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From the Radiolab podcast: Horror, fashion and the end of the world — the undercurrents of thought that link nihilists, philosophers, Jay-Z and "True Detective."
In this episode, first aired in 2014, but maybe even more relevant today, things get weird as we explore a pessimistic puzzle.
In 2011, Jad Abumrad’s brother-in-law Eugene Thacker wrote a book called "In The Dust of This Planet." It’s an academic treatise about the horror humanity feels as we realize that we are nothing but a speck in the universe. For a few years nobody read it. But then it seemed to show up on "True Detective." Then in a fashion magazine. And then on Jay-Z's back. How?
We talk nihilism with Eugene, philosopher Simon Critchley and On the Media host Brooke Gladstone; leather jackets with costume designer June Ambrose; and climate change with international relations professor David Victor.
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Also, check out the On the Media episode "Staring into the Abyss." In it Brooke Gladstone and Jad Abumrad continue their discussion of nihilism and its place in history: wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/staring-abyss?tab=summary
You can find Eugene Thacker's "In The Dust of This Planet" at Zero Books: johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/in-the-dust-of-this-planet
Video by Kim Nowacki and Andrea Latimer.
From the Radiolab podcast: Horror, fashion and the end of the world — the undercurrents of thought that link nihilists, philosophers, Jay-Z and "True Detective."
In this episode, first aired in 2014, but maybe even more relevant today, things get weird as we explore a pessimistic puzzle.
In 2011, Jad Abumrad’s brother-in-law Eugene Thacker wrote a book called "In The Dust of This Planet." It’s an academic treatise about the horror humanity feels as we realize that we are nothing but a speck in the universe. For a few years nobody read it. But then it seemed to show up on "True Detective." Then in a fashion magazine. And then on Jay-Z's back. How?
We talk nihilism with Eugene, philosopher Simon Critchley and On the Media host Brooke Gladstone; leather jackets with costume designer June Ambrose; and climate change with international relations professor David Victor.
🎧 Subscribe to Radiolab wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/3trXDLe
🔎 Subscribe to Radiolab on YouTube: bit.ly/3I9KI53
🌱 Check out Radiolab's Starter Kit Playlist: bit.ly/3sX8f4P
👍 Like this video ✏️ and leave us a comment!
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Support Radiolab by becoming a member of The Lab today: wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/membership
Also, check out the On the Media episode "Staring into the Abyss." In it Brooke Gladstone and Jad Abumrad continue their discussion of nihilism and its place in history: wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/staring-abyss?tab=summary
You can find Eugene Thacker's "In The Dust of This Planet" at Zero Books: johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/in-the-dust-of-this-planet
Video by Kim Nowacki and Andrea Latimer.
