NATO, CGI Actors, Unsafe Factories

NATO is 70. Does the World Still Need It? (0:31) Guest: Greg Jackson, Assistant Professor of Integrated Studies and Assistant Director of National Security Studies, Utah Valley University, Host of “History That Doesn’t Suck” Podcast World leaders are in London marking the 70th anniversary of NATO. It’s not been a complete lovefest. There’s been some sniping and backbiting. President Trump called Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “two-faced” and said French President Emmanuel Macron’s earlier comments about NATO experiencing “brain death” were “nasty.” President Trump has been publicly critical of NATO, too, but seems to be warming to it. What exactly is there to celebrate as NATO turns 70? Is it Ethical to Cast Deceased Actors by Using CGI? (18:33) Guest: Scott Stroud, PhD, Associate Professor of Communication Studies at University of Texas at Austin, Founding Director of the Media Ethics Initiative James Dean is slated to co-star in a movie about the Vietnam War coming out next year. Except that James Dean has been dead since 1955, shortly after starring in “Rebel Without a Cause”. The studio behind this new movie has acquired the rights to use James Dean’s likeness and they plan to use a combination of real footage, CGI and voice actors to bring him to life in this new role. It’s not totally unheard of. Both Star Wars and the Fast and Furious franchise have done it. But it raises all sorts of ethical questions. The Real Cost of Cheap Clothes (35:07) Guest: Shawn Bhimani, PhD, Visiting Assistant Professor at Northeastern University, Supply Chain Management Expert When you’re shopping for clothes on Amazon or Walmart’s online marketplace –or even in a store like TJ Maxx or Ross-you may end up buying something that was made in a Bangladesh factory with collapsing walls, blocked exits and doors that lock from the outside to keep workers in until their shift ends. Conditions like that led to a disastrous factory collapse in Bangladesh in 2013 that killed more than 1,000 people. After that, some of Ameri