Decades, by DTK

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Decades, by DTK Podcast

A buffet of discussions on the people, events, themes and chaos that has defined our favorite decades.

Episodes

  1. Episode 8 - Celebrity Status

    07/11/2021

    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

    35 min
  2. Episode 7 - Are The Olympics A Bad Deal?

    08/09/2021

    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

    50 min
  3. Episode 6 - Netflix: Addiction or Innovation

    12/07/2021

    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

    47 min
  4. Episode 5 - The State Of Gaming

    23/05/2021

    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

    49 min
  5. Episode 4 - Doughnuts to Save the Environment

    14/02/2021

    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

    51 min

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