Brent Morden's guest appearances

Brent Morden

Choralosophy

The Daniel Idfresne Show

Jaclyn Johnson

Emily Williams

Paul Smith

John Perkins

Johns Hopkins

Isaac Cates

William Bennett

John Rutter

Amesh Adalja

Christopher Harris

Eric Whitacre

Brandon Boyd

Gabriel Jackson

Micah Hendler

Josh Williams

OwlTail

Michelle Pollino

A New Initiative from a New Organization: FAIR in the Arts is a program from the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism We have to think about group identity and immutable characteristics, and how they shape our experience as humans in the world. We can’t ignore those things. But they are not the only things. We need to have a conversation about what we LEAD with in these conversations. Do we lead with the things we can’t choose about ourselves, or do lead with our common humanity. To me, it’s a question of seeing the human across from in our classrooms, our teacher’s lounges, or even on social media as complex and deeper than their appearance. My recent ChoralNet blog goes addresses this as well.  It is not enough to attack injustice. We have to cultivate justice. This STARTS with patience, humility and grace. Clinician/Presenter Requests Support the Show/Get Slides FREE NewsletterEpisode 98On the Choralosophy Podcast I have spent a good deal of time and energy discussing the topic of “identity” in the arts, through a special category called “Choral Music: A Human Art Form” and how differing philosophies impact how the topic is discussed. In my view, there are major problems in the world stemming from philosophical illiteracy. Namely, what seems to be a lack of awareness that there are different ways to discuss societal problems, and how to move competently between them. As leaders of diverse groups, I see this is a non-optional skill for choral directors. We need to recognize that the centering of one’s immutable characteristics as the primary feature of one’s identity, is but one of many philosophies of finding or describing the “self.” Some find identity most strongly with their culture, nationality, religion, profession, school of thought, or even with the rejection of group identity itself. And that’s ok.

<h2>A New Initiative from a New Organization: <a href="http://www.fairinthearts.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FAIR in the Arts</a> is a program from the <a href="http://www.fairforall.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism</a></h2> We have to think about group identity and immutable characteristics, and how they shape our experience as humans in the world. We can’t ignore those things. But they are not the only things. We need to have a conversation about what we LEAD with in these conversations. Do we lead with the things we can’t choose about ourselves, or do lead with our common humanity. To me, it’s a question of seeing the human across from in our classrooms, our teacher’s lounges, or even on social media as complex and deeper than their appearance. <a href="https://choralnet.org/2022/04/choral-music-is-a-universally-human-art-form/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">My recent ChoralNet blog goes addresses this as well. </a> It is not enough to attack injustice. We have to cultivate justice. This STARTS with patience, humility and grace. <a href="https://choralosophy.com/clinician-request/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Clinician/Presenter Requests</a> <a href="https://choralosophy.com/support/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support the Show/Get Slides</a> <a href="http://choralosophy.substack.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FREE Newsletter</a> Episode 98 On the Choralosophy Podcast I have spent a <a href="https://choralosophy.com/category/podcasts/a-human-art-form/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">good deal of time and energy discussing the topic</a> of “identity” in the arts, through a special category called “Choral Music: A Human Art Form” and how differing philosophies impact how the topic is discussed. In my view, there are major problems in the world stemming from philosophical illiteracy. Namely, what seems to be a lack of awareness that there are different ways to discuss societal problems, and how to move competently between them. As leaders of diverse groups, I see this is a non-optional skill for choral directors. We need to recognize that the centering of one’s immutable characteristics as the primary feature of one’s identity, is but one of many philosophies of finding or describing the “self.” Some find identity most strongly with their culture, nationality, religion, profession, school of thought, or even with the rejection of group identity itself. And that’s ok.

Episode 98: You Are Your Story with Brent Morden, Michelle Pollino and Angel Eduardo

Today Brent and I talked about the importance of the apolitical in America. Can they help stop the woke? Tune in to episode 9 of the Daniel Idfresne Show to hear our thoughts.    Time Stamps:  00:00 Opening Monologue  04:00 Meet Brent!  11:27 Brent's Time at Columbia  22:30 Freedom of Speech is not Valued by the Woke  28:24 Brent's Strategy for Fighting the Woke  32:30 Subjective Truth and Power  49:50 Preserving Gifted and Talented Programs  48:26 FAIR: The Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism  1:00:00 When the Political Becomes the Personal?  1:12:42 The Case for Saying No    Go watch Brent's work: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzwjnpbBUigWcv_QuLMhVaA  Want to support my work? You can donate here: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/danielidfresne  Daniel Idfresne is a seventeen-year-old free thinker born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He is currently on the Philosophy Club at Brooklyn Technical High School. Watch as Daniel tackles news regarding politics and culture. Tune in to the Daniel Idfresne Show, where he makes philosophical connections to political and cultural occurrences today.   Stay skeptical.  ---   Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thedanielidfresneshow/support

Today Brent and I talked about the importance of the apolitical in America. Can they help stop the woke? Tune in to episode 9 of the Daniel Idfresne Show to hear our thoughts.   Time Stamps:  00:00 Opening Monologue  04:00 Meet Brent!  11:27 Brent's Time at Columbia  22:30 Freedom of Speech is not Valued by the Woke  28:24 Brent's Strategy for Fighting the Woke  32:30 Subjective Truth and Power  49:50 Preserving Gifted and Talented Programs  48:26 FAIR: The Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism  1:00:00 When the Political Becomes the Personal?  1:12:42 The Case for Saying No   Go watch Brent's work: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzwjnpbBUigWcv_QuLMhVaA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzwjnpbBUigWcv_QuLMhVaA</a> Want to support my work? You can donate here: <a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/danielidfresne" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/danielidfresne</a> Daniel Idfresne is a seventeen-year-old free thinker born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He is currently on the Philosophy Club at Brooklyn Technical High School. Watch as Daniel tackles news regarding politics and culture. Tune in to the Daniel Idfresne Show, where he makes philosophical connections to political and cultural occurrences today.   Stay skeptical. --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/thedanielidfresneshow/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/thedanielidfresneshow/support</a>

The Apolitical with Brent Morden | Ep. 9