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How to Laugh in the Face of our Environmental Apocalypse: Aaron Sachs explain why dark comedy matters in the fight against climate change
FromKeen On
How to Laugh in the Face of our Environmental Apocalypse: Aaron Sachs explain why dark comedy matters in the fight against climate change
FromKeen On
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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Apr 4, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
EPISODE 1409: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the Cornell historian and author of STAY COOL, Aaron Sachs, about why dark comedy matters so much in the fight against climate change
Aaron Sachs is a professor of history and American studies at Cornell University and an award-winning environmental journalist. “STAY COOL: Why Dark Comedy Matters in the Fight Against Climate Change” (2023) is his latest book.
Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.
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Aaron Sachs is a professor of history and American studies at Cornell University and an award-winning environmental journalist. “STAY COOL: Why Dark Comedy Matters in the Fight Against Climate Change” (2023) is his latest book.
Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.
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Released:
Apr 4, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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