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Real Review #11 + #17 LIVE: Keller Easterling + Noah Gotlib on Managed Retreat and Crumbling Land
This is a live recording of the event "Real Review #11 + #17" in which previous contributors Keller Easterling and Noah Gotlib go in conversation on Gotlib's Crumbling Land: A project studying climate migration's impact on property and sovereignty in North America.
Recorded on Thursday, July 23rd, 2026, at the Van Alen Institute in New York.
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00:37 Noah Gotlib on Managed Retreat
15:21 Keller Easterling on Fighting the Superbugs
42:50 Noah and Keller in conversation
01:02:14 Audience Q&A (exclusively on the RR members podcast feed)
Other things mentioned
- James C. Scott's "friction of distance" (landscape and governance)
- Liz Alden Wily (land changing-hands research)
- Liz Koslov (retreat landscapes for water and fire)
- Katherine McConnell (retreat landscapes for water and fire)
- Robyn Maynard and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson (world-ending politics and world-making activism)
- Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò (planetary thinking and reparations)
- Charlotte Malterre-Barthes (moratorium on building)
- Adom Getachew (Pan-African imagination)
- Ella Baker and Bob Moses (getting to the root of something)
- Stokely Carmichael (mixing resistance techniques)
- Nkrumah (turning a negative into a positive)
- Kashechewan, Ontario (community relocation near James Bay)
- HBCUs — Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- Resettlement Administration (New Deal agency; now closed)
- Farm Security Administration (New Deal resettlement program; now closed)
- National Resources Planning Board (watershed-based governance proposal; now closed)
- Ebenezer Howard's garden cities (model for Greenbelt cities)
4 Sept 2026
Real Review #18 LIVE - Mesoeconomy of Fire
Listen to a live presentation of Mesoeconomy of Fire by Pierce Myers. An in-depth look at insurance and wild fires in the USA, based on Pierce' piece in Real Review 18. Recorded on Monday July 6th, 2026, at SCI-ARC.
Pierce Myers is a writer and researcher based in LA.
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On "Mesoeconomy of Fire"
Vast zones of the American West are becoming what professionals call 'Uninsurable Risk Environments'. Private carriers leave as their handsome margins dwindle, while public bodies and rugged individuals scramble to pick up the pieces.
In the aftermath of fire, one would expect to see emergent ways of building, managing, and harmonizing life with the reality of fire ecology. But the evolution is sluggish, painting a picture of regional economies anesthetized to real risk by perverse incentives.
11 Aug 2026
Real Review #18 - Günseli
Managing director Bryan Wolff interviews artist Günseli about her "Reality Shifting" review, exploring online identities and escapism.
2 Jul 2026
Real Review #18 - Maya Man
Bryan Wolff interviews artist Maya Man about the mood and themes of "Pretending the World" in this insightful discussion.
4 Jun 2026
Real Review #18 - The Reviews
Jack Self and Bryan Wolff discuss reviews and contributions for the upcoming Real Review 18 issue, offering insights into diverse topics and featured authors.
13 Apr 2026
Issues in Print - 30 min preview
Jack Self and Bryan Wolff discuss the state of print magazines, the challenges of printing, and the enduring relevance of print media in this interview.
12 Feb 2026
Eddington - 10 min preview
Editor-in-Chief Jack Self and Managing Director Bryan Wolff discuss Ari Aster's film Eddington and its commentary on contemporary life in this interview.
21 Jan 2026
Real Review Rebirth - Last 20 Min Preview
Editor-in-Chief Jack Self and Managing Director Bryan Wolff discuss the exciting rebirth of Real Review and upcoming changes in this interview.
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