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Well, some...

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So today we're dedicating an extended episode to a man named Edward Abbey.

You might know that name for various reasons.

You might have strong opinions about him.

But he's kind of important to talk about from both from a bunch of different perspectives.

So he wasn't just a writer who wrote books, but he provided this ideological foundation and in

some cases a literal script for what the radical environmental movement should look like.

While Lewis Mumford, who we talked about last week, explored what sustainable

urban spaces looks like and even the radical foundations necessary for those urban spaces to be

viable, this week we're talking about his counterweight, Edward Abbey. They were both familiar

with one another, very much so.

Mumford's anti-tech views heavily influenced Abby.

And in fact, Abby considered dedicating probably his most famous book, The Monkey Wrench Gang, in 1975 to Mumford, basically saying his novel was the counterweight to Mumford's, well, I don't even know if counterweight's the right word, but comparative or pairing supplement, compliment to Mumford's critique of industrial power.

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