Alienated Young Men in 2029



Marveling at Markley’s Metafiction Multiplies



Gaza as an “auto-kill” zone: when and how do people get politicized?



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Our theme music is from “<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4q3zhCCdNaY7dgNjm6g9cD?si=6d0b89653f464911">I Can’t See the Milky Way Anymore</a>” by Alex Rudnick. We heartily encourage you to <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/2ltH91H75goHSwa8KGE10k?si=y3-nV2_yQZS_DqyPl3BORw">check out Alex’s music</a>.



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Alienated Young Men in 2029 Marveling at Markley’s Metafiction Multiplies Gaza as an “auto-kill” zone: when and how do people get politicized? — — Our theme music is from “I Can’t See the Milky Way Anymore” by Alex Rudnick. We heartily encourage you to check out Alex’s music.

Alienated Young Men in 2029



Marveling at Markley’s Metafiction Multiplies



Gaza as an “auto-kill” zone: when and how do people get politicized?



— —



Our theme music is from “<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4q3zhCCdNaY7dgNjm6g9cD?si=6d0b89653f464911" rel="noopener noreferrer">I Can’t See the Milky Way Anymore</a>” by Alex Rudnick. We heartily encourage you to&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/2ltH91H75goHSwa8KGE10k?si=y3-nV2_yQZS_DqyPl3BORw" rel="noopener noreferrer">check out Alex’s music</a>.

Interlude 6 (2029): Crandall and McMahon Ponder the Bleak Future – Or is it the Present?

Welcome to We Are the Deluge, a spoiler-free chapter-by-chapter podcast about the climate change novel The Deluge by Stephen Markley. For each chapter, we’ll be analyzing major themes, examining the politics of the chapter, suggesting pop culture accompaniments, tracking characters, shouting out the comedy in this dystopian (?) novel, and pitching punny episode titles.

The catch? each of the six POV characters gets a specialized format remixing those core elements based on their role and the style of those chapters. Is this an overly elaborate, galaxy-brain podcast conceit? Yes. Do you want to hear a Jackie pitch deck and Shane manifesto and Ashir report and so on? Also yes.

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Welcome to We Are the Deluge, a spoiler-free chapter-by-chapter podcast about the climate change novel The Deluge by Stephen Markley. For each chapter, we’ll be analyzing major themes, examining the politics of the chapter, suggesting pop culture accompaniments, tracking characters, shouting out the comedy in this dystopian (?) novel, and pitching punny episode titles. The catch? each of the six POV characters gets a specialized format remixing those core elements based on their role and the style of those chapters. Is this an overly elaborate, galaxy-brain podcast conceit? Yes. Do you want to hear a Jackie pitch deck and Shane manifesto and Ashir report and so on? Also yes.

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Interlude 6 (2029): Crandall and McMahon Ponder the Bleak Future – Or is it the Present?

Interlude 6 (2029): Crandall and McMahon Ponder the Bleak Future – Or is it the Present?