Virtual Memories #390 - Kurt Andersen
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With his fantastic new book, Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America (Random House, https://bookshop.org/a/4669/9781984801340), Kurt Andersen (https://www.kurtandersen.com) explores how rich conservatives responded to the 1960s by pushing America on a pro-business trajectory that has led to record income inequality and a nation unequipped to handle a pandemic. We get into the one-two punch of this book and Kurt's previous history of America, Fantasyland (https://bookshop.org/a/4669/9780812978902), the over-exaggeration of individualism and how puts us on the precipice of disaster, post-'80s cultural stasis and nostalgia, the way "if it feels good, do it" led to "profits over all", the long-term impact of the Occupy movement, and how his kids give him optimism that this can all be fixed. We also get into his first New York City moment, the lessons learned from his 20-year tenure hosting Studio 360 on PRI (https://www.kurtandersen.com/studio-360), pandemic life and his re-integration into NYC, how we both treat our interviews like first dates, why he wants to get back to writing novels, and plenty more. Follow Kurt on Twitter (http://twitter.com/kbandersen), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/kurt.andersen.378199) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kurtbandersen/) • More info at http://chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-390-kurt-andersen • Support The Virtual Memories Show via https://patreon.com/vmspod
Видео Virtual Memories #390 - Kurt Andersen канала VMSpod
With his fantastic new book, Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America (Random House, https://bookshop.org/a/4669/9781984801340), Kurt Andersen (https://www.kurtandersen.com) explores how rich conservatives responded to the 1960s by pushing America on a pro-business trajectory that has led to record income inequality and a nation unequipped to handle a pandemic. We get into the one-two punch of this book and Kurt's previous history of America, Fantasyland (https://bookshop.org/a/4669/9780812978902), the over-exaggeration of individualism and how puts us on the precipice of disaster, post-'80s cultural stasis and nostalgia, the way "if it feels good, do it" led to "profits over all", the long-term impact of the Occupy movement, and how his kids give him optimism that this can all be fixed. We also get into his first New York City moment, the lessons learned from his 20-year tenure hosting Studio 360 on PRI (https://www.kurtandersen.com/studio-360), pandemic life and his re-integration into NYC, how we both treat our interviews like first dates, why he wants to get back to writing novels, and plenty more. Follow Kurt on Twitter (http://twitter.com/kbandersen), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/kurt.andersen.378199) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kurtbandersen/) • More info at http://chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-390-kurt-andersen • Support The Virtual Memories Show via https://patreon.com/vmspod
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