At a Distance Podcast
1) Rebecca Solnit on Slowness as a Superpower
Rebecca Solnit, the author of books including “A Paradise Built in Hell” (2009) and “Orwell’s Roses” (2021) and the co-editor of the new collection of essays “Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story ...Show More
2) Charlayne Hunter-Gault on History as a Compass for Navigating the Present
The civil rights activist, award-winning journalist, and former NPR and CNN foreign correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault talks about her book “My People: Five Decades of Writing About Black Lives”; wh...Show More
3) Sarah Lohman on Creating a More Affordable, Healthful, and Moral Food System
The culinary historian Sarah Lohman, author of the new book “Endangered Eating: America’s Vanishing Foods,” talks about the importance of engaging with local foodways, why “the idea that eating McDona...Show More
Sarah Lohman on Creating a More Affordable, Healthful, and Moral Food System
24:57 | Oct 23rd, 2023
4) David W. Orr on the Inextricable Links Between Climate and Democracy
David W. Orr, editor of the new book “Democracy in a Hotter Time” and a professor at Arizona State University, discusses the climate crisis as an obviously bipartisan issue; why building “Democracy 4....Show More
5) Pedro Gadanho on How Architecture Must Adapt to Our Ecological Emergency
Architect, writer, and curator Pedro Gadanho, author of the book “Climax Change!” and a Loeb Fellow at Harvard University, discusses how architects must increasingly innovate through densification and...Show More
6) Chris Impey on the New Space Race and Exoplanet Habitation
Astronomer Chris Impey, author of the new book “Worlds Without End: Exoplanets, Habitability, and the Future of Humanity” and a professor at the University of Arizona, discusses the vast possibilities...Show More
7) Lesley Lokko on Imagining the Future Through an African Lens
Architect and novelist Lesley Lokko, the founder and director of the African Futures Institute and the curator of this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, discusses how, for her, the rich context of ...Show More
8) Dacher Keltner on Why We All Need Daily Doses of Awe
UC Berkeley psychology professor Dacher Keltner, author of the new book “Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life,” talks about human emotion as a tool for making sen...Show More
9) Marina Koren on Rethinking the “Overview Effect”
Marina Koren, a staff writer at The Atlantic who covers science and space exploration, speaks about why the “overview effect,” the cognitive shift that can occur when seeing the Earth from outer space...Show More
10) Sarah Jaquette Ray on Navigating the Emotional Havoc of Climate Anxiety
Sarah Jaquette Ray, author of the new book “A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet” and a professor of environmental studies at Cal Poly Humboldt, discusses the im...Show More