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No Silly Questions- An Education Podcast for ParentsHow are we miseducating the American elite? With William DeresiewiczEducational environments should foster exploration, healthy self development, and ripe opportunities to think independently. Instead, as our guest today puts it, we see that our youth experience a ‘poverty of the self,” leading to group think, pressure to conform and a lack of strength and stability from within. On today’s episode, we’ll unpack this idea and discuss how parents can drive against these forces. William Deresiewicz (DEREZOWITZ) is an award-winning essayist and critic, a frequent speaker at colleges, high schools, and other venues, and the author of five books including the New York Time...
2025-07-2028 min
Give and TakeEpisode 293: The Rise of the Not-Left, with William DeresiewiczIn this episode of Give and Take, Scott talks with essayist and cultural critic William Deresiewicz about his provocative piece Post Election, published in Salmagundi magazine. They explore the growing disaffection with the contemporary left among intellectuals, artists, and other traditional allies, and the emergence of what Deresiewicz calls the “not-left.” It's a wide-ranging conversation about politics, culture, class, and what it means to think independently in a polarized age.
You can find Bill's essay here. Special Guest: William Deresiewicz.
2025-06-161h 09
Out of the WildBill Deresiewicz on Eros, Incels, the Not Left, and the Death of the ArtistBill Deresiewicz is a writer and cultural critic. He’s written popular essays such as “Solitude and Leadership,” and books including Excellent Sheep, a critique of elite education; the The Death of the Artist, which explores the precarious lives of creative workers; and The End of Solitude—a collection of Bill’s greatest essays. We discuss…Subscribe now Is Portland still the Portland of Portlandia? Is Boston the angriest town in the U.S.? Bill’s essay in Salmagundi about the “Not Left.” Is Bernie Sanders’s movement over or dormant? Are the woke responsible for knee-capping Sanders...
2025-05-2658 min
Keen On AmericaEpisode 2538: Biden, Harris & the Exhausted Democratic EstablishmentSo why did Harris lose in 2024? For one very big reason, according to the progressive essayist Bill Deresiewicz: “because she represented the exhausted Democratic establishment”. This rotting establishment, Deresiewicz believes, is symbolized by both the collective denial of Biden’s mental decline and by Harris’ pathetically rudderless Presidential campaign. But there’s a much more troubling problem with the Democratic party, he argues. It has become “the party of institutionalized liberalism, which is itself exhausted”. So how to reinvent American liberalism in the 2020’s? How to make the left once again, in Deresiewicz words, “the locus of openness, playfulness, productive content...
2025-05-1838 min
Derate The HateThe End of Solitude, Culture, and the Fight for Individuality - DTH Episode 257 with William DeresiewiczSend Wilk a text with your feedback!The End of Solitude, Culture, and the Fight for IndividualityIn this episode of Derate The Hate, host Wilk Wilkinson sits down with award-winning essayist, cultural critic, and author William Deresiewicz for an insightful conversation on solitude, the internet’s impact on society, political polarization, and the importance of civic engagement in an increasingly fragmented world.William Deresiewicz is the author of The End of Solitude: Selected Essays on Culture and Society, a powerful collection that examines how di...
2025-04-0239 min
Keen On AmericaEpisode 2476: William Deresiewicz on American Boys & MenFew observers are more insightful than the critic William Deresiewicz at identifying the changing landscape of American culture. In my latest conversation with Deresiewicz, best known for his book Excellent Sheep, we explore how young American men are increasingly drawn to right-wing politics while feeling socially devalued and alienated by progressive rhetoric. Deresiewicz critiques universities for embracing a censorious left-wing ideology that has become intellectually stagnant. He contrasts this with the creative ferment happening on the right, while at the same time rejecting Trump's authoritarian tactics against universities. Deresiewicz argues that art has lost its cultural significance as consumption...
2025-03-2446 min
Eminent AmericansThe Rise of the Not LeftMy guest on this episode of the podcast is William Deresiewicz, author of a number of books, most notably Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life, and the Substack newsletter Derisivist.Bill and I end up spending a fair amount of time discussing an as-yet-untitled essay of his that’s forthcoming in Salmagundi, and at what I'd say are the two poles of it. On the one hand, it’s a lament for the decline of the left, which he argues has made itself the enemy of cultural vitality. On the othe...
2025-03-121h 13
The Unmistakable Creative PodcastListener Favorites: Bill Deresiewicz | An Exploration of Education, Technology and HumanityBill Deresiewicz takes us on a fascinating journey through over 30 years of razor-sharp reflection on culture and society. How is the internet changing us? Why should we go to college? What is the purpose of art? What does it mean to be an individual and how do we retain our individuality in such a networked society? These are a few of the piercing yet fundamental questions you will hear dissected in this episode. Subscribe for ad-free interviews and bonus episodes https://plus.acast.com/s/the-unmistakable-creative-podcast.
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2025-03-0352 min
Uncertain ThingsSignificant Sans Sex (w/ Rhaina Cohen)To write The Other Significant Others, journalist Rhaina Cohen interviewed couples around the country who have committed to sharing their lives with each other — just not their beds. These pivotal yet hard-to-define relationships have existed throughout history, but we lack the vocabulary to talk about them (let alone a legal framework to protect them). Adaam and Vanessa — platonic partners themselves — talk to Rhaina about the nomenclature that helps/hinders us, the lack of templates for meaningful friendships, and the unspoken-about-elephant in these relationships (yes, sex). Mentioned in this episode:-Rhaina on the Ezra Klein Show-Ou...
2025-01-171h 14
The Art BizThe Internet Might Be Ruining Artists' Livelihoods with William DeresiewiczA deep discussion about the significant impact of the internet on the arts economy and the evolving role of artists in today's market that is ruled by the internet. Host Alyson Stanfield talks with William Deresiewicz, author of The Death of the Artist: How Creators are Struggling to Survive in the Age of Billionaires and Big Tech. Bill discuss the challenges of discoverability and financial instability while emphasizing the importance of community support as artists navigate this changing landscape. Bill offers valuable insights on adapting to new opportunities in the digital era, helping artists feel...
2024-09-2646 min
Keen On AmericaEpisode 2168: KEEN ON America featuring William DeresiewiczWilliam Deresiewicz is a leading American writer best known as the author of Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life. And so, when Bill and I sat down in Portland for a KEEN ON America conversation, we discussed the crisis of a high-end university system that he, as a former professor at Yale, knows all too well. But Bill, a keen conversationalist, also talked about what it means to be both a Jew and an American in a country which simultaneously values personal reinvention and cultural identity.
2024-08-2244 min
Nuanced.158. Bill Deresiewicz: Are Universities on the Wrong Track?Bill Deresiewicz, a former Yale professor, and Aaron Pete discuss how liberal arts degrees impact personal development, the challenges in higher education, and the importance of diverse perspectives and mentors in building a democratic society.Send us a textSupport the shownuancedmedia.ca
2024-05-2857 min
Uncertain ThingsThe Indoctrination of Elite Education (w/ Bill Deresiewicz)William Deresiewicz — author of (the newly updated) Excellent Sheep, The Death of the Artist, and The End of Solitude — returns to the pod! This time we dive into one of the institutions we love to hate: elite universities. We dwell on and debate the protests at Columbia (et al.), the reasons why it’s all gone so wrong, and whether or not the solution is just to raze them to the ground. Check out our ‘Uncertainty’ newsletter for updates and rants. To support us and gain access to exclusive content, consider becoming a paid member of Uncertain on Substack...
2024-05-221h 30
The SyllabusBill Deresiewicz“The system of elite education, which I can define at greater lengths is making kids miserable, and it's producing an elite class that's wrecking the country,” says best-selling author and essayist Bill Deresiewicz in this week’s episode of The Syllabus. Syllabus host Mark Oppenheimer discusses topics in Deresiewicz’s book Excellent Sheep, including societal pressures to attend elite colleges, overwhelming careerism, admissions competition, and increasing inequality in access to education. Guest Bio: William Deresiewicz is an essayist, critic, speaker, and author of the best-seller Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way t...
2024-04-1140 min
How My View GrewWilliam Deresiewicz: What News Sources Can I Trust?In this episode of How My View Grew, essayist Bill Deresiewicz describes the moment he stopped trusting his go-to news sources and started listening to "heterodox" perspectives. This is a story about American journalism and culture. It's also a story about the humility and courage it takes to let go of deeply held ideas and create space for something new.**About the guest**Bill Deresiewicz is an award-winning essayist and critic and frequent speaker at colleges and high schools. He is the author of five books, including the New York Times's best-seller Excellent Sheep: The...
2024-03-2047 min
Keen On AmericaZero to Zero: William Deresiewicz on what happens when the price of online content is driven down to zeroEPISODE 1835: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks William Deresiewicz, author of THE DEATH OF THE ARTIST, about the fate of the creative artist when , in our digital economy, the price of content has been driven down to zero William Deresiewicz is an award-winning essayist and critic, a frequent speaker at colleges, high schools, and other venues, and the author of five books including the New York Times bestseller Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life. His latest book is The End of Solitude: Selected Essays on Culture and So...
2023-11-0142 min
Cut the CraftEpisode 62: Bill DeresiewiczRecorded June 6, 2023. William Deresiewicz is a non-fiction writer whose work includes The End of Solitude, Excellent Sheep, and A Jane Austin Education. In this episode he speaks with us about his book The Death of the Artist: How Creators are Struggling to Survive in the age of Billionaires and Big Tech. Over the course of our conversation Bill gives us a synopsis of the book and highlights different factors that have resulted in the current marketplace for creatives. He includes the new formation of “parasocial relationships” with fans and customers that are a part of selling creative work...
2023-09-261h 22
The Unspeakeasy With Meghan DaumIs Art Boring Or Is It Just Us? William Deresiewicz Returns To The PodThis week, The Unspeakable welcomes back William Deresiewicz, who enters the pantheon of three-time guest! Bill was first on the pod in the fall of 2020 talking about his book The Death of the Artist and he came back last year to talk about his book of collected works The End of Solitude. He returns now to discuss some articles he published recently about the state of human creativity and the future of creative output. In an article for Tablet called We're All Bored Of Culture, Bill explores how and why the arts have seemingly become so lackluster in the...
2023-06-121h 18
Uncertain ThingsWelcome to the Content Age (w/ William Deresiewicz)William Deresiewicz — author of Excellent Sheep, The Death of the Artist, and The End of Solitude — has lived many lives. He’s been an orthodox Jewish boy who lost his faith; a journalism school student unimpressed by the pretensions of the profession; a literature professor who (blasphemously) loved books and teaching. Today, he’s an author, essayist, and nostalgic ex-New Yorker. No matter where he’s been in life, Deresiewicz has often been on the outside looking in, which is maybe why he’s able to see and analyze our culture so clearly. We start off this conversation diving into The Deat...
2023-05-081h 39
Tablet StudiosReading TogetherThis week on Unorthodox, we’re eating macaro(o)ns. Our Jew of the Week is writer Bill Deresiewicz, who returns to the show to talk about his latest book, The End of Solitude, which laments how we’ve forgotten how to be alone in the digital age. Our Gentile of the Week is audiobook narrator and author Julia Whelan, who tells us about her new book, Thank You for Listening, and what it’s like to be the voice behind so many of today’s bestsellers. We...
2023-02-0257 min
The Unmistakable Creative PodcastBill Deresiewicz | An Exploration of Education, Technology and HumanityBill Deresiewicz takes us on a fascinating journey through over 30 years of razor-sharp reflection on culture and society. How is the internet changing us? Why should we go to college? What is the purpose of art? What does it mean to be an individual and how do we retain our individuality in such a networked society? These are a few of the piercing yet fundamental questions you will hear dissected in this episode. Subscribe for ad-free interviews and bonus episodes https://plus.acast.com/s/the-unmistakable-creative-podcast.
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2022-10-0352 min
Culturally DeterminedThe End of Solitude, with William DeresiewiczWilliam Deresiewicz, author of the new book "The End of Solitude: Selected Essays on Culture and Society," discusses how technology is changing our sense of self, how every aspect of higher education is failing, the late Harold Bloom, Great Books courses, and more!Recorded August 18, 2022LINKS:Bill's new book, "The End of Solitude: Selected Essays on Culture and Society"https://www.amazon.com/End-Solitude-Selected-Culture-Society/dp/125085864XBill's essay, "Why I Left Academia (Since You're Wondering)"https://quillette.com/2022/08/17/why-i-left-academia-since-youre-wondering/
2022-09-061h 29
Humanize Me712: Thoughtful meandering with William DeresiewiczBart enjoys a wide-ranging conversation with Bill Deresiewicz that touches on solitude, moral goodness, the value of the arts, the interplay of power, rituals and practices, fundamentalisms and friendship. Bill is a world-class literary critic and a former professor of English at Yale University whose latest book of essays - The End of Solitude - is available now.
2022-09-021h 07
The Unspeakeasy With Meghan DaumIs Solitude Over? Is Thinking Dead? A Conversation with William DeresiewiczAlmost two years ago, author William Deresiewicz visited The Unspeakable to talk about his book The Death Of The Artist: How Creators Are Struggling to Survive in the Age of Billionaires and Big Tech. It was an insightful and moving conversation about the near-impossibility of surviving as a working artist in a "creator economy." Many listeners wrote to Meghan to express their gratitude as well as their sorrow over the hard truths Bill laid out. Now Bill is back to talk about his new book, a collection of essays entitled The Death Of Solitude. The essays span more than a dec...
2022-08-291h 15
27 Rouge:XIX: The End of Solitude with Bill DeresiewiczBill Deresiewicz is one of the sharpest cultural critics of our time. I may not agree with everything he says, but I have to hand it to the guy. He’s a powerhouse of incisive, piercing insight into all things culture. His books include A Jane Austen Education and The Death of the Artist as well as my personal favorite Excellent Sheep. And now he’s got a new one on the way. In July, we sat down and talked about The End of Solitude, an exceptionally well curated set of essays that I’d recommend to anybody. For those inter...
2022-08-161h 13
Ein Pæling - Áskrift#6 Excellent sheep - Is the education system failing the young? (with Bill Deresiewicz) (#125)Bill Deresiewicz is a former Yale professor who wrote a book about the failures of the elite education institutions in the West called Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American elite and the way to a meaningful life.In this podcast, Þórarinn speaks with Bill about how he perceives the problem today, who are these excellent sheep, the grade-inflation, wokeism and its implications on free speech and censorship, classism, and more.
2022-07-0849 min
Capital A: Unauthorized Opinions on Money, Art & Everything16. Running Naked through the Market: Bill Deresiewicz on Artists in the Digital EconomyHow do you make a living as an artist when the big platforms price your work at zero? How do you get your big break when all the institutions that used to discover young artists have been decimated by the tech monopolies? In this episode, I talk to essayist and critic William Deresiewicz about his book, The Death of the Artist: How Creators Are Struggling to Survive in the Age of Billionaires and Big Tech.
BILL'S WEBSITE
billderesiewicz.com
WORKS CITED
-Deresiewicz, William. The Death...
2022-07-021h 13
Ein Pæling#125 Excellent sheep - Is the education system failing the young? (with Bill Deresiewicz)Bill Deresiewicz is a former Yale professor who wrote a book about the failures of the elite education institutions in the West called Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American elite and the way to a meaningful life.In this podcast, Þórarinn speaks with Bill about how he perceives the problem today, who are these excellent sheep, the grade-inflation, wokeism and its implications on free speech and censorship, classism, and more.
2022-03-0349 min
Everyday Anarchism015. The Meritocracy -- William DeresiewiczThis week's episode is the first of several episodes about how colleges and universities have abandoned their core mission - the collaborative search for truth - in favor of, well, something else. My guest for this episode is William Deresiewicz, author of Excellent Sheep, The Death of the Artist, and the landmark essay ""Don't Send Your Kid to the Ivy League." Bill and I discuss the meritocracy and the damage it is doing to our students, our colleges, and our political institutions. We also discuss the way that the meritocratic language around "diversity" obscures the actual problems and solutions...
2021-12-081h 02
In Conversation with Stephen HurleyExcellent Sheep ft. William DeresiewiczWilliam Deresiewicz returns to In Conversation to speak about "Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life". We talk about the narrative that college is something that young people just "need to do", the importance of a humanities education and the courage that it will take to challenge our current meritocratic approach to college and university admissions. We're speaking across national borders on some of these issues, but there is plenty that should resonate with Canadian listeners. As with our conversation about "THE DEATH OF THE ARTISTHow Creators Are...
2021-06-1446 min
Life & FaithExcellent SheepA former Yale professor on the clever but morally clueless students pursuing an elite education.
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In 2014, William Deresiewicz’s book Excellent Sheep: The miseducation of the American elite and the way to a meaningful life became an instant best-seller. The former Yale professor called out the way that elite American universities produced “excellent sheep”: clever, highly credentialled, and conscientious young people who were nonetheless stumped about the meaning of life. Instead, they funnelled themselves into high-paying jobs in law, finance, medicine, consulting, or tech.
In this fascinating discussion, Deresiewicz talks about the way that w...
2021-06-0933 min
Smart Social Podcast: Keeping students safe so they can Shine OnlineA Conversation about Higher Education and Finding Purpose with Parent Compass and Guest, Bill DeresiewiczWith refreshing honesty and candidness, Bill examines a broken higher education system and how it can be remedied. He calls on students to approach their college years with curiosity and a desire to learn for the sake of learning rather than following a path that ultimately leaves them unfulfilled.Bill Deresiewicz is the New York Times Best-Selling Author of Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life. He is also the author of the new book The Death of an Artist: How Creators Are Struggling to Survive in the Age...
2021-02-2427 min
Bloggingheads.tv: Culturally DeterminedThe Death of the Artist (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & William Deresiewicz)Bill's new book, The Death of the Artist ... Why the "long tail" thesis was wrong ... How did the early dream of the Internet die? ... Blockbuster consolidation in fine art ... Luck and privilege ... Is art school a pyramid scheme? ... What is to be done? Bill has some thoughts ... Will the pandemic finish off the arts? ... Wokism as a moral figleaf for careerist college students ...
2020-10-2200 minCulturally DeterminedThe Death of the Artist, with William DeresiewiczBill's new book, The Death of the Artist ... Why the "long tail" thesis was wrong ... How did the early dream of the Internet die? ... Blockbuster consolidation in fine art ... Luck and privilege ... Is art school a pyramid scheme? ... What is to be done? Bill has some thoughts ... Will the pandemic finish off the arts? ... Wokism as a moral figleaf for careerist college students ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-221h 14
Alpha Dad ProjectEpisode # 25 – Excellent Sheep – William DeresiewiczMichael talks with William Deresiewicz, author about Excellent Sheep, on parent and counselor expectations and Fear around the broken educational systemAs a Yale professor, Bill Deresiewicz saw something deeply troubling. His students were adrift when it came to the big questions: how to think critically and creatively, and how to find a sense of purpose.Excellent Sheep takes a sharp look at the high-pressure conveyor belt that begins with parents and counselors who demand perfect grades and continues into college. As schools shift focus from the liberal arts to narrowly “practical” subjects like economics and comp...
2020-09-1742 min
The Innovation ShowEP 238: The Death of the Artist with Bill DeresiewiczThere are two stories you hear about making a living as an artist in the digital age, and they are diametrically opposed.
One comes from Silicon Valley and its boosters in the media.
There’s never been a better time to be an artist, it goes.
If you’ve got a laptop, you’ve got a recording studio. If you’ve got an iPhone, you’ve got a movie camera. GarageBand, Final Cut Pro: all the tools are at your fingertips.
And if production is cheap, distribution is free. It’s called the Internet: YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, Kindle Direct Publishing.
Everyone’s a...
2020-09-1046 minThe Innovation ShowEP 238: The Death of the Artist with Bill DeresiewiczThere are two stories you hear about making a living as an artist in the digital age, and they are diametrically opposed.
One comes from Silicon Valley and its boosters in the media.
There’s never been a better time to be an artist, it goes.
If you’ve got a laptop, you’ve got a recording studio. If you’ve got an iPhone, you’ve got a movie camera. GarageBand, Final Cut Pro: all the tools are at your fingertips.
And if production is cheap, distribution is free. It’s called the Internet: YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, Kindle Direct Publishing.
Everyone’s a...
2020-09-1046 min
The Innovation ShowEP 238: The Death of the Artist with William "Bill" DeresiewiczThere are two stories you hear about making a living as an artist in the digital age, and they are diametrically opposed. One comes from Silicon Valley and its boosters in the media. There's never been a better time to be an artist, it goes. If you've got a laptop, you've got a recording studio. If you've got an iPhone, you've got a movie camera. GarageBand, Final Cut Pro: all the tools are at your fingertips. And if production is cheap, distribution is free. It's called the Internet: YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, Kindle Direct Publishing. Everyone's an artist...
2020-09-1046 min
Humanize Me523: The Death of the Artist, with Bill DeresiewiczBill Deresiewicz is an award-winning essayist and critic who has written a new book. The book warns that the art we all love - music, books, films and much more - is in jeopardy. Based on his own deep research and interviews with artists and content creators, Bill is worried that the digital economy isn't supporting that art that sustains our souls, and that we are in the middle of a big transformation.
2020-09-101h 11
Smart NonsenseAvthar Sewrathan: Your Internal Scorecard (#44)Episode 44 with Henry and Dylan—Today they're talking with Avthar Sewrathan, a Princeton CS grad who founded Afari, and is now currently working as a developer advocate.Dishin' out Smart Nonsense about:How a Kid from South Africa Ended up at PrincetonEverything is negotiableRethinking the Schooling SystemLinksConnect with Avthar Sewrathan:Avthar.com | Weekly Wisdom Email | Twitter | InstagramAvthar’s Articles:Starter Kit: Your Reflected Best Self (RBS)Princeton Talk: Self...
2020-09-081h 11
Talking To Teens: Expert Tips for Parenting TeenagersEp 100: Artistic Teen? Time to Get Creative...Bill Deresiewicz, bestselling author and our first ever guest on the show, re-joins us for our 100th episode to talk about his latest book The Death of the Artist. We discuss if art is even a worthy pursuit for young people today and if so, what can young people expect.Full show notesWhen our kid says they want to pursue art as a career, we can sometimes be hesitant to support them. We have no doubt that they’re talented: we’ve seen them receive standing ovations at the end of a musical theater perf...
2020-08-2321 min
One Percent BetterEp. 144: 1% Better Creative Survival w/ William DeresiewiczI am happy to welcome back to the show, author William Deresiewicz. This is a deep conversation about what artists and creators are struggling with in today's digital economy. Interesting Links: Buy Bill's Book My first conversation with Bill Is Food Art? (57: 34) Bill and Stephen Colbert Email me Joe@onepercentbetterproject.com As always, thanks for listening. --JF
2020-07-261h 01
Lars og PålEpisode 73 Doing college differently at Wayfinding AcademyIn this episode Lars talks to Michelle Jones and November Pollack, respectively principal and founder, and a student at Wayfinding Academy in Portland, Oregon. Wayfinding Academy is an alternative, two year college that offers a different approach to higher education. Despite its small size, and short history (first cohort started in 2016), Wayfinding has already gotten some recognition, and recruits students from all over the US. We talk about how society is steering more and more young people towards college, what we hope to get out of school and studies, how curiosity often doesn't survive the...
2020-03-241h 01
Off-Trail LearningBill Deresiewicz on The Power and Peril of Self-EducationWhat does it mean to “self-educate?” Are autodidacts made or born? Can one develop an intellect without formal higher education? In this special episode, Blake discusses these big questions (and many more) with Bill Deresiewicz (the author of Excellent Sheep) and guest facilitator Dev Carey. This event was recorded live in Portland, Oregon, on September 1, 2019, at the Wayfinding Academy.
Learn more about Bill at billderesiewicz.com, Dev at highdesertcenter.org, and Wayfinding Academy at wayfindingacademy.org.
(Note: My claim about the percentage of K-12 students in private schools in the US was wrong: it’s roughly 10%.)
2019-09-041h 18
The Other F Word: Conversations About FailureWilliam Deresiewicz on The Current College CrisesAuthor and essayist William Deresiewicz discusses his book "Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life" and the current college admissions scandal. William got his Bachelor's, Master's and PhD from Columbia University and has taught at Yale University. Following his article, 'The Disadvantages of an Elite Education' in 2008 which went viral, William wrote "Excellent Sheep" which examines how elite colleges are failing young kids. In this fascinating conversation, William shares his views on the epidemic of mental distress amongst college students who can't navigate their way outside of school. He discusses how paren...
2019-03-2046 min
The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander HeffnerThe Splintering of the American MindOn this week’s episode of The Open Mind, William Egginton, Decker Professor in the Humanities and the director of the Alexander Grass Humanities Institute at Johns Hopkins University, discusses his new book, "The Splintering of the American Mind: Identity Politics, Inequality and Community on Today's College Campuses.”Sloan Foundation President and Williams College President Emeritus Adam Falk praised Edmonton's book as “an incisive and nuanced diagnosis of the ruptures in our society that so challenge higher education today. His call for a universal experience of the liberal arts as essential to democracy is as compelling as any I...
2018-11-1228 min
Simple FamiliesSFP 126: How to Give Your Child the Very Best [with Bill Deresiewicz, author of Excellent Sheep]
As parents, we just want to give our kids the best. We want to give them opportunities and send them to the best colleges. Sometimes that means signing them up for all the classes and starting the resumé in the earliest years. In today’s episode I am chatting with author Bill Deresiewicz. We are discussing the disconnection between the pursuit of success and happiness.
Show Notes/Links:
The Book: Excellent Sheep
Revisiting the Value of Elite Colleges
How to Raise an Adult
How to Raise Successful Kids Without Overparenting [Ted Talk...
2018-09-2628 min
One Percent BetterEpisode 3: William Deresiewicz- The Art of ThinkingWilliam Deresiewicz (http://www.billderesiewicz.com/) is a New York Times Bestselling Author. His book Excellent Sheep examines the high pressure tug of war between what parents and students think they are getting in an elite college, and in many cases what they are actually getting. We talk about: How to think more clearly The importance of solitude Why multitasking is so destructive The value of skepticism What is college for? Rising college debt Is food art? Bill's daily habits How Bill writes Follow Bill on Twitter @WDeresiewicz and please share the show with someone who...
2017-07-1047 min
The Steve Pomeranz ShowRethinking America’s Approach to EducationWith William Deresiewicz, Former English Professor, Author of Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite & The Way to a Meaningful LifeIn his book, Bill Deresiewicz believes our approach to education is wrong with an over-emphasis on hyper-achievers trained to jump through higher and higher hoops while neglecting other facets such as a focus on a well-rounded education that makes our students better prepared for life and career.Bill talks about the insane admissions frenzy and incredible competitiveness to get into a good university – our ticket to the good life. He also talks abou...
2016-01-0616 min
SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #299 - READALONG: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
The SFFaudio Podcast #299 – Jesse and Julie Davis talk about Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen.
Talked about on today’s show:
North ANGER! Abbey, this is a comedy, parody and meta-gothic novel, The Mysteries Of Udolpho, an inversion, Jane Austen is hilarious, The Jane Austen Book Club (the movie), documentaries, “its very meta”, her first (and almost) last novel, the advertizement from the authoress, fashions of literature and clothing, Tilney and Thorpe, the price of everything, a braggart, going afoul, a terrible sketch,
A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendsh...
2015-01-121h 04
The CrushEpisode 01: What’s the Point of College? With Bill Deresiewicz So what’s the point of college? Bill Deresiewicz wrote the book “Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life” which I’ve come to regard as one of the most...
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2015-01-0600 min
The CrushEpisode 01: What’s the Point of College? With Bill Deresiewicz So what’s the point of college? Bill Deresiewicz wrote the book “Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life” which I’ve come to regard as one of the most...
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2015-01-0600 min
Mixed Mental ArtsEp154 - William DeresiewiczAs a Professor at Yale, William Deresiewicz became concerned by what had happened to America’s education. More than anything, he found that rather than turning out leaders was turning out a bunch of mindless followers. In his book, Excellent Sheep Deresiewicz lays out how the nation’s best universities are miseducating our youth to be so obsessed with achieving success at all costs that we end up with politicians and business leaders who are selfish and complacent. You can find Excellent Sheep on Amazon. You can follow Professor Deresiewicz on twitter at @WDeresiewicz. If you reach out to him, he a...
2014-09-1844 minMixed Mental ArtsEp154 - William DeresiewiczAs a Professor at Yale, William Deresiewicz became concerned by what had happened to America's education. More than anything, he found that rather than turning out leaders was turning out a bunch of mindless followers. In his book, Excellent Sheep Deresiewicz lays out how the nation's best universities are miseducating our youth to be so obsessed with achieving success at all costs that we end up with politicians and business leaders who are selfish and complacent. You can find Excellent Sheep on Amazon. You can follow Professor Deresiewicz on twitter at @WDeresiewicz. If you reach out to him, he asks...
2014-09-1844 min
Talk CocktailThe Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful LifeWe are deep in the heart of back to school season. Therefore, it's worth noting that while we have had dozens and dozens of conversations, on this program, about the improvement and mechanics of education, about its need to transform itself into a modern world, rarely have we ever stepped back to examine or even question the purpose of that education. In part, because the answer today, almost seems like a paraphrase of Bill Clinton,... It’s the career stupid!
But should it be? Should there be a higher and more noble purpose, particularly for higher education? As education moves...
2014-09-0428 min