The Shape of Us: Recent Episodes
Cody Blake Wilson
How have the major cultural moments of the last half-century shaped the Millennial Generation into who we are today? Join your host, Cody Blake Wilson, and his guests as they try to answer that question one cultural moment at a time. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theshapeofus/support
This week, we dive into the second part of our two-part season finale on 9/11. We'll talk specifically about the fall out of the attacks, and how these have shaped millennials.
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In our 9th episode and Part One of our Season One finale, Ben and Jay (hosts of Quarantined, the Podcast) return, and together we dive into what is likely the most influential event in the early life of the millennial generation: 9/11.
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Every other week, we'll highlight one person from around the world that exemplifies the best of what it means to be a Millennial. This week's Millennial of the Week is Dr. Ibram Xolani Kendi, author of the best-selling "How to be an Antiracist" and founding director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research.
Check out his website here: https://www.ibramxkendi.com/
Order "How to be an Antiracist" here: https://bookshop.org/books/how-to-be-an-antiracist/9780525509288
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In our seventh episode, we look back on what USED to be the greatest economic catastrophe of our lifetime: The Great Recession. I'm joined by my friend Will, an accountant and fellow millennial.
To learn more about The Great Recession, check out this short video from the History Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM0uonkloXY
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Every other week, we'll highlight one person from around the world that exemplifies the best of what it means to be a Millennial. This week's Millennial of the Week is Tavar Zawacki, famed American street artists, formally known as "ABOVE."
Check him out at https://www.tavarzawacki.com/ or on Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/tavarzawacki/.
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In our fifth episode, we dive into the OG of Big Data: the human genome. I'm joined by my friend Ben, a biochemist and fellow millennial.
You can check out the Ted Talk referenced in the episode here: https://www.ted.com/talks/riccardo_sabatini_how_to_read_the_genome_and_build_a_human_being?language=en.
And you can learn more about the Human Genome Project by visiting their site, here: https://www.genome.gov/human-genome-project
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Welcome to the first Mini-Episode of The Shape of Us Podcast, Millennial of the Week. Every other week, we'll highlight one person from around the world that exemplifies the best of what it means to be a Millennial.
This week's Millennial of the Week is Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand. You can check out a few of the sources used for this week's episode using the information below.
Susan Devaney's 2020 Vogue article entitled, "Jacinda Ardern’s Latest Speech Shows What True Leadership Looks Like."
Uri Friedman''s 2020 article in The Atlantic entitled, "New Zealand’s Prime Minister May Be the Most Effective Leader on the Planet."
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What in the world is a Millennial?
In our first episode, we try to answer this question using research on the Millennial generation. We'll talk our relationship to money, marriage, work, and how we compare to other generations. We'll also investigate why Millennials sometimes get a bad rap.
This week, I am joined by my good friend Jenn, a high school math teacher and fellow Millennial.
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In our third episode, we're talking about one of the most influential Americans of the last century and one of the most tragic deaths in our lifetime: Kobe Bryant.
My guest this week is my dear friend, Ryan, a business professional, basketball fan, and fellow Millennial.
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On our second episode, we dive into the largest book franchise in the history of the world and try to answer the question: how has Harry Potter shaped the Millennial generation?
This week, I'm joined by my friend Jay, a business professional, Gryffindor, and fellow Millennial.
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What in the world is a Millennial?
Hi, my name is Cody Blake, and I want to invite you to check out my new podcast: The Shape of Us. Each week, me and one of my friends are going to explore a significant cultural moment from the last half-century, and discuss how we think it has come to shape the millennial generation into who we are today. There will be history, storytelling, pontification, jokes, and maybe the occasionalnal occasional soap-box.
So tune in starting May 11th when we’ll drop our first batch of episodes. Like and subscribe to have access to them right away. To learn more, check out my Patreon and www.patreon.com/codyblakewilson.
Until then, so long, be safe, and have the time of your life.
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