Former journalist and writer, Michael Brissenden discussed his latest novel, ‘Dust’ with me on the show.
Topics included:
- How Dust came to be - its real-world, real location inspiration.
- Communities turning on one another during a crisis - how the finger-pointing/blame-shifting can happen so quickly and how factions can form so easily.
- The role media and media coverage plays, even in small, local community issues and what lasting, widespread impact it can have.
- Forms of self-radicalisation and how they are shown in the novel.
- And a ton more!
Thanks be to Michael for discussing Dust with me on the show!
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Former journalist and writer, Michael Brissenden discussed his latest novel, ‘Dust’ with me on the show.
Topics included:
- How Dust came to be - its real-world, real location inspiration.
- Communities turning on one another during a crisis - how the finger-pointing/blame-shifting can happen so quickly and how factions can form so easily.
- The role media and media coverage plays, even in small, local community issues and what lasting, widespread impact it can have.
- Forms of self-radicalisation and how they are shown in the novel.
- And a ton more!
Thanks be to Michael for discussing Dust with me on the show!
Film director, Brandon Cronenberg, joined me on the show to discuss his latest science fiction/horror film, ‘Infinity Pool’, starring Alex Skarsgard, Mia Goth and Cleopatra Coleman.
Topics discussed include:
The themes of self-control and self-identity and their variations found in Brandon’s previous movie, ‘Possessor’ and ‘Infinity Pool’.
What types of people are drawn to dangerous and exotic locations.
The demarcation between those that commit transgressions and are remorseful, and those that aren’t.
Subverting/trivialising punishment - when punishment without true or lasting repercussions becomes tokenistic and what can arise from that both within the offender and for the society they inhabit.
Strength and cowardice - what constitutes both - what both are seen as by characters in ‘Infinity Pool’.
And so much more!
Big thanks to Brandon for chatting with me on the show. ‘INFINITY POOL’ is in cinemas May 11 - go and see it!
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Former journalist and writer, Michael Brissenden discussed his latest novel, ‘Dust’ with me on the show.
Topics included:
- How Dust came to be - its real-world, real location inspiration.
- Communities turning on one another during a crisis - how the finger-pointing/blame-shifting can happen so quickly and how factions can form so easily.
- The role media and media coverage plays, even in small, local community issues and what lasting, widespread impact it can have.
- Forms of self-radicalisation and how they are shown in the novel.
- And a ton more!
Thanks be to Michael for discussing Dust with me on the show!
