Ingrid Nelson's guest appearances

Ingrid Nelson

The Academic Minute

Godless Bitches

We Might Be Tables

Ursula K. Le Guin

Stanley Kubrick

William James

Shelley Segal

Tracie Harris

Jenna Belk

Jen Peeples

Jen Aldrich

Vi La Bianca

Mandisa Thomas

Clare Wuellner

Geoff Blackwell

Paul Bloom

John Martin

Phil Ferguson

OwlTail

Otium and Accidia are two Latin terms that broadly connote a time of leisure. The difference, however, lies in the former being "productive" leisure and the latter being listless, "unproductive" leisure. In their article 'Doing nothing is all the rage: Is it a form of resistance, or just an indulgence for the lucky few?', Ingrid Nelson, Professor of English at Amherst College, places these ancient concepts in the 21st century, and questions whether the recent (perhaps capitalist) "productivity" trend of doing nothing is in fact a position of privilege.Alternately, in their article 'In praise of doing nothing', Simon Gottschalk explores the activity (for lack of a better term) of doing nothing as a  social boon, something that must not only be accepted, but encouraged. They address concerns of unchecked social and technological acceleration, and present convincing arguments for taking things much more slowly.In our first episode, we discussed Nelson's article in depth while merely touching upon Gottschalk's briefly. In Part II, we will be exploring the latter, and using the former as an ideological waypoint to ground our arguments and opinions on leisure and productivity. Even if doing nothing is a possibility, would it be morally justified? How do we balance the need for work and the need for freedom? Why do we often consider work and freedom to be diametrically opposed?Do write to us with any thoughts, questions, or comments you have after listening - they are greatly appreciated!We Might Be Tables now accepts voice mails from listeners. Click the link at the end to leave us a note.Mentioned in the episode:'Doing nothing' is all the rageIn praise of doing nothingA post on the subreddit r/latestagecapitalism--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-might-be-tables/message

Otium and Accidia are two Latin terms that broadly connote a time of leisure. The difference, however, lies in the former being "productive" leisure and the latter being listless, "unproductive" leisure. In their article 'Doing nothing is all the rage: Is it a form of resistance, or just an indulgence for the lucky few?', Ingrid Nelson, Professor of English at Amherst College, places these ancient concepts in the 21st century, and questions whether the recent (perhaps capitalist) "productivity" trend of doing nothing is in fact a position of privilege. Alternately, in their article 'In praise of doing nothing', Simon Gottschalk explores the activity (for lack of a better term) of doing nothing as a  social boon, something that must not only be accepted, but encouraged. They address concerns of unchecked social and technological acceleration, and present convincing arguments for taking things much more slowly. In our first episode, we discussed Nelson's article in depth while merely touching upon Gottschalk's briefly. In Part II, we will be exploring the latter, and using the former as an ideological waypoint to ground our arguments and opinions on leisure and productivity. Even if doing nothing is a possibility, would it be morally justified? How do we balance the need for work and the need for freedom? Why do we often consider work and freedom to be diametrically opposed? Do write to us with any thoughts, questions, or comments you have after listening - they are greatly appreciated! We Might Be Tables now accepts voice mails from listeners. Click the link at the end to leave us a note. Mentioned in the episode: 'Doing nothing' is all the rage In praise of doing nothing A post on the subreddit r/latestagecapitalism --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-might-be-tables/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-might-be-tables/message</a>

Episode 36: Doing Nothing (Part II) (Simon Gottschalk and Ingrid Nelson)

Otium and Accidia are two Latin terms that broadly connote a time of leisure. The difference, however, lies in the former being "productive" leisure and the latter being listless, "unproductive" leisure. In their article 'Doing nothing is all the rage: Is it a form of resistance, or just an indulgence for the lucky few?', Ingrid Nelson, Professor of English at Amherst College, places these ancient concepts in the 21st century, and questions whether the recent (perhaps capitalist) "productivity" trend of doing nothing is in fact a position of privilege. Alternately, in their article 'In praise of doing nothing', Simon Gottschalk explores the activity (for lack of a better term) of doing nothing as a  social boon, something that must not only be accepted, but encouraged. They address concerns of unchecked social and technological acceleration, and present convincing arguments for taking things much more slowly. In this episode, we discuss both of these articles in conjunction, and think through our own positions on leisure and productivity. Even if doing nothing is a possibility, would it be morally justified? How do we balance the need for work and the need for freedom? Why do we often consider work and freedom to be diametrically opposed? Give us a listen, and send us your thoughts! We'd love to hear from you. P.S. Extra points for anyone who can tell us how many times we struggled with the name "Gottschalk". We Might Be Tables now accepts voice mails from listeners. Click the link at the end to leave us a note. Mentioned in the episode: 'Doing nothing' is all the rage In praise of doing nothing A post on the subreddit r/latestagecapitalism--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-might-be-tables/message

Otium and Accidia are two Latin terms that broadly connote a time of leisure. The difference, however, lies in the former being "productive" leisure and the latter being listless, "unproductive" leisure. In their article 'Doing nothing is all the rage: Is it a form of resistance, or just an indulgence for the lucky few?', Ingrid Nelson, Professor of English at Amherst College, places these ancient concepts in the 21st century, and questions whether the recent (perhaps capitalist) "productivity" trend of doing nothing is in fact a position of privilege. Alternately, in their article 'In praise of doing nothing', Simon Gottschalk explores the activity (for lack of a better term) of doing nothing as a  social boon, something that must not only be accepted, but encouraged. They address concerns of unchecked social and technological acceleration, and present convincing arguments for taking things much more slowly. In this episode, we discuss both of these articles in conjunction, and think through our own positions on leisure and productivity. Even if doing nothing is a possibility, would it be morally justified? How do we balance the need for work and the need for freedom? Why do we often consider work and freedom to be diametrically opposed? Give us a listen, and send us your thoughts! We'd love to hear from you. P.S. Extra points for anyone who can tell us how many times we struggled with the name "Gottschalk". We Might Be Tables now accepts voice mails from listeners. Click the link at the end to leave us a note. Mentioned in the episode: <a href="https://theconversation.com/doing-nothing-is-all-the-rage-is-it-a-form-of-resistance-or-just-an-indulgence-for-the-lucky-few-156368" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">'Doing nothing' is all the rage</a> <a href="https://theconversation.com/in-praise-of-doing-nothing-95998" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In praise of doing nothing</a> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LateStageCapitalism/comments/o46lsa/is_it_really_surprising_that_people_are_depressed/?utm_medium=android_app&amp;utm_source=share" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A post on the subreddit r/latestagecapitalism</a>--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-might-be-tables/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-might-be-tables/message</a>

Episode 35: Doing Nothing (Part I) (Ingrid Nelson and Simon Gottschalk)

The Godless Bitches podcast was created by Beth Presswood to focus on feminist issues from a secular perspective and to help increase the presence of women's voices in the secular community. It is a media production of the Atheist Community of Austin and features regular contributions from Jen Peeples, Tracie Harris, Clare Wuellner and others.Godless Bitches streams live on Youtube every first Saturday of the month at 11am CDT. Past episodes are downloadable from our archive. If you're enjoying the program, help get the word out to others that they can listen live or via podcast.The Godless Bitches podcast is available as a free Podcast subscription from the Apple iTunes Music Store.To subscribe, first install iTunes, then click this link. Subscribers to the feed will have new episodes automatically downloaded. (If you have a Godless Bitches podcast feed from PodBean, you should remove it and use this one instead.)

The Godless Bitches podcast was created by Beth Presswood to focus on feminist issues from a secular perspective and to help increase the presence of women's voices in the secular community. It is a media production of the Atheist Community of Austin and features regular contributions from Jen Peeples, Tracie Harris, Clare Wuellner and others. Godless Bitches streams live on Youtube every first Saturday of the month at 11am CDT. Past episodes are downloadable from our archive. If you're enjoying the program, help get the word out to others that they can listen live or via podcast. The Godless Bitches podcast is available as a free Podcast subscription from the Apple iTunes Music <a href="http://Store.To" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Store.To</a> subscribe, first install iTunes, then click this link. Subscribers to the feed will have new episodes automatically downloaded. (If you have a Godless Bitches podcast feed from PodBean, you should remove it and use this one instead.)

Godless Bitches 04.16 2018-12-01 with Jen Peeples, Tracie Harris, & Ingrid Nelson