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Aspen Ideas Festival

The Aspen Ideas Festival is the nation's premier, public gathering place for leaders from around the globe and across many disciplines to engage in deep and inquisitive discussion of the ideas and issues that both shape our lives and challenge our times.

On Genius

1h 5m

On Genius

Episodes

  • Will the Rise of Populism Destroy Liberal Democracy?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Will the Rise of Populism Destroy Liberal Democracy?

    S2 E125 - 53m 1s

    This is not a moment to take democracy for granted. The 2016 emergence of Donald Trump and his populist counterparts in Europe didn’t signal the start of something new. Rather, they announced a long simmering, troubling trend away from liberal democracy in the United States and elsewhere. How did we get here? How are Western values shifting? What might the future hold?

  • The Inside Story of How Presidents Prepare for Armageddon: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Inside Story of How Presidents Prepare for Armageddon

    S2 E124 - 59m 43s

    For 60 years, the US government has been laying secret doomsday plans to save itself in the event of nuclear war — even while the rest of us die. Today, a third generation of doomsday planners are settling into life inside a network of bunkers that are staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, ready to house top government officials in the event of catastrophe.

  • Hate on the Rise — And What We Can Do to Stop It ?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Hate on the Rise — And What We Can Do to Stop It ?

    S2 E121 - 58m 51s

    Hate groups and hate-fueled incidents are spiking in America. What is the evidence of this rising tide, and what does it look like in our communities? What groups are most frequently targeted today? What theories might explain this rise, and what can Americans who value tolerance do to fight back?

  • Going Rogue: What Happens When States and the Federal Govern

    S2 E98 - 57m 58s

    Are we a union, or are we 50 states? States are finding themselves at odds with federal policy on a wide range of issues: immigration enforcement, marijuana legalization, environmental regulation, health issues including reproductive services and Medicaid, and social issues from gay marriage to who can use what bathroom. What are the constitutional roots of these conflicts?

  • Art, Architecture, and Justice: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Art, Architecture, and Justice

    S2 E94 - 1h 7m

    Art historian Sarah Lewis (Vision and Justice) and architect Michael Murphy (MASS Design Group) discuss the art and architecture of social justice in America. How do our artistic works create the fabric of national memory both cherished and shameful? How do our structures provide the framework of collective conscience? How does culture help us learn from history and inform today’s struggles?

  • Who’s Generating the New Jobs, and What Skills Will Workers : asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Who’s Generating the New Jobs, and What Skills Will Workers

    S2 E93 - 1h 4m

    Long-range forces are changing the nature of work and how jobs will be created; they are also changing what kinds of jobs will be created. With tech and automation coming so quickly, which jobs will be replaced by machines? For those of us who will be hired, what skills should we possess?

  • Muslims and Jews in America: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Muslims and Jews in America

    S2 E88 - 1h 2m

    What’s the state of this historically fraught relationship? Do today’s politics and rhetoric around the Middle East, immigration, and national security constitute a unifying force, or a divisive one? Are we entering a time of particular challenge, or one of opportunity?

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