Cultural Criticism Audio & Video

For thirty-three years Ravi Zacharias has spoken all over the world and in numerous universities, notably Harvard, Princeton, and Oxford University.

To a degree both engrossing and alarming, the story of fast food is the story of postwar America. Though created by a handful of mavericks, the fast food industry has...

Thanks to social media, teens are able to directly interact with their culture -- celebrities, movies, brands -- in ways never before possible.

We're building an artificial intelligence-powered dystopia, one click at a time, says technosociologist Zeynep Tufecki.

When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.

I Am Malala is the memoir of a remarkable teenage girl who risked her life for the right to go to school.

For the millions of Americans who want spirituality without religion, Sam Harris’ new book is a guide to meditation as a rational spiritual practice informed by neuroscience and psychology.

Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.

This engrossing piece of undercover reportage has been a fixture on the New York Times best-seller list since its publication....

In this eloquently persuasive book, Neil Postman examines the deep and broad effects of television culture on the manner in which we conduct our public affairs and how “entertainment values” have corrupted even the way we think.