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Ned Beauman discusses his book 'Venomous Lumpsucker' and the concept of necropolitics in relation to environmental issues and capitalism.

Ned Beauman is the author of 'Venomous Lumpsucker', a biting satire which examines the environmental and social consequences of capitalism run amok, and the dangerous absurdities that can result from using free-market mechanisms to solve the environmental problems we face today. We talk about the political and economic choices and mechanisms that determine which species are preserved and which species go extinct - hence 'necropolitics'. We talk about calibrating our economic and environ...

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Hosts: Marty Kurylowicz, Holly Carson

Guest: Ned Beauman

Topics covered

• necropolitics
• environmental consequences
• capitalism
• satire
• species preservation

Keywords

• Ned Beauman
• Venomous Lumpsucker
• necropolitics
• capitalism
• environmental issues
• species extinction
• satire

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Venomous Lumpsucker

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