Jad Abumrad, Radiolab | WNYC, 9/8/14; Ashley Wells, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
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| Nihilism as expensive tee-shirt art? In the Dust of This Planet (Lilly Collins/radiolab.org) |
In the Dust of This Planet
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| A book for no one to read |
Today on Radiolab, a puzzle: Host Jad Abumrad’s brother-in-law wrote a book called In the Dust of This Planet.
It’s an academic treatise about nihilism and the horror humanity feels as we realize that we are nothing but a meaningless speck in the universe.
For a few years nobody read it. But then it seemed to show up on True Detective.
Then in a fashion magazine.
And then on Jay-Z's back. How?
- Let's talk nihilism with Prof. Eugene Thacker and Simon Critchley,
- art on leather jackets with June Ambrose,
- climate change with David Victor, and
- hope with the father of Transcendental Black Metal, Hunter Hunt Hendrix of the band Liturgy.
Correction: An earlier version of this piece mistakenly identified Nic Pizzolatto as the director of True Detective, when he is in fact the creator, writer, and executive producer of the series. The audio has been adjusted. Cary Fukunaga (brilliantly) directed season one of True Detective.
- 228 mins with Jad Abumrad, Robert Krulwich (NY Mag)
- ♫ Radiolab is deep-dive journalism and innovative sound design with host Jad Abumrad. The program began as an exploration of scientific inquiry. Over the years it has evolved to become a platform for long-form journalism and storytelling, co-hosted by Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser
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