David Graeber and David Wengrow are the co-authors of The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021). "This is not a book. This is an intellectual feast. There is not a single chapter that does not (playfully) disrupt well-seated intellectual beliefs. It is deep, effortlessly iconoclastic, factually rigorous, and pleasurable to read." - Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Author, The Black Swan
Tiokasin talks with co-author David Wengrow, a professor of comparative archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. He is a visiting professor at New York University. He is the author of three books, including, What Makes Civilization? David has conducted archaeological fieldwork in various parts of Africa and the Middle East.
Co-author David Graeber (d. 9/2/2020) was a professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics. He was the author of Debt: The First 5,000 Years and Bullshit Jobs: A Theory, and was a contributor to Harper's Magazine, The Guardian and The Baffler. An iconic thinker and renowned activist, his early efforts in Zuccotti Park made Occupy Wall Street an era-defining movement.
Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Malcolm Burn, Studio Engineer, Radio Kingston, WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM, Kingston, NY
Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio Editor
Music Selections:
1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)
Artist: Moana and the Moa Hunters
Album: Tahi (1993)
Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)
(00:00:44)
2. Song Title: Rich Man's War
Artist: John Trudell with Jesse Ed Davis
Album: AKA Graffiti Man (1992)
Label: Rykodisc
(00:32:05)
3. Song Title: Prayer
Artist: Tiokasin Ghosthorse with vocals by Lisa Bodnar
Album: Ghosthorse - Ksa (2007)
Label: Ghosthorse
(00:37:55)
4. Song Title: Darker Than a Shadow
Artist: Terry Callier
Album: Speak Your Peace (2002)
Label: Mr Bongo
(00:43:37)
Artist: Terry Callier
CD: It's About Time
Album: The New Folk Sound (1965)
Label: Prestige Records
(00:52:27)
5. Song Title: Waiting on a War
Artist: Foo Fighters
CD: Medicine at Midnight (2021)
Label: Roswell Records
(00:55:47)
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