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Jessica Jackley and Larissa MacFarquhar: Impossible Idealism: Inventing a Moral Life

Jessica Jackley and Larissa MacFarquhar: Impossible Idealism: Inventing a Moral Life

FromALOUD @ Los Angeles Public Library


Jessica Jackley and Larissa MacFarquhar: Impossible Idealism: Inventing a Moral Life

FromALOUD @ Los Angeles Public Library

ratings:
Length:
78 minutes
Released:
Oct 1, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

 What does it mean to devote yourself to helping others? Larissa MacFarquhar, a staff writer for The New Yorker, follows the joys and defeats of people living lives of extreme ethical commitment in her new book, Strangers Drowning. Jessica Jackley, co-founder of the revolutionary micro-lending site Kiva, in her book, Clay Water Brick, explores the triumphs and difficulties of using entrepreneurship to change the world. Sharing inspiring—and sometimes unsettling—stories of do-gooders from around the world, MacFarquhar and Jackley will challenge us to think about what we value most, and why.**Click here for photos from the event. 
Released:
Oct 1, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

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ALOUD is the Library Foundation of Los Angeles' award-winning literary series of live conversations, readings and performances at the historic Central Library and locations throughout Los Angeles.