“Today’s future-positive writers critique our economies while largely seeming to ignore that anything might be amiss in our private lives,” writes Kristen Ghodsee. Even our most ambitious visions of utopia tend to focus on outcomes that can be achieved through public policy — things like abundant clean energy or liberation from employment — while ignoring ma ... Show More
Jan 10
Venezuela, Renee Good and Trump’s ‘Assault on Hope’
The shocking events of January have sent a message: America works differently now. M. Gessen is a Times Opinion columnist and the author of books about living under autocracy, including the National Book Award-winning “The Future Is History.” They have been a clear, relentless an ... Show More
1h 5m
Jun 2023
Everyday Utopia and Radical Imagination with Kristen Ghodsee
<p class="MsoNormal">It's perhaps more important than ever in these especially tumultuous, lonely, and oppressive times that we continue to believe that another world is possible. Simply reimagining the way we raise our children, the homes that we dwell in, the property we horde ... Show More
2 h
Dec 2023
Le livre Vivons heureux avant la fin du monde
Inspiré du podcast de Delphine Saltel Delphine Saltel s'interroge avec humour sur le couple, la famille et la sexualité. Dans ce livre, elle fait appel à des experts, sociologues ou philosophes, pour éclairer ce qu’elle et nous avec, vivons au quotidien. Une coédition ARTE Éditio ... Show More
30s
May 2019
Adam Gopnik Wants to Make Liberalism Great Again!
Adam Gopnik, the celebrated New Yorker writer whom Tina worked with for many years when she was editor in chief, talks with her about his new book, A Thousand Small Sanities, born of a talk he had with his teenage daughter on the night President Trump was elected. In the book, Go ... Show More
41m 19s
Apr 2023
Ep. 207 – Real Life Series: Book Launch with Dan Harris & JoAnna Hardy
<p>For episode 207 of the Metta Hour Podcast, we are celebrating the release of Sharon’s new book, Real Life, with a recording of her virtual book launch event.</p><p>Recorded on April 11, 2023, and hosted by the <a href="https://www.dharma.org/ims-book-club/" rel="noopener noref ... Show More
56m 56s