I think that for many people who are trying to come to grips with their emotions, they're looking around their world for evidence of the apocalypse. I would never have written any book at all if I had a story to tell that was rooted in or about despair. Have you been able to find joy afterwards and can other people find joy even in climate collapse?
Music and social movements have historically gone hand in hand. Folk music played a unifying role for the labor movements in the United States. Music was central to the protests against the Vietnam War and in favor of Civil Rights. As more people become aware of the climate crisis, music is starting to reflect that.
But there is still no one song or artist inspiring climate action the way music catalyzed other movements. Why aren’t more musical artists raising the alarm over the growing climate catastrophe? And for the artists who are, how do they express the anxiety and grief that they and their listeners are experiencing?
Guests:
Tamara Lindeman, Musician, The Weather Station
Jayson Greene, Contributing Editor, Pitchfork
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