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Vanessa Quirk

@vmquirk

Co-host: @SidewalkLabs City of the Future #Podcast, @uncertainpod, & @urbanrootspod. Singer @AmsterdamLost. She/her.

New York, New York Katılım Eylül 2009
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Vanessa Quirk
Vanessa Quirk@vmquirk·
@kimmelman @UncertainPod @nytimes Ty @kimmelman! This convo was one of the highlights of my year. As I mention in the ep, I've been a fan of yours since I started out in journalism (back in 2010 @ArchDaily) — not just for your writing, but your focus on architecture's greater responsibility: to make lives better.
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When the pandemic hit, the @nytimes' @kimmelman took the crisis as an opportunity to escape the pace of the 24 hr news cycle, slow down, and observe #NYC in a different way. He recounts the experience in his latest book — and in our latest episode. #details" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">uncertain.substack.com/p/michael-kimm…
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@ThankElon @Jayzsa @Peter_Turchin Interestingly, according to @Peter_Turchin, every decade of unrest also shares a widespread incredulity that collapse could ever happen in THEIR time. I suppose it's human nature to complain how broken everything is — but not recognize how close we always are to falling apart
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BabbleBee@ThankElon·
@Jayzsa @vmquirk @Peter_Turchin True. But people in coffee shops and bars sometimes insist it has always been so. Immiseration is no worse, elite competition is no worse. They’re wrong, of course, but it is true that people in EVERY decade seem to think theirs is uniquely bad.
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Vanessa Quirk@vmquirk·
Our convo w/ @Peter_Turchin has been one of our most popular yet. Peter shared a copy of his new book with us (coming out this Spring) & it was an EXCELLENT read. We're hoping Peter will return when it's out so we can keep the conversation going. Let's hope he's wronger by then.
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Scientist-turned-historian @Peter_Turchin is best known for his 2010 prediction that we were headed for serious unrest, circa 2020. Peter explains why he first applied his model towards the U.S. today—and his shock at what he found. Full ep at bit.ly/3TwvD3x

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Vanessa Quirk@vmquirk·
🚨WORDLE SPOILER ALERT🚨 . . . Wordling Quirks of the world unite! Today is our national holiday. 😂
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I’ve been thinking about what Halloween costume I (and the hubby) might want to wear this year, and I had one idea that brought a gleeful smile to my face: what if we went as the hot-dog-fingers couple from Everything Everywhere All at Once?
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Uncertain Things@UncertainPod·
.@vmquirk here - I was asked to explain the words “Hispanic,” “Latino,” and “LatinX” for my other pod, and (considering how much we talk about culture war stuff) I think it would also be interesting to #uncertainthings listeners to know about them — and WHY they’re so contentious
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Vanessa Quirk@vmquirk·
@mit_kab Hi! I'm freelancing - I do story editing and hosting but also consulting for companies (tech + arch/design companies). Thanks for crowd-sourcing!
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I was lucky to get to follow-up w/ @vishaannyc for @urbanrootspod. LOVED watching him & my historic preservationist co-host @deqahcards bond over the idea of “community preservation” - an approach that is less about saving buildings, & more about giving communities what they need
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Changing the world can feel crushingly impossible. But imagine: if we all felt inspired and activated by journalism/urbanism/storytelling to make our own corners of the world a bit better — consider how much more attainable the seemingly impossible would become.
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Vanessa Quirk@vmquirk·
For @vishaannyc, journalistic collaborations are about inspiring people about what’s possible — about injecting optimism and a sense of tangible, everyday joy back into a societal conversation laden with cynicism and abstraction.
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Vanessa Quirk@vmquirk·
We recently spoke with @vishaannyc for @UncertainPod, an urbanist I’ve admired for a while. Most architects speak in jargonese. Vishaan talks like a human — & works with journalists to create words/images that clearly communicate architecture’s potential to the urbanist layman
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Loved this moment when @vishaannyc tells his fellow #Progressives it's time to embrace a more joyful future — and the original meaning of the #AmericanDream. (Withdraw thine knives!) Full ep on substack bit.ly/3UN0qdU, apple.co/3SmAx2W, or your player of choice.

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Walter Russell Mead@wrmead·
Had a great conversation about my new book with @UncertainPod. We debunk myths, talk about the chaos of history, and even get into the Iran deal. Available to listen to here: bit.ly/3L9ttUn
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