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In this episode, Hà Trang brings in Farid Hamka, founder of @jakartabookhive in Jakarta, Indonesia to talk about his recent obsession with trees. Through a reading of Richard Powers' The Overstory and Catherine Pierce's poem "High Dangerous," the two explore how humans and flora interact and co-exist.
A crucial question comes up during the chat: in order to raise public awareness of the importance of trees and promote a non-human-centric viewpoint, should we describe beings as they are or should be personify them to highlight their close connection with us humans?
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In this episode, Hà Trang brings in Farid Hamka, founder of @jakartabookhive in Jakarta, Indonesia to talk about his recent obsession with trees. Through a reading of Richard Powers' The Overstory and Catherine Pierce's poem "High Dangerous," the two explore how humans and flora interact and co-exist.
A crucial question comes up during the chat: in order to raise public awareness of the importance of trees and promote a non-human-centric viewpoint, should we describe beings as they are or should be personify them to highlight their close connection with us humans?