De Macht van Memes @ Het Redelijke Midden

By Chloë Arkenbout, November 15, 2021 at 10:44 am.

Kattenplaatjes hebben het vermogen om een revolutie aan te zwengelen, als we er slim gebruik van maken. Pim en Dennis van de linkse podcast Het Redelijke Midden vragen in hun 52e aflevering aan INC’s Chloë Arkenbout hoe memes radicale ideeën behapbaar maken en solidariteit bevorderen.

Luister de podcast op Spotify via: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2PRL84VT6PYHR4YLVVXWEE?si=YX2T6wxoRyC2p0yeFcwrNg

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