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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Obama and Art History

    In a speech yesterday, President Obama claimed that a manufacturing career is more lucrative than the kinds of careers that art history majors go into. But, really? Madeleine talks to the chair of USC's art history department, Kate Flint, about the value of a humanities education.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    In a speech yesterday, President Obama claimed that a manufacturing career is more lucrative than the kinds of careers that art history majors go into. But, really? Madeleine talks to the chair of USC's art history department, Kate Flint, about the value of a humanities education.

    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Art History vs. Factory Jobs, Super Bowl Prep, and Cat Art
    1. 0:00Obama and Art HistoryYou’re reading this
    2. 8:00Why the Focus on Factory Jobs?
    3. 16:57Cats in the Art World
    4. 26:18Super Bowl Prep
    5. 40:51Oscar Voting versus the General Election
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Andrew Walsh

      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Kate Flint

      Chair of Art History, University of Southern California

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Art History vs. Factory Jobs, Super Bowl Prep, and Cat Art
    1. 0:00Obama and Art HistoryYou’re reading this
    2. 8:00Why the Focus on Factory Jobs?
    3. 16:57Cats in the Art World
    4. 26:18Super Bowl Prep
    5. 40:51Oscar Voting versus the General Election
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand