Ep 115 | How We Can Stop the Next Great Catastrophe | Niall Ferguson | The Glenn Beck Podcast

The Glenn Beck Program

Mercury Radio Arts

News Commentary, News, Politics

4.6 • 25.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2021

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 made the world all too familiar with catastrophe, and the fall of Afghanistan in 2021 seems to be continuing that trend. So how do we make sense of all this chaos and disaster? Glenn has a conversation with historian and professor Niall Ferguson, whose latest book, “DOOM: The Politics of Catastrophe,” argues that there’s a human element to every catastrophe, from an earthquake to an economic collapse. Niall and Glenn break down some of today’s biggest disasters: why COVID-19 is our “domestic Vietnam,” why we’re already in a cold war with China, the internet and cryptocurrency’s effects on society, and why a massive course correction could soon come in the form of Donald Trump’s return. And Niall gives a historian’s prediction on how future generations will look back on this divisive era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.2	I think it's pretty safe to say that we've all become pretty familiar with catastrophe
0:34.2	over the last year.
0:35.8	The world was wrecked by COVID.
0:38.0	Afghanistan is in complete chaos.
0:41.4	I don't recognize America.
0:44.2	I don't recognize any part of us anymore.
0:47.5	And our leaders seem to be encouraging this shift.
0:50.6	So how do we make sense of all the catastrophe and chaos?
0:55.5	There is a guy I haven't talked to in a long time who I just love.
0:59.5	His latest book is called Doom, The Politics of Catastrophe.
1:04.0	It's not what you think it is.
1:05.8	It examines our really weird ambivalent relationship with Doom.
1:12.2	It's a tool.
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