Short Stuff: Bourgeoisie

Before Facebook and MySpace, before even Friendster, there was SixDegrees. Dive in today to learn about the first social media site, that was a few years too early.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

8 tracks were during vinyl, but preceded cassettes. Why? So people could listen to their music on the go. Check out this antiquated medium today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Sherlock Holmes is perhaps the most famous fictional character in the world, and for good reason. More than a hundred years on, Arthur Conan Doyle’s 60 Holmes stories are still in print and he is the most portrayed human literary character in history.See omnystudio.com/listener f ... Show More

Self-disclosure can be really empowering, but it can also be re-traumatizing. We go over some basics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Rediffusion - Nous employons certains mots si souvent que nous ne nous interrogeons guère sur leur sens et leur signification. C'est le cas du mot "aujourd'hui". Sa forme est déjà un peu particulière, avec cette apostrophe qui divise le mot en deux parties distinctes. Hébergé par ... Show More

i have a love/hate relationship with social media. okay so maybe it’s just a hate/hate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Download ELSA for free and get 7 days pro membership for free: ⁠https://bit.ly/ELSAxTHINKINGINENGLISH⁠  Get up to 85% off of ELSA lifetime membership by going to ⁠elsaspeak.com/redeem⁠ and use my code THINK85 Populism is on the rise. Across the world, politicians and political pa ... Show More

durée : 00:58:40 - Avec philosophie - par : Géraldine Muhlmann, Antoine Ravon - Certains mouvements sociaux cherchent avant tout à rendre visible certaines situations ou catégories sociales souvent méprisées. Pourquoi la visibilité sociale est-elle si importante ? Le problème n'e ... Show More

Jules and Jez have been informed by their smaller humans that the time for the phrase "so demure" has passed. It has them thinking about where slang comes from and who decides when words are cool and when they are not.  

Being middle class in America used to mean something. It was something socially transformative and even revolutionary. What happened? These are the ideas Christine Rosen writes on in her recent article for Commentary, “The Elite War on the American Middle Class—and How to End It. ... Show More

Ok, when we last left off, we were talking about a new class of elites in sub-roman britain. A group of individuals we identify as anglo saxons and kings, and we also mentioned the class of nobles that was growing up around them. We also talked about how that change, the increase ... Show More

Sometimes, because of experiences, systemic problems, and internalized fears, it can be hard to take care of yourself. Anney shares a recent example.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

How to have a ready-made social lifeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.