Episode #11: Nathaniel Raymond on Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation

Nathaniel Raymond, Executive Director of the Humanitarian Research Lab at the Yale School of Public Health, joins me to talk about Francis Ford Coppola's masterful 1974 film, The Conversation. Nathaniel makes a compelling argument that the movie was a history of the future – with Coppola accurately documenting the profound shift that surveillance technology would have on individuals and society. As Nathaniel says in our discussion: the movie is somehow more relevant to society today, 50 years after it was made.Many thanks to Natty for coming and doing this with me. He was the absolute best person I could have on to discuss The Conversation.Notes!"New ways of seeing create new ways of being blind" - Interview with Nathaniel about monitoring atrocities in SudanThe Conversation (1974) Behind the Scenes with Francis Ford CoppolaTreasures from the Yale Film Archive: The ConversationNoli Tangere Cordis, do not touch the heart: a story of medical progress and shifting ethicsThe historic Blue Baby operationThe revelation of MKUltra in 1973The Satellite Sentinel ProjectRecap of the discussion of Internet Power talk at YaleThe Conversation final sceneListen next month for a discussion with Gina Trapani about Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. If you enjoyed this, please share it.Produced by Jed Sundwall. Write to jed at techsontexts.net with feedback and suggestions for books or guests.Intro music by Secret School.Outro music is "3/10th of the Population" by WE™.Please donate to Radiant Earth.