Documentaries & Media
PBS Frontline documentaries and other media work examining technology, culture, and identity.
How social media has transformed the way teenagers interact with popular culture — and with each other. Rushkoff explores whether digital platforms empower young people or simply give marketing a new and more insidious face. A follow-up to The Merchants of Cool.
Watch on PBS FrontlineAn investigation into the ever-more-sophisticated world of persuasion and marketing. Rushkoff goes behind the scenes with top advertising professionals, political strategists, and social scientists to examine how they are reaching deep into our daily lives in an attempt to influence our thoughts and behavior.
Watch on PBS FrontlineA report on the creators and marketers of popular culture for teenagers. Rushkoff examines how major corporations study, mimic, and manipulate youth culture to sell products back to teens — and how young people are beginning to push back.
Watch on PBS FrontlineExamining contemporary temporal experience — the condition of living entirely in the present moment at the expense of narrative and context. Contrasting modern immediacy with traditional rhythms of attention and intention.
Watch on VimeoRushkoff at Sutton Clocks discussing how temporal misunderstanding affects workplace decisions and organizational performance — and what we can do to reclaim our sense of time.
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An opinion piece addressing systemic economic reform and debt crisis solutions — examining how those with concentrated wealth could choose to reinvest in the commons rather than retreat from it.
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