The Broken World
The Broken World Podcast
The Subway of the Spectacle
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The Subway of the Spectacle

Our limbic responses to viral footage will destroy us.

What you're about to hear was initially recorded almost two months ago, in the wake of the killing of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway car. Though more details have since come to light, we feel this story and our discussion of it have enduring relevance, as public transit systems all over the Western world have become de facto sanctuaries for homeless, addicted and mentally unwell men and women, while rising concerns about public safety remain ignored.

As ever, we're also interested in why young men so often find themselves in one of two very different roles: victim and victimizer, public nuisance and public saviour, playing for an audience who ultimately cares little about their fate. In this particular case, politicians, pundits and progressives are determined to pit Penny and Neely against each other, further fuelling a culture war that increasingly hinges on the spectacle of violence. And the question we’re failing to ask is: at what cost?

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The Broken World
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Through in-depth discussions and interviews, two millennial siblings explore the causes, casualties and silver linings of brokenism.
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Philip Clark & Christina Clark