An eventful week of news leads to an eventful (and long) series of discussions. This episode covers three things that happened: The Outline\u2019s most recent round of layoffs leads to a freelancer boycott of the publication, The New Yorker announces Steve Bannon as a speaker at their upcoming Festival and then rescinds their invite after Twitter outrage, and Colin Kaepernick is revealed as the face of the 30th Anniversary \u201cJust Do It\u201d Nike campaign.\n\n00:03:11 Recent The Outline layoffs\n00:16:48 Steve Bannon uninvited from The New Yorker Festival\n00:26:00 Colin Kaepernick in 30th Anniversary Nike Campaign \n\nLinks:\nhttps://observer.com/2018/09/media-layoffs-the-outline-freelancers-study-hall/\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/04/opinion/bannon-new-yorker-festival-remnick.html\nhttps://www.economist.com/open-future/2018/09/04/the-open-future-festival-and-steve-bannon\nhttps://qz.com/1378192/a-nike-boycott-over-colin-kaepernick-is-unlikely-to-hurt-the-swoosh/\nhttps://youtu.be/Fq2CvmgoO7I\n\nWhat is MAEKAN?\nMAEKAN is a membership-based publication and community focused on the sights and sounds of creative culture. We're about learning, participating, and connecting with a global community on a deeper level that social media just doesn't provide. We\u2019re defining the future of creative culture.\nWe don't have all the answers, but our curiosity ensures we never stop looking.\n\nSign-Up Today\nIf you've enjoyed this story from the archives and want to see what else MAEKAN has to offer, sign-up for your membership at MAEKAN.com. You'll unlock all of our stories, be given exclusive member-only-access to our Slack community, and have the opportunity to participate in our monthly digital panel discussions.\n\nMAEKAN.com \n\nFollow Us\ninstagram.com/maekan \nfacebook.com/storiesforthecurious \ntwitter.com/maekan \nstories@maekan.com