EPISODE · Mar 6, 2026 · 37 MIN
Episode 8: Speed Kills : Why Every futurist must confront the past
from The Jewish futurism Lab · host Mike Wirth
In this episode, we confront the rise and collapse of Italian Futurism, the avant garde movement that worshiped speed, technology, youth, and rupture at any cost. What began as radical artistic rebellion under Filippo Tommaso Marinetti quickly blurred into nationalism and ultimately aligned itself with fascism. So what went wrong? We examine how aesthetic obsession […]
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In this episode, we confront the rise and collapse of Italian Futurism, the avant garde movement that worshiped speed, technology, youth, and rupture at any cost. What began as radical artistic rebellion under Filippo Tommaso Marinetti quickly blurred into nationalism and ultimately aligned itself with fascism. So what went wrong? We examine how aesthetic obsession […]
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