180. Aurora -- Kim Stanley Robinson

180. Aurora -- Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson comes back to discuss Aurora, his novel of a generational starship, in which generations of humans are born, live, and die onboard without ever seeing a planet. We discuss the generational starship as a science fiction genre, whether humans will ever be able to travel to the stars, and what it would mean for science fiction if we can't. We also take a detour into the question of "hard," scientific science fiction vs. "soft," humanist science fiction.

Here's a link to Stan's article for Boing Boing, arguing that we won't ever reach the stars:

https://boingboing.net/2015/11/16/our-generation-ships-will-sink.html

Thanks to Nick Gaskill for suggesting an episode on Aurora!

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114. Revolution and Anarchism in The Mars Trilogy -- Kim Stanley Robinson

114. Revolution and Anarchism in The Mars Trilogy -- Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson to talk about his Mars trilogy, the theory of revolution that animates it, and where anarchism and anarchists fit in. This conversation is a direct sequel to our conversations on ...

20 Maalis 202455min

Rerun: Anarchism is...Mardi Gras with Meredith King

Rerun: Anarchism is...Mardi Gras with Meredith King

Happy Mardi Gras! The show should be back publishing new episodes in March. In the meantime, here's a rerun, and a link to a couple of interview I did late last year:https://pod.link/1705765872/episod...

13 Helmi 202457min

113. The Ranters -- Nigel Smith (English Revolution)

113. The Ranters -- Nigel Smith (English Revolution)

Radicalism in the English Revolution gets to the Ranters, the radical group of protestants who may or may not have practiced free love - but definitely sparked a moral panic!In this extra-long discuss...

27 Joulu 20231h 23min

Rerun: Anarchism is...Santa Claus! -- Ruth Kinna

Rerun: Anarchism is...Santa Claus! -- Ruth Kinna

For my very first repeat episode, I'm reposting a conversation with Ruth Kinna about Santa Claus, Kropotkin, and the prefigurative practice of Christmas.You can read Ruth's article on the topic here: ...

24 Joulu 202341min

112. The Puritan Christmas Wars -- Diane Purkiss (English Revolution)

112. The Puritan Christmas Wars -- Diane Purkiss (English Revolution)

Diane Purkiss joins me to discuss the Christmas Wars, in which Puritans attempted to prevent the celebration of Christmas in the 17th century. Christmas was a carnival in which the world was turned up...

20 Joulu 202347min

111. Graeber's Debt: Chapter 4, Cruelty and Redemption

111. Graeber's Debt: Chapter 4, Cruelty and Redemption

Debt Chapter 4, in which Jesus and Nietzsche show up!

13 Joulu 202339min

110. Luddism: 19th Century Direct Action against TechnoCapitalism -- Brian Merchant

110. Luddism: 19th Century Direct Action against TechnoCapitalism -- Brian Merchant

I'm joined by Brian Merchant to discuss his new book, Blood in the Machine. Brian argues persuasively that the Luddites weren't anti-technology but were actually for a different social order and a dif...

6 Joulu 202353min

109. Anarchism is...Homeschooling -- Andrewism

109. Anarchism is...Homeschooling -- Andrewism

In a break from the two ongoing series, in this week's episode I'm joined by the anarchist YouTuber Andrewism. Andrew and I discuss homeschooling, our shared experiences as homeschooled kids, the way ...

29 Marras 202351min

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