EPISODE · Apr 6, 2012 · 1H 27M
Erotica Friday
from Sociology Improv · host Jon Smajda
We have three segments this episode: We talk with Shannon Golden about Kony 2012. Shannon provides some insight into the situation in Uganda while Chris cynically revels in the implosion of Invisible Children. We talk about the Mike Daisey/This American Life fiasco. Arturo defends liars, as usual, while I, er, Jon, stands strong as a […]
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[1]We have three segments this episode: We talk with Shannon Golden about Kony 2012. Shannon provides some insight into the situation in Uganda while Chris cynically revels in the implosion of Invisible Children. We talk about the Mike Daisey/This American Life fiasco. Arturo defends liars, as usual, while I, er, Jon, stands strong as a defender of truth. The whacky world of Young Adult literature. Links from the discussion: Amy Finnegan and Shannon Golden on Office Hours [2] Visible Children [3] This American Life: Retraction [4] FLA Foxconn report [5] Racist Hunger Games Fans [6] OpenBook [7] The Implicit Racism test [8] Get Improv #35. [9] (35 Improvs. Are we improving yet?) [1] https://thesocietypages.org/improv/files/2012/04/album-art-ep35.jpg [2] https://thesocietypages.org/officehours/2012/03/19/amy-finnegan-on-uganda-and-kony-2012/ [3] http://visiblechildren.tumblr.com/ [4] http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/460/retraction [5] http://www.fairlabor.org/report/foxconn-investigation-report [6] http://jezebel.com/5896408/racist-hunger-games-fans-dont-care-how-much-money-the-movie-made [7] http://youropenbook.org/ [8] https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/ [9] http://files.thesocietypages.org/downloads/socimprov35.mp3
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