Nick Van der Kolk, host and creator of the critically acclaimed Love + Radio podcast, takes the TEDxFoggyBottom stage to explore how and why people pass judgement. Using his unique and always surprising technique of lateral storytelling, he proposes that to get people to share openly and honestly, you just have to listen.
Nick van der Kolk is a radio producer, sound designer, artist, events organizer, and the host and creator of the critically acclaimed Love + Radio podcast. His work has appeared on This American Life, Radiolab, The New York Times, Snap Judgment, and numerous radio outlets worldwide. He is also the co-founder of Megapolis - an audio art and leftfield radio festival. His media career began in 2001 as a DJ and later station manager of his college’s 5-watt, student-run station (slogan: “Stations with listeners have sold out”). He has won multiple awards from the Third Coast International Audio Festival, and is a 2012 USA Artists Collins Fellow.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
4 окт 2024