Episode 82: The Dark Mountains of Madness

About this episode

Jake and Phil discuss the Dark Mountain Manifesto and related works with guest Roy Scranton.

Jake and Phil are joined by Roy Scranton, author of Impasse: Climate Change and the Limits of Progress, to discuss the Dark Mountain Manifesto by Paul Kingsnorth and Dougald Hine and The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft. The Manifesto: The Dark Mountain Manifesto https://dark-mountain.net/about/manifesto/ The Art: HP Lovecraft, The Call of Cthulhu https://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cc.aspx Roy Scranton, Impasse https://www.sup.org/books/literary-studies-and-literature/impasse

People in this episode

Hosts: Jake, Phil

Guest: Roy Scranton

Topics covered

• climate change
• literature
• philosophy
• manifestos
• horror

Keywords

• Dark Mountain Manifesto
• Roy Scranton
• climate change
• H. P. Lovecraft
• The Call of Cthulhu

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Dark Mountain Manifesto, The Call of Cthulhu, Impasse: Climate Change and the Limits of Progress

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