The Cultures

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

330: The Government Needs a Marketing Budget 01/31/2021

330: The Government Needs a Marketing Budget (Twitter) Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/17666168

329: Breaking Up the BBC 01/24/2021

329: Breaking Up the BBC 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: by George Saunders (Channel 4) () Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/17666111

328: NICHOLSON 01/17/2021

328: NICHOLSON by Nicholson Baker (New York Magazine) (New York Times book review) Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/17488856

327: American Politics 01/10/2021

327: American Politics by Zeynep Tufekci (The Atlantic) Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/17488793

326: FEELINGS 12/06/2020

326: FEELINGS 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! linking to 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 at @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/17003876

325: AI, How to Start Reading Again 11/30/2020

325: AI, How to Start Reading Again 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! How to start reading again Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/17003777

324: The Death of Flash, and Screen Time 11/22/2020

324: The Death of Flash, and Screen Time The 'Screen Time' debate /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/16816403

323: Virtual Travel Instructions 11/15/2020

323: Virtual Travel Instructions 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 hello, goodbye, please and thank you? Who’s their most famous writer? Read a short story Have they ever had a movie up for best foreign picture Oscar, or best short or best documentary? Where would you stay? Pick a hotel. Have a look on Google Street View to see where you “are” Is there a board game (or video game!) from that country to try? What sights would you try to see if you were there? Can you find virtual tours online? What do people drink in a cafè or bar there? Can you learn to sing something that’s popular there or written there? Put the radio on all day from that country Change your Twitter/social media localisation to that country Is there a bath product/perfume/smell from there? Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/16816349

322: TV and Movie Recommendations 11/08/2020

322: TV and Movie Recommendations () () () () () () () Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/16638140

321: The BBC and 'Virtue Signalling' 11/01/2020

321: The BBC and 'Virtue Signalling' (The Guardian) (Huffpost) by Tanya Gold (Unherd) Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/16638014

320: VR and Facebook 10/25/2020

320: VR and Facebook Jaron Lanier's Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/16446707

319: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs 10/18/2020

319: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (Wikipedia) Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/16446566

318: Books Books Books 10/11/2020

318: Books Books Books We talk about books we've recently enjoyed, including: (including ) by Seamus Heaney by Maria Dahvana Headley Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/16265648

317: News News News 10/04/2020

317: News News News 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 @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/16265561

316: Lockdown Mental Health, British Literary Shenanigans, JK Rowling, Hamilton, Vaccine Good News 07/26/2020

316: Lockdown Mental Health, British Literary Shenanigans, JK Rowling, Hamilton, Vaccine Good News 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 @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/15264641

315: America Inc., Near-Future Writing, QAnon and ARGs, Being Creative Now 07/19/2020

315: America Inc., Near-Future Writing, QAnon and ARGs, Being Creative Now , Andrea's new book! Near-Future Writing Being Creative Now Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/15264398

314: Shrug Emoji 07/05/2020

314: Shrug Emoji (New York Times) in New Caledonia (Wikipedia) from Rambalac – Andrea's upcoming new book Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/15090494

313: Our Best Staying-at-Home Activities, What Comes Next? 03/22/2020

313: Our Best Staying-at-Home Activities, What Comes Next? (Nintendo Switch) Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/13650581

312: Coronavirus Begins 03/12/2020

312: Coronavirus Begins Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/13526915

311: Daf Yomi 02/23/2020

311: Daf Yomi (Wikipedia) (YouTube) Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/13077875

310: One Laptop Per Child 02/16/2020

310: One Laptop Per Child by Morgan G. Ames (Wikipedia) (LA Review of Books) (HBO documentary) by John Carreyrou Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/13077788

309: The Good Place, Disco Elysium, Picard, The Morning Show 02/09/2020

309: The Good Place, Disco Elysium, Picard, The Morning Show (ending spoilers!) (more spoilers) Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/13077668

308: The Dating Market 12/08/2019

308: The Dating Market (PDF, Tyro Partners) Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/12066599

307: The Impossible Whopper and the rebranding of veganism 12/01/2019

307: The Impossible Whopper and the rebranding of veganism (NY Times) Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/12066581

306: Ructions in the Young Adult books community 11/24/2019

306: Ructions in the Young Adult books community (Vulture) (Wikipedia) Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/12066563

305: Tikkun olam Every Day (or not) 11/17/2019

305: Tikkun olam Every Day (or not) (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia) by Alain de Botton (Wikipedia) (The Verge) Note: this has now been reversed (The Verge) Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/11888312

304: Us, and movies that get better the more you think about them 11/10/2019

304: Us, and movies that get better the more you think about them (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia) Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/11888222

303: Russian Doll 11/03/2019

303: Russian Doll (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia) (On Being) Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/11888189

302: Personal attributes as things you DO vs. things that you ARE 08/11/2019

302: Personal attributes as things you DO vs. things that you ARE (The Guardian) on Faking It (The Guardian) (Wikipedia) (In Our Time) (CityLab) Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/10600787

301: Bad Notifications, Adrian's Robovac 08/04/2019

301: Bad Notifications, Adrian's Robovac How many automated notifications do you turn off? Adrian has a new robovac Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] /episode/index/show/thecultures/id/10600733

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