Should We Stay or Should We Go | Lionel Shriver (Rebroadcast)

About this episode

Lionel Shriver discusses her latest novel and explores the themes of death and societal futures.

When is death preferable to living? Are there fates worse than death? And what sort of future society should we build? Lionel Shriver discusses her latest novel, Should We Stay or Should We Go.

People in this episode

Guest: Lionel Shriver

Topics covered

• death
• society
• future
• philosophy
• literature

Keywords

• death
• society
• future
• Lionel Shriver
• novel

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