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Why Cornel West is hopeful (but not optimistic)

Why Cornel West is hopeful (but not optimistic)

FromFuture Perfect


Why Cornel West is hopeful (but not optimistic)

FromFuture Perfect

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Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Jul 29, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Co-host Sigal Samuel talks to Cornel West, professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy at Harvard, about Black liberation theology, existentialism, and other philosophies that can help us through these times.
Relevant resources: 
Cornel West and Tricia Rose on The Tight Rope, Apple Podcasts  
Featuring:
Cornel West (@CornelWest), professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy at Harvard
Host:
Sigal Samuel (@SigalSamuel), staff writer, Vox 
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Credits:
Producer/Editor - Jackson Bierfeldt
Editor - Elbert Ventura
Executive Producer Liz Nelson
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Released:
Jul 29, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (42)

Future Perfect explores provocative ideas with the potential to radically improve the world. We tackle big questions about the most effective ways to save lives, fight global warming, and end world poverty to create a more perfect future.In season 3, we explore how the meat we eat affects us all. In eight episodes, Vox's Dylan Matthews and Sigal Samuel examine how the way we eat is shaping animal lives, human lives, and the future of our planet. Produced by Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.