What Rough Beast
Virginia Heffernan and Stephen Metcalf
What Rough Beast, hosted by Virginia Heffernan (Wired, Trumpcast) and Stephen Metcalf (Slate, Culture Gabfest) is a podcast where we bear witness to America’s demise, and ask what might be built from the rubble. The sludge. The sparkly phosphorescent faerie dust of recombinant DNA.
It is a spiritual successor to Trumpcast, but with a radical reimagining. Instead of focusing on opposing Trump or trusting institutions, this podcast explores imaginative, unexpected responses to our current political moment. The show takes inspiration from the '68ers' motto "all power to the imagination" and seeks unconventional solutions beyond traditional political frameworks. virginiaheffernan.substack.com
It is a spiritual successor to Trumpcast, but with a radical reimagining. Instead of focusing on opposing Trump or trusting institutions, this podcast explores imaginative, unexpected responses to our current political moment. The show takes inspiration from the '68ers' motto "all power to the imagination" and seeks unconventional solutions beyond traditional political frameworks. virginiaheffernan.substack.com
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the What Rough Beast podcast:
#1 Mentioned in 1 episodes
His Name Is George Floyd
Toluse Olorunnipa
Robert Samuels
#2 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Dawn of Everything
A New History of Humanity
David Wengrow
David Graeber
#3 Mentioned in 1 episodes
When Things Fall Apart
Heart Advice for Difficult Times
Pema Chödrön
#4 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Achieving our country
Richard Rorty
