The Bizarre World of Celebrity Philanthropy
Culture Study Podcast
Anne Helen Petersen
4.6 • 637 Ratings
🗓️ 31 January 2024
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Philanthropy is so weird. Celebrities: also weird. When the two collide, you get something even more bizarre. Why should we believe what Ashton Kutcher has to say about human trafficking? How did Bill Gates change the very core of his image? What does The Gilded Age teach us about philanthropy and social position? And why does giving feel more and more like shopping? Amy Schiller joins the pod to work through the tangled knot of modern philanthropy.
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