"Bread and Circuses" — How Story Has Propped Up Fossil-Fuelled Capitalism with Tim Winton AO

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thestorymakersinstitute.substack.comThis week on The Storymakers Institute, say hello to author, Tim Winton AO.According to the 2023 IPCC Report, we have 7 years left to cut carbon emissions by 50% before climate damage to the planet is irreversible. How can “story” influence, affect or alter this trajectory, if at all?Tim Winton is the author of 29 books. His work is translated into 28 languages and adapted for film, television, theatre and opera. He is listed as an Australian National Living Treasure and received an Order of Australia (AO) in June 2023 for distinguished service to literature as an author and novelist, to conservation and to environmental advocacy.In this episode of The Storymakers Institute, Tim and I sit down to mull over this grim reality, how story has propped up fossil-fuelled capitalism (whilst creative folk scramble for crumbs off the boardroom floor), and why we need to ignore “bread and circuses” and start breaking some shit.Become a paid subscriber of The Storymakers Institute to unlock full-length episodes, explore the full show archive, and more. If you're not a paid subscriber, you're only getting half the story. Subscribe: thestorymakersinstitute.substack.com/subscribe/