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Decadence: The Meaninglessness of Modern Life Episode Guide

  • Money

    S1 Ep1

    1.0

    6th Dec 2006

    Part one examines the growing greed of society and the 80's ideal that greed is good. It also looks at the growing disparity between rich and poor.

  • Sex

    S1 Ep2

    13th Dec 2006

    Pria interviews New South Wales Police Commissioner Ken Moroney about the extent to which many cases of rape have become particularly violent and gruesome, and asks why sex crimes are growing in number in society. The link between violent pornography and sex crimes is also examined in this episode. A Medical ethicist Dr. Amin Abboud notes that sex has been trivialized and needs to be placed back into the context of emotional connections and intimacy and that sex should be rediscovered as part of love. In an interview, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach says that modern relationships collapse when people lose interest in the sex and that sex has become the sole measure and importance in a relationship.

  • Democracy

    S1 Ep3

    20th Dec 2006

    The nature of modern democracy is examined in this episode and the question "Do we really live in a democratic world any more?" is asked. The erosion of democracy, media control and the use of public money for advertising is looked at.

Decadence: The Meaninglessness of Modern Life is a six-part television documentary series commissioned by SBS Independent and produced by Fork Films. The series is hosted by Pria Viswalingam, who is best known for his work on the travel show A fork in the road. Decadence was originally broadcast on the Special Broadcasting Service of Australia in 2006 in the form of six, thirty-minute-long episodes. It was rescreened again in 2007 as part of the SBS season on globalisation. The series examines the decadence and meaninglessness of modern, western life. It is also poses the question: If we live in such a great and prosperous world, and we are living longer, better, and healthier than before, why are we so unhappy?. There are interviews with many prominent experts and leaders in their fields throughout the series.

The first episode of Decadence: The Meaninglessness of Modern Life aired on December 06, 2006.

The last episode of Decadence: The Meaninglessness of Modern Life aired on January 10, 2007.

There are 6 episodes of Decadence: The Meaninglessness of Modern Life.

There is one season of Decadence: The Meaninglessness of Modern Life.

Yes.

Decadence: The Meaninglessness of Modern Life is set to return for future episodes.