Rachel Kushner joins us to talk about her new novel Creation Lake--the story of an American agent provocateur infiltrating a rural commune in France.

We go through some of the inspirations behind her characters in this and past books (including Jacques Camatte, Julian Coupat, and Ben Morea), a Soviet historian's theory of the Neanderthal origins of class war, and the RKCU (Rachel Kushner Cinematic Universe)

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Megabasin protests: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/06/water-mega-basins-reservoirs-france-drought/674313/

https://lessoulevementsdelaterre.org/blog/stop-mega-basins---international-mobilization-from-july-16-to-21-2024

Drift Mag interview: https://www.thedriftmag.com/history-as-it-is-happening/

Nation Review: https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/rachel-kushner-creation-lake/

Info on Eric McDavid entrapment case: https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/01/18/40682.php

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Song: Daft Punk - Get Lucky (V A P O R W A V E)