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What does the end of the world look like? In conversation with Cal Flyn

What does the end of the world look like? In conversation with Cal Flyn

FromReading Our Times


What does the end of the world look like? In conversation with Cal Flyn

FromReading Our Times

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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Nov 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

It’s a common fantasy. You wake up and there is no one there. Civilisation, order, humanity have crumbled. You are alone. Yet, in some parts of the world, this is not a fantasy. Human civilisation has indeed gone.

What does this look like? What remains in a post-human landscape? And is this what awaits us?

In this week's episode, Nick Spencer speaks to Cal Flyn about her book Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape
Released:
Nov 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Reading Our Times is the podcast that explores the books and the ideas that are shaping us today. It is hosted by Nick Spencer, Senior Fellow at the think tank, Theos. We’re going to be talking to some of the world’s leading authors about issues like meritocracy, justice, populism, human rights, the brain, liberalism, and religion. Above all, we'll be exploring what these books have to say about the times we live in and about the people we are. So listen with us, and we’ll introduce you to authors, books and ideas that illuminate ourselves and our world today. For more information about the people and ideas behind the podcast, visit https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/about/who-we-are or follow us on Twitter @theosthinktank and @theosnick.