The Ignoramus's Guide to Surviving Humanity

The Ignoramus's Guide to Surviving Humanity

By The Ignoramus's Guide to Surviving HumanitySociety & CultureNewsEducationSelf-ImprovementPolitics
Download on the App Store

The Ignoramus's Guide to Surviving Humanity episodes

  • Episode 2: Racism. Queer Erasure. Colonialism. White Saviour Complex.

    In this week's podcast, British Malaysian Chinese, Wei and Ileana bravely wrestle with these conflicting parts of their identities and learn something about the history of Sarawak despite the aggressive colonial propaganda of the trailer for the new movie “Edge of the World”.  

    Shout out to the podcast “Behind the bastards“ with Robert Evans for some illuminating and startlingly conflicting details about the real life of Rajah James Brooke. 

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    55 min
  • A Conversation about "An American Sickness" by Elisabeth Rosenthal
    In this week's podcast, Anne and Ileana learn about why the healthcare system in the US is reminiscent of a post apocalyptic wasteland from our book of May, "An American Sickness" by Elisabeth Rosenthal. They examine the solutions presented in the book through their own personal experiences and come away with more knowledge but possibly less hope.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39 min

About The Ignoramus's Guide to Surviving Humanity

From the publisher's feed

A podcast about stuff we want to know. We read and discuss books, we have conversations with people who might be able to help us understand what we just read, we spout opinions both informed and…