

Working with Commies and Frenchmen
4 snips Feb 14, 2024
Guest Alain Bertaud, feted urbanist with experience in city planning in communist China, Algeria, Cuba, and France, shares insights on working in command economies, challenges of affordable housing, subsidies for art and culture, contesting France's pension system, red wine myths, French Revolution glorification, comparing dictators, and reflections on protests and the Alamo in Texas.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Challenges of Working in Command Economies
02:17 • 16min
Subsidizing Art and Culture
18:00 • 20min
Challenges of Affordable Housing
37:35 • 15min
Contesting France's Pension System
53:05 • 3min
Red Wine Myths and French Revolution Glorification
56:29 • 2min
Comparing Dictators and Reflecting on the French Revolution
58:53 • 2min
Reflections on Protests and the Alamo in Texas
01:01:23 • 2min