‘There’s a weird market failure in media’: David Brooks on how his new podcast will tackle the big questions
Summary
David Brooks is launching a new weekly video podcast called The Permanent Questions, supported partly by Yale University. The podcast aims to explore big moral and human questions, moving away from political topics like the Trump presidency.Key Facts
- David Brooks left the New York Times after 22 years to join The Atlantic as a full-time staff writer.
- The new podcast will focus on broad moral, cultural, and humanistic questions, such as the existence of the soul.
- Brooks believes there are many political podcasts but not enough that address deeper humanistic topics.
- The podcast is funded in part by Yale University and will begin airing weekly on Sunday.
- Brooks plans to avoid detailed discussion about President Trump, focusing instead on cultural and social issues.
- He feels American culture is too focused on politics and lacks enough moral and human-focused conversations.
- His decision to leave the Times was influenced by an invitation from Yale and a desire for new challenges.
- Brooks wants to revive discussions like those found in liberal arts education that explore big life questions.
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