Margaret Atwood on the Rise of Real World Authoritarians | Offline With Jon Favreau

Margaret Atwood, famed author, poet and “dystopia prophet,” joins Offline to talk about fighting tyranny and finding hope. Much like her latest book, Old Babes in the Wood, Atwood’s conversation with Jon sandwiches her thoughts and fears on the present between poignant chapters of the past. They discuss censorship, religion, parenting and how to listen for what you can’t hear. CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 1:04 - How are we doing? 3:40 - Why people are okay with Totalitarianism 10:45 - Religion’s influence on government 16:03 - Ad Break 18:03 - Does Democracy have a compelling story? 27:53 - The Left controlling content and fighting extremism 33:50 - Are writers too scared to write? 40:17 - Ad Break 41:41 - How does the internet change novel writing? 45:10 - What does Margaret Atwood want young people to know? CHECK OUT THESE DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS ZBIOTICS: use code OFFLINE SUNDAYS FOR DOGS: