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Should Products be Political?
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This week, we tackle a thorny topic: Should products be political? And to be clear, we don't mean brand messaging. Instead, our focus is products, and whether makers should intentionally imbue their products with their politics.
FOLLOW-UPS – 01:15
Eno—a groundbreaking generative film by Gary Hustwit
Apple Vision Pros & Cons
Hugo Barra on Apple Vision Pro
SHOULD PRODUCTS BE POLITICAL – 05:34
Herbert Simons–The Sciences of the Artificial
Scenius or Genius?
Ulm School of Design
Bauhaus
Brasilia—Inside Brazil’s ‘cautionary tale’
‘Republicans buy sneakers, too’
The Last Dance
Air Jordan V
Why ‘Do the Right Thing’ Is Still a Great Movie (paywall)
Ursula K. Le Guin—National Book Foundation speech
How Tesla Became the Elon Musk Co.
Yes, Those Viral Patagonia Tags Are Real
SUVs with front ‘blind zones’
Why Constraints Are Good for Innovation
Americans Are Canceling More of Their Streaming Services (paywall)
Sony says independent player status paying off
The Lucas Plan
THE PLAN documentary
WEEKLY RECS – 46:37
NOMOS Club Campus, ref. 715.GB
NOMOS Glashütte and Bauhaus
iFixit
What Is Right To Repair?
CLOSING & PREVIEW – 55:01
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CREDITS
Theme: Vendla / Today Is a Good Day / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
Drum hit: PREL / Musical Element 85 / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
Chapters
1. Should Products be Political? (00:00:00)
2. Follow-Ups (00:01:15)
3. Should Products be Political? (00:05:34)
4. Innovative Products are Always Progressive (00:12:24)
5. ‘Republicans buy sneakers, too.’ (00:13:47)
6. Ursula K. Le Guin & ‘larger realities’ (00:21:54)
7. Politicized Products ≠ Bad Products (00:25:44)
8. On the Importance of Constraints (00:28:17)
9. “I don’t really care about being right...” (00:36:56)
10. Weekly Recommendations (00:46:37)
11. Closing & Preview of Our Next Episode (00:55:01)
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