London Review Podcasts

In the second episode of a four-part series on climate chaos and reproductive justice, Meehan Crist speaks to Banu Subramaniam, the evolutionary biologist and feminist science scholar. They discuss the global persistence of Malthusian thinking, why the focus of policymakers on population often means focusing on the bodies of poor and marginalised women, and how historical anxiety about ‘invasive’ plant species has mirrored the formation of national borders and attitudes towards human migrants.Find further reading on the episode page: lrb.me/banusubramaniamAttend one of our Winter Lectures in person or online: lrb.me/winterlecturesFollow our new Close Readings podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Just search 'LRB Close Readings'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.