ZEITGEIST19 Curated Podcast
Explore the Spirit of Now Through the Lens of Art & Sustainability
S05: 'As Above, So Below' In Collaboration with One Ocean Foundation
- Update frequency
- every 21 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 65
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Alexis Pauline Gumbs. The Creative Power of Difference
Episode Summary:
’Freedom is not a secret. It’s practice’, says our next guest speaker Alexis Pauline Gumbs, “a Queer Black Troublemaker and Black Feminist… whose work in this lifetime is to facilitat…
Jocelyn Getgen. Preventing Atrocities Against Humanity
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Preventing genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity is an ongoing process that requires sustained effort over time to build the resilience of societies to at…
Swati Thiyagarajan. Remember We Are Born Wild
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This February we have the honour to meet one of India's best conservation and environmental journalists Swati Thiyagarajan. Swati delves into what makes a good documentary film, tells…
Svein Tveitdal. On Preventing Climate Catastrophe
Episode Summary:
In this episode our co-founder Elizabeth speaks with Svein Tveitdal - a climate expert and activist, former UN Environmental Director and founder of Klima2020. The conversation raises…
Bart Was Not Here. Art As a Form of Escape
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The current episode is co-hosted with Simon Butler, an artist, curator and founder of MigrateArt, an art charity that helps those impacted by the biggest humanitarian crisis of our ti…
Bob Wilson. In Order to Listen, Close Your Eyes
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With the start of our new season we have the pleasure to meet the legendary American experimental theatre stage director, playwright and visual artist - Robert (Bob) Wilson just after…
Ken Nwadiogbu. When Society Speaks, We Respond
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The current episode is co-hosted with our former guest speaker Simon Butler, a curator, artist and founder of MigrateArt, a platform that helps those impacted by the biggest humanitar…
Newsha Tavakolian. Honest Photography: In the Name of Social Change
Episode Summary:
In this episode, co-hosted with Kiana Talebpour (creative director of Md'A Design Agency), we get a chance to chat with the most incredible Newsha Tavakolian, an Iranian photographer …
Piers Secunda. On Cultural Genocide & Art Restitution
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Following our crucial episode “On the Art of Scars & Erased History” with the British artist and sculptor Piers Secunda, structured around the idea of art as a social vehicle that shi…
Patrick Tuttofuoco. Sensorial Existentialism & Creation
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In this episode our host Elizabeth Zhivkova and co-host Kiana Talebpour (Md'A) meet the Italian visual artist Patrick Tuttofuoco. Patrick details the origin of his approach and shares…
Ryan Stanier. On Reimagining the Art Fair
Episode Summary:
Today we meet the founder of The Other Art Fair, Ryan Stanier. We talk to him about the inception of his unique platform and his vision on the future of virtual and in-person art fair…
Giovanni de Niederhäusern. Architecture & The Three Social Pillars
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In today's episode we meet Giovanni de Niederhäusern, a Senior Vice President of Pininfarina's Architecture unit. Giovanni shares with us his journey from managing various projects in…
Benedetta Berti. On Security & Tackling Modern Conflict
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On this International Women's Day, in the current global contexts of open conflicts, instability and violence, our co-founder Elizabeth has a candid conversation with security and hum…
Saeed Taji Farouky. Filmmaking as Poetic Justice
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This candid conversation with Saeed Taji Farouky, an award-winning filmmaker specialising in long-term human rights projects and social justice, made me think of Andrei Tarkovsky’s vi…
Padmashree Gehl Sampath. On Technological Innovation & Renewable Energy
Episode Summary:
In this episode our co-founder Elizabeth Zhivkova meets innovation policy expert Padmashree Gehl Sampath, who describes technology as a 'tool of change' during their conversation on t…
Wanyi Li. On Biodiversity Loss & Environmental Conservation
Episode Summary:
In this episode we meet management science researcher Wanyi Li, with who we discuss the destruction of the natural world and dealing with the enormity of the problem. Living in times,…
Piers Secunda. On the Art of Scars and Erased History
Episode Summary:
Just before Christmas our co-founder Farah Piriye hosts a candid conversation with British artist and sculptor Piers Secunda, who’s intensive research based practice examines the deli…
Decolonize This Place. Blurred Lines: Art, Activism, Resistance
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In the aftermath of the attempted Coup at the Capitol, we start the New Year with a strong belief for a profound change, releasing an episode, where we meet Amin Husain and Nitasha Dh…
Bahia Shehab. No And a Thousand Times No
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Today we are meeting with Bahia Shehab, an artist, designer and art historian. Bahia through investigating Islamic art history, creates a poetic and powerful body of work, reinterpret…
Sara Naomi Bleich. The Collateral Effect: Hunger and Food Insecurity
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In this episode we meet American researcher and academic Sara Naomi Bleich, who speaks about one of the long lasting side effects of COVID-19 - food insecurity. A former White House F…