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Paris Marx discusses the evolution of The Luddite Club with its members Amanda Hanna-McLeer and Lucy Jackson.

Paris Marx is joined by Amanda Hanna-McLeer and Lucy Jackson to discuss the story of The Luddite Club, from its beginnings as a high school organization to its pivot into a non-profit and growth into an international movement. Amanda Hanna-McLeer is a writer, educator, and director of The Luddite Club documentary. Lucy Jackson is an early member of the Luddite Club. Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon. The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Kyla Hewson. Go to surfshark.com/SAVEUS to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN, plus there’s a 30-day money-back guarantee or just punch in code SAVEUS at checkout! Also mentioned in this episode: The original New York Times article featuring the club Amanda shouts out Brian Merchant’s book The One Device and Jenny Odell’s How to Do Nothing The film discussed was John Carpenter’s 1988 sci-fi horror film They Live

People in this episode

Host: Paris Marx

Guests: Amanda Hanna-McLeer, Lucy Jackson

Topics covered

• Luddite movement
• technology critique
• non-profit organizations
• documentary filmmaking
• cultural commentary

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Luddite Club, The Nation

Books & works: The One Device, How to Do Nothing, They Live

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