by Thomas Mann House
How can democracy be renewed and defended today? A collaboration of the Thomas Mann House, the Goethe Institute, Wunderbar Together, and the Los Angeles Review of Books.
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September 27, 2024
<p>Award-winning director, screenwriter, and producer Patty Jenkins joined Aida and Tom at the Thomas Mann House for this special episode. Jenkins is best known for the films <em>Wonder Woman</em> (2017), <em>Wonder Woman 1984</em> (2020), and her Oscar-winning debut <em>Monster</em> (2003). <em>Wonder Woman </em>smashed box office records and became the highest-grossing live-action film directed by a woman at the time. During their insightful conversation at the Thomas Mann House, the three talked about the universal power of storytelling, superheroes, and the future of film in a changing media environment. </p>
December 14, 2023
<p>“Physically putting your body in a place where history happened gives you a different sense of intimacy, a different sense of proximity to that history.” In the final episode of our podcast, author, poet, and scholar Clint Smith speaks about the importance of collectively reckoning with history, the legacy of slavery in U.S.-American identity, and cultures of remembrance in the U.S. and Germany. He is the #1 <em>New York Times </em>bestselling author of<em> How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America</em>, and the best-selling poetry collection <em>Above Ground,</em> as well as the award-winning poetry collection <em>Counting Descent</em>. Smith is a staff writer at <em>The Atlantic</em>. </p>
November 30, 2023
<p>“Going through a crisis and having a positive vision of the future are not the same thing. You need to have a positive vision of the future to get through the crisis.” Our hosts, Aida Baghernejad and Tom Zoellner, interview politician and publicist Marina Weisband for this special episode, recorded live at the international literatur festival berlin. After an introduction by political scientist and Thomas Mann Fellow Christine Landfried, they discuss the digital revolution and the ongoing war in Ukraine, among other things. Marina Weisband is a politician, psychologist, and participation educator. Together with Frido Mann, she is the co-author of the book <em>Was uns durch die Krise trägt. Ein Generationengespräch </em>(2023)<em>.</em></p>
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