In the spirit of Halloween (and existentialism), we discuss apocalypse and urban collapse this week! Contrary to the doom and gloom we typically associate images of the post-human world with, the word “apocalypse” has roots in both change and revolution. We explore how capital and religion have utilized power and fear to morph its’ modern connotations. And what of urban collapse, you ask? Think of cities like Chicago, New York, Tokyo - all of these seem like behemoths of construction that will long outlast us. Funnily enough, if we humans were to disappear today, nature has an entirely different plan. Our anthropological footprint will remain on the earth in various forms, but how fast could nature begin to reclaim a city like NYC if we humans just evaporated? While seemingly indestructible, this heavy-ass concrete jungle is more fragile than you could believe. In typical O.o.E fashion, we seek to find ways to center community and belonging as mobilizing forces in the face of catastrophe and collapse with, of course, some nonsensical digressions.

Works Cited:

The Importance of Apocalypse: The Value of End-­Of­‐The­‐World Politics While Advancing Ecocriticism

USGS Survey

The World Without Us by Alan Weisman

How’s that for an ending? A political ecology of apocalypse

Apocalypse Soon?: Dire Messages Reduce Belief in Global Warming by Contradicting Just-World Beliefs

Ecological Gentrification in Response to Apocalyptic Narratives of Climate Change: The Production of an Immuno‐political Fantasy - Harper - 2020 - International Journal of Urban and Regional Research - Wiley Online Library

From revelation to revolution: apocalypticism in green politics: Environmental Politics

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Wounded and longing or cunning and cruel, which kind of wolf lives inside of you? Welcome to the second installment of our Halloween series in which we explore the history of lycanthropy and werewolves! If this series has revealed anything thus far, it’s that our perceptions of the “otherworldly” or “alien” are often reflective of how we perceive the world. Turns out, werewolves are no exception. Join us as we find out what kind of wolves we are, talk about religion (again and again), and expand our ideas of how limitless identity can be through the exploration of otherkin and therian identities.

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Works Cited:

Clinical Lycanthropy

Clustered, Cultural Nature of "Werewolves"

Cultural Histories of Werewolves

The Wolf Man

The Feral Child

An Analysis of the Otherkin Subculture

Therians vs. Furries

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Inspired by the tomfoolery happening in American politics, we seek to explore the interconnections between society, ecology, queerness, and …. extraterrestrials? Heads up, we get existential as hell in this episode. Are aliens inherently queer or are queer people inherently alien? What are the odds of us having had contact with extraterrestrial life? What do our theories about extraterrestrial life say about our relationship to our environments and gender? Regardless of the answers to any of these questions, we’re really just out here blasting Gabbie Hanna into the void of space via the Golden Record. We had a lot of fun with this one and we hope you enjoy it as well :)

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Works Cited:

Transgender Operations on Aliens 💅

Star Trek and Queerness

Vinny the Genderless Alien

Dr. Fatima on Youtube: What Astrophysicists Think About Aliens

• Asymptotic burnout and homeostatic awakening: a possible solution to the Fermi paradox? by Michael L. Wont and Stuart Bartlett

Kaz Rowe on Youtube: The Controversial History of Alien Abductions

How to Save a Planet Podcast

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