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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148. Debt Discussion 12, In the Middle of Something New with Yanis Varoufakis

148. Debt Discussion 12, In the Middle of Something New with Yanis Varoufakis

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147. Luigi Mangione and Anarchist Terrorism -- Constance Bantman

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146. James C. Scott's Two Cheers for Anarchism -- Luke Kemp

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144. Victor Serge, Anarchist Bolshevik -- Mitchell Abidor

144. Victor Serge, Anarchist Bolshevik -- Mitchell Abidor

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143. Graeber's Debt Chapter 11: Age of Great Capitalist Empires

143. Graeber's Debt Chapter 11: Age of Great Capitalist Empires

What is capitalism?It's not efficient markets, factories, and free labor.It's the financialization of empire and slavery, using greed, shame, indignation, and debt.And that means the first great capit...

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142. Green Earth -- Kim Stanley Robinson

142. Green Earth -- Kim Stanley Robinson

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141. A New Model for Food and Politics -- Mark Bittman

141. A New Model for Food and Politics -- Mark Bittman

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