<description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"&gt;Dominic and Cymene begin with the war on Chicago and Kelly Hayes's amazing essay, "&lt;a href= "https://organizingmythoughts.org/in-chicago-we-run-toward-danger-together/"&gt;In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together&lt;/a&gt;" which everyone should read. Then (15:20) we welcome&lt;/span&gt; Javiera Barandiarán to the podcast to &lt;span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"&gt;talk about her new book,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://crew.global.ucsb.edu/book-living-minerals"&gt;Living Minerals: &lt;span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"&gt;Nature, Trade, and Power in the Race for Lithium&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style= "color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; letter-spacing: -.1pt;"&gt;(MIT Press, 2025), and what Javiera loves about the element of lithium. We discuss lithium's futurity and multiplicity, why Javiera thinks it's wrong to think about lithium as a single thing. From there, we talk about lithium's role in nuclear fusion, what rights of nature minerals should enjoy, and why so many people believe minerals create wealth. Then we wrap up with Javiera's &lt;em&gt;other&lt;/em&gt; new book this year, a study of the efforts to create a new constitution for Chile,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style= "mso-field-code: ' HYPERLINK ';"&gt;&lt;span class= "MsoHyperlink"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Demanding a Radical Constitution: Environmentalism, Resilience, and Participation in Chile's 2022 Reform Efforts&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025). &lt;span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"&gt;Please also check out&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://crew.global.ucsb.edu/lithium-landscapes"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lithium Landscapes&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href= "https://www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journals/environment-and-society/16/1/ares160103.xml#bib104"&gt; this&lt;/a&gt; article on Chile's energy transition. Hang in there, everyone, peace and love.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Cultures of Energy

Dominic Boyer

242 – Living Minerals (feat. Javiera Barandiarán)

NOV 10, 202558 MIN
Cultures of Energy

242 – Living Minerals (feat. Javiera Barandiarán)

NOV 10, 202558 MIN

Description

Dominic and Cymene begin with the war on Chicago and Kelly Hayes's amazing essay, "In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together" which everyone should read. Then (15:20) we welcome Javiera Barandiarán to the podcast to talk about her new book, Living Minerals: Nature, Trade, and Power in the Race for Lithium (MIT Press, 2025), and what Javiera loves about the element of lithium. We discuss lithium's futurity and multiplicity, why Javiera thinks it's wrong to think about lithium as a single thing. From there, we talk about lithium's role in nuclear fusion, what rights of nature minerals should enjoy, and why so many people believe minerals create wealth. Then we wrap up with Javiera's other new book this year, a study of the efforts to create a new constitution for Chile, Demanding a Radical Constitution: Environmentalism, Resilience, and Participation in Chile's 2022 Reform Efforts (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025). Please also check out Lithium Landscapes and this article on Chile's energy transition. Hang in there, everyone, peace and love.