What intellectual influencers teach us, one video at a time
5/6/202654 min
A young generation of thinkers is trading in the bread and butter of social media branding — lifestyle, beauty, and consumption — for intellectual content. They focus on the big questions to help followers think about a world where they can't find jobs, are overloaded with debt, and see violence everywhere. It's the kind of education money can't buy.
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First 90 secondsElamin Abdelmahmoud0:00
Look, you may have noticed that it wasn't just the outfits that people were talking about when it comes to this year's Met Gala, but the politics surrounding fashion's biggest event. I'm Elamin Abdelmahmoud, and this week on my podcast, Commotion, we're talking about billionaire Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sanchez co-chairing this year's Met Gala, which managed to upset activists and fashion insiders. Check out the conversation that I had with fashion critics about how billionaire involvement changed the Met Gala. You can find and follow Commotion on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.
Speaker 1· Soundbite0:29
[upbeat music] This is a CBC podcast.
Nahlah Ayed· Host0:33
[gentle music] Welcome to Ideas. I'm Nahlah Ayed.
Isabella Segelowicz· Guest0:40
This quilt looks like it came out of a fairy tale, and the story behind it kind of sounds like one.
Speaker 1· Soundbite0:45
What we believe we are doing at this time is giving a new opportunity to our people.
Luisa Munch· Guest0:50
It's easier to imagine the end of the world than it is to imagine the end of capitalism. Let that sink in for a second.
Isabella Segelowicz· Guest0:57
My videos can range from being about ancient Egyptian obelisks to current events, uh, wars that are happening, to my everyday life as a, as a Jew, to going to a hockey game.
Nahlah Ayed· Host1:10
A young generation of thinkers is trading in the bread and butter of social media branding, lifestyle, beauty, and consumption, for intellectual content.
Ahmed Sanhori· Guest1:20
I put up clips from archive, from lectures, and from documentaries. The, the clips all relate