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Elia Ayoub interviews Chanda Prescod-Weinstein about her book exploring the intersection of science, politics, and culture.

For episode 219, I talk to Chanda Prescod-Weinstein about her latest book " The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry and the Cosmic Dream Boogie ." Science is political. Reality is queer af. Also: race, imperialism, Star Trek (of course), Supergirl and post/colonialism. Support: You can support my work with ⁠a one-off or monthly donation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Ko-fi Masterclass on Modern Lebanon: Registration still possible for August 2026⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Newsletter : Subscribe to⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Hauntologies⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Social Media : I am on ⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact: Reach out on ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ayoub@thefirethesetimes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ or on Signal @ Ayoub.02 The Fire These Times Social Media: TFTT is on ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Transcription: You can help Antidote Zine⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ transcribe TFTT episodes ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website : All episodes are archived ⁠⁠⁠⁠on the website⁠⁠⁠⁠ From The Periphery TFTT is a proud member of ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠From The Periphery Media Collective⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , which you can support ⁠⁠on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow on ⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Check out other project wherever you get your podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Politically Depressed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Syria…

People in this episode

Host: Elia Ayoub

Guest: Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Topics covered

• science
• politics
• race
• imperialism
• post/colonialism
• Star Trek
• Supergirl

Keywords

• science
• politics
• queer
• race
• imperialism
• Star Trek
• postcolonialism
• Supergirl

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Organizations: The Fire These Times, From The Periphery Media Collective, Antidote Zine, Ko-fi, Patreon, Bluesky, Instagram, YouTube, ShadoMag, 972Mag

Books & works: The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry and the Cosmic Dream Boogie

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