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Astra Taylor and Robert Reich

Astra Taylor and Robert Reich

FromCity Arts & Lectures


Astra Taylor and Robert Reich

FromCity Arts & Lectures

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Length:
62 minutes
Released:
May 2, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week, our guests are Astra Taylor and Robert Reich.  Taylor is an activist, author, and documentary filmmaker whose films include What is Democracy? (2018) and An Examined Life (2008). Last year, at the onset of the pandemic, Taylor joined economist Robert Reich to discuss his just-published book, The System.  It was the very beginning of COVID-19’s complete upheaval of normal life, and Reich made a plea for government to understand the moment as a health crisis, not an economic one. On April 19, 2021, Taylor and Reich returned to reflect on the past year, from racial reckoning to widening income inequality – and to discuss Taylor’s new book, Remake the World: Essays, Reflections, Rebellions.  In it, Taylor invites us to imagine how things could be different while never losing sight of the strategic question of how change actually happens.
Released:
May 2, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Since 1980, City Arts & Lectures has presented onstage conversations with outstanding figures in literature, politics, criticism, science, and the performing arts, offering the most diverse perspectives about ideas and values. City Arts & Lectures programs can be heard on more than 130 public radio stations across the country and wherever you get your podcasts. The broadcasts are co-produced with KQED 88.5 FM in San Francisco. Visit CITYARTS.NET for more info.