Ep. 195: Hunting the Anthropocene
November 18, 2019
Description
Steven Rinella talks with Rick Smith, Danny Morrison, Sean Weaver, Ryan Callaghan, Seth Morris, and Janis Putelis. Topics discussed: Steve's favorite thing to talk about: swiping right for love;...
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Books Referenced
Annals of the Former World
Author: John McPhee
Context:
The speaker references 'John mcfee's Pulitzer Prize winning book Animals of the Former World' (likely a transcription error for 'Annals of the Former World'), describing it as 'a geological history book.' They quote two memorable lines from it: that the top of Mount Everest is marine limestone, and that if you imagine Earth's history as your arms stretched out, you could remove all of human history with one stroke of a nail file. This was discussed in the context of the dramatic landscape changes and flooding in South Dakota.