28. for those who need a gateway to radical imagination

Reading is the powerful tool we have to unlock our imaginations. And right now, I believe it's time to use our imaginations to see a new world. Maybe one that's not dominated by "obsessive technologies," as Ursula K Le Guin so aptly put. Resources Mentioned: - American Library Association- Full Speech: Ursula K. Le Guin’s Passionate Defense of Art over Profits - Celine Nguyen's "No One Told Me About Proust"- Carl Hendrick's Ultra-Processed Minds: The End of Deep Reading and What It Costs Us- Rayne Fisher-Quann's Poser Ethics-Museguided's Freedom’s Fragility, Democracy’s Decline- Pleasure Activism by Adrienne Marie BrownTimestamps: 00:00 intro02:33 everyone is using chatgpt to cheat? 03:39 it's easier now than ever to seen as smart and interesting05:45 Ursula K Le Guin's art versus profit motive 09:10 Literacy IS quality of life 11:17 Stop blaming students - this is a systemic issue 12:29 taste is formed through love 15:09 reading as resistance 20:45 public libraries are being defunded. Here's what we can do about it!21:07 why you should care about libraries 22:11 All organizing is science fiction Join my newsletter⛅ Wild Geese Instagram 📓 Anna's Substack 💌 Anna's Podcast Production Services