I Want a Better Catastrophe
Andrew Boyd
An existential manual for tragic optimists, can-do pessimists, and compassionate doomers
With global warming projected to rocket past the 1.5°C limit, lifelong activist Andrew Boyd is thrown into a crisis of hope, and off on a quest to learn how to live with the "impossible news" of our climate doom.
He searches out eight of today's leading climate thinkers — from activist Tim DeChristopher to collapse-psychologist Jamey Hecht, grassroots strategist adrienne maree brown, eco-philosopher Joana Macy, and Indigenous botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer — asking them: "Is it really the end of the world? and if so, now what?"
With gallows humor and a broken heart, Boyd steers readers through their climate angst as he walks his own. Boyd's journey takes him from storm-battered coastlines to pipeline blockades and "hopelessness workshops." Along the way, he maps out our existential options, and tackles some familiar dilemmas: "Should I bring kids into such a world?" "Can I lose hope when others can't afford to?" and "Why the fuck am I recycling?"
He finds answers that will surprise, inspire, and maybe even make you laugh. Drawing on wisdom traditions Eastern, Western, and Indigenous, Boyd crafts an insightful and irreverent guide for achieving a "better catastrophe."
This is vital reading for everyone navigating climate anxiety and grief as our world hurtles towards an unthinkable crisis.
Author - Andrew Boyd.
Narrator - Chris Bates.
Published Date - Wednesday, 03 January 2024.
Location:
United States
Description:
An existential manual for tragic optimists, can-do pessimists, and compassionate doomers With global warming projected to rocket past the 1.5°C limit, lifelong activist Andrew Boyd is thrown into a crisis of hope, and off on a quest to learn how to live with the "impossible news" of our climate doom. He searches out eight of today's leading climate thinkers — from activist Tim DeChristopher to collapse-psychologist Jamey Hecht, grassroots strategist adrienne maree brown, eco-philosopher Joana Macy, and Indigenous botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer — asking them: "Is it really the end of the world? and if so, now what?" With gallows humor and a broken heart, Boyd steers readers through their climate angst as he walks his own. Boyd's journey takes him from storm-battered coastlines to pipeline blockades and "hopelessness workshops." Along the way, he maps out our existential options, and tackles some familiar dilemmas: "Should I bring kids into such a world?" "Can I lose hope when others can't afford to?" and "Why the fuck am I recycling?" He finds answers that will surprise, inspire, and maybe even make you laugh. Drawing on wisdom traditions Eastern, Western, and Indigenous, Boyd crafts an insightful and irreverent guide for achieving a "better catastrophe." This is vital reading for everyone navigating climate anxiety and grief as our world hurtles towards an unthinkable crisis. Author - Andrew Boyd. Narrator - Chris Bates. Published Date - Wednesday, 03 January 2024.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:00:25
Chapter 2
Duration:00:22:32
Chapter 3
Duration:00:57:07
Chapter 4
Duration:00:44:00
Chapter 5
Duration:00:47:25
Chapter 6
Duration:00:32:55
Chapter 7
Duration:01:04:22
Chapter 8
Duration:01:06:48
Chapter 9
Duration:00:26:20
Chapter 10
Duration:01:00:07
Chapter 11
Duration:00:57:02
Chapter 12
Duration:01:14:52
Chapter 13
Duration:00:51:10
Chapter 14
Duration:00:39:51
Chapter 15
Duration:00:47:19
Chapter 16
Duration:00:20:30
Chapter 17
Duration:00:11:00
Chapter 18
Duration:00:12:03
Chapter 19
Duration:00:00:52
Chapter 20
Duration:00:00:10
Chapter 21
Duration:00:00:36