About this episode
Abigail Thorn is an actor, writer, and the creator of the widely acclaimed YouTube channel Philosophy Tube, where she explores politics, culture, and philosophy through performance and storytelling. She is currently starring in BLINK, a London stage play about livestreaming, voyeurism, and parasocial intimacy written years before those concepts entered mainstream discourse.? Subscribe to Philosophy Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ0HX-m_eSY? Get tickets to BLINK: https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/blink-df190:00-3:21 BLINK and Parasocial Intimacy3:21-7:39 Parasocial Relationships and Boundaries7:39-11:08 Building Philosophy Tube11:08-13:51 Aesthetics, Performance, and Ideas13:51-22:36 Theatre vs. YouTube as Mediums22:36-30:01 Performance in Politics Without Sacrificing Substance?SUBSCRIBE TO CURRENT AFFAIRS MAGAZINE: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership? PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/CurrentAffairs?THE MYTH OF AMERICAN IDEALISM: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738224/the-myth-of-american-idealism-by-noam-chomsky-and-nathan-j-robinson/
