happy 2020 dear listeners. we are back with the first show of the new year in a “radicalized” fashion = activist and writer [co-editor of boingboing] cory doctorow is our guest today and we are discussing his latest book of the same name: “radicalized” tells of predictive policing, proprietary bread, a superhero facing anti-immigrant sentiment and domestic terrorism. as the blurb on the cover of the book suggests, these are indeed stories “of our present moment”. enjoy a thought-provoking discussion about power, change and digital culture [including social virtual worlds] with one of the clearest thinkers of our …. well: the present moment!

and below more context, more stuff to feed your brain with:

• the original stream from sansar with cory [shirt by solas and silas]:

• a little clip from the interview focusing on the core issue: “is disney the man?”

• cory’s latest essay on smart cities [he also wrote a must-read column for locus magazine recently] is spot on:

• if you are wondering which video plays in the #114harvest basement studio during our interview – it is from the triangulation podcast with megan morrone interviewing cory in REAL life …

• what is happening in second life you ask? i am glad you did ask because love is happening, coffee is brewing and of course art:

• what is happening in sansar besides book talk? well, the book club every sunday:

• and there is goofiness in sansar too, of course … courtesy of loki eliot …

• btw: coming up on #draxtorreads across the metaverse is ruth kemp and jessica west, joe haldeman, anne charnock, ken liu, matt ruff and laura lam >>> precise times to be announced here & please do check events.sansar.com often + download/distribute the info-sheet:

• lastly: since this show comes out on MLK day = if you have not watched “eyes on the prize” please do = right NOW:

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