Cultures of Energy

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Cultures of Energy brings writers, artists and scholars together to talk, think and feel their way into the Anthropocene. We cover serious issues like climate change, species extinction and energy transition. But we also try to confront seemingly huge and insurmountable problems with insight, creativity and laughter. We believe in the possibility of personal and cultural change. And we believe that the arts and humanities can help guide us toward a more sustainable future. Cultures of Energy is a Mingomena Media production. Co-hosts are @DominicBoyer and @CymeneHowe

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  • Midwestern Exile
    Brings enviro research to life
    One of the best scholarly podcasts out there. Dominic and Cymene bring cutting edge research across the environmental humanities to life through meaty, entertaining, idea-driven conversations with authors, artists, activists, and more.
  • Lolabaird
    Great podcast on energy
    Wonderful and informed podcast. Great interviews and discussions. Thank you!
  • Sei Babi
    A pleasure
    Unlike most academic podcasts, Cultures of Energy captures some of the actual joy of talking about ideas. Also unlike most academic podcasts, this show has hosts with a personal touch, a strong point of view, and real rapport. Strongly recommend.
  • forkenhimer
    Excellent podcast!
    If you are into science and technology studies, globalized energy systems, infrastructure, environmentalism, ecology, or the social impacts of climate change, this is a podcast for you! I got hooked on these folks when they interviewed one of my favorite political economy academics- Timothy Mitchell of Columbia University- on the politics of fossil fuels. Mitchell's CoE episode is the best recorded interview I've come across with the author. His ideas are complicated, and nearly impossible to distill into a single conversation. I immediately knew the hosts were pros, because they managed to (figuratively) bring him down from outer space and explore his work in an accessible way. I wish I had listened to this interview before I nearly broke my brain trying to understand Mitchell's books, honestly... Since then, they have introduced me to several really amazing thinkers on some of the most inscrutable topics in the world today. Dominic and Cymene are approachable, but never afraid to delve beneath the surface. Highly recommended!!!
  • Justin Beirold
    Excellent podcast!
    If you are into science and technology studies, globalized energy systems, infrastructure, environmentalism, ecology, or the social impacts of climate change, this is a podcast for you! I got hooked on these folks when they interviewed one of my favorite political economy academics- Timothy Mitchell of Columbia University- on the politics of fossil fuels. Mitchell’s CoE episode is the best recorded interview I’ve come across with the author. His ideas are complicated, and nearly impossible to distill into a single conversation. I immediately knew the hosts were pros, because they managed to (figuratively) bring him down from outer space and explore his ideas in an accessible way. I wish I had listened to this interview before I nearly broke my brain trying to understand his books, honestly... Since then, they have introduced me to several really amazing thinkers on some of the most inscrutable topics in the world today. Dominic and Cymene are approachable, but never afraid to delve beneath the surface. Highly recommended!
  • Jeffrey Insko
    Brilliant
    Great conversations with an extraordinarily impressive lineup of guests helping to make the anthropocene intelligible (and fun!).. Cymene and Dominic conduct rich, stimulating, lively interviews. This is great listening.
  • Andrew McGrath
    Best podcast in anthropology and beyond
    This podcast is both uncannily familiar and dazzlingly intense, namely because of the mix of non-self conscious dialogue between Cymene and Dominic and the emergent discourses this show gives a platform to through astounding interviews. It is the place I point friends to when they want to know what the humanities and social sciences can contribute to existential and everyday problems. Never stop
  • Drew4fmc
    Insightful, joyful; academic, accessible
    A dynamic duo you'll be happy to get to know
  • Owmyears
    One of my favs
    Fantastic interviews on the anthropology of energy and more. One technical (or let's say infrastructural) bug. The levels on the theme song and other non-dialog audio don't match the microphones. I always have to crank up the volume on my headphones to hear the interviews, and then my eardrums are exploded by the crazy electric zap-noise that closes each episode. Please fix!
  • Senzabaffi
    Informative
    And also entertaining. Thank you for the good work.
  • techg987
    Just starting but good
    Interesting approach
  • Darren Byler
    Thinking the Anthropocene
    This is a fantastic new podcast on life and thinking in the Anthropocene from the coeditors of the journal Cultural Anthropology.
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