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**Ministry of Ideas**

A podcast about the ideas that shape our lives. Hosted by Zachary Davis and produced at Harvard Divinity School.

Learn more at ministryofideas.org

Latest Episodes:

21st Century Citizenship Jan 08, 2023

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What does it mean to be a citizen in America today?

Guests

Danielle Allen, Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics and University Professor at Harvard University
Erhardt Graeff, PhD candidate at the MIT Media Lab Center for Civic Media
Shanelle Matthews, Director of Communications for the Black Lives Matter global network

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Mirror Image Jan 07, 2023

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16th-century glass mirrors and 21st-century camera phones actually share a lot in common; they both are technologies that shaped new forms of the self.

Guests

Ian Mortimer, historian and author of Millennium: From Religion to Revolution: How Civilization Has Changed Over a Thousand Years
Ilan Stavans, professor of Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College and author of I Love My Selfie

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White Balance Jan 06, 2023

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Understanding race in America requires understanding its relationship to class.

Guests

Joshua Bennett, writer and poet
Julian Bourg, Professor of History at Boston College
Nancy Isenberg, author of White Trash

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(In)efficiency Jan 05, 2023

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Efficiency has moved from a technique for measuring machines to a widely held moral value. But at what cost?

Guests

Jennifer Alexander, Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota and author of The Mantra of Efficiency: From Waterwheel to Social Control
Tom Hodgkinson, founder and editor of The Idler

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Generation Why? Jan 04, 2023

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Who gets to define generational cohorts and do they obscure more than illuminate?

Guests

Neil Howe, author of Generations
Tony Tulathimutte, author of Why There’s No ‘Millennial’ Novel

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Seriously Funny Jan 03, 2023

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What happens when politics becomes comedy and the jester becomes the king?

Guests

Emily Nussbaum, television critic for The New Yorker
Avi Steinberg, writer
Kwesi Mensah, comedian

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The Shape of History Jan 02, 2023

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The way we think about history can affect our belief that we can change it.

Guests

Jo Guldi, Associate Professor at Southern Methodist University and author of The History Manifesto
Amber Morningstar Byars, artist and Standing Rock protestor

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Introducing Ministry of Ideas Jan 01, 2023

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Introducing Ministry of Ideas, a podcast that explores the ideas that shape our lives.

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