The Importance of Podcasts in Critical Thinking

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We need a class analysis more than ever is what I'm saying yeah completely actually this is a good moment to ask a question that one of my patrons sent in because it fits just right here. Are podcasts building an opportunity for critical thinking or are they just another echo chamber for a small number of people who already agree? Sarah Horner asked and she says I want to be optimistic that they're an indicator of our appetite for real insight but in daily life with real people I'm not seeing it I think the Labour Party has become an incredibly middle-class organization and I don't think everybody in there understands that working class people you know a capable of that kind of thought "It's

Welcome to the Wintering Sessions with Katherine May.

Producer Note: You'll notice a slight change in Katherine's audio in the second half of the podcast. This is just due to a necessary 'source switch', where we had to change where her recording was coming from. Your ears will adjust very quickly but apologies for the ever so slight dip. Thank you!

This week Katherine talks to Emma Dabiri, author of Don’t Touch My Hair and What White People Can Do Next.

What begins as a conversation about Emma’s new-found commitment to appreciating all the seasons - not just summer - becomes something else entirely. Emma is one of our most agile thinkers and fearless speakers, and soon she is talking about everything from race and class to how we should think about the world right now. A thread of belonging runs through it all - how we seek and find it, how complicated our identities have become, and why it matters.

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