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Matt Crawford: The Motorcycle Mechanic's Moral Philosophy
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KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio
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KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio (Seattle, Washington)
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More and more white collar Americans have taken up the skills of homesteading — raising chickens, knitting clothing and building furniture. Matthew Crawford says it's not just because those administrative assistants want to be frugal. He believes making and fixing things gives us a deep moral sense of responsibility and the knowledge that our actions can transform the world. Matt Crawford runs a small motorcycle repair shop in Richmond, Virginia. He's also a fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia. He spoke at Town Hall Seattle on May 12, 2010. Elliot Bay Books and Town Hall's Center for Civic Life sponsored the event.
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Program
Genres
News
Topics
News
Subjects
Matthew Crawford, shop class as soul craft, motorcycle, mechanic, shop class, high school, town hall, Elliot Bay, Jenny Asarnow, Speakers Forum
Rights
2011 KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio
Media type
Sound
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Copyright Holder: KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio
Producing Organization: KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio
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KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio
Identifier: SpeakersForum20101014 (File name)
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Duration: 00:53:59
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Chicago: “Matt Crawford: The Motorcycle Mechanic's Moral Philosophy,” KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 12, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-358-01bk3rd7.
MLA: “Matt Crawford: The Motorcycle Mechanic's Moral Philosophy.” KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 12, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-358-01bk3rd7>.
APA: Matt Crawford: The Motorcycle Mechanic's Moral Philosophy. Boston, MA: KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-358-01bk3rd7