This podcast begins with the name for a new geological epoch first proposed in the early years of this century, and goes on to consider how the words we use contribute to the way we think and act in these challenging times we live in.
The podcast is about 18 minutes long. The transcript for the episode and the text of the articles mentioned are below, along with some useful resources.
Resources
Resources used or mentioned in the podcast.
An article by Donna Harraway:
A website with information about the Great Acceleration embedded in a broader context.
Paul Crutzen’s original article.
https://www.mpic.de/3865097/the-anthropocene
Paul Crutzen’s 2015 article on the three approaches to choosing a date.
A link to Donna Harraway’s book
https://read.dukeupress.edu/books/book/27/Staying-with-the-TroubleMaking-Kin-in-the
A link to Andreas Malm’s book
Punk Ethnography 