A Conversation with John de Graff

14/06/2024 29 min Temporada 1 Episodio 8
A Conversation with John de Graff

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In this podcast, I ask each guest to reflect on the evolution of their career path and work skills. John de Graaf is a filmmaker, author, public speaker and environmental activist.  He has made more than 15 national PBS documentaries and won more than 100 regional, national and international awards.   His books include the international best-seller, Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic and      What's the Economy for, Anyway?   He recently completed the feature documentary Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty and is currently directing a new film, Loyal to the Truth: Katherine Lee Bates and The Story of America The Beautiful. He is also writing a book on the politics of beauty and lives in Seattle.  He is a former board member of Earth Island Institute. Here are links to people and organizations John mentions during the conversation. Films https://www.johndegraaf.com/films-1 John Bernard https://www.mnopedia.org/person/bernard-john-toussaint-1893-1983 University Community Video https://www.vdb.org/artists/university-community-video-minneapolis Garden Song https://youtu.be/vRVQc3ht9oU?si=UxxGZ1bV9mO2F4PW Stewart Udall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Udall Katherine Lee Bates https://www.filmmakerscollaborative.org/loyal-to-the-truth Hearts and Minds https://archive.org/details/HeartsAndMinds1974