In this clip from the Brains & Banter Podcast, the brilliant Dr. Joel Bakan – Author, Filmmaker, Musician, & Professor of Law at the University of British Columbia (CA) – explains why he wrote and co-created a sequel to his documentary film The Corporation, itself based on Bakan’s critically acclaimed book of the same name, The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power (2004). The sequel film, The New Corporation, was directed by Bakan and Jennifer Abbott.
Bio from Joel’s website (linked below): Joel is an internationally renowned legal scholar and commentator. A former Rhodes Scholar and law clerk to Chief Justice Brian Dickson of the Supreme Court of Canada, Bakan has law degrees from Oxford, Dalhousie, and Harvard. Bakan’s scholarly work includes Just Words: Constitutional Rights and Social Wrongs (1997) as well as textbooks, edited collections, and numerous articles in leading legal and social science journals. His award-winning book, Childhood Under Siege: How Big Business Targets Children (2012), has been translated into several languages.
A recipient of awards for both writing and teaching, Bakan has worked on landmark legal cases and government policy and serves regularly as a public speaker and media commentator. Also a professional jazz guitarist, Bakan lives in Vancouver, Canada with his wife Rebecca Jenkins.
Thank you so much again, Joel – you are amazing!
And thank you so much to the mega talented Emmanuel Juma with Ashy Productions for creating this clip!
Twitter: @AshyProductions
Thank you to everyone for watching/listening!