Episode 1389
The Rights of Rivers
Robert Macfarlane joins to talk about his new book, Is a River Alive?, a contemplation on whether rivers should be recognized and respected as living beings.
June 16, 202510m 21s
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Show Notes
Robert Macfarlane, a fellow at the University of Cambridge and the author of several books, including Underland and his new one, Is a River Alive? (W. W. Norton & Company, 2025), talks about the new book that questions how we treat rivers through the stories of rivers in Ecuador, India and Canada.
Topics
environmentbookenvironmental_literaturewaterwater_rightsclimate_literatureclimatelocal_wnycrobert_macfarlaneclimate_bookclimate_artenvironmental_justiceriversbooks