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<p>Minor Compositions Podcast Episode 24 Jobs, Jive, & Joy with
Bernard Marszalek & Peter Bloom<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://youtu.be/clzbUCzP6c4">https://youtu.be/clzbUCzP6c4</a><br>
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For this episode we have a conversation with Bernard Marszalek and
Peter Bloom about Bernard’s new book <i>Jobs, Jive, & Joy: An
Argument for the Utopian Spirit.</i> 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.<br>
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“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.”<br>
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More on Bernard’s book here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://charleshkerr.com/books/jobs-jive-and-joy-by-bernard-marszalek">https://charleshkerr.com/books/jobs-jive-and-joy-by-bernard-marszalek</a><br>
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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<br>
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The Minor Compositions podcast is in made in collaboration with
Firefly Frequencies: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://fireflyfrequencies.org">https://fireflyfrequencies.org</a></p>
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