Sarah Wilson reckons with our civilisational collapse
If you knew the world as we know it was on the verge of collapse, would that change the way you live your life? Author, activist and podcaster Sarah Wilson has found many reasons to believe our post-industrial civilisation is nearing its end. So how does she live with this confronting reality? This conversation was recorded at the 2025 Melbourne Writers Festival. To explore more Melbourne Writers Festival talks, visit mwf.com.au. Speakers Sarah Wilson - Author, First, We Make the Beast Beautiful and This One Wild and Precious Life: A Hopeful Path Forward in a Fractured World Carody Culver (host) - Editor, Griffith Review Further information: Read the Collapse Book on Sarah's Substack This is Precious
August 6, 2025
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Sarah Wilson reckons with our civilisational collapse
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<p>If you knew the world as we know it was on the verge of collapse, would that change the way you live your life? Author, activist and podcaster Sarah Wilson has found many reasons to believe our post-industrial civilisation is nearing its end. So how does she live with this confronting reality?</p><p><a href="https://mwf.com.au/program/sarah-wilson-living-fully-in-an-age-of-crisis">This conversation was recorded</a> at the 2025 Melbourne Writers Festival. To explore more Melbourne Writers Festival talks, visit <a href="https://mwf.com.au/">mwf.com.au</a>.</p><p>Speakers</p><p><a href="https://sarahwilson.com/">Sarah Wilson</a> - Author, First, We Make the Beast Beautiful and This One Wild and Precious Life: A Hopeful Path Forward in a Fractured World</p><p><a href="https://www.griffithreview.com/contributors/carody-culver/">Carody Culver</a> (host) - Editor, Griffith Review</p><p>Further information:</p><p>Read the Collapse Book on Sarah's Substack <a href="https://sarahwilson.substack.com/">This is Precious</a></p>