Anya and Alan talk about the 2019 podcast ‘Nice Try! Utopia’ hosted by Avery Trufelman and produced by Curbed. We talk about eating crickets, lesbian enclaves, and the sexual revolution…. of the 1840’s in New England. Come visit Utopia with us! Which is a place that doesn’t exist….

‘Nice Try: Utopia’ isn’t just a podcast, but also a complete blog experience with lots of resources if you want to keep the experience going.

Avery Trufelman is a professional podcast host with a fascinating career.

Utopia is not a thing

Biosphere 2 episode of Nice Try!

Bioshpere 2 was a thing.

Gaia Hypothesis

Teleology in Biology

Measures of Truth is not about teleology, even though Alan can’t stop saying that word.

Oneida episode of Nice Try!

Oneida is still a thing.

The Terra Ignota series by Ada Palmer is set in a future free of many identity issues we struggle with- but lots of murder.

Herland episode of Nice Try!

Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is not just about practical clothes for women.

Heterotopia is a thing.

Levittown episode of Nice Try!

Concord Park started as a racially integrated suburb.

White Flight is a thing.

Wealth Inequality is either Utopia or Dystopia- depending on where you land.

Next Time: Hannah Gadsby- Nanette

Our theme song is Background Blues Guitar by Blowball Music.

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