FODI: The In-Between | 08 | Waleed Aly & Naomi Klein | Our entanglements have been exposed
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On the precipice of a new age, what are the forces that will bring us together, and what is driving us apart? Simon Longstaff sits between Waleed Aly and Naomi Klein as they discuss the decline of meta-narratives in society and politics, reconciling coloniser and Indigenous histories and narratives, and trends of hyper-individualism and conspiracy. Neither are wholly optimistic nor pessimistic about the future that lies ahead.
Waleed Aly is a broadcaster, lawyer, academic and Walkley Award-winning journalist.
Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist, New York Times bestselling author and Senior Correspondent for The Intercept.
Produced by The Festival of Dangerous Ideas, The Ethics Centre and Audiocraft.
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