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7/13/2020
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7/13/2020
Survival Of The Kindest: Can Our Better Nature Help Us Build A Better World?
Historians in the Newstags: world history, interview
We challenge the premise of the “Lord of the Flies,” the classic novel about a group of six boys who stuck together to survive while stranded on a deserted island. What lessons of hope does this story provide for our current world?
Guests
Rutger Bregman, historian. Author of "Utopia for Realists" and "Human Kind: A Hopeful History." (@rcbregman)
Jack Beatty, On Point News Analyst. (@JackBeattyNPR)
From The Reading List
Excerpt from "Human Kind: A Hopeful History" by Rutger Bregman
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This program airs on July 13, 2020. Audio will be available after the broadcast
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