Archive - Futureverse

Ep. 11. Jeff VanderMeer: Absolution — Return of the Southern Reach

Listen now (39 min) | Molly and Ramanan speak with Jeff VanderMeer, author of the Southern Reach Series, Hummingbird Salamander and Borne.

Oct 24, 2024 •

Ramanan Raghavendran

and

38:29

August 2024

Ep. 10. Stephen Markley: Diving into The Deluge

Listen now (37min) | Molly and Ramanan speak with Stephen Markley, author of The Deluge.

Aug 6, 2024 •

Ramanan Raghavendran

and

36:51

May 2024

Ep. 9. Edan Lepucki: Navigating Climate Anxiety Through Fiction

Listen now (36 min) | Molly and Ramanan speak with Edan Lepucki, author of California and There Is No Place Like Home.

May 13, 2024 •

Ramanan Raghavendran

and

36:10

March 2024

Ep. 8. T.C. Boyle: The Nature of Our Future

Listen now (29min) | Molly and Ramanan speak with acclaimed author, TC Boyle. The conversation dives into the climatic and biological challenges facing…

Mar 12, 2024 •

Ramanan Raghavendran

and

31:36

January 2024

Ep. 7. Nathaniel Rich: Navigating the Moral Terrain: Climate Activism, Political Possibilities, and the Literary Landscape

Listen now (39 min)| Molly and Ramanan speak with American novelist and essayist Nathaniel Rich, author of Odds Against Tomorrow, Second Nature, and…

Jan 29, 2024 •

Ramanan Raghavendran

and

39:00

October 2023

Ep. 6: Janice Pariat. Nature, Indigenous Perspectives, and Climate Hope

Molly and Ramanan speak with Janice Pariat, the author of Everything the Light Touches.

Oct 2, 2023 •

Ramanan Raghavendran

and

46:47

August 2023

July 2023

Ep. 3. Omar El Akkad: A Story of Climate Change Refugees, Assimilation, and Identity

Listen now | Molly and Ramanan speak with Omar El Akkad, the author of What Strange Paradise.

Jul 19, 2023 •

Ramanan Raghavendran

and

50:22

June 2023

Ep. 2. Ruthanna Emrys: Lovecraftian Novels, Climate Change, and Challenging Bias

Listen now (43 min) | In the latest episode of Futureverse, hosts Molly and Ramanan interview Ruthanna Emrys, an acclaimed author known for her…

Jun 26, 2023 •

and

Ramanan Raghavendran

47:34

April 2023

Ep. 1. James Bradley: Clade, Capitalism, and Climate Disaster

Listen now (48 min) | Molly and Ramanan speak with James Bradley, author of Clade and Ghost Species.

Apr 10, 2023 •

and

Ramanan Raghavendran

53:37

December 2022

What's "Futureverse"?

Futureverse is where Molly and Ramanan speak with authors imagining our climate-changed future, about one (or more!) of their books/poems/films.

Dec 1, 2022

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