Designing Yourself
Designing Yourself
Whitney Hess & Paul McAleer
#8: Sam I Am
1 hour 13 minutes Posted Sep 25, 2013 at 1:05 am.
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A butcher, a baker, a candlestick maker. I am a [blank]. What do we get out of making ourselves a noun? In this episode, Whitney and Paul try to conquer the complexities of identity – what it means, how it's formed, and how it effects our relationships with others. Do we create our identities or do our identities create us? Can we encapsulate all that we are in 140 character bios? Plus puns, pop culture and personas!

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Links and References in this Episode:

Panopticon institutional building design

PEZ Candy 

Vintage Ceiling Fan Forums

The Net with Sandra Bullock

Identity with John Cusack

Muji design store

Orphan Black tv series

JetPens.com Japanese pens (and here's Paul's favorite pen)

Fountain Pen Hospital in NYC