The New Golden Age of Television
September 30, 2018
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They called it a “vast wasteland” in the 1960s, but TV is very different today. Freedom from the broadcast schedule means TV makers can create longer, more complex, more philosophical stories, while binge-watching and on-demand viewing have changed the way we see those stories. Josh and Ken talk to philosophers and others about television’s new golden age.
- Alexander Nehamas on serious watching
- Katherine Tullmann on Game of Thrones
- Jorah Dannenberg on Westworld
- Pamela Hieronymi on The Good Place (where she worked as a philosophical consultant!)
Plus suggestions from listeners like you.
- Bias
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- Entertainment
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- Ethnicity
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- Fiction
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- Nagel
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- Storytelling
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- Television
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- TV
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Guest
Alexander Nehamas, Princeton University
Katherine Tullmann, Northern Arizona University
Jorah Dannenberg, Stanford University
Pamela Hieronymi, UCLA (photo: Gerard Vong)
Katherine Tullmann, Northern Arizona University
Jorah Dannenberg, Stanford University
Pamela Hieronymi, UCLA (photo: Gerard Vong)
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