The Book on Fire Podcast

By: The Book on Fire
  • Summary

  • Discussion of books and ideas for our tangled times. Read along with us or just listen in.
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  • Season 3 Wrap-up: Life updates, Book updates
    Jan 14 2025

    Life updates, book updates, parting thoughts.

    Mentioned:

    "On historical materialism and The Dawn of Everything" by David Wengrow

    Endgame: Economic Nationalism and Global Decline by Jamie Merchant

    Lifehouse: Taking Care of Ourselves in a World on Fire by Adam Greenfield

    Organization, Community, Continuity by Peter Gelderloos

    Mad World: The Politics of Mental Health by Micha Frazer-Carroll

    The End of Eddy by Edouard Louis

    Survival is a Promise: The Enternal Life of Audre Lorde by Alexis Pauline Gumbs

    Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner

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    Featured music: "Stars Sewn Into Our Skies" by Big Blood and "Open the Gates" by Irreversible Entanglements. (thanks to International Anthem for permission to use the song).

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    55 mins
  • Philosopher of Possibility :: A talk with Graeber scholar Nick Smaligo
    Sep 12 2024

    Our SECOND TO LAST episode of the season! We are joined by Nick Smaligo to talk through the major themes of The Dawn of Everything, and of Graeber's work in general. Nick was full of insights.

    Nick's essay on The Dawn of Everything: "Closing Paradise's Gate"

    Also mentioned: The Terms of Order by Cedric Robinson

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    Featured music: "Stars Sewn Into Our Skies" and "Thank You for the Path" by Big Blood.

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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Conclusion :: The Dawn of Everything, Chapter 12
    Aug 14 2024

    This is not our last episode on The Dawn of Everything, but here we discuss the concluding chapter of the book, which summarizes the book's project while moving forward on some of its new ideas.

    Next time we will be joined by a guest to help us think about the book as a whole.

    Mentioned:

    Secrets, Lies, and Consequences (about Mircea Eliade) by Bruce Lincoln

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    Featured music: "Stars Sewn Into Our Skies" by Big Blood.

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    1 hr and 8 mins

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