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1978-0122

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1978-03-13

CKCU-FM

producer/host, Ian Petrie

Radio program SPECIAL PROGRAM ON JOHN BRUNNER, hosted and produced by Ian Petrie. Included are excerpts of an interview with John Brunner, writer, and part of the speech Mr, Brunner gave at Carleton University for the International Conference on Science, Literature and Contemporary Culture entitled "The Roots of our Discontent", about his role as a writer, the distinction between power and authority, his background, the impact of science and technology on our world, a comparison between Western Technological Civilisation and the Roman Empire, his opinion on economics and economists, the mass production system, the role of developed countries towards the Third World, culture conflicts, the importance of neighborliness in a society, the power of the media in shaping popular opinion, our collective responsibily for the present situation, and the possibility of nuclear destruction of the planet. <55mn>

English

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