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No, We Cannot - ‘The Deadline’

No, We Cannot - ‘The Deadline’

FromThe Last Archive


No, We Cannot - ‘The Deadline’

FromThe Last Archive

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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Apr 25, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This episode features an essay from Jill Lepore’s ‘The Deadline.’
Why are there so many stories about the end of the world these days? Jill’s essay “No, We Cannot,” elaborates a political theory of dystopian fiction. And then, after the essay, Jill and Ben talk about the use and misuse of the genre.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Apr 25, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (60)

The Last Archive​ is a show about the history of truth, and the historical context for our current fake news, post-truth moment. It’s a show about how we know what we know, and why it seems, these days, as if we don’t know anything at all anymore. The show is driven by host Jill Lepore’s work as a historian, uncovering the secrets of the past the way a detective might. iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.