[Minorcompositions] Minor Compositions Podcast Episode 24 Jobs, Jive, & Joy with Bernard Marszalek & Peter Bloom

[Minor Compositions]

Minor Compositions Podcast Episode 24 Jobs, Jive, & Joy with Bernard 
Marszalek & Peter Bloom
https://youtu.be/clzbUCzP6c4

For this episode we have a conversation with Bernard Marszalek and Peter 
Bloom about Bernard’s new book /Jobs, Jive, & Joy: An Argument for the 
Utopian Spirit./ In it we cover a wide range of topics including tech 
bros, the place of Bernar’s mum in labor history, and the ongoing quest 
to have our lives be filled with radical hedonism, collective joy, and 
non-alienated time.

“Utopianism arose in the 19th century as a response to industrialism. 
Today a new culture needs to address the immanent disasters of climate 
catastrophe and resource depletion. Foundational to this new culture is 
the desire to live a life of joyful collectivity that seeks individual 
satisfaction and group accomplishments. The faux luxuries that today 
tempt submission to toil soon won’t be an option. In the not-too-distant 
future, we will have no choice but to align our pleasures with goals 
that center on friendship, on playful production for use and enjoyment, 
and on the exploration of our better selves. I call this option, to 
transcend miserablism, radical hedonism.”

More on Bernard’s book here: 
https://charleshkerr.com/books/jobs-jive-and-joy-by-bernard-marszalek

Intro / outdo music: Gid Tanner - Work Don’t Bother Me (1930), from the 
collection Hard Time, Good Time & End Time Music : 1923-1936, Cargo 
Records, 2012

The Minor Compositions podcast is in made in collaboration with Firefly 
Frequencies: https://fireflyfrequencies.org

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