Reflections from The Three Bells: S5#1
Title
We must unleash radical thought…
Contributor
Stephanie Fortunato
In this first episode of our new format, our host, Stephanie Fortunato, shares her latest reflections on the state of our world and our industry through a thoughtful audio essay: We must unleash radical thought…
Date of Recording
16 January 2025
Date of Publication
30 January 2025
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THEME MUSIC
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Stephanie Fortunato: Hello and welcome to The Three Bells. This podcast is one of a series brought to you by AEA Consulting for the Global Cultural Districts Network, in which we explore what's happening around the world on those busy and sometimes congested intersections of cultural and urban life. I'm your host, Stephanie Fortunato, Special Projects Director for GCDN.
If you've tuned into past monthly episodes, you'll know that we often complemented our interviews with closing editorials as a way to dive a bit deeper into the themes discussed on this podcast.
We're shaking things up a bit for our fifth season, and we'll now be releasing our signature in-depth interviews and our editorials separately. So without further ado, let's kick off our new segment.
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External Links
Southern California wildfires: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2025_Southern_California_wildfires
The Linotype Daily: https://dwriletterpress.net/the-linotype-daily-1
The Linotype Daily Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelinotypedaily/
Linotype Machine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linotype_machine
Brain rot, Oxford Word of the Year 2024: https://corp.oup.com/word-of-the-year/
Harry Belafonte’s Speech accepting NAACP Spingarn Medal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6gpeROY9Y0
Harry Belafonte Obituary: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/25/arts/music/harry-belafonte-dead.html
Fair Culture Charter: https://www.fair-culture.org/
European Parliament press release, Music streaming sector: EU must ensure just pay for artists and fair algorithms: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240112IPR16773/music-streaming-sector-eu-must-ensure-just-pay-for-artists-and-fair-algorithms
IFACCA 2024 Year in Review: https://ifacca.org/news/2024/12/19/2024-year-review/
SMU DataArts Research: https://culturaldata.org/research/research/
Springboard for the Arts, Minnesota: https://springboardforthearts.org/
Creatives Rebuild New York: https://www.creativesrebuildny.org/
IFACCA report ‘Culture as a Public Good’ : https://ifacca.org/media/filer_public/5e/41/5e416ea9-47c5-4d3e-959e-074d624da3bb/ifacca_-_culture_as_a_public_good_report_-_july_2024_-_english.pdf
About our Contributor
Stephanie Fortunato is Director of Special Projects of the Global Cultural Districts Network. Her expertise sits at the intersection of cultural planning and urban development, collaborating with local communities on creating policies and partnerships to strengthen neighbourhoods and transform public spaces. +
