There is only one Jesse Hirsh

About this episode

Jesse Hirsh discusses his unconventional life choices and insights on media, technology, and agriculture.

Jesse Hirsh is one of the most unbridled, unrestrained, intelligent, and entertaining individuals I know, and he doesn't disappoint in this interview. Jesse makes you think, laugh, question, and lean in all at once, on subject matter that is near and dear to all of us. We also talk about his early hacking arrest, which made him question authority; his warnings about the rising power of platforms; how our education system needs a major reboot; and his decision to leave the mainstream media behind and build a very different life through farming in rural Eastern Ontario. Jesse calls his farm the Academy of the Impossible, an experimental, high-speed fibre-connected, wired-up space that researches the intersection of agriculture, media, technology, and culture. I don't stray far from the farm to invite Lisa Ashton from RBC's Thought Leadership Team to talk about Canada's potential to become a food superpower.

People in this episode

Host: Tony Chapman

Guest: Jesse Hirsh

Topics covered

• hacking
• media
• agriculture
• technology
• education
• culture

Keywords

• Jesse Hirsh
• hacking
• media
• agriculture
• education
• technology
• Eastern Ontario

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RBC

Places: Eastern Ontario

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