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UNSPEAKABLE PODCAST Is A Post-Truth World All Bad? Stephanie Lepp’s “Promiscuous Pragmatic Pluralism”
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UNSPEAKABLE PODCAST Is A Post-Truth World All Bad? Stephanie Lepp’s “Promiscuous Pragmatic Pluralism”

Stephanie Lepp is an artist, a film and video producer and Executive Producer at the Center for Humane Technology, where she leads the production of the podcast Your Undivided Attention. Her latest independent project is Deep Reckonings, a series of “deep fake” videos that depict prominent figures making public statements that have been reimagined as empathetic and morally courageous. In this conversation, Stephanie talks about the origins and goals of Deep Reckoning as well as a variety of concepts that she’s developed in response to the current iteration of so-called “post-truth world.” This includes her her theory of  “promiscuous pragmatic pluralism.” She also recounts a conversation she had with economist Glenn Loury on his podcast earlier this spring and why she thinks the next presidential debate will be an “anti-debate” on The Joe Rogan Experience. 

Guest Bio:

Stephanie Lepp is the Executive Producer at the Center for Humane Technology, where she leads the production of the podcast Your Undivided Attention. Her latest independent project is Deep Reckonings, a series of explicitly-marked deep fake videos that imagine morally courageous versions of our public figures. 

The Unspeakable with Meghan Daum
The Unspeakable Podcast
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