Episode 4: Celebrating chefs Julia Child and Jeremiah Tower as gastronomic disruptors
28/06/2017 | 27min
The food world would not be where it is today without the legendary Julia Child and her passion for bringing French cuisine to Americans. But it was also Jeremiah Tower credited by chefs worldwide for transforming American food into a culinary art.
Episode 6: Is feminism today a growing movement, or just 'empty' rhetoric?
28/06/2017 | 27min
How powerful is mainstream feminism today? We hear from writers Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Jessa Crispin, who stake out duelling positions on contemporary feminism with new manifestos.
Episode 3: 'Football saved my life': How sport can change lives
28/06/2017 | 27min
Canadian civil servant Bob Munro had a life-changing idea — create a soccer program run by youth in the slums of Nairobi. And it's changed thousands of lives. For Nolan Bellerose, it was the love of football that led him to a brighter future.
Episode 9: 'Innocent people are still being killed': Last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor fights for peace
28/06/2017 | 27min
The last-surviving Nuremberg prosecutor and an Alabama lawyer who battles for the lives of death row prisoners explain why they fight for peace and justice against enormous odds.
Episode 10: What the Renaissance can teach us about our disruptive age
28/06/2017 | 27min
From breakneck advances in technology to staggering wealth inequality ... we live in a disruptive age. But maybe that's a good thing. According to author Chris Kutarna, this is a new Renaissance and times of great change come with great progress.
The Disruptors is the best of The Current's stories about people, ideas and events that are upsetting the orthodoxy for better or worse … changing how we live, our sense of ourselves, and society.