Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2022-01-08
Books mentioned on It Could Happen Here Weekly 16
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Robert Evans recommended The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson and others, Walkaway by Cory Doctorow, and Food Not Lawns by Heather Jo Flores. Also mentioned: The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and others and Wicked Plants by Amy Stewart.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Ministry for the Future
The Ministry for the Future is a speculative fiction novel by Kim Stanley Robinson that explores the challenges and societal impacts of near-future climate change.
Recommended“And the last book I started in 2021 and the first book I finished in 2022 was called Ministry of the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson who is an interesting science fiction author in part because Ministry of the Future is about climate change.”
Where to get it
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The Dawn of Everything
The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow is a sweeping historical and anthropological reevaluation of human social evolution, challenging long-held assumptions about the origins of inequality and the development of civilizations.
Discussed“So, the not of everything is This is the last book David Greyber ever wrote and it's David Wingro also uh they they wrote it together and it's it's this basically an attempt to reassemble I guess early human history.”
Where to get it
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Walkaway
Walkaway by Cory Doctorow is a speculative fiction novel that explores a post-scarcity future where individuals abandon traditional society to build cooperative, alternative communities.
Recommended“The last thing I would tell people to listen to if they're looking for a fictional optimistic thing is Corey Doctoro's Walkway.”
Where to get it
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Wicked Plants
Wicked Plants by Amy Stewart is an engaging and informative book that catalogs various poisonous, toxic, and otherwise dangerous flora found in nature and cultivated spaces around the world.
Recommended“I think it's called Wicked Plants. It's about all the poisonous plants that you can get and the ones all the like the poison plants that you can cultivate in your own garden. And that's been a lovely read.”
Where to get it
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Food Not Lawns
Food Not Lawns by Heather Jo Flores is a practical guide and manifesto that encourages individuals to replace traditional, resource-intensive lawns with sustainable edible gardens and community spaces.
Recommended“Recommend everyone the book ‘food not lawns’.”
Where to get it
