The Cult of Authenticity

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Related Books:


Faking It: The Quest for Authenticity in Popular Music
(Hugh Barker, Yuval Taylor)

Sacred Games
(Vikram Chandra)

The Gospel of Food: Everything You Think You Know About Food Is Wrong
(Barry Glassner)

Related Albums:


The Hard and the Easy
(Great Big Sea)

Incidental Music:

Faking It
(Simon & Garfunkel)
Shristi
(Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble)
Tishialuk Girls Set
(Great Big Sea)
Where Did You Sleep Last Night
(Leadbelly)
Where Did You Sleep Last Night
(Nirvana)
Blue Yodel
(Jimmy Rodgers)
My Way
(Sid Vicious)
World on a String
(Neil Young)
'Come and I Will Sing You', 'River Driver', 'Captain Kidd', 'Tishialuk Girls Set'
(Great Big Sea)
Excursion Around the Bay
(Great Big Sea)
Lukey
(Great Big Sea)
The Gospel of Food
08.19.2007

There's no question – we crave authenticity. You want "real" Chinese or Mexican food? Then make sure you find a restaurant that makes food the way it's made in the old country. Music lovers are also obsessed with authenticity - from folk and blues to rap...just consider the mantra of hip hop - "keeping it real." It's no different in politics. Think about our insatiable hunger for politicians who are genuine, not packaged. In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge we'll explore this cult of authenticity.

  1. Richard Harwood on Political Authenticity

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    Richard Harwood talks with Anne Strainchamps about the quality of authenticity as the public perceives it in politicians.

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  2. Yuval Taylor on Music Authenticity

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    Music critic Yuval Taylor tells Steve Paulson that authenticity in music is a complicated business.

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  3. Vikram Chandra on Indian Writers

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    Vikram Chandra writes in English, the language of the colonizer, and faces accusations that he's not really an Indian writer.

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  4. Barry Glassner on Authentic Food

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    Don't look for authenticity on your plate! That's the message of Barry Glassner's book, "The Gospel of Food."

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  5. Great Big Sea's "The Hard and the Easy"

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    Alan Doyle, Bob Hallett and Sean McCann are the founding members of the band Great Big Sea. Their music has its roots in Newfoundland traditional folk music, but it rocks!

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