A rebroadcast of a Scene on Radio episode, eighty years after the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The word “Hiroshima” may bring to mind a black-and-w| Scene on Radio
Capitalism moves mountains, sometimes literally. It’s unchallenged as the world’s dominant economic system. And yet, in its current form, capitalism is on trial as it hasn’t been for at lea| Scene on Radio
Scene on Radio is a two-time Peabody Award–nominated podcast that dares to ask big, hard questions about who we are—really—and how we got this way. Produced and hosted by John Biewen, Scene on R| Scene on Radio
Michael Kliën wants to help bring about profound change in the world, but not through the usual means. An Austrian-born Dance professor at Duke University, Kliën is a leading social choreographer. He sets up experiments... The post Bonus: Michael Kliën and the Body Politic appeared first on Scene on Radio.| Scene on Radio
With our Capitalism season and the election behind us, now what? Can we find hope and a way forward? In a live show taped December 5, 2024, at Motorco Music Hall in Durham, North Carolina,... The post S7 E13: CAPITALISM Bonus, Live at Motorco appeared first on Scene on Radio.| Scene on Radio
In our season finale, we visit with people on two continents who are turning core structures of capitalism on their heads – or, at least, sideways. By John Biewen, with co-host Ellen McGirt. Interviews... The post S7 E12: Reimagined Economies appeared first on Scene on Radio.| Scene on Radio
The police tell us they are here to protect us. But what if their original purpose was something else altogether? Peabody Award-winning host Chenjerai Kumanyika takes listeners on a journey to uncover the hidden history... The post Bonus Episode: Empire City: The untold Origin story of the NYPD appeared first on Scene on Radio.| Scene on Radio
In the first of two episodes looking at responses to capitalism’s failings, we look at reforms aimed at making the current economic system more humane, fair, effective, and sustainable. By John Biewen with co-host Ellen McGirt. Interviews... The post S7 E11: Better Capitalism? appeared first on Scene on Radio.| Scene on Radio
A visit to West Africa and Western Europe to look at the cocoa trade. Did the colonial side of early capitalism – Western countries getting rich at the expense of poorer nations – ever change,... The post S7 Ep10: The Extracted appeared first on Scene on Radio.| Scene on Radio
In 1972, a team of young scientists at MIT published a study exploring what would happen to human civilization if people kept pursuing endless economic growth on a finite planet. They weren’t just disbelieved, they were... The post S7 E9: At the Tipping Point appeared first on Scene on Radio.| Scene on Radio
Over several decades, a growing number of people in the United States and elsewhere – especially younger people – have turned against capitalism. The reasons are not hard to find. Reported by Lewis Raven Wallace... The post S7 E8: The People’s Pushback appeared first on Scene on Radio.| Scene on Radio
After 40 years of neoliberalism, most Americans of every political stripe agree that the economy is “rigged” in favor of corporations and the wealthy. But we may not know the half of it. By John... The post S7 E7: Gilded Age 2.0 appeared first on Scene on Radio.| Scene on Radio
How the balance of power shifted, for a time, in the decades after World War II, and led to a better kind of capitalism – if you think prosperity being broadly shared is a good thing. By J| Scene on Radio
Just what is going on with white people? Police shootings of unarmed African Americans. Acts of domestic terrorism by white supremacists. The renewed embrace of raw, undisguised white-identity pol| Scene on Radio