<p>Ece&nbsp;Temelkuran (fascism expert, political exile, journalist) first began reporting on the global slide into fascism as a journalist witnessing it happen in her home country, Turkey. In 2016, she was forced into exile and went on to write the bestselling book&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/4w0fF5A" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps From Democracy to Authoritarianism</em></a>&nbsp;that warned the rest of the world just how close it was to the same perilous descent.&nbsp;</p><br><p>In her&nbsp;new book,<em> </em><a href="https://amzn.to/4f7FU3U" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Nation of Strangers, Rebuilding Home in the 21st Century</em></a><em>,&nbsp;Ece&nbsp;</em>argues we are entering “an age of survival” and that we are all about to become exiles of sorts, “unhomed” from our sense of belonging to the world as authoritarianism rips us from our sense of collective meaning as humans. Pivoting her focus to how we can best move through this moment, she says we need to turn to those who’ve already been exiled (the immigrants, the refugees, the victims of fascism) to learn how to rebuild our “what comes next”.</p><br><p>This is a fascinating thesis and Ece, who lives nomadically between Berlin and Greece, gives us a very raw and vulnerable take on it.</p><br><p><strong>About Ece</strong></p><p>Ece Temelkuran is an award-winning Turkish novelist, political thinker, and public speaker. Her work has appeared in publications including The Guardian, The New York Times, Le Monde, El País, New Statesman, and Der Spiegel.</p><br><p><strong>Show Notes </strong></p><p>Get your copy of <a href="https://amzn.to/4w0fF5A" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps From Democracy to Authoritarianism</em></a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/4f7FU3U" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Nation of Strangers, Rebuilding Home in the 21st Century</em></a></p><p>You can connect with Ece on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ece.temelkuran/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> and on X <a href="https://x.com/ETemelkuran" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><br><p>--</p><br><p>Watch on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@SarahWilson_Wild" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a> or <a href="https://sarahwilson.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Substack</a></p><p>If you need to know a bit more about me… head to my "<a href="http://www.sarahwilson.com/about" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">about</a>" page</p><p>For more such conversations, subscribe to my<a href="https://sarahwilson.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Substack newsletter</a>, it’s where I interact the most!</p><p>Let’s connect on<a href="http://www.instagram.com/_sarahwilson_" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Instagram</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>