After Virtual: Chris Arnade

Chris Arnade, the keynote speaker at the After Virtual conference, has traded global finance for skid row photography. Chris discusses his journey from Wall Street board rooms to a booth at McDonald’s and the associated rejection of careerism and self-definition. Speaker: Chris Arnade—An Address in the Universe of Meaning Highlights 3:00 Prayer time around the world 6:45 The liberal emancipation project (of destruction) 10:30 Transcendent values first seen in a traffic jam 16:00 “Everything we believed was wrong” 27:00 Place and the giant sucking sound of NAFTA 30:00 Family ties 32:00 The “meaning” address and its replacement Resources Speaker bios Conference videos Save the date: 2023 Conference in Madison, Wisconsin (October 21, 2023) Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America The Substack home of a traveling man An NPR story on Chris Arnade Arnade’s work at The Guardian and The Atlantic Thanks to Wendell Kimbrough for his musical talents