The Arts
When Covid-19 took off, the arts and entertainment industries were the among the first to be hit, and the hardest.Across Australia and the world, theatres and cinemas were shuttered, concerts and festivals cancelled.But as the lights slowly start to ...
Episode 6 of the So Now What? with Waleed Aly podcast, hosted by 10 Speaks, titled "The Arts" was published on November 16, 2020 and runs 41 minutes.
November 16, 2020 ·41m · So Now What? with Waleed Aly
Summary
When Covid-19 took off, the arts and entertainment industries were the among the first to be hit, and the hardest.Across Australia and the world, theatres and cinemas were shuttered, concerts and festivals cancelled.But as the lights slowly start to flicker back on for show and gigs and we make our first tentative steps back to socially distant stands, just what will entertainment look like? Will we still want to be entertained like we did before and will those who have kept us entertained still do so in the same way?Featuring:Ben Folds, musician, singer-songwriterDebra Oswald, author, creator of OffspringAlan Cross, broadcaster, and historian Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode Description
When Covid-19 took off, the arts and entertainment industries were the among the first to be hit, and the hardest.
Across Australia and the world, theatres and cinemas were shuttered, concerts and festivals cancelled.
But as the lights slowly start to flicker back on for show and gigs and we make our first tentative steps back to socially distant stands, just what will entertainment look like? Will we still want to be entertained like we did before and will those who have kept us entertained still do so in the same way?
Featuring:
Ben Folds, musician, singer-songwriter
Debra Oswald, author, creator of Offspring
Alan Cross, broadcaster, and historian
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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