{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"242 \u2013 Living Minerals (feat. Javiera Barandiar\u00e1n)","description":"Dominic and Cymene begin with the war on Chicago and Kelly Hayes\u2019s amazing essay, \u201cIn Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together\u201d which everyone should read. Then (15:20) we welcome Javiera Barandiar\u00e1n to the podcast to talk about her new book, Living Minerals: Nature, Trade, and Power in the Race for Lithium (MIT Press, 2025), and what Javiera loves about the element of lithium. We discuss lithium\u2019s futurity and multiplicity, why Javiera thinks it\u2019s wrong to think about lithium as a single thing. From there, we talk about lithium\u2019s role in nuclear fusion, what rights of nature minerals should enjoy, and why so many people believe minerals create wealth. Then we wrap up with Javiera\u2019s other new book this year, a study of the efforts to create a new constitution for Chile, Demanding a Radical Constitution: Environmentalism, Resilience, and Participation in Chile\u2019s 2022 Reform Efforts (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025). Please also check out Lithium Landscapes and  this article on Chile\u2019s energy transition. Hang in there, everyone, peace and love. ","author_name":"Cultures of Energy","author_url":"https:\/\/cenhs.libsyn.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38973650\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/195287000"}