Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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What is the role of art in any crisis? To understand what is, and to imagine what could be.

This is the message of David Farrier, a professor in literature and the environment at Edinburgh University, and the author of 'Nature's Genius: Evolutions Lessons for a Changing Planet'.

He joins me to discuss poetry, literature, relationality, language and intelligence in this wide-ranging and meditative conversation.

Full episode: planetcritical.com/david-farrier