Homeward Bound (including The Great Humbling)

The Great Humbling: Live at Norwich Arts Centre

Sep 28, 2023

In this live episode at Norwich Arts Centre, hosts Dougald Hine and Giles Gentile are joined by special guests Charlotte Du Cann and Rupert Read. They discuss the origins of the podcast and the importance of humility in climate discussions. They explore wake-up calls to the environmental crisis, the difference between a problem and a predicament, the role of precaution in the climate crisis, and disappointment with certain authors' stances on COVID-19. They also delve into the relationship between energy and fossil fuels.

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Using the language of emergency can mobilize action in climate movements and expand understanding of the crisis.

The framing of the climate crisis as a predicament and embracing vulnerability can foster collaborative and community-driven responses.

The reliance on climate engineering and geoengineering may perpetuate destructive logics and hinder meaningful collective action in addressing climate change.

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The Power of Culture and Language in Addressing the Climate Crisis

There is value in using the language of emergency, as it has mobilized people and sparked action in climate movements. Culture can play a powerful role in questioning and expanding understanding of the crisis, allowing for imagination and a wider focus on the Earth crisis. The language of emergency can be reframed to foster more democracy and engage diverse perspectives.

The Shadow Side of Modernity

04:40

The Problem and the Predicament

03:16

The Great Humbling

03:45

Introduction

2min

Origins and Shared Sense of Humility

6min

Introducing Ed and Discussing Environmental Activism

2min

Navigating the Pandemic and Finding a New Voice

2min

22min

Wake-up Calls to the Environmental Crisis

16min

Problem vs Predicament

9min

Disappointment and Surprise: The Role of Precaution in Climate Crisis

2min

Disappointment with Author's Stance on COVID-19

3min

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Exploring the Relationship between Energy and Fossil Fuels

13min

In February this year, we took The Great Humbling into a new format, a live conversation on stage at Norwich Arts Centre as part of the UK tour that Dougald made to launch his book, At Work in the Ruins. It's taken us rather a long time to get the recording edited, but here it is at last.

For this live show, Ed and Dougald were joined by two special guests.

Charlotte Du Cann is a writer, editor, teacher and lover of all things rooted in Earth and sky. She works as co-director of the Dark Mountain Project and is the author of After Ithaca and 52 Flowers That Shook My World. She has just launched her Substack, The Red Tent, 'a metaphysical practice for collapsing times', in which she writes to pass on the tools that have served her over the past thirty years.

Rupert Read is a philosopher and climate activist. This summer, he left his role as a professor at the University of East Anglia, after 26 years, to dedicate himself to his work as co-director of the Climate Majority Project. He is the author of many books, including Why Climate Breakdown Matters and Do You Want to Know the Truth? The Surprising Rewards of Climate Honesty.

We'll be back in a few weeks' time with the first episode of our fifth season.

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Homeward Bound (including The Great Humbling)

The Great Humbling: Live at Norwich Arts Centre

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

The Power of Culture and Language in Addressing the Climate Crisis

Moving from Problem to Predicament: Embracing Vulnerability and Loss

Surprises and Disappointments

The importance of community and collective action

The dangers of relying on technology and science

The Shadow Side of Modernity

The Problem and the Predicament

The Great Humbling

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts