It's been a weird 100 years for artists and creators, says musician and entrepreneur Jack Conte. The traditional ways we've turned art into money (like record sales) have been broken by the internet, leaving musicians, writers and artists wondering how to make a living. With Patreon, Conte has created a way for artists on the internet to get paid by their fans. Could payment platforms like this change what it means to be an artist in the digital age? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Folge vom 16.08.2017How artists can (finally) get paid in the digital age | Jack Conte
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Folge vom 15.08.2017How I help free innocent people from prison | Ronald SullivanHarvard Law professor Ronald Sullivan fights to free wrongfully convicted people from jail -- in fact, he has freed some 6,000 innocent people over the course of his career. He shares heartbreaking stories of how (and why) people end up being put in jail for something they didn't do, and the consequences in their lives and the lives of others. Watch this essential talk about the duty we all have to make the world a bit more fair every day, however we can. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Folge vom 14.08.2017What I saw at the Ferguson protests | Damon DavisWhen artist Damon Davis went to join the protests in Ferguson, Missouri, after police killed Michael Brown in 2014, he found not only anger but also a sense of love for self and community. His documentary "Whose Streets?" tells the story of the protests from the perspective of the activists who showed up to challenge those who use power to spread fear and hate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Folge vom 11.08.2017Meet the microscopic life in your home -- and on your face | Anne MaddenBehold the microscopic jungle in and around you: tiny organisms living on your cheeks, under your sofa and in the soil in your backyard. We have an adversarial relationship with these microbes -- we sanitize, exterminate and disinfect them -- but according to microbiologist Anne Madden, they're sources of new technologies and medicines waiting to be discovered. These microscopic alchemists aren't gross, Madden says -- they're the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.