Futureverse Podcast

Futureverse Podcast episodes:

• 05.13.2024

  Ep. 9. Edan Lepucki: Navigating Climate Anxiety Through Fiction

  In this episode of Futureverse, Molly Wood and Ramanan Raghavendran interview Edan Lepucki about her works of climate fiction, including her novel California and her short story "There's No Place Like Home." Their discussion probes the intersections of climate fiction,...

  
• 03.12.2024

  Ep. 8. T.C. Boyle: The Nature of Our Future

  In this episode of Futureverse, Molly Wood and Ramanan Raghavendran interview acclaimed author, TC Boyle. The conversation dives into the climatic and biological challenges facing our planet and how they provide both a warning and an invitation to consider the...

  
• 01.29.2024

  Ep. 7. Nathaniel Rich: Navigating the Moral Terrain: Climate Activism, Political Possibilities, and the Literary Landscape

  In the latest episode of Futureverse, Molly Wood and Ramanan Raghavendran interview American novelist and essayist Nathaniel Rich. Listen as they delve into the complexities of climate activism, political challenges, and literary reflections on the environmental crisis through Rich’s climate-inflected...

  
• 10.02.2023

  Ep. 6: Janice Pariat. Nature, Indigenous Perspectives, and Climate Hope

  In the latest episode of Futureverse, Molly Wood and Ramanan Raghavendran interview poet and author Janice Pariat. They chat about her latest novel, "Everything the Light Touches," and how her passion for nature and the environment has influenced her writing....

  
• 08.29.2023

  Ep. 5. Kim Stanley Robinson (Part 2): Surviving the 21st Century: Unraveling Utopia

  In the latest episode of Futureverse, Molly Wood and Ramanan Raghavendran continue the conversation with author and visionary Kim Stanley Robinson. In Part 2, they discuss utopia (!), with Robinson pointing out that surviving the 21st century without a mass...

  
• 08.17.2023

  Ep. 4. Kim Stanley Robinson (Part 1): Unveiling Climate Denial and the Power of Community

  In the latest episode of Futureverse, Molly Wood and Ramanan Raghavendran interview Kim Stanley Robinson, known for his visionary works that explore themes of ecology, politics, and human interaction with the environment. In this episode, Robinson discusses the persistence of...

  
• 07.19.2023

  Ep. 3. Omar El Akkad: A Story of Climate Change Refugees, Assimilation, and Identity

  In the latest episode of Futureverse, we interview Omar El Akkad, an award-winning Egyptian-Canadian journalist and author. Omar’s most recent novel, What Strange Paradise, tells the story of those at the core of the refugee crisis. It explores themes including...

  
• 06.26.2023

  Ep. 2. Ruthanna Emrys: Lovecraftian Novels, Climate Change, and Challenging Bias

  In the latest episode of Futureverse, hosts Molly and Ramanan interview Ruthanna Emrys, an acclaimed author known for her thought-provoking Lovecraftian novels. We were so excited to talk to Emrys for our second episode. Her unique perspective about the future,...

  
• 04.10.2023

  Ep. 1. James Bradley: Clade, Capitalism, and Climate Disaster

  James Bradley is an essayist, novelist and critic, and the acclaimed author of several climate fiction novels including Clade, Ghost Species, and the young adult trilogy The Change. In this conversation, James, Molly and Ramanan discuss Clade, capitalism, and the...