On disposable experience

On disposable experience

Todd Gitlin argues that we simultaneously resent and crave the experience of media saturation, and that it ultimately cheapens our lives. (33 minutes)
Festivity and the goodness of Creation

Festivity and the goodness of Creation

Drawing on Josef Pieper’s ideas, Ken Myers explains why the spirit of festivity is the spirit of worship, and that “entertainment” is ultimately an artificial, contrived, and empty effort to achieve festivity. (25 minutes)
Festivity: real or sham?

Festivity: real or sham?

Josef Pieper on why we celebrate (and why some people can’t)