine Works?, https://medium.com/@springboard_ind/how-netflixs-recommendation-engine-works-bd1ee381bf81
Credits
Recorded 20 June 2021
Co-hosts JT Yeung and John Raj
Intro and Outro Music by Brad Parsons at Train Sound Studio www.trainsoundstudio.com
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Episode 5 - The State Of Gaming
05 / The State of Gaming
Episode Description
In this episode, our hosts look back on the video games of their childhood and reflect on the amount of time that they spent on gaming. Were they addicted? Were they wasting their time? Or was there any merit to the time they spent 'sitting around the TV'?
Time Stamps
3:15 - Quick Fires about Video Games
27:15 - Are Video Games a Waste of Time or Alternative Education?
12:30 - When does Escapism become a Problem?
Additional Links
The History of Pac-Man, https://www.salon.com/2002/06/17/pac_man/
The Inspiration for Pokémon, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi_Tajiri#:~:text=Tajiri claims that the joining,his childhood hobby%2C insect collecting.
Gunpei Yokoi, From Janitor to Superstar https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/09/10/from-janitor-to-superstar
Gunpei Yokoi, Chief Designer Of Game Boy, https://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/09/business/gunpei-yokoi-chief-designer-of-game-boy-is-dead-at-56.html
Looking for Lisa Holst (Re: 10 Misconceptions Rundown), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVmnLaTXylc
Top 50 Highest-Grossing Video Game Franchises, https://www.titlemax.com/discovery-center/lifestyle/the-top-50-highest-grossing-video-game-franchises/
Inspiration for the Sims, https://www.berkeleyside.com/2011/10/17/will-wright-inspired-to-make-the-sims-after-iosing-a-home
List of Best-Selling Video Games, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_games
Ready Player One (film), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready_Player_One_(film)
Shutdown Law, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutdown_law
South Korea Special- Internet Gaming Shutdown Law aka “Cinderella Curfew”, https://cgiclinic.com/south-korea-special-shutdown-law-aka-cinderella-curfew/
Video game addiction: China imposes gaming curfew for minors, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50315960
NES Tetris, 326 Lines World Record, https://youtu.be/bNpORK-MTo4?t=759
GTA San Andreas, PS2 Cheat Codes, https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/gta-san-andreas-ps2-cheats
Minecraft, A Different Way to Learn, https://education.minecraft.net/blog/new-study-understanding-the-impact-of-minecraft-in-the-math-classroom
Ten Things Children Learn From Block Play, https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/mar2015/ten-things-children-learn-block-play
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Episode 4 - Doughnuts to Save the Environment
Episode 4 - Doughnuts and Phytoplankton will Save the Environment
John & JT engage in a multi-disciplinary approach to history’s toughest questions. In this episode, our co-hosts reflect on the topic of the environment, after the best environmental year in recent times. Key topics discussed in this episode include the reasons we are so divided on climate change and whether capitalism is inherently linked to a worsening planet Earth.
Time Stamps
2:54 - Personal anecdotes with the environment
9:53 - 10 Quick Fires
23:46 - Why are we so divided over climate change?
34:20 - Can climate change and capitalism get along?
Additional Links
Air Quality Index (AQI) - https://www.airnow.gov/aqi/aqi-basics/
Pollution in China - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollution_in_China
AUSMAP: Australian Microplastic Assessment Project - https://www.ausmap.org/
Top 10 most polluting companies in the world in 2018 - https://www.firstpost.com/tech/science/coca-cola-pepsico-nestle-are-named-worlds-top-plastic-polluters-for-third-year-in-a-row-9101891.html
Who is responsible for climate change? - https://youtu.be/ipVxxxqwBQw
Phytoplankton and oxygen production - https://www.nationalgeographic.org/activity/save-the-plankton-breathe-freely/
Climate change quiz - https://www.earthday.org/the-climate-change-quiz/
Scientific consensus on climate change - https://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus/
Doomscrolling - https://www.healthline.com/health-news/doomscrolling-during-covid-19-how-you-can-avoid-it
Pfizer Halts Research Into Alzheimer's And Parkinson's Treatments - https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/08/576443442/pfizer-halts-research-efforts-into-alzheimers-and-parkinsons-treatments
Doughnut Economics, by Kate Raworth - https://www.kateraworth.com/doughnut/
Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genuine_progress_indicator
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Episode 3 - A 2000's Recap
Episode 3 - 2000s
John and JT engage in a multi-disciplinary approach to history’s toughest questions. In this episode, our co-hosts reminisce on simpler times in the 2000s as their formative decade in the midst of the great 2020 lockdown. Key topics discussed in this episode include the Internet, the 2008 Financial Crisis, and the impact of money in Sports.
3:39 Quick Fire 2000s
Zoey 101 - What did Zoey Say?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0YBNsRTtQI
Usain Bolt - 2008 Olympic Sprint
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F14EaVEDyUs
18:15 Part 1 Event of the 2000s - What event were we more ill prepared for: 2008 Financial Crisis, MERS/SARS Epidemics?
37:58 Part 2 Theme of the 2000s - The Internet: Has the Internet proven to be more harmful or more helpful for everyone in the world?
1:03:43 Part 3 Special of the 2000s - Sport: What are the implications of having money in sports?
Why this Russian gas company sponsors soccer teams, Vox
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utUOJ64X7u0
1:26:05 More Quick Fires 2000s
Liverpool FC vs AC Milan, 2005 UEFA Champions League Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OQToElxke4
Ronaldinho Free Kick v England - 2002 World Cup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oq974EmpBo
Credits
Recorded May 3 2020
Co-hosts JT Yeung and John Raj
Intro and Outro Music by Brad Parsons at Train Sound Studio www.trainsoundstudio.com
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