Podcasts suited for travel or quiet holiday moments range from ecological deep dives to explorations of political and social imaginaries. Accidental Gods examines ecology, new economic systems, psilocybin experiences, anti-border ideology, and back-to-the-land movements, balancing hope and exasperation while emphasizing that death often precedes new growth. Episodes include discussions of revitalizing kinship with wild horses and possibilities for a twenty-first-century barter economy. Doomscroll functions as an audio accompaniment to an art practice that probes hyper-specific visions of social and political organization, addressing risks of children using A.I., the future of democracy, and the splintering of consensus reality.
"To wake up, I recommend listening to "Accidental Gods," a podcast by the award-winning author and environmentalist Manda Scott. With a weekly guest, she looks past Band-Aid environmentalism, toward new economic systems, psilocybin trips, anti-border ideology, and a healthy dose of back-to-the-land. The tone ranges from hopeful to exasperated-a common rejoinder is that death precedes new, healthy growth-but the over-all effect is a refreshingly cold shower."
""Doomscroll," a podcast hosted by the artist and writer Joshua Citarella, is a kind of audio accompaniment to an art practice devoted to the exploration of hyper-specific visions of social and political organization. In a conversation with Grimes, the tech-obsessed pop star held forth on the risks of children using A.I. tools; when the photographer Trevor Paglen was on the show, Citarella asked about the chances of democracy persisting in a world where "consensus reality" is splintering apart."
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