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Book Society Lucas Cantor
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Host Lucas Cantor discusses a new book each week with a distinguished guest.
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Why We Should Actually Be Optimistic About The Environment with Environmentalist Adam Dorr
Adam Dorr is the Director of Research at the independent think tank RethinkX. He is an environmental social scientist and technology theorist whose recent RethinkX publications have focused on the disruption of the global energy sector by new energy generation and storage technologies, as well as the implications of the energy, transportation, and food disruptions for climate change. Adam regularly presents on stage, radio, podcasts, and television. He completed his MS at the University of Michigan's School for the Environment and Sustainability and his PhD at UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs. Hear us talk about "Factufullness: Ten Reasons Why We're Wrong About The World -- and Why Things Are Better Than You Think" by Hans Rosling. As well as his own book, "Brighter".
Factfulness: https://www.amazon.com/Factfulness-Reasons-World-Things-Better/dp/1250123828/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LSU8KBBNAV0S&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.zsOKnFT01I7tAXHASDhpuvgbl9RnVX7PwJF1iUBv9jqtcD5G7cUpoZgiMa3JresubImm-7SjrxgqAeD4BH1xHzJ4vLkuaepykSj8f9CIRikWPIjMtvSVNFBD7rGdk_FRuMxs7zizmKH8noGjYxgz3eEapLsTwHyZlL2pP7fGZxtJrgrFWvRxkWsDqAP1nZUifdchobitxugeTEa072Yn_sIyzT0fg4azKwqOuNpBFi4.lr3WRR7tfsPaEXzyD7MdGj4YKuqApgMzxYn8turioNA&dib_tag=se&keywords=factfulness+hans+rosling&qid=1716430263&sprefix=factful%2Caps%2C499&sr=8-1
Brighter: https://www.amazon.com/Brighter-Optimism-Progress-Future-Environmentalism-ebook/dp/B0BNYC1GWY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3R2A4AVUJ5DKJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.p5ZtEaccdvTvyquL4S3RzQ.ZhQKzQZG5lPScWLwdyA0y9w8UCLVpoRj9G33GpTx97E&dib_tag=se&keywords=brighter+adam+dorr&qid=1716430394&sprefix=brighter+%2Caps%2C242&sr=8-1 -
Environmental Scientist Adam Dorr and I discuss 10 Reasons Why We're Wrong About the World and Why Things Are Better Than We Think in Hans Rosling's "Factfulness"
Adam Dorr is the Director of Research at the independent think tank RethinkX. He is an environmental social scientist and technology theorist whose recent RethinkX publications have focused on the disruption of the global energy sector by new energy generation and storage technologies, as well as the implications of the energy, transportation, and food disruptions for climate change. Adam regularly presents on stage, radio, podcasts, and television. He completed his MS at the University of Michigan's School for the Environment and Sustainability and his PhD at UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs. Hear us talk about "Factufullness: Ten Reasons Why We're Wrong About The World -- and Why Things Are Better Than You Think" by Hans Rosling. As well as his own book, "Brighter".
Factfulness: https://www.amazon.com/Factfulness-Reasons-World-Things-Better/dp/1250123828/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LSU8KBBNAV0S&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.zsOKnFT01I7tAXHASDhpuvgbl9RnVX7PwJF1iUBv9jqtcD5G7cUpoZgiMa3JresubImm-7SjrxgqAeD4BH1xHzJ4vLkuaepykSj8f9CIRikWPIjMtvSVNFBD7rGdk_FRuMxs7zizmKH8noGjYxgz3eEapLsTwHyZlL2pP7fGZxtJrgrFWvRxkWsDqAP1nZUifdchobitxugeTEa072Yn_sIyzT0fg4azKwqOuNpBFi4.lr3WRR7tfsPaEXzyD7MdGj4YKuqApgMzxYn8turioNA&dib_tag=se&keywords=factfulness+hans+rosling&qid=1716430263&sprefix=factful%2Caps%2C499&sr=8-1
Brighter: https://www.amazon.com/Brighter-Optimism-Progress-Future-Environmentalism-ebook/dp/B0BNYC1GWY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3R2A4AVUJ5DKJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.p5ZtEaccdvTvyquL4S3RzQ.ZhQKzQZG5lPScWLwdyA0y9w8UCLVpoRj9G33GpTx97E&dib_tag=se&keywords=brighter+adam+dorr&qid=1716430394&sprefix=brighter+%2Caps%2C242&sr=8-1 -
The Beatles Interesting Tie to Florida with Bob Kealing, the Sunshine State's Specialist
Siix time Emmy award winning, Bob Kealing, talks with me about "Good Day Sunshine State" and the Beatles history in Florida. Why does this state hold a special place in the hearts of those four lads from LIverpool? Hear us discuss this and "Once Upon A Time in Florida" by Jacki Levine.
Good Day Sunshine State https://www.amazon.com/Good-Day-Sunshine-State-Beatles/dp/0813068932
Once Upon A Time In Florida: https://www.amazon.com/Once-Upon-Time-Florida-Promises/dp/B0BVYZPTRL/ref=sr_1_1?crid=M9ELUOMY0FAI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.MAMCVBqTg7b5TJfIemAWLmHgQdiosBTvQ9AcBDfIt_F9U3_rLoIA1X2nknTsHCNLjYV9Pzd1Z78o7PybCDCBmdV9d08kOmjkjnXMnmUUF1-dQeoPcQ9MfE7NfYCV9K9f.NqxaZEMQPndiVRhznjZKKMEqltjSoPgmFKRbyLTTe_s&dib_tag=se&keywords=once+upon+a+time+in+florida+book&qid=1715881463&sprefix=Once+upon+a+time+in+Florida+%2Caps%2C323&sr=8-1 -
"The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read" and "Parenting On Earth" with moral and political philosopher Elizabeth Cripps
Moral and Political philosopher, Elizabeth Cripps talks to us about individual and parental duties toward climate change. We touch on her book, "Parenting on Earth" as well as "The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did)" by Philippa Perry in an insightful conversation about parenting and climate change.
Parenting on Earth: https://www.amazon.com/Parenting-Earth-Philosophers-Guide-Everyone/dp/0262047586/ref=sr_1_1?crid=35827PTYJYF5O&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.681jrXZKi5_dmoByUbhdaN0bwMFmYD-Rj4q-Cnu4ik6MD9mVpmdBWweNAurWMaGOsrw5uJ7fC_qu-QZHdnyArLis7BZSesRi2kBwfVl8TFFTkZCqRTl2RMXtOXz8Cg6EHjmE8w_XjjZvcXB5pwzQgDB5yo8K8FASy4n66j1N4ppvSwC7sY5IfFZgjDvZmmTVHGq8wrMU01ZkHImHteKvyecy9Alh0OeiTKyi_g6wf0k.A0JU66khE5P40Kyc-e4F1wu-Ng2cvL1O4ugnW4shiLg&dib_tag=se&keywords=parenting+on+earth&qid=1715024744&sprefix=parenting+on+eart%2Caps%2C173&sr=8-1
The Book You Wish Your Parents had read: https://www.amazon.com/Book-Wish-Your-Parents-Read/dp/0241251028/ref=sr_1_1?crid=33TVSA6Y7RLBO&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.kSsNoE0DAekRvYNV1aG_bQ5TEuW2WjIWmPrbriFi7HM9SVYP_Yl-yBj1XW77MkO_STz68uML90Nkv_FmOwjyEAhPykrFNpmFmqKzN1B7ONUUHm9I3O8Prm6KqE-aqgbErMBvMlOwUp8pNQwQvdUU9M6v2E2WKP-fUurTbh7h7_ut79-cRwGk8YJGL-7X7Okm_Zoes7HcW5lb1FizkMWWGlEbGN3JvxoPcQn8fUFGK8Y.V-K9h29ArtjtzXRdzA6aluENhxGVVFJeDpRw2NebNA0&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+book+you+wish+your+parents+had+read&qid=1715024631&sprefix=the+book+you+wi%2Caps%2C273&sr=8-1 -
Should We Settle Outer Space? Rocket Scientist Erika Nesvold and I talk about capitalism and prison in space, mining astroids, and "The Sparrow" by Mary Doria Russell
Rocket Scientist Erika Nesvold and I talk about Mary Doria Russell's The Sparrow all while she answers some of my dumb space questions. We touch on mining astroids, prison and capitalism in space, and whether we should even settle space?
The Sparrow: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+sparrow+book&crid=27WWOJ6JYAAQH&sprefix=the+sparrow+book%2Caps%2C163&ref=nb_sb_noss_1 -
Professor Chris Impey and I talk about "Wonderful Life" by Stephen Jay Gould and what we have wrong about scientific orthodoxy
University of Arizona Astronomy professor Chris Impey and I talk about "Wonderful Life" by Stephen Jay Gould. This is book was way over my head but i still learned a lot. Hear Professor Impey dumb things down for me and share things like how fossilization is rare and evolution is a lottery.
Wonderful Life:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=wonderful+life+stephen+jay+gould&crid=1J804L1473ANY&sprefix=wonderful+life+ste%2Caps%2C447&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_18
World's Without End:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=chris+impey+worlds+without+end&crid=2U2GU1N0R1302&sprefix=chris+impey+%2Caps%2C533&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_2_12
Customer Reviews
My favorite book podcast
Every week Lucas Cantor Santiago interviews a fascinating person who chooses a book they love, or one they’ve always wanted to read and talk about. Lucas is an insightful interviewer who isn’t afraid to discuss how the book has affected him or how it has connected to a memory or an event, often sharing anecdotes from his own experiences. He’s unafraid to admit when he hadn’t thought about this particular subject and how thrilled and moved he is to learn more about it. He’s curious and reads closely, connecting one book to another, or to something a previous guest said that has relevance to the current episode. He’s terrific when he surprises the guest by his erudition, often to humorous results, but he’s humble about the gaps he’s trying to fill with these discussions. The guests seem to be having a good time, and especially when he interviews authors, his questions are not the cliches we’re used to hearing. It’s my favorite book podcast and I look forward to it every Friday. Every week is a surprise.
Entertaining, educational, fun!
Lucas the host is awesome. So fun and engaging - these podcasts get me through my runs!
Insightful, engaging book discussions
Listening to this podcast is like being in the book group of my dreams. The book choices are always interesting, the guests are fascinating and the host is entertaining and insightful.