Culturally Determined

William Deresiewicz, author of the new book "The End of Solitude: Selected Essays on Culture and Society," discusses how technology is changing our sense of self, how every aspect of higher education is failing, the late Harold Bloom, Great Books courses, and more!Recorded August 18, 2022LINKS:Bill's new book, "The End of Solitude: Selected Essays on Culture and Society"https://www.amazon.com/End-Solitude-Selected-Culture-Society/dp/125085864XBill's essay, "Why I Left Academia (Since You're Wondering)"https://quillette.com/2022/08/17/why-i-left-academia-since-youre-wondering/Bill's essay in Liberties, "Soul-Making Studies"https://libertiesjournal.com/articles/soul-making-studies/Louis Menand on Great Books courseshttps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/12/20/whats-so-great-about-great-books-courses-roosevelt-montas-rescuing-socratesBill's personal websitehttps://billderesiewicz.com/Follow @WDeresiewiczFollow @AryehCW

Photographer and writer Chris Arnade talks about his project of walking across foreign cities.Recorded August 11, 2022LINKSChris's newsletter, "Walking the World"https://walkingtheworld.substack.comAryeh's conversation with Chris about his book "Dignity"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/culturally-determined/id981282353?i=1000441345930Chris's walking tipshttps://walkingtheworld.substack.com/p/how-to-walk-12-miles-a-dayFollow @Chris_arnadeFollow @AryehCW

Historian Daniel Bessner discusses his recent cover story in Harper's about the waning of US global hegemony. In a wide-ranging conversation, Aryeh and Daniel debate human nature, the true toll of the Cold War, whether conflict with China is inevitable, whether American culture is decadent, and more.Recorded July 25, 2022LINKSDaniel's essay, "Empire Burlesque"https://harpers.org/archive/2022/07/what-comes-after-the-american-century/Follow @dbessnerFollow @AryehCW