Podcasts by The Best of the Disruptors
The Disruptors is the best of The Current's stories about people, ideas and events that are upsetting the orthodoxy for better or worse … changing how we live, our sense of ourselves, and society.
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Podcast on the topic Gesellschaft und Kultur
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Episode 1: 'I always wanted a sister': Disrupting the family construct from 2017-06-28T04:00
The family dynamic has morphed into new ways of being - whether it be through the advancement of reproduction technology, a sperm donor online registry uniting half-siblings, or the power of connec...
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Episode 9: 'Innocent people are still being killed': Last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor fights for peace from 2017-06-28T04:00
The last-surviving Nuremberg prosecutor and an Alabama lawyer who battles for the lives of death row prisoners explain why they fight for peace and justice against enormous odds.
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Episode 8: 'We could create a second you': Digital afterlife disrupts ideas about the mind from 2017-06-28T04:00
Imagine having the contents of your brain uploaded and preserved on a computer. Michael Graziano calls it a digital afterlife. We explore the mysteries of the mind and examine how ten inkblots chan...
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Episode 7: 'I was operating from the heart': Disrupting racism through forgiveness and comedy from 2017-06-28T04:00
We examine how Canadians are disrupting racism. YouTube star Jasmeet Singh explains how comedy helps him call out racist behaviour. And an Ottawa police sergeant makes amends for racist comments by...
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Episode 6: Is feminism today a growing movement, or just 'empty' rhetoric? from 2017-06-28T04:00
How powerful is mainstream feminism today? We hear from writers Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Jessa Crispin, who stake out duelling positions on contemporary feminism with new manifestos.
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Episode 5: Research suggests our relationship to technology reveals a real addiction from 2017-06-28T04:00
Technology has us hooked. According to research our insatiable appetite to feel connected to our devices reveal patterns of a real addiction. But even as teens are glued to their screens obsessivel...
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Episode 4: Celebrating chefs Julia Child and Jeremiah Tower as gastronomic disruptors from 2017-06-28T04:00
The food world would not be where it is today without the legendary Julia Child and her passion for bringing French cuisine to Americans. But it was also Jeremiah Tower credited by chefs worldwide ...
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Episode 3: 'Football saved my life': How sport can change lives from 2017-06-28T04:00
Canadian civil servant Bob Munro had a life-changing idea — create a soccer program run by youth in the slums of Nairobi. And it's changed thousands of lives. For Nolan Bellerose, it was the love o...
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Episode 2: 'Capitalism on steroids': How startups disrupt a city's identity from 2017-06-28T04:00
From the birthplace of startups, we explore how entrepreneurship has disrupted San Francisco's celebrated diversity. Plus three Canadian startup founders explore the success of disruptive innovatio...
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Episode 1: 'I always wanted a sister': Disrupting the family construct from 2017-06-28T04:00
The family dynamic has morphed into new ways of being - whether it be through the advancement of reproduction technology, a sperm donor online registry uniting half-siblings, or the power of connec...
Listen