Craft and Community
Thinking Allowed
BBC
4.4 • 997 Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2011
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Is DIY culture and home improvement linked to the ideals of John Ruskin? David Gauntlett, author of Making is Connecting believes it is and he contends that bloggers and online enthusiasts are the inheritors of Britain's creative culture - making communities through their craft in the same way that medieval stone masons used to do. But is posting a skate-boarding dog on YouTube really comparable to carving a gargoyle on a gothic cathedral? The sociologist Richard Sennett joins Laurie Taylor and David Gauntlett to discuss making things, creating communities and what counts as craftsmanship. Producer: Charlie Taylor.
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| 0:00.0 | Take some time for yourself with soothing classical music from the mindful mix, |
| 0:06.0 | the Science of Happiness Podcast. |
| 0:08.0 | For the last 20 years I've dedicated my career to exploring the science of living a happier more meaningful life and I want |
| 0:14.4 | to share that science with you. |
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| 0:27.0 | Listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:32.0 | My name is Annie Matt Manas. |
| 0:33.0 | And my name is Nick Grimshaw. |
| 0:35.0 | How long have we known each other, babe? |
| 0:37.0 | Probably 20 years now. |
| 0:38.0 | And in that time, we've always worked in and around music, right? |
| 0:42.0 | You have. |
| 0:43.0 | So it kind of makes sense that we do a podcast better. |
| 0:45.0 | It sounds like he's been 20 years in the making. |
| 0:47.0 | It's not Avatars are for podcasts, basically. |
| 0:49.0 | But it is good. |
| 0:50.0 | So we put the world to write with regards to music. |
| 0:53.0 | It's all the stuff that you'd want to chat to your mate about over a pint. |
| 0:56.0 | Sidetracked with us Annie and Nick. |
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| 1:01.0 | This is a Thinking Loud Podcast from the BBC and for more details in our terms of use |
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