Shoshana, an american author and scholar, describes how giant tech companies mine our data for nefarious uses, while keeping us in the dark about what is really going on behind the scenes. In defense of ignorance from this american life on chartable. Primarily a journalistic nonfiction program, it has also featured essays, memoirs, field recordings, short fiction, and found footage. Ignorantia juris non excusat or ignorantia legis neminem excusat latin for ignorance of the law excuses not and ignorance of law excuses no one respectively is a legal principle holding that a person who is unaware of a law may not escape liability for violating that. This american life is a weekly public radio show, heard by 2. In defense of ignorance by this american life on itunes. This book is full of all kinds of choice bits which i believe any intelligent adult could get much pleasure from whether he has any feelings about poetry or not. Im a government concentrator and have taken multiple classes on american politics and american democracy. How is ignorance of a law not a defense when virtually no. The story focused on the decision her family had made to hide the truth about her nai nai. He sent me a copy of his first collection of essays entitled in defense of ignorance.
Through reallife examples, ignorance is no defense explains georgia laws to teenagers in easytounderstand language. This american life is produced for the ear and designed to be heard. In the above hypothetical, you knew it was illegal to steal a car, but because of a mistaken belief about the law you formed a mistaken belief about the factsnamely, believed the. Producer sean cole tells the story of a psychological experiment that proved ignorance is, in fact. In 2016, lulu wang wrote and narrated a story on this american life called in defense of ignorance. This american life now has its own pandora station, and you should add it. We return to our story about abdi nor from 2015, with some big news about his life today. Tal, hosted by ira glass, is primarily a journalistic nonfiction program, although it has also featured essays, memoirs, field recordings, short fiction, and found footage. Voice of ignorance marriage is one of the fundamental establishments of the united states. In defense of ignorance from this american life podbay.
My grandmother, or nainai, as i call her, lives in china, along with a lot of my. In defense of ignorance, by karl shapiro commentary. This is one of the biggest parts of our american life and culture. Defending american ignorance western europe travels.
Lulu wang first shared her family lie on a 2016 episode of this american life called in defense of ignorance. When we first broadcast the story, abdi was a somali refugee living in. It is hosted by ira glass, produced in collaboration with chicago public media, delivered to stations by prx the public radio exchange, and has won all of the major broadcasting awards. Lulu wang lulu wang tells the story of an elaborate attempt to keep someone ignorant her grandmother and how her family pulled it off. Some defense mechanisms are mature ways we handle emotions and. Ignorance of the law usually isnt a defense, but ignorance of a fact sometimes can be. In the episode, wang tells the story of how her relatives deliberately kept her.
Anyhow, i expressed to karl shapiro my pleasure at his work. Producer stephanie foo describes a subset of the population who will never. In this episode examples of ignorance truly being bliss, or even being an asset. They are supposed to be the main event, but they are somehow someone they are always in the backdrop. As a young person, one looks forward to many goals in their lifetime. An unknown number of these new provisions are criminal laws that can deprive us of our liberty and brand us for life. If you are able, we strongly encourage you to listen to the audio, which includes emotion and emphasis thats not on the page. We were going to simplify life and get in step with the rest of the world.
This american life now has its own pandora station, and you. Except for circumstances similar to those outlined above, your ignorance is unlikely to help. This american life in defense of ignorance air date. I first heard the term engineered ignorance in a documentary entitled. For those who worry that fanatical american patriots have brainwashed me, dont worry. So that i dont bore everyone to death with stories of. After a year or so of trying, we were all so confused, we hated it. True crimes are inherently wrong and reasonable people are expected to know they are wrong. List of 2016 this american life episodes wikipedia. This american life s radio archive for 2016 this article about a radio show or program in. In defense of ignorance on pandora exactly how incompetent you are. There are two kinds of law, and each has a different rationale for disallowing ignorance as a defense. With a primary focus on criminal laws, ignorance is no defense not only describes what the law requires but also teenagers rights under the law.
In defense of ignorance by this american life on amazon music. This american life tal is a weekly hourlong radio program produced by chicago public radio. Producer sean cole tells the story of a psychological experiment that proved. Although this article is filed under western europe, its message is for eastern europeans and everyone else on the planet who believes these five american myths. It is distributed by public radio international and is also available as a free weekly podcast. This american life is produced in collaboration with wbez chicago and delivered to stations by prx the public radio exchange.
This american life is an american weekly hourlong radio program produced by wbez and hosted by ira glass. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The farewell director on bringing her this american life. This american life now has its own pandora station, and. In this episode examples of ignorance truly being bliss, or. Defense mechanisms are subconscious ways we deal with strong or unpleasant emotions. Glass, who wasnt feeling 100% while recording the newest tal episode called in defense of ignorance, gave listeners the pandora news. The basic text is not stop reading eliot and the critics and start reading whitman, but rather, in shapiros words, everything we are taught is false. Lulu wang tells the story of an elaborate attempt to keep someone ignorant. In defense of ignorance opinion the harvard crimson. No ordinary american can be expected to know every law, new and old, on the. The personal implication is that in defense of ignorance has been written by a more or less typical modern poet who is going through a state of conversion. Shoshana zuboff on surveillance capitalism vpro documentary you can watch it here.
Transcripts are generated using a combination of speech recognition software and human transcribers, and may. In any criminal matter, defense counsel should be able to advise you early on whether the defense of ignorance of the law will be available. So, it went the way of 8 track tape, and was quietly forgotten. In defense of ignorance by this american life on amazon. The farewell director on bringing her this american life story to film. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. And sometimes there can be a benefit to not knowing.
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