Art for the End Times: Station Eleven: One of the most optimistic renditions of the apocalypse

Published: April 26, 2022, 7:16 p.m.

b'If you didn\\u2019t enjoy Emily St. John Mandel\\u2019s post-apocalyptic book Station Eleven, you\\u2019re not alone\\u2014Lyta didn\\u2019t like it either. However, the HBO Max mini-series, starring Mackenzie Rio Davis and Himesh Patel, brings a powerful, unique, and deeply human quality to St. John Mandel\\u2019s story of a devastating global flu pandemic and societal collapse. In the latest installment of Art for the End Times, Lyta talks with writer and podcaster Aaaron Thorpe about why Station Eleven, an underrated and brilliant TV show in its own right, is one of the few contemporary examples of anticapitalist utopian storytelling.

Aaron Thorpe is a writer and podcaster based in Atlanta, Georgia. You can find his writing at Space and Light and his podcasting on The Trillbilly Workers Party, Everybody Loves Communism, and Struggle Session.

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Pre-Production/Studio: Cameron Granadino
Post-Production: Jules Taylor

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