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“We are flying too low. We built this universe, this technology, these connections, this society, and all we can do with it is make junk? All we can do with it is put on stupid entertainments? I’m not buying it.” Seth Godin is wise and infectiously curious about life, the internet, and everything. He was one of the first people to name the “connection economy.” And even as we’re seeing its dark side, he helps us hold on to the highest human potential the digital age still calls us to. His daily blog is indispensable reading for many of us. He’s a long-time mentor to Krista. This interview happened in 2012. Seth now has a new podcast, Akimbo, and a new book coming out, "This Is Marketing: You Can’t Be Seen Until You Learn to See." (Original Air Date: January 24, 2013)
About the Guest:
Seth Godin writes the wildly popular daily, Seth’s Blog. His podcast is Akimbo. His new book this fall is This is Marketing: You Can't Be Seen Until You Learn to See. He’s the author of many best-selling books, online and in print, including Purple Cow, The Dip, and Linchpin. In 2018 he was inducted into the Marketing Hall of Fame.
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“We are flying too low. We built this universe, this technology, these connections, this society, and all we can do with it is make junk? All we can do with it is put on stupid entertainments? I’m not buying it.” Seth Godin is wise and infectiously curious about life, the internet, and everything. He was one of the first people to name the “connection economy.” And even as we’re seeing its dark side, he helps us hold on to the highest human potential the digital age still calls us to. His daily blog is indispensable reading for many of us. He’s a long-time mentor to Krista. This interview happened in 2012. Seth now has a new podcast, Akimbo, and a new book coming out, "This Is Marketing: You Can’t Be Seen Until You Learn to See." (Original Air Date: January 24, 2013)
About the Guest:
Seth Godin writes the wildly popular daily, Seth’s Blog. His podcast is Akimbo. His new book this fall is This is Marketing: You Can't Be Seen Until You Learn to See. He’s the author of many best-selling books, online and in print, including Purple Cow, The Dip, and Linchpin. In 2018 he was inducted into the Marketing Hall of Fame.
Visit our website to read the transcript, download the episode, or listen to the unedited interview: onbeing.org/programs/seth-godin-life-the-internet-and-everything-sep2018
Visit our On Being Classics Library where this episode is featured:
onbeing.org/libraries/classics
STAY IN TOUCH
Facebook: facebook.com/onbeing
Twitter: twitter.com/onbeing
Instagram: instagram.com/onbeing
Newsletter: onbeing.org/newsletter
OUR PODCASTS
On Being with Krista Tippett: onbeing.org/series/podcast
This Movie Changed Me: onbeing.org/series/this-movie-changed-me
Becoming Wise: onbeing.org/series/becoming-wise
