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Paul Mason and Jesse Norman on a Revolutionary Defence of Humanity
Paul Mason and Jesse Norman on a Revolutionary Defence of Humanity
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46 minutes
Released:
Jul 19, 2019
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Podcast episode
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In this week's episode of the Intelligence Squared podcast, the left-wing economics journalist Paul Mason was interviewed by the Conservative MP Jesse Norman. They discussed Mason's vision for a utopian future, which he sets out in his new book Clear Bright Future. According to Mason, the notion of humanity has been eroded as never before by the forces of populism, big data and untrammelled corporate power. Nevertheless, he believes that we are capable of shaping our future, and offers a vision of humans as more than puppets, customers or cogs in a machine. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Jul 19, 2019
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Podcast episode
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