Episode Notes

This week we're speaking with Praxis Enemy No. 1, Dr Marianna Dudley, senior lecturer in Environmental Humanities at the University of Bristol and ‘certified wet weirdo’. We first spoke with Marianna back in 2022 before the untimely, unplanned hiatus of the pod. The episode never aired. COINCIDENCE?? We think not. We invited her back to talk about her book, Electric Wind: An Energy History of Modern Britain, which she has now published all thanks to us! In this episode we ask: can we think of Mary Poppins and her magical umbrella as an early renewable energy icon? Why is solar energy sexier than wind power? What exactly makes a river alive and why don't we care what Robert Macfarlane thinks? We also discuss how the industrial imaginary of BIG WIND™ is muscling in on Britain's favourite past time - complaining proudly about our shit weather.

You can buy Marianna's fabulous book here: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526182968/

You can apply to study all about torpedos, rivers and BIG WIND here: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/ma-environmental-humanities/