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The Cultures

Adrian Hon, Andrea Phillips, and Naomi Alderman talk about technology, books, publishing, games, science, religion, films, TV, politics, and how to live a good life.

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330: The Government Needs a Marketing Budget

The Cultures ·

2021/01/31

Finnish school kids' meal bag vs. British school kids' meal bag (Twitter) UK Government Communication Service blog post example Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @adrianhon@mastodon.social @naomialderman@mastodon.social @andrhia@wandering.shop

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37:09

329: Breaking Up the BBC

The Cultures ·

2021/01/24

The Progressive Case for Breaking Up the BBC – while increasing public funding for the good things it does! Things we're watching and reading, including: A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders It's a Sin (Channel 4) Catch Me If You Can (Wikipedia) Kajillionaire Another Round Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @adrianhon@mastodon.social @naomialderman@mastodon.social @andrhia@wandering.shop

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32:30

328: NICHOLSON

The Cultures ·

2021/01/17

The Lab-Leak Hypothesis by Nicholson Baker (New York Magazine) Did America Use Bioweapons in Korea? Nicholson Baker Tried to Find Out (New York Times book review) Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @adrianhon@mastodon.social @naomialderman@mastodon.social @andrhia@wandering.shop

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31:07

327: American Politics

The Cultures ·

2021/01/10

America’s Next Authoritarian Will Be Much More Competent by Zeynep Tufekci (The Atlantic) Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @adrianhon@mastodon.social @naomialderman@mastodon.social @andrhia@wandering.shop

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30:54

326: FEELINGS

The Cultures ·

2020/12/06

Sorry for the poor audio quality on Adrian’s bits, he accidentally turned down the gain on his mic, and while we were able to boost the volume, that introduced a bunch of noise! Jesse Singal's tweet linking to Vice's story on Penguin Random House staffers' reaction to their publishing Jordan Peterson's next book Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon

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37:53

325: AI, How to Start Reading Again

The Cultures ·

2020/11/30

Sorry for the poor audio quality on Adrian's bits, he accidentally turned down the gain on his mic, and while we were able to boost the volume, that introduced a bunch of noise! A giant leap forward by DeepMind in AI protein-folding prediction How to start reading again Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @adrianhon@mastodon.social @naomialderman@mastodon.social @andrhia@wandering.shop

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29:11

324: The Death of Flash, and Screen Time

The Cultures ·

2020/11/22

The rise and fall of Adobe Flash Flash Game History The 'Screen Time' debate

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32:59

323: Virtual Travel Instructions

The Cultures ·

2020/11/15

Naomi's virtual travel instructions! Look for music from the country Search on BBC Sounds (there’s a prog called World Music Road Trip and also sometimes stuff in From Our Own Correspondent) Also try documentaries, especially Storyville Find the best movie you’ve never seen from that country Internet search for recipes from there Look online for specialist ingredients Is there takeaway from there one could get? Can you do a few minutes of language learning via Duolingo etc? Just enough to say

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31:14

322: TV and Movie Recommendations

The Cultures ·

2020/11/08

Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) Ghosts (BBC) The Queen's Gambit (Netflix) The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix) Upload (Amazon Prime) Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (Viki) After Life (BFI Player) Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @adrianhon@mastodon.social @naomialderman@mastodon.social @andrhia@wandering.shop

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38:49

321: The BBC and 'Virtue Signalling'

The Cultures ·

2020/11/01

BBC journalists told not to 'virtue signal' in social media crackdown (The Guardian) Official BBC social media guidance What Is The Internet Doing To Boomers’ Brains? (Huffpost) The creation of Boris Johnson by Tanya Gold (Unherd) Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @adrianhon@mastodon.social @naomialderman@mastodon.social @andrhia@wandering.shop

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36:00

320: VR and Facebook

The Cultures ·

2020/10/25

Oculus Quest 2 VR headset Oculus now requires a Facebook account Jaron Lanier's Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now Adrian's mini-review on Twitter Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @adrianhon@mastodon.social @naomialderman@mastodon.social @andrhia@wandering.shop

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31:35

319: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

The Cultures ·

2020/10/18

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (Wikipedia) Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @adrianhon@mastodon.social @naomialderman@mastodon.social @andrhia@wandering.shop

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37:21

318: Books Books Books

The Cultures ·

2020/10/11

We talk about books we've recently enjoyed, including: The Complete Short Stories of J. G. Ballard: Volume 1 Charles Palliser (including The Quincunx) Gilgamesh Beowulf: A New Verse Translation by Seamus Heaney Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley Logicomix Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @adrianhon@mastodon.social @naomialderman@mastodon.social @andrhia@wandering.shop

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38:07

317: News News News

The Cultures ·

2020/10/04

Hot off the presses, we catch up with each other and talk about all the latest news! Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @adrianhon@mastodon.social @naomialderman@mastodon.social @andrhia@wandering.shop

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47:22

316: Lockdown Mental Health, British Literary...

The Cultures ·

2020/07/26

Lockdown Mental Health British Literary Shenanigans with Baroness Nicholson, Damian Barr, and Janice Turner JK Rowling Hamilton Vaccine Good News Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @adrianhon@mastodon.social @naomialderman@mastodon.social @andrhia@wandering.shop

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0:00

315: America Inc., Near-Future Writing, QAnon and...

The Cultures ·

2020/07/19

America Inc., Andrea's new book! Near-Future Writing QAnon and ARGs Being Creative Now Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @adrianhon@mastodon.social @naomialderman@mastodon.social @andrhia@wandering.shop

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53:25

314: Shrug Emoji

The Cultures ·

2020/07/05

Naomi Alderman Was Writing a Pandemic Novel Before the Pandemic Hit (New York Times) L'Île-des-Pins in New Caledonia (Wikipedia) 4K Japan Videowalks from Rambalac America, Inc. – Andrea's upcoming new book Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @adrianhon@mastodon.social @naomialderman@mastodon.social @andrhia@wandering.shop

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0:00

313: Our Best Staying-at-Home Activities, What Comes...

The Cultures ·

2020/03/22

Exit: The Game – The Abandoned Cabin Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo Switch) Death Stranding/Hideo Kojima Twitter joke Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @adrianhon@mastodon.social @naomialderman@mastodon.social @andrhia@wandering.shop

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30:52

312: Coronavirus Begins

The Cultures ·

2020/03/12

Flatten the Curve Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @adrianhon@mastodon.social @naomialderman@mastodon.social @andrhia@wandering.shop

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27:12

311: Daf Yomi

The Cultures ·

2020/02/23

Daf Yomi (Wikipedia) Sefaria The Disputation (YouTube) St. John's College Great Books Curriculum Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @adrianhon@mastodon.social @naomialderman@mastodon.social @andrhia@wandering.shop

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