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The Indoctrination of Elite Education (w/ Bill Deresiewicz)

William Deresiewicz — author of (the newly updated) Excellent Sheep, The Death of the Artist, and The End of Solitude — returns to the pod! This time we dive into one of the institutions we love to hate: elite universities. We dwell on and debate the protests at Columbia (et al.), the reasons why i…

158. Bill Deresiewicz: Are Universities on the Wrong Track?

Bill Deresiewicz, a former Yale professor, and Aaron Pete discuss how liberal arts degrees impact personal development, the challenges in higher education, and the importance of diverse perspectives and mentors in building a democratic society. Send us Fan Mail Support the show nuancedmedia.ca

Significant Sans Sex (w/ Rhaina Cohen)

To write The Other Significant Others, journalist Rhaina Cohen interviewed couples around the country who have committed to sharing their lives with each other — just not their beds. These pivotal yet hard-to-define relationships have existed throughout history, but we lack the vocabulary to talk a…

Episode 487 - Discussing Art & Art Criticism with William Deresiewicz (Essayist, Author)

Originally Recorded January 22nd, 2025 About Bill Deresiewicz: https://billderesiewicz.com/ https://deresiewicz.substack.com/ Check out Bill's recent essay on Persuasion, titled How Art Lost Its Way: https://www.persuasion.community/p/how-art-lost-its-way This is a public episode. If you would li…

Listener Favorites: Bill Deresiewicz | An Exploration of Education, Technology and Humanity

Bill Deresiewicz takes us on a fascinating journey through over 30 years of razor-sharp reflection on culture and society. How is the internet changing us? Why should we go to college? What is the purpose of art? What does it mean to be an individual and how do we retain our individuality in such a…

Episode 2538: Biden, Harris & the Exhausted Democratic Establishment

So why did Harris lose in 2024? For one very big reason, according to the progressive essayist Bill Deresiewicz: “because she represented the exhausted Democratic establishment”. This rotting establishment, Deresiewicz believes, is symbolized by both the collective denial of Biden’s mental decline …

Bill Deresiewicz on Eros, Incels, the Not Left, and the Death of the Artist

Bill Deresiewicz is a writer and cultural critic. He’s written popular essays such as “Solitude and Leadership,” and books including Excellent Sheep, a critique of elite education; the The Death of the Artist, which explores the precarious lives of creative workers; and The End of Solitude—a collec…

The End of Solitude. Talking with author Bill Deresiewicz

Author, essayist and literary critic, Bill Deresiewicz assembled a collection of forty essays written over a 30 year period. The themes include, Individuality vs. Networks, The Purpose of Education, Culture and Technology, Art and Criticism and Social Trends. The former Professor of English Literat…

YCBK 665: Caltech's Fraud Squad is Going After Students Who Misrepresent Themselves

In this episode you will hear: (09:56) Mark and Chris discuss an article that appeared in the Wall Street Journal recently entitled, "The Fraud Squad at Caltech Will Catch You If You Lie On Your Application" (36:22) Mark interviews New York Times best selling author, Bill Deresiewicz on his book, "…

YCBK 666: The Best Career Advice You Are Going To Hear In Your Life

In this episode you will hear: Mark and Chris have a good back and forth discussion about the book "Class Matters" and the theory that race-based affirmative action got it all wrong and what we should have been discussing the last 50 years was class-based affirmative action" Mark interviews New Yor…