Scene on Radio: Capitalism
Scene on Radio is a two-time Peabody-nominated podcast that dares to ask big, hard questions about who we are—really—and how we got this way. Previous series include Seeing White (Season 2), looking at the roots and meaning of white supremacy; MEN (Season 3), on patriarchy and its history; The Land That Never Has Been Yet (Season 4), exploring democracy in the U.S. and why we don’t have more of it; The Repair (Season 5), on the cultural roots of the climate crisis; and Season 6, Echoes of a Coup, the story of the only successful coup d'etat in U.S. history, in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1898. Produced and hosted by John Biewen and created at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, Scene on Radio comes from the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University. Season 7, Scene on Radio: Capitalism, is produced in partnership with Imperative 21. The show is distributed by PRX.
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Incredible tectonic journalism
5 days ago
Just love Scene on Radio and the long-form journalism they continue to excel at. This season is such an incredible addition to the world. Every person in the world who wants to make the world a better place needs to listen to this and understand the ancestry of capitalism.
I finally get it!
Sep 7
First, I’m excited Scene On is back! It’s been too long and I look forward to future seasons. Second, this season on Capitalism blew me away. I always knew something wasn’t right about the American system of capitalism, but not having majored in economics…ran away screaming from it…I never understood how we got to where we are in the first place. In this season John and Ellen brake it down from the historical origins of system to what we see today and what needs to change for our future. Thank you thank you thank!
Brilliant season on capitalism
Aug 3
I’m so grateful to John and Ellen for this season on capitalism! Great, thought-provoking history in an engaging audio storytelling package. I’m learning so much and got my 13-year-old hooked, too.
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Aug 30
Trash propaganda
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- CreatorKenan Insitute for Ethics at Duke University
- Episodes118
- Seasons7
- RatingClean
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