Kim Stanley Robinson

Episode 27 August 23, 2020 00:53:56
Kim Stanley Robinson
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Kim Stanley Robinson

Aug 23 2020 | 00:53:56

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Show Notes

Sustainability Now! #26, August 23, 2020. Host Ronnie Lipschutz and his guest Kim Stanley Robinson engage in a wide-ranging  conversation about sustainability, politics, 2020 and after, and how we  might prepare for the future. Robinson is a science fiction author,  California futurist and environmental optimist of the will. His recent  work, such as New York 2140 (2017) has addressed environmental and climate issues. His forthcoming book, The Ministry for the Future,  which imagines a new, global organization that advocates for the  world’s future generations and protects all living creatures, present  and future.

 

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