ArtsJournal's The UnderTow - with Doug McLennan
An ArtsJournal podcast by Douglas McLennan on arts, creativity and culture. The ideas, issues and context behind current culture.
- Update frequency
- every 18 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 5
- Years Active
- 2022
Episode 5: The World's Largest Arts Festival Announces a Reinvention. What Does This Say about the Post-Lockdown World?
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is the world's largest arts festivals, with over 3 million visitors each August. Last week it announced a series of major reforms to the ways it does business and treats…
Episode 4: The High-flying Oil Industry fears "Demand Destruction." Should the Arts?
Oil prices are at a record high. And profits are rolling in. But there's an intriguing phenomenon in the oil industry called "demand destruction." It means when prices get too high for too long, cons…
Episode 3: If Subscriptions are the New Go-To Business Model, Why are they Failing the Arts?
Many of the world’s largest companies have opted out of traditional retail transactions in favor of subscription models. Whether it’s software, newspapers, movies, TV, or even food, fashion or cars, …
Episode 2: Using Copyright as a Weapon, Disney gets caught in the Culture Wars, and Firing a Conductor for... Conducting
This week we have three stories making headlines:
1. First, the story of police in cities in California pulling up in the squad cars on calls and blasting – of all things – Disney songs on their …
Introducing The Undertow
ArtsJournal's first podcast, The UnderTow explores the issues and ideas that shape contemporary culture. In this first episode, we talk about the idea behind The UnderTow and look at three culture st…