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Best of 2016: Chuck Klosterman Thinks About the Present As If It Were the Past

Doug here. I thought there was good back-and-forth between Chuck and myself in this conversation. I like how the interview went “meta” at the end, with Chuck speculating that if I’m right about his book being hailed as the “Moby Dick" of non-fiction in 300 years time. This interview belongs in a time capsule.  At the very least, a “Best of” show. I also really enjoyed the fact that we heard the musical stylings of John Philip Sousa, Chuck Berry, KISS and Veruca Salt.  Of course, if Chuck’s book taught me anything (and it actually taught me many things), I could be wrong.

 

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Catherine Austin Fitts on Ethical Investing

Catherine Austin Fitts was the Federal Housing Commissioner and Assistant Secretary of Housing under the first Bush administration. She managed a Wall Street investment firm and is now president of Solari, Inc.

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Eating the Future

With food insecurity growing around the globe, the unpredictabilities of climate change and population growth booming... what will we eat in the future? Jonathan Foley heads the Global Landscape Initiative at the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment. 

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Dangerous Idea: Reclaim Time

Media theorist Douglas Rushkoff's Dangerous Idea?  We need to reclaim time.

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BookMark - Gary Shteyngart on "Jernigan"

 Novelist Gary Shteyngart recommends one of his favorite reads:  "Jernigan" by David Gates.

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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni on "Queen of Dreams"

Novelist Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni talks about her traditional Indian childhood and the Bengali dream-tellers she met while researching "Queen of Dreams."

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David Quammen on "Monster of God"

Nature writer David Quammen has written a book called “Monster of God.” It’s about man-eating predators. Quammen says that such beasts have often been worshiped but the habitats are being encroached on by development.

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Deep Tracks: Mark Mothersbaugh

DEVO co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh recommends "Editions of You" from Roxy Music’s 1973 album, "For Your Pleasure."

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